Climate neutrality labels recently gained in popularity but were also increasingly criticized. Now some companies want to abandon them again. Is this the end of a good idea?
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China's planned export restrictions on solar production plants could hinder the development of the European solar industry. But experts believe there are ways out of dependence. The decisive factor, they say, is how politics react. Expertise and technical knowledge are still available.
By Nico Beckert
It is the decisive question for climate action when it comes to the coal phase-out: Will the emission allowances freed up by the coal phase-out be removed from the market? The German Ministry of Economic Affairs wants to remove these allowances from the market. This could cost the German government billions.
By Bernhard Pötter
China's emissions trading still has numerous flaws and is no effective climate action instrument. Now the government aims to improve the data collection of corporate emissions. A hard emissions cap and an expansion of emissions trading are not expected before the end of the 2020s.
By Nico Beckert
German Minister for Economic Affairs Habeck and his French counterpart Le Maire discussed possible ways out of the IRA subsidy dispute with the US government in Washington. They offered closer cooperation on green tech and supply chains. The USA wavers between protectionism and dependence.
By Bernhard Pötter
China plans to restrict the export of technologies for the production of solar systems. The People's Republic is the technological leader in this field. The export stop would deal a severe blow to the West's efforts to build up its own solar industry.
By Nico Beckert