The Foreign Minister's aborted trip to Oceania was intended to bind the Pacific states more closely to the EU in climate and security policy. Annalena Baerbock nevertheless wants to stick to her strategy, she tells Table.Media: Offer the island states alternatives to Beijing, keep promises, put more countries financially under obligation and limit the use of CCS technology as much as possible at COP28.
By Bernhard Pötter
The USA's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was adopted a year ago. And the billion-dollar subsidy program is showing initial successes: It is helping to reduce emissions, attracting investment in green industries and creating industrial jobs. Critics criticize the high price.
By Nico Beckert
Does Germany need its own photovoltaic industry? This question has been debated in recent weeks in the dispute over the pros and cons of subsidies. Rutger Schlatmann, Head of the Solar Energy division at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, is certain: In order to be a leader in research, domestic industry is necessary.
By Redaktion Table
Germany is looking for global import partners for green hydrogen. According to its new hydrogen strategy, North Africa is to be connected to Europe as part of a priority corridor for hydrogen imports. One candidate is the desert country of Mauritania – one of the last stable countries in the region.
By Lucia Weiß
The cancellation of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's trip to Oceania is not only a political embarrassment. It also hinders plans to advance climate action in the Pacific and to urge Australia to be more ambitious.
By Bernhard Pötter
