LNG imports from the US could account for between 75% and 80% of total EU LNG imports by 2030, warns a think tank. However, Trump’s Greenland threats are jeopardizing the energy deal with the US.
By Nico Beckert
The European Commission wants to strengthen the energy-intensive steel industry in Europe and protect it from unsafe and heavily-subsidized products from China. However, its plans for green steel fall short of recommendations.
By Manuel Berkel
China invested almost twice as much in the New Silk Road in 2025 as in the previous year. Investments and construction contracts in the oil and gas sector dominated China’s foreign investment activity.
By Nico Beckert
Extreme weather events are an increasing burden on insurers, who are withdrawing from a growing number of high-risk areas. As a result, the costs of climate-related damage are increasingly being shifted to households, companies and the public sector.
By Lisa Kuner
US President Trump’s ideas on annexing Greenland are full of contradictions. Oil, gas, and rare earths are not good business; Russia and China are not immediate threats. But the rapid melting of ice sheets poses risks to security, infrastructure, and the way of life.
By Bernhard Pötter
The capacity of battery storage systems in Germany has developed even more positively than initially reported. The majority is accounted for by private home storage systems in combination with solar systems. However, further growth is still necessary.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
According to Oxfam, the super-rich cause disproportionately high CO₂ emissions. Whether the reference to the luxury of the super-rich promotes a fairer climate policy or merely soothes the conscience of the masses is unclear.
By Bernhard Pötter
Venezuela’s oil industry has the highest methane intensity in the world, and production is particularly harmful to the climate. Why even US companies are unlikely to solve the problem.
By Nico Beckert
Environmentalists are celebrating the entry into force of the first major agreement to protect marine ecosystems beyond national jurisdiction. The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement will also help in the fight against global warming.
By Kai Schöneberg
For the past year, the Trump administration has been slashing programs and authorities for climate action, science and renewables. Now his plans are threatening the power supply and the construction of AI data centers. Despite this, the country is about to experience a boom in solar energy.
By Umair Irfan
