The EU Commission's response to the multi-billion US Inflation Reduction Act for the promotion of green industries is insufficient, criticizes the lead MEP in the EU Parliament. The EU has no "business case" for decarbonizing the industry. It should promote more technology sectors and grant more subsidies. This is the demand made in the report of the responsible EU rapporteur, which is available to Table.Media in advance.
By Till Hoppe
The vice president of the EU Commission wants healthier soils and fewer pesticides in agriculture - and no break for decarbonization. In an exclusive interview with Claire Stam and the French media Contexte, Frans Timmermans defends his proposals for a Nature Restoration Law and the reduction of pesticide use against criticism. For COP28, he sees no other option than to talk to fossil fuel companies. A new EU climate target of minus 58 percent is possible, he says.
By Claire Stam
Spain faces the worst drought since record-keeping began. The drought leads to forest fires, damaged crops and drives up inflation. The government has provided more than two billion euros for a series of measures and the political parties are making climate change an election campaign issue.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
After unusually "cool" years, experts are expecting an "El Niño" weather phenomenon this year. It will be accompanied by increased extreme weather events, intense heat, and stronger effects of climate change. How can the world prepare for this?
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Gina McCarthy served as climate advisor to US President Joe Biden and as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Barack Obama. She was a key contributor to the Inflation Reduction Act. As a guest of honor at the American Academy in Berlin, she speaks about the strength of national and the weakness of international climate policy in the United States.
By Bernhard Pötter
The international debates about the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) are intensifying. In the US, Democrats and Republicans are also planning a similar system to protect their industries from dirty imports. But there are still political hurdles.
By Redaktion Table
In the runoff election for the presidency in Turkey, climate policy will also be voted on. The incumbent, Erdogan, is backing fossil fuels. The opposition has more ambitious climate plans and wants, for example, to phase out coal and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
By Marcel Grzanna
India has officially decided to decarbonize its energy sector. Experts are simultaneously debating the timing and scope of the coal phase-out. Soon, no more new power plants are supposed to be built. But the problems are in the details.
By Goswami Urmi
Next year's European Football Championship in Germany is supposed to be climate-neutral. But as always with this label, the implementation is complicated and expensive. And offsetting CO2 emissions is proving vulnerable to greenwashing.
By Lukas Knigge
The defense company Rheinmetall is aiming to enter the heat pump market and is investing in the production of important components. So far, there is a great dependence on Asia and China in this sector. However, experts do not expect China to dominate the world market as it does the solar industry.
By Nico Beckert
