After the pandemic, the EU states must simultaneously consolidate their budgets and massively increase climate protection investments. Therefore, these expenditures should be excluded from the calculation of deficits and debts in the Stability Pact, demands the Director of the Brussels think tank Bruegel.
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Modern societies were built on the promise of water security. Flood disasters and the increasingly evident failure of our institutions pose a direct threat to the acceptance of the state, warns Giulio Boccaletti of Oxford University.
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The market for EVs is developing far more dynamically than could have been expected years ago, write economists Fuad Hasanov, Reda Cherif and Min Zhu. Countries that fail to recognize the trend now and convert their economies would bear high consequential costs in the future. There is pressure to act, especially for emerging economies.
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The EU Commission's Fit for 55 proposals are an important impetus for the hydrogen market, writes Kurt-Christoph von Knobelsdorff, Managing Director of the National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW GmbH). A solid legal framework is important, he adds.
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The circular economy needs norms and standards as a foundation. Christoph Winterhalter, head of the German Institute for Standardization, appeals that everyone needs to work on this at an early stage to survive in international competition.
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The European Union’s recently proposed levy on conventional aviation jet fuel for intra-European flights has provoked opposition from the airline industry. But the sector should welcome carbon pricing as a powerful tool to achieve emissions reductions at least cost.
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The planned introduction of a second Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings is causing controversy throughout Europe. The Polish think tank CASE fears a disproportionate distribution of costs and emphasizes: "Poland unofficially rejects the proposals."
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Germany and Europe should be honest after the disaster in Kabul, demands Elmar Brok. Including greater independence from Washington, closer relations with India and Turkey, and the renunciation of nation building.
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The EU wants to get more involved in the semiconductor industry. In doing so, it should not focus too heavily on chip production but rather build on existing strengths and promote chip design, advises Bruegel expert Niclas Frederic Poitiers.
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In mid-July, the EU Commission presented the "Fit for 55" package. The individual programs it contains and the higher climate policy targets for 2030 represent a major challenge for the building sector. The aim of the German Property Federation (ZIA) is now to lobby for a practical design of European regulations.
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