China is now the largest CO2 emitter and yet does not participate in UN funds to finance climate protection in developing countries. The People's Republic wants to allocate funds only through self-administered channels. China's climate financing is non-transparent and falls far short of its own commitments.
By Nico Beckert
Internal Market Commissioner Breton speaks of the "end of naivety": The EU Parliament has approved a long-awaited trade tool against economic blackmail. The Commission also presents a list of critical technology that needs to be protected from the People's Republic. No one knows exactly how this is supposed to work.
By Amelie Richter
Internal Market Commissioner Breton speaks of the "end of naivety": The EU Parliament has approved a long-awaited trade tool against economic blackmail. The Commission also presents a list of critical technology that needs to be protected from the People's Republic. No one knows exactly how this is supposed to work.
By Amelie Richter
The decision on whether the EU Parliament will approve the appointment of Wopke Hoekstra as Climate Commissioner and Maroš Šefčovič as Green Deal Commissioner has been postponed yet again. MEPs in the Environment Committee are demanding more concrete answers to their questions. This is no longer just about content but also about party politics.
By Lukas Knigge
China's National Energy Administration urges plugging leaks and swears the industry to secrecy. But the announcement disappeared from the net a few days later. What is clear, however, is that the confidentiality will increase. Reliable data on China's energy transition is already hard to come by.
By Christiane Kuehl
A number of ecologists have criticized the EU Commission's proposal for a renewed authorization of the controversial herbicide. They say that the protection of biodiversity is being given far too short a shrift in many EU member states. In Germany, however, the restrictions attached to a renewed glyphosate approval are already being implemented.
By Henrike Schirmacher
Critics have long lamented the lack of a reappraisal of Maoism in German sinology. After an opinion piece by two veteran sinologists, questions are being raised that shake the credibility of this discipline.
By Marcel Grzanna
In the Polish election campaign, the ruling party PIS and even more right-wing groups such as Konfederacja are vying for voters' favor with resentment against Germany and Ukraine. Above all, voters over 60 are to be addressed. It is suspected that Russia is also behind mostly anonymous posts on social media.
By Redaktion Table
After German companies have been taken over by China, cooperation with workers' representatives usually works better than expected. This is because Chinese investors work with the laws they find. This is good news for German employees.
By Christian Domke Seidel
The formation of a government in Spain is entering the next round: The leader of the People's Party failed in two attempts to be elected prime minister, and now it is the turn of Socialist Pedro Sánchez. The separatists are demanding a high price for their support.
By Isabel Cuesta Camacho
