After surprise visits to London and Paris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected in Brussels today. The EU summit there will also be used to discuss migration and Europe's response to the US Inflation Reduction Act.
By Redaktion Table
In the EU Parliament, the main figure in the corruption scandal was responsible for a panel on scientific foresight. Kaili used the chairmanship of the EPRS for her own political work – and awarded posts to her sister and the quasi-governmental Qatar Foundation.
By Charlotte Wirth
The Chinese Emissions Trading System still has numerous shortcomings and is not an effective climate protection instrument. Beijing wants to tighten it up – but it remains questionable just how much. This has trade policy consequences for Europe, especially after the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
By Lukas Knigge
China's emissions trading still has numerous flaws and is no effective climate action instrument. Now the government aims to improve the data collection of corporate emissions. A hard emissions cap and an expansion of emissions trading are not expected before the end of the 2020s.
By Nico Beckert
China plans to restrict the export of technologies for the production of solar systems. The People's Republic is the technological leader in this field. The export stop would deal a severe blow to the West's efforts to build up its own solar industry.
By Nico Beckert
The low efficiency of China's emissions trading impacts Europe's trade policy. By the time the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is in effect, at the latest, the EU Commission will have to assess the Chinese instrument to define the climate tariff. This is where the poor data situation will become a problem.
By Lukas Knigge
German Minister for Economic Affairs Habeck and his French counterpart Le Maire discussed possible ways out of the IRA subsidy dispute with the US government in Washington. They offered closer cooperation on green tech and supply chains. The USA wavers between protectionism and dependence.
By Bernhard Pötter
China's intellectuals are surprisingly lively in their discussions of philosophy and society – but unfortunately, little of this ever leaves the People's Republic. Instead, the focus is on the slogans of the propaganda media. The blog "Reading the China Dream" by Canadian David Ownby shows: Many thinkers are looking for more contemporary solutions to the country's needs.
By Fabian Peltsch
The debate about the risks of research cooperation with Chinese partners is being conducted in detail among China experts. The idea of a possible central register is not well received by all, as researchers could become targets of the Chinese state apparatus.
By Marcel Grzanna
Xi Jinping outlined his political course in his first keynote speech of the year. China's head of state categorically rejects "Westernization", and the party stands above everything else.
By Redaktion Table
