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Hydrogen: Why Bosch opted for a Chinese trunk road

A road stretching around 1,150 kilometers through southwest China is reserved exclusively for hydrogen trucks. The German technology group Bosch has been involved in the state-run mega-project. The German company hopes that Europe will learn from the project.

By Christian Domke Seidel

Climate financing: KTF at risk of postponement.

The new special fund may deliver less additional funding for climate protection than originally promised. The Finance Ministry is reportedly planning to shift climate investments from the regular budget into the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), and to use the fund to finance energy price relief measures. This is precisely the scenario the WWF warns against in a recent analysis.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Carsten Schneider: No grace period for the new environment minister.

The new environment and climate minister faces major problems right at the start of his term of office: The Council of Experts warns that Germany is not on course for climate neutrality, the ministry first has to find its feet, and the coalition agreement remains vague on the social climate policy Schneider wants.

By Bernhard Pötter