Everyone is eagerly awaiting the new NDCs up to 2035, but it is questionable how meaningful the targets will be. This is because the reporting rules are very general. Calculation tricks, fudged statistics and altered climate balances have long been common practice among countries and companies.
By Arne Schütte
In the coalition negotiations, the CDU/CSU is calling for projects abroad to be included in EU emissions trading. This is ruled out for the next few years, but this option is also currently being examined within the EU in order to achieve the 2040 target. There is sharp criticism from the Greens and SPD.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Hydropower is generally regarded as a clean source of energy. However, some hydropower plants could also be major emitters of the greenhouse gas methane and thus exacerbate the climate crisis. A British company wants to capture this potent greenhouse gas from hydropower plants using a new technology and make it usable for biofuels.
By Nick Nuttall
At the carefully orchestrated meeting, Xi attempted to portray his country as a bastion of stability in global trade. In view of growing trade barriers, the party leader took a swipe at the US.
By Manuel Changming Liu
Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer pushed ahead with plans for a European protection force in Ukraine at a summit of the "Coalition of the Willing." There was a clear rejection in Paris of Russian demands to ease sanctions.
By Stephan Israel
The EU wants to give itself enough time in its response to the Trump tariffs to allow for negotiations. For the time being, it is focusing on tariffs on trade in goods, even though the EU's greatest leverage is likely to be in trade in services.
By Marc Winkelmann
Retreats, wellness products and spiritual accessories are rapidly becoming status symbols in China. Foreign brands also want to get in on the multi-million dollar market.
By Fabian Peltsch
Despite poor business sentiment, European investments in China grew to almost EUR 10 billion last year – once again with German companies driving growth. This reveals a fundamental discrepancy between how politics and business define de-risking.
By Leonardo Pape
The ruling against Greenpeace in the United States is representative of a trend: Fossil fuel companies are using so-called SLAPP lawsuits to silence people and organizations committed to climate change mitigation. Anti-slapp rules such as those of the EU could help – provided they are implemented effectively.
By Alexandra Endres
With Brazil, an ambitious presidency is taking over the next COP. Although there are hardly any critical formal decisions to be made, COP President-designate André Corrêa do Lago wants to achieve a "turning point" in implementing climate targets – by reforming the system.
By Bernhard Pötter
