According to the Climate Action Tracker, the German government's climate policy is setting the course for more emissions, new fossil fuels subsidies and not enough ambition for renewables and transport. The overall verdict: Insufficient for a 1.5-degree path.
By Bernhard Pötter
The Republican budget bill cuts money for climate research, public authorities and the IRA investment program. Likely consequences: higher emissions, loss of jobs and growth, dirtier air, rising energy prices.
By Umair Irfan
Initial reactions to the leaked Commission draft for the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) are critical, particularly concerning a perceived expansion of Commission powers and a weakening of the European Parliament’s role.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
Meta is hiring heavily from China for its most ambitious AI initiative – sparking criticism in the US. But breakthroughs may be nearly impossible without Chinese minds.
By Jörn Petring
A Chinese literary phenomenon is gaining success in the West: Danmei. In this genre, young women write for other young women about homoerotic love between men. Why is the Communist Party cracking down on the movement?
By Angela Köckritz
Achieving the climate targets for the German transport sector would require a rapid electromobility boom. But instead of subsidizing key areas, the German government is cutting back on existing measures.
By Carsten Hübner
It is meant to be the key to technological neutrality for the hydrogen economy: The Commission has presented the delegated act on low-carbon hydrogen. How the gas industry and climate advocates assess the latest changes.
By Manuel Berkel
The Ukrainian president wants to give new impetus to his government and contacts with the US by restructuring his staff. Communication with Washington, in particular, urgently needs to be improved.
By Denis Trubetskoy
A new study shows how drastically global investment in peace and security outside the defense sector has fallen - and what this means for Europe, which is just learning to stand on its own two feet in terms of security policy.
By Markus Bickel
Expectations for the upcoming EU-China summit in Beijing are low. Growing trade disputes, the war in Ukraine and new transatlantic alliances are putting relations to the test. Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Europe also failed to bring about any rapprochement.
By Amelie Richter, Till Hoppe and Stephan Israel
