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News | Green hydrogen

October 7th, 2025

Green hydrogen in Namibia: RWE exit 'not a setback,' according to operators

Namibia’s largest hydrogen project loses an important potential customer in Germany. Operators see “no impact” on the project’s future potential.

By Arne Schütte

News | Climate & Environment

October 7th, 2025

End of NZBA: Climate alliance of banks dissolves

The start of the second Trump term marked the beginning of the end of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Now the banking alliance is shutting down completely.

By Kai Schöneberg

News | Climate protection contracts

October 7th, 2025

Industrial decarbonization: BMWE continues climate protection agreements

During the election campaign, the CDU/CSU criticized Robert Habeck’s climate protection agreements. Now, Economics Minister Katherina Reiche is continuing the instrument after all – albeit with a different focus.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

News | Trade

October 7th, 2025

Steel industry: How the EU Commission wants to restrict imports more in the future

The Brussels authority wants to present the successor regulation to the Steel Safeguards. A draft has already been leaked.

By Alex Veit

A teenage girl on her mobile phone. A 2014 Maastricht University study found that 70% of young people under 21 are addicted to their mobile phones. More than 1,400 doctors, scientists, and experts are calling on politicians to establish age limits for smartphone and social media use.

News | CSA-VO

October 7th, 2025

Chat control: Why the regulation could still come after all

The rejection of chat control in the federal government appears to be crumbling. This would change the majority situation in the Council. The regulation to combat sexual abuse would then come into force after all.

By Corinna Visser

News | Energy transition

October 7th, 2025

Energy turnaround: More electricity from renewables than from coal for the first time

For the first time, more electricity was generated worldwide from renewable energies than from coal. The rapid expansion of solar and wind power completely covered the growth in electricity demand in the first half of the year.

By Nico Beckert

News | European Parliament

October 7th, 2025

EU Parliament: Contractual obligation, veggie burgers and CAP simplification on the agenda

A ban on meat names for veggie products, mandatory written purchase contracts for agricultural products and the relaxation of environmental regulations for farmers: The EU Parliament is set to vote on several controversial issues this week.

By Julia Dahm

News | Battery storage

October 7th, 2025

Battery storage: German solar industry calls for statutory expansion target

The German Solar Industry Association is calling for a legally defined target for the expansion of battery storage systems. It is calling for a quadrupling of the capacities installed to date by 2030.

By Lisa Kuner

News | Digitization

October 7th, 2025

Digital policy: EPP presents position paper

The conservatives in the EU Parliament have defined their digital policy positions. The paper was adopted by the group on Monday.

By Corinna Visser

News | Indo-Pacific

October 6th, 2025

Australia: New defense agreement signed with Papua New Guinea

Australia has signed a new defense agreement with Papua New Guinea. Canberra is trying to contain China’s growing security influence in the Pacific. Beijing is calling on the island state to become independent.

By Julia Fiedler and Yi Ling Pan