By Laura Block and Sara Sievert
The Commission's proposal for the Industrial Accelerator Act aims to promote public procurement of green technologies in Europe. Think tanks and environmentalists are calling for stricter quotas for climate-friendly products and a steel label.
By Nico Beckert
In the amendment to the Building Enegy Act (GEG), the German Environment Minister is insisting on protection rules for tenants. These would also benefit the climate. Otherwise, he is evasive about the law, which, according to calculations by the Öko-Institut, will greatly widen the climate gap.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Federal Network Agency President Klaus Müller supports the German Economic Ministry’s plans to adjust grid connection rules for renewables. He does not foresee a new gas crisis, but warns of significantly higher gas prices for businesses.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Studies assessing flood risk have systematically underestimated today’s sea levels on average, Dutch researchers have found. The biggest discrepancies appear along coastlines in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
By Kai Schöneberg
Europe’s investment in innovative renewable energies is patchy. While Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Spain are presenting concrete concepts for implementing the EU’s 5% target, Germany is lagging behind.
By Lukas Knigge
On Friday, the German Defense Ministry briefed the Bundestag’s Defense Committee on the status of the “Digitization of land-based Operations” (D-LBO) project. In parliament, significant doubts persist about whether the project will succeed.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
SPD foreign policy expert Rolf Mützenich criticizes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s stance on the war against Iran, which he says violates international law. He also rejects any expansion of the EU’s Aspides mission in the Red Sea.
By Markus Bickel
