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Carbon Credits: Amazon launches its own offer.

The online retailer Amazon promises partner companies "access to high-quality carbon credits." Critics say there is a lack of detailed rules.

By Fabian Löhe

IRENA: G20 countries need to expand renewables twice as fast.

Tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency: to achieve these two goals agreed upon at COP28 in Dubai, the G20 and other economically large countries need to invest much more, says IRENA. According to the organization, only the movement away from fossil fuels is making progress.

By Bernhard Pötter

OECD/UNDP study: Why climate policy promotes economic growth.

A study by the OECD and UNDP contradicts the idea that climate policy costs economic growth. On the contrary: A more ambitious climate policy and more clean investments would bring greater prosperity, more efficiency, less economic damage, and a healthier life.

By Bernhard Pötter

IEA: Air conditioning systems drive global energy demand.

Global energy demand rose significantly last year. The increasing use of air conditioning systems and higher demand for electricity from electric vehicles drove the rise in demand.

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Dollar backstop: ECB discusses Trump risk.

Trump's erratic policy raises doubts as to whether the US central bank would provide the Europeans with dollar backstop financing in the event of a crisis.

By Redaktion Table

Ukraine: Putin sends FSB man to Riyadh, Europeans meet in Paris.

Further talks are to begin today, Monday, in Riyadh in the US' attempts to mediate between Russia and Ukraine. For the first time, representatives of both parties to the conflict are to be present. Moscow is dispensing with top diplomats, but is sending a special FSB representative.

By Viktor Funk

Steel safeguards: What factors the Commission takes into account when making adjustments.

Demand for steel has developed worse than expected. This will be taken into account when recalibrating the protective measures.

By Marc Winkelmann

Meeting in Tokyo: focus on trade and tensions.

Top diplomats from China, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday to find joint solutions to security and economic issues in the face of global uncertainties. Despite tensions on key issues such as North Korea and Taiwan, the three countries agreed to accelerate a trilateral summit and intensify cooperation, particularly regarding demographic challenges and free trade.

By Amelie Richter

Economy: China wants to further open up industrial sectors to foreign investors.

Li Qiang wooed foreign CEOs at the China Development Forum and declared that the leadership had prepared well for external shocks. In light of successes such as DeepSeek and Unitree, he praises his country's spirit of optimism.

By Angela Köckritz