If it wins the elections, the CDU wants to implement 15 measures with an "immediate action program". These include the abolition of the Building Energy Act, the reintroduction of subsidies for agricultural diesel and a reduction in electricity taxes. Climate activists criticize the measures.
By Nico Beckert
Switzerland has submitted a new climate target (NDC) to the UN. The UK had previously submitted an ambitious NDC and New Zealand a rather disappointing one.
By Nico Beckert
Many people who live in their own homes are planning to buy a solar energy system, a heat pump, or an electric vehicle, a new survey shows. Their party preference plays virtually no role in their investment plans. Those who do not want to invest often cite the costs as the reason.
By Alexandra Endres
Which climate policy is particularly effective? Last August, researchers published a comprehensive study on this topic. Since Monday, their data has been freely available online – for anyone who wants to download it and carry out their own evaluations.
By Alexandra Endres
New data shows: The Greenland ice sheet is breaking up faster and faster. Climate change is increasing the formation of crevasses and could drastically accelerate the loss of ice.
By Lukas Bayer
Donald Trump could find imitators with his withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement: In addition to Argentina, Indonesia's climate commissioner and New Zealand's Liberals are also considering withdrawing.
By Lukas Bayer
The Commission has awarded the multilingual AI project OpenEuroLLM the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) label. The participants are developing powerful open-source language models for all official EU languages.
By Corinna Visser
Because France still did not have a national budget for this year, the French Prime Minister pushed it through the National Assembly with a special clause and without a vote. His minority government is now facing the next vote of no confidence. However, it is expected to survive the vote.
By Redaktion Table
According to a new study, providing special support for small farms through EU agricultural subsidies is only effective under certain conditions. They recommend "more rather than less conditionality." These findings were criticized by the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture.
By Julia Dahm
The Commission wants to help companies with their patent and trademark rights by providing grants. Following the success of previous rounds, even more SMEs are to be eligible this year.
By Redaktion Table
