Global coal consumption reached a record level in 2024. According to the International Energy Agency, the global coal peak will not be reached until 2027. Demand is particularly high in China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia.
By Nico Beckert
Two rapid analyses reveal a clear influence of climate change on the tropical storm "Chido." Over the weekend, it devastated the French archipelago of Mayotte. Hundreds of deaths are feared, and the long-term consequences are difficult to assess.
By Lukas Bayer
In the second part of the fall package of the European Semester, the EU Commission warns of macroeconomic imbalances in ten member states. In addition, the EU is far behind its training targets.
By Marc Winkelmann
Poland has become the driver of the European clean tech industry, as a new report shows. Meanwhile, the coal phase-out is progressing.
By Lukas Knigge
The Employment Committee in the European Parliament wants to launch an own-initiative report on limiting subcontractors in the coming year. The issue also received a noticeable boost in the plenary debate.
By Alina Leimbach
The European Trade Union Confederation criticizes the fact that the Commission has inflated the cost savings from the introduction of the eDeclaration. In an earlier working paper, the amount of projected savings was considerably lower.
By Alina Leimbach
The EU Commission has approved the second funding round of the H2Global hydrogen funding mechanism for Germany and the Netherlands. Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribera sees this as a model for the Clean Industrial Deal.
By Manuel Berkel
The next three Council presidencies want to strengthen the EU's external relations and border protection in particular. This emerges from the eighteen-month program of Poland, Denmark, and Cyprus. They want to protect the external borders "with all available means".
By Manuel Berkel
The European Commission is reviewing existing EU safeguard measures for certain steel products. The measures have been in place since 2019 and primarily affect Chinese steel exports.
By Fabian Peltsch
A new Pentagon report warns of the rapid expansion of China's nuclear arsenal. The country is also approaching US standards in the field of drone technology.
By Fabian Peltsch
