Companies that want to benefit from the new industrial power price must invest part of the subsidy in decarbonization efforts. The German Ministry of Economics wants to significantly expand the measures this would include.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The German government’s new masterplan for charging infrastructure is good — but not enough to ensure the ramp-up of electromobility in the transportation sector, criticizes the German Association of Energy and Water Industries.
By Kai Schöneberg
The German government is applying to the EU Commission to cancel emission allowances from phasing out coal-fired power plants.
By Nico Beckert
An alliance of 24 children’s and youth associations is calling on the German government to introduce a socially just climate action program. A healthy environment is also necessary for children to grow up healthy, they say.
By Kai Schöneberg
In Zambia, China's Premier Li Qiang is hoping for more copper mining and export business for tractors, electrical appliances and construction machinery. Meanwhile, an acid spill in a Chinese copper smelter becomes an election campaign issue.
By Leonardo Pape
Following talks in Beijing, the Netherlands has relinquished state control of chip manufacturer Nexperia. Nevertheless, the company must inform the Ministry of Economic Affairs about the transfer of intellectual property or critical production facilities in future.
By Leonardo Pape
Chinese car exports to Russia have slumped dramatically. Russia is thus losing its position as China's largest car export market. Stricter tariffs in particular are undermining the competitiveness of Chinese vehicles on the Russian market.
By Julia Fiedler
According to a media report, China has postponed the release of several Japanese films and wants to ban the import of seafood. The background to this is the political tensions between Beijing and Tokyo.
By Julia Fiedler
A new analysis shows that tripling renewable energy capacity, doubling energy efficiency and reducing methane emissions by 30% could reduce global warming by 0.9 degrees.
By Nico Beckert
