The insurance group Allianz has been given the green light for its fund business in China and thus access to the 3.8 trillion US dollar market for open-ended investment funds. This market has been open to foreign companies since 2019.
By Redaktion Table
According to a new Nature study, 19 out of 34 developed countries failed to meet the climate targets they pledged in 2009. Seven countries were only able to achieve their targets by shifting emissions to other countries.
By Nico Beckert
In total, global climate-related damage could amount to 38 trillion US dollars by the middle of the century: this is the conclusion reached by PIK researchers in a new study. By 2100, more than half of global economic output could be lost.
By Alexandra Endres
One in three EU citizens still consider climate action the most important issue in the June elections. However, poll ratings have plummeted, particularly in Germany.
By Lukas Bayer
Emissions trading is becoming increasingly important. There are now 36 emissions trading systems (ETS) worldwide, and 22 more are "in various stages of testing and development."
By Nico Beckert
The supply problems in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, are not the fault of heat pumps, electric cars or Robert Habeck, as claimed by the Bild newspaper, but of planning errors by the municipal utilities. The Federal Network Agency made this clear on Wednesday.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The latest heatwave was caused by climate change, not El Niño, a recent attribution study has found. However, El Niño is largely responsible for the drought in Southern Africa.
By Alexandra Endres
The EU wants to be climate-neutral by 2050 – including in road traffic. For the ramp-up of electromobility to succeed, the appropriate charging infrastructure is needed. Most EU member states are already well on the way to achieving this, but five still have some way to go.
By Lukas Knigge
Like other large online platforms, Zalando has to pay for DSA supervision. However, the company cannot understand how the EU Commission calculates the fee.
By Corinna Visser
A study shows that the major online platforms do not have the right tools to ensure transparency in their advertising libraries. This is bad news ahead of the European elections.
By Corinna Visser
