Mexico overtakes China as the largest exporter to the US
Mexico overtook China as the largest exporter to the USA in 2023 – the first time in 20 years. Despite de-risking, however, there are still lasting dependencies.
By Fabian Peltsch
Mexico overtook China as the largest exporter to the USA in 2023 – the first time in 20 years. Despite de-risking, however, there are still lasting dependencies.
By Fabian Peltsch
Renew leader Stéphane Séjourné is getting a new job: he is set to become France's foreign minister, as announced by the Élysée Palace on Thursday evening.
By Redaktion Table
US greenhouse gas emissions are declining – but not fast enough to achieve the national climate targets.
By Nico Beckert
Has Amazon collected too much data? The company is vehemently defending itself against one of the highest fines in the history of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. A Luxembourg court is now trying to settle the dispute.
By Redaktion Table
A survey in the run-up to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos warns of the dangers of extreme weather and climate change. Climate researcher Friederike Otto also warns that the world is ill-prepared for the consequences of extreme weather conditions.
By Alexandra Endres
Despite environmentalists' objections, Norway becomes the first country to engage in commercial deep-sea mining. The aim is to extract minerals such as lithium, scandium and cobalt.
By Lukas Knigge
EU data shows that 2023 was a year of record temperatures: The average global temperature climbed to almost 15 degrees. The 1.5-degree limit was almost reached. The reason: El Niño instead of La Niña and record emissions.
By Bernhard Pötter
Switzerland is the first country in the world to buy carbon offsets from another country and complete the offset trade. The contractual partner is Thailand. Critics complain that the trade has no additional benefit for the climate.
By Nico Beckert
The Breko and BDEW associations are calling for changes to the Gigabit Infrastructure Act in order to accelerate the expansion of fiber optics in Germany and Europe.
By Corinna Visser
Xi Jinping has advocated for better relations between China and the United States beyond the political and economic tensions between the two nations. In a letter to long-time acquaintance Sarah Lande from Muscatine, Iowa, US President Xi Jinping encouraged more personal exchanges between the two superpowers.
By Michael Radunski