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Germany's International Climate Initiative focuses on 14 countries

The German government has defined the strategy for its International Climate Initiative up to 2030. It plans to focus on 14 priority countries.

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EU renewables plans insufficient for Repower-EU

The energy think tank Ember has analyzed the EU member states' national energy and climate plans (NECPs). Overall, they fail to fulfill one of the EU's key plans to move away from Russian gas.

By Lukas Knigge

Report: 2023 breaks all heat records

The year 2023 has broken numerous climate records. Temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions and sea level rise are at record-breaking levels. Scientists predict that 2024 will be even warmer.

By Nico Beckert

Cyber Resilience Act: agreement in trilogue

By Falk Steiner

BMW and Mercedes build fast-charging network

BMW and Mercedes-Benz plan to establish a joint network of fast charging stations for EVs in China starting next year. The competitors hope to counter Chinese competition in this way.

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Beijing presents position paper on Middle East conflict

China has presented a position paper on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The paper contains five points and is rather vague.

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Berlin opposes anti-dumping procedures for EVs

The German government has reservations about EU anti-dumping tariffs on EVs. In an internal document with comments on Brussels' policies, it criticizes the objectives and approach of the EU Commission.

By Markus Grabitz

Short sellers target AI giant SenseTime

Investor Grizzly Research accuses the Chinese facial recognition specialist SenseTime of inflating its profits. The AI company is alleged to have recorded income multiple times.

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Renaturation: ENVI gives green light

The trilogue result on the Nature Restoration Law has been approved by the Environment Committee. This means that the legislative process can soon be completed. It still needs the green light from the plenary.

By Claire Stam

AI Act: Data protection authorities call for regulation of basic models

Germany and other EU member states want to rely on self-regulation for foundation models. Parliament is against this – as are the German data protection authorities.

By Corinna Visser