The European People's Party supports a second term in office for Commission President von der Leyen. She wants to place the issues of competitiveness and security at the heart of the European election campaign, but at the same time emphasizes that she wants to "maintain the direction of the Green Deal".
By Claire Stam
The Committee on Climate Action and Energy in the German Bundestag will have a new chair. SPD politician Katrin Zschau is to take over the office.
By Bernhard Pötter
Two years after the start of the war in Ukraine, Germany has decoupled itself from Russian gas. However, a study shows: The controversial raw material finds its way in.
By Bernhard Pötter
In the EU election campaign, the CDU and CSU want to demand that the decision to phase out combustion engines be reversed. This could jeopardize the EU's climate targets.
By Markus Grabitz
Despite an increase of nine percent, the EU climate targets for 2030 are still 406 billion euros short of investment every year. Only two sectors are above the target value.
By Lukas Bayer
Forest fires in central Chile have claimed more than 130 lives so far. It is currently unclear how much climate change has contributed to the fires. However, a research group has found clues at which point global warming increases the risk of fire.
By Alexandra Endres
China accuses the US of exacerbating the situation in Gaza. On Tuesday, the US vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
By Amelie Richter
Politics and science are sending a bipartisan message in the research committee: German foreign policy must not simply discontinue research collaborations during crises.
By Amelie Richter
The trilogue agreement on the Clean Air Directive reached on Tuesday has provoked conflicting reactions. Minister for the Environment Steffi Lemke believes that German interests have been taken into account, while industry believes that the compromise jeopardizes the transformation to climate neutrality.
By Lukas Knigge
The EU has introduced new sanctions against Russia. No agreement was reached in the dispute over the reform of the European Peace Facility EPF. The reason: a blockade from Germany.
By Eric Bonse
