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News | Climate targets

November 18th, 2025

Denmark’s climate target: 82% GHG reduction by 2035

Denmark has announced a new climate target at COP30. The country wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 82% by 2035, which is higher than the overall EU target.

By Lukas Knigge

BELÃ M, PA - 17.11.2025: COP 30 - HIGH-LEVEL FOLLOW-UP SESSION - Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin participates in a High-Level Follow-up Session of COP 30 in BelÃ m, Para. Alckmin stated that Brazil aims to accelerate the energy transition and thus move away from dependence on fossil fuels, and that "the time for promises is over" and that COP30 needs to "mark the beginning of a decade of acceleration and delivery." AndrÃ CorrÃªa do Lago. x2844273x OswaldoxForte

News | COP30

November 18th, 2025

COP30: How the presidency is planning a final conference outcome

As the serious negotiations get underway in Belém, the path that the presidency wants to take is becoming clearer: negotiate four controversial issues as a package, with a COP decision for the rest.

By Bernhard Pötter

News | Climate change

November 18th, 2025

Electromobility: Green aluminum only slightly more expensive

The NGO Transport & Environment is calling for minimum quotas for green aluminum in new cars as well as greater recycling. This would add little to the cost of production but would save a lot of emissions.

By Kai Schöneberg

News | Fossil investments

November 18th, 2025

Fossil fuels: Church institutions launch divestment initiative

Church institutions in Germany are launching the largest divestment initiative from fossil fuels to date. Over 1,700 organizations worldwide have already withdrawn from investments in coal, oil and gas.

By Lisa Kuner

News | VDMA

November 17th, 2025

Business climate: VDMA members see conditions in China still under strain

German machinery manufacturers in China rate the business environment cautiously. Local competition and weak demand remain major challenges. Still, sentiment has improved slightly.

By Julia Fiedler

News | Demography

November 17th, 2025

Demographic crisis: Ningbo entices couples with wedding vouchers

The eastern Chinese city of Ningbo is offering wedding vouchers worth CNY 1,000 to couples who marry this year. The initiative is meant to counter the decline in marriages and ease demographic pressures. The program runs through the end of the year.

By Yi Ling Pan

News | South China Sea

November 17th, 2025

South China Sea: ASEAN bloc seeks to establish code of conduct with China

The Philippines want to push forward a code of conduct for the South China Sea in cooperation with China. The code is slated for completion next year under the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship.

By Leonardo Pape

Suez Canal ISMAILIA, EGYPT - DECEMBER 28: A boat crosses the Suez Canal, one of the most critical human-made waterways, in Ismailia, Egypt on December 29, 2023. The Suez Canal remains important for both world trade and the Egyptian economy, even though 154 years have passed since it was put into service. The Suez Canal, which was opened on November 17, 1869, when Egypt was among the Ottoman lands, and is today located within the borders of Egypt, connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. The 193-kilometer-long canal, built by human hands, is among the most crowded water canals in the world.

News | Military

November 17th, 2025

Egypt: Navy benefits from growing security partnership with EU

The European Union is expanding its security partnership with Egypt. Steps are to be taken by the end of the year to firmly establish a security partnership.

By Markus Bickel

News | Civil-military cooperation

November 17th, 2025

Oplan Germany: Study urges digital situational awareness for the economy

A study by the Center for Sustainable Transformation, MHP and BW Consulting examines how the German Armed Forces and the private sector can improve cooperation in order to gain a better overview of logistics in the event of a defense situation.

By Lisa-Martina Klein

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Germany on August 13, 2025, ahead of a call with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and several European leaders. On Friday, Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to try to end the war in Ukraine.

News | Energy supply

November 17th, 2025

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy announces trip to Europe with new treaties

The Ukrainian president wants to agree new arms supplies and gas imports with Greece, France and Spain. A “historic treaty” to strengthen the country’s air force and air defense has been prepared with France.

By Marion Bergermann