Where are the Europeans? The UN climate conference in Glasgow must urgently deliver concrete results, writes former EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard in her position paper. It is up to the EU to take a stand, especially with regard to poorer countries.
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The ongoing power shortage and the crisis surrounding real estate developer Evergrande are currently dominating headlines. Even if some assessments turn out wrong, long-term problems still loom. China's policymakers must act now, says Yu Yongding, who for years headed the Institute of World Economy and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing.
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Not just the West criticizes China's National People's Congress. In China, too, its deputies are referred to as "hand-raisers" behind closed doors. President Xi now gives treatment to China's "parliament" with all kinds of ideological balancing acts. In his view, the People's Congress ensures broad participation of the population. And Xi gave Western democracies only bad marks.
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How can global emissions be reduced? COP26 will not provide a satisfactory answer, writes Susi Dennison of ECFR. But that is where Europe comes in – the EU has some tools at its disposal to use its climate power more effectively.
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Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF's Managing Director since 2019, has been a bold leader in confronting the economic fallout of the pandemic, as well as in positioning the Fund as a global pioneer on climate change. The efforts now underway to remove her are not only unjust, but could hamstring the Fund's management for years to come.
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As the European Union debates the new draft directive on corporate sustainability reporting and associated sustainability standards, new evidence shows that the proposed legislation will save costs and improve competitiveness across Europe and for all businesses, writes ex-MEP Richard Howitt.
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The order by Hong Kong's authorities to remove a memorial dedicated to the Tiananmen massacre shows Beijing's grip over its culture of remembrance: The central government wants to force the world to forget the incident. Because coming to terms with the past does not fit the agenda of China's leadership.
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Europe's economies would be affected to varying degrees by a rising carbon price – most severely the Eastern European countries. Thieß Petersen of the Bertelsmann Stiftung explains why and proposes how a divide in Europe could be prevented.
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A sustainable single market needs common cybersecurity and cyber defense, write Annegret Bendiek and Matthias Schulze of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). But member states still think in national categories of stability and security in Europe.
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Zhang Jun warns of not only paying attention to superficial phenomena of China's economy. The economist explains what underlies China's often overlooked irrepressible dynamism.
By Ning Wang
