Sprind is investing in a defense company for the first time. The start-up Hypersonica is receiving money to develop hypersonic weapon technology for precision strikes.
By Gabriel Bub
This year's Munich Security Report focuses on the impact of the US president on European security, the Indo-Pacific, the international trade system and development policy. The solution to global crises takes a back seat.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin and Markus Bickel
China has required companies in the chemical, petrochemical, building materials, paper and copper smelting sectors to submit emissions data, a move widely seen as a key signal of the expansion of its emissions trading system.
By Nico Beckert
Three major green energy providers have criticized the DIHK’s new climate paper in an open letter, accusing the organization of calling existing climate targets into question and endangering both climate action and economic growth.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
The draft of the German government’s new Climate Action Program contains a long list of measures but offers no credible path to meeting legally binding climate targets. Key issues – notably the future of the Building Energy Act (GEG) and financing – remain unresolved.
By Bernhard Pötter
In a letter to European Union leaders ahead of this week’s informal retreat, Ursula von der Leyen calls for independence to form a key part of the bloc’s competitiveness drive. She also proposes the negotiation of a single market roadmap with Parliament and the Council by March.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
Dutch MEP Tom Berendsen is set to become the Netherlands’ next foreign minister. The Christian Democrat has called for a stronger and more independent Europe on the global stage.
By Stephan Israel
The European Commission has issued new rules to curb waste in the fashion industry that will apply to large companies from July.
By Marion Bergermann
Geothermal energy remains underdeveloped in Germany, despite being cost-competitive with gas. A new Geothermal Acceleration Act, expanded subsidies and technological advances could now unlock its potential.
By David Goeßmann
Europe must stay the course toward a zero-emissions energy policy, regardless of pressure from the White House. Member states should present a united front against Donald Trump’s push to expand fossil fuels.
By Sean Casten
