
Environment Ministry adds aluminum to emissions trading
Aluminum is produced using the highly emission-intensive fused-salt electrolysis process. Now, this sector is about to be included in China's emissions trading scheme.
By Lisa Kuner
Aluminum is produced using the highly emission-intensive fused-salt electrolysis process. Now, this sector is about to be included in China's emissions trading scheme.
By Lisa Kuner
Lutz Güllner fights on behalf of the EU against targeted disinformation and interference from abroad. In an interview with Corinna Visser and Falk Steiner, he explains how the use of artificial intelligence is changing the threat situation in the European election campaign.
By Corinna Visser
After 15 years in EU politics, Green Party politician Reinhard Bütikofer no longer stands in this year's European elections. In today's interview, he talks about his to-do list for the EU Commission and where he plans to be active in the future.
By Amelie Richter
Under its party and state leader, Xi Jinping, China has set out to openly challenge Western democracies. Grégoire Roos from the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt explains: „The problem is not China, but the West itself.“
By Michael Radunski
A clause in the proposed EU packaging regulations has sparked a debate as it could close off the EU market for Chinese recycled plastic. Now, the EU Commission is considering backing down.
By Amelie Richter
China has been experiencing a renewables boom for years, and recently, there has been a boom in electricity storage systems. However, storage systems are an expensive safety net. Design flaws in the energy system make their rapid expansion necessary.
By Nico Beckert
Europe wants to build up its own solar industry and reduce its dependence on China. However, major companies are threatening to relocate their plants. They require billions in subsidies, which would significantly drive up the costs of the energy transition. However, there are other proposals.
By Manuel Berkel
Europe wants to build up its own solar industry and reduce its dependence on China. However, major companies are threatening to relocate their plants. They require billions in subsidies, which would significantly drive up the costs of the energy transition. However, there are other proposals.
By Nico Beckert
China's emissions saw a relatively sharp increase in 2023. The cause is the growing consumption of coal. The country's climate goals are at risk.
By Christiane Kuehl
Private IT companies hack into domestic and foreign computers on behalf of the police. This has been revealed by a leak of internal files. What is particularly astonishing is the simplicity with which the cyberattacks are commissioned.
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