New hope for the Mercosur agreement: EU foreign affairs representative Josep Borrell suspects that Argentina is now ready for the free trade agreement after all.
By Redaktion Table
The flood disaster in northern Germany is unfolding as many climate models have predicted: extreme rainfall in wetter winters meets infrastructure that has barely been adapted so far. Measures and rules have been adopted, but little has yet been implemented.
By Bernhard Pötter
Brussels will soon be switching to election campaigning. But before then, the EU Commission still has one major climate policy project to tackle: the climate target for 2040. Adopting and implementing it will be the task of the next Parliament. And it is likely to tick differently than the current one.
By Lukas Knigge
Nick Nuttall looks back on a diverse career: From stockbroker to UNFCCC spokesperson and finally to rock singer. The communications expert continues to search for positive climate narratives.
By Redaktion Table
The single market is often invoked in Sunday speeches, but integration has made little progress for years. With Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta, two elder statesmen are now supposed to put the project back on the political agenda. Despite the economic problems, however, there is little appetite for it among governments.
By Till Hoppe
Almost 100,000 people came to COP28. But compared to this number, the outcome of the summit appears modest. However, the UN climate conferences advance climate policy in various ways. The summit in Dubai also provided important leverage for future battles.
By Redaktion Table
There is no crystal ball for predicting developments – but when it comes to the climate, some things are relatively clear: global warming will continue, the UN process will revolve around the fossil fuel phase-out, finance will be a key issue, and elections will change politics. An outlook for the coming year.
By Bernhard Pötter
The national climate targets of EU members fall short of EU emission targets. This is what the Commission writes in its assessment of the draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP).
By Lukas Knigge
The final text of COP28 does not contain the phase-out of fossil fuels that many countries had hoped for. However, many still see the somewhat ambiguously worded sentence on "phasing out fossil fuels" as a clear signal that the end of the fossil fuel era has been heralded.
By Lukas Knigge
The Euro 6 limits continue to apply to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The limits for heavy commercial vehicles have been tightened.
By Markus Grabitz
