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Climate & Environment

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New industrial alliance: approval for Berlin's renewable energy initiative

The German government can count on a lot of support for its initiative to promote the production of renewable energy technologies in Europe. It is said, that EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton will explicitly support Berlin's initiative at the Competitiveness Council today. There is also a lot of support in the industry and a demand for more speed.

By Redaktion Table

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European climate policy on the brink?

In the face of rising energy and food prices across Germany and Europe, voices from politics and industry are growing louder calling for less disruptive climate and environmental policies. Stricter environmental regulations and high carbon prices are being met with more criticism than ever before. And criticism is also increasingly being heard in the crisis.

By Lukas Knigge

Daniel Quantz (l.) ist Leiter Recht bei der Wirtschaftsvereinigung Metalle, Rainer Bucholz leitet den Leiter Bereich Kreislaufwirtschaft und Ressourceneffizienz.
Opinion

Critical raw materials and circular economy belong together

The supply of metals such as copper, nickel or lithium in Europe must rely on several pillars: higher imports of primary and secondary raw materials from countries with sustainable standards, more domestic mine production – and above all more domestic recycling.

By Experts Table.Briefings

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Ailing nuclear power plant: experts doubt EDF's timetable

The French utility wants to bring the numerous shut down nuclear power plants back online over the winter. The government is exerting pressure because of the electricity crisis, but many experts consider the repair schedule to be too optimistic.

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IAA for trucks: technology for carbon-free power units in the running

In the transformation process to carbon-free power units, commercial vehicles are about five years behind passenger cars. From Tuesday, the industry will present what products it has in the pipeline at the IAA. In contrast to passenger cars, several technologies are in the running for decarbonization.

By Markus Grabitz