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The G7 meeting of energy, climate, and environment ministers ended on Friday. The most important signal from Berlin: Climate protection and the decarbonization of industry and energy supply are not to be abandoned, even given the current energy crisis and the partial return to coal. However, some goals remain vague for now.
By Lukas Knigge
Europe's energy independence is also supposed to be financed by selling CO2 certificates from the reserve. Although this is only a small part of the REPowerEU investment, it is causing the most criticism because it could set a precedent.
By Lukas Knigge
For a long time, it didn't look as if the EU Parliament's negotiators would find a common denominator on the crucial Green Deal legislative proposals. However, yesterday's vote in the Environment Committee shows how capable MEPs are of compromise when it counts. Some of the compromises, however, could be short-lived.
By Lukas Knigge