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Climate Policy

Kenneth Richter ist Referent für Bioenergie beim Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU)
Opinion

RED – the forest industry's list of demands

The Swedish Presidency's proposals for the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) fully reflect the interests of the Swedish forest industry, writes Kenneth Richter, NABU's bioenergy officer. This endangers climate targets and the future of forests.

By Experts Table.Briefings

Frauen pflanzen Reis in Kathmandu, der Hauptstadt Nepals. In dem Land haben sich Frauen zusammengetan, um sich das Recht auf Landbesitz zu erkämpfen.
Feature

'No climate justice without feminism'

German foreign and development policy is to become feminist, according to the government's plans. This will also change climate policy. Feminism is supposed to bring more equal rights for all: Societies are to become fairer – and thus more resilient to global warming.

By Alexandra Endres

Opinion

What's cooking in Brussels? Nuclear power, mon amour

The negotiators will meet next Monday for the trilogue on the Renewable Energies Directive. The status of nuclear energy will be negotiated – an explosive political discussion that will take us right up to the Franco-German border.

By Claire Stam

Feature

Combustion engine phase-out: one sentence, multiple readings

The majority needed to phase out internal combustion vehicles in 2035 is in question. In the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, Germany could derail what was still a consensus in the October trilogue agreement. The FDP sees the blame with the Commission and an unfulfilled recital.

By Lukas Knigge