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Climate protection

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Industry: Europe's response to the IRA falls short

In great haste, the EU Commission has drawn up a package around the Net-Zero Industrial Act. From the point of view of the industries concerned, the proposals are a step in the right direction. But they do not see it as a genuine European response to the US Inflation Reduction Act.

By Till Hoppe

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How the EU is to become a hub for green industries

The EU Commission has presented the Net-Zero Industrial Act, which is intended to make Europe the leading location for climate-friendly technologies. But the reactions are reluctant.

By Till Hoppe

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Coal boom is supposed to boost the economy

China has approved more new coal-fired power plants in 2022 than at any time in the last seven years. Are the international climate targets at risk? Chinese peculiarities such as low utilization of power plants and the rapid expansion of renewables give a reason for hope. But some risks to the climate remain.

By Nico Beckert

KHANTY-MANSI AUTONOMOUS AREA, RUSSIA -  21, 2020: A helicopter battles a wildfire in the taiga in Sovetsky District of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, north-west Siberia. On 14 July 2020, the local authorities declared a state of emergency in wooded areas of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. Since the start of the fire season , more than 240 wild fires covering an area of more than 29,000 hectares have been reported in the region. Denis Bushkovsky/TASS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY TS0E0B30
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The war also damages Russia's climate policy

One year after the start of the Ukraine war, Russia's climate policy continues to favor natural gas, nuclear power and a controversial statistic that records forests as carbon sinks. Moscow discredits the international climate process as Western power politics. And climate action is also hampered by war and sanctions.

By Redaktion Table