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Climate protection

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Taxonomy: resistance grows in the EU parliament

Not only the German government is voicing opposition to the current draft of the EU Commission's delegated act to include gas and nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy. Criticism is also growing among EU parliamentarians from all political groups and countries.

By Lukas Knigge

Sinolytics Radar

Expansion plans for renewable energies

In order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, China needs to adopt a rapid decarbonization strategy including a massive expansion of renewable energy (RE). According to projections by the International Energy Agency (IEA), China’s RE share of total power generation can reach 80% by 2060, if sufficient measures are implemented. To turn this projection into reality, China’s government is pushing decarbonization efforts, ranging from expansion of installed RE capacity to promotion of corporate-level green energy purchasing.

By Redaktion Table

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Macron's speech: momentum for EU reform

Five years after his Sorbonne speech, France's head of state has reaffirmed his European policy ambitions and spelled out the plans for the French EU presidency. The prospects for ambitious EU reform are not bad, not least because Paris and Berlin are pulling together in many areas. And a look at the Netherlands shows: Something is also happening with the Stability Pact.

By Eric Bonse

China Lieferdienste Recycling
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More packaging sustainability: an egg for recycling

To achieve its climate targets, China has issued new recycling regulations. Package delivery services are to use more recycled materials for packaging. So far, however, the government's efforts have fallen on deaf ears among package delivery services: The majority of the so-called Kuaidi companies hardly use recycled materials.

By Ning Wang