The EU's sustainable investment taxonomy could cut off suppliers of armed forces and security agencies from private funding, according to the Chief Executive of the German Security and Defence Industries Association (BDSV). But that would mean the implosion of European defense policy.
By Redaktion Table
It is high time to end the financing of fossil fuels, write Werner Hoyer and John Murton in this Opinion. For the climate transition to succeed, global solidarity and international investment in clean energies are needed from now on.
By Redaktion Table
Matthias Buck sees sufficient overlaps between the Greens and the FDP. In an interview with Timo Landenberger, the political scientist says that both parties stand for issues of the future and are thus compatible in Europe. Buck is the Director of European Energy Policy at the think tank Agora Energiewende and calls for an immediate climate program from the future government.
By Timo Landenberger
For Jean Pisani-Ferry, the decisive factor is not whether Germany will be governed by a traffic light or a Jamaica coalition. In an interview with Tanja Kuchenbecker, the renowned economist says it is more important who occupies the key government posts. Pisani-Ferry is a senior fellow at the think tank Bruegel and was an advisor to President Emmanuel Macron.
By Till Hoppe
The European Commission has come a good deal closer to its promise of standardized charging technology for mobile devices after a delay of more than ten years. With its proposal, it intends to standardize charging cable connections as a first step. After that, the authority also wants to standardize the charging devices.
By Jasmin Kohl
