China wants to reduce its emissions to "net-zero" within just 30 years. The country is facing massive economic and social challenges in the process. Can climate reversal succeed in such a short time without jeopardizing growth and prosperity?
By Nico Beckert
The EU Commission has promised too much and has more work to do. New rules for smartphones and tablets are now not expected until 2022 — if all goes well. The European Parliament and the German government want stricter regulations soon.
By Eric Bonse
At the recent UN General Assembly, China's President Xi Jinping announced to the media that he would no longer pursue new coal projects abroad. Nora Sausmikat from the environmental rights organization urgewald e.V. takes stock of the World Climate Conference in Glasgow. China is still one of the biggest expansionists in coal-fired power plants worldwide. Even the switch to gas and liquefied petroleum gas are only "sham solutions" that jeopardize even the Paris Climate Agreement. Moreover, without a total phase-out at home, the withdrawal from coal abroad will hardly work.
By Ning Wang
Just in time for the UN Climate Change Conference, China is coming out of the woodwork: A key planning document lays out the national framework for phasing out coal and oil. In the coming years, this document will be the centerpiece of a clockwork of detailed sub-plans with which the leadership will once again turn China's economy upside down. It certainly offers surprises.
By Nico Beckert
How can global emissions be reduced? COP26 will not provide a satisfactory answer, writes Susi Dennison of ECFR. But that is where Europe comes in – the EU has some tools at its disposal to use its climate power more effectively.
By Redaktion Table
As the European Union debates the new draft directive on corporate sustainability reporting and associated sustainability standards, new evidence shows that the proposed legislation will save costs and improve competitiveness across Europe and for all businesses, writes ex-MEP Richard Howitt.
By Redaktion Table
