Transformation • Table.Briefings

May 27th, 2026

Green steel: Why the industry is divided over recycling

New EU procurement rules require a label for green steel. The industry is now debating the criteria. The key question: Should carbon emissions be the sole determining factor?

By Alex Veit

News | KTF

May 14th, 2026

KTF: German coalition government’s decision on CO₂ pricing creates multibillion-euro shortfall

Germany’s coalition government will keep the CO₂ price in the national Emissions Trading System within a €55 to €65 range in 2027. This is expected to leave a multibillion-euro gap in the Climate and Transformation Fund’s (KTF) projected revenue.

By Nico Beckert

News | Transformation

May 7th, 2026

Baden-Württemberg: Climate and the environment are no longer quite as important in this federal state

In the coalition agreement between the Greens and the CDU in Baden-Württemberg, sustainability, nature conservation and climate action are no longer quite as high up on the list of priorities as they were under the federal state’s previous government. However, the climate target remains unchanged.

By Kai Schöneberg and Miriam Scheibe

Feature | Transformation

April 7th, 2026

Japan and South Korea: What is holding back the steel industry on climate action

A new climate ranking shows that major steelmakers in Japan and South Korea are making little progress in transforming their domestic markets. Their investments in the United States, however, could help make the US steel sector greener.

By Alex Veit

Chemiepark OQ Chemicals in der Stadt Oberhausen

Feature | Chemistry

February 17th, 2026

Chemicals Agenda 2045: Reconciling emergency support for the sector with its long-term transformation

The chemical industry is facing a historic crisis. The German government aims to counter this with its “Chemicals Agenda 2045.” However, even industry representatives caution against an overly narrow focus on emissions trading. Researchers have outlined eight proposals to drive the sector’s transformation.

By Nico Beckert

Analyse | Chemie

February 12th, 2026

Chemieagenda 2045: So sollen Soforthilfe und Transformation vereinbar werden

Die Chemieindustrie steckt in einer historischen Krise. Die Bundesregierung will mit einer „Chemieagenda 2045“ gegensteuern. Doch sogar Industrievertreter mahnen vor einem zu engen Fokus auf den Emissionshandel. Forscher machen acht Vorschläge für die Transformation.

By Nico Beckert

Feature | USA

January 29th, 2026

United States: California stays the course on ESG

Despite Donald Trump’s anti-sustainability stance, California is continuing to pursue an ambitious climate policy agenda through legislation. For companies, this may prove more consequential than the rhetoric coming out of Washington.

By Katharina Kort

Table.Standpunkt | Transformation

January 22nd, 2026

Management: Welches Know-how im Wandel benötigt wird

Viele Führungskräfte sind überfordert und nicht ausgebildet für die Transformation von Unternehmen. Dabei kann man die Fähigkeiten dafür lernen.

By Michael Pachmajer

Opinion | Circular economy

January 14th, 2026

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Geopolitics over Circularity?

The trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur fails to systematically integrate circular economy principles. Yet this is precisely what the new geopolitical reality requires. The EU’s planned Circular Economy Act could also suffer as a result.

By Tom Voege

PV Power Station Power workers are conducting inspection Tours of the operating power generation facilities at the 1.5 million kilowatt FISHER-Solar hybrid project photovoltaic power station by Yanghu Lake in Qinlan Town, Tianchang City, Anhui Province, China on January 12, 2026.

News | Climate in figures

January 13th, 2026

Renewables: Job numbers rise only slightly due to geopolitics and rationalization

The number of jobs in the renewable energy sector is only increasing by 2.3% worldwide. The flattening growth is mainly due to China, where thousands have been laid off in the solar industry.

By Kai Schöneberg