Table.Briefings

Interview

Climate politician Andreas Jung: 'The electricity price must not become even more of a social issue'

Andreas Jung is the spokesperson for climate and energy for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag. In an interview with Alex Veit, the deputy chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) explains what the political party bloc sees as a business-friendly climate transformation, whether efficiency and technological openness are not contradictory, and his opinion of the joint vote with the far-right AfD.

Von Alex Veit

Protektionismus: Weitreichende Folgen für den Klimawandel

Die Welt bereitet sich auf erhebliche Handelsstörungen vor. Während Protektionismus wieder in Mode kommt und Länder wie die USA versuchen, kritische Wirtschaftssektoren im Inland zu stärken, wird unter Präsident Donald Trump der Rückzug vom Freihandel weiter beschleunigt – mit weitreichenden Folgen, insbesondere für den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel.

Von Marcel Grzanna

Protectionism: Far-reaching implications for climate change

The world is preparing for significant trade disruption. While protectionism is making a return and countries such as the United States are trying to strengthen their critical economic sectors, the retreat from free trade is accelerating under President Donald Trump – with far-reaching consequences, particularly for the fight against climate change.

Von Marcel Grzanna