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Despite the renaissance of fossil fuels at COP27, IEA chief Fatih Birol sees strong momentum for the global energy transition. Birol predicts a peak in gas consumption soon. But the 1.5-degree target will require trillions in investment. He advises Germany not to venture into fracking.
Von Alexandra Endres
After 1989, Jiang Zemin led China back into the international community of states after it had become a pariah after the Tiananmen bloodbath. In 2002, he organized the first peaceful transfer of power in the history of the People's Republic. The mourning for his death is accompanied by sharp criticism of Xi Jinping.
Von Michael Radunski
Jiang Zemin had gained cult status in recent years, especially among China's young Internet users. The toad, as they fondly called him, represents for them a self-ironic, cosmopolitan China that has been lost under his successors Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping.
Von Fabian Peltsch
