The EU states fear they are falling behind as locations for climate-friendly technologies. Higher subsidies are supposed to be the core of the response to the US Inflation Reduction Act. But the discussed relaxation of the subsidy rules would have side effects.
Von Till Hoppe
Die EU-Staaten fürchten, als Standorte für klimafreundliche Technologien ins Hintertreffen zu geraten. Höhere Subventionen sollen der Kern der Antwort auf den US-Inflation Reduction Act sein. Doch die diskutierte Lockerung der Beihilferegeln hätte Nebenwirkungen.
Von Till Hoppe
The EU Commission originally planned to present the draft on sustainable consumption of goods in July 2022. Now it is to come just under a year later. Members of Parliament and consumer advocates are concerned that implementation will be delayed – possibly even beyond the current legislative period.
Von Leonie Düngefeld
