Following the COP27, which was disappointing from the EU's point of view, calls for a European climate envoy are growing louder. They should only take care of the international climate negotiations. The idea is not easy to implement, but there would be some good candidates.
Von Lukas Knigge
Before the turn of the year, Germany failed to meet the targets of an emergency regulation on electricity saving. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs has not answered whether another EU target for lower consumption peaks has also been missed.
Von Manuel Berkel
Das neue Jahr im Verhältnis zwischen China und der EU fängt wackelig an: Wer ab kommender Woche aus der Volksrepublik in einige EU-Staaten reisen will, braucht einen negativen Covid-Test. Peking ist davon wenig begeistert. Ungemach droht aber auch an anderen Stellen.
Von Amelie Richter
The new year of relations between China and the EU is off to a shaky start: Anyone who wants to travel from the People's Republic to certain EU states will have to provide a negative Covid test as of next week. Beijing is not very happy about this. But trouble also looms on the horizon in other areas.
Von Amelie Richter
Hohe Temperaturen und hohe Emissionen, wichtige Weichenstellungen bei Finanzen und der Einfluss der Geopolitik – auch 2023 wird ein turbulentes Jahr für die globale Klimapolitik. Hier sind die wichtigsten Trends.
Von Bernhard Pötter