To achieve the pledged contribution to the climate target, China's industries would have to rapidly reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases. However, the Five-Year Climate Plan for the sector that has now been presented does not utilize its full capacity. Are the planners already preparing to overachieve in the socialist tradition?
Von Nico Beckert
Personalrochade bei Volkswagen: Ralf Brandstätter, Chef der Kernmarke VW, wird neuer China-Vorstand des Konzerns. Er soll dort die Marktführerschaft retten. Herbert Diess, der angezählte Konzernchef, wird dadurch vorgeblich entlastet, verliert aber auch an Bedeutung. Audi China erhält unterdessen einen neuen Präsidenten.
Von Redaktion Table
Staff changes at VW: Ralf Brandstaetter, the former head of the core VW brand, becomes the group's new China board member. He is supposed to secure the company's market leadership in China. It is said to relieve Herbert Diess, the Group's battered CEO, of some of his workload. But he will also lose influence. And Audi China is getting a new president in the process.
Von Redaktion Table
This week, Brussels was supposed to present its approach to an EU supply chain law - but the presentation of the Commission's proposal was postponed. Meanwhile, the German supply chain law has been passed and will come into force in just over a year. How are companies in China preparing for implementation? There are still a lot of unanswered questions, including how human rights violations will be detected in the first place, says Jens Hildebrandt. The interview was conducted by Amelie Richter.
Von Amelie Richter
