According to an analysis, lowering the expansion targets for renewables could lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuels would increasingly cover energy requirements.
Von Kai Schöneberg
The People's Republic wants to boost the economy with subsidies for household appliances. This leads to the purchase of more economical air conditioning systems, and significantly reduces energy consumption and electricity costs, according to a study.
Von Nico Beckert
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has cut long-term funding for the decarbonization of industry in the draft budget. The climate action agreements are to continue, and funds are to be made available in the 2026 budget. However, observers doubt the new government's ambition.
Von Nico Beckert
A new UN report points to growing environmental problems that require intervention before they develop into global crises. Most of the challenges are related to the climate crisis.
Von Lisa Kuner
At the meeting of the Extraordinary Trade Council, the ministers vow their unity and trust in the Commission. It remains unclear what countermeasures could be taken in the event of a 30 percent tariff.
Von Janos Allenbach-Ammann
Um Minderjährige vor Betrug und sexueller Ausbeutung im Netz zu schützen, hat die Brüsseler Behörde Vorschriften für Onlineplattformen vorgelegt. Fünf Mitgliedstaaten testen zudem eine App zur Altersüberprüfung für Webseiten.
Von Marion Bergermann
Der Bundesrat ermöglichte vergangene Woche verbindliche Standardvertragsklauseln für Verträge zwischen Unternehmen und medizinischen Einrichtungen.
Von Markus Weisskopf
The Foreign Affairs Council should be able to announce the political agreement on the 18th sanctions package today. Part of the package is a flexible price cap for Russian crude oil. Malta and Slovakia had been blocking the agreement until recently for various reasons.
Von Stephan Israel und Manuel Berkel
