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Nico Beckert

Canada: Carney prevents climate rollback, but oil and gas remain dominant

Mark Carney's election victory in Canada prevents a drastic rollback of climate policy. However, numerous hurdles prevent greater ambitions. Canada's new climate target is not overly ambitious, and the oil and gas sector has strong supporters in the provinces. Moreover, Carney only heads a minority government and must constantly seek new majorities in parliament.

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Atomkraft: China bewilligt zehn neue Reaktoren

China hat den Bau von zehn neuen Atomreaktoren bewilligt und hält am schnellen Ausbaukurs fest. Die Volksrepublik kann AKWs günstiger bauen als westliche Staaten. Doch auch in China kommt es häufig zu Verzögerungen.

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Nuclear power: China approves ten new reactors.

China has approved the construction of ten new nuclear reactors and is maintaining its rapid expansion course. The People's Republic can build nuclear power plants more cheaply than Western countries. But even in China, there are frequent delays.

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