Many pharmaceuticals and their active ingredients, like ibuprofen or paracetamol, nowadays come from China or India. This makes Germany dependent in this area as well – and is a problem if supply chains become disrupted.
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German companies had a tough year because of China's harsh Covid policy. The recently announced end of zero-Covid is a sign of relief. But for now, a hard winter awaits.
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The UK is not on track to meet its climate targets and its ability to do so is looking increasingly compromised in the face of the government’s Jekyll and Hyde approach to climate and energy policy. This month it has both approved the first deep coal mine in the UK for 30 years and agreed to ease the ban on onshore wind turbines.
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Ursprünglich sollte ein Klimaclub seinen Mitgliedsländern helfen, Klimaschutz über koordinierte CO2-Preise voranzutreiben. Der jüngst von den G7 gegründete Klimaclub hat damit nicht mehr viel zu tun. Trotzdem kann er positive Wirkung entfalten - falls es gelingt, ihn klug weiterzuentwickeln.
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