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KHANTY-MANSI AUTONOMOUS AREA, RUSSIA -  21, 2020: A helicopter battles a wildfire in the taiga in Sovetsky District of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, north-west Siberia. On 14 July 2020, the local authorities declared a state of emergency in wooded areas of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. Since the start of the fire season , more than 240 wild fires covering an area of more than 29,000 hectares have been reported in the region. Denis Bushkovsky/TASS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxAUTxONLY TS0E0B30

The war also damages Russia's climate policy

One year after the start of the Ukraine war, Russia's climate policy continues to favor natural gas, nuclear power and a controversial statistic that records forests as carbon sinks. Moscow discredits the international climate process as Western power politics. And climate action is also hampered by war and sanctions.

By Redaktion Table

President of the World Bank Group David Malpass looks on during an open press conference during the International Moneta

Fight for the climate path of the World Bank

Following the unexpected announcement of the resignation of World Bank chief David Malpass, the struggle over the future orientation of the Bank is beginning. Calls for more climate action and sustainability in the World Bank Group are growing louder. But such a change of course is also controversial.

By Bernhard Pötter

Anteil chinesischer Unternehmen an der weltweiten Produktion von Solaranlagen (EN)

Ways out of solar dependence on China

China's planned export restrictions on solar production plants could hinder the development of the European solar industry. But experts believe there are ways out of dependence. The decisive factor, they say, is how politics react. Expertise and technical knowledge are still available.

By Nico Beckert

Hans Jochen Luhmann

Climate action also serves the security of the Bundeswehr

Money is tight; the Bundeswehr needs investment – not only in new weapons but also in wind power and photovoltaic systems. Shortly before the Munich Security Conference, it is clear that a decentralized, climate-friendly energy supply would increase the security of the troops.

By Redaktion Table