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Climate neutrality seal could be discontinued

Climate neutrality labels recently gained in popularity but were also increasingly criticized. Now some companies want to abandon them again. Is this the end of a good idea?

By Lisa Kuner

Oil companies abandon climate plans

Many oil and gas companies have set more or less ambitious climate goals in the past. But after record profits, more and more companies and governments are now abandoning the idea of leaving fossil fuels in the ground.

By Bernhard Pötter

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

Solar energy: ways out of dependence

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

Large balloon fleets on a global mission – on Xi's orders

China's balloon program has existed since 2019 and is even more extensive than previously thought. It is part of Xi Jinping's air force renewal. A whole host of private companies is involved in the balloon program. At the center of the military-industrial web is a professor and businessman from Beijing.

By Michael Radunski

Wuhan's angry elderly

During the pandemic, mass testing and lockdowns drove China's local governments to the brink of bankruptcy. Now, more and more public services are receiving budget cuts. Fear of cuts to medical services is now driving senior citizens to protest in the streets.

By Redaktion Table

Germany wants to remove allowances from coal phase-out

It is the decisive question for climate action when it comes to the coal phase-out: Will the emission allowances freed up by the coal phase-out be removed from the market? The German Ministry of Economic Affairs wants to remove these allowances from the market. This could cost the German government billions.

By Bernhard Pötter

COP15: Interview Steffi Lemke

By Timo Landenberger

NGEU: Court of Auditors does not rule out subsequent rework

The European Court of Auditors wants to keep a close eye on the Commission and member states as they implement the NextGenerationEU buildup program. In an interview with Table.Media, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, a German member of the Court, says where he sees a potential need for improvement.

By Max Mustermann

Commission: New city buses must be emission-free by 2030

By 2030, all new city buses are to be emission-free. This is provided for in the Commission's proposal for carbon regulation on heavy-duty vehicles, which was presented yesterday. Exceptions are possible. If the terrain is mountainous and weather conditions are challenging, the Commission can still allow contingents of combustion engine city buses after 2030.

By Markus Grabitz