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Electricity crisis: These are the causes

The gas crisis is now being joined by the climate crisis. The extraordinary scale of the drought that is currently affecting Europe puts pressure on power generation. In the domino game of the European internal energy market, this does not bode well for next winter.

By Claire Stam

Spain's energy price cap becomes a model

The latest turmoil on the energy exchanges has reignited the debate about caps on electricity and gas prices. EU-wide price caps modeled on those in Spain are also being discussed, according to reports from Berlin. The economist Veronika Grimm does not think this is a good idea.

By Manuel Berkel

China COP15

Empty promises in species protection

The world undergoes a mass extinction event: One million animal and plant species are acutely threatened with extinction worldwide. China has particularly high biodiversity to lose. The country is not doing enough to stop the extinction. Promised financial resources are only a drop in the bucket. The People's Republic should focus more on species protection in its foreign projects.

By Ning Wang

VW and Mercedes: battery raw materials from Canada

The two German car companies, VW and Mercedes, want to explore close cooperation with Canada to secure important raw materials for battery production. Yesterday, they signed letters of intent with the Canadian government in Toronto.

By Redaktion Table

TikTok fears for its reputation

TikTok collects user data it does not need, censors content Beijing does not like, and connects to servers in the People's Republic of China. Nevertheless, the company sticks to its claim of being completely independent of the Chinese parent company ByteDance. In order to credibly convey this, internal guidelines give PR employees an arsenal of standard statements.

By Marcel Grzanna

Weizenlieferungen aus China

Hesitant in Afghanistan

After the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, many expected China to fill the vacuum. Large investments in the country, which had fallen back to the Taliban, were predicted. One year later, there is little evidence of this: China has been acting very cautiously and has so far been active only on a limited scale.

By Christiane Kuehl

Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger _Fotonachweis DFKI _Jürgen Mai

Antonio Krüger: 'Regulation must not stifle innovation'

With the AI Regulation, Europe can take on a pioneering role worldwide, according to Antonio Krüger, CEO of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence. In an interview with Corinna Visser, he explains where he still sees room for improvement.

By Corinna Visser