The EU Parliament will vote today on key elements of the Fit-for-55 package. While some results have long been emerging, there are still no clear compromises on groundbreaking dossiers such as the ETS, CBAM and fleet limits.
By Lukas Knigge
The mining sector will also likely be included in the EU taxonomy and thus declared sustainable. This would strengthen European raw material production and force them to adopt higher environmental and social standards. But environmental associations are skeptical.
By Leonie Düngefeld
The planned Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is intended to ensure that non-European suppliers are subject to comparable rules on CO2 emissions as local producers. So far, it is unclear how the instrument can be designed to ensure that companies from other countries also comply with high climate protection standards. The EU has already solved a similar problem in digital policy.
By Falk Steiner
The combination of good solar and wind energy locations makes Spain an important building block for Europe's hydrogen strategy. Germany also wants to participate in a project in the northwest of the country.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tours the Pacific. Eight island nations in ten days. His mission: Binding these countries closer to Beijing. But his plan is met with surprisingly strong resistance.
By Michael Radunski
The EU Parliament will vote on Wednesday on a carbon border adjustment system. This mechanism is intended to prevent environmentally harmful produced steel from being sold at dumping prices. Amelie Richter spoke with Green European politician Michael Bloss to find out why deliberately making imports from China more expensive can also be fair.
By Amelie Richter
Although a Russian gas embargo has been looming for months, so far only a handful of EU states have signed solidarity agreements with their neighbors. Meanwhile, the German government is urging France and other countries to adopt technical standards that would facilitate cross-border gas flows.
By Manuel Berkel
Blockchains were once designed to prevent government intervention. However, the EU wants to do just that and faces the major challenge of regulating something that can hardly be regulated. Especially when it comes to processing personal data, a solution will be difficult.
By Redaktion Table
While the West sharply criticizes China and Russia, the majority of Asian countries do not want to be drawn to either side in the power triangle between Russia, China and the West. This became evident from the joint statements between the United States and Pacific states during Joe Biden's first trip to Asia.
By Frank Sieren
China's new aircraft carrier is as good as complete. Technologically, Type 003 is superior to its two predecessors. The Chinese navy is also expanding rapidly in other areas.
By Redaktion Table
