US President Donald Trump has ordered a review of "discriminatory foreign tax practices" within the framework of the OECD agreement on minimum group taxation. The EU should react quickly to this in order to avoid a tax war.
By Alex Veit
In 2022, Germany's meat and dairy companies caused as many emissions as 61 percent of car traffic, a new Germanwatch study found. The organization calls for livestock farming to be significantly reduced to protect the climate. The German Meat Industry Association rejects the criticism.
By Alexandra Endres
Until now, the Arctic's soils have been an important carbon sink. However, due to rising temperatures, a third of the area releases more CO2 than is being stored.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
An international NGO alliance has presented a new database listing new and expansion projects for metallurgical coal. It shows that these would exceed the global demand of the steel industry.
By Alex Veit
A voluntary CO2 label for cement is intended to boost the market for green building materials. The label distinguishes between five CO2 levels and provides information like the CO2 intensity of the products on cement bags and shipping bills.
By Nico Beckert
High temperatures lead to coral bleaching. According to a recent study, this caused more than 40 percent of corals to die in a region of the Great Barrier Reef last year.
By Lisa Kuner
The rapid expansion of solar and wind power has saved the EU member states tens of billions of euros that previously went into importing natural gas and coal. In 2024, electricity from solar energy exceeded coal-fired power generation for the first time.
By Nico Beckert
The names proposed by the political groups for the two new special committees and the two standing committees will be announced in plenary today. These MEPs have been nominated for the Housing Committee.
By Alina Leimbach
At a meeting in Paris, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europeans to stand together.
By Redaktion Table
After BYD and Chery, Nio is another Chinese EV manufacturer venturing into the market for AI-controlled robots.
By Fabian Peltsch
