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EUDR: Weber calls for postponement by at least one year

The deforestation regulation should actually take effect at the turn of the year. However, in a letter to Commission President von der Leyen, the EPP leader pleads for a longer delay. Von der Leyen wants to react soon.

By Till Hoppe

Electricity price zone: Stuttgart wants alternatives to division

Baden-Württemberg challenges the proposed split of Germany's electricity bidding zone, advocating for alternative solutions to address grid bottlenecks and market inefficiencies. A new report recommends exploring regional remuneration for renewable energies, investment in hydrogen production, and capacity mechanisms for controllable power plants before considering a zone division.

By Manuel Berkel

Ocean acidification: Seventh planetary boundary to be crossed soon

The "Planetary Health Check" of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research is intended to determine annual budgets for all nine planetary boundaries – similar to the CO2 budget. This results in scenarios for politics and business to stay within safe limits. And he warns that a seventh limit will soon be exceeded with ocean acidification.

By Lukas Bayer