Stricter targets for European climate policy are to be introduced in 2022. Last summer, and most recently in mid-December, the proposals of the Fit for 55 package were presented; now they are being negotiated in the Council and the European Parliament. In addition, the EU Commission plans to deliver on further promises.
By Lukas Knigge
The raw material lithium is indispensable for battery storage and thus for electromobility and the energy transition. But in the Spanish region of Extremadura, the planned mines are met with protests from environmentalists and local politicians.
By Redaktion Table
In an interview with Timo Landenberger and Lukas Scheid, Christoph Bals, the political director of Germanwatch, chances an outlook for the year. He talks about energy imports, the need for emergency programs and paradigmatic partnerships with countries of the Global South.
By Lukas Knigge
The authority has presented the new guidelines for climate and energy subsidies. For Germany, this means that several sectors can no longer be exempted from the EEG surcharge. Nevertheless, the industry is relieved.
By Till Hoppe
After the climate conference in Glasgow, the Global South is in danger of no longer believing the promises of the industrialized countries on climate financing. This trust gap must be closed quickly, demands Susi Dennison of the European Council on Foreign Relations. She outlines ways in which the EU could meaningfully engage in the debate and explains the potential of green technologies.
By Redaktion Table
A contradiction is emerging between two green pet projects. The new government wants to expand solar energy on the one hand and enforce human rights in global supply chains on the other. But the solar supply chain is dominated by China. And forced labor appears to be occurring in Xinjiang in the production of the raw material for solar panels. Trade sanctions will hardly solve the problem.
By Nico Beckert
