China has increased its gas imports more than anticipated. Despite sky-high prices, the country has to keep buying. Winter is approaching, and gas and coal are in short supply. Well over half of gas imports are now liquid gas – which China purchases mainly from geopolitical rivals.
By Christiane Kuehl
The last time France held the EU presidency was in 2008 – then still under Nicolas Sarkozy. From January 1st it will be that time again. Now Emmanuel Macron has presented his visions for the coming six months. A time of crisis, as he himself says. A crisis of uncertainty due to Covid-19 and migration problems.
By Redaktion Table
Online platforms like Uber and Deliveroo are booming, their revenues have increased fivefold in recent years. For many employees, however, little of this comes through: They struggle with precarious working conditions and a lack of transparency from algorithms that evaluate their performance. The European Commission yesterday presented a law aimed at remedying the situation.
By Jasmin Kohl
The poor energy efficiency of the building stock makes the sector the biggest energy consumer in the EU. This not only creates energy poverty in many regions. The sector is also responsible for around a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. With the revision of the Buildings Directive, the EU wants to address the problems, but for many the requirements go too far.
By Timo Landenberger
In Germany, filing for bankruptcy would be unavoidable by now at the latest: Around the globe, Evergrande's creditors are waiting in vain for their money. Behind the scenes, the government is preparing to restructure the group.
By Redaktion Table
In the unprecedented trade dispute between EU member Lithuania and China, Beijing is now trying to put pressure on companies from other EU states. The EU wants to mediate, but according to media reports, an attempt at talks with the Chinese customs authority has been turned down. Will a WTO complaint now be filed?
By Amelie Richter
We have broken down for you the leadership level of the houses of the new German government that are particularly relevant for the Green Deal and digitization in Europe, as well as for German European policy.
By Redaktion Table
Since the beginning of November, CO2 prices in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) have been rising rapidly. This week, the price per ton of CO2 exceeded €80 for the first time and is now almost at €90. It is the anticipated increase due to consistent climate policy, but not everyone is happy about it.
By Lukas Knigge
With the new government comes significant restructuring in digital policy. Old ideas will be shelved and it remains to be seen whether the new ones will take hold. The new distribution of responsibilities will also affect some European projects.
By Falk Steiner
To achieve the pledged contribution to the climate target, China's industries would have to rapidly reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases. However, the Five-Year Climate Plan for the sector that has now been presented does not utilize its full capacity. Are the planners already preparing to overachieve in the socialist tradition?
By Nico Beckert
