TAG: Industry

Germany plans partial reform of its debt brake, Lindner says

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced plans to reform the country's debt rules to allo...

8 months ago

Germany’s budget crisis: No clear way forward after coalition misses deadline

BERLIN — The German government missed a self-imposed deadline for reaching a 2024 budget deal Wednes...

8 months ago

The UK’s great disappearing energy summit

LONDON — It was billed as the summit that would “rewire the global energy system” — a chance for Bre...

8 months ago

The EU got its first climate report card. It’s not good

Now’s not the time for Green Deal fatigue. In fact, Europe must accelerate its efforts. That’s the b...

8 months ago

John Kerry’s America First climate legacy

MAGA may really hate John Kerry, but under his leadership U.S. climate diplomacy has stuck to its Am...

8 months ago

UK Labour’s secret love: The oil and gas industry

LONDON — It was an unlikely stage for a political love-in.Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer and Ed Mi...

8 months ago

Europe is spending millions to trap carbon. Where will it go?

Tomaž Vuk has the carbon. Now he just needs somewhere to send it. Since 2020, Vuk, who sits on the b...

8 months ago

EU warms up for fight over economic security

BRUSSELS — With an economic boxing match between China and the U.S. in full swing, the EU is getting...

8 months ago

Red Sea attacks strain Europe’s supply chains

Cargo shipments between Asia and Europe are being disrupted by continued attacks on vessels in the R...

8 months ago

EU conservatives are fueling far right with Green Deal crusade, Spain’s deputy PM warns

Europe’s center-right leaders assailing green policies are only feeding the rise of a Trump-style po...

8 months ago

Czech industry minister vies to become EU’s next energy chief

Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Síkela, who played a key role in coordinating Europe’s respo...

8 months ago

Russian bombs failed to destroy Ukraine’s energy grid. Corruption could break its own

When Vladimir Putin landed in Khabarovsk on his tour of Russia’s Far East last week, he was given a...

8 months ago

EU mulls ‘Industrial’ twin for Green Deal as election pressure bites

BRUSSELS — Move over Green Deal, there’s a new buzzword in town — and just in time for the EU electi...

8 months ago

Ursula’s empty green Davos promise

Almost a year ago to the day, Ursula von der Leyen traveled to the snowy environs of Davos to make a...

8 months ago