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KTF: Less Additional Funding? + No Grace Period for Climate Minister Schneider + Wildfires Threaten Europe's Cities

2 weeks ago | table.media | Lisa Kuner |Michael Bröcker |Kai Schöneberg |Malte Kreutzfeldt

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Greenpeace verdict: How SLAPP lawsuits jeopardize climate action

2 months ago | table.media | Alexandra Endres |Lisa Kuner |Marcel Grzanna

Home|Greenpeace verdict: How SLAPP lawsuits jeopardize climate action|The ruling against Greenpeace in the United States is representative of a trend: Fossil fuel companies are using so-called SLAPP lawsuits to silence people and organizations committed to climate change mitigation. Anti-slapp rules such as those of the EU could help. Find out more in Table.Briefings.
Feature: Aktuelle News & Analysen

2 months ago | table.media | Malte Kreutzfeldt |Bernhard Poetter |Alexandra Endres |Lisa Kuner
German coalition papers on climate: Much criticism and many open questions

2 months ago | table.media | Till Hoppe |Lisa Kuner |Manuel Changming Liu

To achieve the German and European climate targets, regulations actually need to be tightened. However, the coalition papers from the ongoing government talks contain a number of announcements to soften climate action measures. Find out more in Table.Briefings. At least the target remains unchanged: "We stand by the German and European climate targets" is the first sentence in the outcome paper of the German coalition working group on climate and energy.
Climate in Numbers: Ice loss in the Arctic

Feb 20, 2025 | table.media | Bernhard Poetter |Lisa Kuner

The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk this winter to the third-lowest level since records began. Find out more in Table.Briefings. While Europeans are shivering in unusually sub-zero temperatures, January was the warmest on record worldwide. The north polar regions, in particular, feel the effects. Temperatures there are up to six degrees above the long-term average.
Ukraine war: China supports talks between the US and Russia

Feb 13, 2025 | table.media | János Allenbach-Ammann |Angela Köckritz |Lisa Kuner

The Chinese Foreign Ministry welcomes closer communication between Russia and the USA. US President Trump had previously proposed direct talks with Russia in the Ukraine war. Find out more in Table.Briefings. The Chinese government has expressed its support for closer exchange between the USA and Russia. China is pleased that the countries are strengthening their communication on a range of international issues, said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson in Beijing.
Renewables: Agora proposes new remuneration system

Feb 13, 2025 | table.media | Lisa Kuner |Malte Kreutzfeldt

Germany's subsidy system for wind and solar power plants needs to be reformed – to comply with EU regulations and to improve the coordination of generation and consumption. Agora Energiewende has now presented a proposal that focuses on Contracts for Difference. Find out more in Table.Briefings. The next German government must quickly develop a concept for funding wind and solar power plants.
Competition: This compass should show the EU the way forward

Feb 10, 2025 | table.media | Lisa Kuner |Malte Kreutzfeldt

The EU of the future should be competitive, green and innovative. The EU's new Competitiveness Compass shows the way forward. The EU also uses it to position itself against China. Find out more in Table.Briefings. SolarWorld, Volkswagen, Nokia: These are only a few of the names of European companies that have lost the race against Chinese corporations in recent years or have fallen far behind.
Bavaria: Climate activist not allowed to start her traineeship

Jan 28, 2025 | table.media | Lisa Kuner |Alexandra Endres |Nico Beckert

28-year-old Lisa Poettinger is not admitted to her traineeship because of her anti-capitalist commitment to the climate. Read the details at Table.Briefings. Climate activist Lisa Poettinger is not allowed to start her traineeship at a Bavarian school – apparently because of her activism.
Protests in Slovakia: Fico comes under increasing pressure

Jan 27, 2025 | table.media | Alexandra Endres |Lisa Kuner |Bernhard Poetter

The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, has lost his majority in parliament and is facing mass protests from the population. Not everyone in the country likes his closeness to Russia's ruler Vladimir Putin. Around 100,000 people in 30 cities demonstrated against the course of the Slovakian government under Prime Minister Robert Fico at the weekend. 60,000 people gathered in the capital Bratislava alone.