Safeguarding International Climate Protection Against the Trump Agenda
International climate protection is in trouble. A second Trump presidency will derail US climate leadership, leading to a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and reducing international climate finance. Therefore, the EU and Germany must step up, leading by expanding green tech development and strengthening partnerships with key global players. In the US, local and non-state actors could still drive progress, offering a path forward for climate action despite federal setbacks.
Reverse Dependency: Making Europe’s Digital Technological Strengths Indispensable to China
The G7’s Geoeconomic Future
Macron’s Battle for his European Legacy
Emmanuel Macron’s second Sorbonne speech showed that the French leader wants to shape a European legacy that will outlast his presidency. In doing so, he also highlighted the major fault lines in the Franco-German relationship.
From Beijing to Kyiv
With his second visit to Beijing to see Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set himself up for a failure. In contrast, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, when visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky three days later, had a firmer grasp of realities.
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COP29: Results, Impressions, and Recommendations
In the wake of COP29 – the 29th Conference of the Parties of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22 – our panel looks at the results, impressions, and recommendations that our panelists are taking away from this summit.
