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Keir Starmer’s worst nightmare? Becoming Margaret Thatcher.
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Macron meets Xi: Two emperors on the edge of two wars
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Fossil fuel giant Norway pitches itself as Europe’s ideal green partner
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Industry bosses to EU: Help us level up in the global green tech race
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Scholz wants Xi to stop Russia’s war. Xi wants Europe to stop trade war.
EU pushes to curb China’s green tech market lead
Brussels’ new probe into Chinese wind turbines comes as Beijing grabs dominance over global market for solar panels.
Claire Coutinho: The UK’s chancellor-in-the-wings?
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho is charged with steering the U.K. to net zero — and may yet land a big promotion from her ally the prime minister.
EU boasts easier repairs for everyday gadgets — but there’s a catch
The long-awaited new legislation leaves out most kitchen and bathroom appliances.
UK Labour’s secret love: The oil and gas industry
After years of talking up their green credentials, the UK opposition is love-bombing fossil fuel bosses. But will the industry love them back?
Belgian PM faces high-wire act in China as EU, Taiwan fears intrude
Alexander De Croo will seek to balance national and EU interests during his trip to Beijing — amid strained trade ties and tensions around Taiwan’s presidential election.
2023 in review: 2 steps forward, 1 step back for sustainability
From a crackdown on greenwashing to Green Deal drama, POLITICO takes you through the biggest moments of the year.
EU’s green funds are under the guillotine
A massive investment plan designed to help fight climate change is at risk of being beheaded.
China’s EV overcapacity will get worse, von der Leyen warns
European Commission chief also sheds light on Taiwan shortly before EU-China summit in Beijing.
Billionaire UK investor hits out as Sunak backs ‘failed’ carbon capture
Andrew Forrest accuses government of ‘putting Britain’s hopes [on] failed technology.’
6 things that threaten Europe, according to … the EU
Commission unveiled its annual strategic foresight report, setting out its focus for the coming years.
Biden’s hydrogen bombshell leaves Europe in the dust
The EU is investing billions into becoming a green energy superpower. But Washington’s Inflation Reduction Act means it’s the US reaping the rewards.
UK’s own climate adviser brands government ‘hypocrites’ over North Sea oil and gas
John Gummer tells POLITICO the UK is ‘failing fundamentally’ to delivery its emissions targets.
The EU wants to build tomorrow’s technologies. Will countries pay for it?
Brussels will soon unveil a scheme to help European manufacturers. But with countries’ finances already stretched, finding additional cash will be hard.
Sweden’s half-term trade report card — it’s an A for effort
But Stockholm gets a C for delivery, with deals slow in coming.
Macron’s nuclear power plan hits trouble
In a POLITICO interview, Luxembourg’s leader Xavier Bettel slams French push to include nuclear energy in EU’s green tech plan.
Don’t burn coal, burn your ideals! Europe’s plan to rival Chinese industry
Brussels is ditching its free-market beliefs to compete with China and the US in a clean energy arms race.
EU and India launch Trade and Technology Council
Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis will chair the talks for EU side.
Macron, Rutte agree to disagree on European response to US subsidies
The two leaders don’t see eye to eye on how the bloc should hit back at US Inflation Reduction Act.
‘Like Marx on steroids:’ EU governments slam subsidy plan
EU countries are coming out against a Brussels blueprint to expand state aid for industry to counter soaring energy prices and US competition.
Why battery parts are key to stopping a transatlantic trade war
Negotiators are searching for a deal on electric vehicle batteries to defuse the dispute over Joe Biden’s $369 billion green tech subsidy splurge.
Von der Leyen’s Davos tightrope: Calm Europe, reframe US spat
The EU chief argued Europe and the US should team up against China to secure a climate friendly future.
In the hydrogen battlefield, Europe tries to stay ahead of China
Terrified Beijing may come to dominate yet another clean tech market, the EU aims to impose regulations — and is looking to Japan for help.