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Climate Stasis German Failure on the Road to a Renewable Future

In 2011, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the country was turning away from nuclear energy in favor of a renewable future. Since then, however, progress has been limited. Berlin has wasted billions of euros and resistance is mounting. Von Frank Dohmen, Alexander Jung, Stefan Schultz und Gerald Traufetter

German Failure on the Road to a Renewable Future - Paul Langrock/ Zenit/ Laif

EU Commissioner 'People Now Realize What Climate Change Means'

The European system of carbon trading has practically collapsed as politicians prioritize the economy over the environment. EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard discusses renewed efforts and why the issue remains so critical.

'People Now Realize What Climate Change Means' - Frederik Wolf/ dpa

Failed Emissions Trading Reform 'The End of a European Climate Policy'

Europe's once celebrated cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions has languished. The economic crisis has caused the price of emissions licenses to plummet, and a recent remedy to the problem has been rejected by EU lawmakers. Climate policy expert Felix Matthes tells SPIEGEL ONLINE that an opportunity has been squandered.

'The End of a European Climate Policy' - Patrick Pleul/ picture alliance / dpa

CO2 Emissions Can Europe Save Its Cap-and-Trade System?

Europe's cap-and-trade system for reducing the release of greenhouse gases is broken, but not everybody wants to fix it. Industry has profited immensely from the plummeting prices of CO2 emissions certificates, and from lax checks on questionable environmental projects undertaken overseas. Von Nils Klawitter

Can Europe Save Its Cap-and-Trade System? - dapd

Airline Trade War? Global Opposition Grows against EU Emissions Law

The rest of the world is furious at the EU's plan to impose emissions fees on airlines flying to Europe. This week, representatives of almost two dozen countries met in Moscow to sign a joint protest. Some say that a trade war may be imminent. Von Aaron Wiener

Global Opposition Grows against EU Emissions Law - Bruno Vincent/ Getty Images for Sky News

Hot Air The EU's Emissions Trading System Isn't Working

Emissions trading, the European Union hoped, would limit the release of harmful greenhouse gases. But it isn't working. The price for emissions certificates has plunged, a development that is actually making coal more attractive than renewable energy. Von Alexander Jung

The EU's Emissions Trading System Isn't Working - DPA

Emissions Scheme Dispute China Bans Airlines from Paying EU Carbon Tax

China said on Monday it was forbidding its airlines from joining a European Union carbon emissions scheme to protect the climate. The companies now face fines or may even be barred from landing at EU airports. The dispute comes as the EU is looking to China to help tackle the euro debt crisis.

China Bans Airlines from Paying EU Carbon Tax - dapd

The World From Berlin The 'EU Must Remain Tough' on Emissions Trading

Europe's highest court has backed an EU emissions trading scheme for the aviation industry, angering leaders and airlines abroad. Experts warn the ruling could spark a trade war. Despite the tensions, German commentators on Thursday encouraged EU officials to stand strong on climate protection.

The 'EU Must Remain Tough' on Emissions Trading - Fredrik Von Erichsen/ dpa

Trade Dispute Looms EU Court Forces US Airlines to Pay for Emissions

US airlines have suffered a defeat in the EU's highest court, which upheld a law on Wednesday that will require airlines to pay for carbon emissions on flights to and from Europe. The new rule goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2012. US officials have warned that the move will have repercussions.

EU Court Forces US Airlines to Pay for Emissions - picture-alliance/ dpa

Emissions in the EU US Vilifies Carbon-Trading Scheme for Airlines

Starting in 2012, airlines with flights to the EU will have to pay for certificates to emit CO2. But the United States has balked at the expensive plan. Their resistance threatens to spark a majar trade dispute.

US Vilifies Carbon-Trading Scheme for Airlines - David McNew/ Getty Images

The Lucrative Business of Polluting Will Trading System Encourage Emissions?

The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism allows companies to continue polluting at home by assisting in emissions reductions abroad. If its critics are right, however, the system is being massively abused and actually discourages reductions that might otherwise be made. Von Nils Klawitter

Will Trading System Encourage Emissions? - Ezra Clark / AP

Dealing in Hot Air The Pitfalls of Europe's New Emissions Trading System

The next stage in the world's CO2 emissions-trading scheme will begin in two years. Everyone agrees that the rulebook is complicated and that the costs for industry will be enormous. But nobody knows if the system will really help the environment -- or merely create a burdensome bureaucracy. Von Alexander Jung

The Pitfalls of Europe's New Emissions Trading System - Patrick Pleul/ picture-alliance/ dpa/dpaweb

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