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The EU Commission's new climate strategy aims to make the EU 'climate neutral' by 2050, mainly by replacing oil, coal and gas with eco-friendly energy sources. In the run-up to the climate summit in Katowice some media are pushing for the EU and its member states to go even further, while others pin their hopes on future generations.

After the birth of the world's first genetically edited babies criticism of Chinese scientist He Jiankui continues. Europe's media fear unpredictable medical risks and warn of a future in which the genetic makeup of a child depends on its parents' incomes.

Ukrainian President Viktor Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump have called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to mediate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the Kerch Strait. Some commentators argue that Merkel bears some of the blame for the escalation of the conflict. Others are more disappointed by the US president's conduct on the issue.

A few days before the UN climate conference in the southern Polish city of Katowice the EU Commission has presented its climate strategy for the coming decades. Its main goal is to make the EU 'climate neutral' by 2050 - which will mainly entail replacing oil, coal and gas with eco-friendly energy sources. Undoubtedly a noble goal, but how to achieve it in practice? commentators ask.