Stock Photo - 30 November 2023, Hamburg: Andreas Bovenschulte (l-r, SPD), Mayor of Bremen, Roland Harings, CEO of Aurubis AG, Peter Tschentscher (SPD), First Mayor of Hamburg, Stephan Weil (SPD), Minister President of Lower Saxony, Patrick Dahlemann (SPD), Head of the State Chancellery of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Dirk Schrödter (CDU), Head of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein, walk to the energy convention as part of the Northern Germany Conference (KND) on the premises of copper manufacturer Aurubis AG. The heads of government of the northern states met to discuss energy policy. They also spoke with representatives of the chambers of industry and commerce and business associations as well as the northern German trade unions. Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa. - Hamburg/Hamburg/Germany