Tag: Climate crisis
That’s what Eon boss Birnbaum says about the energy transition
Berlin The CEO of the energy group Eon, Leonhard Birnbaum, warns of bottlenecks in the German power grids. “I fear that we will lag behind the expansion of renewables in…
RWE boss Krebber: Fear of creeping deindustrialization
RWE boss Markus Krebber “We have to reckon with the fact that it will take longer for prices to normalize,” says the manager. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Berlin RWE…
Record values for greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in 2021
Coal-fired power plant in New Florence, Pennsylvania Comparatively high natural gas prices would have led to an increase in coal-fired power generation by 17 percent. (Photo: AP) Washington According to…
EU Commission wants to classify gas and nuclear power as green under certain conditions
Economics and Climate Minister Robert Habeck The proposals of the EU Commission would water down the good label for sustainability, argues Habeck. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) Brussels The EU…
Chancellor Scholz calls for cohesion against Corona – and promotes renewal
New year’s address by the Federal Chancellor The Chancellor called on critics of the Corona measures, who have become very radicalized, to be respectful to one another. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
What the failure and success of the climate conference depend on
Berlin, Glasgow Boris Johnson may be the host, but Tina Stege is the face of the UN Climate Change Conference. The climate ambassador of the Marshall Islands warns, encourages and…
We finally have to do more to combat climate change
Polar bear on an ice floe Climate change has been ignored for too long. (Photo: DigitalVision / Getty Images) Dusseldorf Everyone seems to agree that the climate crisis is the…
Two new crises for Joe Biden – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
when Joe Biden landed back in the USA last night back from the climate summit in Glasgow, the situation for the US president had changed drastically. Eleven months after taking…
The European Battery Bubble – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
With the prospect of a triumphant advance in electromobility, a furious boom in battery factories is developing in Europe. CATL, Samsung and LG Chem from Asia are already manufacturing in…
Green Revolution in Business: The Editor-in-Chief’s Weekly Review
Good morning dear readers, Unfortunately, we have to start this weekend thoughtfully: The climate summit in Glasgow begins on Sunday. Once again the world community is meeting to talk about…
Debate on nuclear power – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The nuclear debate of the 1980s was also a sticker war. The smiling sun with the slogan “Nuclear power? No thank you”. Sedans from the Opel Rekord upwards countered with:…
McKinsey & Bob Sternfels: Climate uprising at McKinsey
McKinsey boss Bob Sternfels The manager was elected as the new CEO by the 650 Senior Partners in March of this year. (Photo: McKinsey) new York Bob Sternfels has only…
Dispute over Climate Chancellor Scholz – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
we go into the week leading up to the world climate conference, which begins next Sunday in Glasgow. A wealth of statements on this will be read, heard and seen.…
Employer president brings coal power into discussion beyond 2038
Rainer Dulger Dulger is considering getting out of coal later than 2038. (Photo: dpa) eat In the opinion of employers, the future federal government must quickly present an energy concept…
The blonde revolution against Facebook – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
the world now knows the face of Frances Haugen. A woman who now reported to the US Senate about her experiences in the data company Facebook, a power of monopoly…
Environmental aid is also suing Wintershall Dea
Wintershall Dea The group is sued by Deutsche Umwelthilfe. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Deutsche Umwelthilfe has now also filed a “climate action” against the oil and gas company Wintershall Dea after…
LDP elects a new head of government
Tokyo He is the new strong man in Japan. Fumio Kishida is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister next Monday and will succeed Yoshihide Suga. The 64-year-old prevailed…
German money managers according to DWS: latecomers in green investments
Flashing wind turbines Sustainable investments are booming in the financial sector, but they are also increasingly coming under criticism. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Sustainable investing is a hot topic. And not…
Eleven points for Germany’s future – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Whoever wins the Bundestag election on Sunday, he or she needs a little “Gerhard Schröder reloaded”. One “Agenda 2030”, as currently required by employers. An emergency program against over-bureaucratization, under-digitization,…
Large German companies are committed to the 1.5 degree path
Steel production at Thyssen-Krupp in Duisburg The companies are pushing for an internationally coordinated climate policy. (Photo: AP) Berlin On the occasion of the United Nations (UN) Climate Week in…