Tag: Climate policy
G7 are not completely abandoning coal and gas
Sapporo The environment and energy ministers of the G7 countries want to speed up climate and environmental protection. At their meeting in the Japanese metropolis of Sapporo on Sunday, the…
Myth of renunciation – Why we must not forego growth for climate protection
Keywords like “degrowth”, “post-growth”, “post-Promethean technology” or “long-termism”: They all address concepts that aim to save the world from climate change with less economic growth and less traditional industry. Sometimes…
Rejected: climate protection referendum in Berlin failed
Good morning, dear readers, If only the political commitments and promises of the changing city governments were to be followed, then Berlin would long since have “affordable housing for everyone”,…
This is how the Federal Foreign Office wants to transform it
She was surprised, says the 42-year-old, what the expression “feminist” was for a “trigger word”. What the guidelines aim for should be a matter of course in the 21st century:…
Climate protection ranking: Germany is slipping
Berlin Along with Denmark and Sweden, Chile and Morocco are the countries that can count themselves among the pioneers in climate protection thanks to the rapid expansion of renewable energies.…
Climate protection ranking: Germany is slipping
Berlin Along with Denmark and Sweden, Chile and Morocco are the countries that can count themselves among the pioneers in climate protection thanks to the rapid expansion of renewable energies.…
Climate protection ranking: Germany is slipping
Berlin Anyone looking for climate protection pioneers usually thinks first of the Scandinavian countries. Denmark, Sweden and Norway rely heavily on renewable energies and have been among the pioneers in…
Habeck is considering climate tax for new cars
Economics Minister Robert Habeck The Economics Minister is probably considering that equal-ranking e-cars should become cheaper than the respective combustion engines. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck…
Biden’s disappointing carbon footprint
new York At the weekend, Joe Biden had hinted at his plan in secrecy. He will use all “executive” options to prevent his climate policy from failing. Now it becomes…
Biden’s disappointing carbon footprint
new York At the weekend, Joe Biden had hinted at his plan in secrecy. He will use all “executive” options to prevent his climate policy from failing. Now it becomes…
Excess tax is not a good idea
coalition The traffic light partners now have to prove that they have more in common than the mere will to power. (Photo: imago images/image enclosure) A new phase of cooperation…
Heil’s suggestion is a misnomer
climate money Hubertus Heil’s proposal is intended to cushion the rising CO2 price and create incentives to save energy. But he is controversial. (Photo: dpa) Hubertus Heil was once a…
Nancy Faeser raises awareness for the catastrophes of the turning point
maybe the queues at the supermarket checkouts are a little longer today and the shelves with toilet paper, pasta and fish cans are emptied faster. If so, then it would…
Annalena Baerbock’s mistake for climate policy
New State Secretary and Foreign Minister Jennifer Morgan (left) moves to the Federal Foreign Office. Annalena Baerbock appointed her special representative for international climate policy. (Photo: Getty Images) The outcry…
Climate agreements could cost around 40 billion euros
Thyssen Krupp employees The raw materials industry must be reorganized to protect the climate. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a study, the planned climate agreements for the restructuring of the…
How Economics Minister Habeck wants to promote the energy transition
Economics and Climate Minister Robert Habeck The Green politician wants to put up steam in the fight against climate change. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) Economic and Climate Protection Minister…
Which EU countries want to classify gas and nuclear power as sustainable?
Brussels People in Brussels know very well that this is a sensitive political project. On New Year’s Eve 2021, two hours before the new year began, the EU Commission sent…
Directive on the overall efficiency of buildings: What the EU Commission is planning
Brussels, Berlin You are one of the greatest culprits in the climate, but also an area with considerable potential for social divide: buildings. There are up to 240 million properties…
How the EU Commission wants to get rid of CO2
Brussels Politicians know very well: The climate cannot be protected by reducing CO2 alone, but humanity must purposefully remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. For example, the EU is…
The challenges for the first female foreign minister
“You can rely on Germany,” promised the 40-year-old, who is younger than all of her predecessors, in her inaugural address. The EU continues to be “the linchpin” for Germany.Her first…