Tag: Climate protection
The economics minister’s crisis becomes a crisis for the Greens
Robert Habeck According to an Infratest survey, not even a third of the population is satisfied with the work of the Federal Minister of Economics. This is the worst value…
More than 170,000 vacancies: shortage of engineers is getting worse
engineers The German Economic Institute (IW), which compiles the Engineer Monitor together with the VDI, assumes an annual requirement of 130,500 engineers. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin The shortage of engineers…
No children for the climate? Why women think this is wrong
Berlin It is a far-reaching decision that more and more young people are making and making public: Because of the climate crisis, they do not want to have their own…
Green leader Nouripour sees mistakes in his party in the heating exchange dispute
Omid Nouripour “But the discussions are sometimes too shrill.” (Photo: Photothek/Getty Images) Berlin According to Green Party leader Omid Nouripour, the great outrage at the traffic light coalition’s heating plans…
Green boss Nouripour angry at traffic light partner: “That’s bad style”
Omid Nouripour “But the discussions are sometimes too shrill.” (Photo: Photothek/Getty Images) Berlin According to Green Party leader Omid Nouripour, the great outrage at the traffic light coalition’s heating plans…
Why Asia leads in heat pumps
Production by Daikin With heat pumps, the world market leader from Japan benefits from a completely different development history of heating culture. (Photo: Bloomberg) Tokyo Germany needs heat pumps for…
Green technologies CDU and start-ups: need to speak on the subject of climate protection
Friedrich Merz The CDU boss invites you to the “Future Congress” for climate-friendly technologies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The question of how to deal with the climate crisis without simultaneously stalling…
What the Viessmann deal means for consumers
Viessmann heating Sales at Viessmann also include the classic business with gas heating systems. (Photo: IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber) Brussels, Berlin The growing heat pump market is attracting new players. The…
EU prescribes e-fuels in aviation
An Air France aircraft is refueled with SAF in Nice From 2025, aircraft at European airports will have to be refueled with more sustainable fuels. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels In the…
This is how the compulsion to have a climate-neutral economy works
Brussels Not only climate protectors are big fans of European emissions trading. Economists in particular are still delighted that the EU created this system almost 20 years ago – and…
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…
What the end of nuclear power plants means for Germany
nuclear power plant On April 15, Germany finally says goodbye to nuclear power. While many other EU countries continue to rely on nuclear power, Germany will shut down its last…
How the polluter cement should become climate-neutral
Dusseldorf Climate experts call it “the gray danger”: Concrete is one of the worst climate sinners. Almost eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to the…
Politicians must expect more from the economy
Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens), Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) at the opening of the LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven (Photo: Bloomberg) Anyone in Germany…
How secure is Germany’s power supply without nuclear power plants?
Dusseldorf On April 15, the last three German nuclear power plants go offline. Then, after around sixty years, nuclear power generation in Germany will finally end. The topic will move…
Why it is wrong to phase out nuclear power now
nuclear power plant On April 15, Germany finally says goodbye to nuclear power. While many other EU countries continue to rely on nuclear power, Germany will shut down its last…
How Chancellor Scholz and the Green Party clashed
Chancellor Scholz, Deputy Habeck The rift between the SPD and the Greens in the coalition committee has a history. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Dusk is slowly falling over the banquet hall…
How Chancellor Scholz and the Green Party clashed
Chancellor Scholz, Deputy Habeck The rift between the SPD and the Greens in the coalition committee has a history. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Dusk is slowly falling over the banquet hall…
Defeat for the Greens, triumph for the Liberals?
Berlin The day after the coalition committee, the leaders of the Greens are doing their utmost to recapture the party’s dissatisfaction with the decisions. “Don’t let yourself be unsettled,” tweeted…
Traffic light is struggling – the coalition cannot agree on climate protection
Berlin The top representatives of the SPD, Greens and FDP negotiated in the Chancellery for around 31 hours, spread over three days. The result is a 16-page paper entitled “Modernization…