Tag: CO2
Is your home fit for the energy transition?
The federal government wants Germany to be climate-neutral by 2045. In order for this ambitious goal to be achieved, property owners should also help to save energy. After all, according…
Can private investors earn money with CO2 certificates?
Dusseldorf If industrial companies in Europe emit CO2, then they have to buy pollution rights for it – through CO2 certificates. These are issued via the European Emission Trading System…
Big plans for timber construction
wood hybrid construction Wood plays a major role in the construction of the headquarters of the Bavarian Supply Chamber. (Photo: Rendeffect GmbH) Dusseldorf, Munich In March 2023, the British architect…
The US government wants to reduce CO2 emissions from power plants to zero by 2035
Coal fired power plant in Georgia US power plants account for a quarter of total greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo: AP) Washington The US government wants to significantly reduce climate-damaging greenhouse…
Yield and climate protection? Dubious promises from a fintech
CO2 emissions If companies emit CO2 emissions, they need emission rights to do so. (Photo: IMAGO/Rupert Oberhäuser) Dusseldorf Achieve returns and protect the climate: This is what the British fintech…
With these innovations, companies can save energy and CO2
Festo algae factory In the process, a large amount of carbon dioxide CO2 is bound and algae oil is produced. The oil can be used for cosmetics, food or fertilizers,…
European Parliament decides on significant CO2 reduction in industry
Session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg Negotiations on the reform lasted almost two years. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Until the very end, the responsible MPs were not sure whether they…
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…
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…
Will we soon be storing CO2 underground in Germany?
Dusseldorf When it comes to the energy transition, the majority of Germans officially want more renewable energies – but just not in their own neighborhood. Opencast coal mining is not…
Climate protection: How buildings store CO2
Construction site If straw is used as a building material, it is no longer waste and, like wood, binds CO2 in the long term. (Photo: dpa) Buildings are commonly seen…
The climate attitude of the employer is important for 81 percent of young Germans
Fridays for Future protests Almost half of the people in Germany would support limiting the amount of meat and dairy products that are available for sale. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Dusseldorf The…
US energy industry discusses hydrogen and CO2 storage
DAC facility In Ector County, Texas, Oxy is building the world’s largest DAC plant together with the Canadian start-up Carbon Engineering in the joint venture “1Point Five”. (Photo: Oxy) new…
Wintershall wants to transport German CO2 away with Fluxys
CO2 storage In Denmark, Wintershall is driving the “Greensand” project with the British chemical group Ineos. (Photo: Wintershall Dea/Sören Weper) Dusseldorf The gas company Wintershall Dea and the Belgian transmission…
Global CO2 emissions rise to a record high
Black Pump coal-fired power plant Global CO2 emissions from coal increased in 2022. (Photo: IMAGO/mhphoto) Paris The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for more speed in the energy transition…
Great Britain wants to store CO2 from new coal mine underground
London, Dusseldorf The announcement came at an unusual time: in mid-2022 – in a year that brought record heat and drought even to the British Isles – the British government…
Great Britain wants to store CO2 from new coal mine underground
London, Dusseldorf The announcement came at an unusual time: in mid-2022 – in a year that brought record heat and drought even to the British Isles – the British government…
According to the report, the EU wants to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks and buses by 90 percent
Truck under toll bridge Previously, it had been planned that CO2 emissions from trucks and buses would fall by 30 percent by 2030. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the EU…
Why Germany’s autobahns are a special case
Dusseldorf Racing driver Sebastian Vettel wants it, the Tote-Hosen singer Campino wants it, and the police union in North Rhine-Westphalia wants it too – we’re talking about the speed limit…
Germany cannot outsource everything
Demonstration against natural gas production method fracking There is immense resistance to almost everything in Germany. Not only against fossil energies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Fracking gas from the USA, nuclear…