Tag: Emissions
EU emissions directive burdens medium-sized companies
Foundry in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania The industry associations fear EU rules that are too strict for companies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Small and medium-sized industrial companies are criticizing the EU Commission’s plans…
Stricter EU emissions regulations are in danger of failing
Traffic in Dortmund Eight EU countries are opposed to new emissions standards. (Photo: Imago) Dusseldorf, Brussels The EU Commission’s efforts to tighten emissions standards for cars threaten to fail due…
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…
Düsseldorf Airport is not expanding its capacity
Eurowings jets at Dusseldorf Airport The airport operator is no longer demanding a new upper limit for the number of flights. Instead, he wants to distribute traffic more optimally. (Photo:…
The climate crisis threatens Asia’s economic rise
Bangkok The sun burns on the skin, breathing is difficult: Due to the extreme heat, Thailand’s authorities have asked the population in the past few days not to go outside…
Venture capitalists around the world are developing emissions standards
Battery start-up custom cells The start-up develops and produces high-performance battery cells for air taxis and electric aircraft. (Photo: obs) Berlin Investing is about returns. Dozens of venture capitalists in…
Solana Starts Publishing Carbon Emissions Data
Solana Foundation, the main developer of Solana, one of the leading smart contract projects, has launched a new tracking application to measure carbon emissions on the network. Solana, who made…
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…
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…
The 1.5 degree target could be exceeded by 2040
lignite power plant Greenhouse gas emissions are increasing worldwide, partly due to the use of coal for energy production. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Not brave enough, not fast enough, not deep…
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…
Germany and Europe are threatened with a long period of weak growth
container port There is some evidence that inflation rates will fall in the coming months. (Photo: IMAGO/Rupert Oberhäuser) The OECD forecasts are not promising. For the period from 2020 to…
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…
Too few German students belong to the top group in math
Weak at math Germany’s students are not internationally competitive in mathematics. That could affect the ability to innovate, says Daniel Stelter. (Photo: dpa) German sociologist and publicist Gunnar Heinsohn died…
Eco-capitalism is the solution to saving the climate
“Many of the achievements of capitalism are so beneficial that no one would want to be without them. Material wealth has immaterial consequences. Not only has life expectancy doubled, but…
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…
Auto industry calls for a rebellion against the Euro 7 emissions standard
Dusseldorf, Berlin, Vienna For Michael Brecht, the new guidelines that the EU wants to set for CO2 emissions from trucks are downright absurd. If it were up to Brussels, according…
EU Commission prepares ban for 2040
Brussels In Europe, trucks and buses should no longer contribute to climate change with their emissions. The EU Commission intends to present a legislative proposal in the middle of the…
Criticism of private jets puts entrepreneurs in trouble
A Gulfstream G450 aircraft is parked in Stuttgart Environmental groups and climate activists criticize the sharp increase in the use of private jets because of the emissions. (Photo: imago images/CHROMORANGE)…
Private jet traffic at a record level: does it have to be?
Good morning, dear readers, thanks to high energy prices, the big oil and gas companies are posting record profits. The US companies Exxon Mobil and Chevron alone earned 91.1 billion…