Tag: Emissions
This is planned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Construction
Discarded radiators Numerous houses and apartments in Germany are still not up to date when it comes to saving energy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The building sector is one of the…
This is planned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Construction
Berlin The building sector is one of the major CO2 emitters in Germany. The heating of buildings and the provision of hot water alone are responsible for around 40 percent…
Where future opportunities lie for energy companies
Dusseldorf Sustainable energy supply is rapidly gaining importance for European companies. The market for energy solutions is expected to quadruple by 2035. This is the result of a previously unpublished…
Where future opportunities lie for energy companies
Dusseldorf Sustainable energy supply is rapidly gaining importance for European companies. The market for energy solutions is expected to quadruple by 2035. This is the result of a previously unpublished…
Climate protection: Dispute over emissions trading escalates
Brussels In the dispute over the most important climate protection law in the EU, the tone is becoming increasingly toxic, especially among German MPs. The responsible rapporteur for the European…
The most important climate protection law for emissions trading fails in the EU Parliament
Industrial company in Wismar In emissions trading, parts of industry or electricity producers have to pay for the emission of gases that are harmful to the climate. (Photo: dpa) Brussels…
Stellantis Fined $300 Million For Emissions Scandal
Stellantis, the umbrella company of giant brands such as Fiat, Opel, Peugeot, and Citroen, admitted that it deliberately used ‘misleading software’ in diesel emission tests in the USA. The company…
Stellantis to pay $300 million after emissions scandal
It is the umbrella company of the giant automobile brands Citroën, DS, Fiat and Peugeot. Stellantis, diesel emission scandal shaking with. After an investigation by the US Department of Justice,…
Industry and the energy sector are at odds over emissions trading
Steam cloud from the Staudinger coal-fired power plant The energy industry sees emissions trading endangered by the reform plans. (Photo: dpa) Berlin From the point of view of the industry,…
The EU Commission wants to plunder emissions trading
Markus Krebber and Felix Matthes Felix Matthes (right) is a German environmental economist. Together with RWE board member Markus Krebber, they assess European emissions trading. (Photo: Caro/Oberhaeuser) There are not…
BMW takes a giant step towards zero emissions!
in the automotive industry zero emissions It takes more than electric cars to reach its goal. progressive period vehicles with internal combustion engines Companies aiming to stop production are also…
New CO2 tax on petrol could fail
Brussels The new CO2 emissions trading for buildings and transport could fail due to the currently high energy prices. The proposal is currently being discussed by the European Parliament. Emissions…
Car manufacturer wants to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Munich It was a signal of departure. A few days before he officially took office as CEO of Mercedes-Benz almost three years ago, Ola Källenius announced that he wanted to…
The CO2 has to get out of the air – but how?
Forest in Bavaria Trees naturally absorb CO2 from the air. But afforestation also has its limits. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even the most ambitious savings program for greenhouse gas emissions could…
Electric car emissions will fall 10 percent by 2030
A new study conducted in the UK examined emissions from electric cars. According to research, life cycle emissions of electric vehicles It is unlikely that it will fall until at…
SAP and BCG make CO2 emissions calculable
Lignite power plant and wind turbines Complex supply chains make it difficult for companies to measure their emissions. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Sustainability, measured by CO2 emissions, is becoming a key…
Large dependence on oil, gas and coal
Renewable energy Electricity generation from renewable energies fell by seven percent, mainly due to poor wind conditions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin While the federal government wants to launch a new relief…
China postpones a central climate target
Coal loading in Shenyang Beijing A huge, brown-black crater opens up. Somewhere on its edge, far in the distance, there are dozens of high-rise buildings – in the face of…
The CO2 price is scratching the 100 euro mark
Berlin For months, the price for CO2 certificates in the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) has only known one direction: it is rising. This week it even scratched the EUR…
Companies Will Not Keep Their Carbon Emissions Promises
The Climate Corporate Responsibility Monitor report released today revealed that 25 giant companies, which are among the largest companies in the world, will not keep their carbon emission promises. The…