Tag: Energy policy
Poland wants to outsource coal production to the state
The certificates to compensate for CO2 emissions have become a heavy burden for companies. Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki would like to reduce the financial pressure caused by emission certificates,…
Gas demand cannot be met: Moldova declares a state of emergency
Part of a gas pipeline Moldova sources gas either from Ukraine or Romania. (Photo: Reuters) Chisinau In the midst of a serious gas supply crisis, the Republic of Moldova, which…
Nine points on how Europe can use the crisis as an opportunity
. Power plants in the Netherlands Europe must change its energy policy on many levels if it does not always want to react too late to gas price crises. (Photo:…
Annalena Baerbock provokes the SPD with a statement about Nord Stream 2
“So far, the talks about the formation of a new federal government have been very constructive and based on trust. Annalena Baerbock should also maintain this professionalism, ”said Bernd Westphal,…
Thunberg is wrong – Germany is not a “climate scoundrel”
Wind energy in Germany Since 2000, Germany has set the world’s fastest pace in expanding renewable energies. (Photo: dpa) At the climate strike demonstration in Berlin on September 24, 2021,…
Baerbock against operating permit for Nord Stream 2
Annalena Baerbock According to the report, the Green leader does not want Germany to be blackmailed. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Greens boss Annalena Baerbock has spoken out in favor of initially…
Germany is to blame for Putin’s energy price dictation
Europe column Every week Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
High energy prices endanger the climate change
petrol The majority of cars still have combustion engines and heat their homes with gas or oil. (Photo: REUTERS) Gas prices at record levels, sharply rising electricity costs and increasingly…
The first tube from Nord Stream 2 is apparently filled with gas
Part of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline The finished pipeline is expected to transport 55 billion cubic meters of gas annually (Photo: Reuters) Lubmin According to the operator, the first…
Employer president brings coal power into discussion beyond 2038
Rainer Dulger Dulger is considering getting out of coal later than 2038. (Photo: dpa) eat In the opinion of employers, the future federal government must quickly present an energy concept…
Altmaier calls for the EEG surcharge to be abolished completely as soon as possible
Peter Altmaier The Federal Minister of Economics wants to completely abolish the EEG surcharge. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) Berlin, Düsseldorf Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) has spoken…
Altmaier calls for the EEG surcharge to be abolished completely as soon as possible
Peter Altmaier The Federal Minister of Economics wants to completely abolish the EEG surcharge. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) has spoken out…
How the EU’s policies contributed to the crisis
There were two ways of avoiding the current gas price crisis. Firstly, the European suppliers could have negotiated prices with the supplier Gazprom on a longer-term basis. Second, they could…
Why rising energy prices are becoming a growth risk
Containers on the road The economic research institutes warn of risks to the economic recovery. (Photo: dpa) Berlin While supply bottlenecks should only temporarily dampen the upswing in the German…
The EEG surcharge will apparently decrease significantly in the coming year
Multiple socket outlet The EEG surcharge, with which consumers promote the expansion of renewable energies, is expected to decrease in 2022. (Photo: imago / Jochen Tack) Berlin According to information…
Energy supply: How the gas panic is harming wind power operators
The EU Commission is looking for tools to counter the high gas prices. The examples of France and Spain show how tricky the situation has become for providers of wind…
EU Commission names tools in the fight against high prices and is considering joint gas purchases
Kadri Samson “The Commission is helping Member States take immediate action to mitigate the consequences for citizens and businesses this winter.” (Photo: AP) Brussels, Berlin In the opinion of the…
New EU Arctic Policy: Race for the North Pole
Brussels The Arctic was actually supposed to be a “zone of peace”: If the polar region was a place of power demonstrations and scenarios of deterrence during the Cold War,…
Coal and oil consumption are increasing – energy prices could endanger climate change
RWE power plant Niederaussem The IEA experts demanded that the states should finally send a clear signal that they want to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies rapidly. (Photo: imago…
Salzgitter fears production problems due to electricity prices
Steel production The explosion in electricity prices is also having an impact on the energy-intensive steel industry. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The steel industry is sounding the alarm because of the…