Tag: Environmental management
How Norway can help German industry with climate protection
Berlin Per Brevik was not enthusiastic about the project from the start, on which he has now been working for a decade and a half: “In 2005 I thought it…
Which EU countries want to classify gas and nuclear power as sustainable?
Brussels People in Brussels know very well that this is a sensitive political project. On New Year’s Eve 2021, two hours before the new year began, the EU Commission sent…
A lack of plastic will act as a brake on the switch to the circular economy
PET recycling plant in Rostock (Photo: picture alliance / dpa) Dusseldorf The consumer goods companies have set themselves high goals for the new year: They want to drastically increase the…
A Franco-German rift is of no use to anyone
Bavaria’s penultimate nuclear reactor went offline at the turn of the year It is Germany that has chosen a special path, namely to get out of nuclear power before the…
Nuclear power as “green energy” – applause from business
“Natural gas is an essential bridging technology for the basic supply of the industrial nation Germany,” said Wolfgang Große Entrup, General Manager of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI). “If…
A Franco-German rift is of no use to anyone
Bavaria’s penultimate nuclear reactor went offline at the turn of the year It is Germany that has chosen a special path, namely to get out of nuclear power before the…
A Franco-German rift is of no use to anyone
Bavaria’s penultimate nuclear reactor went offline at the turn of the year It is Germany that has chosen a special path, namely to get out of nuclear power before the…
EU Commission wants to classify gas and nuclear power as green under certain conditions
Economics and Climate Minister Robert Habeck The proposals of the EU Commission would water down the good label for sustainability, argues Habeck. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) Brussels The EU…
Petrol and diesel are now more expensive
electricity Despite the lower EEG surcharge, electricity is unlikely to become cheaper. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The carbon tax increased at the beginning of the new year. Instead of 25 euros…
Germany will probably miss climate targets for 2022 and 2023
Robert Habeck “We will probably still miss our targets for 2022, even for 2023 it will be difficult enough.” (Photo: AP) Berlin Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and…
“The state needs a new self-image”
Berlin The economy Monika Schnitzer calls for the new federal government to modernize the state. “This applies above all to the digitization of administration,” said the prominent economist to the…
When the very existence of entire industries is jeopardized
Iron foundry Wherever products are manufactured using the energy-intensive use of high temperatures, companies are under pressure. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The yeast industry in Germany is not a dazzling high-tech…
The EU climate policy makes steel more expensive
Berlin A CO2 border adjustment for steel would burden the metalworking industry and increase the risk of companies relocating to non-European countries. This is the result of a study by…
Capitalism ensures that we can afford environmental protection
Protest by climate protectors What role does capitalism play? (Photo: imago images / aal.photo) Capitalism is having a hard time. For years he has been held responsible for everything bad…
The transport sector will surprisingly keep to its CO2 budget in 2021
Berlin According to the association, the CO2 budget of the transport sector will fall further to 140 million tons in 2022. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The transport sector emitted 145 million…
How we save the climate and freedoms
Dusseldorf The pandemic taught mankind a lot. For example, how precious freedoms are. Meeting friends, going shopping or being able to travel – all of this was taken for granted…
Robert Habeck gives the consumer critic
Robert Habeck The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection advocates a “socio-ecological market economy”. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Berlin Robert Habeck has only been Federal Minister of…
Germany’s company cars have to become electric
Car with plug-in hybrid drive Large German companies urgently need to convert their vehicle fleets to e-cars. (Photo: dpa) Overweight company cars roll on the streets of the Federal Republic…
Mostly combustion engines in the company fleets
Dusseldorf The legislature also wants to convince company car drivers of electromobility with purchase bonuses and tax advantages. Because company cars are responsible for a large part of the climate-damaging…
Sustainability yes, more bureaucracy no
Sustainability has long been an important issue for most companies. Word has not yet gotten around everywhere, however, about the EU Commission’s plans to combine the issue with very extensive…