Tag: Environmental management
German authorities hardly rely on sustainability when it comes to procurement
Hydrogen-powered garbage truck in Lower Saxony Most municipal clients pay particular attention to the price when it comes to disposal. (Photo: picture alliance / Hauke-Christian Dittrich) Berlin When it comes…
Green hydrogen could soon be the cheapest fuel for trucks
Hydrogen Summit in Salzgitter HH2E board member Andreas Schierenbeck (on the TV screen), Handelsblatt editor Kathrin Witsch, HINT.CO managing director Timo Bollerhey, RWE Generation COO Hydrogen Sopna Sury and Aurora…
Bayer closes mega energy deal in the US
Wind Turbines in Idaho Cat Creek Energy will invest around $1.5 billion in the US state. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Dusseldorf Bayer AG gains access to a mega-project for renewable energies…
Mercedes delivers speech bubbles, BMW electric cars
Mercedes star at the group location in Stuttgart-Möhringen. Currently, just every tenth new car delivered by the car brand is fully electric. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) In TV, cinema and…
A recycling cycle full of holes – Europe is sinking into yoghurt pots, milk cartons and shampoo bottles
plastic waste Europe has a massive plastic problem. The continent is sinking into yoghurt pots, milk cartons and shampoo bottles. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Small bits of plastic are stuck to…
Why the natural gas car is dying
Natural gas cars in Germany The number of CNG models has fallen massively. (Photo: Seat) Cologne With a natural gas drive, drivers halve their fuel costs and significantly reduce CO2…
Minister Wissing should not introduce climate tolls before 2025
Berlin Freight forwarders and logistics service providers warn Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) against introducing the planned doubling of the truck toll at the end of the year. Above…
Green technologies CDU and start-ups: need to speak on the subject of climate protection
Friedrich Merz The CDU boss invites you to the “Future Congress” for climate-friendly technologies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The question of how to deal with the climate crisis without simultaneously stalling…
EU prescribes e-fuels in aviation
An Air France aircraft is refueled with SAF in Nice From 2025, aircraft at European airports will have to be refueled with more sustainable fuels. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels In the…
How sustainable can the ships become?
Dusseldorf After the end of pandemic-related restrictions, many Germans are thinking about booking a cruise again. But the industry has a bad climate image due to the high emissions from…
Top wineries are committed to more sustainability
winery More sustainability: Last year, the bottles of Gutswein – 63 percent of the volume – were switched to lightweight glass, this year the weight of the bottles for the…
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,…
820 billion euros – that’s how much climate-neutral flying costs
An airplane is refueled with sustainable fuel Aviation will be the largest customer for the so-called e-fuel in the future. (Photo: imago images/Joerg Boethling) Frankfurt Visibly proud, Tim Böltken broke…
A minister is at the center of the climate dispute – and the traffic light crash
Berlin No matter how sharply the Green coalition partner criticizes the Federal Transport Minister, Volker Wissing goes his own way stoically. On Wednesday, the FDP politician answered questions from the…
This is how the compulsion to have a climate-neutral economy works
Brussels Not only climate protectors are big fans of European emissions trading. Economists in particular are still delighted that the EU created this system almost 20 years ago – and…
Lidl is resisting the introduction of a multiple-use obligation
Dusseldorf The Schwarz Group sees itself as a pioneer in the sustainable use of plastic. The bottles for the drinks of all their own brands for the subsidiaries Lidl and…
The next coalition crash is approaching at 30 km/h in cities
Berlin. It is only an adjective that can be found in the most recent decision of the coalition committee of the SPD, Greens and FDP. But it has what it…
German models lack range
BMW plug-in hybrid Sales of the Munich-based carmaker’s partially electric vehicles have plummeted in China in recent years. (Photo: dpa) For years, German automakers have been aggressively promoting their plug-in…
The plug-in disaster at VW, BMW and Mercedes
Audi production in Tianjin The VW subsidiary has already given up the market for plug-in hybrids in China. (Photo: imago images/VCG) Dusseldorf, Vienna With a wide range of plug-in hybrids,…
The plug-in disaster of the German car manufacturers
Audi production in Tianjin The VW subsidiary has already given up the market for plug-in hybrids in China. (Photo: imago images/VCG) Dusseldorf, Vienna With a wide range of plug-in hybrids,…