Tag: Environmental management
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,…
How the polluter cement should become climate-neutral
Dusseldorf Climate experts call it “the gray danger”: Concrete is one of the worst climate sinners. Almost eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to the…
Why manufacturers find it so difficult
Dusseldorf Consumers see the beginning of the plastic revolution with every purchase. On many shampoo tubes or detergent bottles, manufacturers advertise that they use more recycled plastic in their packaging.…
How secure is Germany’s power supply without nuclear power plants?
Dusseldorf On April 15, the last three German nuclear power plants go offline. Then, after around sixty years, nuclear power generation in Germany will finally end. The topic will move…
Dispute: Porsche board of directors against Greens climate boss: How useful are e-fuels?
Michael Bloss (left) and Michael Steiner The climate boss of the Greens and the Porsche development board in a dispute. (Photo: Imago, Getty Images [M]) Dusseldorf, Brussels The dispute between…
Myth of renunciation – Why we must not forego growth for climate protection
Keywords like “degrowth”, “post-growth”, “post-Promethean technology” or “long-termism”: They all address concepts that aim to save the world from climate change with less economic growth and less traditional industry. Sometimes…
Germany has to get used to modest economic growth
Germany snail According to estimates by the Leibniz Institute, annual growth of 0.7 percent is only the medium-term potential of the German economy. The German economy is expected to grow…
Federal government agrees on energy efficiency law – 26.5 percent less energy consumption by 2030
Power station and street in Stuttgart All sectors will need to save significant amounts of energy to meet the targets. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin For the first time, Germany…
When a used combustion engine has advantages over an electric car
used cars A used combustion engine is not only cheaper to buy than a new car, it is also sustainable because it does not have to be rebuilt. (Photo: dpa)…
How Chancellor Scholz and the Green Party clashed
Chancellor Scholz, Deputy Habeck The rift between the SPD and the Greens in the coalition committee has a history. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Dusk is slowly falling over the banquet hall…
How Chancellor Scholz and the Green Party clashed
Chancellor Scholz, Deputy Habeck The rift between the SPD and the Greens in the coalition committee has a history. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Dusk is slowly falling over the banquet hall…
Habeck’s plan for energy efficiency could shrink the economy
Robert Habeck The Federal Minister of Economics has been fighting with the coalition partners for months over his energy efficiency law. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin Five months, a week…
Defeat for the Greens, triumph for the Liberals?
Berlin The day after the coalition committee, the leaders of the Greens are doing their utmost to recapture the party’s dissatisfaction with the decisions. “Don’t let yourself be unsettled,” tweeted…
The federal government wants to invest four billion euros in the ecosystems
Berlin With 69 measures in ten fields of action, the federal government wants to improve the condition of the ecosystems in Germany and thus strengthen their resilience to the climate…
This is what you need to know about synthetic fuels
Production of e-fuels The hydrogen start-up Sunfire produces synthetic fuels. (Photo: Sunfire) Berlin From 2035 onwards, new cars that run on petrol or diesel will no longer be allowed to…
“It is likely that the traffic light will fall hard in 2025”
Clemens Fuest The Ifo boss advises the traffic light to settle their disputes quickly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Mr. Fuest, the leaders of the coalition have adjourned after around 19 hours…
Will we soon be storing CO2 underground in Germany?
Dusseldorf When it comes to the energy transition, the majority of Germans officially want more renewable energies – but just not in their own neighborhood. Opencast coal mining is not…
“It is likely that the traffic light will fall hard in 2025”
Clemens Fuest The Ifo boss advises the traffic light to settle their disputes quickly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Mr. Fuest, the leaders of the coalition have adjourned after around 19 hours…
“It is likely that the traffic light will fall hard in 2025”
Clemens Fuest The Ifo boss advises the traffic light to settle their disputes quickly. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Mr. Fuest, the leaders of the coalition have adjourned after around 19 hours…
Berlin referendum for more ambitious climate goals failed
Alliance “Climate Reset” The alliance would like to campaign for a change in the energy transition law in Berlin. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The referendum for more ambitious climate goals in…