Tag: Environmental policy
Economy without ministers – a comment
Robert Habeck in the Bundestag He doesn’t dare to tackle the Greens’ Holy Grail, phasing out nuclear energy. (Photo: dpa) The German economy is an orphan in the energy crisis.…
Old fights against new
How long can we shower in winter? And is the washcloth an alternative to the rainfall shower? An energy policy debate is raging here, the superficiality of which hides the…
Greens stick to coal phase-out in 2030
Berlin In view of the climate crisis, the Greens are sticking to a coal phase-out by 2030 despite the energy problems. “The summer has shown us again: Extreme weather is…
How the Baltic Sea countries can protect Europe in Russia’s energy war
the authors Robert Habeck is German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Kadri Simson is EU Commissioner for Energy, Dan Jørgensen is Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy and…
How BASF, Sabic and Linde want to make the heart of chemistry CO2-free
Steam crackers at the BASF plant in Ludwigshafen The plants are the core of the entire chemical production. (Photo: BASF SE) Dusseldorf One of the most important projects for the…
Electric cars as company cars are booming
Hyundai Ioniq 5 According to an evaluation by the data provider Dataforce, the model is the most popular electric company car in Germany. (Photo: Hyundai) Dusseldorf Change is being pushed…
Lemke presents program against global warming
bog in Germany Peatlands can bind carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the long term. (Photo: imago images/blickwinkel) Berlin In an action program for natural climate protection,…
Companies invest 70 billion euros less
BASF Verbund site in Ludwigshafen The more energy a company uses, the more difficult it is to switch to climate-friendly technologies. (Photo: obs) Berlin There is a huge investment gap…
How a hot season can still be averted
Munich Spanish farmers are burning their harvest, in Germany communities are declaring a drinking water emergency, parts of the Rhine are degenerating into a trickle, and the elderly and chronically…
“Cleansing Thunderstorm” between Habeck and Wissing
Berlin The glass wall left unveiled the state of affairs with Federal Climate Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP): Both had been sitting next to each…
“Cleansing Thunderstorm” between Habeck and Wissing
Berlin The glass wall left unveiled the state of affairs with Federal Climate Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP): Both had been sitting next to each…
How Steffi Lemke fights for natural climate protection
Havelberg, Woerlitz Out of the government district in Berlin, into nature in Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt: This is where Steffi Lemke (Greens) is drawn to. The Federal Minister for the Environment,…
How Steffi Lemke fights for natural climate protection
Havelberg, Woerlitz Out of the government district in Berlin, into nature in Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt: This is where Steffi Lemke (Greens) is drawn to. The Federal Minister for the Environment,…
From 2035 California will only allow zero-emission new vehicles
Sacramento California is getting serious about the fight against car emissions and will only allow new zero-emission cars from 2035. The head of the environmental agency Carb in California Liane…
Experts see gaps in Wissing’s immediate program
Berlin The expert council for climate issues has rejected the climate plan by transport minister Volker Wissing (FDP) as completely inadequate. On Thursday, the experts who are examining the climate…
Experts see gaps in Wissing’s immediate program
Volker Wissing (FDP) The expert council for climate issues has rejected the climate plan by transport minister Volker Wissing (FDP) as completely inadequate. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The expert council for…
Power consumption could become the Achilles’ heel
Linden cogeneration plant If the power consumption is too high, gas-fired power plants have to help. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the fight against dependence on Russian natural gas, electric heat…
Power consumption could become the Achilles heel of the heat pump
Linden cogeneration plant If the power consumption is too high, gas-fired power plants have to help. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the fight against dependence on Russian natural gas, electric heat…
Power consumption could become the Achilles heel of the heat pump
Linden cogeneration plant If the power consumption is too high, gas-fired power plants have to help. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the fight against dependence on Russian natural gas, electric heat…
How socks with a face become the face of globalization
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I got to know the company Facesocks.de. At Facesocks.com, as the name might suggest, you can have socks…