Tag: Environmental policy
How Norway could absorb Europe’s CO2
Gas production platform “Sleipner” Research into CO2 separation began in 1996 250 kilometers off the Norwegian coast. The technology is now mature. (Photo: Reuters) Stockholm One thing Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Environmental protection against climate protection – the real estate industry calls for less regulation
Berlin According to the traffic light government, from January 1, 2024, every newly installed heating system should be operated with at least 65 percent renewable energy – a year earlier…
The low water in the Rhine is also a political failure
Low water in the Rhine In 2018, the company and the Ministry of Transport agreed on a plan against low water. The policy has done little. (Photo: Reuters) The annual…
Can green hydrogen replace Europe’s natural gas?
Dusseldorf Hydrogen is considered the silver bullet of the energy transition because it could replace fossil natural gas. The problem with this: Until now, hydrogen has still been produced from…
What the consumer does not know, he does not buy
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I read that we consumers are a problem. Because of the way we consume. Not just because we…
Biden’s climate package finally passed by US Congress
Joe Biden For the US President, the adoption of his climate package is an important success. (Photo: Reuters) Washington Three months before the midterm elections to Congress, the US House…
Scholz’ climate club idea blocked by China for the time being
Berlin The idea is impressively simple and Olaf Scholz received a lot of praise for it when he propagated it almost exactly a year ago: as many countries as possible…
Scholz’ climate club idea blocked by China for the time being
Berlin The idea is impressively simple and Olaf Scholz received a lot of praise for it when he propagated it almost exactly a year ago: as many countries as possible…
EU considers lawsuit against US subsidies for electric cars
Tesla production in California The promotion should only apply to US cars. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels The EU Commission is preparing to take legal action against the subsidies for American electric…
Dax companies are emitting more CO2 again
RWE and Heidelberg Cement The two industrial companies are the largest CO2 emitters among the Dax companies. (Photo: Imago, HeidelbergCement AG) Dusseldorf The carbon footprint of the German economy has…
Germany must become more uncompromising when it comes to the energy transition
Niederaussem lignite power plant, Bergheim The sluggish expansion of renewable energies is a failure of politics. (Photo: imago images/blickwinkel) Seven years – that’s how long the global economy can continue…
Germany must become more uncompromising when it comes to the energy transition
Niederaussem lignite power plant, Bergheim The sluggish expansion of renewable energies is a failure of politics. (Photo: imago images/blickwinkel) Seven years – that’s how long the global economy can continue…
Dax companies are emitting more CO2 again
RWE and Heidelberg Cement The two industrial companies are the largest CO2 emitters among the Dax companies. (Photo: Imago, HeidelbergCement AG) Dusseldorf Bad news for climate protection: The 40 Dax…
Dax companies are emitting more CO2 again
RWE and Heidelberg Cement The two industrial companies are the largest CO2 emitters among the Dax companies. (Photo: Imago, HeidelbergCement AG) Dusseldorf Bad news for climate protection: The 40 Dax…
Japan is developing hydrogen and ammonia supply chains
First hydrogen tanker “Suiso Frontier” The transport of hydrogen is still very complex – but that could change. (Photo: via REUTERS) Tokyo It stinks, it’s poisonous – and there is…
Japan is developing hydrogen and ammonia supply chains
First hydrogen tanker “Suiso Frontier” The transport of hydrogen is still very complex – but that could change. (Photo: via REUTERS) Tokyo It stinks, it’s poisonous – and there is…
US Senate adopts climate and social package
Kamala Harris Your vote gets the anti-inflation law going. (Photo: Reuters) Washington With a narrow majority of Democrats, the US Senate has passed a draft law for massive investments in…
US Senate adopts climate and social package
The US Senate in Washington DC Negotiations on changes to the legislative package dragged on for 16 hours. (Photo: Reuters) Washington With a narrow majority of Democrats, the US Senate…
There are no longer any bans on thinking for the Greens
Ricarda Lang in Norway Appointments at Norcem and Equinor would have given her “exciting insights”, writes Lang on Instagram Berlin Ricarda Lang shows up on Instagram with a red safety…
There are no longer any bans on thinking for the Greens
Ricarda Lang in Norway Appointments at Norcem and Equinor would have given her “exciting insights”, writes Lang on Instagram Berlin Ricarda Lang shows up on Instagram with a red safety…