Tag: Environmental policy
At these points the Greens still have to convince their members
Robert Habeck at the presentation of the coalition agreement The Green Party leader is seen as a promising candidate for a ministerial post with responsibility for energy and climate. He…
Greece climate protection: Greece with ambitious climate targets
Athens It was an urgent appeal made by Greece’s Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow: “Time is running out, we…
Organic or conventional – which agriculture do we need?
Dusseldorf Organic is booming: Due to the corona crisis, sales of organic food in Germany rose by 22 percent to 15 billion euros in 2020, according to the industry association…
Lufthansa is fighting for the green future – these are the three main risks
Lufthansa Climate neutrality: The airline has to be careful not to become a “toxic asset” for investors and to end up in a ranks with tobacco companies and the operators…
EWE, Tennet, Gasunie and Thyssengas start cooperation
EWE hydrogen production in Elsfleth So far, EWE has advanced the production, storage and network integration of green hydrogen with partners in the “Clean Hydrogen Coastline” project. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Traffic light parties want to use two percent of the land area for wind power
Wind turbines in the southern Black Forest The expansion of onshore wind power is to be accelerated. Generous land designations could help. But the resistance to wind turbines is considerable…
After Glasgow: Industry calls for international carbon trading
Brussels, Berlin The best instrument for protecting the climate are CO2 markets – most economists and climate scientists now see it that way. Because if CO2 emission rights are traded,…
The economy is concerned about the dispute over sustainable energies
Construction of a gas turbine In view of the coal and nuclear phase-out, new gas-fired power plants are considered to be indispensable. Berlin It is about a single sentence in…
This could affect tenants and landlords in terms of heating costs
Radiator and thermostat Heating is getting more expensive: Energy prices are rising, plus CO2 pricing. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt When millions of German tenants soon find their utility bills in their…
Entry into the hydrogen world faces high hurdles
Plant for the climate-neutral production of kerosene According to experts, many years will pass before climate-neutral hydrogen becomes available in abundance. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Green hydrogen is considered to be…
How useful are climate summits really?
Dusseldorf The 26th UN Climate Change Conference is over. The promises made before the two-week negotiations were high: “It is our opportunity to make history,” said EU Commission President Ursula…
RWE presents new strategy
Dusseldorf The Essen-based energy company RWE plans to invest 50 billion euros in its new core business over the next few years. An average of five billion euros is to…
Companies have to ring in the green turnaround themselves
coal-fired power station With its new strategy, RWE is focusing on renewables. (Photo: dpa) While the climate conference in Glasgow ended with a massive delay and some dissatisfied participants, the…
RWE presents new strategy
Dusseldorf The Essen-based energy company RWE plans to invest 50 billion euros in its new core business over the next few years. An average of five billion euros is to…
RWE presents new strategy – and is investing heavily in renewables
RWE boss Markus Krebber He is supposed to convert the fossil company into a green company. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The Essen-based energy group RWE intends to invest 50 billion euros…
The industry is disappointed with the decisions of COP 26
Berlin When Roland Harings, CEO of Aurubis AG, is supposed to evaluate the results of the world climate summit, he first tries to find a conciliatory tone. The intensive international…
Daimler CEO Källenius, BMW CEO Zipse and VW CEO Diess on the transformation of the automotive industry
Dusseldorf At the Handelsblatt Auto Summit in 2021, Daimler boss Ola Källenius declared that he would be focusing on emission-free cars by 2035. In doing so, he agreed to the…
Traffic light negotiations: environmental organizations join the Greens
Press conference after exploratory talks Green chairmen Robert Habeck (left) and Annalena Baerbock as well as SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz and FDP leader Christian Lindner: There are still numerous…
Röttgen announces candidacy for CDU chairmanship
Norbert Röttgen The foreign politician wants to take over the chairmanship of the CDU. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Norbert Röttgen is the first again: On Friday, the foreign politician officially announced…
Draft of the final declaration watered down the goal of the coal phase-out
Cop26 in Glasgow The climate conference is likely to be extended, but a first draft for the final declaration is already in circulation. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Glasgow It is a…