Tag: Environmental policy
What does the cooperation between the USA and China mean?
China causes 27 percent of global CO2 emissions, the USA 13 percent. The USA emits by far the most per capita emissions. Both countries had so far been on the…
What the failure and success of the climate conference depend on
Berlin, Glasgow Boris Johnson may be the host, but Tina Stege is the face of the UN Climate Change Conference. The climate ambassador of the Marshall Islands warns, encourages and…
USA and China sign climate pact – but crucial details are missing
Washington There has not been so much agreement between the rivals USA and China for a long time. “As great powers of the world we have to accept our responsibility…
How Japan wants to promote climate protection with concrete
Asia Techonomics In the weekly column we alternately write about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Tokyo Concrete fans will get their money’s worth on the homepage…
Dozens of governments and companies are planning to phase out combustion engines – but Germany of all places is missing
Cars at a traffic light Because of the use of fossil fuels, the transport sector is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf 31 countries,…
UNDP boss Steiner has great expectations of the traffic light government
Berlin He has already attended many climate conferences: Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Organization (UNDP). The German-Brazilian, the highest-ranking German at the United Nations, has for years…
More than 20 states want to end sales of internal combustion engines
Exhaust gases The car companies should aim to sell only zero-emission cars and vans in leading markets by 2035 at the latest. (Photo: dpa) Glasgow In the hot phase of…
Scandinavia shows how ambitious climate protection works
Berlin The final spurt at the World Climate Conference begins – and with it the haggling. “There are a number of countries that have been playing an opaque game so…
Scandinavia shows how ambitious climate protection works
Berlin The final spurt at the World Climate Conference begins – and with it the haggling. “There are a number of countries that have been playing an opaque game so…
Greenpeace is suing VW
VW boss Herbert Diess at the IAA Mobility 2021 The activists had already handed over their catalog of demands to the VW boss on the sidelines of the auto show.…
Is a full circular economy possible?
Dusseldorf Humans extract more than 100 billion tons of raw materials such as oil, gas and metals from the earth every year – but only around nine percent of them…
Climate conference 2021: Head of delegation Flasbarth optimistic
Jochen Flasbarth The State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment is something of a veteran at climate conferences. (Photo: dpa) Berlin No matter how difficult and tiring international climate…
The second week of the climate conference starts with struggles for help for the poorest countries
Barack Obama The former president of the USA speaks at the UN climate conference COP26. (Photo: imago images / ZUMA Press) Glasgow At the beginning of the crucial week of…
Fight climate change with the help of climate tariffs
It’s halftime in Glasgow. Whether the climate summit failed or whether it will bring some progress in the fight against global warming will probably only be known at the end…
We can still turn things around
The world seems to have strayed from the course: The effects of man-made climate change are enormous and are already bringing numerous regions to the brink of catastrophe. Extreme weather…
Climate protection in industry needs political support
Blast furnace tapping The classic blast furnace route in steel production no longer has a future; companies have to invest in new processes. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Berlin The…
“The world is facing a sustainability revolution”
Ex-Vice President of the USA Al Gore “We are in the early stages of a global sustainability revolution.” (Photo: AP) Soelden In recent years, the former US Vice President Al…
World trade: Worldwide tax system: This is how Europe wants to force other countries to protect the climate
Two EU laws are intended to close the gaps in climate protection and enable the establishment of an international climate club. It might even work. .source site
COP26 News: Latest news about the World Climate Conference
Of the President of the World Climate Conference, Alok Sharma, has Understanding expressed for the anger of many young people about the long-delayed climate protection worldwide. “I understand that, I…
The world is facing green tech revolution
Ex-Vice President of the USA Al Gore “We are in the early stages of a global sustainability revolution.” (Photo: AP) Soelden The importance of green technologies continues to grow. The…