Tag: Environmental policy
Environment Ministry keeps data under lock and key
Berlin Contrary to legal requirements, the Federal Environment Ministry has not yet submitted the climate protection report or the climate projection report. The ministry confirmed this to the Handelsblatt on…
Alliance: No climate neutrality without CO2 storage
CO2 storage in a cement plant in Wuhu China is also developing the technology further in order to make industrial processes less harmful to the climate. So far, there has…
Governments can hardly stand the price increase for climate protection
Christoph Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone who…
Why Aldi and Lidl have to become waste disposal companies
Lidl sister Prezero collects packaging waste The retail sector has recognized that plastic waste is a valuable secondary raw material. (Photo: PreZero) At first glance, you might think that a…
Environmental aid is also suing Wintershall Dea
Wintershall Dea The group is sued by Deutsche Umwelthilfe. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Deutsche Umwelthilfe has now also filed a “climate action” against the oil and gas company Wintershall Dea after…
Like RWE, Salzgitter has also hedged against the CO2 price rally
Steel production A Salzgitter employee shovels sand into the tapping channel on the blast furnace in a steelworks. The company has cleverly protected itself against rising CO2 prices. (Photo: dpa)…
It continues to shine in the neighborhood
Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant In Germany, the last reactors will soon go offline, but other European countries continue to rely on the technology. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, London, Istanbul, Madrid, Stockholm,…
The choice after the choice
Fridays for Future (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Dusseldorf Bernd Ulrich and Luisa Neubauer – a couple that couldn’t be more different. One journalist and deputy editor-in-chief of the…
Speed limit on motorways: FDP against speed limit
Speed limit 130 While the Greens and the SPD want to introduce speed limits on motorways, the Liberals reject it. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Transport politicians of the FDP reject a…
“A sustainable government is the benchmark”
It is “a challenge in terms of content to make progress with the FDP, but also the SPD”, for example with climate protection. “The SPD has to leave it behind,…
Smart solutions from the FDP and the Greens in demand
Speed limit road sign The SPD and the Greens are calling for a speed limit on German motorways. (Photo: dpa) The demand by the SPD and the Greens for a…
Heating costs will rise significantly this year
heating costs After years of falling prices, heating is likely to become more expensive again for households in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a forecast, many households in Germany…
The climate change in the auto industry is at the expense of the little ones
Production of a Mercedes EQC in Bremen The change from the combustion engine to the electric drive is a challenge for the suppliers. (Photo: dpa) Whoever appoints the new chancellor,…
How Indonesia is fighting against its reputation as a climate sinner
Bangkok It is a superlative project with which Indonesia wants to arouse the interest of environmentally conscious investors. In the northeast of the island of Borneo, the Indonesian part of…
“Debt brakes will be necessary again, but now there is another challenge”
Nicholas Stern “Of course, financial responsibility is important. However, this must not prevent the state from investing itself or promoting private investments. “ (Photo: Imago Images) Kiel The British economist…
The explosion is just a foretaste
Gas station Anyone who drives on petrol or diesel will inevitably have to dig deeper into their pockets. (Photo: dpa) Politicians across Europe register with horror what the market has…
Airbus: Risky bet on hydrogen
Toulouse When it comes to climate protection, the aviation industry is more on the defensive than almost any other industry. Airbus boss Guillaume Faury knows that. The fight against climate…
Large German companies are committed to the 1.5 degree path
Steel production at Thyssen-Krupp in Duisburg The companies are pushing for an internationally coordinated climate policy. (Photo: AP) Berlin On the occasion of the United Nations (UN) Climate Week in…
This is how much CO2 Germany has to save in transport
traffic jam on the highway The repeatedly hotly debated speed limit on motorways would only save two million tonnes of CO2, i.e. a tenth of the required target. (Photo: dpa)…
Commitment to more climate protection – China no longer wants to build new coal-fired power plants abroad
new York In his speech at the UN general debate on climate change, China’s head of state Xi Jinping urged more efforts to reduce emissions. He announced: “China will step…