Tag: Environmental policy
What climate protection changes in flying
Frankfurt Regardless of how the general election will end in a few days, one thing is already certain: The issue of climate protection will determine politics in the coming years.…
CDU, Greens and FDP: The election programs in the climate check
Dusseldorf Germany is still a long way from being climate neutral. A lot still has to happen by 2045. But how do the big parties plan to do it? Who…
These companies are fighting climate change together with Bill Gates
Bill Gates The billionaire’s climate initiative gets support. (Photo: AP) Bill Gates’ “Breakthrough Energy” project receives billions in support from business: seven large companies want to help make climate-friendly technologies…
Why the instrument fails to act as a guide
coal-fired power station Companies exploit weaknesses in the emissions trading system. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In theory, the model of European emissions trading makes sense to everyone: Companies that are particularly…
Why RWE even earns from rising CO2 prices
Dusseldorf At first glance, the coal division is just a nuisance for RWE. The exit is sealed, and Germany’s number one coal company must gradually wind up its power plants…
How an entrepreneur reaches his limit
The Kröner-strength company in Ibbenbüren The company produces starch for food and adhesives. (Photo: Kröner-GmbH) Brussels, Berlin You can’t tell from the white flakes that Götz Kröner produces in Ibbenbüren…
Nuclear power comeback? France is putting Germany under pressure
Berlin, Brussels, Paris Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet formulated a thought in the second television debate on the federal election that he was apparently unsure of himself. Germany made a…
The Vladimir Putin system is reaching its limits
Berlin Vladimir Putin, otherwise self-confidence in person, is not so sure of his cause – twice in the past few days. Although the Russian president publicly announced that he had…
Von der Leyen finds clear words
Brussels Some things in the European Union seem a bit copied from role models in the USA. The US President regularly gives a “State of the Union” speech. In the…
Speech on climate protection, digitization and co
Ursula von der Leyen will give her second speech on the State of the European Union this Wednesday (from 9 a.m.) in the European Parliament. In addition to the consequences…
Founder calls for radical measures for climate protection
But the organic retailer solved the matter pragmatically. With the help of conservationists, 300 lizards were caught and temporarily relocated. After the end of the construction, the animals were brought…
The climate change will guarantee our economic growth
Forest fire The consequences of the climate crisis. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For years, people of all stripes have been arguing about the cost of fighting the climate crisis. How expensive…
We mustn’t stand in our own way when it comes to climate protection
The author Dr. Gunther Kegel is President of the ZVEI – Central Association of the Electrical and Electronics Industry – and CEO of Pepperl + Fuchs, a leading manufacturer of…