Tag: environmental Protection
Climate agreements could cost around 40 billion euros
Thyssen Krupp employees The raw materials industry must be reorganized to protect the climate. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a study, the planned climate agreements for the restructuring of the…
How companies cheat on climate promises
Munich Carsten Warnecke and his colleagues from the non-profit NewClimate Institute climate strategies wanted to present “ambitious companies” to encourage imitation. But what the climate experts found in their analysis…
Habeck approaches the steel industry
Blast furnace tapping at Thyssen-Krupp in Duisburg The conventional blast furnace route no longer has a chance in the long run. When it comes to switching to climate-friendly processes, the…
DZ Bank fears “undesirable side effects” from ESG rules.
Frankfurt The DZ Bank and the energy group EnBW see great dangers from new sustainability rules in the financial sector. “The current regulation creates false incentives,” warns DZ-Bank co-head Cornelius…
A ban would simplify the energy transition
Brussels, Stockholm Economical cars, insulated houses, modern industrial plants: In order to become climate-neutral, Europe is trying to save as much energy as possible. The crypto industry is not yet…
A ban would simplify the energy transition
Brussels, Stockholm Economical cars, insulated houses, modern industrial plants: In order to become climate-neutral, Europe is trying to save as much energy as possible. The crypto industry is not yet…
EU Commission classifies nuclear power and gas as sustainable
Finance Commissioner Maired McGuinness defended the project: “The EU has committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, and we must use all available means to do so.” The main thing…
Hydrogen: It takes pragmatism
Sometimes a moment is enough to realize the magnitude of a task. Like last December when energy prices went through the roof. Because gas is scarce in Europe and the…
EU Commission classifies nuclear power and gas as sustainable
Nuclear power plant in Flamanville There has recently been massive criticism of the plans of the EU Commissions. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Investments in new gas and nuclear power plants are…
Government disagrees on combustion engine off
Berlin When the European Council discusses the future of the automobile on Thursday, Germany of all places, the country with the largest car manufacturers and the largest sales market in…
Final proposal on sustainability of gas and nuclear power coming
nuclear power plant The final proposal on the sustainability of gas and nuclear power comes this Wednesday (Photo: dpa) Brussels It is one of the trickiest political projects in current…
Ex-Uniper boss switches to Hamburg hydrogen company
Andrew Schierenbeck Green hydrogen is the major topic of the future worldwide. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Former Uniper CEO Andreas Schierenbeck started a new job on February 1: The manager is…
CO2 price: Financial speculation thwarts certificate trading
Mehrum power plant Trading in certificates allows the emission of CO2 in the EU. (Photo: dpa) The heart of European climate policy is trading in certificates that allow the emission…
Handelsblatt Green: No energy transition without hydrogen?
Dusseldorf Without hydrogen, the energy transition will be difficult. Electricity from wind, sun and biomass alone is not enough if the entire economy is to become climate-neutral. But why is…
Traffic light: Start-up representative wants to change financing methods
Start-up representative Anna Christmann Her parents ran an IT company. Christmann studied mathematics, politics and economics. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin If the position of a new start-up officer had…
Abolish the EEG levy “in just a few weeks”.
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner The FDP politician wants to abolish the so-called EEG surcharge as quickly as possible. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner wants to…
How the CDU wants to save the internal combustion engine
Brussels In the battle for the internal combustion engine, the decisive round has begun. In the next few weeks, the EU wants to agree on emission values for cars. So…
The abolition of the EEG surcharge is not enough
wind energy According to the German Institute for Economic Research, consumers could have saved 1.7 billion euros in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Cash registers are ringing for wind and solar park…
Christian Lindner indicates an earlier end to the EEG surcharge
Christian Lindner The FDP boss is also in favor of abolishing the EEG surcharge before 2023. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of rising energy prices, Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner…
Union warns of meat price increases
Environmental economists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Oxford had advocated making meat more expensive. According to your model…