Tag: environmental Protection
Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck say goodbye as party leaders
A selfie at the end Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock: The statutes of the Greens provide for a separation of party and ministerial offices. (Photo: dpa) Berlin They are standing…
A minister between climate and economy
Robert Habeck Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has to convince the economy of his mission of a climate-neutral economy, especially the medium-sized companies. (Photo: Imago (2), 360-Berlin [M]) Berlin…
A minister between climate and economy
Robert Habeck Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck has to convince the economy of his mission of a climate-neutral economy, especially the medium-sized companies. (Photo: Imago (2), 360-Berlin [M]) Berlin…
CO2 comparisons of trains and planes are misleading
plane and train Who is the bigger climate polluter? There are many factors to consider when evaluating, not just CO2 emissions. (Photo: EB STOCK) Merchants know the difference between full…
Bert Rürup: China’s growth is weakening
For decades, German companies have participated in China’s economic rise. Initially, inexpensive primary products made in China enabled German industry to keep a large proportion of its added value in…
KfW funding freeze: countries call for special construction ministers’ conference
Berlin The Baden-Württemberg housing minister Nicole Razavi (CDU) wants to convene a special meeting of the building ministers’ conference “soon”. “I am also concerned with the topic of the federal…
KfW funding freeze: countries call for special construction ministers’ conference
Berlin The Baden-Württemberg housing minister Nicole Razavi (CDU) wants to convene a special meeting of the building ministers’ conference “soon”. “I am also concerned with the topic of the federal…
Taxonomy: Lemke calls for a new procedure
Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke The Green politician’s criticism is also sparked by the Commission’s chosen path via a delegated legal act. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke…
How Robert Habeck redefines prosperity
Berlin What added value would a pyramid have in Germany? Apart from tourists, who would certainly look at a building that is so unusual for this country and would travel…
KfW funding freeze: countries call for special construction ministers’ conference
NRW Minister of Construction Ina Scharrenbach calls for a special conference to be called “at very short notice”. (Photo: imago images/Political Moments) Berlin, Dusseldorf After the controversial KfW funding freeze…
The halt to KfW construction funding sends the wrong signals
A family home under construction Numerous builders – whether private or institutional – included promotional funds from KfW in their cost calculations. It is unclear whether they will also receive…
“Hydrogen is indispensable in the heating market”
More than half of the German consumption of final energy – i.e. the energy that reaches the consumer in the form of combustibles, motor fuels or electrical energy – is…
Japanese founders want to make edible insects a global hit
Tokyo Would you like cricket ice cream, pickled bee larvae or silkworm tea? What may seem like a test of courage in Europe is developing into a market in Japan…
“Hydrogen is indispensable in the heating market”
More than half of the German consumption of final energy – i.e. the energy that reaches the consumer in the form of combustibles, motor fuels or electrical energy – is…
That’s how much countries are investing in wind power & Co.
Dusseldorf Despite all the prophecies of doom and some political resistance: countries around the world are investing massively in the conversion of their energy production. Expenditure on the expansion of…
“Save the world with speed”
Dusseldorf Producing plastic, fertilizer and activated charcoal while binding CO2 from the atmosphere instead of releasing it – the technology of the carbonauts could solve some of the problems of…
Hüther: For a climate policy consensus
Robert Habeck has created political transparency with the “opening balance sheet on climate protection”: “The current climate protection measures are inadequate in all sectors.” The climate neutrality targeted for 2045…
SPD and Union are arguing about building subsidies
Berlin A fierce argument has broken out between the SPD and the Union as to who is responsible for the freeze on subsidies for buildings with lower energy consumption. The…
EU commissioner wants to vote against EU taxonomy
Johannes Hahn and Ursula von der Leyen in December The final EU taxonomy proposal is expected next week. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels It is one of the EU’s most sensitive political…
German Energy Agency wants to speed up grid expansion
High-voltage pylons in North Rhine-Westphalia The expansion of the energy infrastructure is years behind the plans. (Photo: Photodisc/Getty Images) Berlin The German Energy Agency (Dena) advises a change of course…