Tag: Environmental tax
This is how the price of CO2 would affect private households
Cost factor oil heating It could be expensive, especially for families who rely on fossil fuel heating. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Berlin If the liberals have their way, the planned Building…
This is how the price of CO2 would affect private households
Cost factor oil heating It could be expensive, especially for families who rely on fossil fuel heating. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Berlin If the liberals have their way, the planned Building…
CO2 price or heating law? These solutions are possible
Berlin The dispute over the draft of the Building Energy Act (GEG) takes a surprising turn: while the traffic light coalition partners are bickering about the design of the heating…
This is how the compulsion to have a climate-neutral economy works
Brussels Not only climate protectors are big fans of European emissions trading. Economists in particular are still delighted that the EU created this system almost 20 years ago – and…
Emissions trading 2022 brings 13.2 billion euros for climate funds
Ships in the port of Hamburg A new record was set for income from emissions trading. (Photo: imago images/Joerg Boethling) From the sale of carbon dioxide pollution rights, Germany received…
From 2023 landlords will also pay
CO2 emissions from buildings The higher the energy efficiency of a building, the lower the landlord’s share of the CO2 tax. (Photo: dpa) Munich In Germany, anyone who causes a…
From 2023 landlords will also pay
CO2 emissions from buildings The higher the energy efficiency of a building, the lower the landlord’s share of the CO2 tax. (Photo: dpa) Munich In Germany, anyone who causes a…
That brings the reform of emissions trading
Brown coal power plant Neurath, Grevenbroich, North Rhine-Westphalia In future, a certificate should in principle be purchased for every tonne of CO2 produced. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Brussels The EU legislators…
EU agrees on CO2 border adjustment
aluminum sheets It has not yet been clarified how the export of metals to the world market will continue to be worthwhile. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels In the future, the EU…
EU creates the business case with CO2 removal from the air
CO2 filter in Switzerland The technology already works on a small scale. (Photo: Meinrad Schade/laif) Brussels The EU Commission is launching a new way of protecting the climate. A new…
FDP stops traffic light plans to relieve tenants
Berlin The dispute in the traffic light coalition about how to deal with the increased energy costs is now also affecting housing policy. Originally, landlords and tenants should share the…
The government wants to split the CO2 price between tenants and landlords
Berlin The debate on how to split the CO2 price between tenants and landlords is entering the next round. Parliamentary deliberations on the government’s plan to also allow landlords to…
The gas surcharge is a mistake
Robert Habeck The levy is anything but “fair” and “accurate”, as the Economics Minister claims. (Photo: dpa) The federal government demands a lot from consumers with the gas surcharge. Private…
Germany cannot waive value added tax for the gas surcharge
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance does not receive an exception from Brussels. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels, Berlin The EU Commission will probably reject the plans of Finance Minister Christian…
Germany cannot waive value added tax for the gas surcharge
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance does not receive an exception from Brussels. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels, Berlin The EU Commission will probably reject the plans of Finance Minister Christian…
Germany cannot waive value added tax for the gas surcharge
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance does not receive an exception from Brussels. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels, Berlin The EU Commission will probably reject the plans of Finance Minister Christian…
Germany cannot waive value added tax for the gas surcharge
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance does not receive an exception from Brussels. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Brussels According to the EU, VAT must be levied on the gas surcharge for…
Industry complains about additional costs of 5.3 billion euros
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen The chemical industry is one of the largest gas consumers in Germany – the surcharge could hit them hard. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Dusseldorf Industry is…
Industry complains about additional costs of 5.3 billion euros
BASF plant in Ludwigshafen The chemical industry is one of the largest gas consumers in Germany – the surcharge could hit them hard. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Dusseldorf Industry is…
Industry complains about additional costs of 5.3 billion euros
Production at Thyssen Krupp The steel industry depends on natural gas. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Industry is the largest gas consumer in Germany. Correspondingly high costs are now being faced by…