Tag: Environmental tax
When the very existence of entire industries is jeopardized
Iron foundry Wherever products are manufactured using the energy-intensive use of high temperatures, companies are under pressure. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The yeast industry in Germany is not a dazzling high-tech…
How the EU Commission wants to repay 800 billion euros
power plant CO2 emissions trading has been around for a long time, but it should be expanded and will therefore generate more income. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Brussels…
Rising energy costs require a variable CO2 price
Oil pumps on an oil field near Ponca City The energy costs have risen significantly recently. (Photo: dpa) Germany’s consumers are groaning at rising prices for petrol, diesel, oil and…
This could affect tenants and landlords in terms of heating costs
Radiator and thermostat Heating is getting more expensive: Energy prices are rising, plus CO2 pricing. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt When millions of German tenants soon find their utility bills in their…
High energy prices put traffic light negotiators in a tight spot
In view of rising energy costs, the topic is suddenly topical again – and should also be discussed in the traffic light coalition negotiations. Several federal states, in which the…
Thunberg is wrong – Germany is not a “climate scoundrel”
Wind energy in Germany Since 2000, Germany has set the world’s fastest pace in expanding renewable energies. (Photo: dpa) At the climate strike demonstration in Berlin on September 24, 2021,…
Altmaier calls for the EEG surcharge to be abolished completely as soon as possible
Peter Altmaier The Federal Minister of Economics wants to completely abolish the EEG surcharge. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) Berlin, Düsseldorf Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) has spoken…
Altmaier calls for the EEG surcharge to be abolished completely as soon as possible
Peter Altmaier The Federal Minister of Economics wants to completely abolish the EEG surcharge. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) has spoken out…
The EEG surcharge will apparently decrease significantly in the coming year
Multiple socket outlet The EEG surcharge, with which consumers promote the expansion of renewable energies, is expected to decrease in 2022. (Photo: imago / Jochen Tack) Berlin According to information…
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)…
Significant tax cuts for families and companies
Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz Vienna The Austrian government coalition has agreed on a tax reform that combines a new system for pricing carbon dioxide with tax cuts for private individuals…
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…
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…