Tag: Federal Environment Ministry
Europe’s incredible dependence on Russia
Nuclear power appears to some as an alternative to Russian gas. But electricity from nuclear power is leading Europe from bad to worse. According to a study by the Austrian…
How the war affected German wastewater
Berlin Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine and German water quality – at first glance, they have little to do with each other. But in fact, the Federal Republic…
From 2035 only emission-free new cars
electric vehicle With the new regulation, CO2-emitting petrol and diesel vehicles are likely to be increasingly replaced by electric vehicles. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the future, only new cars that…
Reusable packaging revitalizes the start-up scene – Recup snaps up Ikea as a customer
reusable cup From January 2023, almost all restaurants, cafés and supermarkets will also have to offer reusable packaging. (Photo: obs) Berlin Sushi, salad bar, burger or Thai: In Germany, 4.5…
Isar 2 would need to be repaired for a longer runtime
Nuclear power plant Isar 2 A leak in the kiln must first be repaired. (Photo: dpa) Essenbach / Berlin For a term beyond the end of the year, the Isar…
Isar 2 would need to be repaired for a longer runtime
Nuclear power plant Isar 2 A leak in the kiln must first be repaired. (Photo: dpa) Essenbach / Berlin For a term beyond the end of the year, the Isar…
How Switzerland fuels the German repository debate
nuclear waste Low-level and medium-level radioactive nuclear waste in the Morsleben repository: A repository for high-level radioactive waste is still being sought in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s decision to…
Swiss nuclear waste repository on the German border: plans cause concern
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s plans to build a nuclear waste repository on the border with Germany have met…
Federal Environment Minister Lemke hesitates when it comes to hydrogen
Steffi Lemke The Federal Environment Minister has trouble with the hydrogen economy and the refinery operators. (Photo: dpa) For years, the industry has wanted to start with green hydrogen in…
The hurdles to fracking’s comeback
Andreas Rathjens is angry with Markus Söder. “That’s cheeky,” he says into the phone with a broad Frisian accent. In an interview at the weekend, Bavaria’s Prime Minister brought into…
Federal government wants to present strategy by 2023
drought in parks The grass has dried up in Berlin’s Volkspark Friedrichshain. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Record temperatures and little rain, that’s Germany in the summer of 2022. Federal Environment Minister…
Are longer running times for nuclear power plants in Germany realistic?
Berlin, Dusseldorf In a second stress test, the Ministry of Economic Affairs has the security of the power supply in Germany checked – under more stringent conditions. A first stress…
How Germany wants to arm itself against extreme weather
Berlin Heat waves and droughts are increasing, as are heavy rains, floods and storms. At the now traditional Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, named after the first dialogue in 2010…
How Germany wants to arm itself against extreme weather
Berlin Heat waves and droughts are increasing, as are heavy rains, floods and storms. At the now traditional Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, named after the first dialogue in 2010…
How Germany wants to arm itself against extreme weather
Berlin Heat waves and droughts are increasing, as are heavy rains, floods and storms. At the now traditional Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, named after the first dialogue in 2010…
How Germany wants to arm itself against extreme weather
Berlin Heat waves and droughts are increasing, as are heavy rains, floods and storms. At the now traditional Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, named after the first dialogue in 2010…
How Germany wants to arm itself against extreme weather
Berlin Heat waves and droughts are increasing, as are heavy rains, floods and storms. At the now traditional Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, named after the first dialogue in 2010…
Steffi Lemke: Environment Minister wants to ban biofuel
biofuel The Ministry of the Environment is fundamentally critical of the climate protection effect of biofuel. This was “strongly doubted”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) wants…
This is how your company becomes climate-neutral
Wind turbines in front of the Jänschwalde power plant The federal government aims to make Germany climate-neutral by 2045. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The climate protection organization WWF and the consulting…
“First endurance test of the new Greens chairmen”
Berlin The search for a successor for the resigned Federal Family Minister is the first test of the new Greens leadership. The party will take the necessary time, said party…