Tag: Green Deal
The world’s most important climate law is nearing completion
Brussels Energy prices in Europe have never been as high as they are this year. Nevertheless, the EU wants to stick to the core of its climate protection program, which…
German and French industry want to cooperate on the subject of hydrogen
To this end, the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and its two French partner associations France Industrie and Medef are calling for a clear framework for the development of the…
Elon Musk and the future of the digital society
One would like to dismiss all this as a puppet theater of an erratic universal genius. But with the open future of an enormously influential social medium like Twitter, the…
How hydrogen can help with the current energy crisis
The war in Ukraine once again confirms the realization that war primarily causes one thing: endless human suffering. With a view to the economy, he also makes it clear that…
Russia can use hunger as a geopolitical weapon
Brussels It is another big drama that is currently emerging in world politics: Since Ukraine, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, can no longer supply numerous countries…
Interview with Robert Habeck: “We have to prevent emigration”
Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) expects massive economic consequences in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. If “Russia escalates the conflict further, the European Union will…
Blockchain: The “Crypto-Climate-Technocracy” Doesn’t Work
With Web 3.0, blockchains and cryptocurrencies, everything is supposed to be different again. Decentralized networking ensures transparency and a change in consumer awareness. Also when it comes to containing climate…
Chemical industry rejects state protective shield
Brussels The chemical industry wants to achieve the transformation to climate neutrality without being protected by trading instruments. “I am vehemently of the opinion that climate protection and competitiveness can…
Germany must take the industrial middle class with it
Stefanie Kersting As an Executive Board Member of the Neuman & Esser Group, the author is responsible for the Energy Solutions division with international companies that offer industrial solutions from…
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…
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…
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…
Nuclear power as “green energy” – applause from business
“Natural gas is an essential bridging technology for the basic supply of the industrial nation Germany,” said Wolfgang Große Entrup, General Manager of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI). “If…
Zehn Trends, die 2022 prägen werden
Den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel müssen wir mit dem gleichen Pioniergeist wie ein Weltraumprojekt angehen. Gleichzeitig steht das kommende Jahr für den Aufbruch in den Cyberspace, mit NFTs, Play-to-earn-Games und digitalem…
Directive on the overall efficiency of buildings: What the EU Commission is planning
Brussels, Berlin You are one of the greatest culprits in the climate, but also an area with considerable potential for social divide: buildings. There are up to 240 million properties…
How the EU Commission wants to get rid of CO2
Brussels Politicians know very well: The climate cannot be protected by reducing CO2 alone, but humanity must purposefully remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. For example, the EU is…
E-fuels instead of mass layoffs: Suppliers are sounding the alarm
Worker at ZF Combustion engines and transmissions will hardly be needed in the future if cars are purely electric. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In Brussels there is often talk of a…
Why the EU taxonomy worries SMEs
Brussels When does a company operate sustainably? That is the big question that the European Union is trying to answer within the framework of the EU taxonomy. This is a…
The vaccination sayings of Jens Spahn – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
once the reputation has been ruined, it is quite uninhibited. Health Minister Jens Spahn still acts according to this motto. His “track record” in office is now partially a “dirt…
Saving the climate with nuclear power? The future of nuclear energy divides the EU
Brussels, Paris He has almost reached his target. The European politician Sven Giegold has collected more than 66,000 signatures, and it should be 75,000. With the virtual petition, the Green…