Tag: Pollution air
Homeowners with wood-burning stoves face these problems
stove A woman throws a log into a fireplace. The heat dispensers are currently popular. But how useful is it to use it? (Photo: imago images/photothek) Frankfurt They look cozy…
Fiat Chrysler pays $300 million for US emissions fraud
exhaust gases The emissions scandal is also expensive for Fiat Chrysler. (Photo: dpa) Detroit The car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler’s affair about exhaust gas manipulations in the USA is again costly.…
Fiat Chrysler pays $300 million for US emissions fraud
exhaust gases The emissions scandal is also expensive for Fiat Chrysler. (Photo: dpa) Detroit The car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler’s affair about exhaust gas manipulations in the USA is again costly.…
Volkswagen in the clutches of justice
Dusseldorf They were half judgments, half homilies. When the lawyers at Volkswagen AG opened their mail in year three of the diesel affair, they had to take a deep breath.…
How Volkswagen gets into the existential crisis
Dusseldorf Two Indians and a Swiss student were the first to find out about Volkswagen. All three were enrolled at West Virginia University, where they worked at the Institute for…
Environmental aid is suing against planned natural gas production in the North Sea
The coast of the North Sea island of Borkum The Dutch company One-Dyas wants to produce natural gas about 20 kilometers off the coast of Borkum. (Photo: dpa) Borkum An…
That’s why the liquor company Schilkin doesn’t deliver
Berlin In tranquil Alt-Kaulsdorf in the east of the German capital, the Berlin air is mostly fresh and clear – like the peppermint liqueur of the same name. 70 years…
Industry and the energy sector are at odds over emissions trading
Steam cloud from the Staudinger coal-fired power plant The energy industry sees emissions trading endangered by the reform plans. (Photo: dpa) Berlin From the point of view of the industry,…
Start-up wants to create an alternative to the measuring container
Munich Whenever there is a question of pollution on roads or possible diesel driving bans, they become the focus of interest: large measuring containers at traffic junctions in cities. “But…
Germany has one of the highest fuel prices in Europe
Gas station in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania In general, refueling remained significantly more expensive in the first week of April than before the war in Ukraine, even if prices fell again from…
The CO2 has to get out of the air – but how?
Forest in Bavaria Trees naturally absorb CO2 from the air. But afforestation also has its limits. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even the most ambitious savings program for greenhouse gas emissions could…
Price of diesel additive jumps to record high
AdBlue filling station in Dortmund While the additional tank in passenger cars is usually refilled at the inspection intervals, trucks have to fill up with AdBlue more frequently. (Photo: imago/Cord)…
Fuel prices are going down slightly
The expensive fuel The rising prices hit the motorists in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Munich The extreme increase in fuel prices is taking a break. Prices have fallen slightly for both…
Fireworks ban 2021: three graphics on the fireworks industry
Dusseldorf The majority of Germans prefer to celebrate the turn of the year traditionally: Champagne, “Dinner for One” and the New Year’s countdown on television – that is part of…
Climate policy: Energy prices: AdBlue manufacturers and transporters are sounding the alarm
The exhaust gas cleaning agent AdBlue is running out. Manufacturers, transporters and farmers are warning of a supply collapse and alerting politicians. The Ministry of Economic Affairs waves it away.…
Governments can hardly stand the price increase for climate protection
Christoph Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone who…
Environmental aid is also suing Wintershall Dea
Wintershall Dea The group is sued by Deutsche Umwelthilfe. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Deutsche Umwelthilfe has now also filed a “climate action” against the oil and gas company Wintershall Dea after…
EU Advocate General: VW thermal windows violate EU law
Diesel proceedings against Volkswagen The judges at the ECJ often follow the line of argument of the Advocate General, but are not bound by it. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Advocate…
VW electric cars now receive software updates like Tesla does
Interior of an ID.3 from Volkswagen The new software updates turn the screen on the dashboard into a control center. (Photo: Volkswagen) Wolfsburg After the double test phase, things are…