Tag: pollution-climate
SAP and BCG make CO2 emissions calculable
Lignite power plant and wind turbines Complex supply chains make it difficult for companies to measure their emissions. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Sustainability, measured by CO2 emissions, is becoming a key…
Amazon, Microsoft and Google are fighting for climate-conscious customers
server room Each request consumes electricity. The energy consumption of cloud service providers is therefore becoming a matter of public interest. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Dusseldorf Whether it’s uploading photos to…
Do green buildings solve the CO2 problem in the construction industry?
A renovated building in Bavaria The real estate industry is debating the benefits of refurbishment – or whether it is better to demolish and build new. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Green…
Climate protests against gas & oil from Russia
Berlin Green, blue, yellow: With every new crisis, the posters of the Fridays for Future activists become more colorful and the demands more diverse. “Speed limit immediately”, “No oil and…
Reiner Blaschek moves up as head of Germany
Dusseldorf Reiner Blaschek didn’t have much time to get used to the job. Since the turn of the year, the manager has been the successor to Frank Schulz at the…
In 2021, the transport sector missed its climate targets
Berlin The new federal government obviously wants to forego the transport sector achieving its climate targets every year in the future. At the presentation of the annual climate report, the…
Member states agree on CO2 taxes for imports
Meeting of finance ministers in Brussels Paolo Gentiloni, Christian Lindner and Bruno Le Maire in conversation. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels The finance ministers of the EU countries agreed on Tuesday to…
CEO Ilham Kadri splits up Solvay
Solvay boss Ilham Kadri The doctor of chemistry has led the Belgian group since 2019. (Photo: imago images/Belga) Dusseldorf Ilham Kadri is held in high esteem by her predominantly male…
Large dependence on oil, gas and coal
Renewable energy Electricity generation from renewable energies fell by seven percent, mainly due to poor wind conditions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin While the federal government wants to launch a new relief…
Morality or yield, heating alternatives, world climate – answers to your questions
Dusseldorf The war in Ukraine has permanently changed the European energy world. The federal government is trying to reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas. The companies in the energy…
Biden is encountering resistance in his own ranks with a Fed candidate
Washington One of US President Joe Biden’s high-ranking appointments for the Federal Reserve has met with resistance. Biden’s party colleague, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, announced Monday that he could not…
CO2 border adjustment – Steel industry fears migration
Berlin The CO2 border adjustment is at the top of the agenda at the meeting of EU economics ministers on Tuesday. The aim is “to arrive at a general approach…
10 uncomfortable truths about the energy transition
Dark clouds over Lower Saxony Dark clouds pass over wind turbines in the district of Hildesheim. The energy transition threatens to falter. (Photo: dpa) What is currently happening on the…
Mercedes misses climate targets on its own
Munich At the end of February, Mercedes boss Ola Källenius proudly addressed his 130,000 followers on LinkedIn. “Our internal data shows that in 2021 we will have undercut our provisional…
How to reduce dependency on Russian oil
Brussels, Berlin Rapidly reducing energy dependency on Russia is a declared goal of Germany and the European Union in view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The Federal…
Robert Habeck relies on lignite-fired power plants as an emergency reserve
RWE lignite-fired power plant in Neurath near Grevenbroich Systems of the so-called security stand-by are available for a limited time as the “last reserve”. (Photo: imago images/Jochen Tack) Berlin Economics…
Ukraine war: Industry wants to reduce gas consumption
Steelworks in Bremen The energy-intensive industry is concerned about rising gas prices as a result of the Russian war of aggression. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The companies that make up the…
Klöckner & Co. introduces definitions for green steel
Hot strip mill for steel With its classification, Klöckner wants to provide its customers with a basis for calculation. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Europe’s largest independent steel trader, Klöckner & Co.,…
Conflict in Ukraine: Energy price shock – Smart technology can help
Thyssen Krupp Steel Works in Duisburg Energy-intensive companies in particular are being put under pressure by the high electricity prices. (Photo: dpa) Reducing dependence on Russian gas, oil and coal…
How Europe wants to become independent of Russian gas
LNG terminal in China In the short term, dependency can be reduced primarily through liquid gas, which would otherwise have been delivered to Asia. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels It’s like fast-forwarding…