Tag: pollution-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…
Annalena Baerbock’s mistake for climate policy
New State Secretary and Foreign Minister Jennifer Morgan (left) moves to the Federal Foreign Office. Annalena Baerbock appointed her special representative for international climate policy. (Photo: Getty Images) The outcry…
Why climate protection could become a bottomless pit
Berlin In 2019, the federal government spent 1.9 billion euros on promoting energy-efficient building refurbishment. A year later it was already 8.6 billion euros, and last year it was 18…
Stay the course despite green inflation
The fear of inflation is back. The economic recovery after Corona and the Ukraine crisis have made natural gas in particular much more expensive. In Germany and Europe, there are…
Climate agreements could cost around 40 billion euros
Thyssen Krupp employees The raw materials industry must be reorganized to protect the climate. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a study, the planned climate agreements for the restructuring of the…
How companies cheat on climate promises
Munich Carsten Warnecke and his colleagues from the non-profit NewClimate Institute climate strategies wanted to present “ambitious companies” to encourage imitation. But what the climate experts found in their analysis…
Habeck approaches the steel industry
Blast furnace tapping at Thyssen-Krupp in Duisburg The conventional blast furnace route no longer has a chance in the long run. When it comes to switching to climate-friendly processes, the…
DZ Bank fears “undesirable side effects” from ESG rules.
Frankfurt The DZ Bank and the energy group EnBW see great dangers from new sustainability rules in the financial sector. “The current regulation creates false incentives,” warns DZ-Bank co-head Cornelius…
EU Commission classifies nuclear power and gas as sustainable
Finance Commissioner Maired McGuinness defended the project: “The EU has committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, and we must use all available means to do so.” The main thing…
EU Commission classifies nuclear power and gas as sustainable
Nuclear power plant in Flamanville There has recently been massive criticism of the plans of the EU Commissions. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Investments in new gas and nuclear power plants are…
Final proposal on sustainability of gas and nuclear power coming
nuclear power plant The final proposal on the sustainability of gas and nuclear power comes this Wednesday (Photo: dpa) Brussels It is one of the trickiest political projects in current…
CO2 price: Financial speculation thwarts certificate trading
Mehrum power plant Trading in certificates allows the emission of CO2 in the EU. (Photo: dpa) The heart of European climate policy is trading in certificates that allow the emission…
Handelsblatt Green: No energy transition without hydrogen?
Dusseldorf Without hydrogen, the energy transition will be difficult. Electricity from wind, sun and biomass alone is not enough if the entire economy is to become climate-neutral. But why is…
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…
CO2 comparisons of trains and planes are misleading
plane and train Who is the bigger climate polluter? There are many factors to consider when evaluating, not just CO2 emissions. (Photo: EB STOCK) Merchants know the difference between full…
The halt to KfW construction funding sends the wrong signals
A family home under construction Numerous builders – whether private or institutional – included promotional funds from KfW in their cost calculations. It is unclear whether they will also receive…
“Hydrogen is indispensable in the heating market”
More than half of the German consumption of final energy – i.e. the energy that reaches the consumer in the form of combustibles, motor fuels or electrical energy – is…
“Hydrogen is indispensable in the heating market”
More than half of the German consumption of final energy – i.e. the energy that reaches the consumer in the form of combustibles, motor fuels or electrical energy – is…
That’s how much countries are investing in wind power & Co.
Dusseldorf Despite all the prophecies of doom and some political resistance: countries around the world are investing massively in the conversion of their energy production. Expenditure on the expansion of…
“Save the world with speed”
Dusseldorf Producing plastic, fertilizer and activated charcoal while binding CO2 from the atmosphere instead of releasing it – the technology of the carbonauts could solve some of the problems of…