Tag: Raw materials policy
Turkey is drastically increasing electricity and gas prices
Symbolic picture: Street in Istanbul Turkey is already plagued by high inflation. (Photo: Bloomberg) Istanbul In Turkey, energy prices will rise dramatically in the new year. The inflation-plagued country is…
Nord Stream 2 is ready for operation – despite the lack of a permit
Moscow, Berlin According to the Russian energy giant Gazprom, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which has not yet been certified, is ready for operation. The second line is now…
Nord Stream 2 is ready for operation – despite the lack of a permit
Tubes of the pipeline Russia expects the pipeline to be operated within the next six months. (Photo: imago images / Jens Koehler) Moscow According to the Russian energy giant Gazprom,…
Should Berlin use the pipeline to increase pressure on Moscow?
The economic benefit of the gas pipe is much less than the geopolitical damage. If proof was needed that Olaf Scholz is determined to become Angela Merkel’s legacy, then the…
Russia stops gas delivery to Germany via the Yamal pipeline
Gas pipeline The gas price has risen sharply in recent weeks due to the economic recovery after the corona shutdowns. (Photo: dpa) Moscow, Berlin The gas price for Europe rises…
Russia stops gas delivery to Germany via the Yamal pipeline
Gas pipeline The gas price has risen sharply in the past few weeks due to the economic recovery after the corona shutdowns. (Photo: dpa) Moscow, Berlin The gas price for…
Russia stops gas delivery to Germany via the Yamal pipeline
Gas pipeline The gas price has risen sharply in the past few weeks due to the economic recovery after the corona shutdowns. (Photo: dpa) Moscow In the middle of winter,…
Nord Stream 2 opponents in the US Congress failed for the time being
US Congress in Washington In order to defuse the dispute with the USA over the pipeline, Germany made a joint declaration in July that it would give Ukraine more support.…
Comment on gas deliveries: Russia has to explain itself
Gas production in Siberia The gas deliveries from Russia are currently insufficient to increase the low level of storage facilities in Europe. (Photo: LAIF) It has never been easier to…
USA releases parts of strategic oil reserves – the dispute with Opec plus threatens to intensify
Oil production US President Biden identified the main culprits for the high energy prices in the OPEC oil exporters. (Photo: Bloomberg) Zurich In the conflict between the USA and the…
Where should the raw materials for the energy transition come from?
lithium The EU estimates that lithium demand could increase eighteen-fold by 2030. 60 times as much lithium is expected to be needed in 2050. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Zurich It sounds…
Where should the raw materials for the energy transition come from?
lithium The EU estimates that lithium demand could increase eighteen-fold by 2030. 60 times as much lithium is expected to be needed in 2050. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Zurich It sounds…
Nord Stream 2: USA impose further sanctions
Nord Stream 2 Gas is to be transported from Russia to Germany and other countries through the approximately 1200-kilometer-long double tube. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The USA wants to impose further…
Europe needs clout on the raw material markets
We are at the beginning of a gigantic turning point in terms of raw materials. The age of hydrocarbons is slowly but surely drawing to a close. Even in the…
Federal Network Agency suspends certification for Nord Stream 2 for the time being
Pipes of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline The line may not be put into operation without certification. (Photo: Reuters) Bonn, Düsseldorf The Federal Network Agency is temporarily suspending…
How useful are climate summits really?
Dusseldorf The 26th UN Climate Change Conference is over. The promises made before the two-week negotiations were high: “It is our opportunity to make history,” said EU Commission President Ursula…
Bottlenecks will dampen industry until the coming year
Automotive industry The shortage of semiconductors is particularly affecting the automotive industry. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government does not expect the supply bottlenecks for preliminary products and raw materials…
Is a full circular economy possible?
Dusseldorf Humans extract more than 100 billion tons of raw materials such as oil, gas and metals from the earth every year – but only around nine percent of them…
OPEC cartel ignores USA and maintains output
Oil production The oil cartel Opec is sticking to its production policy. (Photo: Bloomberg) Zurich The alliance of oil exporters Opec plus has ignored calls for higher oil production. At…
Oil remains an important lifeline
Oil field in Saudi Arabia The world needs oil – despite all climate promises. (Photo: dpa) This is the lie of life of our generation – and of all people…