Tag: Taxonomy
Easter message from the virus experts – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Easter Sunday isn’t until April 17th, so there’s plenty of time. I mention this because the Christian festival apparently plays a special role in the fight against corona. The situation…
Taxonomy: Lemke calls for a new procedure
Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke The Green politician’s criticism is also sparked by the Commission’s chosen path via a delegated legal act. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke…
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…
Podcast Handelsblatt Green: How green is nuclear power?
Dusseldorf Nuclear power – yes, please! This is how the EU Commission could paraphrase the original slogan of the opponents of nuclear power. EU politicians plan to classify energy from…
Rebellion against “green nuclear power” – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Aggression promotes aggression promotes aggression – the logic of every conflict can be observed in the case of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden has 8,500 soldiers on increased readiness against…
The scarce commodity of the PCR tests – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
If you read the current agency reports from top German politicians about their Corona policy, you will notice two types. Some reject easing, the second are against tightening. So it…
Controversy over taxonomy becomes a reality check for the Greens
Vattenfall gas power plant in Berlin-Lichterfelde The federal government sees the use of gas power plants as a transitional technology. (Photo: Paul Langrock/laif) Steffi Lemke and Robert Habeck quietly and…
IG-BCE boss Vassiliadis calls for quick relief for the industry
Michael Vasiliadis The IG-BCE boss calls for a reliable energy transition. (Photo: imago images/Rainer Weisflog) Berlin According to the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union (IG BCE), the acceleration of…
Steffi Lemke: “Power contracts-terminations partly unlawful”
Steffi Lemke The Federal Environment Minister is concerned about the tense situation on the electricity markets. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Environment and Consumer Protection Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) does not…
Steffi Lemke: “Power contracts-terminations partly unlawful”
Steffi Lemke The Federal Environment Minister is concerned about the tense situation on the electricity markets. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) does not rule out a…
Ursula von der Leyen defends nuclear power decision
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission chief is behind the classification of certain investments in nuclear power and gas as sustainable. (Photo: AP) Brussels For some it is a…
Why there will still be a lot of controversy over climate issues
Whether one can describe investments in nuclear power plants as “sustainable” is one of the rather minor questions in climate policy. The dispute over the taxonomy in which such definitions…
EU plans on nuclear power and natural gas: What Handelsblatt readers think
Brokdorf nuclear power plant After almost 35 years of operation, the nuclear power plant was shut down at the end of 2021. While Germany is pulling out of atomic energy,…
The EU ideas on natural gas are Habeck’s acid test
Economics and Climate Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) So far, the minister has been unhappy on the subject of EU taxonomy. (Photo: imago images / Political-Moments) The debate about the EU…
The many toads for the Greens in government
Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock The Greens have already faced a number of problems in the government. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin In the end, there are only four thin sentences sent…
How useful are the plans?
Grohnde nuclear power plant According to the EU Commission’s plans, investments in nuclear power and natural gas are to be classified as sustainable. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Undermining…
Not just private capital – How the EU taxonomy also diverts tax money
But taxonomy also affects how tax money is used. And already today. The state development bank KfW has introduced financing products that are based on taxonomy. A spokeswoman said that…
How useful are the plans?
Grohnde nuclear power plant According to the EU Commission’s plans, investments in nuclear power and natural gas are to be classified as sustainable. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Undermining…
Greens are fighting EU taxonomy plans on nuclear power
“We cannot agree to the proposal of the EU Commission. Nuclear power can never be sustainable, “said Ingrid Nestle, energy policy spokeswoman for the Green parliamentary group, the Handelsblatt. “It…
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…