Joe Biden initiates US return to Paris Agreement
Inauguration Biden US President Joe Biden signs first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House. (Photo: dpa) Washington The United States is … Read more
Environmental policy
The climate-neutral ice cream from Berlin is a top seller
Berlin Olaf Höhn comes pretty close to the ideal of the environmentally conscious entrepreneur. The 71-year-old can’t stop shining when he talks about everything he … Read more
Corona Germany: Concern for social cohesion
City center of Oldenburg There will probably be no quick return from lockdown. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The German Association of Towns and Municipalities fears that … Read more
Greens and CDU “very different parties”
Robert Habeck Robert Habeck, federal chairman of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen wants his party colleague Winfried Kretschmann to remain Prime Minister in Baden-Württemberg. (Photo: … Read more
How Katjes became climate neutral with veggie sweets
Düsseldorf “Do you expect pork when you enjoy sweets?” Asks Bastian Fassin, managing partner of the Katjes Group provocatively. Gelatine is nothing else, obtained from … Read more
China makes further climate protection commitments at the UN summit
Steel mill in Shanxi Province China is the country with the world’s largest greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo: Reuters) New York, London At the digital UN … Read more
Greens find compromise in the climate dispute
Federal party conference of the Greens The co-federal chairwoman warns against shaking the Paris Treaty. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Greens have avoided open controversy and … Read more
Corona stimulus packages slow down climate protection in G20 countries
G20 wave of protests G20 protest in Hamburg: The 20 largest economies account for 75 percent of emissions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The direction is correct, … Read more
Electricity consumption is increasing faster than expected
Wind turbine for power generation The actual demand for renewable energies may exceed the calculations. (Photo: dpa) Berlin On the way to the desired climate … Read more
Europe needs to develop a new economic model
The author Simone Tagliapietra is an energy expert, scientist at think tank Bruegel and professor at Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe in Bologna. (Photo: Ispi, … Read more