Annalena Baerbock is on the right track

Annalena Baerbock The foreign minister has announced an office for “hydrogen diplomacy” in the Ukrainian capital. (Photo: Archyde.com) Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock tried last week to send German support to the beleaguered Ukraine. Germany will soon set up an office for “hydrogen diplomacy” in the Ukrainian capital. As irrelevant as this promise is in view … Read more

Why there will still be a lot of controversy about 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 are made is only a first sign of the conflicts that Europe will face in the coming months. In the summer, the EU Commission presented … Read more

Inland sea almost dried up: a catastrophe is unfolding on the Aral Sea

Sunday, January 02, 2022 Inland sea almost dried up A catastrophe is taking place in the Aral Sea What was once a huge inland sea has almost disappeared in just a generation: The Aral Sea is considered the greatest ecological catastrophe on earth. Researchers fight for the last remnants of the water. But whether the … Read more

EU Commission wants to classify gas and nuclear power as green under certain conditions

Brussels The EU Commission wants to classify investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly under certain conditions. This emerges from a draft of a legal act by the Brussels authority, which became public on New Year’s Day shortly after it was sent to the EU member states. Because the proposal is considered a … Read more