A carbon pricing system for carbon-intensive industrial imports is one of the “range of options” currently being examined by the US government to protect its own industrial base from “free-riding” by foreign manufacturers. John Podesta, the country’s highest-ranking climate diplomat, said this in an interview with the Financial Times (FT). It would be a policy […]
The US government must resume processing applications for the authorization of new LNG export terminals with immediate effect. A court in Louisiana made this decision last Monday. 16 Republican states, including Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming, had filed a lawsuit against the moratorium. The court ruled in their favor. The US federal government […]
Geothermal energy is considered a core technology of the heating transition – in order to accelerate its expansion, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWK) has presented a draft for a Geothermal Energy Acceleration Act and submitted it to the associations and federal states for approval last Friday. The law (GeoWG) deals with […]
The Federal Ministry of Transport should take the current debate on the federal budget as an opportunity to “reassess and consistently cancel planned trunk road projects”, especially in the area of new road construction and expansion. This could save around €20 billion by 2030 and free up financial resources for investment in the transport transition. […]
Denmark plans to introduce a carbon tax on livestock emissions from 2030. The government announced the move on Tuesday. It hopes that other countries will follow suit. Denmark is a key exporter of pork and dairy products. The agricultural sector is the country’s largest source of carbon emissions. At the same time, Denmark has a […]
Ms. Saich, climate policy sees a battle for a new climate finance target. Developing and emerging countries want hundreds of billions of euros in annual aid. What do you think the new financial target should look like?The EIB has observer status in these negotiations. It is not our place to formulate our own demands. Personally, […]
Robert Habeck will arrive in China on Friday for his first visit as Minister for Climate Action. His presence is especially significant because China is undoubtedly the key player for successful global climate action in multiple ways:It is, therefore, high time for the German government to prioritize climate policy relations with China. Important foundations have […]
Small island nations have won a landmark victory at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg: On Tuesday, the Tribunal confirmed their legal claim for more climate action. In an advisory opinion, the 21 judges unanimously agreed that greenhouse gases are a form of marine pollution. This means all 169 […]
More than one-third of people in Germany believe that political measures to help the environment will make their lives worse – significantly fewer, around one-fifth, feel that environmental policy will improve their lives. And many of those surveyed would like to see an “affordable” climate policy that acts “with common sense.” These are the key […]
According to a recent survey, the two most common characteristics that Germans associate with the European Union are “bureaucratic” (72%) and “necessary” (58%). More than three quarters of respondents also do not have the impression that the EU “understands the everyday reality of most Germans”. These are the key findings of a recent survey by […]