Building renovation based on circular principles can significantly improve the energy efficiency of the building sector and make an important contribution to achieving carbon neutrality. This is stated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in a briefing published last week. The study examines the impact of circular economy principles on the benefits of building renovations. […]
To help speed up the switch to electric mobility, several companies are calling for a reform of company car taxation as part of the planned emergency climate protection program. There is a need for an “ecological restructuring of company car taxation,” Ikea, Aldi Süd and eleven other companies appeal in a joint letter to the […]
Following the filing by the ailing energy company Uniper for government stabilization measures, it remains unclear exactly what these measures will look like. German Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck also wants shareholders to contribute to the rescue. “It (Uniper) belongs to someone, someone who is solvent and can provide support,” the Green politician told […]
If you are planning your summer vacation on Lake Garda, you will probably notice an unusually low water level this year. 70 cubic meters of water per second are currently being diverted from the lake towards the Po Valley. There, desperate farmers are trying to brave Italy’s drought of the century. With water from Lake […]
More than 80 percent of global photovoltaic equipment supply chains are currently concentrated in China. To meet international climate targets, governments need to expand and diversify solar panel production more. This is the conclusion of a special report published yesterday by the International Energy Agency (IEA).The report examines PV supply chains from raw materials to […]
There was applause yesterday in Parliament only for a group of activists who stood up and protested loudly after the vote. Otherwise, there was disillusionment on the faces of many members of parliament. Until the very end, members of almost all parliamentary groups had campaigned together for a veto of the legislation, which is supposed […]
Now it’s certain: From 2035, no more internal combustion cars will be on the market in the EU; instead, electric vehicles will take over European roads. Mobility will then depend on lithium-ion batteries – and their recycling because the EU wants to achieve a circular economy and has to juggle raw material shortages. There is […]
Now it’s certain: From 2035, no more internal combustion cars will be on the market; instead, electric vehicles will take over Europe’s roads. Mobility will then depend on lithium-ion batteries – and on their recycling – because the EU wants to achieve a circular economy and has to juggle raw material shortages. What is the […]
Following the decision to phase out internal combustion engines, representatives of the major car companies see the procurement of batteries for EVs in jeopardy. The shortage of raw materials required for battery production, such as lithium, could restrict the planned switch to e-cars. Current calculations by the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) confirm this.Arno Antlitz, VW […]
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany Andrij Melnyk has urged the European Parliament to reject the second Delegated Act of EU taxonomy. Shortly before the Parliament’s final vote on the legal act, Melnyk addressed a letter to German MEP Viola von Cramon (Greens), referring to the “security policy significance” of the vote.According to Melnyk, Russia “generates significant […]