The planned and ongoing production of climate-friendly aviation fuel in Germany is currently struggling to make progress. Technical and financial hurdles are holding back this crucial project for the future of air travel. The aviation industry is outraged. Meanwhile, a flagship project for synthetic aviation fuel is being delayed due to major technical problems.In the […]
Shortly before COP28 in Dubai, the international protest movement “Fridays for Future” (FFF) is caught up in an internal debate about structures and responsibilities. Positions on the Hamas terror attacks on Israel and the Israeli army’s war in the Gaza Strip differ widely. This weakens the movement. Following the debates about anti-Israel calls and comments […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has invited the chemical industry to a top-level meeting at the Chancellery on September 27. One of the ten invited companies is not a large corporation, but a small circular economy start-up: the Hamburg-based company Traceless has grand ambitions. “Our business purpose is to help the environment,” says founder and engineer […]
Two studies have now revealed surprising results in the debate on what a climate-friendly lifestyle can look like and how it can be achieved: Regarding the acceptance of political measures, a study by the German government’s “Sachverständigenrat für Umweltfragen” (German Advisory Council on the Environment) found that “regulatory measures, i.e., mandates and bans, generally have […]
In mid-December, the energy companies Saudi Aramco and Total announced a gigantic project: With an investment of 11 billion dollars, the Saudi and French companies plan the complex “Amiral” on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, one of the largest petrochemical factories in the world. Here, 7,000 workers will soon produce, among other things, the […]