The new European emissions trading system for the buildings and road transport sectors (ETS 2) could start as early as 2025. This is what the EU Parliament’s rapporteur, Peter Liese (EPP/CDU), is proposing. The Commission had planned to include both sectors in CO2 pricing only in 2026.In the draft report, which is to be published […]
On Tuesday, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck took a look in the rear-view mirror “perhaps for the last time,” as he himself put it. At the presentation of the opening balance sheet of climate protection, he outlined the current backlog in efforts to reduce emissions in energy supply, industry, the building […]
The “Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive” (CSRD) is intended to define the rules for the reporting obligations of companies with regard to their sustainable management more clearly and to tighten them in some places. An exchange between committee members, rapporteurs, and shadow rapporteurs took place in the EU Parliament’s lead JURI committee on Monday. Almost 600 […]
In view of rising power prices, German Minister of Finance Christian Lindner is considering financial aid for socially disadvantaged people. “I pledge, with the capabilities I have, that we will also finance such solidarity-based support for people who are particularly affected by the increased costs of heating,” said the FDP leader at the virtual Epiphany […]
The new German government is gaining leeway in climate protection thanks to record revenues from the sale of CO2 emission rights. In view of rapidly rising prices for the certificates, the sale to energy suppliers and industry in 2021 brought in €5.3 billion, more than twice as much as in the previous year, the Federal […]
After giving you a digital policy outlook for the coming months yesterday, today it’s the turn of European climate policy. 2022 is supposed to be the year in which the EU’s ambitious goals are implemented. But there are complicated negotiations ahead in the parliamentary committees and in the trialogues. In addition, the EU Commission also […]
The declared goal is to adopt the bulk of the Fit for 55 package this year. As soon as the positions of the Parliament and Council are available, the trialogue negotiations are to begin seamlessly. However, delays are already to be expected – especially in parts of the package that are sure to cause a […]
The German government does not want to file a lawsuit against the inclusion of nuclear power in the EU taxonomy. It is not currently considering joining a lawsuit, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said on Monday. Austria had announced it would pursue a lawsuit against the inclusion of gas and nuclear power in the EU taxonomy […]
The EU has passed the Climate Change Act and also backed it up with measures in the form of the Fit for 55 package. In Glasgow, there were promising announcements on climate neutrality. In Germany, a new government was sworn in that is committed to climate protection. Nevertheless, we are still a long way from […]
In the fight against the abusive use of shell corporations for tax purposes, the EU Commission presented a proposal for a new legal act on Wednesday. European companies that have no or only a minor business activity should not be able to claim tax benefits so that taxpayers are not financially burdened.“The future monitoring and […]