The transformation of the steel industry toward more climate-friendly processes is progressing too slowly. That is the conclusion of a study published today by the Global Energy Monitor titled “2023: Pedal to the Metal.” Global Energy Monitor is a San Francisco-based non-governmental organization that catalogs fossil fuel and renewable energy projects worldwide.According to the study, […]
“Told you so” – that’s what climate scientists must often think when they hear complaints about extremely high temperatures. In last year’s 6th Assessment Report, the IPCC warned about heat waves, droughts and extreme weather in the Mediterranean and the United States, as Bernhard Pötter reports. The report at that time reads like a preview […]
The three-day visit of US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, to China has led to a revival of climate dialogue between the two countries, even though no specific substantive agreements have been reached. Both sides plan to work together “intensively” in the coming weeks, Kerry said. Dates for the next two meetings are […]
According to a recent International Energy Agency report, renewable energy will cover the majority of growing global electricity demand over the next two years. “The world is rapidly moving towards a tipping point where global electricity generation from fossil fuels begins to decline and is increasingly replaced by electricity from clean energy sources,” the report […]
Germany is currently revising its national hydrogen strategy. The strategy calls for 50 to 70 percent of the country’s hydrogen demand to be covered by imports by 2030. But hydrogen transport via ship is technically challenging. For this reason, LNG derivatives are to be imported for the most part by 2030.A proposal that is also […]
The three-day visit of US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, to China has led to a revival of climate dialogue between the two countries, even though no specific substantive agreements have been reached. Both sides plan to work together “intensively” in the coming weeks, Kerry said. Dates for the next two meetings are […]
When it comes to green technologies such as solar panels and lithium batteries and raw materials for the energy transition, there are “critical dependencies” on China that the People’s Republic has already “instrumentalized” when dealing with other countries, Germany’s China strategy warns. Consequently, it aims to diversify supply chains and strengthen “Europe’s innovative strength and […]
When it comes to green technologies such as solar panels and lithium batteries and raw materials for the energy transition, there are “critical dependencies” on China that the People’s Republic has already “instrumentalized” when dealing with other countries, Germany’s China strategy warns. Consequently, it aims to diversify supply chains and strengthen “Europe’s innovative strength and […]
15 July marks the first “EU day for the victims of the global climate crisis.” On this day, the EU wants to “raise awareness of the human lives lost and humanitarian crisis caused by climate change”. EU climate commissioner Timmermans will visit three regions that were particularly affected by extreme weather in 2021. A nice […]
A new study by the environmental umbrella organization Transport & Environment (T&E) shows that European states are missing out on more than 34 billion euros in revenue due to tax exemptions for the aviation sector. The study shows that Germany will miss out on four billion euros in 2022 and is one of the countries […]