The European Commission has reacted to the tense situation in the energy markets and the high energy prices by presenting its toolbox on Wednesday – after the original deadline was postponed last week. The toolbox lists several measures that EU states can take in the short term in line with EU law to protect consumers […]
Today, the European Commission is presenting its “toolbox” in response to the tense situation in the energy market. This is intended to contain possible measures that EU states can take in line with EU law to protect consumers and industry from the high costs. Record prices in the electricity and gas markets have dominated political […]
Methane has a shadowy existence as a greenhouse gas. According to calculations by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, however, methane is up to 30 times more harmful to the climate than carbon. If the period under consideration is shortened from 100 to 20 years, its effectiveness even increases to around 80 times. Experts say […]
For years, climate protection efforts by politicians focused on reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Methane emissions, on the other hand, received little attention. This is set to change. At the end of last year, the EU Commission presented its methane strategy as part of the Green Deal. This also includes a legislative proposal, which will follow […]
How can urgently needed private capital be mobilized for the implementation of the EU climate targets? That was one of the central questions at the first EU Sustainable Investment Summit on Thursday.If only half of the private money currently still invested in fossil fuels were available for the green transformation, there would be no problem […]
The climate targets are clear: the EU wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and to zero by 2050. However, opinions differ as to how this can be achieved. With its Fit for 55 package, the EU Commission has presented a comprehensive package of measures to achieve the climate targets, which […]
“Imagine it’s a Council and nobody goes.” Admittedly, the original pacifist slogan is a little different, nor was war on the agenda at Wednesday’s meeting of EU environment ministers. But a fight. The “all-important, landmark, historic fight against climate change.” There were already plenty of such descriptions in the opening statements of the participants. It’s […]
The Ministry of Economics and the Ministry of Research have presented a joint funding guideline to accelerate the market ramp-up for hydrogen. In particular, projects outside the EU that serve the production and processing of green hydrogen as well as storage and transport are addressed.“In addition to a strong domestic market, we are also focusing […]
Several member states are calling for stricter environmental and social requirements for the textile industry. In a letter to the European Commission, they call, among other things, for the introduction of “ambitious targets for the collection, re-use and recycling of textiles.” Representatives of eleven countries, including Germany, France and the Benelux countries, signed the letter, […]
A debate on energy policy has flared up in the EU against the backdrop of soaring gas and electricity prices – with potentially far-reaching consequences for climate policy. At the Euro Group meeting in Luxembourg on Monday several finance ministers called for a coordinated EU response to the high energy prices. The EU Commission announced […]