The Council of Experts on Climate Change has called on the next German government to step up climate action and secure public funding. It points out that climate action funding is increasingly at odds with rising defense spending and the need for funding education and infrastructure. It urges the next government to quickly provide clarity […]
The CDU wants to abolish the Building Energy Act (“Heating Act”) of the traffic light government and reintroduce subsidies for agricultural diesel. This is the result of an “immediate action program” adopted yesterday at the federal party conference, which is to be implemented immediately following an election victory. The 15-point paper also provides for a […]
Switzerland wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by “at least 65%” by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. This is stated in the new climate target that the country recently submitted to the UNFCCC. The country aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. In 2023, Swiss CO2 emissions amounted to 32.7 million tons, which […]
In 2024, USD 2.1 trillion was invested worldwide in the energy and transport transition and the decarbonization of industry. This is a new record, but investment would need to be around 2.5 times higher (5.6 trillion) to achieve the climate targets, according to a new report by research company BloombergNEF. In addition, investments only grew […]
There is a straightforward path to ending our dependence on fossil fuels: nurture green industries – which would not only mitigate climate change, but also boost economic growth and job creation – and ensure that their output can be traded as widely as possible. Open trade would strengthen these industries, reduce the costs of green […]
In his inauguration speech, US President Donald Trump promised that the US would produce more oil and gas than before: “We will drill, baby, drill,” he repeated his promise from the election campaign. But despite his decisions to deregulate the oil and gas industry, analysts expect only a slight increase in production. For 2025, the […]
Storing unavoidable CO2 emissions from the industrial sector would require 2,000 kilometers of new pipelines in the North Sea. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the Öko-Institut on behalf of WWF Germany. In order to store CO2 emissions from the cement and lime sectors as well as waste incineration in the North […]
Last year, Chinese companies installed 24 gigawatts of power generation capacity in the partner countries of the “New Silk Road.” At eight gigawatts, solar power accounts for the largest share of this. Both figures are record values since the New Silk Road was established, according to a report by management consultants Wood Mackenzie. Just over […]
To promote the use of green cement, the German Cement Works Association (VDZ) has introduced a voluntary CO2 label. The aim is to make the CO2 footprint of different cement products comparable. For example, it will indicate the CO2 content of the product on cement bags or shipping bills. “The new VDZ label can be […]
EU countries have saved almost 60 billion euros in gas and coal imports over the past six years thanks to the expansion of wind and solar power. This is according to a study published today by the energy think tank Ember. The study shows that the expansion of renewables has saved over 90 billion cubic […]
