In a new report, the G20 climate change task force calls for reconciling growth with climate targets. Strategies for a green industry could help here.
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Despite extremely favorable conditions, the heat pump loans from the German state-owned KfW Bank are hardly used. Apparently, they are not attractive to banks. Instead, many customers opt for the significantly more expensive loans offered by commercial providers, who profit handsomely.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
An unusual coalition in support of introducing a climate bonus: The SME association and the Klima-Union are working on similar concepts, with support from the CDA and the Ludwig-Ehrhard-Stiftung.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
A new study has shown that the state-owned Azerbaijani oil and gas company SOCAR plays a pivotal role in the country's politics: It secures revenue for the state, invests in the expanding gas business with Europe and is controlled by the president.
By Bernhard Pötter
NGO representatives urge the German government to invest generational capital while considering climate and human rights. This would send an important signal to other investors and the financial sector as a whole. They are responding to an interview with Kenfo CEO Anja Mikus in Table.Briefings.
By Experts Table.Briefings
State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth on the billions missing from his budget and the consequences for the credibility of international climate and development policy. He pleads for climate standards for private investments.
By Horand Knaup
Praise for the German government: The level of German heat pump subsidies means that Germany performs well in an international comparison.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Flights over 3,000 kilometers are responsible for half of CO2 emissions from air traffic. A new study therefore advises people to take measures to avoid long-haul flights.
By Lukas Bayer
One-third of the drought in the summer of 2022, which affected large parts of Europe, can be attributed to man-made climate change. Delayed climate effects also played a role.
By Lukas Bayer
In Germany and other European countries, company cars with combustion engines are subsidized to the tune of billions every year. T E is now calling for the money to be used to promote electric vehicles instead.
By Carsten Hübner
