Mineral oil companies are alleged to have cheated to improve their carbon footprint. The German Environment Agency has filed a complaint. Now the police are taking action.
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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has signed the revised Climate Protection Act. Environmental associations are now filing three constitutional complaints against it.
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In California, five times as much land has already burned as usual for the time of year. This is partly due to the wet winter, heatwaves, and warm nights.
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Because the Norwegian state-owned oil company Equinor is doing too little to reduce its emissions, the Science Museum is terminating an eight-year support contract. The background to this is the large fossil deposits in the North Sea.
By Alexandra Endres
More solar and wind energy, financial support for heat pumps – but no ban on combustion engines. A recent survey shows which form of EU climate policy a majority of Germans could support in the future. Another result is that the Green Deal is unknown to many.
By Alexandra Endres
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) warns of eight global changes that are accelerating the climate crisis and species extinction. The consequences: Release of anthrax spores from permafrost with dangers for humans and animals, uninhabitable regions and psychological damage as a result of flooding or forest fires.
By Nico Beckert
The new British Labour government is providing 8.6 billion euros for the decarbonization of heavy industry with the national wealth fund. Five sectors will be prioritized.
By Lukas Bayer
China did not approve any CO2-intensive steel plants in the first half of 2024. Analysts see this as a potential turnaround. The sector's slow decarbonization could gain momentum.
By Nico Beckert
Microsoft wants to offset its carbon emissions with credits from a direct air capture (DAC) plant located in Texas and has concluded the largest agreement to date. The catch: The DAC plant is still under construction.
By Nico Beckert
Small nuclear reactors are considered the green future of nuclear technology. Now, the concept has suffered a severe setback for the second time in six months. And in terms of investment, electricity storage has overtaken the nuclear sector.
By Bernhard Pötter
