According to new forecasts, CO₂ storage in the North Sea will be even more expensive than expected. Transport and storage could soon cost EUR 100 to 150 per tonne. The costs are likely to rise further in the future.
By Nico Beckert
A new expert opinion considers the BMWE draft law for the so-called grid package to be contrary to European law. The opinion says it violates EU directives and is not based on objective threshold values.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Plug-in hybrids consume just as much as combustion engines when in use. A new study by the Fraunhofer Institute shows that German manufacturers perform particularly poorly.
By Kai Schöneberg
In their first joint appeal, the climate councils of the federal states see the use of the funds as a “historic opportunity” to dovetail sustainability, climate protection and services of general interest.
By Kai Schöneberg
The second round of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program has just concluded in Geneva. Now the leadership in Tehran is deploying naval forces to the Gulf of Oman for joint maneuvers with Russian units.
By Markus Bickel
A new legal opinion concludes that draft reforms by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy are incompatible with European Union (EU) law. According to the assessment, they violate EU directives and rely on threshold values that lack objective justification.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt and Manuel Berkel
The European Union is preparing a comprehensive package to strengthen resilience along its eastern border. Enhanced security measures and targeted economic support are intended to better equip regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to withstand hybrid threats.
By Stephan Israel
Ukraine and Russia described the latest peace talks in Geneva as difficult. Further meetings have been announced – not least because both sides are keen to project a constructive stance toward US President Donald Trump.
By Viktor Funk
It remains unclear who was behind the denial-of-service attack on Deutsche Bahn. Claudia Plattner, president of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), warns that Germany remains vulnerable in the digital space.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
