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Climate & Environment

Karl Haeusgen Digitaler Produktpass EU
Opinion

The Digital Product Passport: curse or opportunity for SMEs?

The digital product passport is intended to bundle environmentally relevant information such as materials or repairability of a product in a digital system. If the capital goods industry is ignored in its conception, bureaucratic chaos could follow, especially for smaller and medium-sized companies, fears VDMA President Karl Haeusgen.

By Redaktion Table

Alberto Vela ist Kommunikationsbeauftragter für Energie- und Klimapolitik beim European Environmental Bureau, Europas größtem Netzwerk von Umwelt-Bürgerinitiativen.
Opinion

EU member states are not on board with the solution to the energy crisis

The Green Deal is the most effective solution to energy poverty, writes Alberto Vela of the EEB. The combination of energy efficiency, renewables and efficient building renovation has the greatest potential to decarbonise the EU economy and protect citizens from volatile prices.

By Redaktion Table

Feature

Hydrogen: not all that glitters is green

With a new legislative package, the EU Commission wants to orient the European gas market towards hydrogen. This also involves the classification of so-called low carbon fuels as climate-friendly alternatives. However, observers say that the draft legislation, which has been circulating since last week, contains major gaps and demand improvements.

By Timo Landenberger

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CO2-neutral shipping: decarbonization in baby steps

Three quarters of the EU's external trade volume and almost one third of its internal trade volume is shipped by sea. Maritime transport is indispensable for the EU. But it has a shortcoming: It emits CO2 almost unchecked. And so far there are hardly any solutions for making shipping greener in line with the Green Deal.

By Lukas Knigge