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EU Parliament adopts restoration law

The motion of the Environment Committee to reject the Nature Restoration Law as a whole did not receive a majority. This is, above all, a political defeat for the EPP, which threw all its weight into the scales. However, the adopted text is also not a clear victory for the proponents of the law.

By Claire Stam

Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz SPD besucht die Firma Viessmann. v. li. Vorarbeiterin Anna Wellnowski und Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz SPD in der Produktion Installation Waermepumpe / Wärmepumpe Firma Viessmann empfaengt Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz SPD am 09.08.2022 in Allendorf Eder/Deutschland. *** Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz SPD visits the company Viessmann from left foreman Anna Wellnowski and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz SPD in the production installation Waermepumpe heat pump company Viessmann receives Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz SPD on 09 08 2022 in Allendorf Eder Germany
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Heat pumps: not afraid of China

The defense company Rheinmetall is aiming to enter the heat pump market and is investing in the production of important components. So far, there is a great dependence on Asia and China in this sector. However, experts do not expect China to dominate the world market as it does the solar industry.

By Nico Beckert

Germany's CO2 pipeline network (2)
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German government formulates rules for carbon storage

The German government relies on the controversial CCS technology faster and on a larger scale than previously thought to reach its climate targets. An internal government report shows that millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide are to be exported and dumped in storage facilities as early as 2030.

By Bernhard Pötter