Coal phase-out: German government applies for cancelation of emissions allowances
The German government is applying to the EU Commission to cancel emission allowances from phasing out coal-fired power plants.
Von Nico Beckert
The German government is applying to the EU Commission to cancel emission allowances from phasing out coal-fired power plants.
Von Nico Beckert
The EU is creating a joint procurement mechanism to make it easier for European companies to purchase strategic raw materials.
Von Leonie Düngefeld
Germany is proposing to postpone the EU law on deforestation-free supply chains for another year. In addition, the Commission is to be asked to submit a proposal for the revision of the law in April.
Von Markus Grabitz
The NGO Transport & Environment is calling for minimum quotas for green aluminum in new cars as well as greater recycling. This would add little to the cost of production but would save a lot of emissions.
Von Kai Schöneberg
More and more large countries are expanding the pricing of carbon dioxide emissions. Emissions trading systems are creating the most momentum.
Von Alex Veit
Even 36 hours before the vote in plenary, the negotiators are still negotiating on three topics: scope, civil liability and climate protection plans.
Von Markus Grabitz
Socialists and Christian Democrats give up trying to find a compromise on the sustainability omnibus. Both groups are going into the plenary vote with their own proposals.
Von Markus Grabitz
UNEP Emissions Gap Report: New NDCs not reducing emissions fast enough to achieve Paris targets. World faces 2.6 degrees of heating. The UN is calling for greater ambition and the creation of natural and manmade CO₂ sinks.
Von Nico Beckert
A study by the leading water industry associations BDEW and DVGW is the first to quantify the additional investment required by the water industry as a result of climate change running into billions of euros.
Von Miriam Scheibe
According to an Oxfam study, the investments of 308 billionaires lead to more CO₂ emissions than the emissions of 118 countries. The super-rich often invest in particularly climate-damaging companies.
Von Nico Beckert