Climate protection

All news and posts of our editorial team on the topic

Jekaterina Boening – Green power for Siemens Energy
Since April, Jekaterina Boening has been responsible for sustainability in the Industrial Applications department at Siemens Energy. The energy division of the Munich-based conglomerate offers companies in industry – such as the energy-intensive chemical industry – concepts for green transformation. The 32-year-old is responsible for implementing the company’s own sustainability goals in the Industrial Applications […] continue reading →
Fighting droughts with wastewater
Amid a widespread drought, the European Commission yesterday published guidelines on water reuse. The aim is to increase the use of treated wastewater for irrigation in agriculture – a sector particularly sensitive to water shortages. The guidelines serve to interpret the regulation on minimum requirements for water reuse, which is to apply from June 2023. […] continue reading →
David Ryfisch – watching German climate policy
Two issues have accompanied David Ryfisch throughout his career: foreign countries and climate. Born in Bremerhaven, he did his alternative civilian service in Ecuador on an organic cocoa farm and studied for a year in São Paulo, Brazil. After further stints in Geneva, Washington and Copenhagen, the Bonn-based economist is now employed by Germanwatch, a […] continue reading →
CAP reform: the crucial points of the German strategic plan
A reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy is supposed to increase agriculture's contribution to climate protection. However, the German strategic plan has not yet been approved after it was criticized by the EU Commission. Europe.Table spoke with agricultural expert Aaron Scheid about the reform plans. continue reading →
Michèle Knodt – better decisions in the energy crisis
She suspected early on that the topic of energy would become as important: Back in 2011, Michèle Knodt submitted her first application for an EU project on the subject of energy policy. At the time, her colleagues had advised her that she should research climate policy instead. Energy policy was boring, they said. While the […] continue reading →
Nina Scheer – climate protection is social democratic
“We don’t have to be greener than the Greens.” Nina Scheer has often heard this remark in her own party. And it has always annoyed her. Her father, the social democrat Hermann Scheer, was committed to renewable energies. Her mother Irm Pontenagel was the Managing Director of Eurosolar. And she joined the SPD when she […] continue reading →
Anja Weisgerber – a jurist for the environment
As a child, Anja Weisgerber wanted to become a teacher. That things turned out differently is largely owed to the influence of many people: A German teacher convinced her as a student that it was important to stand up for democracy. Her great uncle Wilhelm Baumann, who was himself a member of the state parliament, […] continue reading →
Virginijus Sinkevičius – the start-up commissioner
When Virginijus Sinkevičius was born in Vilnius in November 1990, Lithuania had just regained its independence. 27 years later, he went on to become Lithuania’s Minister of the Economy. He is his country’s first minister born after the fall of the Iron Curtain. On December 1, 2019, he became the youngest EU commissioner to date. […] continue reading →
Petersberg Climate Dialogue: Timmermans insists on mitigation
Financial support for loss and damage resulting from climate change, as well as climate adaptation, are high on the list of priorities at this year’s Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, especially for countries in the global South. On Monday, Frans Timmermans nevertheless pointed out the need to reduce emissions – also known as mitigation. Adaptation […] continue reading →