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Alex Veit

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Water: Pollution with perpetual chemicals widespread

Contamination of European waters with PFAS compounds is widespread. The European Environment Agency points to gaps in the controls. It remains to be seen whether the EU will restrict the use of these barely degradable chemicals.

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Green lead markets: 'Central element in the Clean Industrial Deal'

Lead markets should promote industrial transformation, said a representative of the EU Commission in Berlin. The steel industry and the German Chancellor are also calling for protectionism. A new study criticizes the German standard for green steel.

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Decarbonization: What an ecological wealth tax could achieve

The introduction of a global billionaires tax to combat poverty was the consensus at the G20 summit in November. Greenpeace is now proposing a climate component to help the super-rich reduce their ecological footprint.

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Kohleausstieg: Verdacht der Gewinnmitnahmen bei der Leag

Das Braunkohleunternehmen Leag hat in den letzten Jahren Gewinne erzielt. Doch anstatt die Mittel für die Rekultivierung der Tagebaue zurückzulegen, scheint der Investor Daniel Křetínský sie in andere Unternehmen umzuleiten.

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