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Bernhard Pötter

EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe speaks to reporters during a tour of a 200-feet underground of a St. Louis Metropolitian Sewer District Project Clear s Lower Meramec Tunnel in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. The tunnel, which will run 6.8 miles from Fenton to Oakville, Missouri will help improve water quality in the Lower Meramec River. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY SLP2023022212 BILLxGREENBLATT

USA: How the EPA implements the government's climate program

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has become the main arm of President Biden's climate program. The EPA decides over funding and legal requirements as part of the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act. EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe spoke with Table.Media.

Von Bernhard Pötter

EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe speaks to reporters during a tour of a 200-feet underground of a St. Louis Metropolitian Sewer District Project Clear s Lower Meramec Tunnel in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. The tunnel, which will run 6.8 miles from Fenton to Oakville, Missouri will help improve water quality in the Lower Meramec River. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY SLP2023022212 BILLxGREENBLATT

USA: So setzt die EPA das Klimaprogramm der Regierung um

Die US-Umweltbehörde EPA wird zum zentralen Hebel von Präsident Bidens Klima-Programm. Als Teil des 370-Milliarden-Dollar schweren „Inflation Reduction Act“ entscheidet die EPA über Fördermittel und gesetzliche Vorgaben. EPA-Vizechefin Janet McCabe im Table.Media-Gespräch.

Von Bernhard Pötter

National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy delivers remarks in front of electric vehicles during a visit to Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Brandywine Maryland, on Monday, December 13, 2021. Harris announced the Biden-Harris administration s Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan , which will establish a joint electric vehicles office between the U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY wasp2021121345 MICHAELxREYNOLDS

'This money will change the US'

Gina McCarthy served as climate advisor to US President Joe Biden and as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Barack Obama. She was a key contributor to the Inflation Reduction Act. As a guest of honor at the American Academy in Berlin, she speaks about the strength of national and the weakness of international climate policy in the United States.

Von Bernhard Pötter

National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy delivers remarks in front of electric vehicles during a visit to Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Brandywine Maryland, on Monday, December 13, 2021. Harris announced the Biden-Harris administration s Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan , which will establish a joint electric vehicles office between the U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY wasp2021121345 MICHAELxREYNOLDS

„Dieses Geld wird die USA verändern“

Gina McCarthy war Klimaberaterin für US-Präsident Joe Biden und unter Barack Obama Chefin der Umweltbehörde EPA. Sie hat maßgeblich am Klima-Investitionspaket „Inflation Reduction Act“ mitgewirkt. Als Ehrengast der American Academy in Berlin spricht sie über die Stärke der nationalen und die Schwäche der internationalen Klimapolitik der USA.

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JETP in Südafrika auf der Kippe

Das Vorzeigeprojekt für eine Energiewende im globalen Süden gerät ins Stocken: Südafrika debattiert, seine Kohlekraftwerke länger als geplant laufen zu lassen. Denn das Land leidet unter Strommangel, Blackouts und einem ruinierten staatlichen Stromkonzern.

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Kohlemine in Südafrika

JETP in Südafrika auf der Kippe

Das Vorzeigeprojekt für eine Energiewende im globalen Süden gerät ins Stocken: Südafrika debattiert, seine Kohlekraftwerke länger als geplant laufen zu lassen. Denn das Land leidet unter Strommangel, Blackouts und einem ruinierten staatlichen Stromkonzern.

Von Bernhard Pötter

Kohlemine in Südafrika

Uncertain future for JETP in South Africa

The showcase project for an energy transition in the Global South is stalling: South Africa is debating whether to keep its coal-fired power plants running longer than planned. The country is plagued by power shortages, blackouts, and a state-owned power company in shambles.

Von Bernhard Pötter

COP27 In Sharm El Sheikh - Ligh Level Segment Dan J. Jorgensen, Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities of Denmark addresses delegates in Plenary room Nefertiti during the resumed High-Level Segment during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 15, 2022. COP27, running from November 6 to November 18 in Sharm El Sheikh focuses on implementation of measures already agreed during previous COPs. The Conference in Sharm El Sheikh focuses also on the most vulnerable communities as the climate crisis hardens life conditions of those already most disadvantaged. Sharm El Sheikh South Sinai Egypt PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xDominikaxZarzyckax originalFilename: zarzycka-cop27ins221115_npHgv.jpg

'CCS is not a substitute for phasing out fossil fuels'

Denmark wants to absorb more greenhouse gases than it emits by 2050. Bernhard Pötter spoke with Dan Jørgensen, Denmark's Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, about this goal, the Petersberg Climate Dialogue and a fossil fuel ban treaty.

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