Climate | Greenhouse gas report: Are driving bans coming now?
The Federal Government’s Expert Council has presented its test report. This confirms once again that the transport sector is missing its climate targets. But what is the consequence? 13 million tons of CO2 equivalents, as much as an estimated 8.7 million commuters consume per year: That is the amount by which the transport sector has […]
Wissing warns of driving bans on weekends
In the traffic light coalition, a dispute over the reform of the climate protection law is threatening to escalate. The transport minister warns of drastic consequences – the Greens react outraged. In the dispute over a reform of the climate protection law, Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) has warned of drastic cuts for drivers […]
Dispute over climate goals: Wissing warns of driving bans
In the traffic light coalition, a dispute over the reform of the climate protection law is threatening to escalate. The transport minister is sounding the alarm. In the dispute over a reform of the climate protection law, Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) has warned of drastic cuts for drivers – including driving bans on […]
Habeck sees Germany on track with its 2030 climate target
There is good news when it comes to climate protection: the expansion of renewable energies is noticeable in the data. Minister Habeck therefore hopes that the schedule can be adhered to. Federal Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck believes the German climate protection target for 2030 is achievable. “If we stay on course, we will achieve […]
Pesticide approval is a case for Karlsruhe
Before introducing pesticides, four federal authorities deal with them. Contrary to warnings, a court in Braunschweig often decides in the end and approvals from other countries apply. It’s about weeds, pests, poison and the question of who can decide which pesticides come onto the market and the fields in Germany. In order to ensure the […]
“No farmers means no supply”
The planned removal of subsidies for agriculture has met with strong criticism from farmers. Speditionwoche warns of delivery bottlenecks. The planned removal of subsidies for agriculture continues to agitate people: the freight forwarding industry, which wants to take part in a week of protest against agricultural policy called by the farmers’ association in January, referred […]
Climate club instead of a budget crisis: Scholz at the climate conference
In the oil state of Dubai, of all places, the climate conference is supposed to negotiate progress in the fight against global warming. The Chancellor is now taking a break from the budget crisis at home for 20 hours to be there. But only briefly. For the Chancellor there are actually important things to sort […]
Germany loses the most water in the world
Germany loses more water than any other country in the world. That could cost us dearly. According to a new report from the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the consequences of the climate crisis in Germany are getting worse. Accordingly, Germany is one of the regions with the highest water loss in the world. The Federal […]
Unfair Germany: In the grip of the lobby
Good morning dear reader, tax breaks for the manufacturing industry, such as construction, mining and the energy industry, the low tax on diesel fuel for trucks, cars and agricultural machinery, the company car privilege, the commuter allowance, the tax exemption on aviation fuel, the VAT exemption on international flights, the reduced VAT rate on animal […]
Budget judgment | Federal Environment Agency: Reduce fossil subsidies
Following the Federal Constitutional Court’s budget ruling, the President of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Dirk Messner, called for climate-damaging subsidies to be reduced. Answers must now be found quickly as to how the ecological transformation will be financed if the funds from the climate fund are no longer available, he told the German Press […]
