CO2 certificates: Searches on suspicion of fraud
Mineral oil companies are alleged to have cheated to improve their carbon footprint. The German Environment Agency has filed a complaint. Now the police are taking action.
By Lisa Kuner
Mineral oil companies are alleged to have cheated to improve their carbon footprint. The German Environment Agency has filed a complaint. Now the police are taking action.
By Lisa Kuner
The federal and state governments have approved funding for 23 hydrogen projects worth billions. For Germany, it was the most successful round in the European IPCEI process to date.
By Manuel Berkel
In California, five times as much land has already burned as usual for the time of year. This is partly due to the wet winter, heatwaves, and warm nights.
By Lisa Kuner
Because the Norwegian state-owned oil company Equinor is doing too little to reduce its emissions, the Science Museum is terminating an eight-year support contract. The background to this is the large fossil deposits in the North Sea.
By Alexandra Endres
More solar and wind energy, financial support for heat pumps – but no ban on combustion engines. A recent survey shows which form of EU climate policy a majority of Germans could support in the future. Another result is that the Green Deal is unknown to many.
By Alexandra Endres
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) warns of eight global changes that are accelerating the climate crisis and species extinction. The consequences: Release of anthrax spores from permafrost with dangers for humans and animals, uninhabitable regions and psychological damage as a result of flooding or forest fires.
By Nico Beckert
The European pig genetics company Topigs Norsvin is building a breeding farm in China. Its partner is Muyuan Foods, one of the largest pig breeding companies in the world.
By Michael Radunski
The official sales data for the Chinese car industry for the first half of 2024 show that The German competition is able to keep up. Especially Volkswagen.
By Michael Radunski
Germany's export-oriented mechanical engineering industry faces increasing international pressure. The reason: The products of highly subsidized Chinese competitors have become better – and cheaper.
By Felix Lee
China continues to expand its solar and wind energy plants at a rapid pace. The share of coal in the energy mix has dropped to 53 percent. The country currently adds almost twice as much new capacity as the rest of the world.
By Marcel Grzanna