1. Newsletter XXXI 2023 - July 30th to August 05th - News+ Brussels buys more fire-fighting aircraft to fight forest fires

    Ultimately it is not a political question, but a legal question. The extent of negligence must be examined." It will take some time until the report is ready... July 30th EU Commission | Greenwashing | Kerosene Lobby Airline lobbying in emissions trading: pretty thin air Air travel will also become part of the EU -Emissions trading. But of all things...

  2. Newsletter XXX 2023 - July 23-29 - News+ Chomsky: What happens when orders from Washington are not followed?

    would be colder. A study now published in the journal Nature Communications now gives cause for concern. Exactly this drop in temperature could occur later this century... * EU Commission | Disaster prevention | Forest fires Brussels is buying more firefighting aircraft to fight forest fires The EU Commission has announced the purchase of twelve new aircraft to increase capacity...

  3. Newsletter XXIX 2023 - July 16 to 22 - News+ I don't want to be my grandson

    Apart from the African port city, it is the only place in the world that has that name. And for several years now, Lüderitz (Germany) and Lüderitz (Namibia) have been linked by a municipal partnership... * EU Commission | Decarbonization | Hydrogen economy | Steel production Green Steel: EU Commission approves largest German decarbonization project Berlin - The largest...

  4. Newsletter XXVIII 2023 - July 9-15 - News+ Bulgaria wants to sell Russian reactors to Ukraine

    Meyer Burger is also currently looking for another location in Germany. Accordingly, the project is one of the eleven selected candidates for EU funding. According to the EU Commission, a total of 239 projects applied in all funding segments, of which 41 were successful. In the area of ​​photovoltaic production, the Norwegian company Norsun has also...

  5. Newsletter XXVI 2023 - June 25 to July 1 - News+ Two tips on how we can further strengthen the far-right AfD

    – the controversial renaturation law fell through there. In a vote in Parliament's Environment Committee on Tuesday, there was no majority for the EU Commission's draft. German Christian Democrats, conservatives and right-wing extremists voted against it; the draft failed with 44 votes to 44. EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) is, among other things, supported by her...

  6. Newsletter XXV 2023 - June 18th to 24th - News+ US war machine: Many knew, only he disagreed

    “But what was not expected and is very concerning is the speed,” said the report’s lead author, Philippus Wester. “This is happening much faster than we thought.”... * EU Commission | Climate protection | Nature conservation | Green Deal meeting of the EU Council of Environment Ministers Who is slowing down nature conservation in Brussels Today the EU environment ministers are discussing a central component of the "Green...

  7. Newsletter XXIII 2023 - June 4th to 10th - News+ Politics with poison, hate speech and propaganda

    der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron launched in 2019. In an increasingly uncertain world, we must take precautions together, says the President of the EU Commission, justifying this step. The "air combat system of the future" that will replace the Tornado fighter jets and the breakdown-prone Eurofighter of the Bundeswehr as well as the Rafale aircraft of the French Air Force...

  8. Newsletter XXII 2023 - May 28th to June 3rd - News+ Political style in Germany Please, strengthen the AfD

    Limits on manager salaries and bonuses. What was the exception with Corona aid a year earlier. In December 2022, the quasi-nationalization was finally approved by the EU Commission under various conditions. Brussels has decided that the company can be supported with up to 34,5 billion euros. Among other things, various...

  9. Newsletter XXI 2023 - 21 to 27 May - News+ World Biodiversity Day: Will the plan to restore Europe's biodiversity fail?

    end and thus relieve pressure on the soil and water. We urgently need Germany as a strong voice. The federal government must speak out loudly and clearly for the law. Is the EU Commission able to withstand the pressure so far? For now, yes. There were very clear statements in this direction from EU Environment Commissioner Virgenius Sinkevicius and Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans. They are trying,...

  10. Newsletter XVI 2023 - April 16th to 22nd - News+ Poisons for eternity - Uranium and its radioactive relatives

    Taxonomy lawsuit Accusation of "greenwashing" Environmental organizations are suing against the EU taxonomy Greenpeace, the BUND, the WWF and other environmentalists have sued the European Court of Justice against the EU Commission. The reason is that nuclear energy and natural gas are classified as sustainable. Several environmental organizations are opposing the Europe-wide classification of natural gas and nuclear energy as "sustainable"...

  11. Newsletter XV 2023 - April 9th ​​to 15th - News+ Traffic light climate, Switzerland as a role model and the better alternative to e-fuels

    A controllable accident in a nuclear power plant with a massive release of radiation - a "super-GAU" (greatest possible accident) - is tolerable because of its low probability... * EU Commission | Taxonomy | Greenwashing Aircraft and ships are now sustainable The EU Commission wants to include ships and aircraft in the taxonomy and thus label them as sustainable investments. The...

  12. Newsletter XIII 2023 - March 26 to April 1 - News+ What uranium ammunition would do to Ukraine

    remain dangerous.” * Renewable Energy | Hydrogen | EU Directive EU aims for 45 percent renewable energies by 2030 After two years of negotiations, the European Parliament, EU Commission and Council have agreed on new targets for renewable energies. By the end of this decade, 45 percent of gross energy consumption in the EU is expected to come from renewable energies (RE)....

  13. Newsletter XII 2023 - March 19th to 25th - News+ The poison of doubt is the sugar for the bastard

    Funding is getting louder. Meanwhile, in Brussels, Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) opposed the ban on combustion engines, which had actually been decided long ago, thereby angering the EU Commission and other countries alike. All of this is about fundamental questions: How much should climate protection cost? How much ban can there be? And how useful are the discussions anyway? Questions for...

  14. Newsletter IX 2023 - February 26 to March 4 - News+ 48 days until the last nuclear power plants in Germany are switched off

    2035: from the green-led Ministry of Economic Affairs. According to State Secretary Giegold, e-fuel engines are an alternative to conventional combustion engines. Accordingly, there is an appeal to the EU Commission. Transport Minister Volker Wissing has already opposed a blanket ban on the registration of new combustion engines from 2035, and now the Green Ministry of Economic Affairs is supporting him....

  15. Newsletter VIII 2023 - February 19th to 25th - News+ Mönch von Lützerath: Sympathetic figures of the climate movement

    From 2030 onwards, only electric company vehicles should be allowed to be registered in the EU. The call for a ban on combustion engines for company cars comes from 30 companies that have written an open letter to the EU Commission. [...] They see a huge opportunity in the electrification of fleets. “6 out of 10 cars sold in Europe are company cars, with these vehicles being twice...

  16. Newsletter VII 2023 - February 12th to 18th - News+ Buzzword climate neutrality, saviors of the fossil lobby and the talk of alarmism

    to withstand. The past quake did not cause any damage to the building, the place in question did not experience any powerful earthquakes... * France | Hungary | Rosatom sanctions EU Commission abandons plans for sanctions against the Russian nuclear sector The Russian state-owned company Rosatom will probably not be included in the new sanctions package. Hungary and France opposed the...

  17. Newsletter VI 2023 - February 5th to 11th - News+ War is peace, peace is war

    must be made available in a timely manner. Far too often, the European Union refuses or delays the release of important documents on the negotiations between the EU Commission, the EU Parliament and the member states (trilogue). This is a gateway for lobbying. This last happened to us with the Digital Markets Act, which is intended to limit the power of large digital companies. Our...

  18. Newsletter XLVI 2022 - November 16th to 23rd - News+ Now only the wisdom of the Peace of Westphalia can help

    measured according to the sales achieved. There should be no tax solution, as demanded by the green electricity industry. The draft law from Habeck follows the guidelines of the EU Commission, for example when selecting the technologies to be exploited. This applies to electricity from lignite, nuclear fuel, waste, mineral oil and renewable sources... * Transport policy | Climate protection | Cars...

  19. Newsletter XL 2022 - October 09th to 15th - News+ In the hyperloop of excitement

    to start and make it more effective – in order to use the entire potential of the space. In addition, solar thermal energy should be fully recognized to fulfill the obligation. At the end of May, the EU Commission presented the final version of its solar strategy (EU Solar Energy Strategy). In order to become independent of Russian fossil fuels as quickly as possible, the EU Commission plans to...

  20. Newsletter XXXIX 2022 - October 01st to 08th - News+ Belgium shows problems with extending the runtimes of nuclear power plants

    - but this also includes nuclear power and gas. Austria doesn't want to take part and is filing a lawsuit with the European Court of Justice. Austria is suing the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg over the EU Commission's planned classification of nuclear energy as sustainable. "Nuclear power and gas are neither green nor sustainable. That's why, as announced, we...

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