1. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    Dieselprivileg könnten sechs Milliarden Euro eingespart werden, rechnete UBA-Präsident Dirk Messner vor, nämlich 8,2 Milliarden der Gesamtsubvention abzüglich eines Ausgleichs für die höhere Kfz-Steuer, die von Diesel-Fahrern gezahlt wird. Zur Entfernungspauschale, die den Staat jährlich sechs Milliarden Euro kostet, schlug Messner vor, sie künftig nur noch den unteren 30 Prozent der...

  2. Newsletter II 2024 - January 7th to 13th - News+ SMR: US developers of mini-nuclear power plants under pressure - class action lawsuit by shareholders against NuScale Power

    The well-known linguist and literary scholar Victor Klemperer - Holocaust survivor - analyzed this approach during the Nazi regime... * Peasant protests | bureaucracy | Vehicle tax Before the final rally during farmers' protests, FDP leader Lindner offers farmers relief Berlin · Despite the massive protests, the government does not want to continue to oppose the farmers...

  3. Newsletter XXXIX 2023 - September 24th to 30th - News+ “Populist, verbally radical, ethnic” – and no end in sight

    Homeowners encouraged. As if there weren't already enough funding opportunities for electromobility. The purchase of battery-powered vehicles has been subsidized for years, electric cars are temporarily exempt from vehicle tax, there has been good money for wall charging stations (“wallboxes”) for charging at home – and the public charging infrastructure is often also highly subsidized. On Tuesday started...

  4. Newsletter XXXVII 2023 - September 10th to 16th - News+ How Germany is ruining the climate with billions in gifts to industry

    It is possible to give so-called e-fuels tax advantages. As reported, the minister is considering exempting car owners who only use fuel synthesized with (a lot of) electricity from vehicle tax. In terms of energy, it's pure madness because of the low efficiency of the conversion processes. Greenpeace: 16 billion for climate-damaging industry But that would just be another...

  5. Newsletter XXVII 2023 - July 2nd to 8th - News+ Is nuclear power experiencing a renaissance? There are also military interests behind it

    appeared on the horizon: the conviction that we can really do something to combat climate change... * Federal Environment Agency | Achieving climate goals | Transport sector UBA: Climate targets achievable with new vehicle tax and new heating systems The Federal Environment Agency has calculated how the 2030 climate targets can still be achieved and is proposing instruments such as a penalty system in vehicle tax. The...

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