1. Newsletter

    warn of great risk The auditors from Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) have warned Wissing and his ministry against the investment... * Hydrogen | Promotion | Steel production Conversion to hydrogen use uncertain: Green steel costs too much coal Funding is coming for the climate-neutral conversion of the Bremen steelworks. But the company is hesitant to invest:...

  2. Newsletter V 2024 - January 28th to February 3rd - Current news + US foreign policy: Profit over peace?

    said in Washington. These actions pose a serious threat to peace and security stability in the West Bank, Israel and the Middle East... * Aluminum | Steel production Green steel from toxic red mud Hydrogen plasma reduction extracts iron from the residual sludge from aluminum production Double benefit: A new method makes the toxic red mud from...

  3. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    To transfer people back the income from the CO2 price per capita, said Lindner. "Currently, the income is used to promote heating, building renovations, green steel production, charging stations for electric cars and so on." The FDP leader added: "In short, because one household receives funding for a heat pump, a few hundred others cannot receive climate money that year...

  4. Newsletter XLVIII 2023 - November 26th to December 2nd - Current News+ Greenwashing at COP28: How corporations lobby against climate goals

    Chevron is committed to issuing new offshore mining licenses in the USA. The Japanese steel company Nippon is campaigning against a carbon dioxide tax and against coal-free steel production in its own country. The Spanish energy company Repsol is lobbying against the ban on cars with combustion engines in the EU from 2035 and for Spain to invest again in new gas projects....

  5. Newsletter XLVI 2023 - November 12th to 18th - News+ Violence as a consequence of climate change: No cool heads

    a pilot test in Norway revealed. The slag concrete saves up to 95 percent of the CO2 emissions that would otherwise be caused by the cement content. Along with steel production, cement production is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases among industries - around eight percent of global CO2 emissions are due to it. The reason: When the limestone is burned, calcium carbonate is...

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

    which is called that. 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 decarbonization project in Germany to date has reached an important milestone. The...

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

    | Hydrogen Can plastic, steel and cement become climate neutral with hydrogen alone? Industry is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases in Germany. Chemical, cement and steel production in particular pose challenges. Why quick solutions are needed and exist. Around 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany are caused by industry. This makes the...

  8. Newsletter XVII 2023 - April 23rd to 29th - News+ Faulty SPD, self-deception at 1,5 degrees and war as a climate destroyer

    | Fossil fuels | Ammonia Green steel also works with ammonia Ammonia enables iron ore to be reduced directly without using hydrogen Ammonia instead of hydrogen: To make steel production more climate-friendly, ammonia could also be used in the future. This gas reduces iron ore to iron just as efficiently and quickly as hydrogen - without first...

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