Heating with gas A reduced VAT of seven percent applies to gas until the end of March 2024. (Photo: IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber) Düsseldorf Anyone who heats with oil or gas will have to reckon with greater price increases in the future than in the past. The federal government has drawn up a new plan for … Read more
Frankfurt German insurers want to play an important role in the sustainable transformation of the economy. As institutional investors, they have recently made great efforts to make their investments more climate-neutral and to align them with ecological, social and ethical criteria (ESG). In the insurance business, on the other hand, brokers and companies still see … Read more
Black rock The asset manager is under pressure to focus more on ESG criteria. (Photo: Reuters) New York In the dispute over asset managers’ ESG criteria, Florida has announced as another US state that will withdraw funds from BlackRock. The chief financial officer in charge, Jimmy Patronis, justified the move on Thursday by saying the … Read more
Paris There was a time when it was viewed as chic to vacation the entire world in a personal jet. But due to the power crisis and climate adjust, individuals occasions are more than. Bernard Arnault, head of the luxurious goods team LVMH, which is ever more criticized in France, also thinks so. Various accounts … Read more
– Ruesselsheim Like the five-door, the Sports Tourer will be available with a 1.2-liter petrol engine in the 81 kW/110 hp and 96 kW/130 hp stages and with a 1.5-liter diesel (96 kW/130 hp). The plug-in hybrid versions with 132 kW/180 hp and 165 kW/225 hp, which have an electric range of around 60 kilometers, … Read more
E-Charging Station From next year, e-mobilists can secure a premium. – (Photo: obs) – – – – Düsseldorf Anyone who buys an electric car not only benefits from a purchase bonus: From January 2022, one can even earn money with electric cars every year. Because private individuals and fleet operators save CO2 with electric cars. … Read more
What can the international financial markets contribute to the urgently needed green restructuring of the economy and thus to the fight against climate change? At first glance, a lot, because the boom in green financing is continuing. Never before has so much money been raised on the capital markets for sustainability purposes as this year. … Read more
The newly acquired suppliers have undertaken to ensure that a total of nine gigawatts of new production capacity for renewable energies is created, according to the group. In an interview with Handelsblatt, Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president for the environment, politics and social initiatives, said there were still hundreds left. “But we were able to … Read more
– Commerzbank Among other things, supervisors want to ensure that investors are transparently and reliably informed about the sustainability record. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – London The EU banking supervisors have called on the financial institutions in the international community to draw up ten-year plans for dealing with climate risks. The financial institutions … Read more
Carbon dioxide storage Many hopes rest on the technology, but it is met with skepticism among climate protectors. – (Foto: Julius Brauckmann, Getty Images, Reuters, Climeworks PR) – – – – Düsseldorf The total CO2 emissions in Europe for the next 300 to 400 years: this is how much fits into the carbon dioxide storage off … Read more