Berlin / Munich (dpa) – Relief for consumers, contribution to improving traffic, enhancing the image of buses and trains: expectations for a 9 euro ticket in local public transport (ÖPNV) are enormous. Just over two months after the introduction of the nationwide ticket, Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) is already evaluating the project as … Read more
Berlin / Munich (dpa) – Relief for consumers, contribution to improving traffic, enhancing the image of buses and trains: expectations for a 9 euro ticket in local public transport (ÖPNV) are enormous. Just over two months after the introduction of the nationwide ticket, Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) is already evaluating the project as … Read more
No, the tropics have not yet reached the coast of Sicily. And yet: the most popular tropical fruit is spreading like wildfire on a Mediterranean island. Avocados, the queen of the world’s superfoods, have grown more than tenfold in a decade. Of course, this also has to do with the climate. But: this is not … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – Fast routes for cyclists, green promenades without noise and exhaust fumes, residential streets with children playing: there are many visions of Berlin, at least largely car-free. But the road to the supposed eco-paradise is long and more difficult than expected. Five years after the SPD coalition, the Greens and the Left, which … Read more
Frankfurt am Main (dpa) – The European Commission wants to spend more money on “green” investments. From August 2, things will become serious for banks and asset managers: from then on, when providing investment advice, they will have to ask about the sustainability advantages of their clients. Why it is? Regardless of whether it is … Read more
Frankfurt am Main (dpa) – The European Commission wants to spend more money on “green” investments. From August 2, things will become serious for banks and asset managers: from then on, when providing investment advice, they will have to ask about the sustainability advantages of their clients. Why it is? Regardless of whether it is … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – No quick decisions can be expected on the possible further operation of the three remaining nuclear power plants in Germany after the end of the year. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) initially wants to wait for the results of the second power security stress test. A government spokeswoman said on Monday. She confirmed … Read more
Given soaring gas prices, anyone who wants to warm up and start heating before winter has a problem. Because the artisan order books are full. Düsseldorf. Save gas, save gas, save gas: this is the order of the day. However, homeowners who want to take this seriously in the face of dramatically increased energy prices … Read more
Mainz (dpa / lrs) – For the prime minister of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer, saving energy is a “civic duty” due to climate change, exacerbated by Russian aggression, and citizens can have a big impact on financial results – said an SPD politician in the German Press Agency in Mainz. “Personally, I have for a long … Read more
In 1972, the first United Nations World Conference on the Environment was held in Stockholm. In preparation for the summit, a group of researchers from the Club of Rome wrote a report Limits of growthwhich unexpectedly became a bestseller. The authors warn that if the world fails to recognize the environmental costs of human activity, … Read more
