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Swiss banks want to avert greenwashing regulations Swiss banks want to avert greenwashing regulations The banking association relies on regulating itself instead of laws. But the Swiss government fears for the credibility of the financial center. Regulators around the world are intensifying their fight against greenwashing in the financial industry. While the EU, Great Britain and the USA are tightening the reins, positions in Switzerland are clashing on the question of how best to prevent label fraud in green investments. The Swiss banks, on the one hand, want to monitor themselves. Self-regulation - an approach that no other well-known financial center pursues - can be implemented more quickly, according to the industry association. “This is window dressing,” says Stephan Kellenberger from WWF Switzerland. “We cannot prevent greenwashing incidents with self-regulation.” The Swiss government has the final say on this, and is expected to announce its decision in the coming weeks. https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/nachhaltigkeit-schweizer-banken-wollen-greenwashing-regulierung-abwenden/29458532.html
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Swiss banks want to avert greenwashing regulations The banking association relies on regulating itself instead of laws. But the Swiss government fears for the credibility of the financial center. Regulators around the world are intensifying their fight against greenwashing in the financial industry. While the EU, Great Britain and the USA are tightening the reins, positions in Switzerland are clashing on the question of how best to prevent label fraud in green investments. The Swiss banks, on the one hand, want to monitor themselves. Self-regulation - an approach that no other well-known financial center pursues - can be implemented more quickly, according to the industry association. “This is window dressing,” says Stephan Kellenberger from WWF Switzerland. “We cannot prevent greenwashing incidents with self-regulation.” The Swiss government has the final say on this, and is expected to announce its decision in the coming weeks. https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/nachhaltigkeit-schweizer-banken-wollen-greenwashing-regulierung-abwenden/29458532.html
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Very disappointing
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This is so unfortunate when other people and institutions are fighting climate crisis
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Municipal utilities are leaving the gas lobby "Zukunft Gas" (Future Gas) A Gelsenwasser poster in front of a customer center Gelsenwasser Energienetze has recently ceased to be a member of Zukunft Gas. The network operator looks after the gas networks in 53 municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia Protests against the membership of municipal utilities in Zukunft Gas are having an impact. More and more utilities are leaving the lobby association. An association that promotes gas as a bridging technology and hydrogen as a crucial component of the heating transition. Two weeks ago, a broad alliance of non-profit associations demonstrated against the lobby association Zukunft Gas. And not just in front of their headquarters in Berlin, but also in front of several municipal utilities nationwide. Because many municipal utilities were and are members of the gas lobby network. But the protest and changing situations in politics and the economy are obviously having an effect. As the Lobbycontrol association reports, three more municipal utilities have recently withdrawn from Zukunft Gas. In July, over 70 organizations and companies jointly called on the municipal utilities to leave the lobby association. Previously there was research by Lobbycontrol and Correctiv, which made public the close links between municipal utilities and Zukunft Gas. Fueled by public pressure, 26 municipal utilities have now disappeared from the Zukunft Gas membership site. 20 of them have confirmed their departure. But environmental associations such as the Munich Environmental Institute still list 80 municipal utilities in Germany that are still paying members of Zukunft Gas. In addition to the municipal utilities, the members of the lobby association are primarily large energy companies such as Shell, Uniper or Wingas, whose business models are primarily based on fossil fuels. The chairman of the supervisory board of Zukunft Gas is Friedbert Pflüger, who has already worked on behalf of Nord Stream AG. According to Lobby Control, the gas association, through other members such as the Haus in Medien homeowners association, repeatedly positioned itself against the heating plans from the Ministry of Economics. The fact that fossil gas has no future as a direct heat energy source in the long term is now recognized by the future of gas, but sees gas as an important “basic energy” until climate neutrality is reached in 2045. According to the lobby association's wishes, the gas should then be replaced primarily by hydrogen. Gas lobby relies on heating transition with hydrogen To this end, local gas distribution networks in municipalities are to be converted so that they are made ready to absorb hydrogen for heating. For this purpose, Zukunft Gas founded the “H2kommunal” platform, in which 40 municipal utilities were now active. Henning Peters, energy consultant at the Munich Environmental Institute, further warns: “Public utilities that seek advice from Zukunft Gas will make significant bad investments in gas and hydrogen infrastructure. These investments become a cost trap for municipal utilities if there is not enough hydrogen available for the infrastructure built. Science agrees that hydrogen will only be available in small quantities and at high prices.” The currently available hydrogen is primarily fossil and is predominantly produced from gas. Another advantage for the business conduct of Zukunft Gas and its fossil companies. “The debate about the future of energy and heat supply in municipalities is currently very heated. It is harmful for democracy when this key directional decision is distorted by misleading lobby messages,” says Christina Deckwirth, spokeswoman for LobbyControl. But that's exactly what Future Gas does when it promotes expensive and predominantly fossil hydrogen for heating. This is particularly beneficial for the large gas companies who want to continue making billions in profits from gas. Consumers and municipalities would bear the damage if this delayed the move away from gas, which is likely to be expensive and harmful to the climate. But the work of the gas lobby obviously had an effect in the new heating law. Media campaigns, especially in the Springer press, as well as direct meetings with politicians and the FPD's stance on the topic - keyword: "technology openness" - meant that in the long term gas heaters could still be installed as long as they were H2-Ready are designed for use with hydrogen. It is now up to the municipalities and their municipal utilities to determine the future heating market in their neighborhood with binding heat planning. The fact that more and more municipal utilities are leaving the lobby association Zukunft Gas gives environmental associations hope for a local and district heating supply based on renewable energies, among other things https://www.energiezukunft.eu/wirtschaft/stadtwerke-treten-aus-gas-lobby-aus/?xing_share=news
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This is a concerning move ,especially if it reflects a lack of commitment to transitioning away from fossil fuels.
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Germany municipal should be held accountable for this
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"Six goals to win a global green race" Svante Axelsson, national coordinator, Fossil-free Sweden Marie Nilsson, chairman, IF Metall Johan Rockström, Professor of Earth System Science and Director of the German Potsdam Institute for Climate Research The state and business need to share the risk in the technological leaps that lie ahead, write the article's authors. The world has not managed to reduce emissions. Individual countries must therefore act in a new way, and take advantage of the fact that fossil-free technology has become good and cheap. Sweden should now try to introduce industrial development targets to increase exports and welfare, writes Svante Axelsson for Fossilfritt Sweden, Marie Nilsson for IF Metall and Professor Johan Rockström. This is an opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter. The writer is responsible for opinions in the article. The UN's verdict on the international climate work after the Paris Agreement in 2015 is harsh. Despite all the extreme climate damage in the form of floods, heat waves and torrential rains, and despite the scientific warnings, the world community has failed to deal with the acute crisis. Emissions continue to increase globally and the annual international climate negotiations are stuck in formalities without real progress. The IPCC, the UN's scientific climate panel, shows that the remaining carbon dioxide budget corresponds to six to seven years of emissions at today's rate. Therefore, emissions must decrease by at least 50 percent by 2030 compared to 2020, and then continue to decrease at the same rate. This means a halving for each decade, until net zero emissions in 2050. The path to freedom from fossil fuels is thus just as important as the end goal. When the world community has failed, the nation-states must now attack the problem in a new way, and the people must experience the benefits of fossil-free development here and now. This strategy was practically impossible just ten years ago, but today several fossil-free technologies are mature, cheaper and competitive. For example, solar cells, batteries and wind power are 75-90 percent cheaper than a decade ago. It not only replaces fossil energy, it also opens the door to more hydrogen production. The consensus on how Sweden should be built strong is much greater within business and trade unions than in the Riksdag. Advances in technology mean that climate change is now moving from an international discussion about burden sharing to a global green race. For purely selfish reasons, nation-states see the possibility of increasing competitiveness, exports and thus welfare by quickly becoming fossil-free. The US's "Inflation reduction act", which includes 300 billion dollars in public investments in green technology, is one such example. Climate policy goes hand in hand with an active state economic policy. Today, Wednesday, Fossilfritt Sweden is handing over four new upgraded roadmaps to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) with the call to increase the pace of the transition in order to strengthen the competitiveness of Swedish companies through freedom from fossil fuels. The development is going better than the industries dared to believe when the first 22 roadmaps for fossil-free competitiveness were drawn up in 2018. Most industries in Fossil-free Sweden want to increase the pace of the transition, and companies such as SSAB, Cementa and Preem all want to be fossil-free or have net zero emissions by 2030 and 2035 respectively. And this also applies to the vehicle industry and the fuel industry, which do not want to remove the climate target for domestic transport by 2030 in a time when the production of biofuels, biogas, electrofuel and electric cars/electric trucks, on the contrary, needs to increase. In order to now increase the pace at the rate that both the climate and the competition require, greater political clarity is needed on how the country is to be built fossil-free. The 22 roadmaps show which technological leaps are necessary in the short term. The consensus on how Sweden should be built strong is much greater within business and trade unions than in the Riksdag. Sweden should now, for the first time, try to introduce six industrial development goals for increased competitiveness that have been drawn up in dialogue with the respective industry concerned: 1. The energy supply is a key issue when Sweden needs to double electricity use while fossil fuels are being phased out. An interim goal is needed in the shorter term with a planning goal of increasing production by at least 45 TWh by 2030. Otherwise, Sweden risks missing out on new establishments, companies moving abroad or postponing their investments. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT 2. The increased use of electricity is needed above all to produce hydrogen. We are on our way into a society where hydrogen will replace fossil fuels in iron, steel, refining, chemistry and freight transport. The government should adopt the Energy Agency's hydrogen strategy and decide on a planning target of at least 5 GW by 2030 and 15 GW by 2045 in fossil-free hydrogen production capacity. 3. Although electrification is progressing rapidly, fossil-free fuels and biogas are needed during the time that fossil fuels are to be phased out. The government should set a production target of 10 TWh of biogas by 2030. 4. The construction and property sector currently causes 20 percent of Sweden's total emissions of greenhouse gases. The government should support the restructuring of cement production and have a goal of introducing the CCS technology (carbon dioxide capture and storage) in cement production in Sweden by 2030. 5. The UN panel IPCC is clear that technologies for sequestering carbon dioxide must be scaled up quickly, while oil, coal and gas are being phased out. The government should set a target for the production of at least 1.8 million tonnes of negative carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. 6. The charging infrastructure is a basic prerequisite for rapid electrification of cars and trucks. The EU regulates the major European roads through the AFIR regulatory framework, but Sweden needs to have similar ambitions for the rest of the road network. This would mean charging stations every 60 kilometers, as well as refueling stations for hydrogen gas at least every 200 kilometers. We are on our way into a society where hydrogen will replace fossil fuels in iron, steel, refining, chemistry and freight transport. Sweden competes on the new green market with economically strong countries such as the USA, China, Germany and France. If we are to come out of this fight unscathed, we must have strong political leadership and a climate policy that supports a rapid transition. We need close cooperation between government and business with clear rules of the game. The state and business need to share the risk in these transformative technological leaps ahead of us. Sweden has a head start in the global race towards being fossil-free. Whether we come out as winners or losers will determine our future as a modern welfare state. We have all the conditions to win. Facts. Fossil-free Sweden Started at the initiative of the government in 2015 and brings together companies, municipalities, regions and organisations. The initiative will continue until the end of 2024. The goal is to increase the pace of climate change, build a strong industry and create more jobs by making Sweden fossil-free. https://www.dn.se/debatt/sex-mal-for-att-vinna-en-global-gron-kapplopning/
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We are the solution to climate change
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the goal is for us all to win this fight
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By setting ambitious sustainability targets, they're not only leading by example but also inspiring others to prioritize environmental stewardship.
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World Cup 2030 to be hosted in Spain, Portugal, Morocco … and South America The 2030 World Cup is to be played on three continents after Morocco, Portugal and Spain won the race to host the 48-team tournament but Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay were gifted the opening three matches. The decision, which caught even seasoned Fifa watchers by surprise, means that World Cup 2030 will involve teams playing in six countries, each of which will qualify automatically. The World Cup has never been played on more than one continent before and proposals for a tournament to be played over thousands of miles was met with shock by climate groups. The announcement, and the timing, appeared to pave the way for Saudi Arabia to host the World Cup in 2034 and within hours the kingdom unveiled its bid for that tournament. The Saudis had once been expected to lead a bid alongside Greece and Egypt for 2030, only to stand aside earlier this year. Now, with Fifa inviting bids from Asia and Oceania to host in 2034, the Saudi Football Federation said it intends to bid alone. Fifa settled on the ambitious 2030 proposal at a virtual meeting of its council on Wednesday. It will need to be confirmed in a vote taken by all 211 Fifa members in the final months of next year. “In a divided world, Fifa and football are uniting,” said Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, describing the Morocco, Portugal and Spain bid as “a great message of peace, tolerance and inclusion”. Fifa is committed to rotating World Cups between confederations and although the Uefa/Caf bid was the favourite for 2030, Conmebol – the South American confederation – has not hosted a World Cup since 2014 and was looking to commemorate the centenary of the first World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930. Infantino said the first match of the 2030 tournament would be held at the Estádio Centenário in Montevideo, the same venue as the first World Cup. It is anticipated that Saudi Arabia will not be the only bidders for 2034 with Australia an interested party, perhaps alongside Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country. There may also be a proposal from China, which once set its sights on hosting the World Cup by 2030. But the Saudis, who are spending billions on football through its Public Investment Fund, appear to be in pole position. Yasser al Misehal, the president of the Saudi Football Federation said: “We believe the time is right for Saudi Arabia to host the Fifa World Cup. Our bid is driven by a love for the game and a desire to see it grow in every corner of the world..” Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince and prime minister, described the bid as “a reflection of the country’s progress in all sectors … the kingdom has quickly emerged as a leading hub and an international destination for hosting major events thanks to its rich cultural heritage, economic strength and the ambition of its people.” The 2030 announcement was met with dismay by climate groups meanwhile. Earlier this year a Swiss regulator ruled that Fifa misled fans over claims that the Qatar World Cup would be a carbon neutral event. Freddie Daley of the New Weather Institute, one of the organisations behind the challenge, said the 2030 plans showed Fifa was “continuing to prioritise the growth of the game ahead of the climate”. “We’re worried by this announcement and how it will be delivered in line with their targets and international targets around driving down emissions”, Daley said. “Football has huge power to bring people on the journey to net zero, but Fifa are saying one thing and doing another. How can we taken them at their word, when this tournament will mean more emissions more flights and more climate damages?” Carbon Market Watch, whose analysis of Fifa’s claims over Qatar first exposed a gap between rhetoric and reality, said they were waiting to see full details of how the tournament might work. “Fifa’s decision to host the 2030 World Cup across six countries could be, from a climate perspective, a step in the right direction or a recipe for disaster”, a spokesperson said. “It will all depend on how honestly and how well FIFA tackles the tournament’s carbon and ecological footprint. If the distributed nature of the tournament means that little to no new infrastructure will be built and fans will travel shorter distances more sustainably to attend games only in their country or nearby countries, then this could be helpful. However, iff it means even more international and intercontinental travel and even more white elephant infrastructure, then it will be hugely problematic.” Football Supporters Europe, who this year began a closer working relationship with Uefa, said: “Fifa continues its cycle of destruction against the greatest tournament on earth. Horrendous for supporters, disregards the environment and rolls the red carpet out to a host for 2034 with an appalling human rights record. It’s the end of the World Cup as we know it.” https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/04/world-cup-2030-to-be-hosted-in-spain-portugal-morocco-and-south-america?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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This decision by FIFA seems to be out of touch with the urgent need to address the global climate emergency. Hosting the World Cup in six countries and three continents will likely result in a significant carbon footprint from travel and infrastructure, which is not in line with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Its in bad taste for such a big organization vested with a lot of responsibility not to care about the climate change.
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FIFA's decision appears to be out of sync with the current climate priorities.
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Cruising through Hanover by car? In the future, this will no longer be possible or will only be possible to a very limited extent. A detailed mobility concept stipulates that Hanover will have a largely car-free city center. Cars, traffic, road First major German city to completely exclude cars Cities belong to people and not to cars. Under this motto, more and more municipalities are taking action and banning cars from central inner city locations. The city of Münster recently caused a stir when it closed a popular parking lot on the central cathedral square. In Hanover, those responsible for the city want to go much further. Mayor Belit Onay (Greens) says: “The time for experiments is over!” Hanover wants to make the center largely car-free Its aim is to free large parts of the city center of the Lower Saxony state capital from individual car traffic. To achieve this, the city administration should eliminate most of the ground-level parking spaces in the coming years. According to the newly presented traffic concept, drivers will be directed directly to inner-city parking garages, which are currently often underutilized. In total there are 10,000 parking spaces available there. In his own words, Onay aims to ensure that “no car is driven or parked too much in the city”. And the mayor adds: “For those who rely on a car, it will be easier to get into the city in the future because there will be less competing car traffic - but overall the number of parking spaces will gradually be significantly reduced.” Slowly on: 20 km/h instead of 50 km/h Not only will parking in the center of Hanover become more difficult in the future, but also general driving through the city center. Because many streets are completely closed to car traffic. Only buses, in exceptional cases taxis and of course cyclists are welcome there. Even the two busy road tunnels at Hanover Central Station are to be permanently closed to motorized traffic, but the transport hub will of course remain accessible by car. Also important: the speed limit of 50 km/h will hardly apply in Hanover's city center anymore. Speeds of 30 or even just 20 km/h are more likely permitted. At the same time, there are plans, among other things, to increase the number of usable disabled parking spaces and to continue to allow delivery vehicles access to the city. Residents should also have the opportunity to access their properties and park their cars there. Hanover focuses on pedestrians The focus in Hanover should be on foot traffic in the future. More space to stroll and linger will be created. There is also a focus on strengthening public transport. Because less car traffic also means less traffic jams and waiting times for buses and trains, according to a statement from the city. But the plans are not yet finalized. They still have to be approved by the city council. What is clear, however, is that the first renovation work should begin in the middle of next year. Full implementation of the developed concept is planned for 2030. https://www.inside-digital.de/news/unerwartet-erste-deutsche-grossstadt-schliesst-autos-komplett-aus?xing_share=news
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this is awesome others should follow this example
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Russia continues to supply many EU countries with gas Germany has no longer received gas from Russia since late summer, but other EU states have: How can that be? Spain increased its import of gas from Russia last year. The last Russian gas came to Germany at the end of August 2022, and since then Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium have mainly taken over the supply. But although other countries are also reducing their dependence on Russia, one year after the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Russian gas continues to arrive in the European Union - via the Transgas pipeline, the Turkstream pipeline and as liquefied natural gas (LNG) by sea . Unlike oil, gas is not subject to EU sanctions. And so, as recently as November last year, 13 percent of the total gas supply within the EU came from Russia. That is far less than in November 2021, when it was still 40 percent. Nevertheless, between January and November last year, Russia was still the EU's most important gas supplier with almost 25 percent - on a par with Norway - as cumulative EU data show. In countries like Austria the proportion is even higher. https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/energiekrise-russland-versorgt-viele-eu-laender-weiter-mit-gas/28990248.html
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i thought the EU had already ended its relationship with Russia
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EU relying on Russian gas raises worries about politics and energy safety.
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This is so disappointing. The need to transition towards cleaner and more sustainable sources of energy is becoming increasingly urgent in the face of climate change. While the continued supply of gas from Russia to EU countries highlights the challenges in balancing energy needs, geopolitical considerations, and environmental goals, it also underscores the importance of accelerating the shift towards clean energy sources. This includes investing in renewable energy technologies, improving energy efficiency, and promoting sustainable practices. By doing so, we can not only reduce our dependence on fossil fuels but also create new economic opportunities and contribute to a more sustainable future for all.
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Deutsche Bank, Citi, JP Morgan: fundraisers for the oil and gas industry The oil and gas industry's fundraisers Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions want to move away from the image of climate polluters. But research shows: The financial institutions are still the financiers of fossil energy sources. Deutsche Bank publicly promotes sustainability, but at the same time it is the most important service provider for the oil and gas industry among Europe's banks. Photo: Imago (3) Berlin. Deutsche Bank is owned by JP Morgan along with the US financial institutions , Citigroup and Bank of America among the most important partners of oil, gas and coal companies. Since the Paris Climate Agreement came into force in 2016, major international banks have owned companies such as Shell helped to issue bonds worth more than a trillion euros to finance, among other things, fossil fuel projects. This contradicts the official climate protection goals of politicians, to which the financial industry has also committed itself. This is the result of an investigation by international media in which the Handelsblatt was involved. In the past few months, the Dutch research platforms Investico and Follow the Money, together with twelve media outlets from ten countries, have analyzed the financing of the international oil and gas industry. In addition to the Handelsblatt, “Le Monde” from France, the Spanish newspaper “El Pais” and the “Guardian”, among others, took part in the project called “Great Green Investment Investigation”. https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/anleihen-die-geldbeschaffer-der-oel-und-gasindustrie/29410610.html
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Excuse my direct language: they are prostitutes and do everything for money=greedy people
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Would I be wrong by calling them hypocrites ... They do not want to be called climate polluters yet they are the fundraisers of fossil fuels ...
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Its a good craving for the banks,but they must all walk the talk. Climate change effects are adverse and must be faced with sincerelity.
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Deutsche Bank, Citi, JP Morgan: fundraisers for the oil and gas industry The oil and gas industry's fundraisers Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions want to move away from the image of climate polluters. But research shows: The financial institutions are still the financiers of fossil energy sources. Deutsche Bank publicly promotes sustainability, but at the same time it is the most important service provider for the oil and gas industry among Europe's banks. Photo: Imago (3) Berlin. Deutsche Bank is owned by JP Morgan along with the US financial institutions , Citigroup and Bank of America among the most important partners of oil, gas and coal companies. Since the Paris Climate Agreement came into force in 2016, major international banks have owned companies such as Shell helped to issue bonds worth more than a trillion euros to finance, among other things, fossil fuel projects. This contradicts the official climate protection goals of politicians, to which the financial industry has also committed itself. This is the result of an investigation by international media in which the Handelsblatt was involved. In the past few months, the Dutch research platforms Investico and Follow the Money, together with twelve media outlets from ten countries, have analyzed the financing of the international oil and gas industry. In addition to the Handelsblatt, “Le Monde” from France, the Spanish newspaper “El Pais” and the “Guardian”, among others, took part in the project called “Great Green Investment Investigation”. https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/anleihen-die-geldbeschaffer-der-oel-und-gasindustrie/29410610.html
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Excuse my direct language: they are prostitutes and do everything for money=greedy people
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This companies must change tact and take responsibility by stopping to fund oil and gas industries.
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We must phase out fossil fuels
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Deutsche Bank, Citi, JP Morgan: fundraisers for the oil and gas industry The oil and gas industry's fundraisers Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions want to move away from the image of climate polluters. But research shows: The financial institutions are still the financiers of fossil energy sources. Deutsche Bank publicly promotes sustainability, but at the same time it is the most important service provider for the oil and gas industry among Europe's banks. Photo: Imago (3) Berlin. Deutsche Bank is owned by JP Morgan along with the US financial institutions , Citigroup and Bank of America among the most important partners of oil, gas and coal companies. Since the Paris Climate Agreement came into force in 2016, major international banks have owned companies such as Shell helped to issue bonds worth more than a trillion euros to finance, among other things, fossil fuel projects. This contradicts the official climate protection goals of politicians, to which the financial industry has also committed itself. This is the result of an investigation by international media in which the Handelsblatt was involved. In the past few months, the Dutch research platforms Investico and Follow the Money, together with twelve media outlets from ten countries, have analyzed the financing of the international oil and gas industry. In addition to the Handelsblatt, “Le Monde” from France, the Spanish newspaper “El Pais” and the “Guardian”, among others, took part in the project called “Great Green Investment Investigation”. https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/anleihen-die-geldbeschaffer-der-oel-und-gasindustrie/29410610.html
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Financial institutions like Deutsche Bank, Citi, and JP Morgan may claim to promote sustainability, but their continued support for the oil and gas industry shows that they are still major financiers of fossil fuels. It's time for these institutions to prioritize the health of our planet over profits.
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It's so disappointing, these banks should be funding clean energy sectors instead oil and gas projects
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Dear Patrik Lobergh Your climate warning has received over 50 agrees! We have reached out to Citi by email and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! To reach more people and increase the chance of a response, click the Share button above to share the review on your social accounts. For every new member that joins We Don't Have Time from your network, we will plant a tree and attribute it to you! /Adam, We Don't Have Time
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Deutsche Bank, Citi, JP Morgan: fundraisers for the oil and gas industry The oil and gas industry's fundraisers Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions want to move away from the image of climate polluters. But research shows: The financial institutions are still the financiers of fossil energy sources. Deutsche Bank publicly promotes sustainability, but at the same time it is the most important service provider for the oil and gas industry among Europe's banks. Photo: Imago (3) Berlin. Deutsche Bank is owned by JP Morgan along with the US financial institutions , Citigroup and Bank of America among the most important partners of oil, gas and coal companies. Since the Paris Climate Agreement came into force in 2016, major international banks have owned companies such as Shell helped to issue bonds worth more than a trillion euros to finance, among other things, fossil fuel projects. This contradicts the official climate protection goals of politicians, to which the financial industry has also committed itself. This is the result of an investigation by international media in which the Handelsblatt was involved. In the past few months, the Dutch research platforms Investico and Follow the Money, together with twelve media outlets from ten countries, have analyzed the financing of the international oil and gas industry. In addition to the Handelsblatt, “Le Monde” from France, the Spanish newspaper “El Pais” and the “Guardian”, among others, took part in the project called “Great Green Investment Investigation”. https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/anleihen-die-geldbeschaffer-der-oel-und-gasindustrie/29410610.html
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Excuse my direct language: they are prostitutes and do everything for money=greedy people
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These banks should put our planet first, and stop funding oil and gas industrys that bring so much harm to our planet
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Shame!
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Clean alternative to plastic – start-up Traceless GmbH gains new investors Plastic is omnipresent in everyday life, but it pollutes the climate and the environment. Traceless Materials produces a sustainable alternative product – and thereby convinces investors. The Hamburg start-up Traceless Materials produces granules from grain residues that can replace plastic. The fight against the flood of plastic begins in the south of Hamburg. The start-up Traceless Materials wants to start series production of its patented biomaterial there in a year and a half. In the future, Traceless will be able to produce several thousand tons there every year. So far, Traceless has been producing on a small scale, in an “oversized garage,” as co-founder Anne Lamp describes it. For the new production facility, Lamp and co-founder Johanna Baare collected 36.6 million euros from investors in their first major financing round. The ambitions are great: the start-up's biomaterial should replace plastic - and be significantly more climate-friendly. Compared to conventional plastic products, 91 percent less CO2 is produced during production and disposal, says Traceless. The biomaterial is also compostable and can therefore be disposed of in organic waste after use. https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/nachhaltigkeit/start-up-saubere-alternative-zu-plastik-start-up-traceless-gewinnt-neue-investoren/29409110.html
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This is a true game changer for replacing plastic with grain! 💖
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This is a noble idea that should be empowered. Organic production is so noble.
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When we get a solution to plastic pollution we will be glad
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A million electric cars, a million heat pumps – and everything made in France. President Macron has presented his goals for “ecological economic planning”. “Ecological economic planning” also fits into Macron's vision of reindustrialisation of France and increasingly tough competition with China and the USA. Emmanuel Macron has presented a roadmap for the country's green transformation by the end of his term in office in 2027. The fight against climate change must be seen as an opportunity for growth, he made clear in a speech in Paris on Monday. Macron spoke out against an “ecology of renunciation” and said that protecting the environment was by no means incompatible with a “productive economic model”. According to the president's wishes, one million electric cars should be built per year in France by 2027. Macron also wants to create his own production of heat pumps; the annual production target is also one million of these heating systems. When it comes to energy supply, the country should completely phase out coal in the next four years. After his re-election in spring 2022, Macron promised “ecological economic planning” so that Paris can meet the climate targets agreed in the EU by the end of the decade. https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/frankreich-wie-macron-den-klimaschutz-als-wachstumschance-nutzen-will/29411408.html
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Macron coming in hot and swift. He is doing a great job
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This will go a long way in the roadmap towards greening the transport networks and creating a sustainable environment. This is a plan that should be supported by all means possible.
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Sweden: Is this really the climate policy that the Swedish people want? Note how the official line is now to even wave away the obvious, concrete effects of the extreme weather. In 2023, it became clear: We are at the beginning of a new era, where the weather will only become more and more extreme. There are mega-droughts, hurricanes, cyclones, houses that freeze to ice in the blizzard. July was by far the hottest month ever recorded globally. Huge fires raged in southern Europe, in Sweden the rain hit a new personal best with heavy flooding as a result. Rebuilding after the storm Han's ravages and the flood of Svartån will be expensive, to some extent impossible. Nor can we parry every future blow from climate change – but we can prevent damage by adapting as best we can. Map which areas will be particularly vulnerable, strengthen existing buildings, construct dams, secure the supply systems. It is extensive work. The government's own expert council for climate adaptation states that contributions to this activity must increase "vigorously" (DN 21/9). But the government? It responds by lowering the tax on petrol and diesel by 6.5 billion, as well as reducing funding for climate and the environment by 259 million (DN 20/9). Contributions to climate adaptation work are cut by a third, the budget speaks of a "winding down" (DN 21/9). We don't have a climate crisis, says the party. This is because the government's partners, the Sweden Democrats, have joined the prevailing right-wing populist trend and regard the entire climate issue as a left-wing conspiracy: The science is wrong, the alarms about global warming are exaggerated. We don't have a climate crisis, says the party, and to the extent that such a crisis still exists, little Sweden can still do nothing (SvD 19/8 -22). And the government is adapting. The new official line, then, is to even wave away the obvious, tangible effects of the extreme weather: Storm Hans, who is it? Is this really the climate policy that the Swedish people want? https://www.dn.se/ledare/lisa-magnusson-ar-det-har-verkligen-den-klimatpolitik-som-svenska-folket-vill-ha/
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The Swedish government's decision to cut funding for climate and environmental initiatives while lowering taxes on petrol and diesel sends a concerning message about their priorities in the face of increasingly extreme weather events. It's important to acknowledge the reality of the climate crisis and take action to mitigate its effects, rather than dismissing it as a left-wing conspiracy.
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The government’s policy is anti-science, and anti-future .
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Pesticides: The glyphosate dispute is now really starting The approval of the pesticide is to be extended by ten years. This is what the EU Commission is proposing. This was probably a good day for the chemical company Bayer. The active ingredient glyphosate is to be approved in the EU for another ten years. This is what the EU Commission's draft regulation published on Wednesday provides. There are different opinions about whether this is a good day for people, animals and the environment. No other pesticide has been and continues to be debated so fiercely. Glyphosate is a so-called broad-spectrum herbicide. It destroys all green plants - unless they are genetically modified so that the poison cannot harm them. No other pesticide is used so frequently in the world, writes the Munich Environmental Institute on its website. Since its introduction in 1974, the worldwide annual use volume has increased by a factor of 265 to more than 800,000 tons, according to US data from the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture. Around 90 percent would be used in agriculture. According to the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, almost 4,100 tons of glyphosate were sold in Germany in 2021. The studies are contradictory when it comes to the dangers of glyphosate. The World Health Organization's cancer agency (WHO) classified glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic" in 2015, but other WHO institutions and research associations came to the opposite conclusion. At the end of July, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a study in which it found no unacceptable risks, only data gaps. For the investigation, Efsa said it looked at thousands of studies and scientific articles over a three-year process. It remains to be seen whether the Member States will follow the Commission's proposal. The Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, or SCoPAFF in EU jargon, will discuss it this Friday. The committee will vote on the draft regulation on October 13th. A qualified majority is needed, which means: 55 percent of the member states must agree, which in turn must represent 65 percent of the EU population. If there is no qualified majority for or against, the Commission can appeal. If this doesn't produce any results either, the EU Commission can decide alone. The process should be completed by December 15th, because then the approval of glyphosate expires. Because of the unclear majority in the Council of Member States, the Commission had already extended the approval of glyphosate by one year on its own initiative last autumn. The reasoning at the time: Because of the extensive study available, additional time was needed to make a decision about an extension. With the huge effort involved, the EU Commission is now justifying that approval should be extended this time for ten years instead of five years, as in 2017. At that time, the German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt (CSU) gave the German vote contrary to the original agreement, although the SPD-led Environment Ministry abstained from voting. The traffic light coalition agreement states that they definitely want to remove glyphosate from the German market at the end of 2023. Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir announced on Wednesday: As long as it cannot be ruled out that glyphosate harms biodiversity, the approval in the EU should expire. “A diverse and intact flora and fauna is the prerequisite for secure harvests today and in ten, 20 or 50 years,” says Özdemir. However, they would not decide alone whether glyphosate should be taken off the market. "That's why we are in intensive discussions with our partners in the EU about this." While the EU Commission decides on the approval of the active ingredient, the individual member states are responsible for the approval of the respective products. The Commission's draft gives member states many options for limiting the use of glyphosate. For example, the protection of groundwater and threats to biodiversity are mentioned. It is unclear whether that is enough to ban products generally. In Germany, the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) is responsible for approving pesticides. According to its database, almost 60 products containing the active ingredient glyphosate are currently approved in Germany. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/glyphosat-pestizide-bayer-eu-kommission-zulassung-1.6245128
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This is a very serious issue, glyphosate is killing our biodiversity and thereby our food production!
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The debate over glyphosate is emblematic of the complexities in regulating pesticides. The EU's proposal to extend its approval by ten years raises concerns about its potential impact on health and the environment. The contradictory studies on its dangers highlight the need for rigorous assessment and precautionary measures. Decisions on glyphosate should prioritize safety and sustainability. 🌿🔍 #GlyphosateDebate #PesticideRegulation #SafetyFirst
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There should be a concrete conclusion on the use of glyphosate.
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The Swiss government apparently found the climate club concept too vague for a long time. Now she's changing her mind - and joining the alliance. The purpose of the alliance is for the G7 members and other countries to set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including their measurement and recording. Switzerland joins the climate protection efforts of the seven largest industrialised countries. The Swiss government decided on Friday to join the so-called G7 climate club. The “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” first reported on the decision. The country had hesitated to join the climate club for more than a year. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) launched this at the G7 summit in June 2022 at Elmau Castle. The purpose of the alliance is for the G7 members and other countries to set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including their measurement and recording. Essentially, it's about uniting as many countries as possible to agree on common paths to climate neutrality by 2050. The members should coordinate with each other on a selection of climate policy instruments. https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/klimaneutralitaet-die-schweiz-tritt-dem-klimaklub-der-g7-industriestaaten-bei/29407426.html
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Friends, let's give our Swiss 🇨🇭 friends some encouraging applauses, they are slowly moving in our direction!
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This is incredible 👍
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Sweden: Volvo Cars first - stops producing diesel cars next year Volvo Cars aims to completely stop producing diesel cars at the beginning of 2024. Volvo Cars will stop producing new diesel cars at the beginning of next year, writes the Gothenburg-based car manufacturer in a press release. "Our last diesel car will be produced early in 2024," the company writes. According to Volvo Cars, it is the first among traditional car manufacturers to take this step, which is in line with the launched goal of selling only fully electrified cars by 2030. At the same time, the company reminds that as late as 2019, the majority of Volvo Cars cars sold in the EU were diesel-powered. https://www.nyteknik.se/fordon/volvo-cars-forst-ut-slutar-tillverka-dieselbilar-nasta-ar/4193646
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other manufacturers should follow but this favours mostly developed countries
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That's a significant and commendable step by Volvo towards a more sustainable future.
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Bold move volvo👍 ...
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The world's first methanol-powered container ship is in port The container ship Laura Maersk is powered by green ethanol. Danish Maersk wants to cut shipping emissions with green methanol as fuel. Now the first ship has reached Copenhagen after a methanol journey of 21,500 km. Laura Maersk is the world's first methanol-powered container ship, according to Danish shipping giant AP Möller Maersk. In mid-September, she docked in Copenhagen and was christened by none other than European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The ship had then completed a journey of 21,500 km from the Hyundai Mipo shipyard in South Korea. This is reported by the Danish newspaper Ingenjøren. https://www.nyteknik.se/farkost/varldens-forsta-metanoldrivna-containerfartyg-ar-i-hamn/4193272
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The Danish leading by example, way to go.
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This is truly a groundbreaking development! The world's first methanol-powered container ship using green methanol marks a significant leap forward in sustainable maritime transportation.
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A new methanol-enabled container ship could lead the way in decarbonising the sector.
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Ebba Busch is the Minister for Energy, Business and Industry in the Swedish Government. Subsidies to oil, coal and gas landed at a new record level in 2022, they doubled compared to 2021. Despite promises to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, they instead increase sharply. Last year, a new record was set, when oil, coal and gas were subsidized by SEK 145 million every minute (!), according to the International Monetary Fund, IMF. The Swedish government's decision to lower the tax on petrol and diesel may not be classified as a subsidy, but it has the same effect, says Thomas Sterner, professor of environmental economics. This year's summer was the hottest on record. Extreme weather events such as drought, torrential rain, forest fires, which caused many deaths, have been reported from several parts of the world. Fossil fuels are the biggest cause of climate change and yet the world's countries continue to use them and even subsidize them. Last year, fossil fuel subsidies set a new record. Globally, they amounted to 7 trillion US dollars, 7 thousand billion dollars, corresponding to approximately 78 thousand billion kroner, according to a study from the IMF. Fossil fuel subsidies to reach seven trillion US dollars by 2022. That is almost twice as much as the world spends on education (!). And the sum is sky high above the 100 billion US dollars that the world's rich countries have promised as climate finance to poor countries. A sum that has still not been achieved. The subsidies for fossil fuels are ten to twelve times as large as the subsidies for renewable fuels, according to Jakob Skovgaard, associate professor of political science at Lund University and expert on climate-damaging subsidies. Fossil fuel subsidies to reach seven trillion US dollars by 2022 Source: IMF - The game plan for energy types is unfair in favor of fossil fuels, he says. Countries have for several years promised to phase out the fossil subsidies. In the "Glasgow Pact" that the countries of the world agreed on during COP26 two years ago, it states that "unnecessary fossil subsidies must be phased out". Before the meeting in Glasgow, hundreds of international companies in an open letter called on the world's countries to make decisions that lead to the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies by the year 2025. But in reality the trend is in the complete opposite direction, in both 2021 and 2022 the subsidies have instead increased sharply. In the most recent evaluation of the UN's global sustainability goals, the phase-out of fossil subsidies is one of the sub-goals where progress is going backwards. The IMF sums up direct subsidies that lower the price of fuel for consumers and indirect subsidies, the costs in the form of, for example, climate change and bad air that fossil fuels cause society. The direct subsidies roughly doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year and amounted to approximately 1.3 trillion US dollars, close to 15 trillion kroner. The reason was the reaction of countries to the rising energy prices due to Russia's invasion war in Ukraine. Those measures benefited rich households much more than poor ones, according to the IMF. A similar estimate has previously been made by the International Energy Agency, IEA - The increase is due, among other things, to the fact that some countries set a fixed price for fuels, when the market price rises, the cost for the state to replace the difference increases, says Jakob Skovgaard, associate professor at Lund University. https://www.dn.se/varlden/fossila-subventioner-pa-nya-rekordnivaer-trots-att-de-ska-fasas-ut/
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The fact that fossil fuel subsidies have reached a new record level, despite promises to phase them out, is a clear indication that the world is not taking the issue of climate change seriously enough. It is unfair that the game plan for energy types still favors fossil fuels, which are the biggest cause of climate change, and it is time for countries to take bold steps towards phasing out these harmful subsidies.
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It's disappointing, promises should be honored and phase out fossil fuel subsidies
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It's high time we prioritize the transition to renewable energy sources and rethink our approach to fossil fuel subsidies for the sake of our planet's future. 🌍🔥😔
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Thank you Greta and all FFF's worldwide! “Fridays for Future”: “Greatest crisis in human history”: 15-year-old Greta Thunberg demonstrated in front of the Swedish Parliament in August 2018, at the time alone In Stockholm, activists celebrate five years of “school strike for the climate” together with Greta Thunberg. The mood is subdued because politicians and citizens prefer to ignore things. It all started here, at Mynttorget, five years ago. On August 20, 2018, a Friday, a Stockholm ninth grader sat on this bridge that connects the Reichstag with the palace and did a Skolstrejk för Klimatet, a school strike for the climate. She wasn't interested in becoming the cover girl for the most important youth movement of our time. On the contrary, Greta Thunberg hates the hype surrounding her person. She was simply existentially afraid. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/stockholm-greta-thunberg-fridays-for-future-1.6229413?reduced=true
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Let's give Fridays for Future at least 💯 likes, they are actually worth at least a billion 🥰
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Let them keep up the great work!
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Scania's billion-dollar investment is now underway - "The world's greenest batteries" Scania's huge, highly automated battery factory in Södertälje can spit out a 1,200 kg battery pack of "the world's greenest batteries" every four minutes. In seven years, every second Scania produced will be electric. The fully automated "module line" consists of 38 ABB robots that handle one battery cell per second, encased in glass to avoid contamination from particles in the air. The cells are checked for voltage, resistance and temperature before being assembled into modules of 15 to 18 cells, with a cycle time of 15 seconds per module. https://www.nyteknik.se/industri/nu-ar-scanias-miljardsatsning-igang-varldens-gronaste-batterier/4190139 https://www.scania.com/group/en/home/newsroom/news/2023/scania-battery-assembly-plant-up-and-running.html
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It's encouraging to see such progress in green technology.
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Such innovations are essential in our journey towards a more environmentally friendly and sustainable energy future.
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An amazing investment that's brings a positive change for a sustainable planet
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Plastic bags cause serious damage to the oceans. A tax is intended to encourage people to buy less of them. Consumption has fallen from 74 to 17 bags per capita - and suddenly the government believes the tax is no longer needed. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is horrified. On Wednesday, Swedish Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari announced that the plastic bag tax will be abolished in November 2024. "We are convinced that Swedes use plastic bags sensibly in their everyday lives and that there is no reason to make them particularly expensive," she told the television station SVT. The tax was introduced on May 1, 2020 due to an EU directive to reduce plastic consumption and amounted to three crowns for carrier bags (around 25 cents) and 30 öre for thin fruit and vegetable bags (2.5 cents). At the time, both the Liberals and the Christian Democrats were in favor of the tax, but both parties have since made a U-turn on the issue. Together with the Moderates, they form a conservative minority government that is supported by the influential right-wing populist Sweden Democrats. They rejoiced on Twitter on Wednesday: "Thanks to the Sweden Democrats and the government, it is now clear that the plastic bag tax will be abolished in 2024! The tax is nothing more than a punitive tax on Swedish consumers that has little impact on the environment." That is not right. In 2019, the year before the tax was introduced, Swedes used 74 plastic bags per capita per year. In 2022 the number had fallen to 17. The EU's goal is a maximum of 40 plastic bags per person in 2025. According to Romina Pourmokhtari, this goal has now been significantly exceeded. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency had strongly advised against reducing or abolishing the tax because there was a risk that the number of plastic bags scattered in nature would increase again. The Maritime and Water Authority made a similar statement with reference to the damage that plastic bags cause in the oceans. The EU directive was introduced for the precise reason of reducing litter in nature. The government also justifies its removal of the tax without replacement by saying that the lower consumption of plastic bags has led in some cases to a switch to paper bags, which generally use more energy to produce than plastic bags. The abolition of the tax is expected to reduce tax revenue by around 650 million crowns (54 million euros) annually. The daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter calculated that the state would also incur additional costs through fines to the EU. Finally, in 2020, EU governments agreed that each country should pay 80 cents per kilo of packaging waste that is not recycled. If plastic bag consumption in Sweden were to rise again to the levels of 2019, according to Dagens Nyheter, that would mean a fine of around 200 million crowns per year. However, it is unclear whether plastic bags are really included in the EU regulation. Just last week, the government announced that it would significantly reduce taxes on gasoline and diesel next year in order to ease the burden on households. The conservative parties had outbid each other in promises of price reductions during the election campaign, which focused primarily on the increased cost of living and inflation. Now the government is proposing to reduce the gasoline tax by 1.64 krone per liter and the price of diesel by 43 öre per liter, which, if one includes an additional measure to reduce the tax on agricultural diesel, amounts to a total of 6.5 billion krone less in fuel taxes means. These taxes are one of the most important tools governments have at their disposal to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector. Sweden, which has led the way in environmental policy in Europe for so many years, is now likely to miss important emissions targets. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/schweden-plastiktueten-abgabe-umweltschutz-1.6225396
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Team, we need at least 50 likes to trigger a mail to the minister, to state that this is not okay!
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plastic bags ought to be highly taxed to discourage it's usage
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This is absurd, this will increase plastic pollution in the environment
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According to a new study, heat pumps are superior to oil and gas heating systems in the cold, according to a new study. How well do heat pumps work in the cold compared to oil and gas heating? English researchers have investigated this question - with a clear victory for the often still controversial technology. A new study puts to rest doubts surrounding the performance of heat pumps in severe cold. According to the study, heat pumps beat heating systems that run on fossil fuels, even at low temperatures - by far: even in extreme cold - the researchers cite minus 30 degrees as an order of magnitude - they are more than twice as efficient as oil or gas heating systems . This is the result of a study published on Monday in the journal Joule by researchers at the University of Oxford and the think tank Regulatory Assistance Project. The researchers conclude from their results that the standard heat pumps examined are well suited for “extremely cold” (on average below minus 10 degrees Celsius) or “mild-cold” climate zones (on average warmer than minus ten degrees Celsius in January). Most parts of Europe have a mild, cold climate. The researchers measured the performance of air heat pumps and used real data from seven field studies that took place in Europe, Asia and North America. Researchers measure the efficiency of a heat pump through the device's coefficient of performance, which indicates the ratio of heat given off to energy used. https://www.wiwo.de/technologie/umwelt/neue-studie-leistungsfaehigkeit-bei-kaelte-waermepumpe-schlaegt-oel-und-gasheizung-deutlich/29390930.html
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The new study highlighting the superiority of heat pumps over oil and gas heating is a significant advancement in the energy sector. Just as this research contributes to sustainable heating solutions, services like https://essaysrescue.com/payforessay-review/ provide essential support in academic pursuits. When I was studying, such assistance was invaluable in ensuring success in my written work and studies.
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This is true. I have a heat pump in my fathers old house just above the arctic circle. And it is a good investment compared to the already quite good prices up there on the electricity
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Climate adaptation: House facades have so far hardly been used for climate adaptation measures. The heat builds up in the city centers in summer. A new type of storage element for house walls could cool the environment - and also protect against flooding. Extreme weather becomes normal. The German Weather Service has observed that heat waves have recently increased in frequency and intensity. Temperatures over 30 degrees in this country and blazing heat of 40 degrees in the Mediterranean are no longer uncommon. In addition, there are dramatic changes in the weather with storms and heavy rain. In some places, as much water rushes from the sky in one hour as would otherwise be the case over a month. The heat builds up particularly in the inner cities with their sealed areas, dense buildings and deep street canyons. At night, stone, concrete and asphalt release the heat stored during the day into the environment, preventing the air from cooling down. The increasingly frequent heavy rain is overwhelming the sewage system, which is not designed to handle such volumes of water in a short period of time. The result: full cellars, flooded streets and damage to the building structure. “We would actually have to react very quickly now,” says Martina Winker, an expert on water infrastructure at the Institute for Social-Ecological Research ISOE. But adapting the pipes and collection systems of the city sewer system, the sewage treatment plants and the water supply would mean enormous construction work over the years. “We don’t have that time,” emphasizes Winker. That's why, at the same time, a move has been made to no longer just channeling and draining rainwater under the heading "sponge city", but rather storing it locally and making it usable on site - through unsealing, green roofs, and infiltration troughs. What has so far received little attention is the sponge potential of facades. And that is huge. One element stores around 8,100 liters of water Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT) have calculated that 4,200 liters of water rain down on the roof of a typical inner-city apartment block of 420 square meters within 15 minutes of heavy rain. Water that often flows unused through the roof drainage and, in the worst case, causes the sewer system to overflow. “We would like to store the rainwater that occurs on the building directly on the building and use it profitably,” says Holger Wack, deputy department head for product development at the institute. A team is developing a new type of storage element, the “Vertical Water Sponge”. This vertical sponge consists of modules with a load-bearing, permeable shell, for example made of perforated sheet metal, and a water-storing filling made of mineral materials. Ideally, shredded materials from recycling processes such as bricks, sand-lime bricks, aerated concrete, which have very good water storage capacities, are used for the filling. The modules are placed one on top of the other, mounted on the facade and connected to the roof drainage. According to the development team, such a sponge element with a width of one and a half meters and a depth of 50 centimeters with an eaves height of the building of almost eleven meters stores around 8,100 liters of water - depending on the filling material. “This means we can also absorb long-lasting precipitation or heavy rain events that occur several times in a row, especially since it is possible to mount several elements on a façade,” explains Holger Wack. "So we can quickly remove large amounts of water from the system." The water should not only be stored, but also contribute to improving the microclimate in the immediate area through evaporation - hence the perforated sheet metal. Not least due to the large surface area of the shredded filling materials, Fraunhofer UMSICHT expects a cooling effect over several days. Many experts believe that increasing reliance on evaporation makes sense, and not just in view of future heat waves, says water infrastructure expert Martina Winker, who is not involved in the project. "Colleagues have determined that a strong focus on infiltration alone is not enough. Our cities need more evaporation to support the water cycle." https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/klima-anpassung-fassaden-1.6218969
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A huge global investment bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has released their newly drafted energy strategy outlining what projects they’re willing to lend money to. The draft strategy fails to signal an absolute end to fossil fuel financing or even stop new fossil fuel infrastructure. But the good news is that they've asked for public input on the draft [1] - which means we have 3 days to tell them before the consultation closes: No more investment in fossil fuels! Send an email* to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as part of their official public consultation and tell them: no more fossil projects - not now, not ever! This could be a huge win for our future. The EBRD has invested almost 3 BILLION euros in fossil fuel energy in just a few years.2 The bank is probably hoping this opportunity to comment goes largely unnoticed by the public over the summer holidays. But if we can overwhelm the consultation with demands to shift away from fossil fuel, we could soon see their investment money pouring into renewables instead. To do that, we need your help to flood their inboxes with public submissions before the consultation closes in 3 days. Let's make sure they hear our voice loud and clear: remove all fossil fuel funding from their new strategy! Deborah for https://350.org P.S If you want to understand what's at stake here in more detail, check out this great analysis of why the EBRD's draft energy strategy doesn't go far enough on fossil fuels by climate and energy policy expert Natalie Jones. Sources: [1] Have your say on the EBRD's work [2] How the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Can Shift Millions From Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy Through the Glasgow Commitment
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We demand for climate justice! #stopfossilfuels
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Media contacts Media General enquiries Email: press@ebrd.com Managing Director, Communications Richard Porter, London Email: porterri@ebrd.com
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Renewables is the way to go
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Finance institutions need not engage in this cat and mouse games of failing to adhere to the laws of their lands in regard to climate change
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money institutions should champion climate change
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Swiss banks, not known for asking questions were the money comes from, to perform self regulation ? I would say no.