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Slowly, our politicians are realising the extensions of their own policies. After Economics Minister Habeck called on citizens to save energy, now Interior Minister Faeser is appealing to citizens to stock up on emergency supplies. She justifies this by threatening power cuts and supply shortages due to the war in Ukraine. Faeser refers to cyber […]

Finance Minister Christian Lindner is critical of the accelerated expansion of the energy transition. He fears that the affordability of energy and thus also German competitiveness could increasingly take a back seat. Therefore, he is also critical of a further acceleration of the expansion. Lindner takes a critical view of affordability and competitiveness in the

The European wind energy sector is currently facing a wave of hacker attacks. Three German-based wind energy companies have been the target of cyber attacks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These include the companies Nordex, Deutsche Windtechnik and Enercon. Enercon was indirectly affected after Russian hackers temporarily paralysed a communications satellite. This disrupted communication

Climate activists from the group “Last Generation” activated the emergency shut-off valves at several oil pipeline stations in Germany. The aim, according to the activists, was to put pressure on the German government. The government should not allow any more drilling for fossil fuels in the North Sea. Activists penetrate pipeline distribution stations and activate

The prices for the most important things for living are rising extremely sharply in a very short time. In the meantime, the inflation rate for food, electricity and fuel is already in the double digits, for gas even in the triple digits. Our neighbouring countries around Germany and also other EU states have long since

Energy prices are rising, not only heating oil, natural gas and petrol are becoming more expensive, but also firewood. Now, firewood thefts are becoming more frequent in state forest enterprises. Several state-managed forest enterprises have registered an increase in wood thefts in recent months. The wood thieves are even taking whole logs out of the

Once again, Economics Minister Robert Habeck calls on the citizens of the state to save energy and also sets a target. “As a rule of thumb, I would say: Ten percent savings are always possible,” says Habeck. He even makes concrete suggestions as to where savings should be made. Habeck’s tips are intended to help

After the EU has already imposed an embargo on Russian coal, an embargo on crude oil is imminent. The EU states are not yet in agreement, but there are only a few states left that are not in favour. How much crude oil does Germany need and how much of it comes from production in

The increase in fuel prices reached a new record in German history in March. According to the Federal Statistical Office, consumers had to pay an average of 41.9 percent more for petrol and as much as 62.6 percent more for diesel at the pumps than a year earlier. Fuel prices – price increase higher than

The German Chemical Industry Association has now calculated how much electricity the industry would need to be completely climate-neutral in 2045, as decided by the German government. The entire chemical industry would thus need 685 terawatt hours (TWh) of electrical energy per year. This is how much electricity is needed to convert the entire basic

Russia has stopped gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. This is in response to the fact that both countries refuse to pay for gas supplies in rubles, as Russia has demanded. In this way, Russia is sending a signal to the other European countries that it is serious and will implement its announcements. Germany also

Energy prices are rising and the supply situation is becoming increasingly uncertain. Now North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister President Hendrik Wüst is calling for a postponement of the coal and nuclear phase-out. “Given the current situation, even the German government can hardly come to any other conclusion,” Wüst says. This is how Wüst started the political discussion on

When it comes to climate protection and the associated reduction of CO₂, the discussion repeatedly turns to the use of green hydrogen. The idea is to use it to replace natural gas, to drive cars and to produce steel. Countless companies are working on methods for hydrogen production, its transport and subsequent use. Now, however,

A London court said the extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the U.S. on espionage charges could proceed. The government only has to agree to the extradition. However, Julian Assange can still appeal, delaying the legal process for some time. Assange now has four weeks to give his account in writing to British Home

In order to quickly become independent of Russian energy sources, Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies. To this end, he wants to shorten approval procedures, reduce the number of objections and give expansion priority over nature conservation. To this end, the federal states are to release at least 2