New York City on Thursday filed a lawsuit against oil multinationals ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP for “misleading consumers by exaggerating their clean energy investments.” – In the 97-page complaint, the companies are also accused of “presenting more beautifully” the climate benefits of natural gas, biofuels and hydrogen. The city also accuses the companies, … Read more
“I am very encouraged by President Putin’s call yesterday for cooperation in removing carbon dioxide. The United States looks forward to working with Russia and other countries on this issue. This is promising.” quoted в Twitter Biden’s words are CNN journalist Keith Sullivan. Biden: “I’m very heartened by President Putin’s call yesterday for the world … Read more
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday signed a 24 percent cut in this year’s climate budget. On Thursday, Bolsonaro promised to spend more money to combat deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. Bolsonaro made that commitment at a summit organized by US President Joe Biden. Brazil’s right-wing populist president said he would double the budget for … Read more
The city of New York filed a lawsuit on Thursday against oil multinationals ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP for “misleading consumers by exaggerating their investments in clean energy.” – In the 97-page complaint, the companies are also accused of ‘presenting more beautifully’ the climate benefits of natural gas, biofuels and hydrogen. The city also … Read more
– Stone (ots) – Thanks to 10,000 hectares of its own forests, the company has been producing in a climate-neutral manner for years. According to the current TÜV certificate, Faber-Castell was able to reduce its emissions by a further 26 percent. The pen manufacturer relies mainly on renewable energies worldwide. In the 2019/20 financial year, … Read more
Vienna (OTS) – Adam Pawloff is a climate and finance expert at Greenpeace Austria. This Friday he is a guest at “Friday in the arena“, The podcast and video format of oekostrom AG. In a talk with oekostrom AG board member Ulrich Streibl and moderator Tom Rottenberg, he talks about why the European Central Bank … Read more
Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Agriculture is recording a growing demand for subsidies for insurance against climate damage. After the state approved 1290 funding applications for the first time in a pilot project for the 2020 crop year and distributed around three million euros, 1640 applications have already been received for … Read more
Saudi Arabia wants to plant ten billion trees this decade to reduce its carbon footprint and combat erosion. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announced this on Saturday. The country wants to reduce CO2 emissions by half in the coming years and encourage other countries in the Middle East to make similar plans. Saudi Arabia, the … Read more
March 27, 2021, 9:59 p.m. Klima – Frankfurt am Main:“Earth Hour” for the climate: lights go out in Hessen too Open detailed view—The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB, r) for “Earth Hour”. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst / dpa (Photo: dpa) — Directly from the dpa news channel Frankfurt / Main (dpa / lhe) – … Read more
March 27, 2021 at 12:48 p.m. Climate and environmental protection : Earth Hour: Krefeld company switches off the lights – The Messer company takes part in the Earth Hour in Krefeld. Photo: wz / Jochmann, Dirk (dj) – – Krefeld Krefeld companies also take part in the Earth Hour and switch off the lights. At … Read more