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Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — European Union rules for carbon permits after 2012 will burden German steel companies with almost 200 million euros ($264 million) a year, Handelsblatt reported, citing unidentified people in government.
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Following the latest climate conference in Cancún, Mexico, Röttgen said the deep cuts were essential to meet the renewed goal to keep global temperature rises to within two degrees Celsius by 2100 of pre-industrial age averages.
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Frankfurt – German tax officials raided some 230 business premises across the country on Wednesday, on suspicion of tax evasion related to the trading of emissions permits, the state prosecutor said.
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In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, the German government’s climate protection adviser, argues that drastic measures must be taken in order to prevent a catastrophe. He is proposing the creation of a CO2 budget for every person on the planet, regardless whether they live in Berlin or Beijing.
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BERLIN, Aug. 25 (UPI) — Germany last week unveiled the world’s second-largest solar power plant amid reports that the country won’t reach its ambitious CO2-emissions reduction targets.
The giant solar power plant in Brandenburg is made up of 700,000 shiny photovoltaic modules that cover an area of roughly 210 soccer fields. Located on Soviet-era military training grounds, the 53-MW plant can produce power for an estimated 15,000 households. It is topped globally only by a 60-MW plant in southern Spain. America has a hand in this: Tempe, Ariz.-based First Solar operates the plant together with a German project developer. The consortium has invested more than $200 million.
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Germany may be a world leader in the production of renewable energies, but a study commissioned by Greenpeace predicts the country won’t make its ambitious 2020 target of a 40 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
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RÜSSELSHEIM, GERMANY – August 12, 2009: Opel’s ecoFLEX family has a new member: The Vivaro Combi ecoFLEX with the 114 hp 2.0 CDTI engine and automated Easytronic six-speed manual transmission consumes just 7.4 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers, a CO2 value of 194 g/km. With these impressive values, the Vivaro reduces CO2 emissions by 19 grams CO2, saving 0.6 liters of fuel per 100 km.
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I wish I could report that “environmental reasons” were behind my decision to start commuting by bike. But the real motivation was much simpler: I’m a cheapskate and biking saves money.
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Of particular interest to many of my colleagues on our recent trip to Germany was the newly commissioned (Sept. ‘08) Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) pilot plant at Schwarze Pumpe in Spremberg – an interest in spite of the general belief among the ranks of my fellow enviros that “clean coal” is a myth.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German state subsidy that pays owners of old cars 2,500 euros to scrap their clunkers if they buy a new car in exchange is giving the domestic market a boost while helping to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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A report commissioned from the German Aerospace Center (the German equivalent of NASA) shows how the United States can meet the energy needs of a growing economy and achieve science-based cuts in global warming pollution – without nuclear power or coal, according to a March 11 press release from Greenpeace.
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