Climate

What a carbon tax for the superrich could look like [DW]

The superrich appear to be increasing their emissions at a faster rate too. Per capita emissions of the global top 1% have increased since 1990, whereas emissions from low- and middle-income groups within rich countries declined. _{WHY IT IS IMPORTANT: Taxing super-rich is considered by several experts a key instrument to meet climate targets.}

EU energy investments: Will 2021 be decisive? [DW]

Bill Gates recently said that 2021 could be a decisive year for European leadership in the next generation of clean tech, as the EU is about to start spending its €750 billion recovery fund to tackle the social, economic and climate crises. Nonetheless, apart from early investments in energy efficiency, first (potentially revolutionising) results won’t be visibile before 2023. _{WHY IT IS IMPORTANT: The EU Commission and other EU institutions are doing a great job,, despite wide criticism on the press (March 2021)}

Carbon-intensive cement industry feeling the heat [DW]

The cement sector accounts for 7% of all man-made CO2 emissions, more than all 202 million trucks and more than the steel sector. Pressure is piling up on European cement companies to decrease their footprint (July 2019). _{WHY IT IS IMPORTANT: Data driven article which increased focus on cement and climate change}

Europe’s dominant position in power-to-gas technology cannot be overlooked [DW]

According to a recent academic paper by Technical University of Applied Sciences in the German city of Regensburg, the EU is a world leader in this technology, home to nearly 80% of the 153 projects globally (September 2019). _{WHY IT IS IMPORTANT: I stressed the importance of electrolyzers. Reuters wrote a similar story one and a half year later}