Latest posts tagged with #FriedhelmMerz on Bluesky
CO2 emissions in Germany have again missed targets set by the Climate Protection Act and barely fell at all in 2025. Emissions decreased by just 0.1% compared to the previous year, according to the German Environment Agency. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... #KatharinaReiche #CDU #FriedhelmMerz
#FriedhelmMerz says US decision to ease sanctions on Russia is ‘wrong’. “The overriding suggestion is: when will this war end and what strategy will be used to bring it to an end? These questions have not really been answered.” www.ft.com/content/d213... #DonaldTrump could you answer, please?
Minister for Economic Affairs #KatherinaReiche (CDU) is backing gas-fired power stations. A new study calculates that electricity from natural gas costs up to 67 pence per kilowatt hour – seven times more expensive than renewable energy. #FriedhelmMerz #CDU are wasting taypayers money #ActOnClimate
#Qatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports ‘within days’ - Qatar’s energy minister has warned that war in the Middle East could “bring down the economies of the world” www.ft.com/content/be12... via @FT #DonaldTrump #KatharinaReiche #FriedhelmMerz #Heizungsgesetz #Renewables
The #Greens have emerged from their slump in the polls and have made significant gains in recent weeks in light of the reversal of climate policy by #KatharinaReiche and #FriedhelmMerz. They could become the strongest party in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday. #Grüne #ActOnClimate #Heizungsgesetz
Security of supply and stable prices were promised. In reality, we are currently experiencing the spring of fossil fuels – and their costs.
The calculation is simple:
Fossil fuels = expensive + create dependency
Renewable energy = cheap + creates independence #KatharinaReiche #CDU #FriedhelmMerz
Scientists see little good in the new heating law. They warn of social imbalance and point out that climate targets will be missed. A social battle over energy looms. #KatharinaReiche #FriedhelmMerz #CDU #ClimateEmergency
Gas lobbyist #KatharinaReiche wants to promote gas heating again. It is not the wealthy who pay the high gas prices, but tenants. Gas prices will always be volatile and will sometimes skyrocket. The #CDU is making the poor poorer. #FriedhelmMerz #VladimirPutin #Iran #DonaldTrump #oilandgas
Hormuz crisis is a wake-up call for complacent #gas consumers - Spot gas prices at the European TTF hub were up over 40% after Iranian attacks caused Qatar to shut down production facilities www.ft.com/content/0bd2... via @FT #FriedhelmMerz #KatharinaReiche #Heizungsgesetz #CDU #AfD #ActOnClimate
Cities across Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the Basque Country, matched or exceeded their long-term February records, with temperatures of 27.1C and 27.6C recorded in Bilbao and San Sebastián, more than 13C above average for the time of year. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ActOnClimate #FriedhelmMerz
Bringing. Down. Costs.
When solar is allowed to build, it delivers the most affordable energy on the market. #FriedhelmMerz #KatharinaReiche #SolarPower #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate
China solar boom helps energy emissions fall slightly in 2025. It helped to meet a larger part of its growing power need whilst #FriedhelmMerz and #KatgarinaReiche are boosting #gas in large installations which are and easy target for drones www.ft.com/content/bf9d... via @FT #ActOnClimate
#BYD has been spotted conducting internal testing of its megawatt-level flash charging network in Shenzhen, following earlier leaks revealing a 1,500 kW charging system nearly trippling #TeslaV4 carnewschina.com/2026/03/01/b... #ElectricVehicles #FriedhelmMerz #CDU #ActOnClimate
While #FriedhelmMerz and gas lobbyist #KatharinaReiche want to roll back heating regulations in Germany in favour of gas, renewable energies are triumphing in Denmark when it comes to heating. #CDU & #AfD
#KatharinaReiche and #FriedhelmMerz are planning further hurdles for the expansion of #renewable energies – especially #solarenergy - evident from a working draft for the amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u... #wildfires #heatwaves #ClimateEmergency #CDU #AfD
In 1990, it was said that more than 4% #sola energy would never be possible. Conservatives laughed at the Greens and today, with solar providing 60% of energy, they are still trying to promote #oilandgas at the expense of #renewables #KatharinaReiche #FriedhelmMerz #DonaldTrump #AfD #Republicans
A rift has opened up between Europe and the US #FriedhelmMerz says, citing #JDVance who said that the greatest danger to Europe was not Russia but in a supposedly prevailing woke attitude that threatened freedom of expression www.spiegel.de/politik/deut... #VladimirPutin & #DonaldTrump #Republican
#Germany is preparing to spend €267.7 million on a #drone system just as battlefield data from Ukraine raises questions about how well it works. a centerpiece of Germany’s drive to turn #Bundeswehr into a force capable of fighting a war www.politico.eu/article/ukra... #FriedhelmMerz #VladimirPutin
The winner is #FriedhelmMerz but he will loose in the long run. From 2035 cars will need to comply with a 90% tailpipe emissions reduction target, while 10% emissions will need to be compensated through low-carbon steel Made in the EU, or from e-fuels and biofuels. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #EVs
After it missed the EV revolution, #Volkswagen will stop manufacturing cars in Dresden marking the first time in its 88-year history that it will close production in Germany as China and Europe sales are weak and US tariffs weighing on sales in US giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... #FriedhelmMerz
This £40k electric car can charge from 10 to 80% its battery in just 12 minutes. The #XpengG6 with a range of 322 mls has an 800-volt system architecture that’s capable of charging battery at a massive 451 kW www.t3.com/auto/electri... #ElectricVehicles #FriedhelmMerz #Volkswagen #CDU #EPP #AfD
2025 may be the year that China’s greenhouse gas emissions begin a long-term downward trend whilst #FriedhelmMerz fights or #oilandgas cars and #DonaldTrump calls #ClimateChange a hoax. China shows that we can live without #fossilfuels #FarRight #AfD #CDU #EPP www.newscientist.com/article/2504...
Infrastructure investors push for deals with big #oilandgas groups including #FriedhelmMerz 's #BlackRock, #Brookfield and #Apollo are courting the leading oil and gas companies, as the sector grapples with a lack of enthusiasm from public-market investors on.ft.com/4rp8im9 via @FT #ClimateEmergency
October 2025 was a turning point in EU's automotive landscape, with sales of gasoline-vehicles falling sharply and giving up the market lead. #Electricvehicles, plug-in hybrid, and standard hybrid accounted for 63.9% - a jump of 55.4%! www.arenaev.com/electric_car... #FriedhelmMerz #AfD #CDU #EPP
After opening its first Test Workshop in Hefei, China, #Volkswagen can fully develop new vehicles outside of Germany. #VW claims it can cut development costs by up to 50% by building #ElectricVehicles in China and export them from there electrek.co/2025/11/25/v... #EVs #FriedhelmMerz #CDU #AfD
A record wave of #ElectricVehicles leases expiring in 2026 is expected to push prices sharply lower. Despite the turmoil, falling prices and strong international demand could still drive #EVs toward a 40% global sales share by 2030. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ... #FriedhelmMerz #CDU #AfD #ActOnClimate
EU’s carmakers risk losing plug-in hybrid war to China on their own turf - #BYD etc are spearheading a mini-renaissance of plug-in hybrids in EU, opening a new battleground for EU rivals that are campaigning for a longer life for petrol engines on.ft.com/44fmqUL via @FT #FriedhelmMerz #CDU #AfD #VW
Chinese #ElectricVehicles brands gain legitimacy, challenging Western carmakers. China-built megaport in #Peru seen as gateway to the region. Chinese #EVs reached 30% of all car sales in #Chile whilst #FriedhelmMerz intends to delay end of petrolcars in EU www.reuters.com/sustainabili... #CDU #VW
Gas deflates momentum of European #heatpump rollout - Across Europe the shift from fossil fuel boilers to heat pumps is not happening as fast as is necessary to meet EU climate and energy security targets. on.ft.com/4nWPaJ9 via @FT #oilandgas #subsidies #FriedhelmMerz #KatharinaReiche #lobby #CDU
