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On the right track: How the EU is cutting back CO2 emissions

Achieving the EU's climate goals is mainly a success story. Here is why.

Johannes Eber Good Morning Europe Leave a comment June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 3 Minutes

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Energy problems? We will solve them!June 27, 2022
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is clearly noticeable in many ways throughout Europe. The strongest impact (apart from the horrors of the war in Ukraine itself) is on energy. Germany, for example, triggered the "alarm stage" of its emergency gas plan this week in response to falling Russian supplies. "We must not fool ourselves: … Continue reading Energy problems? We will solve them! →
Is it legitimate to force young people to serve?June 22, 2022
Is it legitimate to force young people to serve? Economics has found quite a good answer to this question.
On the right track: How the EU is cutting back CO2 emissionsJune 15, 2022
Achieving the EU's climate goals is mainly a success story. Here is why.
Why is the EU bad at military defence?June 10, 2022
Over the past decade, the US, Russia and China significantly increased their defence budgets. / Source: European Commission If it is true that the European Union is a common living space, who would defend that habitat if attacked? A European Union army would be the obvious answer. But there is no such army. There are essentially … Continue reading Why is the EU bad at military defence? →
How to save democracy and the climate with the same ideaMay 31, 2022
China is a dictatorship. Most recent evidence: Human rights groups say that China has detained more than one million Uyghurs (a mostly Muslim ethnic group in the north-western region of Xinjiang) against their will over the past few years in what the Chinese state calls "re-education camps" and sentenced hundreds of thousands to prison terms. What can … Continue reading How to save democracy and the climate with the same idea →
Will Northern Ireland rejoin the EU?May 19, 2022
Northern Ireland on Apple maps Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four components of the United Kingdom (the others are England, Wales and Scotland). It just accounts for 2.9 per cent (1.9 million) of the UK's population (67 million) and for 2.2 per cent of the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP). But Northern Ireland … Continue reading Will Northern Ireland rejoin the EU? →
Why central banks?May 7, 2022
I'm always astonished by how a change that is not visible nor tangible and is over and above minimal can make the headlines. But it always works. This week, for example, in the New York Times: "Fed Makes Biggest Interest Rate Increase Since 2000 as High Inflation Persists." What had happened was neither more nor … Continue reading Why central banks? →
Would suspending CO2 taxes hurt Putin?May 5, 2022
Why the Slovak Minister of Economy is wrong
Why don’t they let you in: How bouncers maximise dance club profitsApril 28, 2022
A friend of mine wanted to go dancing the other day. He didn't make it. After queuing at a club for quite a while, the bouncer turned him away. I never liked being part of such a crowd, lining up for the allowance to dance, being examined by someone who decides if I fit the … Continue reading Why don’t they let you in: How bouncers maximise dance club profits →
What determines a birth rate? – Or: The Russian population problemApril 20, 2022
At a press conference last November, as Vladimir Putin was massing troops along the border with Ukraine, he was asked what keeps him up at night. Putin answered that one of the main problems Russia faces today was its population decline and its threat to the country's economy. He added: "From a humanitarian point of view … Continue reading What determines a birth rate? – Or: The Russian population problem →

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