By Andreas Kluth What makes our current situation so alarming is an outbreak of “out of sync”. At least that’s what I recently heard Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor and economy minister, say at a conference of German industrialists. What a term, I thought. And what a difficult – and profound – concept. He is […]
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Germany: The Minister Economy calls for energy savings in public buildings
Heating entire office towers to over 20 degrees when only three people are sitting inside? According to Federal Economy Minister Hambeck, this can no longer be accepted. Federal Finance Minister Robert Hambeck (Greens) has called on companies with office space to participate in energy saving. “It would be fatal to heat offices until 11 at […]
R. Habeck on the new price increases: ‘Without further political support we will disintegrate’
Federal Finance Minister Robert Habeck believes Germany faces a “crucial test” if gas deliveries from Russia fail. The looming emergency must be prevented by saving and storing natural gas, he said. Faced with the imminent loss of gas supplies from Russia, Federal Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) warned of a “political nightmare scenario”. This would […]
Welt: What happened to Habeck’s promise of independence from Russia
Energy Minister Robert Habeck recently announced big things, namely that Germany will import only 12% of its crude oil from Russia, Welt reports. In fact, the most recent figure was almost 28% – a huge discrepancy. Robert Habeck had sounded decidedly optimistic at the end of April: Germany was already prepared for the interruption of […]