Markus Söder und Christian Lindner verteidigen die Hochvermögenden gegen die Erbschaftssteuer. Dabei bräuchte es eigentlich eine ganz andere Reform. Kaum ein Thema emotionalisiert die Menschen in Deutschland so sehr wie Erbschaften und die Frage, wie hoch die Steuern sind, die dafür fällig werden. Zum 1. Januar erhöht die Bundesregierung die Erbschaftssteuer, und einige Politikerinnen, Politiker und ...
The effects of the climate crisis are worsening water shortages, not only in the Global South but also in Europe, for example in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. Due to inadequate pricing of surface and groundwater abstraction and a lack of regulatory instruments, water overuse is occurring in some regions of Germany. Overuse is especially an issue for industry, which has contractually secured high volumes ...
Over 90 percent of Germany’s raw materials supply is imported and many of these imports come from only a small handful of producer countries. Often, these producer countries tend to be less democratic. In this respect, supply risks are extremely high in some cases, including for mineral raw materials such as rare-earth elements, lithium, and magnesium. To increase raw material import security of supply, ...
