Here you will find current VDMA events and dates relating to the oil & gas, petrochemical and chemical plant engineering markets as well as low-CO2 and climate-neutral gases and chemicals.
In order for industry in Germany to produce in a climate-neutral and sustainable manner in 2045, more than digitalization is needed. The crucial topic is the bioeconomy, in particular the industrial bioeconomy. It needs to be driven forward.
The general public is now also discussing eFuels and synthetic fuels for various use cases and what benefits they can offer in the fight against climate change.
Air traffic must also reduce carbon dioxide emissions. There are various ways to achieve this.
What challenges await mechanical engineering on the road to climate-neutral production? Carl-Otto Gensch, Öko-Institut Freiburg, and Dr. Sarah Brückner, VDMA, talk about this in the new edition of the VDMA Industry Podcast.
Climate neutrality, avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions and offsetting are terms that can now be mentioned in the same breath. In an interview, Dr. Jochen Gassner, CEO First Climate, answers questions about offsetting that are of concern to the mechanical engineering industry and explains why offsetting helps the climate.
Where and how do I start? This is the most frequent question that companies ask themselves when they want to become climate neutral. It is a long way from the collection of emissions data and balancing to the implementation of measures to reduce emissions. Those who embark on this path should proceed in a targeted and systematic manner. Help is available in the form of an international standard that facilitates contemporary climate management.
Responsibility requires awareness. Moreover, responsibility must be translatable into practical action. This awareness is becoming increasingly widespread and is expressed in a number of directives. Among them is the 2014 European Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Directive, but what does that mean?
Until recently, everyone was talking about the Paris Agreement on climate protection. It aims to limit the average temperature increase to 2 °C, preferably 1.5 °C. Why is there now talk of climate neutrality and what is the connection?
Companies that have committed themselves to the goal of climate neutrality all have something in common. They want to make an essential and individual contribution to climate protection. They are concerned with the question of where the emissions caused by their own company - both directly and indirectly - originate and consider what concrete measures can be taken to reduce them. The goal is always the same, but the way to achieve it is often different. Three approaches from the mechanical engineering sector are outlined here.
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