Opinion overview

Are the days of good old diesel over? Not quite, but the reputation of good old diesel is seriously damaged. Rather drive on CNG - an innovative but mature technology.

Unnoticed by the general public, legal changes are being discussed in Brussels and Berlin which illustrate the political confusion that the biofuels industry has had to live with for many years. This chaos is putting the brakes on cheap and efficient decarbonisation in the transport sector!

Once you've lost your reputation, it can grow out of control: Just four months after the WWF published a study warning of the dangers of palm oil production “Auf der Ölspur” (1), the Federal Ministry for the Environment is preparing new pro-palm oil legislation. Yes – you did read that correctly:…