Claudia Kemfert
German economist
Photo: Stefan Müller (climate stuff, 1 Mio views) from Germany, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 3h ago
Trump's Russian diesel deal faces backlash from the Dutch government and US senators
Dutch prime minister Rob Jetten said the US-Russia diesel agreement must be dropped, while twelve senators from both parties demanded it be reversed. Analysts expect the announced volumes to have little effect on diesel prices.
- Sep 25
Germany approves 16.7-cent fuel tax cut for three months costing 2.5 billion euros
The Bundestag and Bundesrat passed legislation reducing energy taxes on petrol and diesel through December 2026, with the 2.5 billion euro cost shared equally by federal and state governments.