6World of Mining Surface Underground 67 2015 No 1 Deutschland exportiert wie nie Deutschland hat seinen Titel als Kapital exportweltmeister verteidigt Dies zeigen Berechnungen des Ifo Instituts über die die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters zuerst berichtet hatte Laut Ifo stieg der Über schuss der Leistungsbilanz 2014 um rund 30 Mrd auf knapp 220 Mrd Das entspricht 7 5 der Wirtschaftsleistung Leistungsbilanzüberschüsse messen jenen Teil der Ersparnis eines Landes der nicht im Inland investiert wird Seit 2011 weist Deutschland weltweit die höchsten Überschüsse aus Vor allem dem IWF und Frankreich missfällt die Exportstärke Deutschland wachse auf Kosten anderer so die Kritik Die EU Kommission stuft einen Überschuss von mehr als 6 der Wirtschaftsleistung als stabilitätsgefähr dend ein Deutschland solle daher seine Binnenkonjunktur etwa durch Investitionen und kräftige Lohnerhöhungen stärken Doch obwohl in Deutschland der Kon sum derzeit Wachstumstreiber Nummer eins ist und Arbeitnehmer vieler Bran chen sich über üppige Lohnerhöhungen freuen hat laut Ifo 2014 der deutsche Wert der Kapitalexporte mit umgerechnet 285 Mrd US abermals deutlichvor China gelegen das im abgelaufenen Jahr etwa 150 Mrd US Überschuss erwirtschaftet hat Auf Rang drei folgt mit einigem Ab stand Saudi Arabien Damit hat Deutsch land nun nach China das zweitgrößte Nettoauslandsvermögen Ein Grund für den Überschuss ist die gute Konjunktur lage in wichtigen Abnehmerländern wie den USA und Großbritannien Zudem musste Deutschland wegen des Preisver falls gegen Jahresende deutlich weniger für Ölimporte bezahlen Für 2015 zeichnet sich eine Fortsetzung ab Angesichts des Ölpreisrutsches werde der Überschuss auf 240 Mrd steigen 8 der Wirtschafts leistung Neuer Ärger mit der EU und dem IWF ist also programmiert HB v 3 2 2015 World Coal Associa tion calls for greater investment in clean er coal technologies The World Coal Association WCA Lon don calls for greater investment in cleaner coal technologies in order to meet growing global energy demand and reduce CO2 emissions Coal plays a vital role in society by providing over 40 of global electric ity and as an indispensable ingredient in modern infrastructure The International Energy Agency s forecasts show that coal use is set to grow by around 17 in the next twenty years With 1 3 billion people globally without access to electricity it is clear all sources of energy will be needed to meet this demand including coal Greater investment is needed in cleaner coal technology to meet global energy demand alleviate energy poverty and minimise CO2 emissions Technologies such as high efficiency low emissions HELE coal plants and carbon capture use and storage CCUS can make a significant contribution to reducing global CO2 emissions as part of the energy mix Benjamin Sporton WCA s Acting Chief Ex ecutive stated The WCA recognises the vital role that all low emission technologies can play and has created a global Platform for Accelerating Coal Efficiency PACE to promote adoption of these technologies PACE s vision is for the most efficient power plant technology possible to be de ployed when coal plants are built PACE s objective is to raise the global average efficiency of coal fired power plants and so minimise CO2 emissions whilst main taining legitimate economic development and poverty alleviation efforts Increasing the average efficiency of the global coal fleet from the current level of 33 to 40 can be done with off the shelf technology that is currently available This would make a significant contribution to global efforts saving around two gigatonnes of CO2 an nually roughly equivalent to India s total annual emissions Furthermore CCUS technology is also a reality as evidenced by the Boundary Dam coal fired power station in Canada This pioneering project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1 mill t of CO2 annually the equivalent to taking more than 250 000 cars off the road each year Benjamin Sporton stated Calls for divestment ignore the global role played by coal and the potential of fered by HELE and CCUS technologies It is essential that responsible investors actively engage with the coal industry All low emission technologies are needed to meet climate targets We cannot meet our energy needs tackle energy poverty and reduce global emissions without utilising all options available to us including low emissions coal Press Release February 13 2015 South Africa announces new streamlined mining licence process South Africa s Government has started the roll out of its One Environmental System in a bid to streamline the licencing processes for mining environmental authorisations and water use The system is set to improve South Africa s global competitiveness as a mining investment jurisdiction and the gov ernment believes it will ease the conditions for businesses in the country The Depart ments of Mineral Resources and Environ ment Affairs and Water Affairs said in a joint statement Under the One Environmental System the Minister of Mineral Resources will issue environmental authorisations and waste management licences in terms of the National Environmental Management Act 1998 Act No 107 of 1998 NEMA and the National Environmental Management Waste Act 2008 Act No 59 of 2008 re spectively for mining and related activities Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa will serve as the appeal authority for the authorisations Fixed timeframes have been agreed by the Ministers of Environmental Affairs Mineral Resources and Water and Sanitation for consideration and issuing of the permits licences and authorisations in their respective legislation Further the ministers also agreed to synchronise the permit issuing process licences and au thorisations within a 300 day period In the event that a decision to issue a license is appealed an additional maximum period of 90 days is provided for legislatively to finalise the process the statement added The timeframes laid down in NEMA would be applicable until all requisite legislative amendments have been effected to for malise the process mining technology com December 10 2014 India calls for foreign investment in explo ration and mining India s Government has invited foreign companies to invest in the country s exploration and mining opportunities Union Mines and Steel Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said at Mining Indaba 2015 exhibition Indian mining sector is open for business Addressing the India Day session at Mining Indaba in South Africa Tomar highlighted legislation changes that have been introduced by the government Under the new law all mining concessions will have to be granted through auction ensuring a transparent and fair process and preventing allocation by discretion or bias It is also expected to reduce project delays According to Tomar the country s mining sector is on experiencing high growth Going forward as a key industry mining is expected to draw major investments from domestic and foreign firms while creating more jobs Companies have been invited to invest in India s exploration projects as the country is rich in mineral resources which are largely unexplored India has increased the lease life to 50 years and introduced transferability of mineral concessions the minister said mining technology com February 12 2015 News

Hinweis: Dies ist eine maschinenlesbare No-Flash Ansicht.
Klicken Sie hier um zur Online-Version zu gelangen.