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  • 11 May 2021 |

    Energiewende hinges on unblocking the power grid

    The energy transition and Germany鈥檚 power grid 11 May 2021, 00:00 Germany's shift from fossil fuel and nuclear power will only succeed if the infrastructure exists to support a very different kind of energy system. To date, the country's ...
  • 05 Nov 2014 |

    The social impact of Germany's energy transition

    How the Energiewende is transforming Germany as we know it 05 Nov 2014, 00:00 Germany's energy revolution is having a far-reaching impact on everything from the landcsape to education, as farmers earn more from their "energy harvest" than ...
  • 03 Jul 2020 |

    Europe's largest economy exits coal to reach climate goals

    Germany's coal phase-out 03 Jul 2020, 16:00 Germany has put its gradual withdrawal from coal-fired power production into law, joining other major economies in the global farewell to the climate-damaging fossil fuel. Two years of debate in society and ...
  • 11 Jul 2017 |

    G20 2017- Climate and energy at the Hamburg summit

    Germany pushes for G20 climate focus, despite Trump 11 Jul 2017, 00:00 The leaders of the world's largest economies have met at the G20 summit in Germany's main port city Hamburg. The current US administration's decision to pull out of the ...
  • 17 Nov 2017 |

    COP23 climate summit 鈥 All eyes on Germany

    Hammering out the details of the Paris Agreement in the home of the Energiewende 17 Nov 2017, 00:00 From 6 to 17 November 2017 the UN climate summit (COP23) was held in Bonn. Around 25,000 delegates, observers and journalists descended on the German city, ...
  • 25 Jun 2018 |

    Industry bets on gas as last trump card in Energiewende

    The role of gas in Germany's energy transition 25 Jun 2018, 15:05 Does the energy transition seal the fate of natural gas in Germany?聽Europe's biggest economy will have to virtually phase out all fossil fuels to fully decarbonise by 2050. But ...
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  • 24 Oct 2022 |

    German coal states to receive 鈧2.5 billion EU funds for just transition

    24 Oct 2022, 12:23 Julian Wettengel Coal EU 麻豆无码版 Four German coal regions are set to receive a total of 2.5 billion euros from the EU鈥檚 Just Transition Fund (JTF) to help them shift to a climate-friendly economy, the European Commission said ...
  • 27 Nov 2019 |

    Merkel criticises EIB decision to ban gas lending

    27 Nov 2019, 15:35 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she disapproves of the European Investment Bank鈥檚 decision to ban funding for natural gas projects by the end of 2021, several days after the German government had agreed to the new guidelines. ...
  • 01 Feb 2022 |

    Germans less enthusiastic about electric cars than other Europeans- survey

    01 Feb 2022, 13:30 Jessica Bateman Cars Society 麻豆无码版 Only 52 percent of Germans say they would consider purchasing a hybrid or electric car 鈥 a figure 15 percentage points behind the European average. According to the European Investment Bank ...
  • 03 Feb 2022 |

    Deutsche Bahn announces record investment of over 13 bln euros in climate push

    03 Feb 2022, 12:32 Expert Deutsche Bahn German railway operator Transport Business & Jobs Jessica Bateman Transport Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 national railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced it is investing a record 鈧13 ...
  • 17 Jul 2019 |

    German offshore wind industry demands increase of expansion targets

    17 Jul 2019, 12:47 Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Expert WindGuard Deutsche WindGuard Renewables Julian Wettengel Wind Deutsche WindGuard / VDMA German offshore ...
  • 18 Sep 2019 |

    Countries could surpass pledged emissions cuts with help from cities, regions and businesses 鈥 report

    18 Sep 2019, 12:21 Expert DIE- German Development Institute Deutsches Institut f眉r Entwicklungspolitik Policy Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Climate commitments made by cities, regions and businesses could push some of the world' ...
  • 30 Aug 2023 |

    All new trucks in Germany could be battery-electric by 2035 with enough charging points 鈥 report

    30 Aug 2023, 12:07 Edgar Meza Freight 麻豆无码版 All new trucks being registered in Germany from 2035 could be battery-electric if a broad-scale charging network is available by then, according to the Institute for Applied Ecology (脰ko-Institut). ...
  • Poland鈥檚 major oil discovery in Baltic Sea carries too many risks for exploitation 鈥 German economists

    23 Jul 2025, 12:31 Benjamin Wehrmann Fossil fuels Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Exploiting a recent oil discovery in Poland鈥檚 section of the Baltic Sea could come with substantial costs to tourism and environmental protection, the ...
  • 01 Jul 2020 |

    Germany irons out last coal exit law hurdles with conversion options for younger plants

    01 Jul 2020, 13:15 Germany's government has removed the last hurdles to finalising the country's much-anticipated coal exit law, clearing the way for a passage of the bill in parliament at the end of the week. The draft agreement grants ...
  • 01 Oct 2021 |

    Hydrogen capacity needs to be doubled to achieve decarbonisation 鈥 metalworkers鈥 union

    01 Oct 2021, 12:51 Expert IG Metall-Industrial Union of Metalworkers IG Metall Transport Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Hydrogen Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The German government鈥檚 current hydrogen strategy is insufficient, according to the ...
  • Trade union calls for greater expansion of wind power

    Germany鈥檚 next government must ramp up expansion targets for wind power to meet the country鈥檚 climate targets and secure stable conditions for the industry, trade union IG Metall K眉ste says in a press release. IG Metall called on state premiers, ...
  • 05 Sep 2016 |

    鈥淭hinking globally, postpone locally鈥

    China and the USA have ratified the climate treaty but not much has happened in Germany, writes Petra Pinzler in a commentary for Zeit Online. There is no doubt that Germany and its European neighbours will eventually follow suit, but it seems ...
  • 28 Aug 2023 |

    Low turnout in Germany's final auction for early coal power plant shutdowns

    28 Aug 2023, 13:39 Julian Wettengel Coal 麻豆无码版 Germany has completed its final auction to provide compensation for the early retirement of coal plants, with fewer operators participating in the tenders than initially hoped for, the Federal ...
  • 15 Apr 2025

    In brief | 15 April '25

    15 Apr 2025, 11:55 麻豆无码版 Team Copernicus/WMO: European State of the Climate Report- 2024 warmest year on record During the year, there was a striking east-west contrast in climate conditions, with extremely dry and often record-warm conditions in the east, ...
  • 14 Dec 2016 |

    鈥淒isaster is looming鈥

    Emission reduction targets for the building sector laid out in Germany鈥檚 Climate Action Plan 2050 combined with a planned limit to passing on modernising costs to tenants could 鈥渆nd in disaster鈥 if landlords had to foot the bill, writes Michael Fuchs, ...
  • 24 Jun 2022 |

    Modelling of Germany's 2035 climate neutral power system plans finds multitude of open tasks

    24 Jun 2022, 13:25 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International Kerstine Appunn Grid Renewables Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The German ...
  • 26 May 2025

    In brief | 26 May '25

    26 May 2025, 11:06 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: Trump extends deadline for 50% tariffs on EU goods to July 9 U.S. president Donald Trump said he would extend the deadline for the European Union to face 50 percent tariffs until July 9 after a phone call with ...
  • 08 Sep 2021 |

    German households increasingly make individual climate action investments 鈥 KfW study

    08 Sep 2021, 13:41 Expert KfW Bank KfW- government-owned financing institution Fossil fuels Finance Efficiency Edgar Meza Technology Society 麻豆无码版 Despite the impact of the coronavirus crisis, 92 percent of German households continue to see ...
  • 21 May 2025 |

    Eastern Germany to receive special focus in new infrastructure fund investments 鈥 finance minister

    21 May 2025, 13:19 Edgar Meza Cost & Prices Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The new German government is aiming to increase investments in eastern Germany, where political opposition to current energy transition and climate policies has grown ...
  • Climate 诲颈肠迟补迟辞谤蝉丑颈辫鈥

    The new Climate Action Plan 2050 being prepared by Germany pursues an 鈥渁bsolute priority鈥 of climate protection, writes Andreas Mihm in an opinion-piece for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The plan is still vague but postulates targets which nobody is ...
  • 13 Jan 2023 |

    Germany might not have enough hydrogen for government plans- researchers

    13 Jan 2023, 13:38 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Handelsblatt Several researchers interviewed by business daily Handelsblatt are sceptical that Germany will be able to ramp up its hydrogen supply to the extent the government plans to. It is 鈥渉ighly uncertain ...
  • German financial sector expects EU standards to boost green finance

    25 Sep 2018, 14:33 Europe needs a common standard for sustainable finance and investment regulation to ensure that the financial sector contributes to the transition to a low-carbon economy, financial industry representatives said at a green finance ...
  • 麻豆无码版 crisis looming large in election in Germany鈥檚 biggest wind power state

    07 Oct 2022, 13:32 The state election in Lower Saxony on 9 October is the first major vote in the country since the energy crisis fueled by Russia's war has started to take a toll on the German economy. The ballot in the state that hosts most of ...
  • Conservatives鈥 economic council issues 鈥渓ist of demands鈥 for energy and climate policy

    In a document named 麻豆无码版 Agenda 2030, the Economic Council of German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU has issued a 鈥渓ist of demands鈥 for designated economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier. A 鈥渞eadjustment鈥 of Germany鈥檚 energy and climate ...
  • 27 Aug 2021 |

    Increased heavy rain will put pressure on civil protection forces 鈥 report

    27 Aug 2021, 13:33 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Heavy rainfall in Germany will become more frequent and more intense due to rising ...
  • 18 Nov 2021 |

    Germany not able to import enough renewable hydrogen by 2030 鈥 analysis

    18 Nov 2021, 13:25 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Germany will not be able to import enough renewable hydrogen to reach the targets laid out in its national hydrogen strategy, according to an analysis conducted by the ...
  • 18 Jan 2018 |

    Effort sharing: Germany must do its homework 鈥 env min

    As ambassadors of the EU member states gave their support to a draft regulation that sets out binding emissions reduction targets in non-ETS (EU Emissions Trading System) sectors, German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks said in a press release that ...
  • 'We can accomplish this'- Fridays for Future pin hopes on EU elections

    22 May 2019, 16:37 Ahead of the European Elections from the 23rd 鈥 26th of May, organisers of the German Fridays for Futures see the election as a last chance to put climate at the top of the European Parliament鈥檚 agenda. 鈥淭his election will have a ...
  • 30 Jan 2024 |

    German offshore wind expansion slowly picking up in 2023, must multiply soon to meet targets

    30 Jan 2024, 13:12 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business ...
  • 22 Feb 2022 |

    Germany鈥檚 plan for agriculture funding puts focus on organic farming

    22 Feb 2022, 13:12 Expert BMEL- Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (until 2025) Agriculture Kerstine Appunn Agriculture 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 new government has handed in the 鈥渟trategic plan鈥 on how it would distribute the 30 billion euros in ...
  • 06 Mar 2024 |

    Euro 2024: The most sustainable football championship of all time?

    06 Mar 2024, 10:00 UEFA is reining in the climate impact of the Euro 2024 football tournament by funding subsidised rail travel for fans, and initiatives to make Germany鈥檚 amateur football scene greener. But critics argue that for long-term sustainability ...
  • Germany strives for green boost to economic recovery as energy price pressure eases

    22 Feb 2024, 13:35 Two years after Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis, Germany continues to struggle with its full economic recovery 鈥 even if energy prices are losing in relevance for the country鈥檚 growth prospects. Presenting the ...
  • 30 Mar 2022 |

    Climate activists vow to resist demolition of town for German lignite mine expansion

    30 Mar 2022, 14:07 Expert Fridays for Future Germany Climate activism group Climate & CO2 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Society dpa / Die Welt Climate activists from student protest movement Fridays for Future (FfF) have said they will resist the planned ...
  • 14 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淏ans won鈥檛 help鈥

    A ban on combustion engines in the EU is likely to do more damage than good toward the goal of reducing emissions while maintaining industrial competitiveness, writes Matthias Wissmann, chairman of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), ...
  • 03 Feb 2020 |

    German environment minister calls for markup on big, fuel-intensive cars

    03 Feb 2020, 13:49 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Julian Wettengel Cars Cost & Prices dpa ...
  • 14 May 2021 |

    Uniper agrees to consider early closure of controversial Datteln 4 coal plant

    14 May 2021, 14:16 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal Utilities Reuters German energy company Uniper has agreed to consider an earlier than planned shutdown of its controversial coal-fired power plant Datteln 4, Reuters reports. "Should future ...
  • 26 Jun 2023 |

    Economy ministry set to unveil plan to speed up solar PV rollout

    26 Jun 2023, 13:28 Julian Wettengel Solar Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 The economy ministry aims to speed up solar energy expansion in Germany with legislative reforms it calls 鈥渟olar package I鈥, which are set to be unveiled before the ...
  • 30 Mar 2021 |

    New German company aims to achieve 5 GW of onshore wind by 2030

    30 Mar 2021, 13:43 Edgar Meza Wind 麻豆无码版 The Aloys Wobben Foundation (AWS), the sole shareholder of wind turbine company Enercon, and German utility EWE AG have launched the 50-50 joint venture Alterric to develop and operate onshore wind ...
  • Germany and Japan vow deeper cooperation to secure raw material supply

    20 Mar 2023, 12:15 Julian Wettengel Resources & Recycling Security 麻豆无码版 Japan and Germany have agreed stronger cooperation to ensure sufficient supply of raw materials in areas critical to transforming their economies, such as ...
  • 03 Apr 2020 |

    German car industry calls on EU to drop tighter emission limits in light of crisis

    03 Apr 2020, 13:44 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Freja Eriksen Cars S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The ...
  • 27 Aug 2019 |

    Germany and US on par in coal phase-out ranking

    27 Aug 2019, 13:22 Expert EWI- Institute of 麻豆无码版 Economics at the University of Cologne Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universit盲t zu K枚ln Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices International Expert KfW Bank KfW- government ...
  • 09 Sep 2020 |

    German rail operator adds hundreds of electro-diesel hybrid locomotives to fleet

    09 Sep 2020, 14:29 Expert Deutsche Bahn German railway operator Transport Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Transport 麻豆无码版 Deutsche Bahn (DB) has ordered up to 400 electro-diesel hybrid locomotives from Siemens for its cargo fleet in a ...
  • 06 Jun 2025 |

    German car industry calls for reversal of EU 2035 combustion engine ban

    06 Jun 2025, 13:04 Germany鈥檚 most important car industry association VDA has called for a de facto reversal of the EU鈥檚 2035 ban on the sale of new cars powered by a combustion engine, according to media reports. The Social Democrats, who govern in a ...
  • 23 Jan 2019 |

    Serious discussion on climate action must include agriculture and its products 鈥 opinion

    23 Jan 2019, 13:25 Expert IfW- Kiel Institute for the World Economy Institut f眉r Weltwirtschaft Kiel Society International Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Agriculture Frankfurter Rundschau Any serious discussion on climate action ...
  • 02 May 2025 |

    In brief | 2 May '25

    02 May 2025, 11:30 麻豆无码版 Team Government International T&E: How to defuse the EU鈥檚 carbon tax time bomb The decision to create a Europe-wide carbon price was right but creates significant political risk. The good news is it can still be fixed. Carbon ...
  • 鈥淲ind energy remains on the road to success鈥

    International agreements for climate protection and Germany鈥檚 Climate Action Plan 2050 spell a prosperous future for the country鈥檚 wind power industry, the German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association (BWE) said in a press release. Germany鈥檚 wind power industry 鈥渉as an ...
  • 03 Feb 2020 |

    CDU鈥檚 economic wing proposes stronger German participation in nuclear energy research 鈥 media

    03 Feb 2020, 13:47 Freja Eriksen Nuclear phase-out Spiegel Online The committee for economics, jobs and taxes of chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has proposed that Germany participates more intensively in the European ...
  • 24 Aug 2018 |

    German government struggles to find common position on new EU climate targets for cars

    The German government is still a long way from finding a common position on future EU car fleet emission limits, report Till Hoppe and Silke Kersting in the business daily Handelsblatt. German car makers鈥 works councils and the top brass of metalworkers鈥 ...
  • 04 Jul 2023 |

    Europe needs hydrogen market debate to ensure technology leadership 鈥 energy industry

    04 Jul 2023, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Europe must debate a framework to ramp-up a hydrogen economy on the continent as a key element of its move towards climate neutrality, said German energy industry association BDEW. 鈥淭here ...
  • 31 May 2024 |

    Germany, Italy, Austria push for cross-border hydrogen import corridor

    31 May 2024, 12:50 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 Germany has signed a declaration of intent with Italy and Austria to develop a green hydrogen import corridor in a bid to improve future energy security, the economy ministry ...
  • German ministers regret US withdrawal from Paris Agreement

    05 Nov 2019, 13:52 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 ...
  • Commission cannot agree how to reduce Germany鈥檚 transport emissions

    22 Mar 2019, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Transport Cars WirtschaftsWoche A first draft of the final report by Germany鈥檚 transport commission does not include sufficient measures to bring the country鈥檚 transport emissions down in line with ...
  • 11 Jul 2019 |

    Metalworkers鈥 union and environmental organisations demand German climate action in rare alliance

    11 Jul 2019, 14:09 Expert BUND- Friends of the Earth Germany Bund f眉r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert IG Metall-Industrial Union of Metalworkers IG Metall Transport Business & Jobs Expert NABU- Nature and Biodiversity ...
  • 24 Sep 2020 |

    After carbon-neutrality pledge, China must now walk the talk 鈥 opinion

    24 Sep 2020, 12:47 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 EU Handelsblatt / Zeit Online / FAZ German media commentators have cautiously welcomed the announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping that his country aims for carbon neutrality by 2060. China鈥檚 ...
  • 21 May 2025

    In brief | 21 May '25

    21 May 2025, 12:50 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: EU likely to propose quota to ban Russia gas imports by end 2027 The European Union is likely to propose a quota as the mechanism to enforce a bloc-wide import ban on Russian gas by the end of 2027, which officials ...
  • 08 Jul 2017 |

    Merkel: Glad that 19 of G20 see Paris climate deal as irreversible

    The final communiqu茅 of the G20 group of leading industrialised and emerging countries clearly reflects the dissent between the United States and the other 19 members on climate protection, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a press conference after ...
  • 06 Oct 2022 |

    Germany鈥檚 biomass strategy to focus on sustainable use and climate protection

    06 Oct 2022, 14:31 Carolina Kyllmann Bioenergy Policy In a new strategy for biomass use, Germany plans to focus on recycling, efficient decarbonisation solutions, and using it as a material rather than a fuel for energy. The strategy, which will be ...
  • 16 Sep 2022 |

    Germany receives first hydrogen test delivery from United Arab Emirates

    16 Sep 2022, 13:45 S枚ren Amelang Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 A first hydrogen test delivery from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has arrived in Germany. The shipment in the form of the hydrogen derivative ammonia reached the port of Hamburg, the economy ...
  • 14 Apr 2022 |

    EU emissions regulation must relax rules for green hydrogen production 鈥 researchers

    14 Apr 2022, 12:41 Expert IKEM- Institute for Climate Protection, 麻豆无码版 and Mobility Institut f眉r Klimaschutz, Energie und Mobilit盲t Climate & CO2 Renewables Transport Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU 麻豆无码版 The EU should review its planned ...
  • Preview 2024: Building renovations key to meeting climate targets 鈥 think tank

    03 Jan 2024, 13:37 Maximising the use and potential of the existing building stock are key levers to respond to Germany's housing shortage and drive forth the decarbonisation of the buildings sector, say Sibyl Steuwer and Lisa Graaf from think tank ...
  • 22 Jul 2016 |

    鈥淐attle more essential than cars鈥

    German farmers oppose environment minister Barbara Hendricks鈥 Climate Action Plan 2050 because it suggests reducing the number of cattle, the use of fertiliser and tying EU subsidies to environmental performance, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports ...
  • 20 Aug 2018 |

    25 years after Germany鈥檚 first Climate Action Report, environmentalists say little has been achieved

    A quarter century after Germany published its first Climate Action Report in 1993, environmental groups give the country bad marks on its efforts to follow through on the promises made in the seminal document, news agency dpa reports in an article carried ...
  • 09 Nov 2017 |

    Former New York mayor Bloomberg pledges 50 million dollars for anti-coal action in Europe

    Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to expand his campaign to phase out coal-fired power production from his home turf in the US to Europe, the Guardian reports. The billionaire and UN special envoy on climate change announced he will spend 50 ...
  • 10 Oct 2016 |

    German states- New cars in EU should be emission-free by 2030

    10 Oct 2016, 00:00 German federal states want to ensure that the sale of new diesel and petrol cars in the European Union ends by 2030, in order to protect the climate. The surprising cross-party initiative in the upper house of parliament (Bundesrat), ...
  • 02 Oct 2019 |

    Promoting 鈥減owerfuels鈥 key to climate-friendly aviation 鈥 industry alliance

    02 Oct 2019, 13:51 Expert dena- German 麻豆无码版 Agency Deutsche Energie-Agentur Grid Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Technology Efficiency Freja Eriksen Transport Technology 麻豆无码版 Civil airlines should be required to use at least two ...
  • 20 May 2025

    In brief | 20 May '25

    20 May 2025, 11:30 麻豆无码版 Team Prospect: Germany鈥檚 next move could make or break green Europe Urgent national security and economic demands are competing with the country鈥檚 climate commitments. European Commission: Economic forecast for Germany After ...
  • 12 May 2020 |

    German government, coastal states reach agreement for offshore wind expansion

    12 May 2020, 13:16 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Edgar Meza Wind 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 17 Sep 2019 |

    CDU politicians want to make lawsuits against new power lines more difficult

    17 Sep 2019, 13:31 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Freja Eriksen Grid Spiegel Online / dpa Five ...
  • 15 Jan 2025 |

    Vote25: Next German govt should cooperate beyond UN on climate, set realistic expectations 鈥 researcher

    15 Jan 2025, 11:20 As geopolitical tensions escalate and make UN climate negotiations increasingly difficult, the next German government should continue to explore alternative alliances to push for decarbonisation, says Marian Feist, senior research ...
  • Support for climate action no longer 鈥渁 unique feature鈥 of Germany in Europe

    A series of interviews conducted by the European Commission among over 27,900 Europeans in March reveals that Germany鈥檚 strong support for climate action is no longer 鈥渁 unique feature鈥 of the country compared to its European neighbours, Dagmar Dehmer ...
  • 28 Sep 2021 |

    Following election, VW CEO calls for faster CO2 price increase, earlier coal exit

    28 Sep 2021, 13:40 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Cars 麻豆无码版 Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess is calling for a faster increase in the CO2 price, an earlier coal phaseout and a greater expansion of renewables. The day after the September 26 ...
  • 14 Oct 2021 |

    No G20 state on 1.5掳C path, Germany no exception

    14 Oct 2021, 13:26 Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 The progress made so far by the world鈥檚 largest industrialised and emerging countries is far too miniscule to adhere to the Paris Agreement鈥檚 1.5 degree temperature ...
  • 05 Jan 2016

    Renewables growth in 2015- 'normal' slowing or year of 'disillusionment'?

    05 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 dpa/Frankfurter Rundschau 鈥淕rowth of wind power sluggish in 2015鈥 2015 will enter the history of German renewables as a year of disillusionment, according to a report by press agency dpa. ...
  • 09 Apr 2025 |

    Warming winters lead historic German sled maker to halt production

    09 Apr 2025, 13:41 S枚ren Amelang Adaptation Society Die Welt / Main Post One of Germany鈥檚 final traditional wooden sled manufacturers is halting production because of climate change, report ed daily paper Die Welt. 鈥淭he fact that there is virtually no ...
  • 01 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淒ispute about coal exit鈥

    Mining Union IG BCE has rejected the Green Party鈥檚 proposal for a lignite phase-out, report Silke Kersting and Frank Specht in Handelsblatt. It did not do justice to the topic to 鈥渟imply view it from the perspective of campaign planning for the upcoming ...
  • 21 Feb 2018 |

    Near-term mitigation action important for limiting long-term risks of sea level rise

    Sea level rise is a major consequence of climate change that will continue long after emissions of greenhouse gases have stopped, and today鈥檚 mitigation action is important to limit long-term risks, according to a study conducted by the Potsdam Institute ...
  • 19 Nov 2020 |

    Carmakers expect up to 15 million electric cars in Germany by 2030

    19 Nov 2020, 14:05 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars 麻豆无码版 The number of electric cars on German roads could rise much more quickly than most experts and the government currently assume. Carmakers believe that up to 14.8 million pure ...
  • 06 Jul 2021 |

    Environmental group demands tougher legislation against 鈥榠mported deforestation鈥 linked to illicit soy farming

    06 Jul 2021, 12:54 Edgar Meza Agriculture Environmental Action Germany (DUH) is calling for the German government to campaign for a strong EU supply chain law and tough EU legislation against what it describes as 鈥渋mported deforestation鈥 with regard to ...
  • 16 Feb 2023 |

    City of Hamburg bans new combustion engine taxis from 2025

    16 Feb 2023, 13:10 S枚ren Amelang Cars DPA / Tagesspiegel The city of Hamburg is the first German state to ban new registrations of combustion engine taxis from 2025, reports newswire DPA in an article published in Tagesspiegel. "We hope that this ...
  • 鈥淕ermany鈥檚 sustainability strategy 2016 clear pledge for the protection of our planet鈥

    The German government has published its 2016 version of the country鈥檚 sustainability strategy. 鈥淲ith the strategy, the federal government lays the groundwork for Germany to become one of the world鈥檚 most efficient and environmental-friendly economies by ...
  • 25 Jun 2021 |

    Citizens' Assembly on Climate publishes recommendations for Germany to achieve Paris Agreement goals

    25 Jun 2021, 13:43 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 The Citizens' Assembly on Climate, formed earlier this year and made up of 160 randomly selected German citizens, has published a list of guiding principles and recommendations on how ...
  • 02 Nov 2015

    Greenpeace excluded from Vattenfall sale / CO2 pledges "Sign of Hope"?

    02 Nov 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Greenpeace 鈥淕reenpeace excluded from Vattenfall bidding process鈥 Citigroup has excluded Greenpeace from the sale process of Swedish utility Vattenfall鈥檚 German lignite operations. The bank said the ...
  • 22 May 2025

    In brief | 22 May '25

    22 May 2025, 12:05 麻豆无码版 Team FT: Northvolt failure raises stakes for Europe鈥檚 battery industry Swedish start-up鈥檚 fate raises fears its European peers will also perish in the 鈥榲alley of death鈥. Bloomberg: Spain, Portugal urge EU effort on power link after ...
  • 04 Jul 2018 |

    Germans reluctant to part with old fossil-fuelled cars

    We are welcoming Mwelwa Musonko (@MwelxTax) as our visiting cartoonist at 麻豆无码版. Mwelwa is a Zambian comic book artist and founder of Foresight Comics who is in Germany for the summer after winning the Horst-K枚hler-Journalism-Grant of the International ...
  • 16 Feb 2021 |

    Bill Gates warns German carmakers of 'tragedy' if switch to e-cars does not succeed

    16 Feb 2021, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Handelsblatt The German car industry is headed for a "tragedy" if it does not succeed in becoming a lead market for electric mobility, entrepreneur Bill Gates has told business weekly Handelsblatt. The ...
  • 12 Oct 2018 |

    Shake-up in Bavaria's election may impact German energy policy

    12 Oct 2018, 16:30 The surge of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and a strong showing of the Green Party look set to end the absolute majority of conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavarian state elections on 14 October. The CSU is a ...
  • 19 Oct 2021 |

    Plans for earlier German coal phase-out fuel concerns in coal region

    19 Oct 2021, 13:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Focus Online / B枚rsen-Zeitung Plans by Germany鈥檚 future government coalition to bring forward the coal exit to 2030 have elicited criticism from state politicians in the country鈥檚 coal mining regions, Focus Online ...
  • 19 Sep 2017 |

    Government impositions needed for climate protection

    While the Green Party has steered clear of proposing certain impositions on the population鈥 such as higher fuel prices 鈥 during the current election campaign, such actions by the government are ultimately indispensable to protect the climate, writes ...
  • 09 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淥ld train tracks should be electrified鈥

    Bavarian state interior minister Joachim Hermann calls for the electrification of old train tracks in light of pollution from diesel emissions, reports news agency dpa in an article carried by S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. 鈥淚 want us to talk about a special ...
  • 鈥淏ig coup鈥 in climate policy needed to continue German coalition 鈥 SPD Vice Chancellor Scholz

    03 Sep 2019, 13:41 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics Spiegel Online / 麻豆无码版 Germany's Vice Chancellor, finance minister and top candidate to become leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Olaf Scholz, has ...
  • 12 Sep 2024 |
    Gas

    New gas power plants to be built predominantly in Germany鈥檚 south

    12 Sep 2024, 13:50 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background Bids from southern states for support in building new gas power plants will be given priority to ensure the projects are built where they are most needed, according to key ...
  • 10 May 2024 |

    麻豆无码版 industry voices doubts about timely launch of German Power Plant Strategy

    10 May 2024, 14:14 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt / Der Spiegel Representatives of Germany鈥檚 energy industry have voiced doubts whether the government鈥檚 planned Power Plant Strategy, which is supposed to pave the way for the use of new ...
  • 26 Aug 2021 |

    Germans wary of costs and lifestyle changes due to climate protection 鈥 survey

    26 Aug 2021, 13:39 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Germans doubt that climate protection and economic growth can ...
  • 12 May 2023 |

    Flatrate 'Germany Ticket' for public transport proves success, third of citizens interested

    12 May 2023, 13:51 Expert VZBV- Federation of German Consumer Organisations Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 The flat-rate ticket for nationwide public transport in Germany ...
  • 01 Sep 2022 |

    New digitalisation strategy to help fight climate crisis 鈥 German govt

    01 Sep 2022, 12:15 Julian Wettengel Digitalisation 麻豆无码版 The German government has said its new digitalisation strategy will help in the fight against the climate crisis and in efforts to transform the economy. Environmental data and ...
  • 16 Jan 2023 |

    鈥楪ratifyingly resilient鈥 German economy dodges recession for now

    16 Jan 2023, 14:01 S枚ren Amelang Politics 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 economic output stagnated at the end of 2022 but grew 1.9 percent over the whole year, fanning hopes it will avoid a winter recession. 鈥淓conomic development in Germany proved to be ...
  • Vote25: Next German government should focus on EU cooperation in industry decarbonisation- researcher

    28 Jan 2025, 12:58 Slowing down industry decarbonisation in Germany would result in a dangerous loss of competitiveness in emerging green markets, says Philipp Verpoort, a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Instead, the ...
  • No need for coal commission, continue with existing mining plans 鈥 brown coal industry

    The German government鈥檚 鈥楥ommission on Growth, Structural Economic Change and Employment鈥 鈥渕ust not become a coal exit commission, nor an uncritical trailblazer for a national climate protection act,鈥 according to the Federal German Association for Brown ...
  • 20 Jul 2023 |

    Germany鈥檚 electricity grids not yet equipped for the energy transition 鈥 Munich utility CEO

    20 Jul 2023, 13:22 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Utilities Zeit Online Germany's electricity grids are not yet equipped for the projected increase of power consumers such as electric cars and heat pumps, the CEO of the local utility of southern German city ...
  • 10 Nov 2021 |

    Government dispute over e-fuels stops Germany from signing COP26 car pledge

    10 Nov 2021, 13:51 The German government has refused to sign on to a COP26 climate summit declaration on zero emissions cars and vans because the transport and environment ministries could not agree on whether to include e-fuels in the country鈥檚 ...
  • 15 Mar 2019 |

    Students pour into Germany's streets in major climate protest

    15 Mar 2019, 18:19 Tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of students poured into the streets in cities across Germany to demand more action on climate change.聽It鈥檚 one of the biggest showings聽for the "Fridays for Future" movement, which has ...
  • NRW economy minister says state needs tens of billions of euros for coal exit

    Ending coal mining and coal-fired power production in Germany would mean that the country鈥檚 most populopus federal state, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), alone would need tens of billions of euros to cope with structural economic changes, the state鈥檚 ...
  • 鈥淐apitalism has to save the climate鈥 鈥 opinion

    10 Dec 2018, 14:06 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs Tageszeitung There鈥檚 a 鈥渟ilent consensus鈥 surrounding the international climate action negotiations that 鈥渃apitalism has to stop the climate catastrophe,鈥 ...
  • EU carbon prices could double by 2021 and quadruple by 2030

    Carbon prices in the European Union鈥檚 Emissions Trading System (ETS) are set to double by 2021 and could quadruple to 55 euros a tonne by 2030 if the European Commission ultimately legislates to align the bloc鈥檚 current emissions targets with the Paris ...
  • 16 Sep 2019 |

    Thousands of climate protesters target Frankfurt auto show

    16 Sep 2019, 14:08 Edgar Meza Cars Deutsche Welle / Der Tagesspiegel Tens of thousands of protesters descended on the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt on Saturday demanding more ambitious climate action and an overhaul of transport policy, ...
  • Germany in need of civil protection volunteers as extreme weather events increase 鈥 report

    23 Apr 2025, 13:45 Carolina Kyllmann Adaptation Business & Jobs Society 麻豆无码版 More attractive conditions are needed to make people join civil protection and disaster relief volunteer units as Germany faces more frequent extreme weather ...
  • 30 Jun 2025 |

    German government debates household electricity tax cut in U-turn following public outcry

    30 Jun 2025, 13:26 Benjamin Wehrmann Electricity Cost & Prices Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The parties in Germany鈥檚 government coalition are debating a reduction of household power prices by cutting the electricity tax to the European minimum, ...
  • 16 Jun 2022 |

    German environment agency calls for ETS reforms as emissions reach pre-pandemic levels

    16 Jun 2022, 13:20 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Industry EU 麻豆无码版 Despite high CO2 prices, emissions from coal-fired power stations in Germany have nearly reached pre-pandemic levels, according to a report published by the German Emissions ...
  • 22 May 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 environment minister says company credit rating needs reform to include sustainability risks

    22 May 2019, 13:21 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 05 Oct 2022 |

    麻豆无码版 transition remains priority for German citizens during energy crisis 鈥 survey

    05 Oct 2022, 13:51 Carolina Kyllmann Society 麻豆无码版 The cost hikes and uncertainties triggered by the energy crisis have not shaken German citizens鈥 belief that the energy transition must have a high priority, according to a survey. Sixty-nine ...
  • 27 Jun 2023 |

    France, Italy, Germany launch joint push for securing critical raw materials

    27 Jun 2023, 09:42 Julian Wettengel Resources & Recycling EU 麻豆无码版 / Bloomberg Ministers from France, Italy and Germany have agreed on closer cooperation on the extraction, processing and recycling of critical raw materials needed for ...
  • Hunger strikers demand meeting with chancellor candidates about climate

    15 Sep 2021, 17:52 In the run up to the German federal election, a group of young people have entered a third week of a hunger strike to call for more climate action- with one of the protesters being temporarily admitted to hospital. The group, which ...
  • 22 Nov 2017 |

    Uniper to slash 2,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive

    Fossil power plant operator Uniper is axing around 2,000 jobs, or 14 percent of its workforce, as part of its cost-cutting programme, the company鈥檚 finance chief told the daily Rheinische Post. Uniper was spun off from E.ON in 2016, and said at the time ...
  • 16 May 2023 |

    Heat pump installation plans may overburden Germany鈥檚 grid- energy industry

    16 May 2023, 13:43 Jessica Bateman Grid Heating Germany鈥檚 electricity grid may struggle to cope with the millions of heat pumps planned for installation around the country, experts have warned. The government is aiming to connect 500,000 heat pumps to the ...
  • 25 Apr 2025

    In brief | 25 April '25

    25 Apr 2025, 12:30 麻豆无码版 Team Politico: German coalition member backs US easing Nord Stream sanctions in Russia peace talks One of Germany's leading Social Democrats said Thursday that a potential U.S. move to ease sanctions on Russian energy could be ...
  • 29 May 2018 |

    Coal-fired power generation and climate protection until 2030 鈥 position paper

    Germany鈥檚 Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has published the English version of its position paper Coal-fired power generation and climate protection until 2030, a discussion contribution for achieving climate targets in Germany, first published in ...
  • European Parliament鈥檚 car emissions proposal poses crucial question for German government 鈥 NGO

    The proposal by the European Parliament鈥檚 Committee on the Environment to tighten emissions limits for new vehicles begs for a clarification by the German government 鈥渨hether it wants to protect the climate or the car industry,鈥 environmental NGO VCD says ...
  • 03 Mar 2023 |

    German government plans extensive LNG infrastructure build-up to ensure security of European supply

    03 Mar 2023, 13:34 With a significant 鈥渟afety buffer鈥 of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity, the German government aims to ensure that the country and neighbouring states will receive sufficient supply of natural gas in the coming years, says ...
  • Europe vies with China for clean hydrogen superpower status

    24 Jul 2020, 10:40 The rivalry between Europe and China in emission-free hydrogen technologies could become one of the defining business stories in the global effort to stop climate change. Scarred by its painful experience in solar PV manufacturing, ...
  • 鈥淭he challenge of cutting coal dependence鈥

    A worldwide coal exit will be difficult as coal remains the easiest and often cheapest source of base power and many jobs still depend on the fossil fuel, writes Eduardo Porter in a column in New York Times. In Germany, 鈥渙nly about 63,000 jobs are ...
  • SPD energy politician sees end of lignite power by 2040

    Germany鈥檚 last lignite-fired power plant will go off-line by 2040, the Social Democratic energy politician Bernd Westphal said at an event of innogy, the renewables spin-off of utility RWE, which owns many of the country鈥檚 lignite plants. But the move ...
  • 03 Jan 2023 |

    Earlier coal phase-out in eastern Germany needed 鈥渇or economic reasons鈥 鈥 state env minister

    03 Jan 2023, 13:25 Carolina Kyllmann Coal Politics MDR / 麻豆无码版 The environment minister of Saxony favours an early termination of coal-fired electricity generation in the eastern German state, arguing that coal mining is becoming unprofitable, ...
  • 02 Aug 2023 |

    High prices and weak economy lower German energy use and CO2 emissions in first half of 2023

    02 Aug 2023, 13:07 Julian Wettengel Efficiency 麻豆无码版 German primary energy consumption was down a 鈥渃onsiderable鈥 seven percent in the first six months of 2023 (compared to the same period last year), due to high energy prices and weak economic ...
  • 04 Jul 2024 |

    Awarded onshore wind contracts jump to 2.4 GW in Germany's latest tender

    04 Jul 2024, 14:10 Edgar Meza Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany has awarded the most onshore wind contracts ever following the latest round of tenders by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). "The current round of tenders represents a record with almost ...
  • 11 Mar 2025 |

    Germany and EU need short-term strategy for CO2 removal ramp-up 鈥 think tank

    11 Mar 2025, 13:51 Bennet Ribbeck Carbon removal 麻豆无码版 Germany and the EU need a short-term strategy for enabling the necessary ramp-up of carbon dioxide removals (CDR), said the think tank German Institute for International and Security ...
  • 25 Jul 2025 |

    Data centres in Germany planning own fossil fuel plants, citing slow grid connections 鈥 report

    25 Jul 2025, 13:24 Joey Grostern Electricity Gas Technology Tagesspiegel Background Data centre operators in Germany are planning to build new fossil fuel power capacity to supply their operations, citing the slow pace of connecting to the electricity ...
  • 鈥淓U should pave the way for G20 fossil fuel subsidy phase-out鈥

    The EU needs to take a leadership role in addressing fossil fuel subsidies and the G20 platform is 鈥渁n obvious way for EU leaders and ministers to showcase their efforts and actions to eliminate鈥 them, writes Maeve McLynn, finance and subsidies policy ...
  • German NGOs, industry union call for annual 鈧100 bln climate investment drive

    23 Nov 2022, 14:07 S枚ren Amelang Business & Jobs Policy Society 麻豆无码版 An alliance of environmental NGOs and an industry union have called on the German government to launch an investment initiative to the tune of 100 billion euros per year ...
  • 鈥淣o progress at all鈥 with German coal commission 鈥 opinion

    The German coalition government loves to talk about sustainability, but has shifted all responsibility for the nitty-gritty of climate action onto a commission tasked with managing the country鈥檚 coal phaseout, Michael Bauchm眉ller writes in the S眉ddeutsche ...
  • 23 Apr 2024 |

    Pro-business FDP upsets coalition partners with demands including end of renewables support

    23 Apr 2024, 14:32 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Government S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / dpa With a set of demands on Germany鈥檚 energy transition and social security expenditures, the pro-business government party Free Democrats (FDP) has caused a stir in the ...
  • 29 Jan 2021 |

    Germany needs yet more power lines as grid expansion lags 鈥 report

    29 Jan 2021, 13:11 Julian Wettengel Grid Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 As electricity needs in all economic sectors increase with efforts to make them more climate-friendly, Germany鈥檚 transmission grid operators see an increased need for major new power ...
  • 04 Oct 2022 |

    German government pledges energy cost support to hospitals

    04 Oct 2022, 13:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Society n-tv / Der Spiegel Hospitals and other public health institutions in Germany will receive financial support from the state to cope with rising energy prices, health minister Karl Lauterbach ...
  • German wind sector "slump" political failure, not companies鈥 fault 鈥 wind industry association

    The 鈥渕arket slump鈥 in the German wind power sector, which continues to lead to job cuts at manufacturers and suppliers, is caused by government regulation, writes the German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association (BWE) in a press release. 鈥淥n the one hand, the federal ...
  • 31 Mar 2017 |

    New owner scraps plans to expand east German lignite mine

    31 Mar 2017, 00:00 LEAG, the owner of one of Germany鈥檚 largest lignite-mining operations, has scrapped plans by former owner Vattenfall to expand one of its lignite mines. The company is also downsizing or putting on hold development of two other mines. ...
  • 01 Nov 2016 |

    Government 鈥渄iscriminates鈥 gas industry in energy transition

    The German gas industry believes gas is being 鈥渄iscriminated against鈥 in Energiewende policies. In heating, renewable gas was being treated as a fossil fuel, and CO 2-savings by gas-powered cars were not counted as decarbonisation measures, said Timm ...
  • 18 Nov 2020 |

    G20 corona stimulus packages risk delaying climate action 鈥 report

    18 Nov 2020, 13:43 Charlotte Nijhuis 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Green stimulus 麻豆无码版 Corona stimulus packages in G20 countries are set to delay climate action,聽according to a report published by Climate Transparency, an international partnership ...
  • 31 Aug 2023 |

    Germany should abolish electricity tax to give e-mobility a push 鈥 economic institute

    31 Aug 2023, 13:29 Julian Wettengel Cars Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany should scrap the electricity tax while phasing out subsidies for the purchase of new electric cars to support the expansion of e-mobility, said a paper by the Institute ...
  • 16 Dec 2022 |

    Preview 2023: Food supply security, long-term price stability keys for German agriculture 鈥 NGO

    16 Dec 2022, 13:03 Wars, climate change and competition for land increase worldwide hunger, so Germany must ensure the EU directive on a sustainable food system "becomes a sharp sword" for resilience in the coming year, Reinhild Benning, ...
  • 04 Sep 2019 |

    Frankfurt car fair promises showdown between Fridays for Future and auto lobby

    04 Sep 2019, 10:53 This year's Frankfurt Motor Show steals the limelight for unusual reasons. Thousands of people will flock to the bi-annual industry fair 鈥 but many of them not to admire horsepower-proud vehicles, but instead to call for their ...
  • 06 Apr 2022 |

    Auditors criticise German govt鈥檚 energy research funding 鈥渂lindfolded鈥 and with unclear benefits

    06 Apr 2022, 13:08 Benjamin Wehrmann Technology Government 麻豆无码版 The German Court of Auditors has criticised a lack of overview over energy research expenditures, arguing that about 500 million euros per year are being disbursed 鈥渂lindfolded.鈥 ...
  • 27 Jan 2021 |

    German transport ministry drives development of large-scale synthetic fuel plant

    27 Jan 2021, 13:30 Expert DLR- German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum f眉r Luft- und Raumfahrt Transport Technology Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 Mobility 麻豆无码版 The German transport ministry (BMVI) has commissioned the German Aerospace ...
  • 23 Nov 2016 |

    Germany might engage more in ETS review debate

    The German Climate Action Plan 2050 shines a light on the German position during the EU Emisions Trading System (ETS) revision for the market鈥檚 rulebook after 2020, according to a blog post by Ecofys consultants Marcus Ferdinand and Moritz Sch盲fer. 鈥淚t ...
  • 28 Feb 2020 |

    Climate and European Green Deal are top priorities, says new UBA head Messner

    28 Feb 2020, 13:54 Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 Die Zeit Climate action and the European Green Deal are at the "top of the list" of the Federal ...
  • 25 Sep 2023 |

    German government to suspend tightening of building efficiency rules

    25 Sep 2023, 13:33 Faced with a crisis in the construction sector and a housing shortage, the German government has decided to suspend the tightening of new building efficiency rules initially planned for 2025. Climate activists decried the agreement as a ...
  • One year on, international outrage over Trump鈥檚 Paris opt-out seems hypocritical 鈥 opinion

    The decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw his country鈥檚 support from the Paris Climate Agreement in June 2017 had outraged many commentators around the world, but the reality in many nations one year later is that they too do not seem ...
  • 25 Feb 2015 |

    Reactions to EU Commission's strategy paper on the 麻豆无码版 Union

    25 Feb 2015, 00:00 The EU Commission has published its strategy paper on the creation of a European 麻豆无码版 Union. 麻豆无码版 presents a brief summary of reactions out of Germany to the proposals. Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 International Policy See the ...
  • Right-wing climate change deniers shun taking responsibility 鈥 opinion

    04 Mar 2019, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Politics Society Tagesspiegel As the political debate over immigration in Germany is becoming less heated in line with the decreasing number of migrants seeking access to the country, the party that ...
  • 14 Nov 2017 |

    COP23- Day 9: Technical talks approach end/ Germany Fossil of the Day

    14 Nov 2017, 00:00 Technical negotiations at COP23 in Bonn are approaching the final stage; it's important that they will be open to amendments throughout 2018, says German negotiator / Ministers arriving in Bonn will focus on finance, loss and ...
  • Germany must lessen dependency on energy transition raw materials 鈥 govt advisors

    10 May 2023, 12:23 S枚ren Amelang Resources & Recycling Security 麻豆无码版 Germany should make its landmark energy transition more crisis-resilient by increasing independence from raw materials that are needed for climate-friendly technologies ...
  • 15 Jul 2020 |

    German government's 'steel strategy' aims to secure climate-friendly production

    15 Jul 2020, 13:41 Expert German Steel Federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl Fossil fuels Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Industry 麻豆无码版 A new " steel strategy " for establishing low-carbon ...
  • 13 Oct 2015

    In the media: FAZ- "EU says goodbye to binding climate goals"

    13 Oct 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 (Modifies headline to clearify sourcing) 聽 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 鈥淭he VW scandal calls Brussels into action鈥 Even after the VW emissions cheating scandal, it appears the German government is trying to ...
  • 03 Dec 2019 |

    Merkel seeks to appease protesting farmers, says effective climate action is 'common cause'

    03 Dec 2019, 13:40 Expert DBV- German Farmers鈥 Association Deutscher Bauernverband Agriculture Benjamin Wehrmann Agriculture 麻豆无码版 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited representatives of the country's agricultural sector to a ...
  • 04 Jan 2021 |

    2020 second hottest year on record in Germany 鈥 weather service

    04 Jan 2021, 12:51 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 With an annual mean temperature of 10.4 degrees Celsius, 2020 is the second ...
  • 05 May 2022 |

    Germany goes full steam ahead on LNG import infrastructure

    05 May 2022, 13:32 Germany is rapidly pushing several infrastructure projects for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in order to wean itself off Russian natural gas. Economy and climate minister Robert Habeck visited the kick-off ceremony for the ...
  • Transport commission meeting in German Chancellery ends with dispute over principles

    15 Mar 2019, 13:35 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Transport Cars Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 A meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ministers from her cabinet and leaders of the country鈥檚 transport commission tasked with ...
  • 15 Apr 2020 |

    German states push for additional help for carmakers

    15 Apr 2020, 15:13 S枚ren Amelang Cars Green stimulus Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Focus Online Three German states with a strong car industry presence have called for additional support for the sector in order to help it survive the corona crisis. ...
  • 26 Jul 2022 |

    Renovation of most energy-inefficient homes protects the poor, helps climate 鈥 report

    26 Jul 2022, 11:54 Hannah Naylor Efficiency Heating 麻豆无码版 Modernising the most energy-inefficient homes will not only help the climate, but also shield those most prone to energy poverty, according to a report by the Institute for Applied ...
  • 14 Aug 2018 |

    New 鈥淧ower Grid Action Plan鈥 to accelerate network development

    14 Aug 2018, 14:31 Technical fixes, better communication and smoother planning procedures are to accelerate Germany鈥檚 grid expansion, the energy minister has proposed in a new plan. Heading off on a visit to contested power line building sites in western ...
  • Germany plays key role in implementing Paris Agreement

    A determined transition to carbon-free energy production in Germany is crucial for the Paris Agreement to become a success, according to the environmental NGO Germanwatch. Signatories would have to make sure that the agreement is swiftly implemented- with ...
  • 08 Jun 2023 |

    Norway and northern German state agree on blue hydrogen supplies to scale up industry

    08 Jun 2023, 13:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Norway has said it can supply industry customers in northern Germany with so-called blue hydrogen to push the ramp-up of hydrogen infrastructure in Germany, Norwegian government ...
  • 21 Dec 2020 |

    麻豆无码版 company RWE shuts down first lignite unit as part of coal phase-out

    21 Dec 2020, 12:52 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Charlotte Nijhuis Coal Utilities Tagesspiegel / Die Welt German energy company RWE has shut down its first lignite unit as part of the country's coal phase-out, ...
  • 10 Feb 2022 |

    Germany bolsters climate foreign policy with appointment of Greenpeace head as special envoy

    10 Feb 2022, 09:25 Germany aims to strengthen its climate foreign policy with the appointment of Greenpeace International head Jennifer Morgan as special envoy. The new 鈥渇ace of Germany鈥檚 international climate policy鈥 will expand partnerships with other ...
  • 20 Jan 2022 |

    German energy companies invested record amounts in 2021

    20 Jan 2022, 13:27 Jessica Bateman Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Record levels of investment were made by German energy companies in 2021, said the German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries (BDEW). Investments totalling 20.5 billion euros ...
  • 17 Feb 2022 |

    NGOs call on govt to soon start returning CO2 price revenues to citizens

    17 Feb 2022, 12:00 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 government should soon introduce a so-called climate premium (鈥淜limageld鈥) to return the revenues from the national carbon price on transport and heating fuels to citizens, ...
  • 鈥淪ignal for Gabriel鈥

    Service sector trade union ver.di鈥檚 has said 聽 that a fair coal exit in Germany is possible and can be financed, a statement that could alter the course of the current discussion among Social Democrats, writes Frank-Thomas Wenzel in an opinion piece in ...
  • Renewables should help finance grid expansion 鈥 German economy minister

    18 Jul 2025, 13:24 Carolina Kyllmann Grid Renewables Cost & Prices dpa / Die Zeit Germany's wind park and solar farm operators should contribute to the financing of electricity grid expansion, economy minister Katherina Reiche told news agency ...
  • 14 Nov 2022 |

    Germany to leave 麻豆无码版 Charter Treaty in effort to better tackle climate change

    14 Nov 2022, 12:12 Edgar Meza Finance Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 / Politico Parliamentarians from Germany's ruling parties SPD, FDP and the Greens聽 have announced an agreement for the country to leave the 麻豆无码版 Charter Treaty (ECT) ...
  • 鈥淟ies instead of solutions鈥

    Social Democrat leader Martin Schulz鈥檚 assurances that the party will not abandon the country鈥檚 2020 emissions reduction goal ring hollow, as the paper resulting from exploratory talks with Merkel鈥檚 CDU shows lack of ambition to reach it, Malte ...
  • 14 Nov 2021 |

    COP26- Glasgow Climate Pact decided in overtime with weakened coal pledge

    14 Nov 2021, 12:40 A Glasgow Climate Pact, including the notion that climate action needs to be accelerated within this decade to keep global temperature from rising more than 1.5掳C as well as a historic reference to the phase-out of climate damaging ...
  • 07 Oct 2020 |

    Merkel's chancellery comes last in NGO's ministry buildings' efficiency survey

    07 Oct 2020, 13:41 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society S枚ren Amelang Efficiency Heating 麻豆无码版 German government buildings are much too inefficient to contribute to the country's climate ...
  • 08 Nov 2017 |

    EU car emission limits too weak for German climate targets- experts

    08 Nov 2017, 00:00 Following intense lobbying by German carmakers, the EU has proposed car emission targets that will be insufficient to meet the country鈥檚 climate targets in the transport sector, according to environmental organisations. Critics said the ...
  • "Counterproductive" industry subsidies stifle clean tech innovation- economic institutes

    06 Apr 2023, 12:09 Julian Wettengel Industry Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 Four leading German economic institutes have warned against industry subsidies like cushioning high power prices or efforts to re-establish ...
  • 15 Feb 2023 |

    Germans say public transport key to achieving climate targets but refuse to let go of cars

    15 Feb 2023, 12:59 Expert Allensbach Institute The Institut f眉r Demoskopie Allensbach (IfD Allensbach) Elections & Politics Benjamin Wehrmann Mobility Cars 麻豆无码版 Decarbonisation in the mobility sector is the most important area for ...
  • Climate could become polarising issue in Germany, conservative party head warns

    07 Jun 2019, 13:04 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The leader of the Germany's governing ...
  • Bolsonaro says Brazil 鈥渄oesn't need鈥 Amazon aid as German government debates cuts

    13 Aug 2019, 13:43 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 Cost & ...
  • 鈥淭aboo word coal exit鈥

    Germany鈥檚 Social Democrats (SPD) seem to 鈥渁void every impression they regard coal as a phase-out model鈥, J枚rg Staude writes in socialist newspaper Neues Deutschland. While the party stated in its election programme that it wanted to strengthen regional ...
  • 28 Apr 2023 |

    Germany kicks off nationwide public transport ticket as NGOs lament wasted potential

    28 Apr 2023, 13:12 Carolina Kyllmann Transport 麻豆无码版 / Die Zeit / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Germany is introducing a nationwide monthly 49-euro public transport ticket which will allow users to use any regional buses or trains across the country, ...
  • 25 Jan 2024 |

    Railroad transport of Germany鈥檚 hydrogen imports a key component of cost-efficient industry 鈥 report

    25 Jan 2024, 13:10 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Freight Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Trains could play a key role in ensuring a comprehensive transport network for distributing imported green hydrogen across Germany, a report by research institute Fraunhofer ...
  • 15 Jul 2024 |

    German railway starts major modernisation project, Euro cup highlights glaring deficiencies

    15 Jul 2024, 13:54 Jack McGovan Transport ARD / Die Welt / 麻豆无码版 One of the most used stretches of the German rail system will be closed for the next five months due to major modernisation works, ARD reports. The repairs on the 70 kilometre ...
  • Consumer groups warn against 鈥渉ydrogen ready鈥 gas boilers

    17 Apr 2023, 13:50 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen Efficiency Heating Der Spiegel Gas boilers sold as "hydrogen ready" deceive consumers and are set to cost buyers dearly, according to German consumer organisations. Hydrogen produced with renewables will ...
  • Ruling parties seek compromise in Germany's heating transition dispute

    30 May 2023, 13:15 Julian Wettengel Heating Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 / ARD / Spiegel Ahead of talks with MPs from Germany鈥檚 ruling coalition today (30 May), economy minister Robert Habeck said that a draft heating law which would impose ...
  • 27 Feb 2019 |

    Govt committee says Germany must become driving force for sustainable finance

    27 Feb 2019, 13:28 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 The German State Secretaries鈥 Committee for Sustainable Development says the country should become a leading location for sustainable finance and promote its principles both to other ...
  • Germany鈥檚 new government with bumpy start after Merz needs unprecedented second vote for chancellor

    06 May 2025, 17:15 In a bumpy start to Germany鈥檚 new coalition government, conservative leader Friedrich Merz managed to secure a majority in parliament to become the next chancellor only in the second round of voting. The unprecedented failure to ...
  • 14 Oct 2020 |

    Germany aims at becoming "pioneer" in CO2-neutral aviation

    14 Oct 2020, 15:10 Expert DLR- German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum f眉r Luft- und Raumfahrt Transport Technology S枚ren Amelang Transport Technology 麻豆无码版 Germany wants to extend its landmark energy transition (Energiewende) to the skies ...
  • 20 Dec 2018 |

    German ISS astronaut calls for climate action in message to future grandchildren

    20 Dec 2018, 14:07 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 In a moving message to his future grandchildren, German ISS commander Alexander Gerst appealed to humanity to finally get its act together on climate change. 鈥淩ight now, it looks like we 鈥 my generation 鈥 ...
  • 03 Mar 2021 |

    Germany's new supply chain law omits companies' climate responsibilities 鈥 media report

    03 Mar 2021, 12:21 Benjamin Wehrmann Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background The new supply chain law introduced by the German government to improve corporate compliance with social and environmental standards in sourcing and ...
  • 27 Feb 2019 |

    Social Democrats demand clear climate proposals after ministry cancels buildings commission

    27 Feb 2019, 13:39 Benjamin Wehrmann Efficiency 麻豆无码版 Responding to the cancellation of Germany鈥檚 buildings commission, the governing Social Democrats (SPD) are calling on their coalition partner, Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU ...
  • 22 May 2025 |

    Clear rules needed to reduce emissions in heating sector 鈥 energy industry

    22 May 2025, 12:58 Carolina Kyllmann Heating Policy 麻豆无码版 The German government must quickly provide clarity on how it plans to cut emissions in the heating sector and create reliable framework conditions, a host of energy industry ...
  • 18 Jun 2018 |

    German environment minister puts pressure on industry to reduce emissions

    German environment minister Svenja Schulze has called on the country鈥檚 energy-intensive industries to present plans to reduce their carbon emissions, Handelsblatt reports. At a meeting in early July, the Social Democrat (SPD) will meet representatives of ...
  • 17 Mar 2025

    In brief | 17 March '25

    17 Mar 2025, 13:00 麻豆无码版 Team FT: Green energy stocks fall back to levels last seen 5 years ago聽 Uncertainty over political support for clean transition depresses market. Reuters: Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in landmark climate ...
  • 18 Jun 2024 |

    Baltic gas grid operators agree to speed up hydrogen infrastructure development

    18 Jun 2024, 13:19 Edgar Meza Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Nine gas transmission system operators (TSOs) from countries bordering the Baltic Sea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that declares the aim to coordinate and facilitate the buildout ...
  • 04 Jan 2023 |

    Transport minister launches fresh call to extend lifespan of German nuclear power plants

    04 Jan 2023, 13:39 S枚ren Amelang Nuclear phase-out Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung German transport minister Volker Wissing has triggered a fresh debate over the government decision to switch off the country鈥檚 remaining nuclear plants ...
  • 15 Oct 2020 |

    Synthetic fuels ready for serial use in passenger cars by 2030 鈥 Porsche CEO

    15 Oct 2020, 13:45 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars dpa / WirtschaftsWoche The serial use of synthetic fuels in passenger vehicles could become a reality in about ten years' time, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has said. At an industry meeting near Stuttgart, Blume ...
  • 25 Jun 2025 |

    Germany's sharp hydrogen and clean industry budget cuts send 鈥渢otally wrong signal鈥- energy industry

    25 Jun 2025, 13:25 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang Industry Hydrogen Policy 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 27 Jan 2022 |

    Climate-friendly recovery key issue at G7 finance ministers鈥 summit in May

    27 Jan 2022, 13:04 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Finance International 麻豆无码版 The new German finance minister, Christian Lindner, has聽 said 聽climate action and sustainable finance will be two core topics during the country鈥檚 G7 ...
  • 30 Jul 2018 |

    Climate scientist says Merkel has failed on climate action

    Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel has never really been a 鈥climate chancellor,鈥 the head of the Marine Meteorology Research Unit at Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Mojib Latif, said in an interview with Die Welt. 鈥淲henever the ...
  • 18 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淐ar industry complains about bans鈥

    The German car industry has warned against banning new conventional car registrations in 2030, claiming it would block vital innovations to make combustion engines more efficient, reports Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Major industry suppliers ZF ...
  • 14 Jun 2021 |

    Risks from heat, drought and heavy rainfall to increase sharply in Germany

    14 Jun 2021, 12:29 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Unabated and strong climate change could make the whole of Germany 鈥渁 hotspot for climate change risks鈥 by the end of the century, said the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) based on ...
  • Climate neutral鈥 product labels mislead vast majority of consumers 鈥 survey

    26 Sep 2022, 12:14 Expert VZBV- Federation of German Consumer Organisations Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband Cost & Prices S枚ren Amelang Company climate claims Society 麻豆无码版 Products advertised as 鈥climate neutral鈥 mislead consumers ...
  • 19 Apr 2021 |

    Greens name 40-year old Annalena Baerbock as candidate for German chancellor

    19 Apr 2021, 13:55 The German Green Party unveiled Annalena Baerbock as their candidate for chancellor, touted as the party's first ever serious contender to lead the government in Europe's largest economy. In her nomination speech as the only ...
  • 16 May 2025

    In brief | 16 May '25

    16 May 2025, 12:45 麻豆无码版 Team Carbon Brief: Clean energy just put China鈥檚 CO2 emissions into reverse for first time Electricity supply from new wind, solar and nuclear capacity was enough to cut coal use despite rapid power demand growth. DW: Belgian ...
  • 03 Nov 2021 |

    Most Germans favor technical support for energy transition in Global South

    03 Nov 2021, 12:35 Edgar Meza International COP26 麻豆无码版 A new survey highlighting one of the main topics at the ongoing COP26 climate conference in Glasgow shows that 91 percent of Germans are in favor of industrialised nations supporting ...
  • 22 Nov 2022 |

    Heating costs to rise by 1,000 euros for German homeowners even after deducting state support

    22 Nov 2022, 13:59 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Heating 麻豆无码版 Homeowners with gas heaters in Germany on average will be paying about 1,000 euros more for heating energy this year, even after state measures to reduce bills have been ...
  • East German business leaders positive about region's green energy potential 鈥 survey

    16 May 2025, 13:12 Jennifer Collins Renewables Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 More than half of business leaders in eastern Germany rate the region's economic potential as "high" or "very high", with renewable energy seen ...
  • 10 Apr 2017 |

    Merkel calls on homeowners to replace old heating systems

    Germany鈥檚 Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on citizens to make better use of existing financial support programmes to replace old heating systems in her weekly video podcast. She said households were crucial for increasing efficiency and the success of ...
  • 30 Jul 2024 |

    German car dealers say demand drops for private e-cars, rebounds for combustion engines

    30 Jul 2024, 13:14 Edgar Meza Cars 麻豆无码版 Demand for purely battery-electric vehicles (BEV) dropped dramatically in Germany during the first half of 2024 and the country鈥檚 automotive sector is bracing for a gloomy full year as high prices and ...
  • Germany subsidises fossil fuel sector with 37.5 billion euros a year 鈥 media report

    03 Jul 2020, 12:35 Edgar Meza Fossil fuels Cost & Prices Investigate Europe / Tagesspiegel Background While the EU aims to tackle the climate crisis with its Green Deal, member states, including Germany, continue to subsidise fossil fuels to the tune ...
  • 03 Jun 2019 |

    EU election debacle lets Merkel鈥檚 CDU party wrangle over future climate policy approach

    03 Jun 2019, 13:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Government Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung Germany鈥檚 governing CDU party has become embroiled in a high-level dispute over the right approach to its future climate and energy policy. Calls by ...
  • 22 Sep 2020 |

    Most banks in Germany expect huge climate impact within next decade

    22 Sep 2020, 13:25 Expert Association of German Banks Bundesverband der deutschen Banken Finance Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 The vast majority of banks in Germany expect climate change and the political reactions to slow it will have a ...
  • 19 Jan 2022 |

    Germany aims to turn G7 into 鈥渘ucleus of an international climate club鈥 鈥 chancellor

    19 Jan 2022, 13:45 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen G20 & G7 Germany will use its presidency of the Group of Seven (G7) major economies this year to turn the group into 鈥渁 nucleus of an international climate club,鈥 said German chancellor Olaf Scholz at the ...
  • 29 Apr 2025

    In brief | 29 April '25

    29 Apr 2025, 13:45 麻豆无码版 Team Bloomberg: Spain slowly returning to normal after crippling blackout Spain and Portugal were returning to some semblance of normality early on 29 April, with many questions remaining about what caused one of Europe鈥檚 worst ...
  • Greens ready to make climate policy concessions in coalition talks

    07 Nov 2017, 00:00 As Germany鈥檚 Jamaica coalition talks are approaching a critical point, the Green Party appears to soften core climate policy demands in an attempt to achieve similar concessions from its negotiating partners. Party leaders say that ...
  • 19 Feb 2021 |

    Sea levels on German coast have risen 15-20 cm in last 100 years- researchers

    19 Feb 2021, 13:59 Charlotte Nijhuis 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Sea levels on the German coast have risen by around 15 to 20 centimeters in the last hundred years,聽 according to Sea Level Monitor data 聽from the research ...
  • 04 Apr 2022 |

    Investors push VW to reveal emissions lobbying

    04 Apr 2022, 14:01 S枚ren Amelang Cars Finance Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung A group of Volkswagen shareholders pushes Europe's largest carmaker to reveal its emissions regulation lobbying, reports Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Seven institutional ...
  • 19 Mar 2025 |

    Rebuilding villages after floods should consider sustainability, adaptation 鈥 report

    19 Mar 2025, 13:16 Jack McGovan Adaptation Cities 麻豆无码版 Areas destroyed by floods in western Germany in 2021 should not only be restored, but be rebuilt in a way that makes them more sustainable and resilient against future flood events, said ...
  • 11 Nov 2022 |

    Geothermal energy to get relaunch in Germany as government seeks new heating sources

    11 Nov 2022, 13:27 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Heating 麻豆无码版 The vast potential of geothermal energy generation for heating has so far been under-utilised in Germany, but a new exploration process launched by the economy and climate ministry ...
  • 28 Mar 2023 |

    National hydrogen network company could accelerate grid development 鈥 research institutes

    28 Mar 2023, 13:44 Edgar Meza Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background, 麻豆无码版 With the development of green hydrogen forming a key part of Germany鈥檚 energy transition, leading research institutions have thrown their support behind the idea of ...
  • 16 Mar 2021 |

    Volkswagen plans six new battery cell factories in Europe

    16 Mar 2021, 13:31 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Charlotte Nijhuis Mobility Handelsblatt / Wirtschaftswoche Online German car manufacturer Volkswagen plans to build six battery cell factories in Europe by 2030, the carmaker announced on Monday, ...
  • Chancellor candidate Scholz says rapid transformation towards sustainability is key election topic

    11 Aug 2020, 12:22 Expert SPD- Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The German Social Democrats (SPD) will make the ...
  • 02 Mar 2017 |

    鈥250 million euros for hydrogen and fuel cells鈥

    Germany鈥檚 transport ministry aims to spend an additional 250 million euros until 2019 to kick-start the market for hydrogen and fuel cells in the transport sector. Fuel cell vehicles in public transport and company fleets are the focus of the new ...
  • Reduction of coal power inevitable, says German environment minister

    03 Nov 2014, 00:00 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Carel Mohn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate ...
  • 22 Aug 2019 |

    Utility E.ON joins ranks of Germany's corporate green bond issuers

    22 Aug 2019, 13:50 Expert E.ON Utility Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Benjamin Wehrmann Finance Clean ...
  • 29 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淕erman government wants to reconsider CO2 storage鈥

    Germany is reconsidering its position on underground CO2 reservoirs, in order to help reach emissions reduction targets agreed in the Paris climate agreement, writes Daniel Wetzel in Die Welt, citing the latest version of the Climate Action Plan 2050, ...
  • 14 Sep 2022 |

    German coal industry says more money needed for restarting plants to save gas

    14 Sep 2022, 13:52 S枚ren Amelang Coal Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Readying retired German coal plants for use during the winter in case of gas shortfalls is not economically viable for the sector, Germany鈥檚 coal industry has said. The lifetime ...
  • 24 Oct 2016 |

    CDU wants to prevent planned commission on coal phase-out

    High-ranking members of Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) want to prevent a commission to plan a coal phase-out in Germany proposed in the environment ministry鈥檚 Climate Action Plan 2050, reports Reuters. Michael Fuchs and ...
  • 18 Nov 2016 |

    鈥淏etween the worlds鈥

    Environment minister Barbara Hendricks receives respect abroad for Germany鈥檚 reputation as a defender of climate protection 鈥 but encounters problems at home when she tries to live up to that role, writes Michael Bauchm眉ller in an opinion piece for ...
  • 20 Apr 2017 |

    鈥淐leantech startups: German utilities bridging the valley of death?鈥

    Germany could become the number one incubator for cleantech startups, Marius Buchmann writes on his energy business blog, enerquire. He cites three factors: Large German utilities have changed strategy over the past two years and are now investing heavily ...
  • Chancellor Merkel 鈥 Renewables reform is paradigm shift

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the country鈥檚 renewable reform is a profound paradigm shift. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 feel it yet [鈥 but it will change the landscape considerably,鈥 Merkel said with reference to the transition from pre-fixed feed-in tariffs to ...
  • 17 Dec 2024 |

    Electrification, new technologies needed to achieve climate neutrality in Germany 鈥 report

    17 Dec 2024, 13:53 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 In addition to electrification and a massive ramp-up of renewables, a greater use of diverse technologies such as seasonal heat storage or feed additives that reduce methane emissions from ...
  • 23 Sep 2019 |

    Planned coal exit auctions in Germany unlikely to achieve goals 鈥 analysis

    23 Sep 2019, 13:49 Expert Aurora 麻豆无码版 Research Bioenergy Electricity market Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2016 Energiewende Cost & Prices Finance Edgar Meza Coal Utilities 麻豆无码版 Government auctions aimed at shutting down Germany ...
  • 28 Nov 2022 |

    Shortage of more than 200,000 skilled workers for implementing Germany's energy transition- report

    28 Nov 2022, 13:18 Carolina Kyllmann Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt A shortage of more than 200,000 skilled workers threatens to slow down Germany鈥檚 energy transition, according to a report by the Institute of the German Economy (IW) ...
  • 03 Jun 2025

    In brief | 3 June '25

    03 Jun 2025, 12:10 麻豆无码版 Team IMF: Making germany grow again聽 Labor costs are main driver of decline in German price competitiveness, even more so than rising energy costs.聽 PIK: Scientists say next few years vital to securing the future of the West ...
  • 08 Apr 2024 |

    Germany surpasses 400,000 plug-in solar PV 鈥渂alcony power plants鈥

    08 Apr 2024, 14:08 S枚ren Amelang Citizens' energy Solar dpa The number of households in Germany operating solar panels on their balcony continued to rise rapidly since the start of the year. More than 50,000 mini plug-in PV systems usually consisting ...
  • 17 Dec 2021 |

    Germany needs faster digitalisation to ensure sustainable, competitive industry 鈥 SAP board member

    17 Dec 2021, 12:23 Charlotte Nijhuis Industry Digitalisation Handelsblatt If German industry is to remain competitive and become more sustainable, the process of digitalisation needs to be much faster, writes Thomas Saueressig, executive board member of ...
  • 22 May 2025 |

    Germany's water balance benefits from renewables expansion, fewer thermal plants 鈥 UBA

    22 May 2025, 13:02 Carolina Kyllmann Renewables 麻豆无码版 Germany's renewable power expansion, the finalised phase out of nuclear, and the ongoing decommissioning of coal and gas power plants have had a positive effect on the country's ...
  • Germany ceases to allocate budget for possible EU climate target miss

    24 Sep 2020, 12:44 Expert BMF- Federal Ministry of Finance Bundesministerium der Finanzen Finance Government Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz ...
  • 21 Dec 2018 |

    Germany abstains in vote on CO鈧 limits for trucks in European Council

    21 Dec 2018, 13:29 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 ...
  • 26 Jan 2021 |

    Building sector is key element of climate action and potential post-pandemic job engine- study

    26 Jan 2021, 13:28 Edgar Meza Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 About 650,000 people could lose their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2021 and 2020, but the building sector could absorb almost a quarter of these workers with new jobs, ...
  • 19 Jan 2021 |

    Germany already 'on track' to meet its climate targets 鈥 CDU energy expert

    19 Jan 2021, 09:30 Germany is going into a major election year in 2021 with votes in six of the country鈥檚 16 federal states and the federal parliamentary elections in September. Although somewhat sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic, campaigning and ...
  • 12 Jun 2019 |

    Climate activists chain themselves to Merkel鈥檚 fence, send keys to ministries

    12 Jun 2019, 13:37 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 Deutsche Welle Urging the German chancellor to declare a climate emergency, campaigners from the global Extinction Rebellion movement chained themselves to the fence of Angela Merkel鈥 chancellery in ...
  • 12 Sep 2017 |

    鈥淕roup calls for German offshore expansion鈥

    A group of trade unionists, regional economics and energy ministers and industry leaders has called for Germany to increase its offshore capacity to at least 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, and at least 30 GW by 2035, Craig Richard reports for Windpower ...
  • 11 Apr 2025

    In brief | 11 April '25

    11 Apr 2025, 12:00 麻豆无码版 Team Politico: Friedrich Merz鈥檚 cabinet: Who will lead Germany鈥檚 key ministries? Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives and their Social Democratic Party (SPD) counterparts have struck a coalition deal, but party ...
  • 19 Oct 2020 |

    Leadership candidates of Germany's CDU all call for rigorous climate action

    19 Oct 2020, 12:56 The three candidates for future leadership of Germany鈥檚 conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 鈥 party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, have all called for rigorous efforts to protect the climate at a debate organised by the party鈥檚 ...
  • 10 Jun 2022 |

    Germans urged to cut energy use to lessen dependence on Russia

    10 Jun 2022, 13:49 The German government and a broad alliance of business and civil society groups are calling on citizens to save energy with an advertising campaign aimed at reducing dependence on Russian imports while also accelerating the country鈥檚 ...
  • 16 Jun 2020 |

    Solar cap removal not enough to bring clean energy to scale- German renewables industry

    16 Jun 2020, 14:53 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband ...
  • EU fails to agree on 2050 climate neutrality in blow to Merkel鈥檚 newfound ambitions

    21 Jun 2019, 13:27 Just days after the German government signalled it was ready to ramp up climate action at home and across Europe, the European Council dealt a blow to greater climate ambitions by failing to agree on the goal of net-zero emissions in ...
  • 18 Jun 2025 |

    German gov't must swiftly implement electricity price reduction measures 鈥 northern states

    18 Jun 2025, 13:50 Jack McGovan Electricity Cost & Prices S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The German federal government should significantly reduce electricity costs for citizens, industry, and small and medium-sized businesses ...
  • 08 Jun 2023 |

    Wind power tops Germany's electricity mix as total power output shrinks in early 2023

    08 Jun 2023, 13:45 Expert Destatis Federal Statistical Office- Statistisches Bundesamt Energiewende Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 Wind power has become Germany鈥檚 most important electricity source again in the first quarter of 2023, ...
  • 19 Jul 2024 |

    Number of wind turbines in Germany down in H1 2024, total capacity up

    19 Jul 2024, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 The number of operational onshore wind turbines installed in Germany has shrunk in the first six months of 2024, when 250 new installations were added while 280 older ones were taken ...
  • 17 Aug 2017 |

    Energiewende requires changes in vocational training

    Since the energy transition fundamentally changes the German energy industry, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) will introduce a new advanced training regulation for 鈥渃ertified energy industry business administrators鈥, ...
  • 14 Mar 2019 |

    Bad marks for Germany鈥檚 climate-relevant ministries after first year in office

    14 Mar 2019, 13:33 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Government Tagesspiegel The ministries responsible for implementing climate policy in Germany get bad marks from newspaper Tagesspiegel in an analysis of their first year in office after the ...
  • 14 Nov 2022 |

    Germany seeks climate cooperation and supply chain diversification in Asia

    14 Nov 2022, 12:19 Edgar Meza Politics International 麻豆无码版 Germany is seeking to diversify supply chains and increase international cooperation on climate protection with Asian countries, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a visit to Vietnam ...
  • 20 Oct 2022 |

    Germany must cut gas use by 30 percent to avoid shortages and ensure energy sovereignty 鈥 report

    20 Oct 2022, 14:48 Julian Wettengel Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Germany can implement ambitious climate action and at the same time strive for long-term energy sovereignty as it attempts to find a way out of the current energy crisis, said researchers ...
  • 09 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淓.ON to raise dividend after 5 billion euro debt reduction鈥

    German energy company E.ON said it would increase its dividend next year after a huge government refund on nuclear-fuel tax allowed it to reduce debt by nearly 5 billion euros, writes Guy Chazan for Financial Times. 鈥淏y continuing to systematically ...
  • 18 Dec 2024 |

    2024 hottest year on record in Germany 鈥 meteorological service

    18 Dec 2024, 13:06 Carolina Kyllmann Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Temperatures in Germany will this year be the hottest since records began for the third consecutive year, the country鈥檚 weather service DWD said. "Never since the end of the ...
  • 11 Feb 2020 |

    Aviation industry cuts domestic flights in Germany, calls for EU-wide synthetic fuel approach

    11 Feb 2020, 13:48 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport 麻豆无码版 The number of air passengers in Germany is set to decline in 2020, as carriers are projected to reduce the number of available seats by 1.8 percent in the first nine months of the year, the ...
  • 22 Dec 2021 |

    Most Germans want faster and fairer energy transition 鈥 survey

    22 Dec 2021, 12:40 Expert VZBV- Federation of German Consumer Organisations Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband Cost & Prices Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 Society 麻豆无码版 The majority of German consumers support a faster transition from ...
  • 14 Nov 2022 |

    G7 climate disaster support pledge 鈥榞ood start鈥, but distraction from real loss and damage fund 鈥 NGOs

    14 Nov 2022, 13:20 Julian Wettengel Finance International 麻豆无码版 / Deutsche Welle The G7鈥檚 strong economies have launched a scheme to quickly provide financial support to countries most vulnerable to climate risks in case of a disaster 鈥 the ...
  • 04 Apr 2025

    In brief | 4 April '25

    04 Apr 2025, 11:05 麻豆无码版 Team NYTimes: Volkswagen to add 鈥榠mport fee鈥 to cars sold in US The company鈥檚 move is one of the first and clearest examples of automakers using price increases to deal with the 25 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on car and ...
  • New Franco-German treaty lacks clarity and ambition on energy and climate- NGOs

    22 Jan 2019, 17:31 Germany and France have signed an update to their landmark 1963 post-war 脡lys茅e friendship treaty, showcasing their commitment to European cooperation in the face of Brexit and growing nationalism in several member states. The treaty ...
  • Civil society alliance calls on German govt to abandon plans to support gas project in Senegal

    13 Dec 2022, 13:46 Julian Wettengel Fossil fuels Gas International 麻豆无码版 An alliance of civil society organisations including Fridays for Future, Germanwatch and Misereor聽 has called on the government 聽to abandon plans to support natural gas ...
  • 18 Dec 2024 |

    Primary energy use in Germany drops to new low in 2024, renewables cover 20%

    18 Dec 2024, 13:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Primary energy consumption in Germany dropped to a new low in 2024 amid聽warmer weather, a continued weakness of the country鈥檚 economy, and ongoing efficiency gains, the Federation of ...
  • 12 Jun 2025 |

    Mood in German wind power industry darkens as US bets on fossil fuels

    12 Jun 2025, 12:08 Jack McGovan Wind Politics Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 The business climate in Germany's wind industry has fallen to the lowest level in four years, reported business daily Handelsblatt. The biggest reason for the mood shift 鈥 ...
  • 16 Oct 2020 |

    Germany's environment ministry defends its 鈥渘o-food, no-palm oil鈥 policy for future biofuels

    16 Oct 2020, 13:44 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Kerstine Appunn Bioenergy Cars Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 17 Nov 2022 |

    Germany wants to support Brazil鈥檚 just transition 鈥渂eyond energy sector鈥 鈥 dev minister

    17 Nov 2022, 13:27 Carolina Kyllmann Finance International 麻豆无码版 / Reuters Germany hopes to start a partnership with the new Brazilian government that addresses the socio-ecological transformation of the country鈥檚 national economy as a whole, ...
  • 20 Nov 2018 |

    German industry slams omission of thermal building insulation from environment ministry鈥檚 budget

    German industry has sharply criticised that support for thermal building insulation is not included in the environment ministry鈥檚 current budget. 鈥淏y omitting this instrument, the government is negligent. If building renovations are not sped up, the 2030 ...
  • Brown coal divides Social Democrats and Left Party

    Brown coal is causing a rift between the Social Democrat and Left Party coalition in the state of Brandenburg, Germany鈥檚 second biggest lignite mining region, according to a dpa report carried by Die Welt. Thomas Domres, head of the Left Party鈥檚 ...
  • 12 Oct 2015 |

    COP21 Interview: Germany must commit to brown coal exit before Paris

    12 Oct 2015, 00:00 The final negotiations for a global climate treaty in Paris are just weeks away. What is the German perspective on an international climate agreement and what has the energy transition (Energiewende) got to do with it? The Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 06 Oct 2016 |

    German industry: Government must reign in Energiewende costs

    The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has called on the government to get the costs of the country鈥檚 energy transition under control. 鈥淭he brake on costs promised by the economics ministry has turned out to be no more than wishful thinking,鈥 said BDI ...
  • Government must act now to ensure sufficient secure power capacity in 2020s 鈥 BDEW analysis

    Germany is quickly reducing its conventional power capacities, risking a lack of secure capacity by 2023 at the latest, says the energy industry association BDEW in an analysis of the country鈥檚 power plants. Germany currently has power overcapacities. The ...
  • 29 Sep 2022 |

    Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks lead to 鈥渟ignificant climate damage鈥- environment agency

    29 Sep 2022, 10:46 Carolina Kyllmann Climate & CO2 Gas 麻豆无码版 Leaking methane from the damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines is likely to lead to 鈥渟ignificant climate damage鈥, Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has said. ...
  • 麻豆无码版 agency urges new German government to unleash potential of renewable power PPAs

    11 Jun 2025, 13:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany must unleash the potential of power purchase agreements (PPAs) to raise private capital for the fast expansion of its renewable energy system, the ...
  • 29 Aug 2018 |

    VW has 鈥渕iles to go鈥 in US to carry out transparency reforms 鈥 report

    Germany鈥檚 largest carmaker still has to invest a lot of effort in the US to regain the trust that it lost after it was revealed in 2015 that the company cheated on emissions tests on a large scale, Jack Ewing writes in the New York Times. A report ...
  • 26 Oct 2021 |

    Staying true to the Paris Agreement could hobble booming carbon offset market

    26 Oct 2021, 12:43 The booming voluntary market for CO2聽emission offsets is facing a hairy double counting issue that could stop further growth in its tracks. While high-aiming businesspeople are preparing a new standard to scale the market and make it ...
  • 03 Jul 2025 |

    German government sticks to excluding households and small businesses from electricity tax cut

    03 Jul 2025, 13:16 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Government ARD / Der Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 After a week-long debate following public outcry over the German government鈥檚 plans to exclude households and small businesses from tax reductions for ...
  • 20 Jun 2022 |

    Replacing Russian gas to play 鈥渆normous role鈥 at leaders鈥 summits 鈥 govt official

    20 Jun 2022, 12:16 Julian Wettengel Fossil fuels G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 The question of how to replace natural gas supply from Russia will play an 鈥渆normous role鈥 at upcoming leaders鈥 summits of the European Union, the G7 and NATO, said a German ...
  • 23 Jun 2025 |

    Germany鈥檚 household power prices 5th highest in the world 鈥 report

    23 Jun 2025, 13:37 S枚ren Amelang Electricity Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Only four countries in the world had higher household electricity prices than Germany in the first quarter of 2025, according to an analysis by price comparison website ...
  • 30 Mar 2021 |

    Few positive developments in state of German environment- env agency

    30 Mar 2021, 13:40 Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 There have been few positive developments in the state of the German environment in 2020, ...
  • Germany needs new power market design to enable renewables growth 鈥 industry

    14 Dec 2021, 13:07 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband ...
  • Unions, Green MP: Coal exit through climate plan commission 鈥渄epends on election result鈥

    A plan for an exit from coal-fired power generation in Germany will not necessarily be the result of the structural commission agreed by the current government in the country鈥檚 climate action plan 2050. That was the claim made by Michael Vassiliadis, head ...
  • 16 Mar 2022 |

    Families could be key 鈥榗hange agents鈥 in tackling climate crisis- analysis

    16 Mar 2022, 13:47 Edgar Meza Society 麻豆无码版 Families could serve as particularly important "change agents" in tackling the climate crisis and not taking them on board neglects a huge opportunity, according to an analysis by the ...
  • 15 Nov 2023 |

    Germany backs investments to build 9,700-kilometre, 鈧20 billion hydrogen grid

    15 Nov 2023, 11:44 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The German government is supporting the construction of a 9,700-kilometre-long pipeline network to transport hydrogen across the country and to its neighbours, the economy ministry said in ...
  • Europe struggles to heat homes without cooking the planet

    06 Jul 2023, 13:43 The EU is struggling to decarbonise its buildings, most of which are heated by fossil fuels that spew planet-heating gasses. But it has the technologies to go green. The bigger problem, experts say, is overcoming the barriers to rolling ...
  • 09 Feb 2023 |

    鈥業ntensive use鈥 of German coal power plants releases additional 15 mio t of CO2 in 2022 鈥 report

    09 Feb 2023, 13:10 Carolina Kyllmann Coal 麻豆无码版 The 鈥榠ntensive use鈥 of German coal power plants lead to additional emissions of 15.8 million tonnes of CO2 in 2022, according to a report by consultancy 麻豆无码版 Brainpool commissioned by Green ...
  • 22 Dec 2021 |

    Germany to push for international climate club during G7 presidency

    22 Dec 2021, 13:50 Germany鈥檚 new government coalition is set to markedly strengthen the country鈥檚 European and international climate policy efforts and use the presidency of the G7 next year to advance the establishment of a global 鈥climate club鈥 and new ...
  • Germany鈥檚 CO2 price on heating and transport fuels faces legal action

    12 Mar 2021, 13:40 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 Cost & ...
  • Preview2018- Energiewende funding needs fixing-German energy agency

    22 Dec 2017, 00:00 Germany enters 2018 without having found a new government, a situation that casts a cloud over all of the country鈥檚 major policy endeavours including those dealing with energy and climate. But irrespective of the unprecedented ...
  • 24 Jan 2023 |

    鈥淜limageld鈥 to return CO2 price revenues to citizens not before 2025 鈥 econ min Habeck

    24 Jan 2023, 13:17 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices Society 麻豆无码版 The introduction of a so-called climate premium (鈥淜limageld鈥) to return the revenues from Germany's national carbon price on transport and heating fuels to citizens will ...
  • 鈥淪wiss give green light for renewables and nuclear phase-out鈥

    A clear majority of voters in Switzerland have opted for a new energy law that aims to promote renewable energy, bans construction of new nuclear plants and fosters greater energy efficiency, Urs Geiser writes on swissinfo.ch. About 58 percent of Swiss ...
  • 24 Oct 2023 |

    German ruling coalition party FDP rejects EU proposal for contracts for difference to support renewables

    24 Oct 2023, 11:58 Julian Wettengel Renewables EU Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 German government coalition member and pro-business party FDP (Free Democratic Party) has criticised a proposal agreed by EU member state governments last week to make so-called ...
  • 04 May 2017 |

    鈥淪trategic key for the energy transition鈥

    The energy transition is one of the world鈥檚 largest modernisation and investment projects, and intensive research will remain key to the endeavour, writes Germany鈥檚 economy and energy minister Brigitte Zypries in a guest commentary in newspaper ...
  • Merkel: emissions trading has edge over carbon tax in the long run

    14 Aug 2019, 11:54 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 A system to trade CO鈧 emission allowances, rather than a carbon tax, is the better way to steer Germany towards climate neutrality in the long run, Chancellor Angela ...
  • 16 May 2022 |

    G7 ministers call for 鈥渘ew climate partnerships鈥 with emerging and developing countries

    16 May 2022, 13:07 Julian Wettengel G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 Foreign ministers of the seven leading western industrialised states (G7) have committed to supporting emerging and developing countries in their endeavour to transition towards climate ...
  • 28 Jul 2021 |

    Climate change becomes bigger priority for German voters following floods 鈥 survey

    28 Jul 2021, 12:09 Jessica Bateman Climate & CO2 Society Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung A larger number of German voters have listed climate change as a top priority following the devastating floods in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, ...
  • Fridays for Future plans climate strike in over 350 German cities ahead of election

    23 Sep 2021, 13:45 Charlotte Nijhuis 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Society Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Activists from student climate movement Fridays for Future plan to take to the streets worldwide and in over 350 German cities for a global ...
  • 17 Jul 2023 |

    Heat pump installations tumble in Germany following subsidy cut

    17 Jul 2023, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Heating Der Spiegel Applications for heat pump subsidies in Germany dropped by roughly half in the first six months of 2023 following a subsidy cut, newspaper Der Spiegel reported. According to ...
  • France and Germany agree closer cooperation on strategic energy transition technologies

    23 Nov 2022, 13:53 S枚ren Amelang Storage Hydrogen International EU 麻豆无码版 France and Germany plan to intensify cooperation on strategically important energy transition technologies, including battery cell production and green hydrogen. ...
  • Germany pushes for international climate club that protects industry interests

    23 Aug 2021, 13:29 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 International RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland The German government is pushing for the establishment of an international climate alliance aimed at accelerating the implementation of the Paris Agreement, ...
  • 17 Oct 2024 |

    Petrol price surcharge, scrappage premium 鈥 Germany debates options to boost EV sales

    17 Oct 2024, 13:21 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs SWR / 麻豆无码版 / dpa Germany is debating a range of ideas to boost sales of electric vehicles (EV) and support the transition of one of the country鈥檚 most important industries. The ...
  • 06 Jan 2017 |

    Little headway in 2016 for Germany鈥檚 energy transition- think tank

    06 Jan 2017, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 Energiewende 鈥 the country鈥檚 double shift to a low-carbon and nuclear-free economy 鈥 yielded mixed results in the past year, according to an analysis by energy think tank Agora Energiewende. Thanks to a partial switch from ...
  • 14 Dec 2023 |

    Conversion into ammonia will be a 鈥渄ominant transport technology鈥 for hydrogen 鈥 report

    14 Dec 2023, 13:24 S枚ren Amelang Industry Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Converting hydrogen to ammonia will be "the dominant transport technology" in order to ship the fuel to Germany, according to a report 聽commissioned by the World 麻豆无码版 Council ...
  • 23 Nov 2021 |

    Comprehensive tax reform in German transport sector could bring climate targets in reach- report

    23 Nov 2021, 13:22 Expert F脰S- Green Budget Germany Forum 脰kologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft Energiewende Cost & Prices Expert Institute for Applied Ecology 脰ko-Institut Citizens' energy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Jessica Bateman ...
  • 27 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淕reat transformation鈥

    The federal government鈥檚 鈥Climate Action Plan 2050" will influence next year鈥檚 general election campaign, writes German weekly Der Spiegel. The Green Party would like to speed up the plan, and any other party that might want them as a coalition ...
  • 03 Sep 2021 |

    German conservatives at record low in latest poll, climate tops list of concerns

    03 Sep 2021, 12:08 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics ARD / DW Germany鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance of current chancellor Angela Merkel has reached a record low in the well-known Deutschlandtrend survey by infratest dimap, commissioned by public ...
  • 06 Mar 2023 |

    Draft update to Germany's hydrogen strategy sees higher 2030 demand 鈥 media

    06 Mar 2023, 13:30 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background A draft update of the German government鈥檚 2020 national hydrogen strategy assumes a higher demand for the fuel than three years ago, when the country launched its first national strategy ...
  • 01 Feb 2021 |

    Most Germans willing to pay more to fight climate change 鈥 survey

    01 Feb 2021, 13:50 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 Politics Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung Most Germans are willing to pay higher prices and taxes to fight climate change, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS) reports citing the ...
  • Old discredited carbon offsets sold to German companies 鈥 media report

    24 Mar 2021, 13:11 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Carbon removal Carbon Pulse German companies are among the top buyers of discredited, decade-old offsets in the voluntary carbon market, reports Carbon Pulse. Nearly 2.6 million Emissions Reduction ...
  • 26 Jul 2019 |

    Germany overshoots natural resources two months ahead of global average

    26 Jul 2019, 13:52 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 The natural resources humans can consume sustainably this year will be used up by Monday 29 July, according to calculations by the Global Footprint Network. If all the world鈥檚 population ...
  • 09 Aug 2019 |

    New York looks to Germany for key offshore wind lessons

    09 Aug 2019, 13:49 S枚ren Amelang Grid Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany and other European countries offer important lessons for the development of offshore wind in New York, according to the US state's Power Authority (NYPA). 鈥淲e see great value in ...
  • 04 Nov 2020 |

    Climate action surging on German companies' agendas as EU Green Deal splits opinions

    04 Nov 2020, 13:54 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs EU Die Welt Concerns about climate and the environment have climbed significantly on the agenda of German companies over the last year, a survey conducted by consultancy EY and the聽 Wuppertal ...
  • 12 May 2025

    In brief | 12 May '25

    12 May 2025, 12:08 麻豆无码版 Team ENTSO-E: Expert panel initiates the investigation into the causes of Iberian blackout聽 Panel launched on 9 May led by experts from Transmission System Operators aims to find root causes of the blackout; will make ...
  • 02 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淓lectric cars finally connect鈥

    A new 300 million euro government subsidy programme designed to promote electric car charging stations in Germany is bearing fruit, according to Handelsblatt. Several utilities are preparing to install several thousand charging stations, whose number ...
  • "Real fight" at G7 summit about ending fossil fuel finance 鈥 political analyst

    27 Jun 2022, 19:30 The leaders鈥 meeting at Schloss Elmau in the German Alps is set to be a 鈥渉istoric鈥 G7 summit, says political analyst John Kirton. Never before has a summit of the G7 summit faced such a simultaneously unfolding and severe set of ...
  • 17 Dec 2018 |

    Green Party calls for CO2 price and reimbursements to spare low-income households

    17 Dec 2018, 13:19 Expert Green Party B眉ndnis 90/ Die Gr眉nen Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Finance dpa / Focus Online Germany鈥檚 Climate Action Law planned for 2019 must include a price for ...
  • 15 Sep 2017 |

    Many energy transition plans in party election programmes are 鈥渂ased on wishful thinking鈥

    "Many election manifesto pledges concerning the German energy transition project appear to be based on wishful thinking and contain little information about the measures required or the expected costs," writes Deutsche Bank Research in a paper ...
  • 鈥淔ederal elections: This is how electricity is to remain affordable鈥

    Price comparison website verivox has looked at Germany鈥檚 parties鈥 election programmes and examined the different proposals on how electricity is to be kept affordable in the future, the company said in a press release. It is striking that 鈥渆specially the ...
  • 20 Sep 2023 |

    Subsidising electricity for German industry economically ineffective- researchers

    20 Sep 2023, 13:25 Edgar Meza Industry Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 / Der Spiegel A proposed subsidised electricity price for heavy industry would not be effective for the economy as a whole, according to a report by the German Institute for ...
  • 06 Jan 2020 |

    2019 was Germany's third-warmest year on record- meteorological service

    06 Jan 2020, 14:25 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 In 2019, Germany experienced its third-warmest year since the beginning of regular ...
  • 28 Jul 2017 |

    Why the German diesel summit matters for climate and energy

    28 Jul 2017, 00:00 On 2 August, the CEOs of Germany鈥檚 major car manufacturers will meet with federal and state government representatives to discuss ways to reduce pollution from diesel cars. Recent cartel allegations shed a new light on the meeting鈥檚 ...
  • E-fuels 鈥渋ndispensable for modern defence readiness鈥 鈥 German arms maker

    17 Jun 2025, 13:24 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen Technology Security 麻豆无码版 / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Germany鈥檚 largest arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has entered a strategic partnership with synthetic fuels producer INERATEC to scale up e-fuel ...
  • 13 Sep 2018 |

    City of Berlin doubles buyer鈥檚 premium for e-cars

    The city of Berlin will double the support paid to entrepreneurs that decide to buy an electric car, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. The so-called buyer鈥檚 premium for commercial vehicles will be raised from 4,000 euros, paid for by the federal ...
  • Deadline for crucial renewables reform expires without results

    31 Mar 2021, 13:40 Kerstine Appunn Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 麻豆无码版 The German parliament has let a deadline for implementing higher renewable energy capacity targets pass, causing both energy industry stakeholders and climate ...
  • 21 Apr 2022 |

    Germans worry less about local climate change impacts than people in other countries- survey

    21 Apr 2022, 13:45 Edgar Meza Society International 麻豆无码版 People in Germany are less concerned about the impacts of climate change than the citizens of many other countries across the globe, according to a survey by Paris-based market research ...
  • 26 Nov 2021 |

    Next government plans 鈥渃oal foundation鈥 to ensure earlier phase-out

    26 Nov 2021, 13:16 Charlotte Nijhuis Coal Handelsblatt Germany鈥檚 future coalition government is planning the implementation of a 鈥渃oal foundation鈥 to ensure an earlier coal phase-out. 鈥淭he establishment of a foundation or company that organises the ...
  • 20 Dec 2019 |

    Germany's coal exit is a done deal- or is it?

    20 Dec 2019, 16:30 Preview 2020: The fate of coal-fired power production in Germany has been sealed with the agreement of a government-appointed commission to phase-out the fossil fuel no later than 2038. But the proposal so far has not been translated ...
  • 21 Sep 2020 |

    13 billion euros in German taxpayers鈥 money invested in high-emissions companies 鈥 analysis

    21 Sep 2020, 13:57 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 Billions of euros in German taxpayers' money are still flowing into stock transactions that contribute to a global warming trajectory far above that agreed on in the Paris Climate ...
  • 28 Mar 2025 |

    Sufficiency strategy sorely needed for Germany to tackle energy transition faster and at lower cost 鈥 report

    28 Mar 2025, 13:08 Carolina Kyllmann Efficiency Policy 麻豆无码版 Germany should develop a binding strategic framework for "good enough", in the form of a national sufficiency strategy, to reduce emissions as well as energy and raw ...
  • 25 Mar 2021 |

    Hydrogen produced with regular power mix needed for market ramp-up 鈥 industry union

    25 Mar 2021, 13:57 Expert IG BCE- Trade Union for mining, chemicals and energy industries Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie Fossil fuels Business & Jobs Utilities Charlotte Nijhuis Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Germany should use hydrogen ...
  • 01 Nov 2019 |

    Court in Germany rejects lawsuit against govt over alleged climate action neglect

    01 Nov 2019, 13:22 Expert Greenpeace Germany Greenpeace Deutschland Climate & CO2 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Society 麻豆无码版 A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit filed against the German government for not doing enough to avert ...
  • 21 Jul 2021 |

    Climate protection plans need a 鈥榮ocial deal鈥 鈥 trade union head

    21 Jul 2021, 13:27 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 Politics dpa, ZEIT Online Climate protection plans need a stronger focus on social equality, Reiner Hoffman, head of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB), has said. The EU Green Deal, a ...
  • 13 Feb 2025 |

    Climate change is gravest threat to German and European security 鈥 government report

    13 Feb 2025, 13:40 S枚ren Amelang Security 麻豆无码版 Climate change poses the greatest threat to German and European security because it destabilises states, undermines food security, increases conflicts over resources like water, according to ...
  • Environment ministry should have right to initiate laws outside own responsibility 鈥 govt advisors

    27 Jun 2019, 12:27 Expert German Advisory Council on the Environment Sachverst盲ndigenrat f眉r Umweltfragen Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 In ...
  • German reactions to the EU Commission鈥檚 energy summer package

    15 Jul 2015, 00:00 The European Commission has launched its proposals for an 麻豆无码版 Union, including reform of the emissions trading scheme, a redesign of the European power market, updated efficiency labelling and consumer empowerment. 麻豆无码版 has compiled ...
  • 鈥淟eft wants to show influence of energy lobbyists on government policy鈥

    In a parliamentary inquiry, the Left Party asks the federal government for information on its contact with fossil and renewable energy interest groups. The party is worried that the voices of representatives of the fossil sector were heard more, which ...
  • Fear of public backlash and complexity hold back German CO2 price

    03 Dec 2018, 11:28 Politicians across party lines, environmental and industry groups and researchers alike are in favour of a price on carbon emissions in all sectors. There is debate on details such as the pros and cons of a carbon tax versus a trading ...
  • Germany's new energy minister rules out return to conventional nuclear

    12 May 2025, 13:44 S枚ren Amelang Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Renewables Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany's new economy and energy minister, Katherina Reiche from chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats ...
  • 09 Aug 2018 |

    Rhenish coal mining district prepares proposals for structural adjustment to coal phase-out

    The Rhenish lignite mining district plans to present in the coming weeks its programme for adjusting structurally to a phase-out of coal, according to a dpa article carried by Die Welt. The coal-exit commission, established by the federal government, has ...
  • 31 May 2022 |

    Fridays for Future leader accuses German Chancellor of likening climate activists to Nazis

    31 May 2022, 14:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Society Government 麻豆无码版 / Die Welt Prominent German youth climate activist Luisa Neubauer has accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz of comparing 鈥climate activists to Nazis鈥, thereby trivializing the National ...
  • 24 Sep 2020 |

    Germany must prepare for more frequent and intensive extreme weather- meteorologists

    24 Sep 2020, 12:46 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 national weather service has said that the country should prepare for ...
  • 鈥淲e will not leave developing countries alone鈥 鈥 environment minister

    30 Nov 2018, 15:02 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 Germany will not leave developing countries alone in dealing with climate protection and adaptation to climate change, said German environment ...
  • 21 Apr 2020 |

    German media criticises proposal of coronavirus premium for carmakers

    21 Apr 2020, 13:25 Julian Wettengel Cars Green stimulus dpa / Handelsblatt / taz / FAZ / WirtschaftsWoche Several German newspapers have run commentaries critical of a proposed buyer鈥檚 premium on cars. The premium would support the car industry in dealing ...
  • 06 Jul 2021 |

    Leading European truck manufacturers to create joint charging network

    06 Jul 2021, 12:53 Kerstine Appunn Transport 麻豆无码版 / Welt online Europe鈥檚 three leading truck manufacturers-- Daimler Truck, the TRATON Group and the Volvo Group-- have joined forces to create a network of fast-charging stations for battery ...
  • EU energy ministers鈥 agreement not enough for climate protection - opinion

    The agreement by the EU member states鈥 energy ministers on the Union鈥檚 future energy policy is 鈥渘ot commensurate with the challenges of climate protection鈥, writes Detlef Drewes in an opinion piece in the Frankfurter Neue Presse. With the current ...
  • 06 May 2024 |

    Germany's EV exports soar 58 percent to one quarter of all cars shipped abroad

    06 May 2024, 12:55 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The number of electric vehicles (EVs) exported from Germany rose sharply in 2023, meaning that EVs accounted for about one quarter of all car exports that year, the country鈥檚 ...
  • Saxony-Anhalt state premier warns against expedited coal exit

    Instead of pushing for a coal phase-out, Germany should reduce its carbon emissions from transport and housing, Saxony-Anhalt State Premier Reiner Haseloff said, according to a dpa article carried by Berliner Morgenpost. An observer in the recently formed ...
  • 12 Oct 2015

    In the media: Questions remain after test of nuclear clean-up funds

    12 Oct 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Reuters 鈥淕ermany says firms set aside enough nuclear decommissioning funds鈥 According to the government, stress tests show that nuclear power plant operators have set aside enough funds to pay for decommissioning ...
  • 25 Sep 2018 |

    Merkel opposes more ambitious EU car fleet emissions targets

    Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany should not push for more ambitious EU car fleet emission limits. 鈥淚 think the [European] Commission鈥檚 proposal forms a reasonable basis鈥 for the upcoming negotiations, Merkel said at an event hosted by the ...
  • 25 Oct 2021

    Germany lags behind European neighbours in railway electrification

    25 Oct 2021, 14:08 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Germany lags far behind other European countries in the electrification of its railway network, according to railway lobby group Allianz pro Schiene. With only 61 percent of its ...
  • 22 Apr 2025 |

    German demand for oil, gas, district heating up nearly a quarter during 2024/'25 heating season

    22 Apr 2025, 13:31 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices Heating 麻豆无码版 The average heating consumption of oil, gas and district heating rose by over 23 percent in Germany between October 2024 and February 2025 compared to the previous heating ...
  • 20 Mar 2020 |

    Climate should not become pawn in the coronavirus crisis 鈥 environment state sec

    20 Mar 2020, 13:53 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 dpa Climate ...
  • 27 Oct 2015

    A world of solar power and batteries / Vattenfall phases out 1GW of lignite

    27 Oct 2015, 00:00 CORRECTION- Vattenfall's underlying operating profit was 3,388 million SEK in the third quarter of 2015, not 3,388 billion. Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Vattenfall 3rd quarter results / Two 500 MW lignite units will be ...
  • 20 Jun 2025 |

    ArcelorMittal's cancellation of green conversion puts steelworks at risk, unions warn

    20 Jun 2025, 12:40 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Cost & Prices Der Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 Steelmaker ArcelorMittal's withdrawal from the planned climate-friendly conversion of two plants in Germany puts the future of its steelworks in the ...
  • German car industry and government launch sustainability 鈥渂attery pass鈥

    25 Apr 2022, 12:52 Expert BMWK- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz Climate & CO2 Grid Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG Business Benjamin Wehrmann Storage Resources & ...
  • 03 May 2024 |

    Lower local electricity prices could increase acceptance of onshore wind power expansion 鈥 survey

    03 May 2024, 13:21 Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Society 麻豆无码版 Approval rates for the construction of new wind turbines in the vicinity of people's homes in Germany can rise significantly if local electricity prices would drop as a result, ...
  • 09 Mar 2022 |

    Russian energy import ban is possible if Germany uses more coal 鈥 PIK director

    09 Mar 2022, 13:32 S枚ren Amelang Coal Gas International General-Anzeiger Europe could manage to stop Russian energy imports by using more coal for power production in the short term, said the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...
  • 15 Jul 2022 |

    German e-car registrations up 26 percent in first half of 2022

    15 Jul 2022, 13:37 Julian Wettengel Cars 麻豆无码版 A quarter more electric cars were registered in Germany in the first half of 2022 than in the same period last year, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). That brought the ...
  • 26 Apr 2022 |

    Ideas for large research centres in former coal mining states take shape

    26 Apr 2022, 12:40 Edgar Meza Coal Tagesspiegel Long-term plans to transform Germany鈥檚 brown coal (lignite) mining regions are taking shape, with investments being prepared for the establishment of two scientific research centres that could focus on ...
  • 20 Jun 2018 |

    鈥淢erkel鈥檚 schizophrenia鈥 鈥 opinion

    The German government excels in setting climate goals and demonstrating goodwill internationally, but gets nothing done at home, Joachim Wille says in an opinion piece for Frankfurter Rundschau. 鈥淓x-climate pioneer Germany keeps heating up the planet and ...
  • 14 Jul 2021 |

    German forests currently store 2.6 billion tonnes of CO2 鈥 govt report

    14 Jul 2021, 13:02 Expert BMEL- Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (until 2025) Agriculture S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Agriculture 麻豆无码版 Germany's forests currently contain 2.6 billion tonnes of carbon in living biomass, ...
  • 07 Oct 2016 |

    Climate expert: German coal exit "must happen very, very fast"

    A German exit from coal-fired power generation 鈥渕ust really happen very, very fast 鈥 maybe by 2025, 2030鈥 if the country wants to be a pioneer in international climate protection, Niklas H枚hne of think tank NewClimate Institute said in an interview with ...
  • 16 May 2022 |

    German federal and state govts to forge 鈥榩act鈥 to speed up infrastructure projects

    16 May 2022, 13:08 Julian Wettengel Renewables Tagesspiegel Background Germany鈥檚 federal and state governments will meet on 2 June to forge a 鈥減act to speed up planning, permitting and implementation鈥 for infrastructure projects, many of which are central ...
  • 31 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淣atural gas can be green鈥

    The German natural gas sector is demanding changes to the government鈥檚 forthcoming Climate Action Plan 2050, saying the current draft fails to recognise the potential of natural gas on the way to decarbonise Germany鈥檚 economy. A 鈥榥atural gas exit鈥 would ...
  • 13 Apr 2021 |

    German govt agrees on farming subsidies distribution, adds more eco-schemes

    13 Apr 2021, 12:30 Germany takes first tentative steps towards a change away from area-based farming subsidies to payments made depending on the environmental performance of farmers. The government cabinet has agreed on how to implement European rules ...
  • 08 Dec 2021 |

    New German govt sworn in, faced with climate 'project of immense proportions'

    08 Dec 2021, 14:48 Kerstine Appunn Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Two and a half months after the general elections, Germany officially has a new government. Olaf Scholz was elected chancellor by parliament with 395 out of 707 votes, making ...
  • 09 Dec 2021 |

    Warmer winters pushing white Christmas out of Germany 鈥 meteorological service DWD

    09 Dec 2021, 13:30 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Society 麻豆无码版 Global warming is making white Christmas a thing of the past in Germany, ...
  • Protecting climate good for Germany鈥檚 economy- study

    08 Jan 2019, 13:20 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Achieving the 2030 and 2050 climate targets will benefit Germany鈥檚 economy, according to a聽 multi-institute study commissioned by the environment ministry. ...
  • 27 Feb 2023 |

    Meagre onshore expansion in early 2023 rings alarm for Germany鈥檚 wind power industry

    27 Feb 2023, 13:48 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind dpa / Der Spiegel The expansion of onshore wind power in ...
  • No time to lose for next government to get Germany on path to climate neutrality 鈥 report

    11 Oct 2021, 14:02 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The next German government must get a great deal of ambitious policy underway very quickly to put Germany on a path towards climate neutrality by 2045 right ...
  • German development minister says lobby groups prevent sustainability in global trade

    05 Feb 2021, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs Resources & Recycling Der Tagesspiegel / Tagesschau German development cooperation minister Gerd M眉ller said lobby groups prevent the strengthening of sustainability and climate action chapters ...
  • 30 Jul 2021 |

    Funding for energy-efficient buildings so far in 2021 already exceeds 2020 levels

    30 Jul 2021, 11:35 Expert BAFA- Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control Bundesamt f眉r Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle Fossil fuels Renewables Jessica Bateman Heating 麻豆无码版 The German federal government has approved over 2.7 ...
  • 10 Jun 2020 |

    Recurring droughts will change German forests forever- researcher

    10 Jun 2020, 12:15 Extreme droughts and prolonged heat waves have significantly raised awareness of climate change dangers in Germany in the past years. And the changing weather patterns are also having a huge impact on the country's environment, as ...
  • Germany among top ten countries capable of managing climate challenges 鈥 ranking

    14 Jun 2019, 13:15 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International KPMG Germany is one of seven European countries in the top ten of international auditor KPMG鈥檚 鈥 Change Readiness Index 2019 鈥, assessing countries鈥 ability to manage change and build a ...
  • 07 Mar 2019 |

    Germany has understood need to change economy鈥檚 structure amid energy transition 鈥 WEC

    07 Mar 2019, 13:29 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal Energiewende 麻豆无码版 The advanced stage of Germany鈥檚 energy transition has led the country to understand that a broader change of economic structures is necessary to complete the ...
  • 13 Oct 2022 |

    Greta Thunberg's pro-nuclear comment stirs up German runtime extension debate

    13 Oct 2022, 10:52 Climate activist Greta Thunberg has backed the continued use of nuclear power plants that are still in operation in Germany, fuelling a heated debate over runtime extensions as the government struggles to find a unified position on the ...
  • 24 Feb 2022 |

    Cheap electricity and origin certificates key for hydrogen ramp-up 鈥 stakeholder survey

    24 Feb 2022, 13:17 Edgar Meza Industry Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Stakeholders are in broad agreement on the necessary drivers and obstacles for Germany's hydrogen market ramp-up, a poll by the National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) ...
  • 09 Jun 2023 |

    Leaders of Italy and Germany endorse natural gas and hydrogen pipeline project "SoutH2 Corridor"

    09 Jun 2023, 13:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Italy and Germany are pushing for the construction of a new natural gas and hydrogen pipeline via Austria to strengthen inter-European energy trade- the 鈥 SoutH2 Corridor 鈥 project. 鈥淭he ...
  • 30 Sep 2021 |

    Steel industry needs 13 to 35 billion euros support for climate-neutral transition 鈥 analysis

    30 Sep 2021, 13:14 Charlotte Nijhuis Industry Handelsblatt The steel industry needs financial support of 13 to 35 billion euros to make the shift to climate-friendly steel production, according to an analysis conducted by think tank Agora Energiewende and ...
  • 09 Apr 2020 |

    German environment agency calls for increasing e-car recycling capacities

    09 Apr 2020, 13:53 Expert KIT- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruher Institut f眉r Technologie Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Technology Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy S枚ren ...
  • 13 Mar 2019 |

    Germany needs 10 million e-cars for 2030 climate targets 鈥 transport minister

    13 Mar 2019, 14:13 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars dpa / Focus Online Germany needs 10 million electric cars on the road by 2030 to reach its climate targets, according to transport minister Andreas Scheuer. He聽 told newswire dpa in an article ...
  • 13 May 2019 |

    Germans consider climate issue biggest challenge for Europe on eve of EP elections

    13 May 2019, 14:14 Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Two weeks before the European Parliament elections, German voters have said that climate and environment protection are the biggest challenges for the future of the European Union,聽 a ...
  • 02 Sep 2021 |

    Regulatory measures must supplement CO2 pricing to reach climate targets- Greenpeace

    02 Sep 2021, 13:53 Expert DIW- German Institute for Economic Research Deutsches Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Expert Greenpeace Germany ...
  • 02 Apr 2025

    In brief | 2 April '25

    02 Apr 2025, 11:06 麻豆无码版 Team IEA: Promising new technologies face market uncertainty in pivotal moment for global energy innovation New IEA report highlights recent progress and emerging risks across the energy innovation landscape worldwide, with ...
  • 06 May 2021 |

    German govt must propose ways to reach new climate targets 鈥 media commentaries

    06 May 2021, 13:07 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Zeit Online / SZ / General-Anzeiger German media commentaries largely welcome the government鈥檚 agreement to increase the country鈥檚 climate targets, but caution that the goals must now be underpinned ...
  • 05 Oct 2022 |

    Friendly countries could show more solidarity in gas crisis, German econ min says

    05 Oct 2022, 13:53 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International Neue Osnabr眉cker Zeitung Some of Germany鈥檚 partner countries are currently charging irrationally high prices for supplying natural gas to the country since Russia has ceased to be an import source, ...
  • 24 Jun 2021 |

    German farmers demand agricultural surcharge, border tax on food imports

    24 Jun 2021, 13:54 Expert DBV- German Farmers鈥 Association Deutscher Bauernverband Agriculture Edgar Meza Agriculture Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The German Farmers鈥 Association (DBV) is demanding a surcharge on domestic agricultural products to be ...
  • 25 Apr 2024 |

    Boost to German solar expansion could increase times of negative power prices 鈥 business specialists

    25 Apr 2024, 13:47 Jack McGovan Solar Handelsblatt / Frankfurter Rundschau Germany鈥檚 most recent push to boost the rollout of solar photovoltaics (PV) in the country, which is set to be agreed upon in parliament on Friday (26 April), could result in ...
  • 27 Mar 2024 |

    Meyer Burger seals solar module plant shutdown as German treasury rejects new state support

    27 Mar 2024, 11:51 Julian Wettengel Solar Business & Jobs MDR Swiss photovoltaics manufacturer Meyer Burger has sealed the closure of its solar module plant in eastern German state Saxony, following news that the federal government is unlikely to ...
  • 25 Mar 2025

    In brief | 25 March '25

    25 Mar 2025, 11:25 麻豆无码版 Team The Guardian: German parliament sits for first time with AfD as main opposition Germany鈥檚 new parliament sits for the first time on Tuesday with the far-right Alternative f眉r Deutschland (AfD) the strongest opposition faction, ...
  • No need for a set exit date for coal, says Brandenburg鈥檚 economy and energy minister

    The German coal industry would remain important for the energy sector as long as there was not a way to store renewable energy at an 鈥渋ndustrial scale鈥, Albrecht Gerber (SPD), energy and economy minister in the German state of Brandenburg told Der ...
  • 25 May 2022 |

    Roll-out of smart electricity meters in Germany faces new delays

    25 May 2022, 13:41 S枚ren Amelang Digitalisation Handelsblatt The installation of smart electricity meters in German households is set to take longer than planned, reports business daily Handelsblatt. The country鈥檚 Federal Office for Information Security ...
  • 25 Jan 2022 |

    Policy reactions to climate change growing factor for financial stability 鈥 German central bank

    25 Jan 2022, 13:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 Climate action policies and the ability of the economy to cope with them will become a defining factor for the financial system鈥檚 stability, the German central bank Bundesbank has said in a聽 ...
  • Germany's major renewables reform triggers hopes, but also fears of delay

    12 May 2022, 13:38 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation ...
  • 23 Jul 2020 |

    Germany to lose biogas capacity amid struggle to achieve 2030 renewables target

    23 Jul 2020, 13:50 Expert German Biogas Association Fachverband Biogas e.V. Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Business & Jobs Kerstine Appunn Bioenergy Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The number of biogas plants installed in Germany is ...
  • 23 Aug 2023 |

    Slow expansion of wind power in southern Germany is 'depressing' 鈥 Scholz

    23 Aug 2023, 13:24 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 / Rheinische Post Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called the sluggish rollout of wind power in the south of the country "depressing" and warned that the three southern states 鈥 Hesse, Baden ...
  • 29 Aug 2024 |

    Short-term wind power targets in Germany at risk due to implementation delays 鈥 analysis

    29 Aug 2024, 13:37 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 The short-term wind power expansion targets in Germany are unlikely to be met, given that project implementation of licensed wind farms is taking longer than expected, according to an ...
  • 04 Nov 2021 |

    German big business CEOs say they expect reaching CO2 neutrality in 14 years

    04 Nov 2021, 13:08 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Business Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany鈥檚 leading business executives are taking climate and environmental protection increasingly serious, according to a survey presented at the COP26 climate ...
  • 15 Sep 2020 |

    East German coal workers worried about uncertain future

    15 Sep 2020, 14:34 Coal Die Zeit Coal workers in the mining region of Lusatia in eastern Germany are preparing for an uncertain future as the country鈥檚 coal exit moves forward, writes Anna Saraste in Die Zeit. With a variety of operations in the area, ...
  • 12 Apr 2018 |

    Electric trucks to be exempted from motorway toll

    The German federal government wants to support electric vehicle adoption in the trucking industry, reports Markus Balser in the S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. 鈥淔rom 1 January 2019, electric trucks will be exempt from the motorway toll for trucks. This is a big ...
  • 27 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淒eclaration of war鈥

    The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) plans to initiate its own programme to measure emissions from diesel vehicles in real-life conditions, setting up parallel structures to those of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), reports S眉ddeutsche Zeitung ...
  • 02 Jul 2021 |

    Conservative CDU/CSU stabilise top position among German parties as Greens falter

    02 Jul 2021, 13:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Der Spiegel The German conservative CDU/CSU alliance has stabilised its position as the country's most popular party again, relegating the Green Party firmly to the second place, according ...
  • 02 Dec 2021 |

    Quick removal of renewables expansion barriers must be priority for next German govt 鈥 association

    02 Dec 2021, 13:42 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband ...
  • 04 Oct 2018 |

    Germany鈥檚 'huge step' to solve diesel crisis leaves NGOs unconvinced

    04 Oct 2018, 17:11 Germany鈥檚 government has decided to reduce emissions from diesel cars in polluted cities by swapping old models for new ones and retrofitting some older cars. Transport minister Andreas Scheuer and environment minister Svenja Schulze ...
  • German carbon tax most efficient way to meet climate goals-study

    13 Jul 2017, 00:00 Germany should implement a national tax on carbon emissions in order to meet its own emission reduction targets in the an efficient and straight forward way, the German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation (BEE) proposed based on a study by ...
  • Germany鈥檚 Energiewende: No abandonment, just revision

    The coalition talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 Conservatives and the Social Democrats have revealed that Germany has problems with implementing the energy transition, writes聽Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk in the Bulletin of the Polish Institute of ...
  • New German development minister to highlight climate in cooperation with global South

    09 Dec 2021, 13:34 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics International 麻豆无码版 In the context of the formation of Germany鈥檚 new government, former environment minister Svenja Schulze moves on to lead the country鈥檚 development ministry (BMZ) ...
  • Renewables will guarantee energy security, short term use of more coal possible 鈥 German econ min

    02 Mar 2022, 13:31 Kerstine Appunn Fossil fuels Renewables Security 麻豆无码版 Ensuring energy supply security can take priority over climate action, Germany鈥檚 economy and climate minister has said. Speaking to Deutschlandfunk (Dlf) radio, Robert ...
  • German carmakers headed for "disaster" 鈥 opinion

    German car manufacturers are working to sell ever more diesel vehicles in a bid to comply with stricter EU CO 2 emission limits, risking 鈥渄isaster鈥, writes Frank-Thomas Wenzel in an opinion piece in Frankfurter Rundschau. Diesel-fuelled cars produce less ...
  • 05 Jan 2021 |
    EU

    Many open questions on EU-UK energy relations after Brexit deal

    05 Jan 2021, 12:58 Julian Wettengel EU Tagesspiegel Background Future energy relations between the European Union and the UK remain somewhat uncertain after the post-Brexit trade agreement reached over the holidays delegated many decisions to expert ...
  • 21 Dec 2022 |

    Germany must implement fast-tracked energy transition in 2023 鈥 energy industry

    21 Dec 2022, 13:27 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The ...
  • 07 Feb 2022 |

    Hybrid cars can be bridge to climate-neutral transportation- German transport minister

    07 Feb 2022, 13:39 Julian Wettengel Transport Cars 麻豆无码版 Hybrid cars can make an important contribution to CO2聽savings and also facilitate the switch from combustion engines to electric vehicles, German transport minister Volker Wissing said ...
  • 09 Oct 2018 |

    鈥淕ermany prefers to protect the diesel instead of the climate

    EU environment ministers want to find a compromise on future car emission limits today, but car giant and Energiewende pioneer Germany creates confusion instead of playing a leading role in the negotiations, write Markus Becker and Gerald Traufetter on ...
  • 27 Feb 2018 |

    More than two million car sharing customers in Germany

    More than two million customers used car sharing services of 165 companies in Germany by the start of 2018, writes the Federal German Car Sharing Association (bcs) in a press release. 鈥淐ar sharing is still a small market in regards to the total number of ...
  • 04 Mar 2022 |

    Germans support steps against Russia even if they endanger energy supply 鈥 survey

    04 Mar 2022, 13:26 Julian Wettengel Society International ARD A majority of Germans support the measures governments are taking against Russia even if they lead to problems with energy supply, a survey by infratest dimap commissioned by public broadcaster ...
  • 21 Aug 2019 |

    German aviation levy revenues must be used for climate action 鈥 transport min

    21 Aug 2019, 12:02 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Transport dpa The revenues from Germany鈥檚 aviation ...
  • 06 Aug 2020 |

    Environmental NGO sues to stop Nord Stream 2 over methane leakage concerns

    06 Aug 2020, 14:13 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Gas International 麻豆无码版 The environmental group Environmental Action Germany (DUH) says it is suing to stop the controversial Nord ...
  • 15 Dec 2020 |

    Germany and Denmark to strengthen cooperation on offshore energy island hubs

    15 Dec 2020, 14:17 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Charlotte Nijhuis Wind Hydrogen Clean ...
  • Gas, power, hydrogen infrastructure planning must be combined 鈥 German agency

    26 Jan 2022, 13:15 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas Grid Renewables Hydrogen Policy 麻豆无码版 The separate planning procedures for electricity, gas, and hydrogen infrastructure must be combined to pave the way towards a low-carbon economy, ...
  • 17 Feb 2020 |

    German env min wants to push green hydrogen with aviation quota, auctions

    17 Feb 2020, 14:13 S枚ren Amelang Gas Renewables Hydrogen Germany's environment minister Svenja Schulze has proposed to speed up the large-scale use of renewable hydrogen with a quota for aeroplane fuels and tenders for production.聽 "For me it is ...
  • 21 Apr 2021 |

    Germany plans to double cycling within ten years

    21 Apr 2021, 13:12 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport S枚ren Amelang Transport 麻豆无码版 Germany's government has adopted a ...
  • German renewables industry with "high expectations" for next government

    06 Oct 2021, 14:11 Edgar Meza Renewables Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Renewable energy industry groups have laid out a series of proposals for the incoming federal government to accelerate the expansion of green power sources. "From an ...
  • Germany needs more climate-friendly livestock farming 鈥 minister

    Germany鈥檚 agriculture ministry plans to boost sustainable forestry and sees the need for more climate-friendly livestock farming in order to achieve the agricultural sector鈥檚 emission reduction targets, federal agriculture minister Julia Kl枚ckner (CDU) ...
  • Splitting Germany's electricity price zone could reduce domestic power prices 鈥 report

    06 Mar 2025, 13:25 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Grid Renewables 麻豆无码版 Dividing Germany鈥檚 single power price zone into several individual regions could reduce final electricity prices for consumers across the country,聽 said a report by ...
  • 25 Jan 2019 |

    Industry study says 250 billion euros needed for transport transition

    25 Jan 2019, 14:26 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Transport Cost & Prices Handelsblatt Reducing greenhouse gas ...
  • 30 Aug 2019 |

    Agriculture minister plans large-scale reforestation to tackle 'grave state' of German forests

    30 Aug 2019, 14:21 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 Agriculture 麻豆无码版 German agriculture minister Julia Kl枚ckner has plans for large-scale reforestation projects to improve the "grave state" of German forests, she announced at a ...
  • 08 Apr 2025 |

    First materials register for entire German building stock lays foundation for circular construction

    08 Apr 2025, 13:04 Carolina Kyllmann Construction 麻豆无码版 Germany's first database of materials for the country's entire building stock could provide an important foundation for increasing the rate of reuse and recycling of ...
  • 30 Jan 2018 |

    Environment minister asks EU for more time to implement clean air measures

    Germany鈥檚 environment minister Barbara Hendricks has asked the EU Commission for more time to implement binding legislation for ensuring better air quality in inner cities, Zeit Online reports. At a meeting in Brussels, Hendricks said Germany would ...
  • 13 Jul 2022 |

    Offshore wind expansion picks up but no turbines constructed in first half of 2022

    13 Jul 2022, 12:57 Jessica Bateman Wind 麻豆无码版 The German government鈥檚 ambitious offshore wind power expansion targets triggered a construction increase in the first half of 2022, although no turbines were built. According to a press release ...
  • 11 Jun 2021 |

    German climate think tanks propose path to rapid building sector heating transition

    11 Jun 2021, 14:14 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Heating 麻豆无码版 Agora Energiewende * and the聽 Climate Neutrality Foundation 聽have unveiled a聽 roadmap 聽aimed at facilitating the necessary heating transition to make the building sector ...
  • 18 Nov 2022 |

    Intensified energy cooperation between Poland and Germany aimed at increasing mutual trust

    18 Nov 2022, 12:29 Benjamin Wehrmann International 麻豆无码版 Poland and Germany have agreed to intensify their cooperation on energy policy through joint projects on energy efficiency, renewables, infrastructure and the energy market design. 鈥淭he ...
  • 26 Jul 2021 |

    Damage to German rail company after flood disaster totals over 鈧1 billion

    26 Jul 2021, 12:25 Expert Deutsche Bahn German railway operator Transport Business & Jobs Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Jessica Bateman Climate & CO2 Transport 麻豆无码版 / WirtschaftsWoche / ...
  • 11 Feb 2025 |

    Most Germans favour using CO2 price revenues to fund renewables, lower grid fees 鈥 survey

    11 Feb 2025, 13:41 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Society 麻豆无码版 More people in Germany say they want the government to invest CO2 price revenues in renewable energy sources and to lower grid fees, than compensating citizens through an ...
  • 03 Apr 2025 |

    Greenwashing fine for asset manager DWS 鈥渨arning to the entire financial sector鈥 鈥 opinion

    03 Apr 2025, 11:27 Julian Wettengel Finance S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Reuters The 25-million-euro greenwashing fine for Deutsche Bank-owned asset manager DWS is a clear sign that deception regarding sustainable funds will be penalised, wrote journalist Meike ...
  • 06 Jul 2022 |
    Gas

    Grid operators and NGOs at odds over gas infrastructure planning

    06 Jul 2022, 12:03 Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine pushes governments across Europe to overhaul their plans for gas infrastructure such as pipelines or import terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Substituting only half of Russian gas imports forces ...
  • Germany faces challenges to its triad of targets at European climate negotiations

    22 Oct 2014, 00:00 Germany is to push for a triad of targets for 2030 at the EU climate summit on 23-24 October with broad backing from the public, and some concerns on the part of industry. Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der ...
  • Global losses from natural disasters reached 320 billion U.S. dollars in 2024

    10 Jan 2025, 13:16 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Adaptation Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Natural disasters worldwide caused losses of 320 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, up from an inflation-adjusted 268 billion in 2023, of which around 140 ...
  • Japan and Germany aim to press ahead with Paris Climate Agreement

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    German transport minister calls for EU-wide road toll for passenger cars

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  • German businesses demand sustainability and digitalisation reforms from next government

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    Public transport could be 鈥渆missions problem solver #1鈥 in cities

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    German govt unlikely to meet carmaker demands for coronavirus bailout- report

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    2050 climate neutrality 'magical thinking' 鈥 German industry association president

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  • 04 Jan 2018 |

    Only ten percent of e-car buyer鈥檚 premium budget used to date

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    Climate action must not come at the expense of the poor 鈥 op ed

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    鈥淒aimler accelerates electric car programme

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    Germany鈥檚 new labour strategy sees skilled workers as crucial for energy transition

    13 Oct 2022, 13:35 Edgar Meza Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The German government has approved a new skilled labour strategy that includes measures to help companies and businesses attract and retain skilled workers in view of growing challenges ...
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    Germany to lead EU solar PV expansion in 2024 鈥 consultancy

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    Lake in former coal mine to host new large heat pump for eastern German city

    10 Apr 2024, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Heating Focus Online The eastern German city of Cottbus in coal mining region Lusatia plans to use an artificial lake in a former open pit mine for the installation of a large heat pump that could cover up to 40 ...
  • 23 Apr 2020 |

    Economy minister calls for tying car industry support to emissions

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    Thousands of diesel driving ban infractions in German cities

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  • 29 Oct 2021 |

    German subsidies for private charging stations are used up, industry calls for more

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  • State must support domestic production to fulfill Germany's renewables expansion aims 鈥 agency

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    Scholz promises construction of 鈥渇our to five wind turbines per day鈥 to reach 2030 target

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  • 11 Dec 2017 |

    Coal Regions in Transition Platform launched

    The European Commission is launching a Platform on Coal Regions in Transition to 鈥渉elp regions with coal mining activities identify, develop and implement projects with the potential to kick-start a viable economic and technological transformation鈥. There ...
  • 27 Nov 2024 |

    Polls reveal citizen support for climate action and energy transition

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  • 10 Mar 2019 |

    Students demand climate action with 鈥淔ridays for Future鈥 school strikes

    10 Mar 2019, 15:22 Students around the world are walking out of school on Fridays to demand faster action on climate change. The protests were inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who began skipping school last August. In Germany, ...
  • Q&A: How will Germany support the expansion of renewables in future?

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  • 30 Oct 2018 |

    Climate impact of farming, land use (change) and forestry in Germany

    30 Oct 2018, 22:15 Farming and land use emissions arise from a very diverse range of sources 鈥 milk cows, growing cereal, converting pastures into maize fields, producing fertiliser, driving tractors, draining moorlands, to name just a few. Other ...
  • 26 Jul 2018 |

    Germany's maritime freight emissions

    26 Jul 2018, 09:28 Germany's maritime freight industry is big business that boasts globally ranked shipping companies, state-of-the-art ports, and reliable logistics. The country's merchant fleet mainly runs on CO鈧-intensive heavy oil, as do ...
  • National climate measures and European emission trading: Assessing the 鈥榳aterbed effect鈥

    04 Apr 2019, 12:40 When countries like the Netherlands, the UK or Germany attempt to lower greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation and industry, they are regularly faced with the same criticism: Saving emissions that are covered by the ...
  • 07 Aug 2018 |

    Rail cargo emissions in Germany

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    Leaving no one behind: 麻豆无码版鈥檚 grant winners go cross-border to cover just transition stories

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    Hitting a moving target: How Covid-19 turned geopolitics and reporting on the EU and China upside down

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    麻豆无码版 Masterclass: Reporting on climate and energy across borders- lessons from the 'Franco-German engine'

    30 Nov 2023 Berlin Most of Europe shares a single power grid, a single emissions market and one climate target 鈥 but the EU's member states follow 27 different paths to the goal of a net-zero by 2050. As the bloc's largest economies and energy ...
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  • 18 Jan 2021 |

    Europe and the U.S.- new dream team for climate action or rivals on the road to net zero?

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  • 19 Nov 2020 |

    Explanatory: The interplay between European and national energy and climate policies

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  • 21 Nov 2023 |

    Reporting on COP28 鈥 Climate talks in a changing geopolitical context

    21 Nov 2023 Berlin Global cooperation on climate change has taken on a new sense of urgency this year as 2023 has seen many climate records shattered, with unprecedented air and ocean temperature anomalies and low sea ice coverage. However, negotiations ...
  • 28 Nov 2024 |

    On the frontlines of climate conflict 鈥 Making sense of violence in the age of global heating

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  • Hamburg`s largest container rail terminal- innovation in efficiency

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  • Mishra

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  • Pihlajaniemi

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    Norway Climate & CO2 Carbon removal Fossil fuels Business Politics Government Norwegian Caroline Drefvelin covers climate and energy policy for national newspaper Dagbladet. ...
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  • Ugurtas

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