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  • 25 Jun 2015 |

    Germany's energy transition in the European context

    The solo draws to a close 25 Jun 2015, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 energy transition began as a lonely expedition. Expanding green energy rapidly and switching off its nuclear power stations antagonised some neighbours and the European Commission. Germany has now ...
  • COP21- The view from Germany

    German positions on the Paris Climate Summit 17 Dec 2015, 00:00 Hopes for the Paris Climate Summit from 30 November to 11 December are high, but will the COP21 as it is called become a breakthrough for global efforts to reign in climate change? In this ...
  • Ill-equipped Europe braces for impact of rising temperatures

    How the EU is adapting to climate change 11 Mar 2024, 10:00 Europe is the continent experiencing the fastest rise in temperatures because of climate change, and the impacts are felt everywhere across the region: Deadly summer heatwaves and floods, ...
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  • G7 summit must act to make green hydrogen trade sustainable- NGOs

    23 May 2022, 13:14 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen International G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 The burgeoning global trade in green hydrogen risks becoming an environmental and social burden in producing countries, and the G7 must take steps to ensure it will ...
  • 15 Jun 2022 |

    Germany鈥檚 remaining CO2 emission budget 鈥渞apidly shrinking,鈥 say govt advisors

    15 Jun 2022, 12:20 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 For a 鈥渇air and adequate鈥 German contribution to efforts to reach the international climate target of keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5掳C, the country may emit no more ...
  • 01 Nov 2017 |

    COP23 鈥 鈥極utgoing government could well act more boldly in Bonn鈥

    01 Nov 2017, 00:00 Chancellor Angela Merkel could use her appearance at the COP to advance coalition talks on climate, says Ann-Kathrin Schneider, specialist for international climate policy at Friends of the Earth Germany. Meanwhile, Germany鈥檚 NGOs want ...
  • 13 Mar 2023 |

    Retrofitting quota and minimum standards needed in EU building efficiency regulation 鈥 analysis

    13 Mar 2023, 13:48 Benjamin Wehrmann Heating EU 麻豆无码版 A binding retrofitting quota and clear minimum standards for energy efficiency in buildings are needed in the EU to get the bloc on track towards reaching its emissions reduction targets in ...
  • 25 Nov 2021 |

    Greens criticise European Commission's plans against methane emissions

    25 Nov 2021, 13:59 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International dpa The European Commission is planning measures against methane emissions from the oil and gas industry in the EU, according to a draft law proposal seen by聽 German news agency ...
  • 鈥淕ermany is addicted to Russian gas鈥

    Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom鈥檚 plan to expand existing direct pipelines to Germany, a project known as Nord Stream 2, is facing international, regional and local opposition, while the German government continues to support it, report Weixin Zha ...
  • 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 ...
  • 23 Dec 2016 |

    Preview2017 鈥 Elections, G20 set to dominate Energiewende policy

    23 Dec 2016, 00:00 Germany is heading into a year filled with international top-events and elections that will determine the future course of the country鈥檚 Energiewende project. The uncertainties about the new US administration and the exact details of ...
  • 10 Mar 2023 |

    State aid changes strengthen EU clean tech sovereignty 鈥 German econ min

    10 Mar 2023, 12:21 Julian Wettengel Industry EU 麻豆无码版 / Financial Times / Reuters / NY Times German economy minister Robert Habeck has welcomed the European Commission鈥檚 decision to further relax state aid rules for clean technologies as part ...
  • 28 Jun 2022 |

    G7 say they won't compromise on climate goals as they tackle fallout of war against Ukraine

    28 Jun 2022, 17:16 G7 leaders have finished their three-day meeting in the Bavarian Alps with a commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, even as they agreed that public funding could be necessary for some fossil gas projects to reduce dependence on ...
  • Business leaders doubt East Germany can successfully shift to sustainable industry

    02 Jun 2022, 13:53 Edgar Meza Renewables Business & Jobs Der Tagesspiegel The planned structural transformation of the former East German states towards more sustainable industry 鈥 including renewable energy generation-- holds great potential but it ...
  • 06 Mar 2023 |

    German Science Academy urges speed and cooperation in Europe鈥檚 energy transition

    06 Mar 2023, 13:32 Julian Wettengel Energiewende EU 麻豆无码版 Researchers at the German National Academy of Sciences have called on German and European governments to speed up efforts to transform the energy system to help reach climate targets, ...
  • 19 Jul 2024 |

    Dispatch from Italy | July 2024

    19 Jul 2024, 15:00 Every year in August, Italy and its political scene grind to an almost complete halt for the summer holidays. The debate around the country鈥檚 energy transition has almost entirely narrowed down to a single topic: whether to return to ...
  • 08 Jan 2019 |

    Preview2019- Coal exit should be driven by markets, is bad for energy security- RWI

    08 Jan 2019, 11:00 A key premise聽for Germany to meet聽its climate goals is a strong CO2 price signal, says Manuel Frondel, head of the department "Environment and Resources" at the RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research. Preferably, such a ...
  • 02 Mar 2023 |

    Federal govt, eastern German states clash over supply security effects of 2030 coal phase-out

    02 Mar 2023, 14:08 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Security Die Zeit The possible earlier coal phase-out in eastern Germany continues to lead to clashes between the federal government and state governments in the east, with views differing on how a coal exit in ...
  • 29 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淣ew RWE subsidiary to be named innogy鈥

    Utility company RWE has unveiled the name of its new 鈥渃olourful, cheerful and innovative鈥 subsidiary: 鈥淚nnogy鈥. The new company pools the German and international renewables, grid and infrastructure and retail business. ...
  • 01 Mar 2023 |

    Europe鈥檚 LNG import capacity sufficient for next decade 鈥 report

    01 Mar 2023, 13:39 Julian Wettengel Gas EU 麻豆无码版 Europe is on track to have sufficient capacity for supplying its economies with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the coming 10- 15 years, taking into account existing plans to expand the import ...
  • 19 May 2022 |

    Germany and neighbours agree tenfold increase of North Sea wind power

    19 May 2022, 12:07 Edgar Meza Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark have agreed to expand offshore wind power generation capacity in the North Sea tenfold to at least 150 gigawatts (GW) by 2050. The countries are also set to ...
  • 16 Oct 2020 |

    鈥淗igh willingness鈥 among EU member states for 55%-climate target 鈥 Merkel

    16 Oct 2020, 13:23 Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 EU 麻豆无码版 The European Union's heads of state and government have agreed to decide on a more ambitious 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target at the ...
  • Researchers call for quicker CO2 price increase, compensation to anticipate new EU emissions trading scheme

    13 Feb 2024, 13:13 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 An alliance of civil society groups has called on the German government to better anticipate possible carbon price jumps at the time of the introduction of the EU ...
  • 08 Oct 2021 |

    Industry and NGO alliance demands CCS strategy from next German government

    08 Oct 2021, 11:59 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Capturing, using and storing CO2 emissions on a large scale will be necessary for Germany to reach its target of climate neutrality by 2045 and the next national government should ...
  • 13 Dec 2017 |

    Mining regions prepare for a soft exit from hard coal in Germany

    Germany is due to close its last hard coal mine next year, and the affected regions prepare for the transition, for example by considering renewable energy projects or tourism, Valerie Hamilton reports in a feature for Public Radio International (PRI). ...
  • 10 May 2022 |

    German transport minister rejects news about massive e-car support increase

    10 May 2022, 13:14 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 / Der Spiegel / Tagesspiegel German transport minister Volker Wissing has denied a media report that he plans to massively increase support payments for buyers of electric ...
  • 27 Aug 2019 |

    Intelligent charging would make fully electric car fleet in Germany economically feasible 鈥 study

    27 Aug 2019, 13:30 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International Expert Agora Verkehrswende Think tank on energy transition in the ...
  • 26 Aug 2019 |

    Study finds CO2 price of 50 euros per tonne would be 'socially balanced' for Germany

    26 Aug 2019, 13:34 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International Expert Agora Verkehrswende Think tank on energy transition in the ...
  • 22 Sep 2021 |

    Seventy percent of Germans in favour of banning short haul flights- survey

    22 Sep 2021, 13:46 Jessica Bateman 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Society 麻豆无码版 Seventy percent of Germans would support a ban on short haul flights in order to better protect the climate, a survey has found. A聽 poll 聽carried out by YouGov on behalf ...
  • German emissions trading scheme for transport and heating would delay action several years 鈥 study

    20 Aug 2019, 13:59 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International Expert Institute for Applied Ecology 脰ko-Institut Citizens' energy ...
  • Reused and recycled buildings challenge wasteful construction status quo

    02 Apr 2024, 10:30 鈥淩euse and recycle鈥 is a catchphrase most people associate with plastic bags or bottles. But our homes, schools and offices are also made with materials that are far too valuable and carbon-intensive for single use: They shouldn鈥檛 ...
  • 鈥淲hy Germany is leading the charge against climate change鈥

    Germany鈥檚 government takes on a leadership role in international climate protection 鈥 a role fostered by the fact that the German population has overwhelmingly supported the transition to a greener economy, writes Ruby Russell in an article for ...
  • 31 Aug 2017 |

    India, Germany ink pact to boost green energy ties

    India has entered into a pact with Deutsche Gesellschaft f眉r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)- the German government's international development agency- to help integrate renewable energy into its grid,聽The Economic Times reports. India鈥檚 Union ...
  • Germany increases climate finance to poorer nations to 鈧5.3 billion

    20 Oct 2022, 14:27 The German government has said it increased public climate finance for developing and emerging countries to 5.34 billion euros last year, meaning the country is on track towards reaching its target of 6 billion euros by 2025. Together ...
  • Inaction on climate exacerbates energy dependence on Russia 鈥 IPCC author

    04 Apr 2022, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 International Die Zeit Slow climate action has increasingly risked missing the world鈥檚 climate targets and also keeps Europe and Germany dependent on energy imports from Russia, UN climate panel IPCC ...
  • 08 Oct 2021 |

    Imports to cover about half of EU鈥檚 hydrogen needs by 2050 鈥 report

    08 Oct 2021, 12:02 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen EU 麻豆无码版 European Union states will produce about half of the hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels it needs by 2050, with the other half imported from partner countries, said a report by the World ...
  • 16 Aug 2022 |

    Norway agrees to sustain maximum gas deliveries to Germany

    16 Aug 2022, 13:22 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International 麻豆无码版 / AFP / n-tv Norway has agreed to continue to export as much natural gas as it can to Germany in order to help reduce fossil fuel dependence on Russia, the two countries' ...
  • Ending coal in industrialised and developing countries

    Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) addresses the global coal phase-out in a new, short, overview policy brief. The main measures to help phase out coal are the abolishment of fossil-fuel subsidies, the introduction of ...
  • 16 Dec 2021 |
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    German stakeholders welcome EU energy proposals, criticise lack of ambition

    16 Dec 2021, 12:26 Julian Wettengel EU 麻豆无码版 German politicians, NGOs and industry representatives have generally welcomed the second part of the European Commission鈥檚 鈥淔it for 55鈥 package of energy and climate legislation, but criticised ...
  • 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 ...
  • 22 May 2017 |

    Germany, China urge US to remain in climate agreement

    22 May 2017, 00:00 Germany and China increased pressure on the US government to stay in the Paris Climate Agreement ahead of the G7 and G20 summits. The continuing uncertainty about the US position puts Germany鈥檚 aim to agree on a G20 energy and climate ...
  • 27 Oct 2020 |

    German government calls for closer climate cooperation with US as elections loom

    27 Oct 2020, 13:28 International dpa Germany is eager to work more closely with the United States on climate action once again, foreign minister Heiko Maas said in statements reported by dpa this week. Maas said that he and environment minister Svenja ...
  • Preview 2024: Elections to shape future of European Green Deal

    21 Dec 2023, 13:00 Voters in the EU will head to the polls in June 2024 to elect the next European Parliament, kicking off a months-long process to pick the bloc鈥檚 new leadership that will shape climate policy until the end of the decade. It will face the ...
  • Germany stops landmark mechanism that funded renewables expansion via power bills

    30 Jun 2022, 14:07 On 1 July,聽Germany marks the end of its landmark renewables levy on consumer power prices. The surcharge helped to spur the growth of wind and solar power capacity for more than two decades but has also been criticised for contributing ...
  • 03 Feb 2023 |

    NGO urges 鈥減ause to think鈥 about LNG expansion as Germany overshoots gas storage target

    03 Feb 2023, 12:56 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security 麻豆无码版 The hasty buildout of Germany鈥檚 liquefied natural gas (LNG) import infrastructure is turning into a ...
  • Economic prospects fall to 鈥渉istoric low鈥 in Germany as expert council urges energy investments

    09 Nov 2023, 14:20 Leading German economists have urged more innovation and investments to put the country that is still grappling with the fallout of the energy crisis and inflation back on a growth track. The German Council of Economic Experts forecasts ...
  • 02 Feb 2023 |

    EU green industry plan an 鈥榠mportant proposal鈥 to improve investment conditions 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    02 Feb 2023, 13:30 German government officials and industry associations have welcomed the EU鈥檚 proposal for a 鈥淕reen Deal Industrial Plan,鈥 intended to enhance the competitiveness of Europe's industry on the path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions ...
  • Fridays for Future calls on next govt to introduce German CO2 budget in line with 1.5掳 target

    20 Oct 2021, 13:32 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Climate activists from Fridays for Future have presented a list of demands for the first 100 days of a new German government. The activists first and ...
  • 19 Jan 2023 |

    Researchers call on governments to push CO2 removal from atmosphere in 2020s

    19 Jan 2023, 13:39 Julian Wettengel Carbon removal 麻豆无码版 Governments across the globe must use the 2020s to establish methods to remove CO2 from the atmosphere (carbon dioxide removals 鈥 CDR) to ensure that Paris Climate Agreement targets can ...
  • 01 Feb 2023 |

    Earlier 2030 coal exit poses no threat to security of German electricity supply 鈥 ministry

    01 Feb 2023, 13:35 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 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity ...
  • EU Commission refers Germany to European Court of Justice

    The European Commission is taking Germany to court for its alleged failure to properly implement the Electricity and Gas Directives of the Third 麻豆无码版 Package, according to a Commission press release. The package, in effect since 2009, establishes the ...
  • 31 Jan 2023 |

    EU suspension of environmental checks a boon for German energy transition 鈥 econ min

    31 Jan 2023, 13:25 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables EU 麻豆无码版 The implementation into national law agreed by Germany鈥檚 government of an EU emergency regulation on the accelerated buildout of renewable energy sources will greatly boost the country鈥檚 ...
  • 22 Jul 2021 |

    Germany and U.S. reach deal that allows completion of Nord Stream 2

    22 Jul 2021, 13:53 Charlotte Nijhuis Gas International Security 麻豆无码版 Germany and the United States have reached an agreement resolving their long-standing conflict over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The deal allows for the completion of the ...
  • 02 Dec 2022 |

    Germany welcomes EU carbon removal certification proposal, calls for further development

    02 Dec 2022, 13:51 Julian Wettengel Carbon removal 麻豆无码版 German government officials have welcomed the EU proposal to certify carbon removals, but called for better clarification of the details. 鈥淚n order to reach the 1.5-degree target, CO2 ...
  • 14 Dec 2020 |

    Germany pledges 500 million euros at Paris Agreement anniversary summit that leaves critics unimpressed

    14 Dec 2020, 14:20 Charlotte Nijhuis Politics International EU Der Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged an additional 500 million euros to help poorer countries in their effort to protect the climate in the context of ...
  • 23 May 2022 |

    Europe鈥檚 move away from Russian gas revives controversial LNG projects in Canada

    23 May 2022, 13:19 S枚ren Amelang Gas International Tagesspiegel Background The EU鈥檚 and, in particular, Germany鈥檚 urgent drive to replace Russian gas imports has revived controversial liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Canada, to the dismay of ...
  • 18 Jun 2020 |

    Hopes for EU-China climate deal centre on green recovery

    18 Jun 2020, 12:00 A joint push by the EU and China remains the best hope to drive global climate action and build momentum ahead of next year鈥檚 UN climate talks, researchers and NGOs say. The coronavirus pandemic has shifted national priorities, raised ...
  • 鈥淕ermany's long goodbye to coal despite Merkel's green push鈥

    Coal-fired power generation 鈥渓ooks set to remain the backbone鈥 of Germany鈥檚 energy supply, writes Vera Eckert for Reuters. This contrasts with Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 international ambition as climate protection role model, she adds. Read the article ...
  • 02 Nov 2016 |

    鈥淭he forerunner follows behind鈥

    While Chancellor Merkel takes the lead on decarbonisation at international summits, her political group at home foils efforts to reach agreed climate targets, writes Markus Balser in an opinion piece in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. 鈥淭he fourth largest economy in ...
  • German and French finance ministers warn against green tech trade conflict with the U.S.

    08 Nov 2022, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices International Tagesspiegel / Handelsblatt Germany鈥檚 finance minister Christian Lindner has warned against a 鈥渢rade conflict鈥 between the EU and the U.S. as a result of the American government鈥檚 ...
  • 鈥淧owerful hurricanes to fuel demands from island nations at climate talks鈥

    Hurricane Irma's devastation in the Caribbean will fuel small island nations' demand for support from the world鈥檚 large greenhouse-gas-emitting countries for damages attributable to climate change at the UN climate conference in Bonn in November ...
  • 03 Mar 2022 |

    Renewables stocks surge as govt renews vow to speed up expansion amid Ukraine war

    03 Mar 2022, 13:50 Kerstine Appunn Renewables International Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung German renewables stocks have surged amid prospects of an accelerated energy transition after the government emphasised plans to speed up renewables expansion as a ...
  • Emissions trading revenue in Germany reaches 12.5 billion euros

    05 Jan 2022, 13:47 Edgar Meza Carbon market Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 The German government raked in a record 12.5 billion euros from European and national emissions trading programmes in 2021, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) reported. ...
  • Germany will build two LNG import terminals 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    28 Feb 2022, 13:46 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Julian Wettengel Gas Policy International Security The German government will push the construction of what would be the country鈥檚 first two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals as part of ...
  • Germany must pull its weight in UN Security Council to address climate change 鈥 commentary

    Germany will have to actively lobby to make climate change and its security policy implications a key feature of its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Susanne Dr枚ge writes in a commentary for the German Institute for ...
  • 29 Sep 2021 |

    What are the climate and energy plans of German election winner Scholz?

    29 Sep 2021, 13:42 Olaf Scholz has led Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) to an unexpected win in the country's 2021 elections. The finance minister of chancellor Angela Merkel's outgoing government has led a campaign based on continuity with ...
  • 07 Aug 2023 |

    New German funding guidelines to speed up domestic production of clean technologies 鈥 econ min

    07 Aug 2023, 13:19 Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Technology EU 麻豆无码版 / Table.Media The German economy ministry (BMWK) has published a new regulation which will allow the federal government and the country鈥檚 states to financially support the ...
  • 22 Sep 2021 |

    Germany can install at least 60 GW of offshore wind 鈥 industry study

    22 Sep 2021, 13:48 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany could install offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of more than 60 gigawatts (GW), says a聽 study 聽by wind power consultancy WindGuard. According to the ...
  • 06 Jan 2023 |

    Preview 2023: EU must reduce critical raw material dependency- government advisor

    06 Jan 2023, 11:03 Germany and the EU must focus on reducing their dependence on raw materials that are critical for key energy transition technologies this year, says economist and government advisor Veronika Grimm. 鈥淲e are [faced] with the task of more ...
  • 10 Aug 2018 |

    Environmentalists, mobility experts urge people to fly less

    Intra-German flights should be completely prohibited and per-person air traffic should be capped, according to environmental and mobility experts, Markus Decker writes in the Frankfurter Rundschau. Air traffic in Germany increased by 2.3 percent in the ...
  • 05 Jan 2017 |

    Preview2017- 鈥淭ransport remains problem child of the Energiewende鈥

    05 Jan 2017, 00:00 The year 2017 will be filled with a multitude of seminal events for Germany's energy and climate policy. In addition to presiding over the next G20 summit, Germany will be the venue for the UN's COP23 and see legal reforms of ...
  • 15 Sep 2021 |

    Hydrogen import-export partnerships 鈥渂ooming鈥 around the world

    15 Sep 2021, 12:33 Jessica Bateman Hydrogen The number of hydrogen partnerships around the world is increasing and is likely to grow even further, data from the World 麻豆无码版 Council suggests. In a press release, the organisation counts 41 import-export ...
  • VW head M眉ller says diesel will have a 鈥渞enaissance鈥 soon

    Diesel engines will have 鈥 a renaissance in the foreseeable future 鈥 and shed its currently-tarnished image as a particularly polluting technology, VW head Michael M眉ller said at the important trade fair Geneva International Motor Show, the Frankfurter ...
  • 09 Nov 2017 |

    Comparing efforts to reduce transport emissions in G20 countries

    Reducing global emissions from transport sector is key to limiting climate change, and G20 countries are responsible for the lion鈥檚 share, according to a study by the German government's international development agency (GIZ) and transport think tank ...
  • 09 Sep 2021 |

    VW says quicker German coal exit needed to reduce car sector鈥檚 carbon footprint

    09 Sep 2021, 14:05 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Cars dpa / Focus Online Carmaker VW says an earlier German coal exit is necessary for the company to ensure its electric car fleet receives the clean power it needs to ...
  • Environment ministry launches European Climate Initiative

    Germany鈥檚 environment ministry has launched the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) to strengthen internal European cooperation on climate protection, the ministry announced in a press release. The initiative will initially supply funding for 22 projects ...
  • 31 Jul 2023 |

    Far-right AfD lead candidate for EU election rejects Green Deal

    31 Jul 2023, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics EU Dlf / 麻豆无码版 / dpa The European Union鈥檚 focus on climate in all policy fields is unnecessary and the Green Deal should be abolished, Maximilian Krah, the German populist far-right ...
  • EEX and CBEEX form partnership for carbon market development in China

    The European 麻豆无码版 Exchange (EEX) and China Beijing Environment Exchange (CBEEX) will form a strategic partnership to jointly develop the world鈥檚 largest carbon market in China, German-based EEX writes in a press release. EEX and CBEEX will evaluate how ...
  • German reactions to draft EU Climate Law

    04 Mar 2020, 11:02 The European Commission is unveiling its proposal for the EU's first ever climate law, which will form the basis of the EU's proposed Green Deal, and will provide a framework for reaching the bloc's target of becoming ...
  • 03 Jan 2023 |

    CO2 pricing brings Germany record 13 billion euros in revenues in 2022

    03 Jan 2023, 13:27 Carolina Kyllmann Finance EU 麻豆无码版 The European emissions trading system (EU ETS) and national carbon pricing brought Germany a record 13.2 billion euros from the sale of carbon dioxide pollution rights in 2022, the Federal ...
  • How do Spanish activists push for climate action amidst economic recovery?

    01 Oct 2021, 11:34 After Spain hosted the COP25 in 2019 and many Spanish cities declared a climate emergency, the country's climate movement has grown 鈥 especially among young people. But the coronavirus pandemic slowed down this newfound momentum ...
  • 02 Jul 2018 |

    Government crisis halts Germany鈥檚 energy policy

    The 鈥渃haotic鈥 internal strife in the German government's conservative camp over immigration means that no progress of any kind can be expected in the country's energy and climate policymaking for some time, writes Tagesspiegel Background in an ...
  • 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 ...
  • 01 Apr 2019 |

    Germans more sceptical about e-cars than other Europeans 鈥 survey

    01 Apr 2019, 14:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Society 麻豆无码版 No other country in Europe is as sceptical of the success of e-mobility as Germany, an international survey commissioned by energy company E.ON has found. About one third of respondents ...
  • 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 ...
  • 06 Sep 2021 |

    NGOs slam carmakers as Europe's largest auto show braces for climate protests

    06 Sep 2021, 14:05 Environmentalists have denounced the car industry's continued reliance on climate-damaging vehicles as Europe's largest auto show IAA opens its doors to the public in Munich. Carmakers are presenting their visions for climate ...
  • 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 ...
  • 23 Jun 2023 |

    French-German energy policy rift puts EU鈥檚 climate lead at risk- expert

    23 Jun 2023, 10:00 As the two largest economies in the European Union, France and Germany, for at least a decade have acted as the bloc鈥檚 key drivers of more ambitious climate action. A glaring gap in the two countries鈥 energy policy has been exposed in ...
  • 15 Dec 2021 |

    Nord Stream 2 delay makes pipeline unfit as tool in Ukraine crisis鈥 German govt sources

    15 Dec 2021, 11:57 Julian Wettengel Gas EU Security 麻豆无码版 The contentious Russian-German pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is not a suitable instrument to penalise Russia in case it attempts to invade neighbouring Ukraine, said German government ...
  • Germany to support CCS for industry, allow offshore carbon storage with upcoming strategy

    26 Feb 2024, 15:55 The German government has proposed plans to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) possible to help the country reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. State support would focus on capturing and storing or using carbon from industrial ...
  • 鈥淚f Germany can鈥檛 hit its own climate goals to help the world, can anybody else?鈥

    Examining the decision by coalition negotiators to postpone Germany鈥檚 climate goals, Akshat Rathi, writing in Quartz, looks at both sides of the issue. On the one hand, the decision makes sense in view of Germany鈥檚 major investment in renewable energy ...
  • 09 Sep 2022 |

    Germany鈥檚 third largest gas supplier seeks state aid to cushion losses

    09 Sep 2022, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Major natural gas importer VNG will seek financial support from the German government to cushion the considerable losses it is making due to high gas market prices. 鈥淒ue to ...
  • 08 Jan 2015

    In the media: Tourists and wind turbines, municipal utilities and power exports

    08 Jan 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Dow Jones Newswires 鈥淩enewable development leads to uncertainty for municipal utilities鈥 Dow Jones reports on a study by the University of Leipzig for Commerzbank and the municipal utility ...
  • 03 Nov 2021 |

    Next German govt likely to support EU carbon border mechanism 鈥 state secretary

    03 Nov 2021, 13:47 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 prospective next government coalition will likely support EU plans to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), said Jochen Flasbarth, state secretary in the ...
  • Macron and Merkel back EU carbon neutrality 2050, European green deal

    18 Oct 2019, 11:38 France and Germany have backed the goals put forward by the incoming EU commission in a joint declaration, calling for a rapid adoption for the proposed European Green Deal. German chancellor Angela Merkel stressed in a speech to ...
  • "Merkel's experience, credibility make her key in swaying Trump"

    23 May 2017, 00:00 Days before the G7 summit in Italy, foreign governments praised German Chancellor Merkel for her international leadership on climate and urged her to sway US President Donald Trump to keep the United States in the Paris Agreement. " ...
  • 07 Nov 2018 |

    Europe鈥檚 diesel boom didn鈥檛 help the climate 鈥 study

    The rapid spread of diesel engines in Europe over the past two decades thanks to subsidies has not lowered CO 2 emissions, according to a study by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Trier University, and the International Council on ...
  • 20 Dec 2022 |

    EU gas price cap bad deal for Germany, could damage the whole of Europe 鈥 opinion

    20 Dec 2022, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas EU Die Zeit The vote by EU energy ministers to introduce a price cap on natural gas is a bad compromise for Germany, Anja Stehle wrote in an opinion piece for Die Zeit. The price ceiling, taking effect at 180 euros ...
  • 05 Jul 2019 |

    Lignite plants have become "marginalised" in Germany- media

    05 Jul 2019, 14:01 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market ...
  • 19 Dec 2022 |

    Eastern German coal state leaders launch joint call against earlier coal phase-out

    19 Dec 2022, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Security Die Welt Coal mining states in eastern Germany have warned that the energy crisis makes an early phase-out of the fossil fuel too risky for the country鈥檚 energy supply. 鈥淟ignite is needed now and for the ...
  • 19 Dec 2022 |

    Speedy LNG terminal opening should set pace for infrastructure modernisation- Scholz

    19 Dec 2022, 13:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 first import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) opened on Saturday, 17 December, and is slated to supply gas to the German grid within days. 鈥淭his is a very special moment ...
  • 22 Jun 2021 |

    Conservatives鈥 鈥渂usiness-as-usual鈥 election manifesto weak on climate details

    22 Jun 2021, 12:56 The manifesto of Germany鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance for the upcoming national election remains vague on climate and energy, leaving plenty of leeway for possible government coalition negotiations with competitors like the Green ...
  • German energy company Uniper calls for coal exit timetable by French government

    29 Nov 2018, 16:27 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Fossil fuels Utilities International Uniper The German energy company Uniper has called plans by the French government to end coal-fired power production by 2021 鈥渋nadequate鈥 and urged Paris to ...
  • 16 Dec 2022 |

    鈥淲aterbed effect鈥 threatens coal exit's climate impact as govt shuns deleting allowances- media

    16 Dec 2022, 13:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal EU Die Zeit The shut down of German coal plants in 2021 is set to have only a minor impact on European emissions reduction because the government might not report plant decommissionings to the European Commission, ...
  • 16 Dec 2022 |

    French and German industry call for coordinated green hydrogen roll-out in Europe

    16 Dec 2022, 13:28 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU 麻豆无码版 Industry federations from France and Germany are lobbying for ...
  • German reactions to reports on US withdrawal from Paris Agreement

    01 Jun 2017, 00:00 According to several US media reports, the Trump administration has decided to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. The US President said on Twitter he would announce his decision on Thursday. The USA would be the first country to ...
  • 15 Dec 2022 |

    Cold snap drains German gas storages one percent in a single day

    15 Dec 2022, 13:58 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security ZDF The cold snap that has gripped large parts ...
  • 15 Nov 2021 |

    COP26 results increase pressure on prospective German government to deliver on climate

    15 Nov 2021, 13:48 The results of the UN climate conference in Glasgow (COP26) add pressure to Germany's ongoing negotiations to form a new government coalition that needs to agree on ambitious steps to cut emissions. As the coalition negotiations ...
  • 09 Nov 2021 |

    Climate 鈥減erhaps the most important point鈥 in Germany鈥檚 planned coalition treaty 鈥 SPD

    09 Nov 2021, 12:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics DLF Climate action will become 鈥減erhaps the most important point鈥 in the planned coalition treaty of the next German government, the Social Democrats鈥 (SPD) secretary general Lars Klingbeil has ...
  • 19 Dec 2022 |

    Preview 2023: 麻豆无码版 saving and supply increase are key to address gas shortage next year 鈥 analyst

    19 Dec 2022, 13:52 Filling gas storages in 2023 might not be as easy as this past year in the absence of Russian pipeline gas, and Europe should focus on energy saving and finding ways to increase especially LNG supply to address the global shortage next ...
  • German government looks ahead as Bonn climate talks leave much to do

    11 May 2018, 00:00 The climate talks in the city of Bonn failed to meet expectations they would deliver a draft rulebook for the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement. After eleven days of negotiations, an extra session in Bangkok is now planned in ...
  • 14 Dec 2022 |

    Preview 2023: Germany, EU must respond to U.S. 鈥淚nflation Reduction Act鈥- BEE

    14 Dec 2022, 13:18 Finding a proper economic policy response to the U.S. government's "Inflation Reduction Act" to lure green energy investments into German and European projects will be one of the key challenges the government is going to ...
  • 23 Sep 2022 |

    US likely to become Europe鈥檚 most important LNG supplier 鈥 report

    23 Sep 2022, 14:02 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 S枚ren Amelang Gas Security Clean ...
  • 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 ...
  • Clear rules needed for shipping used e-car batteries to Africa- researchers

    22 Jun 2022, 13:09 Edgar Meza Storage Cars Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 Researchers and environmentalists from Germany and several African nations are calling for clear rules and improved controls to better regulate the export of used e-car ...
  • German government criticises Brazil over Amazon fire, calls for rainforest protection programme

    26 Aug 2019, 13:28 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 The exceptionally large wildfires in the Amazon region in South America have led German government members to criticise Brazil's government under President Jair ...
  • 13 Feb 2017 |

    鈥溌槎刮蘼氚 in the German-Polish relationship鈥

    Germany and Poland are crucial for filling the EU energy union with substance, but controversies over differing interests have stalled progress in energy policy cooperation, according to a paper from the German Institute for International and Security ...
  • 25 Sep 2018 |

    Wind power: turning away from subsidies

    The prevailing mood at the Wind麻豆无码版 Hamburg international trade fair shows how the industry is reinventing itself: the era of subsidies is coming to an end, Kathrin Witsch writes in the Handelsblatt. 鈥淲e expect that power purchase agreements (PPAs) will ...
  • Merkel鈥檚 critics have just got started 鈥 opinion

    Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservatives have begun an internal conflict over immigration policy that points at deeper rifts between Merkel鈥檚 CDU and its Bavarian sister party CSU, Ulf Poschardt writes in Die Welt. Merkel has 鈥渄eveloped a callousness that ...
  • NGOs call EU supply chain proposal insufficient, businesses fear overburdening

    24 Feb 2022, 12:59 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Expert Germanwatch ...
  • 18 Jan 2022 |

    German econ min pledges state support for industry transformation

    18 Jan 2022, 12:40 Julian Wettengel Industry 麻豆无码版 The German government will use whatever state funds necessary to support the transition of the country鈥檚 industry to climate neutrality through so-called carbon contracts for difference (CCfD) ...
  • 06 Nov 2017 |

    Fuel consumption of passenger cars 42 percent higher than advertised

    On average, passenger cars in the EU consume 42 percent more fuel than advertised, meaning their emissions are also considerably higher than carmakers say, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Over the last 15 years, the ...
  • 28 May 2018 |

    Wind power companies should not bet on German market alone 鈥 opinion

    German wind power companies should not repeat the solar industry鈥檚 mistakes, and need to focus more on international markets, Kathrin Witsch writes in an opinion piece for Handelsblatt. Germany鈥檚 renewables auction system and a general drop in support ...
  • 24 Apr 2020 |

    Coronavirus recovery must be tied to climate, innovative mobility, digitalisation 鈥 Merkel

    24 Apr 2020, 09:30 Expert Greenpeace Germany Greenpeace Deutschland Climate & CO2 Freja Eriksen Julian Wettengel Green stimulus 麻豆无码版 The European Union鈥檚 planned coronavirus 鈥渞ecovery fund鈥 should be used to make substantial investments ...
  • 22 May 2018 |

    Germany might miss out on battery production because it clings to combustion engine 鈥 opinion

    The locations for battery cell production will shape the geography of the auto sector for decades to come, because the choice will determine in large part where the cars of the future will be built, writes Nick Butler in an opinion piece in the Financial ...
  • Merkel must make clear this is moment to 鈥渞ebuild better鈥 鈥 Greenpeace head

    22 Apr 2020, 15:01 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 Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Expert ...
  • Opposition and environmental NGOs outraged over coal exit commission leadership

    The Green Party and environmental NGOs have strongly criticised the government鈥檚 choice of leadership for the coal exit commission, Thorsten Knuf reports for Frankfurter Rundschau. The nomination of the former mining state premiers Matthias Platzeck, a ...
  • 30 Mar 2022 |

    Heat pumps could be key in replacing Russian gas in Europe 鈥 consultancy

    30 Mar 2022, 12:05 Edgar Meza Heating 麻豆无码版 The electrification of the heating sector could be a key component in making Europe become less dependent on Russian gas, according to an internal report by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The ...
  • 18 Jun 2018 |

    Germany's coal commission model for fair decarbonisation- union rep

    18 Jun 2018, 14:58 Social justice should be a guiding principle of modern climate policy, German environment minister Svenja Schulze said at the opening of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin. Samantha Smith of the International Trade Union ...
  • 01 Feb 2018 |

    Carmakers risk damaging 鈥渧aluable 鈥楳ade in Germany鈥 label鈥 鈥 parliamentary transport committee chairman

    Banking on the combustion engine technology in Germany would be a 鈥渄angerous obstacle to innovation for an industry that largely depends on exports to future international markets,鈥 Cem 脰zdemir, Green politician and new chair of the transport committee in ...
  • 02 Aug 2022 |

    World's govts must factor in 鈥渃limate endgame鈥 scenario of catastrophic heating effects 鈥 PIK director

    02 Aug 2022, 13:28 Expert PIK- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Climate & CO2 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Society 麻豆无码版 Governments around the world should factor into their planning more catastrophic trajectories ...
  • COP23 in Bonn could boost climate ambitions during Germany鈥檚 coalition talks

    The COP23 climate conference in Bonn could be more important than ever for the 鈥 self-proclaimed climate champion 鈥 Germany, writes Petra Pinzler in a commentary for Die Zeit. Because the November summit will likely coincide with negotiations to form a ...
  • 鈥淭here is no planet B鈥 鈥 video message from the ISS

    04 Dec 2018, 15:29 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Politics COP24 Federal Environment Ministry For the start of the UN climate change conference in Poland, German astronaut Alexander Gerst has called for increased action to protect ...
  • German government must sue EU over subsidies for new Hungarian nuclear plant - Greenpeace 麻豆无码版

    Greenpeace energy has called on the German government to follow Austria鈥檚 lead and take the EU to court over its approval of billions of euros in subsidies for the planned Hungarian nuclear reactor Paks II.聽Greenpeace says the Russian-designed nuclear ...
  • 鈥淲e鈥檙e not going to Katowice empty-handed鈥 鈥 environment minister

    30 Nov 2018, 15:04 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels International 麻豆无码版 Despite the extension of the work of Germany鈥檚 coal exit commission, the country鈥檚 delegation will not go to Katowice empty-handed, said environment ...
  • Volkswagen announces plans for pure e-car factory in US

    29 Nov 2018, 16:29 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars Business & Jobs International Reuters Germany鈥檚 biggest carmaker Volkswagen has unveiled plans to open a factory in the US that will exclusively produce electric vehicles, the news ...
  • German steel sector warns against abrupt halt to coal-fired power

    An abrupt end to coal-fired power generation in Germany would damage the steel industry鈥檚 competitiveness by pushing up electricity prices, the head of the country鈥檚 steel association, Hans J眉rgen Kerkhoff, said at the National Steel Summit, Reuters ...
  • 21 Oct 2022 |

    Delayed Franco-German government consultations seen as crack in relation caused by energy crisis

    21 Oct 2022, 13:27 Benjamin Wehrmann Government EU Reuters / Die Welt / 麻豆无码版 / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The postponement of Franco-German government consultations has been labelled as a 鈥 diplomatic earthquake 鈥 in ...
  • 03 Jan 2022 |

    German consumers experience biggest rise ever in gas and power prices in 2021

    03 Jan 2022, 13:15 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 German consumers saw the greatest rise in prices ever recorded for electricity, gas and heating oil in 2021, comparison website Verivox has said. The price for gas climbed by almost ...
  • 29 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淕erman environment minister warns: America is harming itself鈥

    Following the executive order by US President Donald Trump to repeal former president Barack Obama鈥檚 鈥淐lean Power Plan,鈥 Germany鈥檚 Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks warned the US against 鈥渕aking a stand against technologic and economic change,鈥 ...
  • 17 Jul 2017 |

    Study finds considerable emissions reduction potential for trucks and buses in EU

    Mandatory CO 2 standards for newly registered trucks and buses in the EU could reduce emissions by about one-quarter, a study conducted by the Berlin-based International Council on Clean Transportation Europe (ICCT) has found. The study argues that there ...
  • 22 Mar 2022 |

    Tesla Berlin gigafactory launch hailed as 鈥渕odel鈥 for investment projects in Germany

    22 Mar 2022, 15:21 U.S. e-car company Tesla has inaugurated its first European production hub with the gigafactory near Germany鈥檚 capital Berlin. Opened only two and a half years after Tesla鈥檚 bombshell announcement for the location in the birth country ...
  • 09 Apr 2018 |

    Medical doctors call for German coal exit by 2030

    On the occasion of World Health Day on 7 April, medical doctors and climate protection proponents called for a coal exit in Germany by 2030. "We are firmly opposed to an economy that causes and tolerates illness," reads a declaration issued by ...
  • 10 Jul 2018 |

    Al Gore: Germany is losing its climate edge

    Once a leader on climate protection, Germany is now falling behind, former US Vice President Al Gore said in an interview with Politico Europe. Its continued reliance on coal to power its economy endangers not only its international reputation but also ...
  • 06 Jul 2018 |

    WWF, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management launch green climate tracker

    The Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and WWF Germany have developed a new online platform that assesses the climate impact of financial regulations in Germany and the EU. The Finance Fit for Paris tracker reviews laws and current measures to ...
  • 13 Dec 2017 |

    鈥淓U and Gates foundation pledge 500 million euros for innovation in agriculture鈥

    The EU and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation will work together on an initiative to drive research and innovation in agricultural and food systems in developing countries, Georgi Gotev reports for EurActiv. EU Commissioner for International ...
  • 01 Dec 2016 |

    IEA director calls on Germany to lead on climate during G20 presidency

    01 Dec 2016, 00:00 Calls for Germany to take on a leadership role in international climate protection grow louder as the country鈥檚 government is set to take over the G20 presidency from China on 1 December. Commentators and politicians see the ...
  • Nord Stream 2 "raw example of how Berlin captures the EU machinery"

    The planned Russian-German natural gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 鈥渋s a raw example of how Berlin captures the EU machinery,鈥 writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in an article for The Telegraph. 鈥淏russels set aside EU law on Nord Stream, yet enforced it on ...
  • 27 Aug 2021 |
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    Austria and Germany want EU to keep out of national forest policy

    27 Aug 2021, 13:31 Kerstine Appunn EU 麻豆无码版 The European Union鈥檚聽 forest strategy 聽should 鈥渕eaningfully flank and complement鈥 the forest policies of the member states but not replace them, the agriculture ministers of Germany and Austria have ...
  • 11 Nov 2022 |

    Germany says EU proposal to limit environmental checks key to speed up energy transition

    11 Nov 2022, 13:31 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables EU 麻豆无码版 The European Commission鈥檚 proposals for emergency measures to speed up the expansion of renewable energy would give Germany the opportunity to quickly implement a number of measures ...
  • 17 Sep 2021 |

    Germany to introduce stricter requirements for plug-in hybrid subsidies

    17 Sep 2021, 12:40 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Kerstine Appunn Cars dpa The government鈥檚 new eligibility requirements will make it harder for people to access a government subsidy on the purchase of a plug-in hybrid ...
  • 10 Nov 2022 |

    Mild winter forecast sparks hope for avoiding gas shortage in Germany, economists remain wary

    10 Nov 2022, 13:39 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market ...
  • 23 Jul 2021 |

    Green party leader criticises Nord Stream 2 deal for undermining Ukraine鈥檚 security

    23 Jul 2021, 13:25 Charlotte Nijhuis Politics International Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Zeit Green party co-leader and chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock has criticised the Nord Stream 2 agreement with the U.S. government. On 21 July, Berlin ...
  • 03 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淓lection campaign without agriculture transition鈥

    Ecologic criticism of the German agriculture industry plays no role in the campaign for the upcoming general elections, contrary to previous years, writes Jan Grossarth in an opinion piece for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Priorities now lay with topics ...
  • 07 Sep 2018 |

    German wind power companies to move jobs abroad as domestic market slumps

    As wind power generation starts to take off internationally, companies from the former global lead market Germany are set to close down parts of production at home and move jobs closer to growth markets, Brian Parkin and William Wilkes write for Bloomberg ...
  • 11 Dec 2018 |

    EU requires TenneT to boost power trading capacity between Denmark and Germany

    11 Dec 2018, 13:43 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Grid International Enerdata The European Commission has asked transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT to increase the electricity trading capacity between western Denmark and Germany and to ensure ...
  • 16 Dec 2019 |

    COP25 blog- Germany says worst has been avoided in Madrid, urges UN summit must change

    16 Dec 2019, 12:00 The UN climate summit COP25 in Spain is the last meeting of its kind before countries around the world are supposed to step up their ambitions under the Paris Climate Agreement in 2020. Germany has made several key climate action ...
  • Ministries present action programmes to make up for high emissions from transport & buildings

    13 Jul 2022, 12:03 Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 Heating Government 麻豆无码版 German government ministries have launched a set of immediate action programmes that are to ensure emission reductions in the laggard buildings and transport sectors ...
  • 鈥淎ssign the dirt a price tag!鈥

    Representatives of industry, civil society and science call for an internationally coordinated price system for CO鈧 emissions in a guest commentary in Die Zeit. The Federation of German Industries (BDI), environmental NGO Germanwatch and the Mercator ...
  • 14 Dec 2021 |

    German gas mix emissions incompatible with climate targets- report

    14 Dec 2021, 12:12 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Gas 麻豆无码版 A new report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions conducted by the International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy (IINAS) on behalf of renewable energy consultancy DWR ...
  • 09 Jun 2023 |

    Cost of living fears set scene for tough climate debates a year before 2024 EU vote

    09 Jun 2023, 13:41 Europeans will head to the polls one year from now to elect a new EU legislature that will shape the bloc鈥檚 energy and climate policy in the years leading to the 2030 climate target deadline. With its Green Deal strategy to make Europe ...
  • Germany holds climate summit to increase momentum ahead of COP26

    05 May 2021, 10:03 The latest pledges for greenhouse gas reductions by large emitters like the EU and the U.S. are making a difference in predicted global temperature rise and 鈥渟how progress and a great need for action,鈥 Germany鈥檚 environment minister ...
  • 19 Feb 2018 |

    Washington court to rule on Vattenfall鈥檚 billion-dollar nuclear lawsuit against Germany

    The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington will soon rule on Swedish utility Vattenfall鈥檚 claim against the German government for damages from Germany鈥檚 accelerated nuclear exit in 2011, Daniel Wetzel writes for ...
  • Binational research council publishes reports on German-Japanese energy transition cooperation

    The German-Japanese 麻豆无码版 Transition Council (GJETC), a bi-national research council for cooperation in energy transition and climate action established in 2016, has published its first major studies on research synergies between the two countries, the ...
  • 13 Jul 2017 |

    Wind power jobs to be moved to Portugal

    Wind power company Senvion has rejected a workers鈥 council job recovery plan and is set to move rotor manufacturing for its turbines from the northern German city of Bremerhaven to Portugal, citing increasing international competition and price pressure, ...
  • 27 Sep 2018 |

    "Demonizing global trade" no fix for agri-food emissions

    27 Sep 2018, 10:04 Germany鈥檚 farmers, just like their fellow citizens working in other sectors, must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to enable the country to adhere to the national and international climate targets. But curbing emissions from crop ...
  • 03 Dec 2018 |

    World must step up cooperation to fight global warming but it does not 鈥 opinion

    03 Dec 2018, 14:39 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 COP24 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The international community is failing badly to cooperate as needed to counter the rise in global temperature, writes Andreas Mihm in an ...
  • German government agrees wide-ranging energy price relief for consumers

    24 Feb 2022, 13:07 Expert VCI- German Chemicals Industry Association Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Edgar Meza Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Die Zeit / Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 In view of ...
  • 30 Jun 2017 |

    SPD parliamentary group head calls for 鈥19:1 alliance鈥 against Trump

    Social Democratic (SPD) head of the federal parliamentary group Thomas Oppermann called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to forge a 鈥19:1 alliance鈥 against US President Donald Trump on climate policy, reports news agency dpa. In a speech in the German ...
  • Germany bets on green hydrogen in quest for climate neutrality

    27 Apr 2020, 13:10 In the fight against climate change, hydrogen made with renewable electricity is increasingly seen as a silver bullet for sectors with particularly stubborn emissions, such as heavy industry and aviation. As a result, the emission-free ...
  • 08 Jul 2020 |

    EU wants to become market leader in hydrogen technologies, create 1 million jobs

    08 Jul 2020, 13:14 The European Union wants to establish itself as the world leader in hydrogen technologies and will focus on ramping up electrolyser capacities in the next four years. According to the European Commission's hydrogen strategy, the ...
  • 29 Jan 2018 |

    Arbitration court to decide on nuclear exit damages case

    An international arbitration court in Washington, DC will decide within the coming weeks whether or not the German government must pay billions in damages to Swedish utility Vattenfall, writes Corinna Budras in a long background article in the Frankfurter ...
  • Wind turbine manufacturer Enercon will reduce production in Germany

    Because orders from the German market are subsiding, wind turbine manufacturer Enercon, located in the German state of Lower Saxony, will focus more on international customers, Jens Heitmann writes in the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. This will cost ...
  • 01 Jul 2022 |

    Shut down of last German wind turbine rotor plant could put renewables expansion in danger

    01 Jul 2022, 13:02 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 / NDR The closure of Germany鈥檚 last wind turbine rotor ...
  • 24 Apr 2018 |

    IFC, EU and Germany to boost energy efficiency in Ukraine

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with the European Union and Germany to support the Ukrainian government鈥檚 efforts in reducing energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions in the ...
  • 05 Nov 2021 |

    Role of gas key issue as Germany hesitates signing COP26 pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding

    05 Nov 2021, 13:39 Julian Wettengel Gas COP26 麻豆无码版 The role of gas has emerged as a key issue that keeps the German government from signing on to a COP26 pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding by 2022. The pledge's text lacks a clear ...
  • 27 Oct 2022 |

    Majority of Europeans say energy crisis should make countries speed up transition 鈥 survey

    27 Oct 2022, 13:24 Julian Wettengel Society EU 麻豆无码版 A majority of European Union citizens (66%) say that the war against Ukraine and its impact on the price of oil and gas should lead the bloc to speed up the green transition by reducing the ...
  • 04 Mar 2021 |

    Rail alliance calls for speedy expansion of European express and night train services

    04 Mar 2021, 12:23 Julian Wettengel Transport 麻豆无码版 German lobby group Rail Alliance has called for a quick ramp-up of cross-border European express and night train services as a way to replace flights and thus combat the transport sector鈥檚 ...
  • 24 May 2017 |

    Germany remains leader in renewables employment in Europe

    Renewable energy employed about 334,000 people in Germany in 2016, making the country the European leader, according to the report 鈥淩enewable 麻豆无码版 and Jobs 鈥 Annual Review 2017鈥 by International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Agency (IRENA). China, Brazil, the United ...
  • 25 Apr 2022 |

    Ex-German chancellor Schr枚der鈥檚 continued ties to Russian energy industry spark outcry

    25 Apr 2022, 12:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Elections & Politics New York Times / Deutschlandfunk / Der Spiegel Former German chancellor Gerhard Schr枚der from the governing Social Democrats (SPD) has caused outrage in Germany and within his own party ...
  • 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 ...
  • Industry alliance: Energiewende policy threat to German industry

    The German Energiewende policy endangers the country鈥檚 industry competitiveness, growth and employment, says an alliance of mining union IG BCE and businesses such as E.ON, Linde, BASF and Merck in a joint paper. The goal of competitiveness should be on ...
  • US critics of Germany鈥檚 energy transition should put their own house in order 鈥 op-ed

    15 Mar 2019, 13:47 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Energiewende International Clean Technica The negative view of Germany鈥檚 energy transition that includes a phase-out of nuclear power held by many US observers is unwarranted and should be ...
  • 05 Apr 2018 |

    German government funds diesel plaintiff DUH

    Since 2010, the German government has donated around 7 million euros to NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH), which recently gained international attention over its lawsuits against German municipal administrations which opened the door to diesel ...
  • 31 Oct 2016 |

    Daimler CEO 鈥 Battery cell production in Germany not economically viable

    It doesn鈥檛 make economic sense for German carmakers to produce e-car battery cells, according to Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche. 鈥淲e know today that we can buy them for a fraction of our costs on the international market [鈥 and no-one knows which technology ...
  • Climate change abroad hits German economy- Federal Environment Agency

    17 Dec 2018, 12:51 Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 economy is particularly sensitive to ...
  • 30 Apr 2021 |

    Climate remains top concern for Germans despite pandemic 鈥 survey

    30 Apr 2021, 14:05 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 The fight against climate change and environmental degradation continues to be a top concern for Germans even during the pandemic, according to a survey commissioned by the country' ...
  • 14 Feb 2020 |

    Rhine countries agree measures to make river more climate-resilient

    14 Feb 2020, 13:14 S枚ren Amelang International 麻豆无码版 Eight European nations have agreed on a programme to make the river Rhine and its tributaries more climate-resilient. Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, ...
  • 21 Oct 2022 |

    Spain鈥檚 turnaround on Pyrenees gas pipeline project upsets Germany鈥檚 supply plans

    21 Oct 2022, 13:37 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas EU S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The announcement by Spain, Portugal and France to pull the plug on the MidCat gas pipeline project across the Pyrenees comes as a 鈥渄isappointment鈥 for Germany鈥檚 government, which had hoped to ...
  • World will use coal for some time and Germany should research CCU technologies - opinion

    The International 麻豆无码版 Agency鈥檚 (IEA) report Coal 2017 shows that the world will continue to be 鈥渁ddicted鈥 to coal for its energy supply for the coming years- Germany鈥檚 contribution to climate protection should be researching and testing new carbon ...
  • 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 ...
  • 28 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淯BA questions effective retrofitting of diesel cars鈥

    Even technical retrofitting of 鈥渁 significant share鈥 of German diesel cars would hardly reduce the nitrogen oxide concentration in cities, say internal documents of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), reports Morton Freidel in the Frankfurter Allgemeine ...
  • 20 Sep 2018 |

    Germany needs a plan to phase out the combustion engine 鈥 opinion

    Germany needs a clear phase-out plan for combustion engine vehicles to increase pressure on carmakers to heavily invest in the development of e-cars and batteries, writes Jan Schmidbauer in an opinion piece in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. 鈥淯nfortunately, the ...
  • 19 Oct 2022 |

    Pyrenees pipeline wanted by Spain and Germany could be finished within a year 鈥 Enagas CEO

    19 Oct 2022, 13:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas EU dpa / Focus Online A new pipeline connecting Spain with France and the northern European grid could be finished within a year, the head of Spanish gas grid operator Enagas, Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri, told news ...
  • 18 Dec 2018 |

    Wintershall board member says US LNG cannot compete against Nord Stream 2 gas

    18 Dec 2018, 14:01 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International 麻豆无码版 Liquefied natural gas shipped from the US currently cannot compete economically with natural gas that is transported to Europe via pipelines, Wintershall board ...
  • 15 Jan 2021 |

    Nord Stream 2 gets new construction permit as researchers question pipeline's necessity

    15 Jan 2021, 13:06 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 DUH- Environmental Action ...
  • 19 Mar 2018 |

    Diesel decline has negligible impact on attainment of CO2 emission standards

    The decline in diesel car sales does not put EU CO 2 emission targets out of reach for carmakers, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). 鈥淚n fact, other technologies 鈥 efficiency improvements in gasoline engines as well as ...
  • 12 Feb 2020 |

    Germany must use EU Presidency to bolster European Climate Law 鈥 renewables industry

    12 Feb 2020, 13:23 Benjamin Wehrmann International 麻豆无码版 The German government must take advantage of its EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2020 to bolster the bloc's climate action ambitions and vouch for a 2030 emissions ...
  • Germany should consider speed limit, nuclear extension to counter energy crisis 鈥 IEA head

    31 May 2022, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung All countries in Europe and beyond need to take 鈥渆xtraordinary measures鈥 to reduce their fossil energy demand in response to the supply crisis exacerbated by ...
  • 15 Jul 2021 |

    German reactions to EU 鈥淔it for 55鈥 plans to overhaul climate and energy laws

    15 Jul 2021, 09:30 The German environment ministry has called new EU proposals to reform the bloc's climate and energy policy 鈥渘othing less than a new industrial revolution in the European Union.鈥 The European Commission's comprehensive proposal ...
  • 31 Oct 2022 |

    NGOs call on German govt to close door on foreign fossil fuel support

    31 Oct 2022, 13:12 Julian Wettengel Fossil fuels COP27 麻豆无码版 Several German NGOs have called on the government to rule out public support for fossil fuel extraction projects in other countries and thus make good on its pledge signed at last ...
  • Study compares long-term policy frameworks for implementation of Paris Agreement

    A long-term policy approach to achieving the climate protection effects required by the Paris Agreement is crucial for the successful transformation of the affected economic sectors, but progress in this field varies considerably across different ...
  • 02 Mar 2018 |

    Successful implementation could turn Germany鈥檚 Energiewende into a model for the world to follow

    Germany鈥檚 energy transition is not yet perceived as a model for other countries to follow, but a successful implementation could still make it a success story and an inspiration, according to the study 鈥橢nergiewende, an interim review 鈥 International ...
  • 鈥淐ongested, polluted and with car jobs at risk, Stuttgart reaches a crossroads鈥

    Stuttgart, the city where the automobile was born, has the dirtiest air in Germany and is threatened by a global drive to electric vehicles, reports John Vidal in the Observer. Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Bosch and many other major auto suppliers are based in ...
  • 03 Apr 2017 |

    鈥淯tilities want the digital transition鈥

    Germany鈥檚 dominant utilities invest heavily in the digitalisation of the sector, reports Bernward Janzing for Handelsblatt Online. The rising share of intermittent renewables in Germany鈥檚 power mix, the desire to increase efficiency, as well as the roll ...
  • 24 Apr 2019 |

    Renewables hit record 77 percent of German power on Easter Monday

    24 Apr 2019, 17:27 Power production from renewable sources in Germany hit a new record high on Easter Monday when renewable installations such as wind and solar PV generated 77 percent of net public electricity supply thanks to strong winds and abundant ...
  • 17 Mar 2022 |

    Germany mulls hydrogen pipeline from Norway in bid to lessen dependence on Russian gas imports

    17 Mar 2022, 13:55 S枚ren Amelang Gas Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 / Spiegel Germany and Norway will consider building a hydrogen pipeline between the two countries in a bid to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian fossil gas.聽Norway wants ...
  • Germany will double contribution to Green Climate Fund 鈥 minister

    29 Nov 2018, 16:33 [CORRECTION: The German government announced to contribute an additional 1.5 billion euros to the Green Climate Fund, not 750 million euros.] Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Politics International Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • Advisory council on economy makes case for global CO2 price, says German coal exit not efficient

    The German Council of Economic Experts has suggested that instead of 鈥渘ational energy transitions and action programmes鈥, a global CO 2 price would be the better system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In its 2018/19 annual report, the council says ...
  • 15 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淕erman police raid Audi headquarters over emissions fraud鈥

    The emissions fraud scandal by Volkswagen now has fully engulfed the German carmaker鈥檚 subsidiary Audi, Hans Leyendecker, Georg Mascolo, Klaus Ott and Nicolas Richter write for S眉ddeutsche Zeitung International. Police officers and prosecutors on ...
  • Nordex sales and profits drop in first half of year

    German wind turbine maker Nordex has booked a fall in revenue and earnings, but its order books swelled in the first half of the year, reports Craig Richard in Windpower Monthly. Sales dropped 36 percent to 957 million euros, while adjusted earnings ...
  • 13 Mar 2017 |

    National climate targets 鈥渨rong path鈥 鈥 chancellery chief

    The chief of Angela Merkel's chancellery, Peter Altmaier, wants ambitious EU and international goals for climate protection, instead of special national targets. 鈥淚 am completely convinced that the path of national targets is wrong,鈥 he told a ...
  • EU carbon border tax would come with risks 鈥 opinion

    04 Feb 2020, 12:20 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices International Handelsblatt The carbon border adjustment mechanism envisioned by the European Commission as part of its landmark Green Deal package is problematic and could lead to trade disputes with ...
  • Germany and France say climate action must be cornerstone of EU coronavirus recovery

    18 May 2020, 14:02 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Expert Franco-German Office for the 麻豆无码版 Transition Office Franco-Allemand pour la Transition 脡nerg茅tique / ...
  • 05 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淕20 must live up to responsibility for sustainable development鈥

    The Hamburg summit must send out the clear signal that the 鈥渙verwhelming majority鈥 will now implement the Paris Climate Agreement 鈥 with or without the US, says environmental NGO Germanwatch in a press release. 鈥淭he G20 has a special responsibility for ...
  • Coal exit commission exemplary also without result ahead of COP24 鈥 govt spokesperson

    29 Nov 2018, 15:41 Julian Wettengel Coal Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels International 麻豆无码版 While it remains unclear whether the coal exit commission will present parts of its plan for the fossil fuel鈥檚 phase-out ahead of the UN climate change ...
  • 11 Jan 2019 |

    Germany and US top list of countries with most regions and cities aiming for 100 percent renewable energy 鈥 IRENA

    11 Jan 2019, 13:53 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Cities 麻豆无码版 The US leads the world in cities and regions that are aiming for 100 percent renewable energy, and Germany takes second place, according to an overview by the ...
  • 06 Apr 2022 |

    Europe must come together as a green electricity and hydrogen union 鈥 analyst

    06 Apr 2022, 09:49 Europe must act as a true green electricity and hydrogen union to stand its ground in a competitive world that moves to climate neutrality, says energy analyst Kirsten Westphal. The continent should establish hydrogen corridors to ...
  • 鈥淗uman chain against Belgian nuclear plants鈥

    With a human chain stretching over three countries, activists in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands are to protest against the incident-prone Belgian nuclear plants Tihange and Doel, Tobias M眉ller writes in Tageszeitung (taz). The organisers of the ...
  • Coal and conservatism: How Polish activists push for more climate action

    01 Sep 2021, 12:12 In Poland, the debate about climate change has only recently gained mainstream attention. Two main stumbling blocks 鈥 the economy鈥檚 strong dependency on coal and the conservative political climate 鈥 have caused years-long political ...
  • Germany to miss EU climate goal in non-ETS sectors

    An internal paper from the German environment ministry shows the country will miss the 2020 greenhouse gas emission target set by the European Union for sectors not covered by the EU emission trading system (ETS), Jakob Schlandt writes in energy and ...
  • Macron and Merkel vow closer Franco-German partnership on energy & climate policy

    France and Germany aim to renew their seminal 脡lys茅e Treaty of 1963, which formally ended centuries of rivalry between the two European powers, and will intensify their cooperation in fields ranging from cultural exchanges through security to climate ...
  • 06 Jul 2017 |

    Sino-German tandem: Export champions promote global energy transition

    06 Jul 2017, 00:00 With the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement, China and Germany are making a very public display of leadership on climate protection and transition to green energy. The export heavyweights are eager to keep the global economy on track ...
  • 16 Oct 2018 |

    Industry exemptions for renewables levy must be abolished 鈥 editorial

    Germany鈥檚 renewable levy聽 decreases for the second year in a row, but the government should lower household power prices by abolishing exemptions for companies that do not compete internationally, writes Joachim Wille in an editorial in the Frankfurter ...
  • Climate protection tops Youth20 agenda

    "Designing the world's future" was the topic of this year鈥檚 Youth20 Dialogue Forum in Hamburg, where young people from more than 20 countries met to discuss global issues including climate change. The forum presented recommendations to ...
  • 12 Jul 2016 |

    鈥淔ederal government does not see danger for green electricity support through TTIP鈥

    The German federal government has insisted that the planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the USA will not threaten the country鈥檚 support system for聽green electricity, writes Reuters. 鈥淥f course, the German ...
  • 13 Jul 2018 |

    Average CO2 emissions of newly-sold European passenger vehicles rose slightly in 2017

    The average CO 2 emissions of new cars sold in the EU rose slightly in 2017, according to a briefing paper from the International Council on Clean Transportation. German automakers BMW, Volkswagen, and Daimler are among the most emissive vehicles sold in ...
  • 13 Oct 2020 |

    Germany's SMEs worry EU sustainable finance regulation might overstretch their capacities

    13 Oct 2020, 13:21 Expert Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Finance EU 麻豆无码版 Many smaller companies in Germany are worried that the EU鈥檚 ...
  • 20 Sep 2017 |

    EnBW plans to ditch conventional power plants by 2025

    Germany鈥檚 fourth largest utility EnBW plans to pull out of fossil power generation by 2025, according to an internal strategy paper, reports J眉rgen Flauger in Handelsblatt. Conventional power generation does not feature in the company鈥檚 medium-term plan ...
  • 鈥淕7 must send clear signal for free trade and climate protection鈥

    The leaders of the G7 must fully commit to climate protection and the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and industry 鈥渘eeds more than a minimum consensus鈥, said Dieter Kempf, president of Federation of German Industries (BDI), in a press release. 鈥淣o ...
  • 21 Dec 2016 |

    Preview2017- "A top-down approach won鈥檛 get us very far"

    21 Dec 2016, 00:00 2017 will be a year filled with a multitude of seminal events for Germany's energy and climate policy. Apart from presiding over the next G20 summit, Germany will be the venue for the UN's COP23 and see legal reforms of ...
  • "Germany's high coal consumption undermines Energiewende credibility"

    Chancellor Angela Merkel calls climate change "a question of survival", but blocks a coal exit in Germany, according to Greenpeace. "Climate protection without coal exit is like trying to extinguish a fire with petrol,"聺 said ...
  • 27 Sep 2022 |

    Data shows German households start saving gas 鈥 grid agency head

    27 Sep 2022, 14:07 Julian Wettengel Gas Security 麻豆无码版 High energy prices and possibly also pleas by the German government to save gas appear to show an effect among households in the country: The head of the federal grid agency (BNetzA) Klaus ...
  • 27 Sep 2022 |

    Leaks in both Nord Stream gas pipelines put European authorities on alert

    27 Sep 2022, 13:24 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background / Deutsche Welle Authorities in Germany, Sweden and Denmark are investigating a sudden drop of pressure in the two offshore Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines ...
  • 25 Sep 2018 |

    Foreign minister Maas calls for better information base and climate risk analysis at UN Security Council

    As climate change exacerbates existing conflicts and has a destabilising effect on countries and entire regions, the German government aims to 鈥渃ounter climate risks as part of a preventive and stabilising foreign policy,鈥 said foreign minister Heiko Maas ...
  • 17 Mar 2021 |

    Audi stops development of new combustion engines

    17 Mar 2021, 13:02 S枚ren Amelang Mobility Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung VW subsidiary Audi has abandoned the development of new combustion engines. "We will no longer develop a new combustion engine, but will adapt our existing combustion engines to ...
  • 10 Jan 2017 |

    鈥淐limate protection: own goal?鈥

    A global surge of trade restrictions and protectionism could derail Germany鈥檚 efforts in climate protection, Heinz J眉rgen Sch眉rmann writes in a commentary for Handelsblatt. 鈥淕lobal interconnection is indispensable for a successful limitation of CO 2 ...
  • Germany and Italy placed first in US energy efficiency ranking

    In an international ranking compiled by the US non-profit organisation ACEEE, Germany and Italy came first for being the most energy efficient countries among the world鈥檚 25 largest energy consumers. While 鈥渘o country came close to a perfect score鈥 of 100 ...
  • 鈥淏ASF and Gazprom have to be patient鈥

    It will still take some years before the investors in the world鈥檚 largest chemical company, Germany鈥檚 BASF, can expect profits from a deal concluded with Russian Gazprom in 2015, writes Bernd Freytag in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In an asset swap, ...
  • 03 Jan 2022 |

    Germany saw mostly average weather in 2021, but hit by worst flood in decades

    03 Jan 2022, 14:09 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 The weather in Germany last year may have been average overall, but severe rainfall in July led to the worst flooding in decades, with 鈥渃atastrophic consequences鈥, according to Germany鈥檚 ...
  • 13 Dec 2021 |

    Climate and energy key issues in German cabinet members鈥 first trips abroad

    13 Dec 2021, 13:24 Julian Wettengel Gas Government EU 麻豆无码版 / Reuters / ZDF Climate and energy policy has emerged as a key issue for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and members of his cabinet on their first official trips abroad. Scholz ...
  • 29 Nov 2018 |

    Tension between Russia and Ukraine puts Nord Stream 2 in spotlight

    29 Nov 2018, 16:31 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Security Handelsblatt The looming escalation of an armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia has reinvigorated critics of the planned Russian-German natural gas pipeline project ...
  • 14 Mar 2018 |

    Jochen Flasbarth to remain state secretary in the environment ministry

    Incoming environment minister Svenja Schulze will keep Jochen Flasbarth on as state secretary, Flasbarth confirmed to the tageszeitung (taz). The 55-year old Social Democrat is 鈥渃entral to German environment policy鈥, well-connected in the EU and UN, and ...
  • 30 Sep 2014

    Germany's energy transition in the media on 30 September

    30 Sep 2014, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt / Die Welt Underground power lines costly, complicated alternative to pylons 聽 Laying underground power lines underground in order to avoid pylons is difficult, costly and requires extensive ...
  • 12 Mar 2018 |

    Innogy deal: Electricity companies seek refuge in reordering

    The deal on innogy between utilities Eon and RWE is another sign of how weak the two former energy giants have become, after they failed to act in time on the shift towards a low-carbon energy supply, Jakob Schlandt writes in a commentary for daily ...
  • 30 Jun 2021 |

    German president cautions 'giant steps' needed to curb climate change, says topic dominates election

    30 Jun 2021, 13:34 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics dpa / Zeit Online German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cautioned that tackling climate change will require "giant steps" by governments and citizens around the world if global ...
  • 鈥淓U should block Nord Stream 2 on climate grounds鈥

    The EU should block the Russian-German gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 not only for reasons of energy security, 聽but also on climate grounds, writes Marcin Stoczkiewicz, head of Central & Eastern Europe at ClientEarth in a guest commentary on ...
  • 'Carrots and sticks' needed to heat homes cleanly 鈥 energy analyst

    21 Jul 2023, 11:27 Switching to climate-friendly heating to keep homes warm requires both subsidies for clean technologies and restrictions on dirty ones, says Duncan Gibb, senior advisor at climate think tank Regulatory Assistance Project and founder of ...
  • 20 Apr 2017 |

    鈥淚nsurgency, terrorism and organised crime in a warming climate"

    The complex risks arising from climate change, fragility and conflict could contribute to the emergence and growth of non-state armed groups, according to a report by consultancy Adelphi, commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office. The report found ...
  • 11 Nov 2021 |

    Day 11 at COP26: Germany and other EU countries call for nuclear-free taxonomy

    11 Nov 2021, 16:01 After a week of political announcements, ministers this week join their negotiators to hash out the nitty-gritty of the Paris Agreement rulebook and eyes are on a possible solution for carbon markets under Article 6. Meanwhile in ...
  • 01 Jun 2021 |
    EU

    German NGO welcomes Franco-German climate statement, calls for greater speed

    01 Jun 2021, 12:35 Julian Wettengel EU 麻豆无码版 NGO Germanwatch聽 has welcomed 聽the Franco-German statements on climate action after the two government cabinets met virtually on Monday (31 May), but called for greater speed of cooperation. 鈥淲e are ...
  • 05 Dec 2016 |

    German state secretary Baake calls for "consistent" EU climate and energy goals

    German statesecretary Rainer Baake has called for聽鈥渃onsistency on European climate and energy targets鈥 and capacity markets not to undermine emission trading. Speaking during consultation between EU energy ministers' following the release of the ...
  • Germany alone can鈥檛 save the climate, but must push others 鈥 opinion

    30 Nov 2018, 15:06 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International Handelsblatt While it is clear that Germany alone is not able to save the global climate, the government could initiate debates, push others, and forge alliances ...
  • 鈥淕lobal climate protection will be decided in emerging countries鈥- minister

    29 Nov 2018, 16:20 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 A new alliance of companies, banks, insurers, and environmental organisations wants to invest in projects in emerging and developing countries in ...
  • Federal cyber crime agency warns of large-scale attacks on European power grid

    Germany鈥檚 cyber crime agency in the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) warns that attacks on energy providers in the country could lead to a Europe-wide blackout, news website Spiegel Online reports. According to an internal BKA document seen by Spiegel ...
  • European leaders call for ambition ahead of climate conference

    29 Nov 2018, 15:45 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Politics International German President German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is among several European heads of state who signed a declaration calling for more ambitious ...
  • 16 Sep 2022 |

    Impossible to forecast gas shortage in winter far in advance, says German grid agency

    16 Sep 2022, 13:52 S枚ren Amelang Gas Security Handelsblatt Germany will only be able to find out at short notice whether it will face any form of gas shortage in winter, which will then be impossible to prevent, according to the country鈥檚 grid agency ...
  • 11 Mar 2022 |

    Advisors, NGOs urge consumers to save fossil fuels through behaviour changes

    11 Mar 2022, 14:26 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Benjamin Wehrmann Efficiency Security Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 03 Dec 2018 |

    Has-been climate pioneer Germany 鈥渢otal failure鈥 at COP24 鈥 opinion

    03 Dec 2018, 14:40 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 COP24 Die Welt 鈥淲ithout a doubt鈥, Germany 鈥 once a role model in international climate protection 鈥 is a 鈥渢otal failure鈥 at the UN climate change conference COP24 in Poland, ...
  • 25 Feb 2021 |

    Cutting climate-damaging subsidies can reduce social injustice in Germany 鈥 report

    25 Feb 2021, 13:14 Expert F脰S- Green Budget Germany Forum 脰kologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft Energiewende Cost & Prices Expert Greenpeace Germany Greenpeace Deutschland Climate & CO2 Charlotte Nijhuis Cost & Prices Society 麻豆无码版 If ...
  • 30 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淭he UK is and will remain one of our core markets鈥

    Hans B眉nting, COO Renewables of RWE International SE (Innogy), sees no reason for the German utility to hold back on renewables investments in the UK following the Brexit vote. 鈥淥n the basis of the currently available information, the UK is and will ...
  • Germany's EnBW expands to Taiwan in renewable expansion push

    German utility EnBW acquired a 37.5 percent stake in each of three offshore wind projects in Taiwan with a potential total volume of approximately 2,000 megawatt, marking the first such investment outside Europe in the group鈥檚 renewables expansion, ...
  • 03 May 2023 |

    New chip plant key for German success in climate friendly technologies 鈥 Scholz

    03 May 2023, 12:06 Julian Wettengel Industry Digitalisation EU 麻豆无码版 German chancellor Olaf Scholz has hailed chipmaker Infineon鈥檚 new semiconductor production plant as crucial for the country鈥檚 status as a green technology leader. The company ...
  • 18 Jun 2021 |

    Audi to launch last new model with combustion engine in 2026 鈥 media report

    18 Jun 2021, 10:22 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Carmaker Audi will stop launching new combustion engine or hybrid models in 2026 to focus exclusively on pure battery-electric cars, reports Max H盲gler in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung ...
  • 21 Apr 2020 |

    Grid agency sends warning notices after 2019 power grid strains

    21 Apr 2020, 13:29 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Julian Wettengel Grid 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 Federal Network Agency ...
  • NGOs and industry groups welcome European Commission鈥檚 2050 CO2-neutrality target

    29 Nov 2018, 16:24 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International WWF / Greenpeace / DUH / BNE / VCI / BDI The European Commission鈥檚 plan to make the EU CO2-neutral by 2050 has been largely appreciated by environmental NGOs as ...
  • 08 Jul 2017 |

    Climate and 麻豆无码版 on top of G20-related social media postings

    Climate and 麻豆无码版 have been the most debated G20 topics discussed on social media on the first day of this year鈥檚 summit in Hamburg according to data provided by the Press and Information Office of the German Government. The office counted 16,881 posts ...
  • Merkel's quest for climate leadership at G7

    07 Jun 2015, 00:00 UPDATE (7 June 2015)-- All eyes are on Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel during the G7 summit this weekend. Recent statements including her weekly podcast indicate Merkel intends to do justice to her former reputation as " ...
  • 30 Jun 2017 |

    Trump鈥檚 climate decision harms global trust and US economy 鈥 German minister

    US President Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to take the country out of the international Paris agreement on climate has harmed global trust and will also hurt the US economy, German environment minister Barbara Hendricks told company leaders at a conference on ...
  • 02 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淗ow Russia uses Gazprom as a weapon鈥

    Russia continues to use energy 鈥 and specifically natural gas company Gazprom 鈥 as a tool to undermine the relationship between Ukraine and the European Union, writes Ukrainian foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin in a guest commentary in Handelsblatt. 鈥淢ore ...
  • 23 Aug 2023 |

    Germany could face costly EU target miss as govt overestimates its climate programme 鈥 expert council

    23 Aug 2023, 09:00 The German coalition government鈥檚 Climate Action Programme 2023 is insufficient to meet 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets- and overestimates its total potential to lower emissions, said the country鈥檚 Council of Experts on ...
  • 15 Dec 2021 |

    Gas producers, automakers have biggest climate impact among Germany鈥檚 corporations 鈥 report

    15 Dec 2021, 13:42 Edgar Meza Business & Jobs Finance Handelsblatt A new report by Swiss asset management firm Globalance Invest has examined the climatic impact of the 40 companies listed on the DAX, Germany鈥檚 leading stock market index, and measured ...
  • Wintershall and DEA merger creates German oil and gas 鈥済iant鈥 amid warning calls for decarbonisation

    The merger of German energy companies Wintershall and DEA creates Europe鈥檚 biggest private oil and gas company at a time when international climate researchers urge industrialised countries to tame their appetite for carbon-intensive energy generation, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 08 Sep 2022 |

    Germany's Scholz clashes with CDU leader over conservatives鈥 energy policy legacy

    08 Sep 2022, 13:33 Benjamin Wehrmann Government Security 麻豆无码版 In an unusually emotional response to criticism over the government鈥檚 handling of the energy crisis, German chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticised conservative CDU leader Friedrich ...
  • Lingering nuclear dissent between Paris and Berlin obstacle for EU renewables push

    12 Jul 2023, 14:02 Differing views on the place of nuclear power in Europe have dominated public perceptions of energy policy cooperation between France and Germany for years. Given the urgent need to agree on European energy policy strategies in light of ...
  • 鈥淕erman CO2 price debate is here to stay鈥- liberal MP

    12 Dec 2018, 12:05 Negotiations on the 鈥渕arkets article鈥 (Article 6) of the Paris Agreement are a bit on the side lines of the talks at COP24. While representatives of many countries and regions, e.g. the one of Canadian British Columbia don鈥檛 tire to ...
  • 07 Sep 2022 |

    Sufficient preparations will get Germany through winter despite Russian gas cut-off- Scholz

    07 Sep 2022, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The preparations for a collapse of gas trading with Russia have advanced enough to get Germany through the coming winter, chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. 鈥淲e are prepared ...
  • Climate change intensifies droughts in Europe

    Due to climate change, droughts in Europe will last longer, affect greater areas, and have an impact on more people, according to an article published in Nature Climate Change by an international team of scientists coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for ...
  • 鈥淕ermany seeks to boost climate and development on G20 agenda鈥

    The German government tried to bring climate and sustainable development into the mainstream of international politics at the G20 foreign affairs minister meeting in light of leadership changes in several member states, writes Irene Quaile for Deutsche ...
  • 06 Sep 2022 |

    Germany's energy plans no longer count on Russian gas- econ min

    06 Sep 2022, 14:02 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Germany no longer counts on receiving gas from Russia after deliveries through the pipeline Nord Stream 1 have been suspended indefinitely by Russian supplier Gazprom. 鈥淕as deliveries ...
  • 14 Sep 2021 |

    Space is getting scarce for shipping, offshore wind, nature protection in German seas

    14 Sep 2021, 12:52 Kerstine Appunn Wind Die Welt Shipping, fisheries, offshore wind power, raw material extraction and nature conservation all have been assigned their space in the German waters in the latest plan of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic ...
  • 06 May 2019 |

    Small and medium-sized industry unhappy with minister鈥檚 power price approach

    06 May 2019, 13:29 Kerstine Appunn Cost & Prices Handelsblatt At the beginning of his term, Germany鈥檚 energy and economy minister Peter Altmaier said he wanted to reduce the power price burden for small and medium industrial companies, but a year ...
  • 14 Apr 2020 |

    Germany's national academy of sciences stresses need for climate-friendly coronavirus recovery

    14 Apr 2020, 14:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Green stimulus 麻豆无码版 In a bid to allow a return to regular social life and economic activity amid the coronavirus outbreak, Germany's national academy of sciences, the Leopoldina, has ...
  • 04 May 2021 |

    Ukraine could become important part of Europe鈥檚 hydrogen supply chain 鈥 German MPs

    04 May 2021, 12:12 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Security Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 German politicians have said that Ukraine could have 鈥渁 key role鈥 in Europe鈥檚 future supply with hydrogen,聽 reports business daily Handelsblatt. Germany and Europe had ...
  • 09 Sep 2021 |

    German government鈥檚 cars on average emit twice as much CO2 as fleet limits permit 鈥 NGO

    09 Sep 2021, 14:13 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Edgar Meza Cars Government 麻豆无码版 Environmental Action Germany (DUH) has taken Germany鈥檚 leading political leaders to task for ...
  • 07 Jul 2016 |

    鈥淏anks urged to blacklist Czech coal guzzler EPH鈥

    After campaigners鈥 hopes were dashed that the Swedish government would veto the sale of state-owned utility Vattenfall鈥檚 German lignite coal assets to Czech investor EPH, a number of NGOs have called on German and international banks to stop funding the ...
  • 07 Jul 2016 |

    鈥淪teel, cement, aluminium: European emissions trading could send effective stimulus to reduce CO2 emissions in raw materials鈥

    A reform of the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) could make the scheme more effective without endangering the competitiveness of the European raw materials industry, a report by international researchers, including the German Institute for ...
  • 鈥淐ooperation for climate protection鈥

    Germany鈥檚 environment minister Barbara Hendricks regards the new US administration鈥檚 sceptical view of climate protection as a聽 monition for Germany and Europe to foster international efforts to curb global emissions, Dana Heide writes in Handelsblatt. ...
  • 06 Apr 2020 |

    Germany's coronavirus recovery plan should help build climate-neutral economy 鈥 env min

    06 Apr 2020, 12:33 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation ...
  • Germany must show Security Council members value of making security policy implications key topic

    The German government has to carefully moderate the many differing interests in order to successfully make security policy implications of climate change a key topic during its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, writes ...
  • Hurricane Irma 鈥渨ake-up call for resolute climate policy鈥

    Hurricanes such as Irma and Harvey are a 鈥渨ake-up call for resolute climate policy鈥 and it is alarming that climate is playing no role in the current German federal election campaign, writes environmental and development NGO Germanwatch in a press release ...
  • 29 Jan 2021 |
    Gas

    Volatile market complicates Germany's LNG import terminal plans

    29 Jan 2021, 13:13 Julian Wettengel Gas Tagesspiegel Background The German government supports plans for a first domestic LNG import terminal, but the volatile global market is complicating existing endeavours, writes Christian Schaudwet in Tagesspiegel ...
  • 27 May 2021 |

    German industry leaders call for 鈥渁ccelerated ramp-up鈥 of hydrogen market

    27 May 2021, 13:25 Charlotte Nijhuis Industry Handelsblatt German industry leaders expressed concerns that Germany will lose out when it comes to building a hydrogen economy, Handelsblatt reports. "It is five to twelve," Martin Bruderm眉ller, CEO ...
  • 鈥淒ependence management - The background of the German gas policy鈥

    A report by Polish think tank O艣rodek Studi贸w Wschodnich (Centre for Eastern Studies) examines the challenges Germany faces regarding the country鈥檚 dependence on natural gas. 鈥淣atural gas plays a key role in the German economy, [鈥 is the most important ...
  • 12 Nov 2021 |

    EU taxonomy must distinguish between fossil and green gas 鈥 German state minister

    12 Nov 2021, 13:04 The upcoming rules in the European Union taxonomy for sustainable investments have to treat the supply of fossil gas different from the buildout of infrastructure that can also be used with green gases, said Jan Philipp Albrecht, Green ...
  • War in Ukraine: Tracking the impacts on German energy and climate policy

    24 Feb 2023, 11:00 One year after Russia started its devastating war on Ukraine, the energy policy landscape of Germany and most of Europe has changed radically. European states to a large extent lowered or even completely cut their reliance on Russian ...
  • Germany tops HSBC ranking of countries best prepared for decarbonisation

    20 Jun 2019, 13:24 Julian Wettengel Energiewende International HSBC Germany is very well-placed for the low-carbon transition, given its particularly large cleantech industry and strong policies, writes British multinational financial services company ...
  • 10 Aug 2021 |

    鈥淣o more time to lose鈥 to keep 1.5掳C within reach 鈥 German reactions to IPCC report

    10 Aug 2021, 13:00 German politicians and other stakeholders said the latest major report on climate change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an urgent warning that rapid emission cuts are needed to keep the Paris Agreement target ...
  • 17 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淲ill Merkel really ban ICE cars in Germany?鈥

    Despite German Chancellor Angela Merkel 鈥渦nexpectedly鈥 signalling support for an eventual ban of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, it is unlikely she will actually push for an early phase-out, writes Zachary Shahan in an opinion piece for ...
  • Coal power must be addressed to achieve Paris climate targets, IEA head says in Berlin

    As global CO 2 emissions are predicted to reach a historic high in 2018, 鈥渢here is a growing and worrying disconnect between climate targets and what is happening in the real energy markets,鈥 said Fatih Birol, head of the International 麻豆无码版 Agency. ...
  • Climate-damaging subsidies cost Germany 46 billion euros per year- study

    11 Nov 2020, 13:18 Expert F脰S- Green Budget Germany Forum 脰kologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft Energiewende Cost & Prices Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 If Germany gradually reduced ten particularly climate ...
  • 29 Jul 2015

    In the media: Expensive ruins and a steel exodus

    29 Jul 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Welt 鈥淪teel before a great exodus鈥 The EU鈥檚 plans for a reform of the emissions trading system might lead to a mass exodus of steel companies from Europe, reports Carsten Dierig in Die Welt. ...
  • Germany must buy 22 mio CO2 allocations following EU climate target miss

    28 Oct 2021, 13:40 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 / Reuters Germany will have to buy 22 million emissions allocations after failing its 2020 climate targets under the EU's effort sharing scheme, ...
  • 28 Aug 2020 |

    Major German cold cuts company sells more substitutes than meat for first time

    28 Aug 2020, 11:53 Julian Wettengel Agriculture Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 Revenues from vegetarian and vegan substitutes at the German cold cuts company R眉genwalder were higher than those from regular meat for the first time in July 2020, reports ...
  • 12 Apr 2021 |

    U.S. will use 'all available means' to stop completion of Nord Stream 2 pipeline

    12 Apr 2021, 14:18 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Tagesspiegel The U.S. government is increasing pressure on the German government to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline,聽 Hans Monath聽writes 聽in newspaper Tagesspiegel. President Joe ...
  • 01 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淩WE makes profit forecast for Innogy鈥

    German utility RWE has forecast EBITDA profits of between 4.1 and 4.4 billion euros in 2016 for its new renewable subsidiary innogy (currently 鈥楻WE International SE鈥). The figure is lower than the 4.5 billion euro figure it recorded in 2015, according to ...
  • 27 Jul 2016 |

    鈥淐ommerzbank exits coal鈥

    German Commerzbank has decided to stop financing new coal mining projects and coal power plants, writes Klimaretter.info. According to new internal regulations (fully enacted from 1 August 2016), Commerzbank also "expects German clients in the energy ...
  • 03 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淕erman major banks merely extras鈥

    It is 鈥渟urprising鈥 that major German banks did so little to finance renewable energy internationally while the country was a driver of the global energy transition, Dirk Messner, Director of the German Development Institute (DIE) told Christian Schaudwet ...
  • Group takes EU to court over climate change

    Lawyers acting for an international group, including a family living on the German island of Langeoog, a French lavender farmer, and members of the indigenous Sami community in Sweden, have launched legal action against the EU for failing to do enough ...
  • 25 May 2018 |

    Potential buyers line up to acquire stake in insolvent German solar power company Solarworld

    German solar panel producer Solarworld is attracting the interest of many potential investors after filing for insolvency in March, Sandra Enkhardt writes in pv magazine. More than a dozen potential buyers have expressed interest, and insolvency ...
  • National target pushes climate agenda in coalition talks

    In light of fears that the country will miss its 2020 climate targets by a wider margin than previously anticipated, climate protection has become a key issue in the ongoing coalition talks to form the next German government, writes Michael Bauchm眉ller in ...
  • 19 Aug 2022 |

    Low storage levy could indicate German gas traders prepare for 鈥渨orst-case scenario鈥 鈥 media

    19 Aug 2022, 12:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security Tagesspiegel Background A second wholesale levy on natural gas on top of the existing gas consumption levy in Germany signals that the country鈥檚 gas trading platform Trading Hub Europe (THE) is preparing ...
  • 10 May 2021 |

    German utility RWE aims for market leadership in green energy

    10 May 2021, 14:32 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Utilities Die Welt Germany's largest electricity producer RWE has set its sights on becoming the leading provider of renewable energy in numerous industrialised countries. In an ...
  • Coalition talks stuck over climate, energy policy

    As expected, Germany鈥檚 future energy and climate policy has emerged as the main stumbling block in Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 effort to form a government coalition of her conservatives, the Free Democrats, and the Green Party. According to media reports, ...
  • 鈥淗ow climate change turned Germany into a global leader鈥

    鈥淐limate change and the challenge of defending multilateralism in an era of Trumpian protectionism has finally given Germany a global leadership role,鈥 writes Jennifer Tollmann in a blog article for E3G. US president Donald Trump鈥檚 rejection of the ...
  • 01 Feb 2018 |

    Coalition treaty draft on climate & energy policy emphasises 2030 climate goal

    The draft of a coalition treaty agreed by Germany鈥檚 negotiating parties suggests that Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD) have found common ground on energy and climate policy, mirroring several aspects ...
  • EU Commission continues to seek influence in Nord Stream 2 negotiations

    Against resistance from the German government, the EU Commission continues to seek participation in negotiations over Nord Stream 2, the gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, Daniel Br枚ssler and Alexander M眉hlauer report for S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. The EU ...
  • 15 Aug 2022 |

    German govt renews call to brace for hard winter, introduces new gas saving measures

    15 Aug 2022, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Leading members of the German government have renewed calls for perseverance and willingness to make sacrifices to beat the energy crisis, with the upcoming heating season set to drive up ...
  • 12 Nov 2021 |

    Many German corporations actively setting their own ambitious climate targets 鈥 survey

    12 Nov 2021, 13:39 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 A large number of German companies are聽pursuing sustainability strategies and have ambitious climate protection goals to reduce their carbon footprint, according to ...
  • Merkel trumps Trump in global confidence

    A study by the influential Pew Research Center has found that confidence by citizens around the world in the leadership skills of German Chancellor Angela Merkel decisively outweighs that in US President Donald Trump. While 42 percent of respondents in 37 ...
  • Franco-German cooperation treaty does not mention carbon price

    10 Jan 2019, 14:04 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 International Tagesspiegel Background The new聽 Franco-German treaty (Treaty of Aachen) 聽that was聽 approved by Germany鈥檚 government 聽and will be signed on 22 January does not mention a new carbon price ...
  • 18 Nov 2017 |

    COP23- Day 12: Germany positive on results from Bonn

    18 Nov 2017, 00:00 Bonn had delivered what was necessary to be on schedule for the decisions needed at COP24 in Katowice, the Germany delegation said / Negotiations finished in the early hours of 18 November / Last contentious issues still debated through ...
  • Without full attention on quick coal exit, Merkel鈥檚 legacy will be 鈥渄irty brown鈥

    Though Germany has championed the use of clean energy, the country is struggling with the phase-out of lignite, one of its most important energy sources to date, writes Michelle Hackman in an article in the Wall Street Journal. It is an energy source ...
  • 24 Jan 2018 |

    German financial system ill-prepared for climate protection, needs revamp

    The German financial system urgently needs a revamp to adapt to the decarbonisation of the economy, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the Hub for Sustainable Finance Germany, which ...
  • Vattenfall continues to seek billions from Germany

    Swedish utility Vattenfall reaffirmed that it is seeking billions in damages from the German government after a two-week hearing in front of an international arbitration court in Washington, DC, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). Vattenfall ...
  • 5-point plan for climate protection 鈥 German development minister

    Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement must be a priority in the upcoming coalition talks, according to German economic cooperation and development minister Gerd M眉ller (CSU). M眉ller set out a 5-point plan for climate protection in Bild am Sonntag. He ...
  • 11 Aug 2022 |

    EU countries will show solidarity in energy crunch 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    11 Aug 2022, 17:39 Julian Wettengel Gas EU 麻豆无码版 [UPDATE adds paragraph on third relief package] German chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he is confident European Union member states will show solidarity in the energy crisis exacerbated by ...
  • 18 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淩枚ttgen: Federal government must stop Nord Stream 2鈥

    Norbert R枚ttgen (Christian Democratic Union), chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the German Bundestag, demands that the federal government stop plans to construct the contentious gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 between Germany and Russia, according ...
  • China moves to e-car pole position

    China has moved into pole position in management consultancy Roland Berger鈥檚 international e-mobility ranking for the first time. Whereas Chinese e-car sales doubled last year, the German market remains sluggish, potentially causing German carmakers to ...
  • 01 Jun 2022 |

    Fuel price rebate in Germany takes effect, observers expect oil companies to cash in

    01 Jun 2022, 13:45 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Cost & Prices WDR A new controversial fuel price rebate took effect in Germany on 1 June as part of a government package aimed at cushioning the financial impact of the Ukraine war on citizens. Through ...
  • 10 Aug 2022 |

    Europe stalls on bilateral gas solidarity agreements

    10 Aug 2022, 13:29 Julian Wettengel Gas EU Tagesspiegel Background EU member states are behind schedule with bilateral agreements on how to help each other out in case of severe gas disruptions in the bloc, reports Steven Hanke for Tagesspiegel Background ...
  • 鈥淢erkel urges bigger fight against climate change after U.S. move鈥

    Germany and the rest of Europe should redouble their efforts to fight climate change after the United States鈥 decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement, Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the annual meeting of the Christian Democratic Union group in ...
  • G7 business groups- Strong climate deal 鈥渆minently important鈥

    20 May 2015, 00:00 Industrialised countries鈥 business associations have urged to make the Paris climate summit a success. 鈥淭he world climate conference in Paris in December offers a chance to greatly advance global climate politics. The world must use ...
  • German state environment ministers call for 60% EU emission cut target

    16 Nov 2020, 14:15 Charlotte Nijhuis 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International Der Spiegel Germany's state environment ministers back the European Parliament's call for raising the bloc's 2030 emission target to a 60 percent ...
  • Climate poster boy Germany has not done its homework

    The upcoming UN climate change conference (COP23), which will take place in Bonn on 6-17 November, will focus the international community鈥檚 attention on the fact that Germany, the poster boy of climate protection, is bound to miss its 2020 targets, writes ...
  • 10 Nov 2015

    Germany's renewables prospects / E.ON's "historic loss"

    10 Nov 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Agency (IRENA) Renewable 麻豆无码版 Prospects: Germany A new IRENA report 鈥淩enewable 麻豆无码版 Prospects Germany鈥 examines the country鈥檚 energy transition in the last ...
  • 04 Aug 2021 |

    NGOs鈥 "Climate Election Check" sees need to improve party manifestos

    04 Aug 2021, 12:26 Expert Climate-Alliance Germany Klima-Allianz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert NABU- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union Der Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) e.V. Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics ...
  • Using Russian uranium should be sanctioned across EU- German econ min

    05 Apr 2023, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security Der Spiegel Russian uranium should be made subject to sanctions since using it undermines efforts to weaken Russia鈥檚 capability for waging war on its neighbour Ukraine, the German economy and ...
  • 鈥淕reen politician demands halt to construction of Nord Stream pipeline鈥

    Robert Habeck, one of the Green Party鈥檚 primary candidates for the upcoming federal elections, has demanded a halt to construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project in light of Russian airstrikes in Syria, reports Spiegel Online. ...
  • 30 May 2017 |

    Merkel faces tough time in Hamburg

    Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 role as host of the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg will not be easy should the US administration decide to pull out of the Paris Agreement, because other countries 鈥 鈥渢he eternal laggards鈥 鈥 would 鈥渞elapse into old blockade ...
  • 鈥淎 difficult meeting with Trump begins鈥

    The German government expects difficult negotiations in climate and trade policy with US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Taormina, Italy, reports Henrike Ro脽bach in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 鈥淚n terms of trade and climate, the communiqu茅 ...
  • Global Climate Action Summit adds pressure on Germany and EU to act 鈥 NGO

    The non-governmental Global Climate Action Summit in California brings together representatives of private companies and cities from around the world and adds pressure on the German government and the European Union to step up their efforts to comply with ...
  • UN Development Programme head says Germany must 鈥渓ead by example鈥 on CO2 price

    07 Dec 2018, 14:28 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International Handelsblatt Industrialised countries like Germany have to 鈥渓ead by example鈥 through bold climate action policies in order to prevent emerging countries from ...
  • US government increases pressure on Germany to halt Nord Stream 2

    The US administration has increased efforts to persuade Germany and other EU countries to drop support for the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to connect Russia with Germany, Andreas Mihm reports for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). The US state ...
  • 03 Aug 2022 |

    Scholz says "no technical reasons" for reduced gas flows from Russia

    03 Aug 2022, 13:37 Russia is ready to use 鈥減retexts and invented reasons鈥 to obstruct Europe鈥檚 energy supply, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said as his government prepares for a possible full halt to natural gas trading with the country鈥檚 most ...
  • 19 Dec 2022 |

    Germany hails EU carbon market deal as 鈥渇antastic result鈥 for bloc's climate ambitions

    19 Dec 2022, 13:47 German stakeholders have welcomed a European Union deal to reform the bloc鈥檚 CO2 emissions trading system. Negotiators from the parliament, member state governments and the European Commission had reached an agreement to strengthen the ...
  • 31 Aug 2017 |

    Higher demand abroad than at home for German e-cars

    German carmakers are keeping up in the international race for electro mobility, even though it remains a niche market in Germany itself, the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW K枚ln) says in its weekly newsletter. 鈥淕ermany is not the leading ...
  • New German finance minister must strike balance between climate spending & solid budget

    13 Dec 2021, 13:51 Few nominations for Germany鈥檚 new government cabinet have caused as much international uproar as that of FDP leader Christian Lindner as finance minister. Critics have warned that the head of the pro-business party could thwart ...
  • 11 Jan 2017 |

    鈥淯npopular paths to leave the climate trap鈥

    It is surprising how long it takes for the subject of 鈥渘egative emission鈥 to make its way from scientific models into climate policy mainstream, write Oliver Geden from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and Stefan Sch盲fer ...
  • 01 Aug 2022 |

    First hard coal 鈥渕arket returnee鈥 power plant ready to replace gas in supply crisis

    01 Aug 2022, 13:23 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Security dpa / Zeit Online The first retired hard coal ...
  • German solar industry cautiously optimistic about future

    Future prospects for the German solar sector are 鈥渞ather good鈥, according to almost two thirds of business and research experts surveyed by R&D for Photovoltaics, a research initiative financed by the economy (BMWi) and education (BMBF) ministries. 62 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 22 Oct 2021 |

    Europe鈥檚 biggest banks lagging behind on emission reduction efforts 鈥 report

    22 Oct 2021, 13:15 Charlotte Nijhuis Finance Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Europe鈥檚 largest banks are lagging behind on setting climate targets needed to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a report by German consulting firm Zeb seen by the ...
  • 06 Aug 2019 |

    Germans consider climate change top issue facing the country

    06 Aug 2019, 14:12 S枚ren Amelang Society International 麻豆无码版 Germans consider "the environment, climate and energy" the most important issue facing the country at the moment, according to a EU poll. 36 percent of respondents named it ...
  • Industry proposes changes to renewables act to avoid levy payments 鈥 media

    14 Apr 2020, 14:26 Freja Eriksen Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2016 Der Spiegel Industry actors in Germany have proposed changes to the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) that would help them avoid possible lawsuits over failures to pay the renewables surcharge,聽 ...
  • 17 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淭hat鈥檚 not doable鈥

    A 2030 end date for the internal combustion engine is technically not feasible, and such a ban would be the wrong approach to decarbonising transport by 2050, said independent transportation expert and ICCT member Axel Friedrich in an interview with ...
  • 23 Sep 2020 |

    Germany set to partly reimburse energy-intensive companies for new CO鈧 price

    23 Sep 2020, 13:30 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 Cost & Prices Clean ...
  • 06 Apr 2021 |

    Greens and conservatives to form coalition to make Baden-W眉rttemberg 鈥渃limate action state鈥

    06 Apr 2021, 12:11 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The Green Party and the Christian Democrats (CDU) in the state of Baden-W眉rttemberg have decided to enter coalition negotiations with the goal to make the southern German ...
  • Germany welcomes EU plans to end dependence on Russian energy

    19 May 2022, 12:00 Germany has reacted largely positively to EU plans for ending dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports. Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the European Commission鈥檚 RePowerEU Plan an 鈥渋mportant initiative鈥 that could give fresh impetus to ...
  • 26 Jul 2022 |

    EU gas savings deal 鈥渟ignal of unity鈥 as Gazprom cuts flows again 鈥 econ min

    26 Jul 2022, 13:18 Julian Wettengel Gas EU 麻豆无码版 An agreement by EU countries to curb gas use during the coming winter is a signal of unity and solidarity in the face of the current energy crisis, said German economy minister Robert Habeck. ...
  • 06 Aug 2020 |

    Germany's CDU Economic Council rejects ECB role in climate action as "pure industrial policy"

    06 Aug 2020, 14:08 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance International Handelsblatt The German business association CDU Economic Council, associated with Angela Merkel鈥檚 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, opposes plans by the European Central Bank (ECB) to make ...
  • E-car boom spells trouble for secure lithium supply 鈥 German-Canadian supplier

    15 Jul 2021, 13:55 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Resources & Recycling Handelsblatt The rapid increase in e-car purchases in Germany and other countries could thwart existing calculations for the industry supply of lithium, a key raw material for the ...
  • 13 Dec 2018 |

    鈥淎ll countries face same challenges, but some simply tackle them鈥- Green MP

    13 Dec 2018, 18:20 The global community is closely watching Germany鈥檚 lagging domestic climate action, which certainly does not help the country鈥檚 credibility in international negotiations, says Lisa Badum, climate policy spokesperson of the Greens' ...
  • 26 Mar 2021 |

    Germany needs CO2-based vehicle tax to accelerate e-mobility 鈥 report

    26 Mar 2021, 13:44 Charlotte Nijhuis Mobility 麻豆无码版 New internal combustion engine vehicles should be taxed exclusively according to their CO2 emissions to accelerate the switch to electric mobility, the Climate Neutrality Foundation writes in ...
  • French EU commissioner says Germany must keep nuclear plants online as long as possible

    05 Jul 2022, 13:08 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Renewables Handelsblatt / ...
  • 30 Jul 2018 |

    Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Germany criticises transmission grid deal

    After the German federal government decided on 27 July to buy a 20 percent stake in north-east German transmission grid operator 50Hertz in order to protect this critical infrastructure from being partially owned by Chinese grid operator SGCC, the head of ...
  • 21 Jul 2022 |

    Germany steps up gas emergency preparations as Nord Stream resumes operation

    21 Jul 2022, 14:03 Kerstine Appunn Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Gas has started to flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany following a 10-day closure for annual maintenance work. The lower utilisation at around 40 percent of ...
  • 03 Jul 2019 |

    Recent remarks suggest EU top job frontrunner von der Leyen takes climate crisis seriously

    03 Jul 2019, 14:56 The nomination of Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission has come as a surprise for many political observers in Germany and across Europe. Little is known about the incumbent German defence minister's climate ...
  • 29 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淐onceptualising Germany鈥檚 麻豆无码版 Transition鈥

    Important shifts in power relations within the energy sector occur in the course of Germany鈥檚 energy transition, according to a new research publication by Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS). 鈥淭he reality is that power over certain ...
  • 05 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淚ndustry is a driver of innovation for global climate protection鈥

    The G20 should boost the innovative strength of industry and accelerate technology development, so that it can 鈥渕ake its maximum contribution to climate protection,鈥 writes Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and CEO of BASF, and ...
  • 04 Nov 2016 |

    Ministry of the globe鈥檚 fate

    The vigorous debate within the German government about the content of its Climate Action Plan 2050 is in stark contrast to the relative half-heartedness of international climate negotiations, writes Andreas Mihm in an opinion piece for the Frankfurter ...
  • 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 ...
  • Preview2018- WWF calls for German climate policy emergency programme

    19 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 ...
  • 31 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淪olar Guerilleros鈥

    Supporters of solar power are seeking to head off a proposed legal constraint on small modules that can be easily plugged into wall sockets, writes Bernward Janzing in taz. The German section of the International Solar 麻豆无码版 Society (DGS) wants to see a ...
  • 16 Jan 2018 |

    Coalition talks should emphasise German industry鈥檚 competitiveness 鈥 CDU negotiator

    Possible negotiations to extend Germany鈥檚 grand coalition government should put a special focus on international competitiveness, as the US under President Donald Trump is increasingly becoming a rival, writes the Christian Democratic Party鈥檚 (CDU) energy ...
  • 15 Jul 2022 |

    Gas supply crisis to push Germany into recession 鈥 Deutsche Bank analysts

    15 Jul 2022, 13:40 Sven Egenter Finance Security 麻豆无码版 Russia鈥檚 cuts to natural gas supplies and the wider economic fallout from the war against Ukraine will push the German economy into recession, analysts at Deutsche Bank forecast. 鈥淎 likely ...
  • Shift to renewables needs better mining standards, German agency says

    19 Feb 2019, 13:28 Renewables' growing raw material needs could become the energy transition's "Achilles' heel", warns Germany's environment agency UBA. It calls for better ecological and social mining standards to become an ...
  • 16 Dec 2016 |

    Preview2017- "I don鈥檛 think the momentum can be reversed"

    16 Dec 2016, 00:00 2017 will be a year filled with a multitude of seminal events for Germany's energy and climate policy. Apart from presiding over the next G20 summit, Germany will be the venue for the UN's COP23 and see legal reforms of ...
  • 鈥淭ransatlantic irritation鈥

    Germany鈥檚 indignation over the US Senate鈥檚 planned expansion of economic sanctions on Russia illustrates 鈥渢he whole extent of irritation in the current transatlantic relationship鈥, Richard Herzinger writes in Die Welt. Leading German officials find ...
  • 14 Jul 2022 |

    Europe can be free of Russian energy imports within a few years, but gas shortages this winter 鈥 researchers

    14 Jul 2022, 13:18 Kerstine Appunn Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Europe will be faced with gas shortages until new import infrastructure, a reduction of gas consumption, as well as better coordinated cooperation between European countries are in place to ...
  • 14 Jul 2022 |

    Gas bills to triple from 2023, says grid agency boss

    14 Jul 2022, 12:52 Jessica Bateman Gas Security RND Germany's public is yet to experience the full impact of rising gas prices as bills could 鈥渢riple鈥 from 2023, Klaus M眉ller, the president of the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), has warned in ...
  • 16 Jun 2017 |

    鈥淪olar power will kill coal faster than you think鈥

    Solar power costs are falling so rapidly that the technology will replace fossil fuels like coal much faster than previously forecast, Jess Shankleman and Hayley Warren say in an article for Bloomberg. According to an outlook by Bloomberg New 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 鈥淒enmark and Germany agree on increasing electricity trade between their countries鈥

    Germany and Denmark have agreed to increase the minimum cross-border electricity trade, according to a press release by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (BMWi). 鈥淭he agreement acknowledges that Germany is undergoing a fundamental ...
  • Industry calls on government to develop raw materials strategy for 鈥渇uture technologies鈥

    The influential Federation of German Industries (BDI) has called on the government to come up with a strategy to secure the supply of scarce raw materials for 鈥渇uture technologies鈥 needed for e-mobility, digitalisation, and the energy transition. 鈥淭he ...
  • 29 Sep 2017 |

    Industrial plants provide over ten percent of Germany鈥檚 gross power production

    The mining and manufacturing industry in Germany contributed 11.2 percent of the country鈥檚 gross power production in 2016, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has said in a press release. With a total of 54 terawatt hours, the share was 0.8 ...
  • 鈥淕erman 鈥楯amaica鈥 coalition spells trouble for coal, cars, and the euro鈥

    麻豆无码版 and financial policy in Europe could be substantially affected by a government participation of the Green Party and the economic liberal FDP in the next German government under Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative alliance of CDU/CSU, Ambrose ...
  • Germany, US, and China set to emerge as geopolitical winners of global energy transition

    The drop in costs for renewable energy production will transform the global energy landscape and also alter the geopolitical clout of different countries, with Germany, the US, and China standing to benefit most from a worldwide transition from fossil ...
  • 02 Nov 2020 |

    Coach company FlixBus suspends services as Germany enters into second lockdown

    02 Nov 2020, 13:57 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Europe's largest coach company FlixBus will suspend all of its bus and train connections in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by 3 November in response to the ...
  • 11 Jul 2022 |

    Econ min Habeck stresses 鈥渟olidarity in the energy crisis鈥 ahead of visit to Czech Republic and Austria

    11 Jul 2022, 12:23 Kerstine Appunn Gas EU 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 economy and climate minister Robert Habeck is visiting Prague and Vienna to hold talks on intensified bilateral and European cooperation in securing gas supplies. Habeck (Green Party) ...
  • 11 Jul 2022 |

    Germany faces uncertainty over Russian gas supply as Nord Stream maintenance starts

    11 Jul 2022, 12:22 Julian Wettengel Gas Security 麻豆无码版 / Dlf Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom halted flows almost entirely through Nord Stream on Monday morning (11 July) as about ten days of planned maintenance work began, with the German ...
  • 09 Feb 2017 |

    鈥淩esources for the Energiewende鈥

    The planet holds enough natural resources needed for the global energy transition, write research institutes acatech, Leopoldina and Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities in a report. But the uneven distribution creates the need for ...
  • 18 Aug 2020 |

    Decentralised European power systems could offer better public participation 鈥 study

    18 Aug 2020, 14:15 Expert IASS- Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Think tank on sustainable development Climate & CO2 Policy Renewables 麻豆无码版 / pv magazine A decentralised model for European renewable power generation would ...
  • 27 Sep 2016 |

    鈥淐O2 is particularly expensive in Germany鈥

    A new OECD study comparing tax regimes and emissions trading systems in different countries reveals that CO 2 emissions are particularly expensive in Germany, reports Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Almost half of emissions in Germany cost 30 euros or ...
  • 23 Sep 2021 |

    Government calls hydrogen strategy a success, but utilities see 'construction site'

    23 Sep 2021, 13:40 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 One year on from the National Hydrogen Strategy launch, Germany鈥檚 government and industries are divided over its implementation. While the government鈥檚 interim report ...
  • IEA scenarios downplayed renewables for political reasons - experts

    The International 麻豆无码版 Agency (IEA) has grossly underestimated the growth of renewables in its influential World 麻豆无码版 Outlook (WEO) forecasts for political reasons in the past, green energy proponents have told the Deutsche Welle. 鈥淔ossil and nuclear ...
  • Foreign Minister Gabriel says SPD should focus less on climate policy

    Germany鈥檚 foreign minister and former SPD head Sigmar Gabriel says his party should focus less on environmental and climate protection and instead emphasise topics that concern its traditional voting bloc, such as industrial job security and upholding ...
  • 07 Jul 2022 |

    Critics blast EU Parliament鈥檚 taxonomy decision to label nuclear and gas 鈥榮ustainable鈥

    07 Jul 2022, 13:28 Edgar Meza Finance EU Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 The German government has joined environmentalists in condemning the European Parliament鈥檚 decision to support the inclusion of nuclear and gas power plants in the list of ...
  • 07 Jul 2022 |

    European banks show resilience in ECB climate stress test, but next challenge could be tougher

    07 Jul 2022, 13:24 Edgar Meza Finance EU Handelsblatt The European Central Bank's (ECB) test of the resilience of lenders to the financial and economic consequences of global warming have turned out to be far more benign than widely expected, ...
  • 25 Jan 2017 |

    鈥淕erman G20 presidency launches GreenInvest platform鈥

    The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) hopes to engage developing countries in mobilising green finance projects with a new investment platform, according to NAMA News. Around 25 countries involved in the 鈥渄ialogue鈥 ...
  • 16 Nov 2017 |

    COP23- Day 11: Germany ratifies Doha / Canada, UK march ahead on coal

    16 Nov 2017, 00:00 Germany ratifies Doha without joint EU move / 鈥淚f the talks continue this way, we will reach our negotiation targets鈥 鈥 German negotiator / UK and Canada march ahead on coal exit, NGOs criticise Germany / 鈥淢ove away from fossils if you ...
  • Renewables research agency calls for end date for coal and combustion engine

    Germany needs an end date for coal-fired power production and for internal combustion engines in cars to make progress in emissions reduction and ensure that its industries do not fall behind others in developing technologies of the future, Michael Nelles ...
  • 06 Jul 2022 |

    Old lignite plants and hard coal import hurdles complicate Germany鈥檚 emergency coal revival

    06 Jul 2022, 13:48 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Security Tagesspiegel Background The reactivation of mothballed coal plants in Germany- in response to the energy crisis fuelled by Russia鈥檚 war on Ukraine- could include old lignite-fired power stations which do ...
  • 鈥淣ew Baltic Sea pipeline could face months-long delay鈥

    The construction of the聽 natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 聽from Russia to Germany 鈥 scheduled to start this year 鈥 could be put back by months or years. The delay could be caused by plans by the EU Commission to negotiate a separate regulatory framework ...
  • 鈥淭rump has substantial potential to cause trouble on climate policy鈥

    Incoming US president Donald Trump could have many indirect effects on international climate policy, according to Ottmar Edenhofer, Director of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC). 鈥淭rump could try to drive the ...
  • SPD at odds with itself over level of ambition in climate policy to regain ground

    The German Social Democrats (SPD) have made climate policy one of the key topics during a special conference ("debate camp") following defeats in two state elections in which the federal government coalition party suffered major voter losses, ...
  • 09 Dec 2021 |

    Candidates for leadership of Germany鈥檚 opposition CDU party confirm commitment to 1.5C target

    09 Dec 2021, 13:38 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Charlotte Nijhuis Elections & Politics Frankfurter Rundschau The three candidates in the race to succeed CDU party leader Armin ...
  • 08 Nov 2017 |

    COP23- Day 3: US should be kept on board / "Time to stop digging"

    08 Nov 2017, 00:00 Talks in Bonn as technical as expected but also 鈥渦nexcited, friendly and positive鈥, says German negotiator / Developing countries call for voluntary reporting / US should remain part of COPs / German taxpayers are financing the climate ...
  • 16 Jun 2021 |

    Negative emissions technologies must be deployed early for climate neutrality- report

    16 Jun 2021, 12:27 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Technology 麻豆无码版 Aside from forests and other natural greenhouse gas emission sinks, negative emissions technologies will be necessary to reach climate neutrality by mid-century, said the ...
  • 04 Jul 2022 |

    EU parliament鈥檚 conservative group head calls for binding energy solidarity rules

    04 Jul 2022, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas EU Der Tagesspiegel The EU has to come up with a clear and stringent solidarity mechanism to prepare for a shortfall of Russian gas deliveries next winter to avoid repeating mistakes made in cooperation at the ...
  • 11 Jan 2017 |

    鈥淐ar suppliers face radical change鈥

    German car suppliers are in good shape thanks to the current global success of the country鈥檚 carmakers, but the industry faces an uncertain future, write Imelda Flaig und Inge Nowak in Stuttgarter Zeitung. The international move to electric and shared ...
  • 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 ...
  • 14 Jun 2021

    Germany, Australia to set up hydrogen agreement

    14 Jun 2021, 13:03 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版, Reuters The German and Australian governments have signed a letter of intent on sustainable hydrogen production, according to the German ministries of economic affairs and energy and education and research. ...
  • 21 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淟eft Party in Brandenburg gives up ambitious climate goals鈥

    The Left Party in the state of Brandenburg has joined its government coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), in abandoning the ambitious climate targets which they had agreed on in 2014, dealing a new blow to Germany鈥檚 climate policy, report ...
  • 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 ...
  • 10 Nov 2021 |

    Day 10 at COP26: Germany stresses need for both ambitious political outcome & strong rulebook

    10 Nov 2021, 17:04 With the goal to "keep 1.5掳 within reach", many see this year's COP26 in Glasgow as the most important UN climate change conference since the landmark 2015 Paris summit.聽 麻豆无码版 tracks the latest views and comments from ...
  • 10 Jun 2021 |

    German climate activists prepare wave of court cases in wake of Shell ruling

    10 Jun 2021, 14:00 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Society Die Welt German climate protection NGOs are gearing up for full-scale legal attack on what they describe as climate offenders in the wake of a court ruling in the Netherlands last month ordering ...
  • 29 Oct 2018 |

    Need to involve all actors in society for climate protection 鈥 President Steinmeier

    Germany is able to live up to its obligations in international climate protection and should not give up the pioneer role it has played in areas such as renewable energies and environmental technologies, said German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at ...
  • 30 Jun 2022 |

    German gas consumption one third lower in May than same time last year

    30 Jun 2022, 13:24 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 Kerstine Appunn Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 ...
  • 12 Oct 2020 |

    Maritime trade picking up again unexpectedly strong 鈥 Hapag-Lloyd

    12 Oct 2020, 13:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Freight Business & Jobs manager magazin Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd says a recovery of international maritime trade after the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic is helping the company to regain its strength ...
  • 13 Mar 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 power storage market reaches 5 billion euros

    13 Mar 2019, 14:19 Rachel Waldholz 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Storage Bloomberg Germany鈥檚 power storage market, including both home- and utility-scale batteries, reached a new high of more than 5 billion euros last year, Brian Parkin reports for Bloomberg. ...
  • German carmakers in US join climate sceptic efforts to avoid tight emissions limits 鈥 report

    German carmakers Daimler, VW and BMW try to appear environmentally conscious, but in the US they seem determined to sow doubts over climate science, Jan Keuchel writes for Handelsblatt. The companies have all announced ambitious plans to engage in climate ...
  • Environmental organisations warn Jamaica coalition parties of 鈥渃limate policy blackout鈥

    Environmental organisations have warned Chancellor Angela Merkel and her negotiating partners at the ongoing Jamaica coalition talks for a new German government of risking a 鈥渃limate policy blackout鈥. Merkel had to make 鈥渁 clear commitment鈥 to the ...
  • Rift between Germany and Brazil stalls work on carbon market 鈥 report

    10 Jan 2019, 14:00 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 International Bloomberg A dispute pitting two groups of nations led, respectively, by Germany and Brazil is holding up work on creating a global market for trading carbon pollution, which is one of the ...
  • 11 Dec 2020 |
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    EU leaders agree to raise 2030 climate target- German reactions

    11 Dec 2020, 14:14 German politicians have welcomed the EU leaders鈥 decision to increase the bloc鈥檚 2030 climate target as an important decision that puts the Union on a credible path towards climate neutrality by 2050 and means the bloc is once again one ...
  • 10 Apr 2017 |

    EU agency rejects criticism of fusion reactor ITER by German MPs

    The EU agency Fusion for 麻豆无码版 (F4E) has rejected calls by German MPs to cut funding for the fusion reactor ITER and use the money for research on conventional energy transition technologies instead, Daniel Wetzel writes on Welt Online. 鈥淲e Europeans ...
  • 28 Oct 2019 |

    German parliament to compensate CO2 emissions of members' duty travel

    28 Oct 2019, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Transport Tagesspiegel / dpa The German parliament's council of elders has decided that CO2 emissions of duty travel of MPs will have to be compensated through a "climate levy", news ...
  • 07 Sep 2021 |

    Interest in e-car purchases growing significantly in Germany

    07 Sep 2021, 13:55 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars 麻豆无码版 Interest in electric cars is growing rapidly in Germany, according to a survey by the Technical Inspection Authority (T脺V). Nearly one in four respondents (23 percent) said they already have ...
  • 27 Apr 2023 |

    Covering the EU鈥檚 鈥淔it for 55鈥 package of climate and energy laws

    27 Apr 2023, 11:30 The European Union is undertaking a major revamp of its climate and energy legislation to make its member states 鈥淔it for 55鈥 鈥 the bloc鈥檚 new 55 percent greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030. The European Commission presented its ...
  • 30 Mar 2023 |

    Lack of coordination and monitoring slows climate adaptation in Poland

    30 Mar 2023, 10:53 Poland is increasingly affected by heatwaves, droughts and floods as the impacts of climate change become ever more apparent. The country has had adaptation plans in place for a decade, but a lack of coordination and monitoring is ...
  • 23 Nov 2023 |

    Netherlands' future climate policy unclear after far-right鈥檚 shock election win

    23 Nov 2023, 12:30 The nationalist and populist party PVV under the leadership of Geert Wilders became the biggest party by far in shock election results in the Netherlands. Wilders will now set out to form a right-wing government, but finding partners ...
  • 06 Sep 2022 |

    What happens if Russia's gas supplies to Germany are cut?

    06 Sep 2022, 10:40 Russia has reduced deliveries to Europe step by step in recent months, underlining that the fuel is arguably its most important energy asset in the geopolitical scramble following the invasion of Ukraine. While the EU and other western ...
  • 25 May 2022 |

    Key challenges of a halt to Russian fossil gas imports

    25 May 2022, 15:50 After an embargo on Russian hard coal and a looming ban on oil imports, fossil gas could be next on the list of Russian fossil fuels Europe will seek to phase out as quickly as possible. Gas looks set to be the hardest nut to crack from ...
  • 01 Aug 2025 |
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    What鈥檚 next in Europe? 鈥 Agenda of European climate and energy policy

    01 Aug 2025, 08:00 Journalists! Mark your calendars 鈥 or rather let us do it for you. Europe is complicated and even journalists from EU member states sometimes struggle to understand how climate and energy policy is made, and when institutions take key ...
  • Germany's Climate Action Law

    13 Jan 2025, 09:15 Germany aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2030 and reach climate neutrality by 2045 鈥 targets it has written into its first major national climate law. The law also contains targets for carbon sinks such as ...
  • 04 Apr 2022 |

    Green and sustainable finance in Germany

    04 Apr 2022, 11:30 Integrating finance into climate and energy policy has become a central challenge for governments around the world, as emissions reduction plans need proper funding and investments that can undermine their climate goals have to be cut ...
  • Climate, energy and transport in Germany's coalition treaty

    07 Feb 2018, 00:00 Concluding weeks of intensive negotiations, Germany's would-be government partners have agreed on a coalition treaty. The 麻豆无码版 presents excerpts on climate, energy and transport from the agreement between Chancellor ...
  • 14 Apr 2022 |

    The practical challenges of an embargo on Russian oil

    14 Apr 2022, 13:15 Russian oil supplies could be part of a next sanctions package to weaken Russian president Vladimir Putin's regime for waging war on Ukraine. While trade in many products has already been curbed, reducing the import of fossil fuels ...
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    Italy welcomes Chinese investments, but competition fears linger

    06 Jan 2021, 10:03 International Italian experts no longer doubt China's determination to act on climate change. This confidence stems from China's recent pledge to reach carbon neutrality before 2060, and the reaffirmation of its commitment to ...
  • Finalists selected: Three teams to receive 麻豆无码版 grant

    10 Oct 2017, 15:31 Martha Otwinowski Bioenergy Climate & CO2 Renewables Wind Cars The first call for applications for the 麻豆无码版 cross-border energy transition grant attracted significant interest from around the world. Story ideas came ...
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    Spain looks to China for cooperation on renewables but worries about overreliance

    05 Jan 2021, 09:30 International China has been key to driving down the cost of Spain's transition to renewables and electric mobility. Both the Spanish private and public sector recognise China鈥檚 crucial role in facing the global climate challenge ...
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  • The Brazil elections: Covering the climate and energy angle

    07 Sep 2022, 09:40 Milou Dirkx Elections & Politics International On 2 October Brazilians will vote to elect a new president, with the potential for a second round at the end of the month in the case that no candidate receives a majority vote. Polls ...
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    Solution-oriented journalism: a matter of balance

    05 Jul 2019, 09:22 Rose-Anne Clermont Society Christian de Boisredon, founder of Sparknews-- an international promoter of journalism with a"positive impact"-- challenged journalists in his keynote GETJO19 speech by telling them to focus on the ...
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    Netherlands sees climate action as rare opportunity for close agreement with China

    07 Jan 2021, 10:02 Charlotte Nijhuis Wind International Relations between the Netherlands and China are often fraught with ideological differences, but climate change and the energy transition offer a rare spot for close and uncontroversial cooperation. ...
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    Stay updated on online journalism and energy events

    05 Aug 2025, 15:49 Milou Dirkx International Events offer journalists the opportunity to learn, share and connect with sources and colleagues. At 麻豆无码版, we collect all online webinars, gatherings, meetings and conferences on energy transition, ...
  • Jury members for the 麻豆无码版 cross-border grants share three tips on how to enter a successful pitch

    01 Jul 2020, 15:20 Milou Dirkx Green stimulus International How will governments across the world drive the recovery from the covid-19 crisis in a climate-friendly way? And how can journalists keep track of the green recovery? Three accomplished ...
  • 09 Aug 2019 |

    The Ambassadors of the 麻豆无码版 Journalism Network 鈥 why it was time to connect the dots globally, beyond the German Energiewende

    09 Aug 2019, 15:22 Martha Otwinowski International Today we're launching our new blog series: 'Three questions to 麻豆无码版 Journalism Network Ambassadors'. In it, we individually introduce our 16 volunteer representatives based in different ...
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    06 Oct 2022, 15:10 Milou Dirkx Company climate claims International Companies around the world are increasingly making bold claims about becoming net-zero, and producing "climate neutral" products. Do these claims remain consistent across supply ...
  • 30 Nov 2018 |

    COP24 鈥 麻豆无码版 and climate policy experts in Poland

    30 Nov 2018, 15:56 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 COP24 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 has compiled a list of Polish contacts for journalists reporting on the UN Climate Conference in Katowice in December. 麻豆无码版's mission is to make life ...
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    08 Sep 2022, 12:36 S枚ren Amelang Sven Egenter Carbon market Company climate claims Supermarket shelves are awash with products claiming to be "climate neutral", and one company after the next is signing up to a "net zero" target. But ...
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    Lineup of energy transition leaders, media entrepreneurs and journalists promises lively debates at #GETJO19

    25 Mar 2019, 12:21 Sven Egenter Business International Which business models thrive through the energy transition and drive the shift to a climate-friendly economy? And how can journalists best cover the often dramatic, yet sometimes less visible, shifts ...
  • 15 May 2020 |

    Watch out for F-L-I-C-C!

    15 May 2020, 16:50 Toralf Staud Society International Alternative facts, misleading campaigns, false reports and pseudo experts not only distort an informed debate about climate- they are a constant challenge to journalists covering any complex issue. ...
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    Summoning our creative spirits to cover new angles of the energy transition

    13 Dec 2019, 11:28 Rose-Anne Clermont International As 2019 is drawing to a close, we at 麻豆无码版 are reflecting on our highlights of yet another busy year for the 麻豆无码版 team and the global 麻豆无码版 Journalism Network. Undoubtedly, meeting many of you at the " ...
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