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  • 17 Nov 2017 |

    COP23 climate summit 鈥 All eyes on Germany

    Hammering out the details of the Paris Agreement in the home of the Energiewende 17 Nov 2017, 00:00 From 6 to 17 November 2017 the UN climate summit (COP23) was held in Bonn. Around 25,000 delegates, observers and journalists descended on the German city, ...
  • Preview2018- Outlook for Germany's Energiewende

    Climate targets, coal & renewables funding set to top Germany's Energiewende agenda 09 Jan 2018, 00:00 Germany's 2020 climate targets are Germany's first major Energiewende policy issue in 2018- even before a new government has been ...
  • Green pioneer Germany struggles to make climate protection a reality

    The energy transition and climate change 16 Dec 2016, 00:00 As the home country of the Energiewende, Germany is considered a pioneer in the fight against man-made climate change. But despite a spectacular rise in power generation from renewables, the ...
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  • 12 Apr 2022 |
    Gas

    German LNG plans receive boost as critics warn of stranded assets

    12 Apr 2022, 11:50 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt / Tagesspiegel Background Plans to build import infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Germany are quickly taking shape as more companies decide to invest, but NGOs and ...
  • Preview2019- Conditions for Energiewende success all set, says dena

    21 Dec 2018, 09:32 Ambitious climate action and a resolute energy transition are already possible in Germany but the country's government has yet to prove how serious it is about putting words into action, says Andreas Kuhlmann, the head of the ...
  • 21 Jul 2016 |

    鈥淕ermany, Italy, and Japan Top World 麻豆无码版 Efficiency Rankings鈥

    The American Council for an 麻豆无码版-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has published its 2016 International 麻豆无码版 Efficiency Scorecard. Germany is ranked as the world leader in energy efficiency, followed by Italy, Japan, France and the UK. The US came 8 th. The ...
  • 鈥淎 Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act with little effect on the climate鈥

    The German government is paying more attention to its internal coalition agreement from 2013 than to the Paris Climate Agreement, Dagmar Dehmer writes in an op-ed for the Tagesspiegel. This is why the reformed Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act could does not support ...
  • 23 Jun 2022 |

    European Parliament鈥檚 ETS reform met with widespread criticism

    23 Jun 2022, 13:05 Edgar Meza Policy EU Euronews, 麻豆无码版 The European Parliament鈥檚 approval on 23 June of a draft law overhauling the bloc鈥檚 emissions trading system (EU ETS) has been met with widespread criticism from industry and ...
  • 鈥淭urmoil in the car industry because of China鈥檚 e-quota鈥

    The German government has called on China to postpone its planned e-car quota for carmakers, Handelsblatt reports. The four largest carmaker associations from Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea have all requested that China amend the quota and grant ...
  • 22 Jun 2022 |

    Germany prepares for 鈥榓larm stage鈥 of emergency gas plan- media reports

    22 Jun 2022, 14:29 Edgar Meza Gas Security Die Welt, Bloomberg The German government looks set to move its national gas emergency plan to "alarm" level, Die Welt and Bloomberg report. Germany has been at the 鈥渆arly warning鈥 stage since March 30 ...
  • 22 Jun 2022 |

    Germany will not back 2035 combustion engine ban in EU 鈥 finance minister

    22 Jun 2022, 14:05 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars EU 麻豆无码版 Germany's finance minister has said the country will not back EU plans that amount to a ban on the sale of new combustion engine cars from 2035, arguing such a move would shut the door ...
  • 鈥淭he true picture of the German Energiewende鈥

    Ill-advised legislation and an alienation of citizens from renewable investments put the success of Germany鈥檚 energy transition in jeopardy, Hans-Josef Fell writes for EurActiv. The country continued to be internationally celebrated for its Energiewende, ...
  • 26 Jan 2018 |

    Lusatia鈥檚 lignite mining companies advised to emancipate from coal

    The mining companies of Germany鈥檚 eastern coal mining area Lusatia should become more independent of the fossil energy source and diversify their businesses, Brandenburg鈥檚 state minister for economy & energy, Albrecht Gerber, has said in a press ...
  • One in four Germans support short-haul flight ban- survey

    28 May 2021, 12:48 Edgar Meza Mobility Elections & Politics Handelsblatt / Wirtschaftswoche Nearly one in four Germans support a ban of short-haul flights, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by news agency dpa, Handelsblatt reports. One in ...
  • 01 Mar 2023 |

    鈥淐atastrophic鈥 winter drought in France bodes ill for Europe鈥檚 power production in 2023

    01 Mar 2023, 13:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Adaptation EU Handelsblatt / Euractiv / 麻豆无码版 A severe winter drought in France is causing worries that the country鈥檚 energy production could be impacted throughout the year, compounding an already tense ...
  • Next govt must ensure faster renewables ramp-up and earlier coal exit to reach new climate targets- Wuppertal Institute

    27 May 2021, 13:28 Expert Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and 麻豆无码版 Wuppertal Institut Citizens' energy Climate & CO2 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The next government after the ...
  • 06 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淒eclining diesel car share not a hurdle for meeting EU鈥檚 CO鈧 reduction targets鈥

    The average diesel passenger car on Europe鈥檚 roads emits less CO鈧 than a comparable petrol car, but the compliance cost of meeting the European Union鈥檚 CO2 reduction target for new cars by 2025 would be up to 280 euros per vehicle lower with fewer diesel ...
  • Danish law draft and German coalition talks hurdles for Nord Stream 2

    Opposition to the planned Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 is growing as Denmark drafts a new law that would allow the government to prevent the construction on the country鈥檚 continental shelf, writes Andreas Mihm in Frankfurter Allgemeine ...
  • 20 Jun 2022 |

    Security official concerned over Chinese involvement in German wind sector

    20 Jun 2022, 12:23 Edgar Meza Wind Security Der Spiegel Growing tensions between the West and China are leading to increasing concern over the role of Chinese companies in Germany鈥檚 energy sector, particularly in the wind power segment, Spiegel reports. A ...
  • 19 Nov 2021 |

    Only a third of German shipping companies already implement emissions cuts- survey

    19 Nov 2021, 13:10 Expert PwC Electricity market Transport Cars Business & Jobs Efficiency Heating S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Transport Freight 麻豆无码版 Many German shipping companies are reluctant to implement emissions reduction ...
  • 27 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淩ational climate policy is something different鈥

    The federal government鈥檚 鈥淐limate Action Plan 2050" is 鈥渁 continuation and intensification of a purely national climate policy,鈥 says German economist Joachim Weimann in a guest commentary in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The emissions avoided in ...
  • On energy policy, Germany thinks itself an island in Europe 鈥 opinion

    16 Aug 2019, 12:13 Julian Wettengel Energiewende International Die Zeit The German government's energy policy often lacks an appropriate and necessary coordination with European neighbours, writes Michael Thumann in an opinion piece in Die Zeit. ...
  • 17 Jun 2022 |

    Diminished Russian gas flows could lead Germany to regulate gas retailing 鈥 econ min

    17 Jun 2022, 14:08 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security ARD / Tagesspiegel The increasing pressure on Germany鈥檚 gas supply system could lead the government to tighten its grip on gas distribution and enforce savings by law, economy and climate minister Robert ...
  • 09 Nov 2022 |

    Germany signs roadmap to support Kenya鈥檚 complete shift to renewable energy

    09 Nov 2022, 13:55 Kiprotich Koros Renewables COP27 麻豆无码版 Kenya and Germany have signed a roadmap for a climate and development partnership that will see the East African country increase its share of renewables in the power system to 100 ...
  • 12 Jun 2019 |

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

    12 Jun 2019, 13:37 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 Deutsche Welle Urging the German chancellor to declare a climate emergency, campaigners from the global Extinction Rebellion movement chained themselves to the fence of Angela Merkel鈥 chancellery in ...
  • German coalition ends climate policy deadlock with contentious reform plans

    29 Mar 2023, 14:19 The German government coalition has overcome a month-long dispute with a deal on comprehensive reforms in climate and environmental protection, the acceleration of major infrastructure projects, and billions for the modernisation of ...
  • Germany to back global moorland protection initiative with two million euros

    06 Dec 2018, 14:16 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International Federal Environment Ministry The German environment ministry (BMU) will support a global initiative to protect moorlands, which act as important storage for carbon ...
  • 15 Jun 2022 |

    Gazprom announcement to reduce Nord Stream gas flows "political decision"- econ min

    15 Jun 2022, 13:00 Gas flows from Russia to Germany through the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be drastically reduced for an unspecified period, state-owned Russian gas provider Gazprom has announced. The company said that German engineering company ...
  • 07 Nov 2022 |

    Egypt鈥檚 green hydrogen plans met with keen interest by German industry

    07 Nov 2022, 13:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen COP27 WirtschaftsWoche Plans by Egypt鈥檚 government and other governments in the region to make northern Africa and the Middle East (MENA) a major exporter of green hydrogen raise hopes within the German ...
  • 23 Feb 2023 |

    Circular economy still too fragmented to increase sustainability in EU building sector 鈥 report

    23 Feb 2023, 13:44 Carolina Kyllmann Resources & Recycling EU 麻豆无码版 Circular economy principles have not yet made an impact in the EU building sector due to the relatively recent concept still being applied in a fragmented and incomplete ...
  • 14 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淩enewable energy could offer security as global tensions rise鈥

    Renewable energy offers the potential of energy independence and security in times of rising geopolitical tensions like the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine, according to a story by Anmar Frangoul for CNBC. 聽"The idea is for the Germans to say ...
  • 06 Jan 2020 |

    Must do 鈥渆verything humanly possible鈥 to deal with global warming 鈥 Merkel

    06 Jan 2020, 14:20 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 People have to do 鈥渆verything humanly possible鈥 to deal with global warming, German Chancellor Angela Merkel聽 said in her New Year鈥檚 speech 2020. 鈥淚t is still possible,鈥 said the ...
  • 10 Nov 2021 |

    Activists take fight against climate change from streets into courts

    10 Nov 2021, 13:00 A string of landmark rulings forcing governments to step up emission cuts have turned the courts into a new and powerful line of defence in the fight against climate change. An increasing number of judges now consider global warming a ...
  • Coal exit in major coal-using economies feasible within 20-30 years, would bring social and economic benefits - study

    Implementing pathways away from coal-fired power production in line with the Paris Climate Agreement is feasible in the major coal-using economies within 20 to 30 years, according to a comparative study on six countries, including Germany, Australia, ...
  • 19 Aug 2021 |

    Germany supports industry in shift to e-cars with 1 bln euros

    19 Aug 2021, 13:35 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars Manager magazine The German government has created a one billion euro fund to support the car industry's shift to low-emission mobility. A "future fund" earmarked for this purpose ...
  • 14 May 2021 |

    German Fridays for Future activists take aim at financial sector

    14 May 2021, 14:08 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Finance Society 麻豆无码版 The youth climate activists from Fridays for Future are for the first time specifically targeting banks and other financial services companies for their involvement in ...
  • 08 Feb 2017 |

    Anti-coal activists announce major protests for 2017

    Climate activist group Ende Gel盲nde has announced it will hold at least two major protests against coal-fired power production in Germany this year. The activists said they would 鈥渂lock the production of coal in the Rhineland lignite fields- as long as ...
  • 13 Apr 2021 |

    NordLink interconnector links German windpower with Norwegian hydro capacity

    13 Apr 2021, 12:31 Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Edgar Meza Grid EU 麻豆无码版 NordLink, the world's longest subsea electrical interconnector linking Norway and Germany, has begun operation exchanging wind ...
  • 12 Sep 2017 |

    鈥淐armakers face electric reality as combustion engine outlook dims鈥

    European auto industry executives meeting at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt face a threat to jobs and profits from pledges by governments 鈥 including China鈥檚 鈥 to ban the combustion engine, Reuters reports. Plans for e-cars from Daimler, ...
  • Transport minister cancels clean mobility commission meeting following speed limit controversy

    23 Jan 2019, 13:21 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Transport Cars Frankfurter ...
  • 07 Sep 2020 |

    Grid agency initiates fine proceedings after 2019 power grid strains

    07 Sep 2020, 14:19 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 ...
  • Govt plans for buildings & transport too vague, fall short on boiler bans & speed limits 鈥 NGOs

    14 Jul 2022, 13:15 Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 Transport Heating 麻豆无码版 The government action programmes for bringing the high-emitting transport and buildings sectors back on their emission reduction trajectories, has been criticised for ...
  • 09 Dec 2020 |

    Four out of five Germans in favour of raising EU climate target

    09 Dec 2020, 15:17 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Society International 麻豆无码版 Around 77 percent of Germans say the EU should raise its 2030 climate target. In a聽 survey 聽commissioned by the country's utility association BDEW, only ...
  • Merkel re-elected as German chancellor

    The German federal parliament, the Bundestag, has elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to a fourth term in office. Merkel, who will head a renewed grand coalition between her conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), was elected ...
  • 12 Mar 2018 |

    Next government should set the 鈥渞eference point鈥 of full net carbon neutrality by 2050 鈥 commentary

    Germany鈥檚 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95 percent by 2050 means the remaining 5-20 percent are being 鈥渓eft undiscussed鈥,聽 Oliver Geden, head of the EU division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), ...
  • 08 Jun 2022 |

    Govt approves plan for larger coal plant reserve and gas cut for power stations

    08 Jun 2022, 13:51 Kerstine Appunn Gas Security Reuters To counteract future gas supply shortages, the government cabinet has decided on new regulations for the provision of backup power stations and to minimise the use of natural gas in power generation, ...
  • 23 Jul 2020 |

    Swiss solar firm looks to revive Germany鈥檚 'Solar Valley'

    23 Jul 2020, 14:20 Solar International Die Zeit A Swiss solar energy company is looking to revive eastern Germany鈥檚 鈥淪olar Valley鈥, write Barbara Achermann and Martin Nejezchleba in Zeit Schweiz. The solar park, covering 160 hectares in the federal state ...
  • 22 Jul 2020 |

    Hydrogen and pandemic prevention key areas for EU research cooperation, Germany says

    22 Jul 2020, 13:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 The production of green hydrogen and prevention of pandemics are prime examples for promising research cooperation in the EU, German education minister Anja Karliczek said on ...
  • 22 Aug 2018 |

    LNG in shipping not much better for climate than heavy fuel oil 鈥 environmental group

    With just one exception, all cruise ships operating in Europe are powered by heavy fuel oil, 鈥渢he dirtiest of all fuels,鈥 according to a new ranking from Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), the organisation writes in a press release. Newly ...
  • 鈥溌槎刮蘼氚 is political鈥

    It is unclear whether the Russian-German gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 will retain political backing following the German federal election, Anna Sauerbrey writes for聽Tagesspiegel. The Social Democrats supported the project and it would "likely ...
  • 07 Jun 2022 |

    Majority of German economists support EU tariffs on Russian energy

    07 Jun 2022, 13:25 Jessica Bateman Gas Security 麻豆无码版 EU tariffs on energy imports from Russia would be supported by a majority of economists, a survey has found. According to the survey by Ifo Institute and German newspaper Frankfurter ...
  • 07 Jun 2022 |

    German econ min's Israel visit focused on renewables rather than LNG

    07 Jun 2022, 13:02 Kerstine Appunn Gas Security ZDF / ARD Germany鈥檚 economy and climate minister has arrived in Israel for talks about bilateral energy cooperation, with a focus on developing renewable energies rather than short-term deliveries of ...
  • Rising emissions forecast sharpens climate focus in German election

    16 Aug 2021, 13:41 Germany is set to widely miss its climate targets this year, according to a think tank analysis that adds pressure on the chancellor contestants to present plans for rapid emissions cuts. Six weeks before the country's general ...
  • 06 Mar 2018 |

    Combination of renewable sources can stabilise weather-related power production

    The combined used of onshore and offshore wind power, solar power and a European power network can significantly can stabilise weather-related power production during periods of little wind and sunshine, Germany鈥檚 National Meteorological Service (DWD) ...
  • 12 Sep 2016 |

    鈥溌槎刮蘼氚 in the G20 finance track鈥

    As China has begun to refocus the G20 energy agenda on sustainability, Germany should use its upcoming presidency to further boost the importance of energy within the intergovernmental institution, writes Andreas Kraemer in a policy brief for Canada-based ...
  • 24 Jul 2020 |

    US halts German Security Council push for UN climate conflict monitoring

    24 Jul 2020, 14:50 Expert Federal Foreign Office Ausw盲rtiges Amt International Security Climate & CO2 Security dpa / n-tv The United States has, for the moment, put a halt to Germany鈥檚 ambitions to set up a system to monitor climate change-related ...
  • Climate after corona: green stimulus package could boost the economic recovery

    08 Apr 2020, 15:30 The coronavirus crisis is driving many economies around the globe into recession, leading policymakers to draw up unprecedented spending plans to cushion the impact and enable recoveries. Activists, environmental think tanks and others ...
  • Pressure for G20 deadline on fossil fuel subsidies shifts to Germany

    Experts and green groups are urging Germany to set a target year for the G20 nations to phase out hundreds of billions of dollars in state subsidies to polluting fossil fuels, writes Megan Rowling for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. As host of next year鈥檚 ...
  • 22 Mar 2019 |

    Volkswagen launches battery alliance with Swedish producer Northvolt

    22 Mar 2019, 13:25 Benjamin Wehrmann Storage Cars International 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 largest carmaker, Volkswagen, and Swedish battery producer Northvolt have announced a joint research initiative called the European Battery Union (EBU). Partners ...
  • 03 Nov 2021 |

    Wealthy nations to 鈥済et very close鈥 to $100-bln climate finance pledge in 2022 鈥 state sec

    03 Nov 2021, 13:43 Kerstine Appunn COP26 麻豆无码版 New pledges made at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow mean that wealthy nations will almost deliver on their promise to provide 100 billion US dollars per year in climate finance to ...
  • 28 Apr 2020 |

    Coronavirus crisis highlights risks of U.S.-European LNG deals diplomacy

    28 Apr 2020, 10:59 The coronavirus crisis has put a spotlight on deteriorating transatlantic relations as both continents focus on the well-being of their own populations and U.S. President Donald Trump continues to push his America First strategy. Over ...
  • 26 Apr 2017 |

    German financial sector ignorant of warmer global climate

    Top managers in German banks, insurers and saving banks have so far failed to grasp the international trend to take climate risks into account and adjust their business models accordingly, Henry Sch盲fer, professor for business administration and finance ...
  • Climate protection outrivals environmental protection

    The focus on climate protection by activists and politicians could overshadow necessary efforts in environmental protection, Ferdinan Knau脽 writes in the business weekly WirtschaftsWoche. 鈥淭he preservation of biological diversity, of natural habitats and ...
  • 07 May 2019 |

    BMW鈥檚 profit falls 74 percent after setting aside 1.4 billion euros for possible EU fine

    07 May 2019, 13:30 Expert BMW- Bayerische Motoren Werke Bavarian Motor Works Transport Cars Julian Wettengel Cars Financial Times Operating profits at German carmaker BMW plunged 78 percent in the first quarter of 2019 after the German carmaker was ...
  • 10 Jan 2022

    鈥淕reenflation鈥 for energy transition resources could derail Germany鈥檚 climate plans 鈥 analysis

    10 Jan 2022, 13:30 Expert German Economic Institute (IW) Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft K枚ln Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 / RND Quickly rising prices for raw materials needed to build a fossil-free energy infrastructure could ...
  • 22 Dec 2016 |

    鈥淲hite Paper: Effects of a minimum CO2 price in Germany鈥

    Introducing a national minimum CO 2 price of 75 euros per tonne would enable Germany to meet its target of reducing emissions in the energy sector by 61 to 62 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, energy market analyst company 麻豆无码版 Brainpool has said ...
  • 12 Mar 2020 |

    Seasons in Germany shifting to shorter winters, earlier summers

    12 Mar 2020, 14:21 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 The four seasons in Germany have been shifting over the last decades due to climate change, resulting in shorter winters and earlier summers, phenological data of plant growth ...
  • 16 Aug 2016 |

    Survey finds strong support for renewable energy and local, decentralised energy sources

    According to a survey by Leipzig-based research and consulting group Hitschfeld, 53 percent of residents in Germany would invest in renewable energy projects. Young educated people in particular聽 indicated a great willingness to do so. Social aspects ...
  • Austria calls for carbon border tax after Germany launches EU Presidency

    13 Jul 2020, 13:57 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices International Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung The European Union should introduce a carbon border tax on imports as a source of income to finance the bloc's coronavirus recovery programmes ...
  • 28 Jul 2017 |

    Combustion engine: Greens might end up empty-handed once again

    The Green Party might have been the first to call for a phase-out of the combustion engine, yet they could still end up without political gains, Barbara Gillmann writes in a commentary on business website Handelsblatt Online. Setting an end date for the ...
  • 25 Oct 2022 |

    Germany to pay millions for EU emissions targets missed between 2013 and 2020

    25 Oct 2022, 13:39 Jessica Bateman Climate & CO2 EU 麻豆无码版 Germany must purchase more than eleven million emission allocations totalling several million euros after overshooting its EU greenhouse gas emissions targets in the sectors ...
  • 27 Jul 2017 |

    VW CEO says combustion engine still needed for 鈥渢ransition period鈥

    VW CEO Matthias M眉ller said the internal combustion engine 鈥渨ill continue to be needed in a transition period towards e-mobility鈥. Following talks with German environment minister Barbara Hendricks at his company鈥檚 headquarters in Wolfsburg, M眉ller said ...
  • Merkel vows to convince climate sceptic 鈥渆lephant in the room鈥

    23 May 2017, 00:00 German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised to try and convince 鈥渄oubters鈥 of the urgent need to mitigate climate change. But environmental organisations said her credibility as 鈥淐limate Chancellor鈥 was severely damaged because Germany had ...
  • 22 Feb 2019 |

    Australia could follow Germany鈥檚 coal phase-out model 鈥 commentary

    22 Feb 2019, 13:47 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal International Sydney Morning Herald Australia faces similar challenges to Germany when it comes to phasing out coal and might want to follow Germany鈥檚 example by setting up a commission to work ...
  • 14 Dec 2018 |

    Climate scientist warns Germany鈥檚 coal exit commission could fail

    14 Dec 2018, 14:34 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Fossil fuels Politics Focus Online The commission tasked with planning the end of coal-fired power production in Germany may be imperilled by internal differences that hinder compromise, climate ...
  • Climate Chancellor or Coal Chancellor 鈥 Taking stock of Merkel鈥檚 climate policy 2005 - 2017

    There is a large gap between the standards in climate protection that German Chancellor Angela Merkel proclaims on an international stage and the actual results of her policies at home, according to a Greenpeace Germany paper. The NGO charts Merkel鈥檚 ...
  • 10 Jun 2020 |

    German hydrogen strategy aims for global leadership in energy transition

    10 Jun 2020, 16:10 Germany places a large bet on hydrogen produced using renewable energy in its highly anticipated national hydrogen strategy that serves to underpin the country's ambitions to become a global leader in the technology. The strategy ...
  • 25 Jul 2016 |

    鈥淭he Shipping Industry Must Go Green鈥

    The shipping industry is 鈥渁pproaching an energy transition鈥, writes Uwe Lauber for Handelsblatt Global, although there is still no 鈥淕reen Deal鈥 for market participants and no policy in place following the Paris climate summit. The sector 鈥渋s preparing for ...
  • 鈥淣o new pipeline in the Baltic Sea鈥

    The German government should come to realise that the planned gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea 鈥渨ill not be implemented鈥 and 鈥渟ave Europe further disputes on this matter鈥, Green politician Reinhard B眉tikofer writes in a ...
  • 鈥淔ederal government remains optimistic with regard to e-cars鈥

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in May that her government was probably going to miss its goal of putting one million e-cars on the road by 2020- but now the mood seems to have changed, Peter Hannen writes in pv magazine. In a response to a ...
  • 24 Nov 2016 |

    鈥淭rump rages against German wind power鈥

    US president elect Donald Trump鈥檚 negative comments on wind power in a recent interview with the New York Times present a concern for both the domestic and international wind sector, writes Franz Hubik in Handelsblatt. 鈥淭rump made clear that climate ...
  • 26 Sep 2018 |

    Euro 2024 may force German football to get serious on climate- expert

    26 Sep 2018, 13:53 The German Football Association (DFB) has included a sustainability concept in its bid to host the 2024 European Football Championship. While the plan lacks concrete goals for action, awarding the tournament to Germany could obligate ...
  • 22 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淕ermany and Australia found bilateral energy and resource working group鈥

    Germany and Australia have signed a letter of intent to intensify cooperation in the areas of energy and resources, the German economy ministry said in a press release. Rainer Baake, German state secretary in the economy ministry, and his Australian ...
  • 24 May 2022 |

    Repeated cyberattacks cause concern about German wind industry鈥檚 IT security

    24 May 2022, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Security Tagesspiegel Background A string of apparently targeted cyberattacks on German wind farms has led to worries that the country鈥檚 main future power source is not聽 sufficiently protected, Simon Frost reports ...
  • 15 Jul 2016 |

    鈥淪table steel industry in Germany鈥

    The German steel industry has remained stable in a difficult global environment, according to a report by the Rhineland-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI). 鈥淭he capacity utilisation of the steel industry increased to 89 percent in the first ...
  • 07 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淓濒别肠迟谤颈蹿颈别诲鈥

    The decision by Swedish carmaker Volvo to equip all its cars with electric engines by 2019 demonstrates the rapid change seen in the international automotive industry, Manfred Kriener writes in a commentary for Tageszeitung (taz). 鈥淰olvo has understood,鈥 ...
  • 08 Jul 2017 |

    T20 think tanks want 鈥淕17, G18, G19 solution on climate鈥

    The T20 group of international think tanks are hoping for 鈥淕17, G18, G19鈥 solution on the disputed issue of climate protection, where 鈥渨e know that some of us are moving in the wrong direction鈥, but the rest grew closer together in their push forward, ...
  • 11 Feb 2019 |

    Don鈥檛 underestimate symbolic value of German coal exit 鈥 op-ed

    11 Feb 2019, 14:31 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal International Project Syndicate A German commitment to phase out coal by 2038 could have ripple effects far beyond the nation鈥檚 borders, Johan Rockstr枚m and Owen Gaffney of聽the Potsdam ...
  • Airline lobby wants out of EU ETS

    As negotiators are hammering out the rules for a global scheme to slow the growth in the airline industry鈥檚 carbon dioxide emissions, the airline lobby is calling for an end to the inclusion of the aviation sector in the EU鈥檚 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS ...
  • 鈥淪trong German climate policy needed in wake of Trump victory鈥

    Germany and other European countries need to 鈥渕ove ahead鈥 with their climate commitments and should 鈥渋ntensify their efforts鈥 following the election of Donald Trump, which has made international climate diplomacy far less predictable, said climate policy ...
  • 23 Nov 2020 |

    G20 states confirm climate cooperation, Merkel sees topic rise on agenda

    23 Nov 2020, 13:46 Kerstine Appunn International G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 The heads of state and government from the G20 (Group of Twenty) major economies have formally confirmed their cooperation on climate protection. Despite the United States ...
  • 20 May 2022 |

    State CDU says gas power plants needed for supply security, but NGOs decry reliance

    20 May 2022, 13:44 Expert BUND- Friends of the Earth Germany Bund f眉r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg ...
  • 05 Nov 2020 |

    Volkswagen to convert entire Greek island's transport system to electric mobility

    05 Nov 2020, 14:35 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Charlotte Nijhuis Transport International Handelsblatt Volkswagen (VW) and the Greek government are planning a pilot project to introduce fully electric mobility on an island in the southeastern ...
  • 24 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淟etting in the light: How solar photovoltaics will revolutionise the electricity system鈥

    The share of global electricity generated by solar PV could grow to as much as 13 percent by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Agency (IRENA). 鈥淭he solar industry鈥檚 expansion is driven primarily by cost reductions, with ...
  • 30 Jan 2019 |

    Hard coal phase out gains pace in Europe, lignite exit barely started 鈥 analysis

    30 Jan 2019, 13:28 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal International The hard coal exit in Europe gathers pace as renewables increasingly displaced the fossil fuel in Germany and France in 2018, but a phase-out of lignite has barely begun, according ...
  • 18 May 2022 |

    SPD wrestles with legacy of senior members' Russian fossil fuel lobbying

    18 May 2022, 12:24 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security ARD / 麻豆无码版 / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Germany grapples with the connections of some of its senior party members with Russian fossil fuel companies. ...
  • 18 May 2022 |

    No fixed shutdown sequence for gas users in case of supply shortage 鈥 regulator

    18 May 2022, 12:23 Julian Wettengel Gas Security 麻豆无码版 / FAZ There will be no fixed shutdown sequence with regard to individual consumers or sectors in case of a stop or stark reduction of gas supply from Russia, the Federal Network Agency ...
  • 18 Jun 2020 |

    Every party in German parliament says US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 inacceptable

    18 Jun 2020, 14:32 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas Security 麻豆无码版 All of the parties represented in the German parliament reject the economic sanctions threatened by the United States over the construction of the controversial ...
  • 18 Jun 2020 |

    Germany says green finance criteria not a guiding principle in EU stability mechanism

    18 Jun 2020, 14:29 Expert Green and Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany Finance Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Finance EU 麻豆无码版 The German government has said green and sustainable finance criteria will not influence investment ...
  • New controversial nuclear waste shipments from Germany to Russia approved

    19 Jun 2020, 14:17 Nuclear phase-out International Tageszeitung (taz) Thousands of tons of nuclear waste will be transported from Germany to Russia through the Netherlands next year after getting approval from Dutch nuclear safety authorities, the daily ...
  • 24 Oct 2016 |

    Transport ministry plans to set up climate department

    The transport ministry plans to raise the internal standing of climate protection by setting up a new department dedicated to the issue, reports Markus Balser for S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. A ministry spokesperson said climate protection would play an ...
  • Germany鈥檚 coal commission "a model for a just transition"

    A socially just transition of all economic sectors should be the guiding principal for modern climate policy, German environment minister Svenja Schulze told more than 30 ministers at the opening of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin. According to ...
  • 11 Jun 2021 |

    Merkel set for U.S. visit to iron out Nord Stream 2 dispute 鈥 media report

    11 Jun 2021, 14:06 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 [UPDATE adds date for Merkel visit] German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Washington, D.C. to settle the transatlantic dispute between the U.S ...
  • 09 Jun 2017 |

    鈥淐limate commitments must persist鈥

    The European Union, together with China, Canada 鈥渁nd other important partners鈥 must take on a leadership role in international climate policy, after the US announced that it would pull out of the Paris Agreement, environment minister Barbara Hendricks ...
  • 23 Dec 2021 |

    Share of alternative engines in German car registrations doubles again to over 40% in 2021

    23 Dec 2021, 12:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt More than 40 percent of all cars newly registered in Germany between January and October 2021 came with an alternative engine, the country鈥檚 federal energy agency dena said in its ...
  • 08 Dec 2020 |

    Most studies underestimate complexity of green hydrogen imports 鈥 think tank

    08 Dec 2020, 13:28 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The large-scale import of green hydrogen is highly complex and many studies underestimate the problems that still need to be solved, says a report by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and ...
  • Putin and Merkel meet to find solution on gas pipeline Nord Stream 2

    18 Aug 2018, 20:13 Russia and Germany are set to proceed with the completion of a second natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea between the two countries. At a meeting with Russian President Putin near Berlin, German Chancellor Merkel sought to dispel ...
  • 21 Mar 2019 |

    German wind turbine maker Senvion stops operations in 30 countries, curtails production

    21 Mar 2019, 12:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Business & Jobs Recharge News German wind turbine producer Senvion will shut down operations in about 30 countries around the world and focus on 20 鈥渒ey markets鈥 in Europe, Latin America and elsewhere, Bernd ...
  • 13 May 2022 |

    Russia "weaponises" gas supply, Germany could cope with halt by winter 鈥 econ min

    13 May 2022, 13:00 Russia has started to use fossil fuel deliveries as 鈥渁 weapon鈥 with the introduction of sanctions on Gazprom Germania, the former German unit of Gazprom, said economy and climate minister Robert Habeck. While the situation was ...
  • Old discredited carbon offsets sold to German companies 鈥 media report

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

    People in G7 and emerging countries see climate as major security risk 鈥 survey

    09 Jun 2021, 13:20 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Society Security 麻豆无码版 The top risks perceived by German respondents in the聽 Munich Security Index 2021 聽survey by the Munich Security Conference (MSC) are climate change, the ...
  • 16 Sep 2020 |
    EU

    New EU climate target proposal concern for German industry and NGOs

    16 Sep 2020, 12:50 German industry, politicians and environmental NGOs have criticised first details of the European Commission proposal for a more ambitious 2030 climate target. Plans for more stringent passenger car emission rules and the inclusion of ...
  • 11 May 2022 |

    Praise and criticism for German government鈥檚 LNG acceleration act

    11 May 2022, 13:10 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche ...
  • Europe must find answer to China's economic strategy 鈥 former env min

    14 Jan 2019, 13:37 Expert Green Party B眉ndnis 90/ Die Gr眉nen Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International tageszeitung (taz) Germany and Europe lack an answer to China's economic ...
  • 10 May 2022 |

    Politicians from major German coal state say 2030 phase-out possible despite Russia鈥檚 war

    10 May 2022, 13:06 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Security Rheinische Post Local politicians in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) say the region that heavily relies on coal power and mining can achieve its goal to end the fossil fuel鈥檚 use ...
  • 26 Feb 2021 |

    European interconnection key for affordable CO2-free power supply by 2050 鈥 report

    26 Feb 2021, 12:20 Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Julian Wettengel Grid Renewables EU 麻豆无码版 A largely CO2-free German and European power supply by 2050 with renewable energy as ...
  • 01 Nov 2021 |

    Merkel calls G20 climate outcome 鈥済ood signal鈥 for COP26, NGOs cry foul

    01 Nov 2021, 12:48 Edgar Meza G20 & G7 COP26 麻豆无码版 The G20 summit in Rome has achieved good results on climate policy, said German chancellor Angela Merkel. 鈥淭hat is a good signal for Glasgow," she said. Ahead of the UN Climate Change ...
  • 07 Mar 2019 |

    As German political parties realign, environment will be a key issue- op-ed

    07 Mar 2019, 13:40 Rachel Waldholz Elections & Politics New York Times German politics are undergoing a realignment, and the environment will be a key flashpoint in the future, argues Alexander G枚rlach of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in ...
  • 10 Jul 2020 |
    Gas

    German NGOs call for European gas infrastructure moratorium- media report

    10 Jul 2020, 12:41 Expert BUND- Friends of the Earth Germany Bund f眉r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism ...
  • Merkel must use Council presidency to help make EU future-proof 鈥 opinion

    09 Jul 2020, 13:26 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics tageszeitung (taz) Chancellor Angela Merkel must now walk the walk when it comes to making sure climate action 鈥渢ops鈥 the German EU Council presidency agenda and ensuring that ...
  • 24 Nov 2020 |

    The diesel engine鈥檚 days are numbered in Europe 鈥 industry analyst

    24 Nov 2020, 13:32 Expert Ferdinand Dudenh枚ffer Professor and Director, Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Transport Cars Edgar Meza Cars Focus Online Once praised as the 鈥渕iracle engine鈥, the diesel motor is slowly disappearing in Europe despite its ...
  • 23 Oct 2020 |
    EU

    EU ministers agree on climate law, postpone decision on 2030 emissions target

    23 Oct 2020, 11:56 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 EU 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 06 Jan 2017 |

    Diesel cars on average emit more nitrogen oxides than heavy-duty vehicles

    Euro 6 diesel cars on average emit more than double the amount of NOx as modern trucks or buses, according to emissions data from Germany and Finland examined by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). 鈥淭he average NOx emissions of the ...
  • 05 May 2022 |

    Germany goes full steam ahead on LNG import infrastructure

    05 May 2022, 13:32 Germany is rapidly pushing several infrastructure projects for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in order to wean itself off Russian natural gas. Economy and climate minister Robert Habeck visited the kick-off ceremony for the ...
  • 鈥淣atural gas suppliers not fully passing falling prices on to consumers鈥

    Even though international wholesale prices for natural gas prices fell in 2016, suppliers did not fully pass this decline on to consumers, according to a study by consultancy 麻豆无码版Comment, commissioned by the Green parliamentary group in the German ...
  • Merkel says would support stepping up 2030 EU climate targets

    23 Aug 2019, 13:29 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 German chancellor Angela Merkel has said she would back a Dutch proposal to significantly step up the EU's 2030 climate targets. She could "very well support" ...
  • 20 Oct 2020 |

    EU must include global warming in security policy 鈥 Munich Security Conference head

    20 Oct 2020, 13:39 Benjamin Wehrmann Security Tagesspiegel Background The coronavirus pandemic shows that Europe needs to broaden its security policy focus to include non-military or terrorist threats such as infectious disease and global warming, former ...
  • 09 Jun 2022 |

    Car lobby says EU vote on 2035 combustion engine ban will slow climate action

    09 Jun 2022, 13:29 S枚ren Amelang Transport dpa / 麻豆无码版 German industry groups and other car lobby organisations have said the European Parliament鈥檚 decision to back a ban of new combustion engine cars in 2035 is a blow to climate protection ...
  • 26 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淐uba Seeks to Expand Role of Renewable 麻豆无码版鈥

    The International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Agency (IRENA) with the support of the German environment ministry (BMUB) is holding a workshop on integrating higher shares of renewable energy in the island nation of Cuba in the country鈥檚 capital Havana. According to ...
  • 19 Feb 2019 |

    Researchers use eggshells in energy storage device

    19 Feb 2019, 13:39 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Technology 麻豆无码版 Discarded chicken eggshells can be used in electro-chemical energy storage systems, an international group of researchers has found. Maximilian Fichtner from the ...
  • 08 Oct 2018 |

    Germany鈥檚 grand coalition government fails on climate - opinion

    Environment and climate policy 鈥 do not take place 鈥 in Germany under the current grand coalition government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD), writes Michael Bauchm眉ller in an opinion piece ...
  • 22 Dec 2016 |

    Preview2017- "The debate on energy transition costs will intensify"

    22 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 ...
  • 07 Nov 2017 |

    鈥淕erman climate policy 鈥 better than its image鈥 鈥 op-ed

    Germany is constantly worried that it might lose its image of climate protection pioneer, which appears to be a legitimate fear due to its stalling performance in CO 2 emissions reduction and sluggish renewable energy expansion, Axel Bojanowski writes in ...
  • 02 May 2022 |

    Grid expansion lag forces Germany to increase winter power plant backup reserve

    02 May 2022, 13:43 S枚ren Amelang Grid Security Germany has raised its power plant backup reserve to ensure a stable winter electricity supply due to grid extensions not keeping pace with the country's renewables rollout. "The delays in grid ...
  • 15 Mar 2021 |

    NGO calls on insurance companies to stop supporting Europe's LNG infrastructure

    15 Mar 2021, 13:35 Charlotte Nijhuis Gas Finance 麻豆无码版 Insurance companies must end their support for liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure and companies in Europe, German environmental and human rights organisation Urgewald says in a ...
  • 15 Oct 2020 |
    EU

    Most EU states on track for 2030 climate goals, but higher targets on horizon

    15 Oct 2020, 11:29 EU countries largely make good progress towards reaching their existing energy and climate targets for 2030, said the European Commission in a series of reports. But the assessment of national plans comes at a time when the union is in ...
  • 25 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淕20 in Hamburg: Last boost for the Paris Agreement, for the time being?"

    The G20 summits will continue to play an important role for climate protection, because 鈥渨ithout the pressure on the political level, implementing and monitoring climate targets would hardly be possible in some countries鈥, write Susanne Dr枚ge and Felix ...
  • Coordinated Dutch-German climate action is critical for Europe 鈥 researchers

    12 Aug 2019, 12:30 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 Post / 麻豆无码版 Coordinated action on climate by Germany and the Netherlands is critical for Europe, several researchers wrote ahead of a joint German-Dutch climate ...
  • 09 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淓uropean authorities go easy鈥

    In an interview with Zeit Online鈥檚 Matthias Breitinger, Peter Mock, Europe managing director of the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), says European authorities have been more restrained than their counterparts in the United States when ...
  • 12 Dec 2016 |

    Expert commission regards agriculture inept for ETS, recommends fossil fuel taxation

    The agricultural sector is not suitable for full inclusion in the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS), experts commissioned by the German Ministry for Food and Agriculture said during a presentation of a ministry report on climate ...
  • 21 Jun 2021 |

    Left Party agrees most ambitious climate targets of all major parties in election manifesto

    21 Jun 2021, 12:30 Edgar Meza Elections & Politics tageszeitung (taz) Germany鈥檚 Left Party has agreed the most radical election programme yet in terms of climate protection goals and demands at its party convention on 19-20 June. Climate is the key ...
  • 鈥淕erman energy exchange EEX builds foothold in China鈥檚 emerging carbon market鈥

    German energy bourse EEX has partnered with several Chinese exchanges to get a foothold in China鈥檚 emerging national emissions trading scheme, Kathy Chen and Mike Szabo report for Carbon Pulse. The group is advancing plans to offer trade in euro ...
  • 19 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淭he power of the oil cartel is fading鈥

    The switch to renewable energies will make oil and gas 鈥渋ncreasingly less important trump cards鈥 in geopolitical conflicts and lessen energy鈥檚 significance 鈥渁s one of the strategic causes of geopolitical conflicts,鈥 writes German utility E.ON鈥檚 CEO ...
  • 17 Mar 2016

    Time to move from negotiations to actions on climate- German minister

    17 Mar 2016, 00:00 (UPDATES with new quotes from the conference. Please note: this item will be updated throughout the conference)- The world has to move from negotiations to actions on climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy after the ...
  • Germany's environment minister says closure of French nuclear plant makes Germany safer

    21 Feb 2020, 14:06 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out ...
  • 28 Apr 2022 |

    German auto association calls for bicycle use to save energy

    28 Apr 2022, 12:13 Julian Wettengel Cars Security 麻豆无码版 Europe鈥檚 largest motoring association ADAC has called on its members to save fuel and take the bicycle wherever possible to help reduce the reliance on Russian oil imports. In聽 an open ...
  • 19 Feb 2020 |

    German economy minister defies Nord Stream 2 sanctions, says more Russian gas needed

    19 Feb 2020, 14:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen International Die Welt The importance of Russian gas for Germany is set to grow further amid the latter country's energy transition, economy minister Peter Altmaier said at a German-Russian industry ...
  • We will initiate a battery cell production in Germany 鈥 economy minister

    Germany will initiate a domestic battery cell production in the framework of the federal government鈥檚 upcoming industrial strategy, said economy minister Peter Altmaier at a press conference after a meeting with Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission ...
  • 25 Apr 2022 |

    German government must justify its refusal to ban Russian oil and gas 鈥 opinion

    25 Apr 2022, 12:42 Edgar Meza Gas Security Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung In an op-ed in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, economics editor Johannes Pennekamp calls on Germany government to justify its refusal to cut off oil and gas imports from Russia with ...
  • Conservatives ponder earlier switch to market-based CO2 price for transport and heating

    15 Jun 2021, 10:53 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices Elections & Politics Reuters / Tagesspiegel Background The conservative CDU/CSU union of outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel aims for an earlier switch from fixed prices to market-based prices in ...
  • France overtakes Germany as most attractive G20 country for renewable energy investments

    29 Nov 2018, 15:47 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Business International Allianz / Germanwatch Germany has ceded its position as the G20鈥檚 most attractive market for renewable energy investments to its neighbour France, the Climate ...
  • 23 Dec 2021 |

    New German govt enters 2022 with no time to lose in race for climate neutrality

    23 Dec 2021, 13:13 A new German government has started its work shortly before Christmas, kicking off its four-year term with a key promise to make the country ready for its ambitious bid to become climate neutral before the middle of the century. At a ...
  • Morocco and Germany co-chair new climate partnership programme

    The German and Moroccan governments together with the World Resources Institute (WRI) have initiated a partnership programme to help developing countries create and implement their national climate plans to meet commitments made in Paris last year. 鈥淎ny ...
  • 01 Oct 2020 |
    EU

    EU solidarity is key for more ambitious 2030 climate target 鈥 German env min

    01 Oct 2020, 16:41 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 EU 麻豆无码版 EU ...
  • 27 May 2019 |

    Car industry supplier Bosch fined for involvement in "dieselgate"

    27 May 2019, 13:47 Rose-Anne Clermont Cars Deutsche Welle German auto parts supplier Bosch was ordered to pay a 90 million euro fine on 23 May for its role in "negligently infringing its quality control obligations," according to investigators ...
  • Nord Stream 鈥渕ost controversial鈥 EU energy security issue 鈥 Munich Security Conference chairman Ischinger

    The planned Russian-German natural gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is currently the 鈥渕ost controversial and difficult question of EU energy security鈥, said Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), at the German energy ...
  • 24 May 2019 |

    Deutsche Bank subsidiary head says 鈥渢sunami鈥 of sustainable investment activity ahead

    24 May 2019, 13:34 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance Reuters The investment fund subsidiary of Germany鈥檚 Deutsche Bank, DWS, wants to increase the share of sustainable investments, with a greater focus on the so-called ESG criteria for asset selection, which ...
  • 27 Oct 2020

    Use nuclear to fight climate change, says IAEA- but Germany sticking to renewables

    27 Oct 2020, 13:24 Kerstine Appunn dpa Countries should use nuclear energy because 鈥渆very path to reaching the Paris Agreement鈥檚 two degree warming limit would be near on impossible without it鈥, Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic ...
  • 鈥淟eft out in the cold鈥

    The German government does not yet have a unified position on the reform of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) planned for next year, write Till Hoppe and Klaus Stratmann for Handelsblatt. 鈥淲e must not further embarrass ourselves as the ...
  • 22 Oct 2020 |

    Oil price crash could pull plug on new domestic production projects in Germany

    22 Oct 2020, 12:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Fossil fuels Tagesspiegel Background The price crash on international oil markets caused by the coronavirus pandemic is having a heavy impact on Germany's domestic oil industry, with companies cancelling ...
  • 10 Sep 2020 |

    Majority in Germany and other EU countries reject Mercosur agreement on climate grounds

    10 Sep 2020, 13:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Society International 麻豆无码版 A clear majority of people in major European countries are in favour of halting talks over the Mercosur agreement between the EU and South American states if it contributes to a ...
  • 13 Feb 2017 |

    Filling levels of German gas holders halve within eight weeks

    Strong heating demand caused by low temperatures halved the filling level of German gas holders to 36 percent within eight weeks, reports Andreas Mihm for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Uniper, the fossil spin-off from utility E.ON, warns a long winter ...
  • 12 Sep 2017 |

    鈥淲orking towards clean and sustainable energy鈥

    Germany鈥檚 Green Party is calling for power, heat and transport to be integrated as part of its聽 鈥済reen future plan鈥 published on Monday. 鈥淔or the successful energy transition, we will not only switch our electricity supply to 100-percent renewable, but ...
  • 07 Sep 2017 |

    鈥淕ermany鈥檚 2020 climate target further off than previously thought鈥

    Germany is likely to miss its 2020 emissions reduction target by nearly 120 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent- a far greater margin than previously thought, think tank Agora Energiewende* said in a new study. The country should quickly implement an ...
  • 14 Apr 2022 |

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

    14 Apr 2022, 12:41 Expert IKEM- Institute for Climate Protection, 麻豆无码版 and Mobility Institut f眉r Klimaschutz, Energie und Mobilit盲t Climate & CO2 Renewables Transport Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU 麻豆无码版 The EU should review its planned ...
  • Oil majors pay 鈧13-bln entry fee in 鈥渜uantum leap鈥 for offshore wind energy

    13 Jul 2023, 13:40 Oil majors BP and TotalEnergies pledged to pay a combined 12.6 billion euros for the right to build wind farms in the North and Baltic seas in the world鈥檚 largest ever offshore wind auction. Environmentalists hailed the result as a ...
  • 12 Feb 2021 |

    "Hydrogen could become big business for us" 鈥 Siemens Gamesa CEO

    12 Feb 2021, 13:58 Expert Siemens Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Renewables Hydrogen Handelsblatt Renewables energy company Siemens Gamesa is to start production of green hydrogen in addition to wind power, CEO Andreas Nauen said in an interview ...
  • 11 Feb 2021 |

    German government and coal power companies sign lignite phase-out agreement

    11 Feb 2021, 13:32 Expert LEAG Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG and Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG Coal Fossil fuels Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Charlotte Nijhuis Coal Tagesspiegel / dpa The German federal government and ...
  • 12 Apr 2022 |

    Q&A: How can renewables enable Germany's energy independence push?

    12 Apr 2022, 09:53 Russia鈥檚 attack on Ukraine has added a new dimension to Germany鈥檚 ambitious aims for ramping up the share of renewables in its energy system. Marking a 鈥 historic turning point,鈥 the fast elimination of fossil fuel imports for Germany ...
  • 21 Dec 2018 |

    Germany aims to put climate into focus at UN Security Council

    21 Dec 2018, 15:08 Germany plans to use its diplomatic clout during its two-year term on the UN Security Council to ensure that climate change concerns are an integral part of UN security policy. People who are most vulnerable to global warming, such ...
  • 21 Sep 2016 |

    鈥淐ommercial vehicle manufacturers in electric mode in Hanover鈥

    Electric drives for commercial vehicles in city traffic will become profitable in a few years, said Wolfgang Bernhard, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). 鈥淚n 2020, cell prices and the ...
  • Economists from fossil-fuel importing countries give high priority to energy transition 鈥 survey

    01 Mar 2019, 13:43 Expert ifo- Institute for Economic Research Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung (ifo) Climate & CO2 Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices S枚ren Amelang Fossil fuels International 麻豆无码版 A majority of ...
  • 18 Aug 2017 |

    Fix end date for combustion engine cars after coalition talks 鈥 Green Party head

    The Greens鈥 call for an end to the sale of new internal combustion engine cars by 2030 was meant to deliver a 鈥渨ake-up call to the German industry", said Cem 脰zdemir, co-head and one of the two leading candidates for the Green Party in the upcoming ...
  • 08 Apr 2022 |

    Embargo on Russian coal 鈥渦npleasant but tolerable鈥 for German economy 鈥 researcher

    08 Apr 2022, 14:09 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Security 麻豆无码版 / Bloomberg The embargo on Russian coal agreed by the EU will be 鈥渢emporarily unpleasant but tolerable鈥 for the German economy, Karen Pittel from the Institute for Economic Research (ifo ...
  • 08 Apr 2022 |

    EU鈥檚 push for green hydrogen scale-up fuels talk of 鈥淒esertec reloaded鈥 鈥 media

    08 Apr 2022, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU Focus Online The Desertec project- which caused a hype in the German solar power industry around 2010 but was later largely abandoned due to unclear political and economic perspectives- is being resurrected ...
  • 鈥淪hort-sighted cost-fixation鈥

    Germany鈥檚 Federal Court of Auditors has shown shortsightedness and a lack of understanding in implying that the energy transition is 鈥 too expensive 鈥 and therefore needs 鈥渓imitation鈥, Malte Kreutzfeldt writes in a commentary for Tageszeitung (taz). The ...
  • 28 Mar 2022 |

    Russian energy embargo would force drastic rationing decisions- security expert

    28 Mar 2022, 10:56 A complete disruption of energy trading between Russia and the rest of Europe would have grave consequences for the economies of Germany and other EU countries, says energy and security policy expert Kirsten Westphal. If the flow of gas ...
  • The Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue 2018

    18 Apr 2018, 00:00 German ministers and European Commissioners will be among those explaining why an energy transition is a good idea for the world, at the fourth Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue on 17-18 April 2018. The 麻豆无码版 will give a ...
  • 31 Aug 2020 |

    German-Russian resources forum discusses joint hydrogen economy

    31 Aug 2020, 13:51 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen Security 麻豆无码版 Business and government representatives and researchers from Russia and Germany want to establish a bilateral cooperation on hydrogen, the聽 German-Russian ...
  • 26 Jul 2018 |

    European Commission uncovers evidence of carmakers manipulating CO2 emissions tests

    Auto manufacturers may be inflating their vehicles鈥 officially-declared CO 2 emissions to lower the ambition of passengers cars鈥 and vans鈥 pollution reduction targets, according to an internal European Commission paper. The document, published by ...
  • As US ponders a Green New Deal, commentators debate what lessons to learn from Germany

    26 Feb 2019, 14:28 Rachel Waldholz Business & Jobs International The Hill / Bloomberg Opinion Opinion writers are invoking Germany鈥檚 Energiewende in their arguments over US proposals for a Green New Deal (GND). Germany鈥檚 experience proves the Green ...
  • 麻豆无码版 research investments doubled in past ten years

    The German government鈥檚 spending on energy research has more than doubled since 2006, the German Parliament (Bundestag) said in a press release. Research investments rose from around 400 million euros in 2006 to more than 875 million euros in 2016, ...
  • 02 Oct 2020 |

    Costs rise in Vattenfall lawsuit over German government鈥檚 nuclear phase-out

    02 Oct 2020, 14:16 Expert Vattenfall Germany Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Kerstine Appunn Nuclear phase-out 麻豆无码版 Costs are mounting for the German government鈥檚 legal defence in a six-billion-euro lawsuit initiated by ...
  • 14 Apr 2021 |

    German environmental NGO sues in effort to stop Nord Stream 2

    14 Apr 2021, 14:56 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International 麻豆无码版 NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH)聽has聽 filed a lawsuit 聽against the continued construction of the Baltic Sea gas pipeline Nord Stream 2.聽The non-profit ...
  • 25 Nov 2019 |

    麻豆无码版-intensive industry must jump-start low-CO鈧 technologies to reach climate targets 鈥 study

    25 Nov 2019, 12:36 麻豆无码版-intensive basic industries 鈥 such as steel, chemicals and cement 鈥 have to quickly introduce and scale up key low-carbon technologies to avoid wrong investments at a time when governments aim for a climate neutral economy by 2050 ...
  • 10 Apr 2019 |

    German wind turbine maker Senvion files for insolvency

    10 Apr 2019, 13:27 S枚ren Amelang Wind Reuters A German court approved an application for insolvency from wind turbine manufacturer Senvion, which has more than a billion euros of debt,聽 report Alexander H眉bner and Michelle Martin for Reuters. Senvion has ...
  • 24 Aug 2020 |
    EU

    EU-Africa strategy must focus on energy transition 鈥 German development minister

    24 Aug 2020, 12:45 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 EU WirtschaftsWoche Germany and ...
  • 31 Mar 2022 |

    RWE switches off lignite unit but conserves it in case of emergency

    31 Mar 2022, 14:00 S枚ren Amelang Coal Security 麻豆无码版 Utility RWE continues to implement the country's official coal exit timetable by switching off a unit of one of Europe's most polluting power stations, but will ensure the facility ...
  • German Ministry for Economic Affairs issues call for tenders to help with EU electricity market design

    Germany鈥檚 Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (BMWi) has issued a call for tenders for a scientific study on the further development of the EU鈥檚 electricity market design. The study is to examine and offer a short analysis of the current ...
  • 09 Dec 2016 |

    鈥淪tructural change can wait鈥

    Delays in approving the Climate Action Plan 2050 聽are the reason projects for structural change in eastern Germany鈥檚 lignite mining regions aren't yet receiving funding, writes Kurt Stenger in the socialist newspaper Neues Deutschland. The 2016 ...
  • 30 Mar 2022 |

    Germany prepares for Russian cuts to gas supplies by issuing 'early warning'

    30 Mar 2022, 13:49 Germany has triggered the first stage of its national gas supply emergency plan over fears that Russia might soon cut supplies if it doesn't receive payments from foreign buyers in roubles. The government called on all consumers to ...
  • 鈥淣uclear plant operators continue lawsuits鈥

    Following the German constitutional court鈥檚 ruling this week upholding the government's 2011 decision to accelerate the nuclear exit, nuclear plant operators are continuing legal proceedings against the state, Jost M眉ller-Neuhof writes in ...
  • Greens want 鈥渢op priority鈥 for 2020 climate goal

    The Green parliamentary group in the German Bundestag (parliament) has introduced a motion calling on the government to give 鈥渢op priority鈥 to Germany鈥檚 target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020, initiating a debate in the plenary. ...
  • 05 Feb 2020 |

    Green hydrogen 鈥渆lixir of life鈥 of future-proof steel industry 鈥 env min

    05 Feb 2020, 13:20 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 Hydrogen Industry Clean ...
  • German reactions to US decision to withdraw from Paris Agreement

    02 Jun 2017, 00:00 President Donald Trump has announced that he will pull the United States out of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement. The USA will be the first country to leave the seminal 2015 treaty signed by nearly 200 individual nations that agreed ...
  • Germany generates record 鈧3.9 bln EU emissions trading revenues in first half of 2023

    02 Aug 2023, 14:54 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 [Update adds link to report] Germany has generated a record 3.89 billion euros from the sale of allowances under the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ...
  • 06 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淐limate protection requires renewables expansion 鈥 wind power is a pillar鈥

    International efforts in the framework of the G20 to limit the effects of climate change will have to rely on wind power as a pillar of low-carbon energy generation, the German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association (BWE) says in a press release. 鈥淎uctions for wind and ...
  • 21 Mar 2017 |

    Environment minister says Germany lags behind in advancing e-mobility

    Germany鈥檚 environment minister Barbara Hendricks says the country is lagging behind in developing electric mobility. 鈥淚t鈥檚 no secret that Germany is no frontrunner when it comes to electric vehicles,鈥 Hendricks said in a speech at the international ...
  • 04 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淕20 begins transition to low-carbon economy, but too slow for Paris Agreement goals 鈥 report鈥

    G20 member states are beginning to decarbonise their economies, but the required investment in fossil fuels remains so high that the 鈥渨ell below 2掳Celsius鈥 global warming reduction target will be 鈥渕issed by a wide margin鈥, according to the Brown to Green ...
  • 18 Mar 2022 |

    Sustainable finance principles could have reduced EU's energy dependence on Russia- finance expert

    18 Mar 2022, 16:15 The EU's taxonomy has been widely perceived as a product of regulators eager to steer financial markets to a more environmentally-friendly and socially just future- a major misconception that is typical for the neglect given to ...
  • 03 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淕20 begins transition to low-carbon economy, but too slow for Paris Agreement goals 鈥 report鈥

    G20 member states are beginning to decarbonise their economies, but the required investment in fossil fuels remains so high that the 鈥渨ell below 2掳Celsius鈥 global warming reduction target will be 鈥渕issed by a wide margin鈥, according to the Brown to Green ...
  • 25 Oct 2021 |

    Mining union and coal state premier oppose plans for earlier coal exit

    25 Oct 2021, 13:37 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal dpa / Stern Germany's mining labour union and the premier of a lignite mining state have warned against speeding up the country's coal exit under a new government. In their current ...
  • Power and transport most urgent in G20 country climate action 鈥 report

    Power generation from coal, oil and gas, and transport produce the largest share of emissions in the vast majority of G20 countries and none of these economies鈥 climate pledges are on a 1.5藲C-compatible pathway, according to the Brown to Green Report 2018 ...
  • 16 Mar 2017 |

    Germany proposes G20 Resource Efficiency Partnership

    The German federal government proposes a partnership on resource efficiency for G20 member countries. 鈥淲e need a strong partnership of all large economic powers so that we don鈥檛 keep exceeding our planet鈥檚 limits,鈥 said federal environment minister ...
  • 21 Nov 2016 |

    Germany鈥檚 medium-sized businesses need to improve energy efficiency

    Medium-sized businesses in Germany will have to further improve their energy efficiency in order to stay internationally competitive, according to a study by the government-owned banking institution KfW. KfW compared the competitiveness of over 2,200 ...
  • 24 Mar 2022 |

    Germany must trigger gas emergency plans after Putin's rouble demands- energy industry

    24 Mar 2022, 14:07 Vladimir Putin鈥檚 announcement to only accept payment in roubles for gas deliveries to Europe has rattled Germany鈥檚 energy industry and sent natural gas prices soaring. Economy minister Robert Habeck called Russia鈥檚 move a 鈥渂reach of ...
  • 29 Aug 2019 |

    European alliance to establish two battery production projects

    29 Aug 2019, 12:29 Edgar Meza Storage International dpa / Handelsblatt A European battery cell production initiative is well under way with more than 20 companies involved in two projects, German economy minister Peter Altmaier told reporters in Paris on ...
  • 29 Mar 2019 |

    Greta Thunberg joins German students for climate protest in Berlin

    29 Mar 2019, 14:03 Swedish activist Greta Thunberg visited Berlin on Friday, joining thousands of young people who took to the streets in the most recent "Fridays for Future" school strike demanding more action on climate change. Protesters ...
  • 22 Mar 2022 |

    High need for gas grid transformation to wean Europe off Russian supply 鈥 researchers

    22 Mar 2022, 13:15 Julian Wettengel Gas Security Tagesspiegel Background The European gas infrastructure would have to be changed quickly and extensively to be able to maintain supply in the event of an embargo or export ban on supplies from Russia, but ...
  • 22 Mar 2022 |

    German realpolitik: Govt bets on gas from Qatar to replace Russian supply 鈥 media verdicts

    22 Mar 2022, 13:00 Jessica Bateman Gas Security Zeit / Tagesspiegel / Handelsblatt Germany鈥檚 opinion writers have weighed in on the government鈥檚 liquid natural gas (LNG) deal with Qatar, concluding that the country has little choice but to accept an ...
  • Germany to open climate research institute in coal region

    11 Mar 2019, 14:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The German environment ministry (BMU) says it will open a research centre focused on reducing emmissions in energy-intensive industries in the eastern German ...
  • 21 Mar 2022 |

    Germany agrees energy deal with Qatar to lessen dependence on Russian gas supply

    21 Mar 2022, 12:02 Julian Wettengel Gas Security 麻豆无码版 / ARD Germany鈥檚 economy and climate minister Robert Habeck has launched an energy partnership with the Emir of Qatar which includes both the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and ...
  • 19 Oct 2021 |

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

    19 Oct 2021, 13:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Focus Online / B枚rsen-Zeitung Plans by Germany鈥檚 future government coalition to bring forward the coal exit to 2030 have elicited criticism from state politicians in the country鈥檚 coal mining regions, Focus Online ...
  • 30 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淎 chance for Lusatia鈥

    Sweden and Germany should set a precedent with Vattenfall鈥檚 lignite assets in the eastern German region of Lusatia and transfer the operations into a state-owned foundation with the clear goal of a socially acceptable and environmentally responsible ...
  • 04 Jun 2018 |

    New solar power output record in one of warmest May ever in Germany

    Solar power plants Germany produced more electricity than ever before in May, which brought 275 hours of sunshine instead of the average 196, the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Industry Initiative (IWR) reports. According to preliminary data by grid operators, solar ...
  • Lower emissions in Germany contribute to CO2 reduction across EU in 2018

    09 May 2019, 13:53 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 The CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5 percent in the European Union in 2018 compared to the year before, partly driven by a decrease of 5.4 percent ...
  • Decarbonizing Germany鈥檚 power sector: ending coal with a carbon floor price?

    Setting a regional carbon floor price for power generation within the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) would make Germany鈥檚 efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions more consistent and contribute to phasing out coal, Felix Matthes of the Institute for ...
  • Germany presents patchy climate plan draft to European Commission- report

    08 Jan 2019, 13:15 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International Tagesspiegel Background The German government has presented an incomplete National 麻豆无码版 and Climate Plan (NECP) draft to the European Commission at the last minute ...
  • German renewables industry criticises EU electricity market reform proposal

    15 Mar 2023, 09:45 Germany鈥檚 renewable industry association BEE has criticised key elements of the EU proposal to reform the design of the bloc鈥檚 electricity market. The lobby group said strict rules about the shape of future subsidies for new low-carbon ...
  • 鈥淥n-the-job accident of historic proportions鈥

    Back in December 2015, the Paris Climate Agreement was hailed as a 鈥渉istoric鈥 achievement- 17 months later it rather looks like international diplomacy has incurred an on-the-job accident of historic proportions, Andreas Mihm writes in Frankfurter ...
  • 20 Dec 2022 |

    Germany and France present response proposal to U.S. green subsidy programme

    20 Dec 2022, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs EU S眉ddeutsche Zeitung A new concept for supporting Europe鈥檚 green energy industry in light of the U.S. government鈥檚 subsidy programme 鈥淚nflation Reduction Act鈥 (IRA) has been presented jointly by ...
  • 03 Sep 2020 |

    Global aviation accounts for 3.5 percent of human climate impact- aeronautics researchers

    03 Sep 2020, 13:50 Expert DLR- German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum f眉r Luft- und Raumfahrt Transport Technology S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Transport 麻豆无码版 Global aviation is responsible for 3.5 percent of human-made climate ...
  • Wholesale power prices in Germany dropped significantly in 2020 鈥 study

    05 Jan 2021, 12:51 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 Charlotte Nijhuis Electricity ...
  • 29 May 2017 |

    鈥淢erkel鈥檚 Green Hypocrisy鈥

    The resolute stance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in advocating climate protection on the international stage could be seen as being at odds with her energy and climate policy at home, Silke Kersting writes in Handelsblatt Global. 鈥淣ot much is left ...
  • German wind power market faces severe slump in expansion 鈥 report

    Germany could see a substantial drop in wind power expansion in the next years, Kathrin Witsch writes for the Handelsblatt. Capacity growth could drop from 6,500 megawatts (MW) in 2017 to merely 1,100 in 2019, she writes. The introduction of Germany鈥檚 ...
  • 05 Jan 2021 |

    German energy stocks rise as investors bet on renewables

    05 Jan 2021, 12:53 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Julian Wettengel Business & Jobs Utilities manager magazin / Handelsblatt Stocks of German wind and solar park operators had a successful start to 2021 as ...
  • 25 Aug 2015 |

    In the media: Power-to-gas as Energiewende solution?

    25 Aug 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen Greenpeace 麻豆无码版 鈥淧ower-to-gas reduces costs for Energiewende by billions and enables 100-percent renewable power supply鈥 By using technology to store excess wind and solar power as ...
  • 08 Dec 2020 |

    Preview 2021 鈥 鈥楨U energy sovereignty key issue even under US president Biden鈥

    08 Dec 2020, 08:03 The European Union and Germany will continue to deal with the general question of energy sovereignty and strategic autonomy even with a new US administration led by Joe Biden, says Kirsten Westphal, senior associate at the German ...
  • 21 Apr 2021 |

    Germany plans to double cycling within ten years

    21 Apr 2021, 13:12 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport S枚ren Amelang Transport 麻豆无码版 Germany's government has adopted a ...
  • 02 Jan 2023 |

    Preview 2023: 麻豆无码版-intensive companies need help to stay competitive- industry

    02 Jan 2023, 12:53 Germany's government needs to devise support for the country's energy-intensive industry in 2023 in order to keep it competitive, says Carsten Rolle, who heads the climate and energy division at industry association BDI. ...
  • 10 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淪howdown in Germany鈥檚 nuclear phase-out鈥

    Hearings begin in Washington this week in the 鈥渉eated court case鈥 of Swedish utility Vattenfall suing Germany for almost 4.7 billion euros at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), write Michael Bauchm眉ller and Claus ...
  • 15 Mar 2022 |

    EU's CO2 border adjustment plans threaten German steel industry鈥檚 climate-neutral future- report

    15 Mar 2022, 13:33 Edgar Meza Industry EU 麻豆无码版 The European Commission's plans to replace emission rights trading with a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which aims to create a level playing field for EU producers subject to EU ...
  • 鈥淕azprom cuts flows via Opal gas pipeline after Polish challenge upheld鈥

    Gas deliveries from Russia to Germany via the Opal pipeline fell by around 30 percent after Poland successfully appealed before the European Court of Justice. The ruling suspended a deal that would give Gazprom greater access, removing a key hurdle to the ...
  • 07 Nov 2023 |

    Germany agrees comprehensive bureaucracy cuts for energy transition, NGOs fear lower standards

    07 Nov 2023, 12:25 With a wide range of measures to cut red tape and ease licensing procedures, Germany鈥檚 federal and state governments want to speed up investments in and construction of renewable power installations, transmission lines, hydrogen ...
  • 14 Jul 2020 |

    EU Council presidency events will be made climate neutral 鈥 German government

    14 Jul 2020, 14:38 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 Government International 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 12 May 2017 |

    鈥淪ave the world, a little bit鈥

    Think tank Agora Energiewende* will present proposals to take better account of industry needs in the German energy transition, Angela Hennersdorf and Christian Schlesiger write in WirtschaftsWoche. In its "Charter for Energiewende Industrial Policy ...
  • 15 Dec 2022 |

    Governments seek to avert green subsidy conflict between U.S. and EU 鈥 media

    15 Dec 2022, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs EU Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 The looming trade conflict between Europe and the U.S. about government subsidies for green investments could be significantly defused after the American ...
  • 28 Feb 2022 |

    Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine forces Germany to come clean on energy transition strategy

    28 Feb 2022, 13:58 The outbreak of war in eastern Europe is sending shockwaves through Germany鈥檚 political class and is reshaping the energy transition debate, as the country鈥檚 most important energy trading partner Russia increasingly turns into a ...
  • Industry association study draft says energy transition will benefit German economy

    A sharp emissions reduction by 2050 will likely benefit Germany鈥檚 economy, according to a study summary draft by the Federation of German Industries (BDI) seen by 麻豆无码版. An 鈥80 percent climate path is possible with a neutral to positive effect ...
  • 14 Sep 2016 |

    鈥淎griculture ministry resists climate protection plan鈥

    The federal agriculture ministry wants to make further changes to the already watered down Climate Action Plan 2050 by Social Democrat environment minister Barbara Hendricks, writes Jan Grossarth in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). An internal ...
  • 08 Mar 2022 |

    Bavaria urges EU to allow state support to wind power expansion in Southern Germany

    08 Mar 2022, 13:48 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind EU 麻豆无码版 The energy and economy minister of the southern German state Bavaria, Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters), has called on the federal government to remove bureaucratic hurdles at the EU level that ...
  • 20 Mar 2020 |

    Researchers' hydrogen road map expects 50 to 80 GW capacity in Germany by 2050

    20 Mar 2020, 13:55 Expert Fraunhofer ISE Fraunhofer Institute for Solar 麻豆无码版 Systems Renewables Solar Expert Fraunhofer ISI Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewables Freja Eriksen Gas ...
  • 14 Jul 2021 |

    Broad alliance calls for speed limits in Germany to improve climate and safety

    14 Jul 2021, 13:11 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Mobility Cars 麻豆无码版 A broad-based coalition of environmental groups and police representatives is calling for Germany鈥檚 next government to impose a聽general speed limit on聽the country鈥檚 ...
  • 08 Sep 2021 |

    Leading meat producers cause more emissions than large European countries

    08 Sep 2021, 13:38 Expert BUND- Friends of the Earth Germany Bund f眉r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Expert Heinrich B枚ll Foundation Green policy think tank Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels Society ...
  • 07 Mar 2022 |

    German operators prepare for extending runtime of decommissioned coal plants

    07 Mar 2022, 14:19 Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Expert STEAG Electricity generator Fossil fuels Utilities Expert ...
  • 07 Mar 2022 |

    Germany will fund half of new LNG terminal in alliance with Dutch operator

    07 Mar 2022, 13:56 Expert BMWK- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz Climate & CO2 Grid Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG Business Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 01 Sep 2016 |

    鈥淏rown to green鈥

    The Group of Twenty (G20) is 鈥渂eginning to head in the right direction鈥 towards a low-carbon economy but needs to step up its efforts to meet the Paris Agreement鈥檚 temperature goals, according to a report by Climate Transparency, the international ...
  • 22 Mar 2019 |

    Economy minister says Nord Stream 2 and LNG will reduce energy dependence

    22 Mar 2019, 13:16 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International Security Tagesspiegel Background The parallel construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and a sea terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will reduce Germany鈥檚 dependence on individual ...
  • 05 Mar 2020 |

    German carmakers to become global EV market leaders from 2021 鈥 McKinsey

    05 Mar 2020, 15:08 S枚ren Amelang Cars 麻豆无码版 German carmakers VW, BMW and Daimler are set to overtake Chinese rivals to become global market leaders for electric cars from 2021, according to business consultancy McKinsey. The German trio will ...
  • 16 Dec 2020 |

    Volkswagen CEO Diess gets green light to implement ambitious e-car plans

    16 Dec 2020, 15:20 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars electrive.net / Der Spiegel Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has prevailed in an internal power struggle at Germany's largest carmaker, allowing him to pursue the company's ambitious e-mobility agenda as ...
  • 22 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淯niper posts loss ahead of stock market listing鈥

    E.ON鈥檚 spin-off Uniper, slated for a stock market listing soon, has posted its first half-year financial results, reporting a 3.9 billion euro loss. The hit is a result of value adjustments and provisions for impending losses of 3.8 billion euros that E ...
  • 09 Jun 2021 |

    EU's Fit for 55 package must leave national flexibility- Germany

    09 Jun 2021, 13:26 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Policy International Tagesspiegel Background The EU's Fit for 55 package must reconcile climate protection with a prosperous economy and leave member states with enough flexibility, the German ...
  • UN鈥檚 Emissions Gap Report is a call for a carbon price in Germany 鈥 think tank

    29 Nov 2018, 15:57 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Politics International MCC / PIK The United Nations Environmental Programme鈥檚 (UNEP) 鈥淓missions Gap Report鈥 on the divergence between the Paris Agreement鈥檚 goals and actual ...
  • 27 Sep 2021 |

    Green Party below expectations but climate will be taken seriously in next coalition 鈥 media commentary

    27 Sep 2021, 14:01 Kerstine Appunn Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 At first sight, this election result could be interpreted as a defeat for climate action because both the Green Party and the Left Party, which have the most convincing answers ...
  • Govt says climate refugees cannot claim asylum in Germany despite UN ruling

    23 Jan 2020, 13:29 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 / Deutsche Welle The German government has expressed disagreement with a聽 ruling 聽by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, which states that countries may not deport ...
  • 14 Aug 2020 |

    Germany set to reach original 2020 climate target due to pandemic 鈥 researchers

    14 Aug 2020, 15:45 Germany will likely reach its original target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by the end of this year, compared to 1990, estimates by researchers from the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate ...
  • 17 Oct 2017 |

    Five theses for a 鈥楯amaica鈥 energy market

    Consultancy 麻豆无码版 Brainpool has analysed Germany鈥檚 aspiring government coalition parties鈥 manifestos on their energy policy positions. The group derived five major challenges that can serve as a basis for common action. A so-called Jamaica coalition of ...
  • 28 Feb 2022 |

    Germany agrees to cut Russia out of SWIFT payment system in about-face

    28 Feb 2022, 13:42 S枚ren Amelang Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Germany has agreed with its Western allies to oust Russian banks from the SWIFT global payments system in response to the war in Ukraine. The sanctions agreed by Germany, France, the European ...
  • Germany needs new gas power plants to secure electricity supply 鈥 McKinsey

    06 Mar 2023, 13:36 Julian Wettengel Electricity market Energiewende Security 麻豆无码版 Germany will have to build new gas-fired power plants and introduce additional measures to avoid electricity supply shortages during peak demand periods as the ...
  • German chemicals producer Bayer backs climate change denying US Republicans- report

    03 Nov 2020, 13:49 Edgar Meza Business & Jobs International Tageszeitung (taz) As US voters go to the polls on Tuesday, leading German chemicals producer Bayer will be mainly sponsoring candidates from US President Donald Trump鈥檚 Republican Party, ...
  • 09 May 2019 |

    EnBW to spend 12 bln euros by 2025, renewables are strategic priority

    09 May 2019, 14:08 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Utilities Rechargenews / Reuters German utility EnBW plans to spend 12 billion euros by 2025 in generation and infrastructure, with renewable expansion being a strategic priority, reports Bernd Radowitz for ...
  • 23 Feb 2022 |

    German government advisors say EU gas package insufficient for hydrogen ramp-up

    23 Feb 2022, 14:35 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen EU 麻豆无码版 The EU Commission's proposals for adapting the gas market to climate targets are not enough to ensure a rapid scale-up of the hydrogen economy, according to Germany's hydrogen ...
  • 04 Nov 2020 |

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

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

    German lobbying culture threatens climate-protection progress during EU presidency 鈥 NGOs

    23 Jun 2020, 13:52 EU 麻豆无码版 A group of non-governmental organisations warns in a report that corporate interests could push for and achieve climate-damaging EU legislation during the country鈥檚 upcoming EU Council presidency. Lobbycontrol and ...
  • German government initiates strategy for climate-friendly aviation

    22 Aug 2019, 13:48 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Transport Hydrogen Deutsche Welle The German government wants to promote a culture of innovation to develop CO鈧-neutral aviation, reports Deutsche Welle. "We want to make Germany a leading ...
  • Blog: Germany pushes for joint global energy transition

    10 Apr 2019, 13:44 German ministers, high-level policymakers, as well as representatives from industry, science and civil society gather at the Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue on 9-10 April 2019 to discuss the progress of a global energy transition. ...
  • 麻豆无码版-intensive firms fear higher power costs from coal exit

    A report commissioned by RWE, one of Germany's largest owners of lignite mines and coal-fired power generation, says that a mandated German coal exit by 2040 would shift power generation and related CO鈧 emissions to neighbouring countries and lead to ...
  • 18 Feb 2019 |

    Pence, Merkel face off over Nord Stream 2 at Munich Security Conference

    18 Feb 2019, 13:47 Rachel Waldholz Gas International Security Die Welt / Reuters US Vice President Mike Pence has issued a warning to Germany over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline at the Munich Security Conference this weekend, reports Die Welt.聽 His comments ...
  • 19 Feb 2020 |

    Higher buyer鈥檚 premium for e-cars goes into effect in Germany

    19 Feb 2020, 14:08 Rachel Waldholz Cars Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Germany鈥檚 increased subsidy for electric vehicles goes into effect today (Wednesday, Feb. 19), FAZ.net reports. The increase in the e-car buyer鈥檚 premium was first announced in ...
  • 29 Apr 2019 |

    13 consecutive months of record-high temperatures in Germany

    29 Apr 2019, 13:42 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 April 2019 is the 13th consecutive month with warmer than average weather in ...
  • 18 Feb 2020 |

    Germany to promote EU maritime strategy including shore power

    18 Feb 2020, 13:58 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry 麻豆无码版 Germany's government plans to use the country's EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2020 to advocate a common European maritime economy strategy aimed at strengthening the ...
  • 16 Feb 2022 |

    Germany will not call for stricter EU car emission limits 鈥 media reports

    16 Feb 2022, 13:35 S枚ren Amelang Cars EU Handelsblatt / Reuters / Spiegel The German government has settled its dispute over future CO2 rules for cars and will not call for more stringent EU fleet emission limits than currently proposed by the European ...
  • 21 May 2021 |

    Germany eager to partner with West African countries on green hydrogen

    21 May 2021, 13:16 Expert Green Party B眉ndnis 90/ Die Gr眉nen Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Edgar Meza Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 The German government is taking firs steps to partner with West African nations in the development of a ...
  • 14 Feb 2022 |

    German transport ministry opposes raising ambition in EU fleet emission target proposal 鈥 media report

    14 Feb 2022, 13:31 S枚ren Amelang Cars EU Spiegel Online The German transport ministry wants to prevent attempts to step up the climate ambitions of the EU's future car fleet emission targets,聽 reports 聽Der Spiegel. According to documents seen by the ...
  • 07 Feb 2020 |

    鈥淕erman energy policy is a problem child鈥 鈥 Bavaria鈥檚 state premier

    07 Feb 2020, 12:58 Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Julian Wettengel Energiewende WirtschaftsWoche Germany needs to revamp its energy policy to avoid issues with supply security and ...
  • 15 Apr 2019 |

    German motor authority probes more Mercedes emissions software

    15 Apr 2019, 12:05 Expert Federal Motor Transport Authority Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt Cars Transport Julian Wettengel Cars Bild am Sonntag / Reuters Germany鈥檚 motor vehicle authority KBA is investigating Daimler on suspicion that 60,000 Mercedes cars were ...
  • 02 Aug 2019 |

    German Aviation Association calls for power-to-liquid road map to bring emissions to zero

    02 Aug 2019, 12:19 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 Freight 麻豆无码版 / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The German Aviation Association (BDL) said it wants to bring CO2 emissions from air traffic to zero- after months of rising criticism from ...
  • Merkel's CDU examines border adjustment measures to avoid carbon leakage

    01 Oct 2019, 13:50 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices International 麻豆无码版 Germany's ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) ...
  • 鈥淲intershall determined to take part in Nord Stream 2鈥

    Wintershall, Germany鈥檚 largest crude oil and natural gas producer, is determined to take part in the Euro-Russian gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports. BASF subsidiary Wintershall said that, like its partners- ...
  • 08 Nov 2017 |

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

    08 Nov 2017, 00:00 Following intense lobbying by German carmakers, the EU has proposed car emission targets that will be insufficient to meet the country鈥檚 climate targets in the transport sector, according to environmental organisations. Critics said the ...
  • 06 Oct 2020 |

    Germany says green hydrogen imports should not harm environment in partner countries

    06 Oct 2020, 13:30 Expert Left Party Die Linke Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 The German government says green hydrogen production projects with partner countries should not come at the expense of local ...
  • Transition in transport sector needs comprehensive tax reform 鈥 think tank

    06 Dec 2018, 14:18 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Transport Cars Cost & Prices Agora Verkehrswende A transition of the German transport sector towards carbon-neutral mobility will not be possible without a comprehensive and 鈥渟ocially ...
  • 10 Feb 2022 |

    European LNG imports reach record high in January

    10 Feb 2022, 13:48 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Gas EU 麻豆无码版 European imports ...
  • 24 Jul 2019 |

    German Greens want trains to replace domestic flights in 15 years

    24 Jul 2019, 14:16 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 Transport Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Die Welt The German Green party is calling for higher taxes on domestic flights and lower taxes on train tickets and an eventual end of domestic flights. A paper ...
  • 20 May 2020 |

    Germany to buy stake in Dutch grid operator TenneT as part of broader energy cooperation

    20 May 2020, 13:38 Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Grid International 麻豆无码版 The German government is preparing to buy a stake in Dutch transmission grid operator (TSO) TenneT as part of a ...
  • 12 Nov 2020 |

    German government wants to reimburse heavy lorries for CO2 price

    12 Nov 2020, 14:22 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 BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport ...
  • 08 Feb 2022 |

    France and Germany plan revamp of their energy cooperation

    08 Feb 2022, 14:10 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Government EU 麻豆无码版 France and Germany, who have recently been at odds over the future role of nuclear and gas, will intensify their cooperation on climate action in Europe and work ...
  • 04 Mar 2021 |

    German RWE and EnBW eye offshore wind projects in Asia and the U.S.

    04 Mar 2021, 12:29 Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Julian Wettengel Wind Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 German energy ...
  • 10 Nov 2020 |

    First power link between Germany and Belgium begins operation

    10 Nov 2020, 14:09 Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Edgar Meza Electricity market Grid 麻豆无码版 German and Belgian transmission system operators Amprion and Elia Group have completed the first direct current ...
  • 鈥淕ermany鈥檚 sustainability strategy 2016 clear pledge for the protection of our planet鈥

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

    German coal region looks for transition opportunities with new green hydrogen lab

    02 Mar 2021, 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 Expert Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour ...
  • German environment minister calls for higher tax on air travel

    18 Jul 2019, 13:50 Freja Eriksen Transport Elections & Politics Rheinische Post Ahead of the climate cabinet鈥檚 next meeting, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze is calling for 鈥渁 fair CO2 price for air travel鈥, the Rheinische Post reports. She ...
  • 31 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淔ederal Motor Transport Authority sugarcoated investigation reports鈥

    Germany鈥檚 Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) 鈥渟ugarcoated鈥 reports on the emissions scandal investigation, bowing to pressure from the auto industry, writes Hanno Kautz in an article for Bild. In the original version of the report from 2016, KBA ...
  • 21 Jan 2020 |

    VW says govt support could spark 'initial ignition' for switch to e-mobility

    21 Jan 2020, 13:17 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Freja Eriksen Cars Handelsblatt German carmaker Volkswagen is in favour of support for electric cars, which can provide the "initial ignition" needed to encourage the transition to electric ...
  • Germany to stop fuel rod exports to foreign nuclear plants near border

    06 Dec 2019, 15:18 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out ...
  • 03 Feb 2022 |

    German govt coalition wrangling over joint position on EU car emissions reduction plans

    03 Feb 2022, 13:46 Jessica Bateman Benjamin Wehrmann Cars EU Handelsblatt / Tagesspiegel Background The new German government has not yet agreed on a joint position for the EU鈥檚 car emissions reduction plans, business newspaper Handelsblatt reports. The ...
  • 03 Feb 2022 |

    German politicians reject EU green label for nuclear power, welcome gas provisions

    03 Feb 2022, 12:13 Economy minister Robert Habeck and environment minister Steffi Lemke have reiterated Germany鈥檚 opposition to labelling nuclear power as a sustainable activity, but did not react to provisions on gas projects the European Commission ...
  • 11 Jul 2019 |

    Customers do not want e-cars 鈥 electric mobility pioneer Schuh

    11 Jul 2019, 14:16 Sven Egenter Cars S眉ddeutsche Zeitung German drivers do not want electric cars because these do not offer the same range as any gasoline car at a competitive price, e-mobility pioneer G眉nther Schuh says in an interview with S眉ddeutsche ...
  • 25 Feb 2021 |

    Run on government support for hydrogen projects in Germany

    25 Feb 2021, 13:20 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Handelsblatt / FAZ Almost 200 submitted hydrogen project proposals showed a 鈥渉igh interest鈥 and readiness to invest in the technology in Germany, the economy ministry told business daily Handelsblatt. The ...
  • 24 Nov 2015 |

    COP21 Interview: We must err on the side of caution

    24 Nov 2015, 00:00 The final negotiations for a global climate treaty in Paris are just days away. What is the German perspective on an international climate agreement and what has the energy transition (Energiewende) got to do with it? The Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 28 May 2021 |

    Germany needs major solar PV boom to achieve climate targets- BDEW

    28 May 2021, 12:49 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 Edgar Meza Solar 麻豆无码版 The German Association ...
  • Uniper, Siemens 麻豆无码版 plan green power, heat and hydrogen project at Hamburg coal plant site

    24 Feb 2021, 12:37 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Julian Wettengel Renewables Hydrogen Heating 麻豆无码版 German energy companies Uniper and Siemens 麻豆无码版 have proposed a project to set up a renewable power-based energy plant at the site of ...
  • 02 Feb 2022 |

    Q&A: EU sustainable finance taxonomy and the dispute about nuclear power and gas

    02 Feb 2022, 12:52 With its Green Deal the European Union has embarked on the transition to a climate neutral economy by 2050, and it has made sustainable finance a key pillar of its efforts. The EU taxonomy 鈥 a system that defines companies鈥 activities ...
  • Government must come clean on climate action costs 鈥 opinion

    09 Jul 2019, 12:43 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Germany鈥檚 federal government 鈥渟hould finally come clean鈥 and tell citizens that climate action on the required scale is impossible without higher costs, writes ...
  • EU and Germany hold pivotal role to drive global climate ambition 2020

    07 Jan 2020, 11:30 Preview 2020: European climate diplomats are facing a busy 2020, and Germany looks set to play a key role as it holds the EU Council presidency in the second half of the year. After the UN climate conference in Madrid left many ...
  • Outsourcing of German coal question to commission is 鈥渃oward energy policy鈥 鈥 opinion

    Solving a complex social problem like the phasing-out of coal- Germany鈥檚 traditional and still most important energy source 聽- is a 鈥渃ore task鈥 of policymakers, and to outsource this task to an external commission amounts to 鈥 cowardice and refusal to ...
  • 16 Jan 2020 |

    Climate package will increase jobs but slow Germany's economic growth 鈥 analysis

    16 Jan 2020, 14:28 Expert IAB- Institute for Employment Research Institut f眉r Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung Business & Jobs Freja Eriksen Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Germany's climate package will create more jobs than a business-as ...
  • Biden presidency sparks hope for climate but policy differences remain 鈥 German env min

    20 Jan 2021, 13:27 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 鈥淏elgium clings to controversial nuclear reactors鈥

    Germany and Belgium have signed an agreement on improving the exchange of information on nuclear security, the federal environment ministry announced in a press release. The neighbouring countries also instituted a nuclear commission that will meet at ...
  • 19 Jun 2020 |

    German industry and govt must enter into 'hydrogen pact' 鈥 sustainability council

    19 Jun 2020, 14:01 Expert RNE- German Council for Sustainable Development Rat f眉r nachhaltige Entwicklung Society Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 government and industry should enter into a "hydrogen pact" to make the gas ...
  • 鈥淭he Franco-German energy transition alliance鈥

    France and Germany should work together on some challenges on the way to a clean energy future- despite differences in the two countries鈥 energy mixes, write German think tanks Agora Energiewende, Agora Verkehrswende* and French Institute for Sustainable ...
  • 19 Feb 2021 |

    German banks underestimate and neglect topic of sustainability- report

    19 Feb 2021, 14:03 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Finance 麻豆无码版 Many German banks fail to realise their crucial role in the transformation towards a sustainable economy and neglect the topic of sustainability, a report by consultancy ...
  • "At odds with Trump, emerging giants back Paris climate deal, free trade鈥

    The BRICS group of powerful emerging economies add pressure on US President Donald Trump by urging an implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement at the G20 summit in Germany, news agency Reuters reports. In a joint communiqu茅 issued by the Russian ...
  • 11 Jun 2018 |

    Government report to confirm Germany will widely miss 2020 climate target

    The government鈥檚 Climate Protection Report 2017 will confirm that Germany is set to miss its 2020 national climate target by a wide margin. A draft, seen by the 麻豆无码版, says that the country will only reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32 ...
  • 鈥淣o funding of fossil fuel projects鈥

    The German government no longer supports the new construction or overhaul of already decommissioned coal plants via development finance instruments of the World Bank, it said in an answer to a parliamentary inquiry of the Left Party. 鈥淢ultilateral ...
  • 22 Oct 2020 |

    Volkswagen continues fight with German car lobby group over future use of fuels

    22 Oct 2020, 12:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Hydrogen S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The German car industry lobby group VDA and its biggest member, Volkswagen, are continuing their internal argument over whether combustion engines in passenger cars still have a future ...
  • 25 Jan 2022 |

    UK calls for end to Nord Stream 2 in event of Russian attack on Ukraine

    25 Jan 2022, 13:59 Jessica Bateman Gas Security Der Tagesspiegel / TASS The British government has declared the Nord Stream 2 pipeline should be abandoned if Russia launches an attack on Ukraine, newspaper Der Tagesspiegel reports. In an interview with ...
  • 15 Nov 2019 |

    Merkel says world heading for 3-degree warming under current climate targets, calls for higher ambitions

    15 Nov 2019, 13:42 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 COP25 Stern / 麻豆无码版 The earth's surface temperature will rise by three degrees Celsius under current climate targets, meaning CO2 emissions targets especially of industrialised ...
  • 22 Nov 2016 |

    鈥淚t鈥檚 possible after all鈥

    Lower CO 2-emissions of cars can be achieved even without relying on e-cars 鈥渢o beef up the quota鈥, according to a new study by the non-profit organisation International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Max H盲gler writes in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. The ...
  • 24 Jan 2022 |

    Utilities welcome Germany's pro-gas taxonomy feedback, but environmentalists cry foul

    24 Jan 2022, 13:33 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas EU 麻豆无码版 Utilities have welcomed the German government's pro-natural gas stance in its feedback to the European Commission鈥檚 sustainable finance taxonomy plans, but ...
  • More active raw material policy could see German govt buy resources and manage stocks

    11 Nov 2022, 13:23 Benjamin Wehrmann Resources & Recycling Security Der Tagesspiegel A new resource strategy that includes stronger state involvement could be forthcoming in Germany after a report commissioned by the economy and climate ministry (BMWK ...
  • 29 Oct 2021 |

    Environmentally damaging subsidies in Germany cost 65 billion euros

    29 Oct 2021, 13:30 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Policy 麻豆无码版 Germany spent 65.4 billion euros on environmentally harmful subsidies in 2018, with the majority going into energy and transport, the country's Federal Environment ...
  • Merkel calls US gas sanctions against Russia 鈥渋rregular behaviour鈥

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed her foreign minister鈥檚 criticism of US Senate plans to further tighten economic sanctions on Russia, Thorsten Knuf writes in the Frankfurter Rundschau. 鈥淭his is, to put it mildly, irregular behaviour by the US ...
  • Climate action law draft would enable 鈥渞eliable climate policy鈥 for first time- commentary

    22 Feb 2019, 13:32 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The environment ministry鈥檚 climate action law draft shows how words on climate protection can become deeds, writes Michael Bauchm眉ller in a commentary in the ...
  • Germany and California join forces on climate

    Germany and the US state of California are teaming up to tackle climate change, after US President Donald Trump聽 announced that the US would leave the Paris Climate Agreement. California鈥檚 Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Germany鈥檚 environment minister ...
  • 12 Jun 2017 |

    鈥淔ront against Trump crumbles鈥

    Japan and Great Britain did not sign a joint statement with France, Germany and Italy in reaction to the US decision to leave the Paris Agreement, and Canada鈥檚 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposed to strike the references to the Paris Agreement from the ...
  • 28 Jun 2022 |

    G7 Summit: Leaders say they won't compromise on climate goals

    28 Jun 2022, 17:00 Climate is planned to figure high on the agenda as leaders of the G7 democratic economies come together in a remote castle with picturesque views of alpine peaks in southern German state Bavaria. The German presidency has promised to ...
  • 08 Nov 2022 |

    Germany to double forest protection support, promises loss & damage finance at COP27

    08 Nov 2022, 13:51 As the UN climate change conference (COP27) gets underway in Egypt, the German government has pledged additional funding to protect forests worldwide and support the most vulnerable countries in dealing with climate risks. Chancellor ...
  • 鈥淏usiness with good friends鈥

    Criticism of the planned gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 to connect Russia and Germany is mounting, while former chancellor Gerhard Schr枚der (SPD) continues to support the project as chair of its board of directors, writes Markus Wehner in an in-depth article ...
  • Germany considers CO2 price to reach climate targets- Merkel

    11 Apr 2019, 14:13 The German government is exploring the introduction of a CO2 price to get the country back on track to reach its ambitious targets for emission cuts. In a turning point in the government's approach to CO2 reduction, Chancellor ...
  • 鈥淲hy the fight against global warming is so important 鈥 and not contingent on the US鈥

    A rule of thumb in international environmental policy so far has been that it will move forward as long as the US and China agree 鈥 鈥渂ut this rule seems to have become obsolete鈥, Jan Heidtmann writes in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. At the latest G7 summit, as ...
  • 鈥淯S an increasingly bizarre disruptive factor in global politics鈥

    A basic principle of international law says that 鈥渁greements must be kept,鈥 Stefan Kornelius writes in a commentary for S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. By publicly pondering whether to pull his country out of the Paris Climate Agreement, US President Donald Trump ...
  • Pipeline project Nord Stream 2 divides Berlin and Brussels

    A recent decision by the Danish parliament allowing a ban on construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Germany and Russia on Danish maritime territory in the Baltic Sea highlights divisions between Berlin and other European states over the ...
  • German transport minister invites opposition to join mobility commission

    06 Feb 2019, 14:01 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Mobility Elections & Politics dpa / Focus Online Germany鈥檚 transport minister Andreas Scheuer has invited politicians from opposition parties to join the country鈥檚 mobility ...
  • 13 Dec 2019 |

    Industry produced almost 13 percent of German electricity in 2018

    13 Dec 2019, 13:13 Expert Destatis Federal Statistical Office- Statistisches Bundesamt Energiewende Freja Eriksen Hydrogen Industry 麻豆无码版 Industry produced 55 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in Germany in 2018, meaning local units of ...
  • 17 Jun 2022 |

    Ukraine war overshadows energy and climate talks at G7 summit in Bavaria

    17 Jun 2022, 08:50 The German government鈥檚 G7 agenda has been thrown off course by Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine, but chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is determined to keep climate policy as a top priority for the summit of the seven large economies in ...
  • 03 Dec 2019 |

    German carbon-offsetting nonprofit organisations report rising demand

    03 Dec 2019, 13:54 S枚ren Amelang Transport Society dpa / Focus Online German carbon offsetting nonprofit organisations atmosfair and Arktik are reporting rising demand in the wake of the Fridays for Future protest movement, according to a聽 report by ...
  • 11 Dec 2019 |

    Bosch CEO calls for aid for structural change in Germany鈥檚 car regions

    11 Dec 2019, 13:11 Freja Eriksen Cars Frankfurter Allgemeine / Stuttgarter Nachrichten The German car industry sees itself threatened by stricter CO2 limits planned by the European Commission, Volkmar Denner, head of German car part supplier Bosch, has ...
  • 06 May 2021 |

    Retirements won't compensate combustion engine job losses in e-car boom- report

    06 May 2021, 13:11 Expert ifo- Institute for Economic Research Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung (ifo) Climate & CO2 Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport S枚ren ...
  • Climate protection cornerstone of govt coalition agreement in Baden-W眉rttemberg

    06 May 2021, 13:08 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 / SWR The聽 Green Party 聽and聽the聽conservative聽 Christian Democratic Union 聽(CDU) have concluded a new聽 coalition agreement 聽in the southern German state of Baden ...
  • Sea-Watch captain Rackete says Europe must take in climate refugees

    15 Jul 2019, 13:19 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 International Bild The collapse of the climate system is resulting in refugees that Europe 鈥渙f course鈥 has to take in, German Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete said in an interview with BILD. Rackete was ...
  • 18 May 2020 |

    Germany weighs higher e-car support payments as local carmakers drag feet

    18 May 2020, 14:13 Edgar Meza Cars Business & Jobs Der Spiegel The German government is weighing an 11,000 euro subsidy for electric cars in a bid to help the country鈥檚 hard-hit auto industry in the coronavirus crisis, even though the sector is having ...
  • Majority of Germans for quick lignite exit, split on Autobahn speed limit

    25 Jan 2019, 14:22 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal Cars Elections & Politics ARD / ZDF A majority of Germans supports a quick coal exit, according to two different polls commissioned by German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF. 59 percent ...
  • 10 Jan 2022 |

    Nord Stream 2 must run to avoid 鈥渂illion-euro ruin鈥 in the Baltic 鈥 German climate committee head

    10 Jan 2022, 13:26 Edgar Meza Gas Security WirtschaftsWoche As energy prices in Germany continue to rise, the chairman of the German Bundestag鈥檚 climate committee, Klaus Ernst, is pushing for the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to begin ...
  • German policymakers cautiously welcome Macron鈥檚 nuclear plans

    29 Nov 2018, 15:59 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Nuclear phase-out International dpa / Focus Online The decision to shut down Fessenheim, the oldest nuclear reactor in France, by mid-2020 that French President Emanuel Macron announced in a ...
  • 29 Jul 2021 |

    After coal, activists tackle liquefied natural gas in Germany

    29 Jul 2021, 13:33 Julian Wettengel Coal Gas 麻豆无码版 / taz Following years of protests in the western German Rhenish lignite mining region, activist group Ende Gel盲nde is set to target plans for an import terminal for LNG (liquefied natural gas) ...
  • 14 Jun 2022 |

    War will not push climate off German G7 summit agenda 鈥 political analyst

    14 Jun 2022, 08:55 Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine will throw the agenda of the upcoming聽G7 summit off course, but it will not derail the climate focus host country Germany has set, political analyst Ella Kokotsis told 麻豆无码版. As a leading ...
  • 10 Nov 2021 |

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

    10 Nov 2021, 13:51 The German government has refused to sign on to a COP26 climate summit declaration on zero emissions cars and vans because the transport and environment ministries could not agree on whether to include e-fuels in the country鈥檚 ...
  • Germany wants to shield companies from higher power prices during coal exit 鈥 report

    18 Jan 2019, 13:33 S枚ren Amelang Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Reuters The German government wants to extend beyond 2020 CO2-related compensation for energy-intensive industry, sources close to the coal commission told Reuters. The economy ...
  • 03 Jul 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 KfW Bank rules out financing of any coal operations

    03 Jul 2019, 14:20 Expert KfW Bank KfW- government-owned financing institution Fossil fuels Finance Efficiency S枚ren Amelang Coal Finance International 麻豆无码版 German government-owned business and development bank KfW stops financing all coal ...
  • 20 Nov 2019 |

    Industry associations call for masterplan to boost deep geothermal energy

    20 Nov 2019, 13:28 Expert BVG- German Geothermal Association Bundesverband Geothermie e.V. Renewables Business & Jobs Freja Eriksen Renewables 麻豆无码版 Germany needs a masterplan for deep geothermal energy in order to reap the technology' ...
  • 07 Aug 2020 |

    Indigenous group in Norway fears impact of German investor's wind power project

    07 Aug 2020, 14:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind International Tageszeitung (taz) German energy traders are buying more electricity produced with renewable energy installations in Norway, aiming to fulfilling green energy requirements in Germany, a practice that ...
  • 06 Aug 2020 |

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

    06 Aug 2020, 14:13 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Gas International 麻豆无码版 The environmental group Environmental Action Germany (DUH) says it is suing to stop the controversial Nord ...
  • 19 Oct 2017 |

    Reconciling economic and environment policy core question in coalition talks - chancellery chief

    Coalition talks between CDU, CSU, FDP and Green Party will be about the parties鈥 ability 鈥渢o make something constructive of the differences鈥, said chancellery chief and Christian Democrat Peter Altmaier in an interview with German public broadcaster ARD ...
  • 30 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淩WE seeks the sun with acquisition鈥

    RWE subsidiary innogy SE is bolstering its position in energy storage and photovoltaics by signing a contract to take over German solar and battery specialist BELECTRIC Solar & Battery Holding GmbH. The takeover 鈥渋nstantly makes innogy an ...
  • Germany and the Netherlands aim to intensify energy cooperation

    04 Oct 2019, 13:16 Julian Wettengel Energiewende Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 The economy ministers of Germany and the Netherlands, Peter Altmaier and Eric Wiebes, have signed a joint declaration at the sidelines of joint cabinet consultations ...
  • 23 Apr 2021 |

    Car supplier Bosch invests one billion euros in fuel cell development

    23 Apr 2021, 12:53 S枚ren Amelang Transport Industry Handelsblatt / Financial Times In contrast to a growing number of truckmakers, car parts supplier Bosch bets heavily on hydrogen fuel cell trucks,聽 reports 聽Martin Buchenau in Handelsblatt. The company ...
  • German conservatives flesh out climate action plans ahead of decisive cabinet meeting

    03 Sep 2019, 17:45 Following key regional elections in eastern German Saxony and Brandenburg, the conservative parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's grand coalition 鈥 the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) 鈥 have ...
  • 15 Nov 2019 |

    German doctors call for national strategy to deal with health effects of climate change

    15 Nov 2019, 13:50 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Society 麻豆无码版 German doctors have called for a national plan to deal with the damaging health effects of climate change. Heat waves will become more frequent, more intense, and last longer, ...
  • Communication crucial for success of carbon pricing schemes 鈥 study

    14 Aug 2019, 11:55 Expert adelphi Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 There is no general recipe for a successful carbon pricing scheme, but its introduction should be accompanied by open and targeted ...
  • 03 Jan 2019 |

    German manufacturers seen catching up on e-mobility in 2019

    03 Jan 2019, 11:57 Expert Stefan Bratzel Director Cars Transport Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 German carmakers are expected to catch up in the international e-mobility ...
  • 21 Jun 2022 |

    Faster decarbonisation must accompany shift from Russian energy 鈥 G7 business groups

    21 Jun 2022, 12:52 Julian Wettengel G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 Efforts to replace fossil fuel imports from Russia must be accompanied by an "even stronger adoption of policies embracing the transition to decarbonisation and the green economy, ...
  • G20 must throw weight behind climate action 鈥 paper

    14 Jun 2019, 13:18 Expert DIE- German Development Institute Deutsches Institut f眉r Entwicklungspolitik Policy Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International G20 & G7 German Development Institute Support for multilateral commitments, especially those ...
  • 06 Jan 2021 |

    VW subsidiary Audi trumps Tesla in sale of e-cars in Norway

    06 Jan 2021, 13:21 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Charlotte Nijhuis Cars Wirtschaftswoche Volkswagen subsidiary Audi has overtaken Tesla as the top-selling electric car brand in Norway, according to a report in Wirtschaftswoche. In 2020, more ...
  • "Elmau delivered"- Comments on G7 climate, energy statement

    08 Jun 2015, 00:00 The G7 has published its final communiqu茅 after the summit in Elmau in southern Germany. 麻豆无码版 presents reactions from Germany to the results of the meeting of major industrialised countries. Kerstine Appunn Sven Egenter Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • Green Party co-leader 脰zdemir: climate protection a priority in coalition talks

    The German Green Party鈥檚 co-leader, Cem 脰zdemir, has said that climate protection, European integration, and social justice are the topics his party will be most adamant on in a possible coalition with the conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the economic ...
  • 13 Dec 2023 |

    Scholz鈥檚 government cuts climate fund by 45 bln euros by 2027 in response to debt brake ruling

    13 Dec 2023, 14:38 Germany will earmark billions of euros less for climate and transformation projects every year until 2027 in order to make the government budget comply with constitutionally enshrined limits on borrowing. One month after a seminal ...
  • 20 Apr 2020 |

    Daimler plans on using green bonds to reach climate goals

    20 Apr 2020, 13:35 Expert Daimler AG Transport Cars Business & Jobs Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Freja Eriksen Cars Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung / Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 Daimler will stick to its CO2 goals and aims to use ...
  • 16 Mar 2017 |

    鈥淣ew economic policy concept: Green imposition for the economy鈥

    The German Green Party鈥檚 new economic policy concept 鈥渋s going to demand a lot from companies鈥, as the party itself puts it, Silke Kersting writes on Handelsblatt Online. The party wants to 鈥渞eflect environmental costs in prices in an ecologic-social ...
  • 10 Mar 2017 |

    Ending the project decarbonisation and abolishing the Climate Action Plan 2050

    The right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) questions the scientific consensus that climate change is mainly caused by humans, wants the country to exit the Paris Climate Agreement and abolish the recently adopted Climate Action Plan 2050, ...
  • Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time

    04 Jan 2021, 12:52 Wind, solar PV and other renewable sources overtook fossil fuels in German power production last year, according to preliminary data by the federal network agency (BNetzA) and think tank Agora Energiewende. Together with record-low ...
  • Germany's coalition negotiators agree treaty, promise coal exit date

    08 Feb 2018, 00:00 Germany's would-be governing coalition partners have concluded a treaty that is likely to result in a final deadline for coal-fired power production in Germany. The agreement reached after weeks of intensive talks largely confirms ...
  • 07 Feb 2019 |

    France ceases to support Germany on Nord Stream 2 鈥 media report

    07 Feb 2019, 13:39 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Germany cannot count on French to help it block an amendment to an EU regulation which would give the a Union greater say in the construction of the contentious Russian-German ...
  • 08 Jul 2021 |

    German Greens say will only enter a government aiming for 1.5 degree goal

    08 Jul 2021, 13:37 Expert Green Party B眉ndnis 90/ Die Gr眉nen Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Die Zeit The German Green Party's candidate for chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, has said her party would ...
  • 18 Oct 2022 |

    Czech nuclear power plans pose difficulties for Bavaria鈥檚 stance on contested technology

    18 Oct 2022, 14:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out EU Die Welt / 麻豆无码版 Plans by the Czech government to build a new nuclear plant close the border with German state Bavaria is causing a dilemma for the governing conservative CSU, which ...
  • 鈥淐apitalism has to save the climate鈥 鈥 opinion

    10 Dec 2018, 14:06 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs Tageszeitung There鈥檚 a 鈥渟ilent consensus鈥 surrounding the international climate action negotiations that 鈥渃apitalism has to stop the climate catastrophe,鈥 ...
  • 17 Jul 2020 |

    LNG price drop dampens enthusiasm for import terminals in Germany

    17 Jul 2020, 13:49 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Gas International Handelsblatt Tumbling prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) due to the coronavirus pandemic are worsening conditions for planned gas import terminals in Germany, Klaus Stratmann ...
  • 22 Jul 2019 |

    German grid expansion at risk as TenneT enforces Dutch control 鈥 media reports

    22 Jul 2019, 13:47 Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Freja Eriksen Grid Handelsblatt Dutch government-owned grid operator TenneT plans to tie its German subsidiary closer to its head office as part of a larger restructuring, ...
  • 鈥淪elf-inflicted doldrums鈥

    The current mood in Germany鈥檚 wind power industry is 鈥 miserable,鈥 but just like the solar power industry before, the companies are victims of a crisis of their own making, Franz Hubik writes in an opinion piece for Handelsblatt Online. Annual wind power ...
  • 10 Jun 2022 |

    Germans urged to cut energy use to lessen dependence on Russia

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

    G20 important for global climate action in 2021 鈥 German official

    20 Nov 2020, 14:31 Julian Wettengel G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 The Group of Twenty (G20) major economies could play a crucial role for global climate action next year, said a German government official in Berlin ahead of this year鈥檚 digital G20 summit ...
  • 17 Dec 2021 |

    Chancellor Scholz calls for keeping "private sector project" Nord Stream 2 out of Ukraine crisis

    17 Dec 2021, 12:28 Julian Wettengel Gas Security 麻豆无码版 Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken out against linking the operating permit for the controversial Russian-German natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 to efforts to de-escalate the Ukraine ...
  • 24 Jun 2016 |

    鈥淏rexit will sidetrack key energy and climate reforms鈥

    After the British vote to leave the European Union, the EU鈥檚 energy union plans are at risk of being 鈥減ut on the back-burner until more pressing issues are worked out,鈥 writes Sara Stefanini for Politico. In light of the UK鈥檚 presidency of the Council of ...
  • Conservative climate group says Germany could reach 100% renewables by 2030 at low cost

    29 Jun 2021, 14:28 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Elections & Politics The conservative climate group KlimaUnion (ClimateUnion),聽which is made up of party members of the governing CDU/CSU alliance, released a position paper in which the members argue ...
  • 31 Mar 2021 |

    New regulation aims to prevent carbon leakage due to national CO2 price

    31 Mar 2021, 13:29 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 ...
  • 12 Oct 2022 |

    One third of German companies have emergency plan for energy shortage 鈥 survey

    12 Oct 2022, 12:07 Julian Wettengel Business & Jobs Security 麻豆无码版 Only just under one-third of German companies have an emergency plan in place in the event of an energy shortage, but their responses vary widely depending on the business ...
  • 13 Dec 2021 |

    Ambitious 鈥淔it for 55鈥 proposals would be tailwind for new German govt 鈥 Germanwatch

    13 Dec 2021, 13:22 Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Government EU 麻豆无码版 The NGO Germanwatch has called on the European Commission to present an ambitious second part of the 鈥淔it for 55 package鈥 of energy and climate ...
  • Quotes from the Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue

    21 Mar 2017, 00:00 Over 1,000 ministers, officials, business people, energy experts and journalists from around 90 countries take part in the third Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue, a two-day confernce hosted by the German Foreign Ministry. The following ...
  • 24 Jul 2015

    In the media: "Prisoners of the atom鈥

    24 Jul 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淧risoners of the atom鈥 The share of nuclear power in France鈥檚 power generation is to be reduced from 75 percent today to 50 percent in 2025. But it鈥檚 wrong to think that the ...
  • 05 Nov 2020 |

    Germany remains odd one out as more and more countries announce combustion engine bans

    05 Nov 2020, 14:14 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars International Focus Online Contrary to many countries and major cities around the world, Germany has not yet announced plans to phase out combustion engines in passenger cars, the news website Focus Online writes. ...
  • 18 Feb 2021 |

    Nord Stream 2 saves European industry several billion euros 鈥 German gas group

    18 Feb 2021, 14:24 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 gas industry has said additional natural gas import infrastructure such as the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is essential for keeping competition in Europe ...
  • 25 Mar 2020 |

    German insurers slow to turn to corporate social responsibility 鈥 analysis

    25 Mar 2020, 14:14 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 Insurance providers in Germany are slowly beginning to put greater emphasis on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) but still struggle to fully appreciate the concept's importance, ...
  • 07 Oct 2019 |

    Legal loophole allowed German companies to avoid paying billions in renewables support 鈥 media

    07 Oct 2019, 14:29 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Der Spiegel Hundreds of companies may have used a loophole in Germany's Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act to avoid paying their share of the country's renewables support- and passed on the energy ...
  • 24 Mar 2020 |

    German wind power industry welcomes deadline extensions as corona impact sets in

    24 Mar 2020, 14:34 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway ...
  • 13 Aug 2020 |

    German industry fears higher power bills due to COVID-19 production slump

    13 Aug 2020, 13:25 Kerstine Appunn Cost & Prices Handelsblatt Pandemic-related decreases in production and sales could hit some German companies even harder if they are faced with higher power bills due to losing their exemption from paying the ...
  • 09 Dec 2020 |

    Germans more concerned about climate change than other Europeans 鈥 survey

    09 Dec 2020, 15:14 Charlotte Nijhuis 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Society 麻豆无码版 A large majority of Germans think addressing climate change must be part of the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. In聽 a large-scale, international 聽survey of 30,000 ...
  • 鈥淓nergiewende cheaper than dirty power鈥

    The latest figures published by the International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Agency (IRENA) refute US president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 claim that solar power is particularly expensive, Bernhard P枚tter writes in leftist daily taz. According to the IRENA report ...
  • 02 Oct 2019 |

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

    02 Oct 2019, 13:51 Expert dena- German 麻豆无码版 Agency Deutsche Energie-Agentur Grid Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Technology Efficiency Freja Eriksen Transport Technology 麻豆无码版 Civil airlines should be required to use at least two ...
  • Merkel and Macron urge introduction of EU carbon border tax

    30 Jun 2020, 13:41 Expert Franco-German Office for the 麻豆无码版 Transition Office Franco-Allemand pour la Transition 脡nerg茅tique / Deutsch-Franz枚sisches B眉ro f眉r die Energiewende Renewables Energiewende 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 International ...
  • German government sticks to plan for Climate Protection Law in 2019

    The German government will stick to its plan to introduce a Climate Protection Law in 2019 despite聽 major internal difficulties 聽harrowing the coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD). A first ...
  • New Bavarian government coalition plans state climate protection law

    Bavarian conservative parties Christian Socialist Union (CSU) and Free Voters have signed a coalition treaty for the coming five years in Germany鈥檚 southern economic power house and largest federal state. The alliance aims to make climate protection a ...
  • German industry says protecting climate is good for economy

    German industry believes the world鈥檚 fourth largest economy can boost its status as a manufacturing powerhouse by protecting the climate. Reducing emissions by 80 percent by 2050 is good for the economy even if Germany goes it alone, the Federation of ...
  • 29 Oct 2018 |

    Merkel will not seek re-election as party chair, chancellor

    After heavy losses for her conservative CDU/CSU alliance in regional elections in Bavaria and Hesse, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that she will not seek re-election as party chairwoman. She also said she would not run for chancellor again. ...
  • 23 Sep 2019 |

    Germany joins 31 nations in coal phaseout alliance PPCA

    23 Sep 2019, 13:56 Freja Eriksen Coal 麻豆无码版 Germany has joined the international Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) but withheld fully endorsing the PPCA declaration, which would commit OECD countries to phase out unabated coal no later than ...
  • 03 Dec 2021 |

    EU ministers fail to find agreement on energy price crisis as Germany and Austria make gas solidarity-pact

    03 Dec 2021, 13:21 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Charlotte Nijhuis Gas EU Energate messenger, 麻豆无码版 The 27 EU energy ministers have failed to ...
  • 25 Feb 2019 |

    German state NRW explores options to replace coal with geothermal energy for heating

    25 Feb 2019, 13:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Technology 麻豆无码版 An international research project aims to assess the potential of geothermal energy as a replacement for coal-powered heating in Germany鈥檚 western state North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). ...
  • 30 Nov 2020 |

    State's involvement in utility EnBW appears to be success ten years later but criticism lives on

    30 Nov 2020, 14:25 Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs Utilities dpa / Die Welt The involvement of German state Baden-Wurttemberg in the utility EnBW appears ...
  • 31 Jul 2020 |

    Large amounts of methane leak into North Sea from abandoned oil and gas wells 鈥 study

    31 Jul 2020, 12:20 Expert GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel Climate & CO2 Technology Expert Greenpeace Germany Greenpeace Deutschland Climate & CO2 Climate & CO2 Gas 麻豆无码版 Large amounts of methane, a major greenhouse ...
  • 16 Jun 2020 |

    Germany and six allies push for key hydrogen role in Europe's energy future

    16 Jun 2020, 14:57 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen ...
  • Germany welcomes EU plans to lead global shift to climate-neutral industry

    17 Mar 2023, 12:21 German government officials have welcomed proposals by the European Commission to boost net-zero industries and the competitiveness of European companies in an effort to keep up with other regions of the world, such as the U.S. and ...
  • 16 Sep 2019 |

    Thousands of climate protesters target Frankfurt auto show

    16 Sep 2019, 14:08 Edgar Meza Cars Deutsche Welle / Der Tagesspiegel Tens of thousands of protesters descended on the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt on Saturday demanding more ambitious climate action and an overhaul of transport policy, ...
  • 04 Apr 2019 |

    US repeats Nord Stream 2 criticism as pipeline project runs into new trouble

    04 Apr 2019, 13:26 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International Security Bloomberg / Politico US Vice President Mike Pence has reiterated his administration鈥檚 criticism of the controversial German-Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project in the Baltic ...
  • 15 Jan 2020 |

    No additional funding to EU for supporting Green Deal, German finance ministry says

    15 Jan 2020, 14:16 Expert BMF- Federal Ministry of Finance Bundesministerium der Finanzen Finance Government Benjamin Wehrmann Finance International AFP Germany's finance ministry (BMF) has said Germany does not plan to increase its contribution to ...
  • Rise of radical actions risks dividing German climate movement 鈥 protest researcher

    15 Mar 2022, 10:46 More drastic forms of climate protest such as recent hunger strikes and motorway blockades risk widening the divisions within the German youth climate movement, says social movements researcher Dieter Rucht from the Berlin Social ...
  • 18 Mar 2025 |

    Nord Stream 2: Twists and turns of a controversial gas pipeline

    18 Mar 2025, 10:20 The pipeline Nord Stream 2 connects Germany directly to Russian gas supplies, but it has never come into operation and has split opinions, both in Europe and beyond, for years. It has become a symbol of failed German energy policy, ...
  • 11 Sep 2019 |

    Automotive supplier Continental plans CO2-neutral production by 2040

    11 Sep 2019, 14:03 S枚ren Amelang Cars Xinhua Continental, Germany鈥檚 second largest car industry supplier, is planning to be CO2-neutral "in all of its production processes" by 2040, company CEO Elmar Degenhart announced at the International ...
  • 05 Dec 2016 |

    "Stalled"

    The Federal Constitutional Court is to rule on utilities鈥 rights in their case against the government over the shut-down of nuclear power plants, Corinna Budras writes for FAZ. Nuclear power plant operators RWE, E.ON and Vattenfall are suing the German ...
  • 06 Sep 2019 |

    German subsidies for environment and energy rise in 2018

    06 Sep 2019, 13:38 Expert IfW- Kiel Institute for the World Economy Institut f眉r Weltwirtschaft Kiel Society International Freja Eriksen Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 German financial aid in the fields of environment and energy is "rising ...
  • 30 Aug 2019 |

    MPs from Germany's conservative party CSU want extra tax on cheapest European flights

    30 Aug 2019, 15:19 Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Freja Eriksen Transport Cost & Prices Bild Zeitung / Tagesschau MPs from the conservative German government coalition party ...
  • 05 Feb 2021 |

    RWE sues Netherlands for two billion euros compensation over the state's 2030 coal exit

    05 Feb 2021, 13:33 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Coal International 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt German energy company RWE is suing the Netherlands for compensation payments in relation to the ...
  • 28 Nov 2016 |

    鈥淕lobal emissions reductions: motivations, obstacles and Germany鈥檚 role鈥

    For China, India, Russia and the USA, climate protection plays a minor role among reasons to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a study by conservative foundation Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). Fighting poverty, ensuring economic ...
  • 07 May 2015

    In the media: Czechs ready to invest in German coal

    07 May 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 The New York Times 鈥淕ermany, the Green Superpower鈥 With a generous feed-in tariff 鈥渢hat made it a no-brainer for Germans to install solar power (or wind) at home,鈥 Germany has made a 鈥渨orld-saving ...
  • Nuclear plant operators and German government agree to extend operations until April 2023

    28 Sep 2022, 13:39 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 economy ministry and the operators of two of the country鈥檚 three remaining nuclear plants have agreed on a concept for keeping them in an emergency reserve beyond ...
  • 08 Jun 2020 |

    Germany denounces further US sanctions planned against Nord Stream 2

    08 Jun 2020, 13:14 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Freja Eriksen Gas Security Handelsblatt ...
  • 02 Mar 2021 |

    Architects call on German parliament to initiate true transition in buildings sector

    02 Mar 2021, 13:05 Benjamin Wehrmann Efficiency Heating 麻豆无码版 Activists for a better inclusion of the buildings sector in Germany's climate plans have voiced their concerns in a parliamentary petition committee, calling for a true " ...
  • Just transition in Germany could help counter populism- state sec

    28 Nov 2018, 15:20 If Germany manages its coal exit in a socially fair way, this will not only prevent the success of populists in the country, says Jochen Flasbarth, state secretary in the German environment ministry. It could serve as a model for other ...
  • 14 Jul 2020 |

    BlackRock's ESG shift mounts sustainability pressure on Germany's energy-hungry companies

    14 Jul 2020, 13:54 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Business & Jobs Finance Handelsblatt The strategic shift of US investment management firm BlackRock to align its financial operations with sustainability criteria starts having an impact on ...
  • 18 Feb 2020 |

    Germany's leading role in green technologies at risk 鈥 agency

    18 Feb 2020, 13:55 S枚ren Amelang Industry Start-ups 麻豆无码版 Germany's strong position in the global market for environmental technologies is at risk, warns the country's environment agency (UBA). "Germany's international ...
  • 01 Dec 2017 |

    Economic council of Merkel鈥檚 CDU against renewal of coalition with SPD

    The Economic Council of German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU says the party should give serious consideration to a minority government, in order to avoid a new grand coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD). In a statement, the economic ...
  • German Greens attach conditions to confirming von der Leyen as Commission president

    09 Jul 2019, 12:45 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics International tageszeitung (taz) / 麻豆无码版 The German members of the Green group in the European Parliament (EP) said they would only support German defence minister Ursula von der ...
  • 17 May 2019 |

    Teenage Fridays For Future activist challenges German carmaker BMW at AGM

    17 May 2019, 13:00 Expert BMW- Bayerische Motoren Werke Bavarian Motor Works Transport Cars Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Julian Wettengel Cars S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The 18-year old student and Fridays ForFuture activist Ferdinand Klemm has ...
  • 29 Jun 2022 |

    EU ministers reach agreement on climate bills, zero emission cars by 2035

    29 Jun 2022, 12:51 Kerstine Appunn Cars Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 EU member states have approved the end of fossil fuelled passenger cars in 2035 and found compromises on emissions trading and a 鈥淪ocial Climate Fund鈥. The fund will be used ...
  • 18 May 2017

    鈥淎 pact between government and industry on clean energy policy and industry policy鈥

    In its 鈥淔uture Pact Energiewende Industrial Policy鈥, think tank Agora Energiewende and consultancy Roland Berger have presented proposals on how to reconcile the competitiveness of the country鈥檚 industry with Germany鈥檚 energy transition after the federal ...
  • Optimism for COP23 in Bonn, despite uncertainty about US position

    The presidency of this November鈥檚 UN Climate Change Conference, the government of Fiji, is 鈥渧ery optimistic鈥 about the outcome of COP23, while the US administration still has not decided on its international climate policy positions. 鈥淭he rest of the ...
  • 15 Jan 2019 |

    Reform of European agricultural policy key to more eco-friendly farming 鈥 env min

    15 Jan 2019, 12:10 Kerstine Appunn Agriculture 麻豆无码版 / Tageszeitung Germany's position on the reform of the EU's common agricultural policy (CAP) is in danger of not being heard in Brussels because of a lack of coordination between ...
  • Germany may depend on neighbours for power during coal and nuclear phase-out

    25 Feb 2019, 13:54 Rachel Waldholz Coal International Security Bloomberg A senior German government official says the country may have to rely on electricity imports from neighbouring countries to avoid blackouts as it simultaneously phases out both coal ...
  • Finishing Paris Agreement rulebook at COP24 in Katowice 鈥渇easible鈥 鈥 German negotiator

    It is 鈥渇easible鈥 that the UN climate summit in Katowice in December (COP24) will produce an agreement on implementation guidelines (also called rulebook or work programme) to the Paris Climate Agreement, Germany鈥檚 negotiator Nicole Wilke from the ...
  • Urgent repairs needed at nuclear plant earmarked to back up German electricity

    20 Sep 2022, 13:12 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security dpa / Zeit Online / 麻豆无码版 One of the two nuclear plants in Germany slated to go into an emergency reserve until April 2023 has to undergo urgent maintenance work due to a valve ...
  • 28 Feb 2019 |

    Russia announces plans to bypass Ukraine in gas trade, reigniting Nord Stream 2 controversy

    28 Feb 2019, 13:53 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International Security Handelsblatt Russian energy minister Alexander Novak鈥檚 announcement that Ukraine may no longer serve as a transit country for gas exports to Western Europe has irritated German policymakers, ...
  • 18 Jun 2019 |

    National energy and climate plans will not meet targets, EU warns

    18 Jun 2019, 13:51 S枚ren Amelang Policy International 麻豆无码版 The EU Commission has warned EU countries including Germany that draft national plans for the coming decade are insufficient to achieve the bloc鈥檚 2030 energy and climate targets. ...
  • 25 Feb 2021 |

    German government committee proposes steps for 'great transformation' of sustainable finance sector

    25 Feb 2021, 17:00 A committee formed in 2019 to assist Germany in making its financial sector more sustainable and aligning it with energy transition activities and international climate targets has released its final report with recommendations for the ...
  • Environmental organisations call for improved fuel consumption tests for new cars

    The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)鈥檚 revelation that newly registered passenger cars consume significantly more fuel than advertised highlights the need for better testing, environmental organisation NABU says in a press release. ...
  • COP23- 'Our guests will be surprised how much Germany relies on coal'

    23 Oct 2017, 00:00 Germany is hosting this year鈥檚 international climate summit (COP23) in Bonn while in Berlin ongoing coalition talks will shape the future of national climate actions. Annalena Baerbock, climate spokesperson of the Greens, which are ...
  • 25 Feb 2019 |

    Munich's bid to go 100 percent renewable causes resistance in Norway

    25 Feb 2019, 14:02 Rachel Waldholz Wind International Welt Online Munich鈥檚 plans for 100 percent renewable power have run into opposition from a remote quarter: Norwegians. The city cannot produce enough wind and solar power within its own borders, and ...
  • 鈥淟et鈥檚 do our homework before setting more ambitious climate goals鈥 鈥 env min

    German environment minister Svenja Schulze backs聽 Chancellor Angela Merkel position on the European Commission鈥檚 proposal to raise the 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target. 鈥淲e have set goals for 2020, which we will not reach. To then say 鈥榳e will set ...
  • 17 May 2021 |

    Industry leaders concerned over lack of impact assessment in new climate policy

    17 May 2021, 12:30 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Industry ...
  • 22 Sep 2020 |

    Germany鈥檚 transport minister pushes for European high-speed train system

    22 Sep 2020, 13:47 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport Transport EU 麻豆无码版 / Der Spiegel / dpa Germany鈥檚 transport minister ...
  • 14 Apr 2023 |

    Nuclear controversy flares up as Germany shuts down last reactors

    14 Apr 2023, 13:42 The decade-long debate about the the role of nuclear power in Germany flared up for a last time before the remaining three reactors are shut down on Saturday 15 April. Politicians from government coalition party FDP and the opposition ...
  • 13 Feb 2019 |

    "Currency for secure energy"- Russian ambassador dismisses Nord Stream 2 critics

    13 Feb 2019, 13:55 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Security Rheinische Post The Russian-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a 鈥渨in-win鈥 project that will benefit both Europe and Russia, Moscow鈥檚 ambassador in Germany, Sergey ...
  • 15 Feb 2019 |

    Nord Stream 2 is a failure for EU energy policy 鈥 opinion

    15 Feb 2019, 12:16 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Security Financial Times The new rules for natural gas pipelines to and from third countries agreed by EU institutions mark the failure to find 鈥渁 robust and coherent鈥 joint ...
  • Easier to find compromise on migration than climate 鈥 NRW state premier ahead of climate and energy talks

    It will be easier for CDU, CSU, FDP and the Green Party to find an agreement on migration and asylum than on climate policy, the CDU鈥檚 Armin Laschet, state premier of Germany鈥檚 industrial heartland North Rhine-Westphalia, told Rheinische Post in an ...
  • 19 Dec 2019 |

    Merkel criticises US sanctions on Russia-Germany gas pipeline Nord Stream 2

    19 Dec 2019, 13:16 Julian Wettengel Security 麻豆无码版 / Deutsche Welle / ZDF German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the US sanctions to be imposed on companies working on the natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, recently approved by the US ...
  • 21 Oct 2021 |

    Industry calls on next govt to start 鈥済reatest transformation in Germany's history鈥

    21 Oct 2021, 13:32 Germany鈥檚 next government must act quickly, trigger large-scale investments and set the right framework to ensure the country transforms its economy to reach climate neutrality by 2045, said industry association BDI and Boston ...
  • 27 Jan 2020 |

    German lignite operator rejects media report on excessive compensation

    27 Jan 2020, 14:20 Expert Institute for Applied Ecology 脰ko-Institut Citizens' energy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Julian Wettengel Coal dpa / Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 Eastern German lignite mine and power plant operator LEAG has rejected ...
  • 09 Feb 2021 |

    German Left Party puts climate and fair transition at heart of election programme

    09 Feb 2021, 13:31 Expert Left Party Die Linke Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Charlotte Nijhuis Elections & Politics ZEIT online The German Left Party (Die Linke) puts climate protection at the heart of its federal election campaign, Katharina ...
  • 09 Feb 2021 |
    Gas

    German gas reserves depleting during winter months as Gazprom reduces deliveries

    09 Feb 2021, 13:30 Edgar Meza Gas Spiegel Online Germany's natural gas reserves are noticeably low in the frigid month of February mainly as a result of Russian gas giant Gazprom鈥檚 throttled deliveries via Ukraine, Stefan Schultz writes in Der ...
  • 12 Dec 2017 |

    Climate finance: A brief overview of Germany鈥檚 contributions

    12 Dec 2017, 00:00 This factsheet provides information on how much the German government contributes to climate funding 鈥 the financial support of projects aimed at mitigating climate change and helping vulnerable countries adapt to its effects. Finance ...
  • 30 Oct 2018 |

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

    30 Oct 2018, 22:15 Farming and land use emissions arise from a very diverse range of sources 鈥 milk cows, growing cereal, converting pastures into maize fields, producing fertiliser, driving tractors, draining moorlands, to name just a few. Other ...
  • 24 Jun 2015 |

    Energiewende- Germany is not alone

    24 Jun 2015, 00:00 This factsheet puts the development of green power in Germany into a European context, comparing its achievements in the field with that of other EU countries. International Looking at the share in energy production of renewable energy ...
  • EU鈥檚 Farm to Fork strategy impacts climate, productivity, and trade

    05 Mar 2021, 13:40 The European Green Deal with its landmark Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies aims to achieve nothing less than a complete overhaul of the EU's food system to reach the bloc's 2050 target of climate neutrality. The new ...
  • 09 Jan 2024 |

    Q&A 鈥 How are farmers鈥 protests in Germany linked to climate policy?

    09 Jan 2024, 14:09 The large-scale protests by Germany's agriculture industry are casting a spotlight on the difficulties faced by the government to reconcile decarbonisation efforts with budget restrictions and social cohesion. As thousands of ...
  • 07 Feb 2024 |

    Q&A: The EU industrial carbon management strategy

    07 Feb 2024, 17:40 The European Commission has presented its proposal for an EU strategy for capturing, transporting, trading, permanently storing and using carbon, as an essential part of its move to climate neutrality by 2050. The Commission aims to set ...
  • 20 Nov 2015 |

    Controversial climate summit issues 鈥 positions in Germany

    20 Nov 2015, 00:00 This factsheet gives an overview of the most disputed issues at the UN climate conference in Paris (COP21) and highlights the position of the German government and civil society on these topics. COP21 Kerstine Appunn Differentiation and ...
  • The big players of net zero climate consulting

    17 Feb 2023, 11:29 The corporate drive towards net zero has triggered a climate advisory bonanza at management consultancy firms. The advisory services are investing massively to expand into this rapidly growing business area, both by retraining or hiring ...
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  • 04 Jan 2021 |

    Shift in Chinese energy investments set to help Greece reach climate targets

    04 Jan 2021, 14:06 Industry International China's engagement in the Greek energy sector was mainly directed at Piraeus port and fossil fuel power, but this is shifting following Greece's setting of a coal phase out date. After years of lagging ...
  • 鈥淐limate Change鈥 or 鈥淐limate Crisis鈥 鈥 What鈥檚 the right lingo?

    19 Sep 2019, 14:09 Climate & CO2 Society International Are semantics the reason we're losing the battle against global warming? Some English-language media, such as the British daily newspaper The Guardian, have recently revised their editorial ...
  • 25 Sep 2020 |
    EU

    Disentangle the EU energy transition: 麻豆无码版 goes Europe

    25 Sep 2020, 16:18 Sven Egenter Julian Wettengel EU The EU has set out to drive the energy transition. The European "Green Deal" stands at the centre of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's policy plans, while other major ...
  • Three questions to Soumya Sarkar, 麻豆无码版 Ambassador for India

    15 Nov 2019, 12:21 Martha Otwinowski Soumya sarkar Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels Renewables Soumya is a journalist based in New Delhi. He is managing editor of India Climate Dialogue, a leading portal on environment and climate change. Soumya has ...
  • 04 Apr 2019 |

    The energy transition: A business success story, right from the start- #GETJO19 keynote speaker Andreas Kuhlmann (dena)

    04 Apr 2019, 15:07 Business Just a few days ahead of 麻豆无码版's Global 麻豆无码版 Transition Journalism conference in Berlin on 7-8 April, keynote speaker Andreas Kuhlmann, chief executive of the German 麻豆无码版 Agency (dena), shares his ideas on some of the ...
  • 12 Mar 2020 |

    Unbiased reporting needed on climate, today鈥檚 most polarised issue in US- says Amy Harder

    12 Mar 2020, 11:04 Julian Wettengel Politics International Climate has become the most polarising issue in the US and highlights deep partisan divides between Republicans and Democrats, a recent Pew Research Center survey shows. As climate change becomes ...
  • European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

    Think tank with a network of offices in seven European capitals and a team of associated researchers in the EU 27 member states. Conducts research on European foreign and security policy and promotes the informed debate about Europe鈥檚 role in the world. ...
  • Council of the Baltic Sea States

    Intergovernmental political forum consisting of 11 member states and the EU. Active in a variety of areas, including sustainable development in the region. www.cbss.org Dominik Littfass media@cbss.org 聽 +46 70 176 4012 Government Sweden @CBSSsecretariat ...
  • Ecologic Institute

    Ecologic Institute is a transdisciplinary research organisation whose work encompasses the entire spectrum of environmental topics, including the integration of environmental issues in other political fields. The scientists at Ecologic Institute prepare ...
  • RWE AG

    RWE AG is one of Germany's largest utilities and has approximately 20,000 employees. It still operates many coal-fired power plants and lignite mines in the country. But a comprehensive asset swap with former rival E.ON has turned RWE into one of the ...
  • DIE- German Development Institute

    The German Development Institute (DIE- Deutsches Institut f眉r Entwicklungspolitik) is a German聽think tank specialising in global development and international cooperation, located in Bonn. DIE鈥檚 work is based on the interplay between research, policy ...
  • Craig Morris

    Craig Morris has been working in the renewables sector since 2001. He is one of the authors of the Website/Blog "麻豆无码版 transition- The German Energiewende" which is funded by the Heinrich B枚ll Stiftung, a foundation associated with the German ...
  • BSW- German Solar Association

    The BSW represents the interests of some 1000 companies from the solar energy industry. It wants to make solar power more cost-effective. It promotes the Energiewende and wants investment security for potential solar power producers. On an international ...
  • Fraunhofer ISI

    Fraunhofer ISI is a research institution that specialises in innovation research. Its 24-million-euro annual budget is funded mainly through contracts with national and international public bodies, industry, foundations and scientific organisations. In ...
  • FFU- Environmental Policy Research Centre

    The FFU is an international team of social science researchers and students who research, study, and provide policy advice related to environmental and sustainable energy politics and policies. The FFU community is engaged in academic as well as more ...
  • Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change

    MCC conducts assessment reports and analyzes policy options, fostering close collaboration with policy-makers, society and other sustainability institutes worldwide.聽In addition, the Institute develops original research contributions on economic growth; ...
  • Raffaele Piria

    Raffaele Piria is a Senior Project Manager at adelphi. He is a political scientist and energy policy expert with more than 15 years鈥 experience. www.adelphi.de/en/ Wilhelm Mirow +49 (30) 89 000 68- 275 mirow@adelphi.de Researcher Germany ...
  • BDI- Federation of German Industries

    The BDI represents 37 German industry associations, claiming to represent the interests of 100,000 businesses with eight million employees.聽 The BDI advocates free competition and regularly calls for an investment-friendly environment in Germany. The BDI ...
  • Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

    The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, headquartered in Bonn, was founded in 1970 on the basis of the Vocational Training Act (Berufsbildungsgesetz, BBiG) as a federal government institution for policy, research and practice in the ...
  • IAB- Institute for Employment Research

    The Institute for Employment Research (Institut f眉r Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung 鈥 IAB) in Nuremberg is the research institute of the Federal Employment Agency. Its research focuses on the areas of labour market policy, regional and international ...
  • PD Dr. Dietmar Lindenberger

    Dietmar聽 Lindenberger has been Director of Applied Research and Member of the Management Board of the Institute of 麻豆无码版 Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI) and a lecturer (Privatdozent) at the University of Cologne since 2004. Dr. Lindenberger ...
  • 24 Nov 2020 |
    EU

    Deep dive: Making the most of Europe's renewables potential

    24 Nov 2020 Berlin Hydro power from Norway, wind power from Portugal and solar PV from Greece? Europe鈥檚 potential for renewable energy varies significantly depending on the geological and geographical conditions in individual regions. While each country ...
  • 2030 climate target 鈥 EU decision goes down to the wire

    08 Dec 2020 Berlin Just in time for the 5th anniversary of the landmark global Paris Climate Agreement and the UN/UK Climate Ambition Summit, EU leaders plan to find an agreement on a more ambitious 2030 climate target. However, the agenda of their ...
  • Deep dive: How green are the EU鈥檚 coronavirus recovery plans?

    27 Oct 2020 Berlin The coronavirus outbreak has led to an unprecedented drop in economic activity in many countries around the world, leading to concerns that climate action and other environmental policies could be swept aside in hasty attempts to ...
  • RESEARCH TOUR- Exploring energy and climate stories: Insights on Poland's pre-election discourse

    03- 06 Oct 2023 Frankfurt Applications are closedPolish voters will head to the polls on 15 October to elect a new parliament. What role do climate and energy play in the election campaigns of this key EU member state? What narratives dominate the ...
  • 27 Jul 2021 |

    Covering climate: Journalism insights on the launch of the sixth IPCC report

    27 Jul 2021 Berlin Climate change will become a top theme of media coverage around the world in the latter half of 2021. As the IPCC will publish the first part of the sixth Assessment Report (AR6) in early August, every newsroom, media house and ...
  • 叠别艂诲辞飞颈肠锄

    Poland Climate & CO2 Adaptation Agriculture Carbon removal Carbon market COP28 Polish Aleksandra 叠别艂诲辞飞颈肠锄 is a climate reporter for Rzeczpospolita, a Polish nationwide daily newspaper. In her reporting she focuses on biodiversity, the energy ...
  • Liva

    Italy Nuclear phase-out Politics Society EU Security Italian Gianluca Liva is a freelance journalist and historian covering environmental pollution, toxicology, the history of environmental disasters and emerging pollutants. His work has been published by ...
  • Manager:In Finanzen & Operatives

    Die gemeinn眉tzigen Projekte 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 und klimafakten.de unterst眉tzen Journalisten und Journalistinnen und alle, die zu Klimaschutz kommunizieren m枚chten. Initiiert von der Stiftung Mercator und der European Climate Foundation (ECF), bietet ...
  • Johnson

    Germany Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices EU US American Luke Johnson is a freelance journalist covering climate change, energy transition and political topics with a special focus on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe. ...
  • Kokalova-Gray

    Bulgaria Electricity Gas Renewables Business Hydrogen EU Bulgarian Antonia Kokalova-Gray is a senior reporter on European energy, with a focus on financing greenfield/brownfield projects in core renewables and emerging technologies. She covers energy ...
  • Barbiroglio

    Belgium Climate & CO2 Agriculture Carbon market Policy EUElections2024 EU Italian Emanuela Barbiroglio is the EU climate and energy correspondent for Carbon Pulse. Her work has also been published by Wired Italia, The Beam, ANSA Europa, Forbes and ...
  • About the 麻豆无码版 Journalism Network

    0D Network Join the network You can join the 麻豆无码版 Journalism Network here. Membership 聽What you get as a member Through the online network, as well as through research tours and other events in Germany and beyond, journalists have the chance to connect ...
  • Gerdes

    United States Renewables Wind Efficiency Cities Policy Elections & Politics US American Justin is 麻豆无码版 ambassador for the United States, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the聽Managing Editor for 麻豆无码版 Monitor and formerly a Contributing ...
  • Soll Sunde

    Denmark Climate & CO2 Bioenergy Renewables Transport Heating EU Danish Lasse Soll Sunde focuses on politics, economics and social affairs and also covers the building industry and consequences of heat and drought. He creates podcasts and has written ...
  • Galliano

    Italy Renewables Business Industry Technology Politics EU Italian Andrea Galliano is a freelance business journalist covering energy for Domani, Wired and聽Green&Blue and in the past for for La7, Repubblica and Energia Oltre. ...
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