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  • Europe's gas crisis- boon or bane for climate policy ambitions?

    麻豆无码版 crunch 2022 11 Feb 2022, 13:37 Europe is experiencing new extremes in energy price hikes, caused by strong demand for natural gas during the economic recovery from the pandemic and exacerbated by geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West. ...
  • 27 Sep 2021 |

    Vote21- German elections set the scene for key decade of energy transition

    Climate and COVID define campaigns as Merkel's era comes to an end 27 Sep 2021, 15:00 Germany is heading towards a three-party federal government with a significant climate action focus as the Social Democrats scored a thin victory in the federal ...
  • Carbon offsetting 鈥 Reports of flawed projects fuel greenwashing concerns

    What role will carbon offset trading play in German and EU climate policy on the way to net-zero? 01 Jun 2023, 14:14 Thanks to more and more businesses publicly making "carbon neutrality" or "net zero" commitments, the voluntary market ...
  • German industry embraces Energiewende transformation challenge

    The energy transition's effects on the economy 20 Apr 2018, 00:00 After balking at the Energiewende for many years, German industry has made a notable shift- embracing the energy transition with a new fervour. To be sure, efforts to curb climate ...
  • 11 Sep 2020 |

    Hydrogen push ignites next stage of Germany's energy transition

    11 Sep 2020, 10:42 Hydrogen made with renewable electricity has emerged as a key stepping stone to reach net-zero climate targets. The climate-neutral gas now looks set to become the technology of choice to decarbonise sectors where emission reductions ...
  • 25 Mar 2020 |

    Too big to just stand by- Germany's financial sector faces climate challenge

    The challenge for government, banks and citizens to raise billions through green finance 25 Mar 2020, 16:00 The German finance sector is among the largest in the world and crucial to the strong industrial base that underpins聽the country's prosperity. ...
  • Germany's new govt promises to put Europe's biggest economy on 1.5掳C path

    SPD, Greens and FDP present "traffic light coalition" treaty with focus on climate neutrality 13 Dec 2021, 19:06 The three parties set to form the new German government have laid out their plans to get the country on a path to climate neutrality ...
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  • Preview2019- Expect the German coal debate to continue, says Aurora ER

    10 Jan 2019, 09:15 The German coal exit commission is set to deliver its final recommendations for the country鈥檚 coal exit in February 2019, but this report is likely to be only the beginning of a long and controversial policymaking process in the country ...
  • Wide alliance calls for general speed limit on German autobahn for safety and climate

    12 Apr 2019, 13:45 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Transport Cars 麻豆无码版 A broad alliance of environmental NGOs, police unions and traffic accident victim organisations has called for the swift introduction of a general speed limit on the ...
  • 08 Feb 2019 |

    France, Germany compromise on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline 鈥 media

    08 Feb 2019, 13:39 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Security France and Germany have struck a compromise allowing Berlin to remain the lead negotiator with Russia on the Nord Stream II gas pipeline to Europe, reports news agency ...
  • 01 Sep 2022 |

    Growing energy cooperation between EU and UK defies worst of Brexit fallout

    01 Sep 2022, 13:42 麻豆无码版 policy links between the UK and the European Union have remained strong since the UK officially left the bloc in January 2020, in contrast to complications in many other policy areas. A new renewable power interconnector project ...
  • 14 Jan 2020 |

    Sports federations not active enough on climate 鈥 researcher

    14 Jan 2020, 14:29 Expert Mojib Latif Head of the Research Division: Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Society Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Sports federations like the German Football Association ...
  • 11 Jun 2020 |

    Local authorities' interest in climate change adaptation rises sharply in Germany

    11 Jun 2020, 14:20 Expert UFZ- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Helmholtz-Zentrum f眉r Umweltforschung- UFZ Climate & CO2 Renewables Society S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Der Spiegel Following two extremely hot and ...
  • 11 Feb 2019 |

    Climate change important security policy issue 鈥 Chancellor Merkel

    11 Feb 2019, 14:19 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Security 麻豆无码版 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said climate change was one of the major security policy issues of today, in a video podcast ahead of the Munich ...
  • 09 Sep 2022 |

    Uranium delivery from Russia on its way to Germany to supply Europe鈥檚 nuclear plants with fuel rods

    09 Sep 2022, 13:40 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out EU dpa / n-tv A delivery of uranium is on its way from Russia to Germany six months after the beginning of the war on Ukraine and the ensuing energy trading sanctions imposed by the EU, news agency ...
  • 07 Sep 2020 |

    Tighter EU climate targets a challenge for German industry- DIHK

    07 Sep 2020, 14:06 Expert Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Industry EU 麻豆无码版 A tightening of the EU's 2030 climate target would come ...
  • 28 Sep 2017 |

    FDP head Lindner calls for 鈥渞easonable energy policy鈥

    The Free Democrats鈥 (FDP) leader, Christian Lindner, has said his party will strive for 鈥渁 reasonable energy policy鈥 if it is going to be part of Germany鈥檚 next government. The economic liberal FDP could become part of a coalition with Chancellor Angela ...
  • German econ min 鈥渁stonished鈥 by nuclear plant operator鈥檚 objection to emergency reserve

    08 Sep 2022, 13:31 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security 麻豆无码版 / BR Economy and climate minister Robert Habeck has reacted with irritation to a German nuclear plant operator鈥檚 objection to his plans for putting two of the remaining ...
  • 18 Aug 2016 |

    鈥淪hort-lived gas reversal鈥

    In the first half of the year gas power plants produced 18 percent more electricity than in the same period last year, according to an internal report by the German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries (BDEW), Manuel Berkel writes in Bizz 麻豆无码版. ...
  • 28 Jan 2021 |

    German car supplier ZF Friedrichshafen stops combustion engine development

    28 Jan 2021, 13:44 Charlotte Nijhuis Cars FAZ / Der Spiegel German car industry supplier ZF Friedrichshafen is to discontinue development for combustion vehicles, CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) ...
  • Petersberg Climate Dialogue will focus on green recovery 鈥 German and UK govts

    24 Apr 2020, 13:40 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 ...
  • 30 Jun 2023 |

    EU climate policy must put more focus on food security 鈥 German farmers

    30 Jun 2023, 12:18 Julian Wettengel Adaptation Agriculture EU 麻豆无码版 / Dlf / taz German farmers have called on the EU to put more emphasis on food security in its "Green Deal" strategy to become climate neutral by 2050. The farmers& ...
  • 28 Apr 2022 |

    Germany one step away from ending dependence on Russian oil

    28 Apr 2022, 11:30 Germany has reduced its dependence on Russian crude oil from 35 to 12 percent and will take steps to replace the remaining deliveries to the Russian-operated Schwedt refinery within the next days, said the economy and climate minister. ...
  • 03 Dec 2018

    Katowice must send message to increase climate commitments 鈥 env minister

    03 Dec 2018, 14:38 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 German environment minister Svenja Schulze has called on the international community to use the UN climate change conference in Poland to show willingness to raise ambitions in ...
  • 26 Apr 2022 |

    Government sharpens toolbox to ensure energy supply security

    26 Apr 2022, 13:07 Kerstine Appunn Fossil fuels Security 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 federal government has sharpened the tools to fight the escalating crisis on the energy markets by updating the 1975 麻豆无码版 Security Act. The amended law will allow the ...
  • 30 Apr 2021 |

    German climate court ruling to have major impact 鈥 media commentators

    30 Apr 2021, 14:03 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Germany's Constitutional Court ruling that the government鈥檚 climate policies are insufficient will have a major impact on the country's election campaign and beyond, media ...
  • 08 Jul 2017 |

    Trump, Putin to miss climate G20 discussion for bilateral talks - reports

    US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to miss the G20 leaders鈥 discussion on climate and energy as they have scheduled their first personal meeting during the working session, German news聽 website Spiegel Online ...
  • 06 Oct 2020 |

    Germany's e-car subsidies cause 'economic damage' as pandemic strains budget 鈥 researchers

    06 Oct 2020, 13:09 Expert IfW- Kiel Institute for the World Economy Institut f眉r Weltwirtschaft Kiel Society International Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Support payments for electric mobility are part of " ...
  • Merkel鈥檚 promise: We will find ways to meet our climate target by 2020

    In a televised town hall campaign event, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised voters that Germany would find ways to meet its ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020. One young first-time voter asked about shutting down coal ...
  • Germany, Poland not among EU countries appealing for greater climate ambition 鈥 media

    08 May 2019, 13:42 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International EurActiv / Handelsblatt France, the Netherlands and Sweden are among a group of eight countries that have launched an appeal to boost EU climate action ahead of a major EU leaders summit, ...
  • 08 Nov 2016 |

    Germany seeks to prove climate credentials with last-minute plan

    08 Nov 2016, 00:00 After months of dispute, the German government has reached a tentative agreement on a roadmap to wean the world鈥檚 fourth largest economy from fossil fuels almost entirely by 2050, according to press reports. A last-minute Climate Action ...
  • Scholz鈥檚 coalition parties take beating as far-right populists surge in western German state elections

    09 Oct 2023, 13:49 The parties of Germany鈥檚 government coalition suffered heavy losses in two state elections in economically strong Hesse and Bavaria in western and southern Germany, while populist parties including the far-right AfD celebrated ...
  • African countries can avoid CO2-intensvie growth path 鈥 German-African business association

    19 Nov 2019, 13:42 Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs G20 & G7 Reuters / Passauer Neue Presse / Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 01 Mar 2019 |

    Young climate activist Greta Thunberg visits Germany for Friday school strikes

    01 Mar 2019, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Society dpa / Tagesspiegel The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says Germany鈥檚 school strikes for climate action give her 鈥渁 lot of hope,鈥 news agency dpa reports in an article in the ...
  • 14 May 2020 |

    Germany's gas grid operators present concept for 2030 green hydrogen grid

    14 May 2020, 14:03 S枚ren Amelang Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Germany can establish an initial grid for transporting green hydrogen made with renewables by 2030 at limited costs, according to the country's gas transmission grid operator umbrella ...
  • EU climate targets a billion euro risk for German budget

    Over the coming decade, Germany might have to pay billions of euros from its state budget to buy emissions rights from other countries if it does not manage to significantly lower its own greenhouse gas emissions in the transport, buildings, and ...
  • 26 Feb 2019 |

    German wind turbine producer Senvion shares down 90 percent since mid-2018

    26 Feb 2019, 14:15 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Business & Jobs S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Shares in German wind turbine maker Senvion have lost almost 90 percent of their value since May 2018, due to fierce competition and falling prices in the sector, Alexandra ...
  • 鈥淏randt鈥檚 pipelines, Putin鈥檚 gas鈥

    The pipeline for natural gas that connects Germany and Russia via the Baltic Sea is not an instrument devised by Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin and former German chancellor Gerhard Schr枚der to circumvent Eastern Europe鈥檚 energy provision, historian ...
  • Head of German Council of Economic Experts says chances greater than ever for introducing CO2 price

    11 Jun 2019, 13:27 Expert RWI 鈥 Leibniz Institute for Economic Research RWI 鈥 Leibniz-Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices dpa / Welt ...
  • 11 Jul 2017 |

    Views on the G20 summit results on climate and energy

    11 Jul 2017, 00:00 The G20 group of the leading industrialised and emerging economies has agreed on a statement that shows the commitment of 19 of them to implement the Paris agreement on climate protection, including a first-ever plan for action on ...
  • 06 Aug 2020 |

    Economists of Germany's largest public bank warn against carbon border tax costs

    06 Aug 2020, 14:15 Finance International 麻豆无码版 Economists at Sparkasse, Germany鈥檚 largest public bank, have criticised a planned carbon border tax, saying that a study of potential effects on the European economy鈥檚 openness and fiscal ...
  • 03 Jun 2019 |

    Shift to electric cars unlikely to reduce CO2 emissions in Germany before 2040- study

    03 Jun 2019, 14:04 Expert Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change Climate & CO2 Policy International S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Cars 麻豆无码版 Electric cars are unlikely to reduce Germany鈥檚 carbon footprint by any ...
  • 05 Jun 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 governing CDU considers taxation of kerosene to curb aviation emissions

    05 Jun 2019, 14:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Policy dpa / Spiegel Online The governing conservative CDU/CSU alliance in Germany considers to end the tax exemption for kerosene in a bid to reduce the aviation sector鈥檚 impact on carbon emissions, news ...
  • 14 Sep 2020 |

    CDU wins local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia as Greens surge on climate concerns

    14 Sep 2020, 13:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics WDR The conservative CDU has emerged as the strongest party in municipal elections in Germany's most populous federal state, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), public broadcaster WDR聽 reports. ...
  • 04 Jun 2019

    German industry association says "vague" climate policy damages economy

    04 Jun 2019, 13:32 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 The influential industry lobby group BDI has criticised Germany鈥檚 government for damaging the economy with unclear and erratic policymaking in areas such as climate, energy and taxation. 鈥淭here has to ...
  • 24 Aug 2022 |

    "Sheer panic" more likely to push up European power prices than actual shortage- energy consultant

    24 Aug 2022, 13:30 Edgar Meza Cost & Prices EU n-tv A seemingly perfect storm resulting not only from the war in Ukraine but also from the extreme drought in the entire Alpine region and low water levels in rivers France is shaking European ...
  • 11 Apr 2022 |

    War-fuelled energy crisis must not erode climate action 鈥 govt advisor

    11 Apr 2022, 13:25 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Security Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland Climate action must not be eroded as governments focus on Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine and its effects on the economy, the head of Germany鈥檚 environment agency ...
  • 31 May 2019 |

    Germany extends electric car bonus to 2020

    31 May 2019, 13:37 S枚ren Amelang Cars 麻豆无码版 Germany will extend in its current form for another year a bonus scheme to encourage people to buy electric cars, disappointing some officials who had called for a top-up of support payments. Economy ...
  • 09 Sep 2020 |

    Germany examines further options for supporting troubled car industry

    09 Sep 2020, 14:27 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Green stimulus 麻豆无码版 The German government is examining additional options for supporting the country's car industry amid the twin challenges of a COVID-19 related drop in sales and the ...
  • EU has to significantly ramp up emissions reduction goal to stay on track for Paris goals 鈥 researchers

    11 Oct 2019, 14:09 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 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & ...
  • 07 Sep 2020 |

    Germany's new agriculture commission aims to reconcile climate, environment and farming

    07 Sep 2020, 14:16 Expert BMEL- Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (until 2025) Agriculture Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare ...
  • G7 to vow decarbonisation, support for climate summit- official

    04 Jun 2015, 00:00 G7 countries hope to present their vision of a long-term target for climate protection at their upcoming summit in Germany, according to a German official. Industrialised nations could also make pledges to decarbonise their economies, ...
  • 16 Mar 2020 |

    Germany's utilities say power supply secure amid coronavirus response

    16 Mar 2020, 14:09 Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband kommunaler Unternehmen Climate & CO2 Electricity market Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Security 麻豆无码版 The far-reaching measures taken in Germany and across ...
  • German industry says protecting climate can benefit economy

    18 Jan 2018, 00:00 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 under the right policy framework ...
  • Trump, Putin to miss climate G20 discussion for bilateral talks - reports

    US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to miss the G20 leaders鈥 discussion on climate and energy as they have scheduled their first personal meeting during the working session, German news聽 website Spiegel Online ...
  • Hamburg and Fukushima to cooperate on wind power and hydrogen production

    08 Oct 2019, 14:20 Freja Eriksen Renewables Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 The German city of Hamburg and Japanese prefecture of Fukushima want to strengthen their cooperation within the development and use of renewable energies. Hamburg hopes ...
  • 05 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淯N agreements for climate and sustainability a G20 core responsibility 鈥 with or without Trump鈥

    An international group of 45 private foundations and philanthropic organisations has called on the G20 to make the implementation of the UN agreements on climate protection and sustainability their core responsibility. 鈥淚f necessary, this must be enforced ...
  • Climate must not 鈥渄ominate鈥 Germany鈥檚 coal commission, conservative politician warns

    Germany鈥檚 upcoming coal phase-out commission must not be 鈥渄ominated鈥 by climate action and should instead focus on supply security and economic considerations in the affected regions, conservative (CDU) energy politician Joachim Pfeiffer told the news ...
  • 17 Nov 2014 |

    German energy minister dismisses reports of changes to climate goals

    17 Nov 2014, 00:00 Following heated debate over a possible exit from coal-fired power, Sigmar Gabriel has reaffirmed his commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2020. Sven Egenter Sven Egenter Climate & CO2 Germany's Minister for ...
  • 23 Dec 2020 |

    Bosch supervisory board head calls EU preference for e-cars harmful for climate

    23 Dec 2020, 13:51 Julian Wettengel Cars Stuttgarter Nachrichten German car supplier Bosch鈥檚 supervisory board head Franz Fehrenbach has criticised the EU for what he calls its preferential treatment of electric cars, saying this is to the detriment of ...
  • 30 Jan 2019 |

    CO2 price would trigger efficient energy transition in transport 鈥 commentary

    30 Jan 2019, 13:18 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Mobility Policy Handelsblatt A price on CO2 emissions would be a far superior solution to the government鈥檚 鈥渃ommand economy鈥 approach to advance the energy transition in the transport sector, because ...
  • 18 Mar 2019 |

    Germany and Poland agree on forging battery production alliance

    18 Mar 2019, 14:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Storage International 麻豆无码版 The governments of Poland and Germany have agreed on pooling their efforts to establish an independent battery production in Europe. At the bilateral German-Polish economy forum ...
  • 30 Mar 2021 |

    Green hydrogen could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 25 million tonnes in German Ruhr region 鈥 report

    30 Mar 2021, 13:37 Expert German Economic Institute (IW) Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft K枚ln Business & Jobs Charlotte Nijhuis Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Green hydrogen technology can help reduce emissions from industry, transport and heating in ...
  • 03 Nov 2014 |

    In the media: Power shortage risks, storage debate, hydrogen filling stations

    03 Nov 2014, 00:00 Expert Agora Energiewende Think tank on German, European and international climate and energy policy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Energiewende International 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Online "Power in ...
  • Climate high on Germany's G7 agenda, ambitious goals tough to agree- Merkel

    20 Apr 2015, 00:00 German chancellor wants to push for commitment for ambitious climate targets from G7 as climate activists call for strong leadership. Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 International Security Climate & CO2 Ambitious climate ...
  • 15 Mar 2022 |

    Emissions up 4.5% in 2021 after pandemic slump, transport and heating fail targets

    15 Mar 2022, 13:55 Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions have increased by nearly five percent in 2021, in an expected rebound during the economic revival after the pandemic. The country's Federal Environment Agency warned that the 鈥淐orona windfall ...
  • 01 Apr 2022 |

    Siemens 麻豆无码版 and BASF warn Russian gas supply cuts would cause severe damage

    01 Apr 2022, 13:01 Kerstine Appunn Fossil fuels Security Handelsblatt / Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung The heads of Germany鈥檚 large, energy intensive companies have warned against severe damages that would be caused by a stop to Russian gas ...
  • 13 Jul 2020 |

    German construction company Hochtief doubles down on Australian coal

    13 Jul 2020, 14:04 Coal International Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The German-based construction group Hochtief is enjoying a coal boom in Australia despite growing criticism of mining in its home country, write Jonas Jansen and Christoph Hein in the ...
  • 15 Apr 2020 |

    Oil industry lobbies German government to boost synthetic fuels amid corona crisis

    15 Apr 2020, 15:23 Benjamin Wehrmann Green stimulus 麻豆无码版 The German Petroleum Industry Association (MWV) has urged the government to ramp up the use of synthetic fuels in the mobility sector during the "economic restart" that will ...
  • 29 Nov 2016 |

    Call for closer EU energy cooperation at event of conservative group in German Bundestag

    Members of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag have called for closer cooperation on energy policy within the European Union at the group鈥檚 8 th 麻豆无码版 Policy Dialogue on Monday in ...
  • Missing EU emissions reduction targets could cost Germany up to 300 million euros by 2020- report

    19 Mar 2019, 13:48 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Government International Tagesspiegel Background Germany could face fines of up to 300 million euros payable over three years for its failure to comply with emissions reduction targets under the EU鈥檚 ...
  • 17 Jul 2020 |

    German industry warns Nord Stream 2 sanctions by US mean 'serious stress' for transatlantic partnership

    17 Jul 2020, 13:31 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security 麻豆无码版 / Reuters The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has ...
  • 15 Dec 2020 |

    German aviation industry offers comprehensive plan for CO2 neutrality

    15 Dec 2020, 14:23 Edgar Meza Transport 麻豆无码版 / Reuters Germany鈥檚 aviation industry has presented a joint master plan to bring air transport more in line with climate protection. Presented by leading industry groups, including the German ...
  • Nuclear exit to bring Germany 鈥渆normous difficulties鈥 by increasing fossil power use- EDF head

    02 Aug 2021, 12:25 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out International Die Welt Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power means that it must replace the energy source with climate-harmful coal and gas, the executive director of state-owned French ...
  • 30 Aug 2018 |

    Ambitious EU car fleet CO2 emission limits are crucial for Germany鈥檚 2030 transport climate targets 鈥 study

    Germany can only reach its 2030 climate targets for the transport sector with ambitious EU car emission limits and a host of additional measures, according to a study by the Institute for Applied Ecology (脰ko-Institut) and the International Council on ...
  • 18 Apr 2019 |

    How climate became Germany鈥檚 new culture war 鈥 opinion

    18 Apr 2019, 12:23 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics New York Times For years, Germany has been embroiled in a cultural war over immigration, refugees and diversity, but the environment has also emerged as a deeply polarising issue that the ...
  • 11 Feb 2019 |

    EU e-car registrations surpass 100,000 in 2018

    11 Feb 2019, 14:09 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars International 麻豆无码版 Registrations of new electric cars in the EU exceeded 100,000 for the first time last year, industry association ACEA says in a press release (in English). ...
  • 11 Apr 2019 |

    The twilight of combustion comes for Germany鈥檚 empire of engines

    11 Apr 2019, 12:30 Expert BMW- Bayerische Motoren Werke Bavarian Motor Works Transport Cars Expert Daimler AG Transport Cars Business & Jobs Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars S枚ren Amelang Transport Cars Bloomberg Businessweek The transition to ...
  • SPD leader rejects revision of German nuclear exit as calls for limited extension of Bavarian plant grow

    04 Aug 2022, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland / 麻豆无码版 / Welt / BR The German nuclear power phase-out 鈥渨ill not be revised鈥 as a result of the current gas supply crisis, the co-leader of the ...
  • 18 Mar 2022 |

    Germany can cope with a lot less Russian gas, but not entirely without it- analysis

    18 Mar 2022, 13:48 Kerstine Appunn Gas Efficiency Security 麻豆无码版 Germany can save enough energy to make itself almost independent from Russian gas within five years, but not entirely,聽 a paper 聽by think tank Agora Energiewende, consultancy ...
  • 07 Sep 2021 |

    Operator says Nord Stream 2 pipeline almost complete, bets on quick start of operations

    07 Sep 2021, 13:57 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security 麻豆无码版 / Die Welt The operator of the controversial gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 has announced that the project is almost complete. The last pipe segments connecting Germany and Russia through the ...
  • 13 Nov 2017 |

    Germany's energy use and emissions likely to rise yet again in 2017

    13 Nov 2017, 00:00 Higher energy demand triggered by economic growth and colder weather is likely to push up Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions again this year, energy market group AG Energiebilanzen forecast on Friday. A new rise would put Germany鈥檚 2020 ...
  • 17 Mar 2020 |

    Germany's weather service starts ten-year forecast to improve climate adaptation

    17 Mar 2020, 14:32 Expert DWD- Germany's National Meteorological Service Deutscher Wetterdienst Climate & CO2 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Renewables 麻豆无码版 A new decade-long weather forecast made by Germany's ...
  • 02 Sep 2021 |

    European court strengthens independence of German network regulator

    02 Sep 2021, 13:41 Julian Wettengel Grid EU 麻豆无码版 / Reuters The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that Germany's network regulator, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), must act more independently when applying the ...
  • 04 Oct 2019 |

    Extinction Rebellion climate movement plans blockades in Berlin from 7 October

    04 Oct 2019, 13:14 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Society 麻豆无码版 The climate activist movement Extinction Rebellion plans several road blockades and other activities in Germany鈥檚 capital Berlin starting on 7 October, saying they want to use ...
  • 31 Aug 2021 |

    Planned revision of EU state aid guidelines endangers German coal exit plan 鈥 media report

    31 Aug 2021, 13:40 Julian Wettengel Coal EU Tagesspiegel Background The planned revision of EU climate, energy and environmental state aid guidelines could lead to the German government re-opening its coal phase-out decisions, writes Tagesspiegel ...
  • 09 Mar 2020 |

    German grid and nuclear plant operators step up coronavirus precautions

    09 Mar 2020, 13:49 Expert 50Hertz Transmission Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology S枚ren Amelang Grid Tagesspiegel Background German operators of key energy infrastructure including power stations, gas and electricity grids have stepped up ...
  • 09 Mar 2020 |

    Germany's hydrogen strategy doesn't include green gas for heating 鈥 report

    09 Mar 2020, 13:42 Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Expert VKU- German Association of Local Utilities Verband kommunaler Unternehmen Climate & CO2 Electricity ...
  • 19 Mar 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 environment minister Schulze reiterates call for carbon price

    19 Mar 2019, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Government Tagesspiegel German environment minister Svenja Schulze has renewed her call for a price on CO2 emissions, arguing it would be one of the most efficient ways to reduce the transport and ...
  • Conservatives鈥 economic council issues 鈥渓ist of demands鈥 for energy and climate policy

    In a document named 麻豆无码版 Agenda 2030, the Economic Council of German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU has issued a 鈥渓ist of demands鈥 for designated economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier. A 鈥渞eadjustment鈥 of Germany鈥檚 energy and climate ...
  • 26 Sep 2019 |

    USA and China overtake Europe in energy R&D expenses 鈥 report

    26 Sep 2019, 14:01 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Technology Bizz 麻豆无码版 Europe dedicated less money to energy research and development last year, resulting in the US and China outspending the EU and its member states "for the first time", bizz energy ...
  • 16 Sep 2021 |

    'We need climate policy that is as cost-efficient as possible'- FDP's Lukas K枚hler

    16 Sep 2021, 13:52 Germany's pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) plans to argue the case for using emissions trading as the main tool for fighting climate change if they become part of the next federal government. The party wants to extend the ...
  • 21 May 2015

    In the media: No get-together on coal; A little less fracking

    21 May 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 鈥淐oalition doesn鈥檛 get together in coal politics鈥 A meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and energy minister Sigmar Gabriel on the additional levy on old coal ...
  • 15 Jan 2020 |

    German car industry degraded to supporting role at electronic fair CES

    15 Jan 2020, 14:17 S枚ren Amelang Cars International Die Welt At the Las Vegas consumer electronics show CES, technology "made in Germany" only plays聽a supporting role, while real progress happens elsewhere, report Stefan Beutelsbacher and Thomas ...
  • 25 Oct 2023 |

    German econ minister doubles down on power price subsidies with new industry strategy

    25 Oct 2023, 11:00 Germany's economy ministry wants to strengthen the country as an industrial location with a new industry strategy, a key aspect of it being a so-called bridge electricity price for energy-intensive companies. Robert Habeck wants to ...
  • 15 Jun 2020 |

    Germany must step up climate ambitions for EU Green Deal 鈥 govt advisors

    15 Jun 2020, 08:46 The independent expert commission in charge of monitoring Germany's energy transition says the European Green Deal requires the country to do more to fight climate change. The government advisors say a quicker-than-planned coal ...
  • Germany views European 麻豆无码版 Union proposals through Energiewende lens

    25 Feb 2015, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 biggest concerns regarding the European Commission鈥檚 energy policy proposals are potential impact on its own transition to renewables power, as well as power market reform. Kerstine Appunn International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | ...
  • 11 Mar 2019 |

    Leading climate researcher calls for ban on domestic flights in Germany to save emissions

    11 Mar 2019, 14:09 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Society 麻豆无码版 / Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung Leading German climate scientist Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has called for a substantial shift in strategy for the tourism industry to make sure that ...
  • India鈥檚 policy and funding vacuum makes corporate net zero targets unviable

    21 Dec 2022, 10:51 The uptake of net zero targets among India鈥檚 industrial giants is unlikely to translate into rapid emissions reductions given a lack of adequate policies, funding and regulatory oversight. On the contrary, the country's steelmakers ...
  • German nuclear industry cautious about usefulness of small reactors for energy transition

    05 Nov 2020, 14:08 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Technology S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Small Modular Reactors (SMR) are increasingly hailed as an effective way for using nuclear power to curb the climate crisis without the major risks associated with ...
  • 26 Jul 2021 |

    New cable between Germany and UK advances Europe鈥檚 integrated power system

    26 Jul 2021, 11:54 One of the first project financed interconnectors in Europe is due to be built between Germany and the UK by 2023-24. The opening up of the interconnector market to private investment has been promoted by both the UK and German ...
  • 02 Mar 2022 |

    War鈥檚 knock-on effects could lead to Germany missing emissions reduction targets- energy industry

    02 Mar 2022, 13:36 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 Security Germany might ...
  • 09 Sep 2019 |

    Over 40 percent of Germans worried climate change will have 鈥渄ramatic鈥 consequences

    09 Sep 2019, 13:32 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Society 麻豆无码版 Many people in Germany are worried that rising global temperatures will have a "dramatic" impact on human life. In a long-term study by insurance company R+V, 41 ...
  • Second grid 鈥渟tress test鈥 to determine whether Germany鈥檚 remaining nuclear plants still needed

    19 Jul 2022, 13:54 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The German government has said it will carry out a second assessment of the benefits of extending the runtime of the country鈥檚 remaining nuclear plants beyond their ...
  • 15 Sep 2017 |

    Ignore 'red line' campaign talk on energy and climate 鈥 analyst

    15 Sep 2017, 00:00 The scope of the next government's ambition for the Energiewende depends on the constellation of its coalition, says Arne Jungjohann, energy policy analyst and Green Party member, although the shift to a renewables-based economy is ...
  • 03 Jul 2020 |

    German new car registrations hit 30-year low though e-car sales rise

    03 Jul 2020, 12:37 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Edgar Meza Cars 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background New car registrations in Germany fell 35 percent in the first half of 2020 to 1.21 million cars, reaching ...
  • State ministers reject German captain鈥檚 demands for taking climate refugees

    16 Jul 2019, 13:15 Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 International Bild Two interior ministers of the German states Hessen and Bavaria have rebuked the ...
  • 30 Sep 2020 |

    Merkel wants to rally EU member states behind 55% climate target

    30 Sep 2020, 12:23 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown her weight behind the European Commission鈥檚 proposal to increase the bloc鈥檚 climate target to a 55 percent greenhouse gas reduction by 2030. Speaking in federal parliament, she said the country ...
  • 18 Nov 2019 |

    Tesla gigafactory in Germany hailed as gamechanger for lagging e-mobility transition

    18 Nov 2019, 12:34 Tesla's announcement to build a "gigafactory" for e-car production in Germany is likely to speed up the slow shift to electric mobility in the country, politicians and mobility experts have said. Media called the ...
  • 22 Jul 2021 |

    Merkel says she 鈥減ut a lot of energy into climate protection鈥 in her 16 years as chancellor

    22 Jul 2021, 13:59 Kerstine Appunn Politics 麻豆无码版 鈥淢y political life has been characterised by the work against climate change,鈥 German chancellor Angela Merkel said at her traditional summer press conference in Berlin. Merkel, who after 16 ...
  • 12 Aug 2021 |

    Uniper says German election outcome could pose risk for Nord Stream 2 pipeline

    12 Aug 2021, 13:27 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Charlotte Nijhuis Gas Security dpa / 麻豆无码版 German energy group Uniper, which is involved in the financing of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, is seeing risks for the project even after ...
  • 01 Feb 2021 |

    Germany's wind industry at risk of losing market to Chinese producers 鈥 metal industry

    01 Feb 2021, 13:52 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Welt am Sonntag 聽 Please note: an earlier version of this blurb sent on ...
  • 13 Nov 2015 |

    COP21 Interview: 麻豆无码版 sector key to cutting CO2, cannot do job alone

    13 Nov 2015, 00:00 The final negotiations for a global climate treaty in Paris are just weeks away. What is the German perspective on an international climate agreement and what has the energy transition (Energiewende) got to do with it? The Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 23 Jun 2020 |

    EU climate plans near top of Germany鈥檚 "coronavirus presidency"

    23 Jun 2020, 15:13 Tough talks on how to make the European Union climate neutral by 2050 are a major challenge for Germany鈥檚 6-month EU Council presidency in the second half of 2020. The negotiations for a European economic recovery programme will be a ...
  • Resolute renewables expansion will reduce power price and emissions amid coal exit 鈥 report

    06 Feb 2019, 14:10 Expert Greenpeace 麻豆无码版 (now Green Planet 麻豆无码版) Green energy provider Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Renewables Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices An ambitious and ...
  • 01 Aug 2017 |

    鈥淕et honest at last!鈥

    The electric car will eventually take over as the dominant type of vehicle in Germany and this shift is going to cost the country jobs but clinging to the combustion engine would nonetheless be a big mistake, Christian Hochfeld, head of transportation ...
  • 15 Jun 2020 |

    Geothermal lithium mining project cause for controversy in southern Germany

    15 Jun 2020, 15:11 Expert Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) Bundesanstalt f眉r Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe Climate & CO2 Resources & Recycling Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Heating Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / ...
  • 29 Jan 2019 |

    German government has no plans for autobahn speed limit

    29 Jan 2019, 13:37 Expert NPE- German National Platform for Electric Mobility Nationale Plattform Elektromobilit盲t Transport Policy Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Transport Cars 麻豆无码版 Germany's federal government does not plan to ...
  • 14 Aug 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 RWE sees first-half profits surge on energy trading boost

    14 Aug 2019, 11:56 Julian Wettengel Utilities Reuters / 麻豆无码版 RWE, Germany鈥檚 largest power producer, reported a 20 percent increase in core profits in the first half of 2019, boosted by a stronger than expected performance at its energy ...
  • 09 Oct 2020 |

    German parliament approves CO2 starting price of 25 euros per tonne

    09 Oct 2020, 13:59 Kerstine Appunn Policy 麻豆无码版 / dpa / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The German parliament has voted in favour of a higher starting price for the country鈥檚 new CO2 reduction scheme in the heating and transport sectors, dpa ...
  • 21 Jan 2019 |

    麻豆无码版 minister proposes 2030 review of Germany鈥檚 coal exit strategy

    21 Jan 2019, 13:30 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 Expert Greenpeace Germany Greenpeace ...
  • 07 Jul 2021 |

    New EU green finance strategy shuns decision on nuclear and gas power

    07 Jul 2021, 11:50 With a revamped sustainable finance strategy that introduces a new green bond standard and support for smaller companies, the EU hopes to provide the financial market guidelines needed to achieve the bloc's ambitious climate ...
  • Almost 2,000 businesses to be largely exempt from renewables levy in 2018

    In 2018, a total of 1,908 German businesses at 2,421 locations will be largely exempt from having to pay the country鈥檚 renewables levy (EEG surcharge) on electricity, writes the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bafa), which is in ...
  • 11 Jan 2022 |

    Environment minister says Germany prepares 鈥渃lear no鈥 on nuclear in EU taxonomy

    11 Jan 2022, 13:40 Expert BUND- Friends of the Earth Germany Bund f眉r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert B眉rgerbewegung Finanzwende Finance Watch Germany Finance Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe ...
  • 28 Jul 2021 |

    EU power demand back to pre-pandemic levels, less coal, more renewables in the mix

    28 Jul 2021, 12:17 Expert Ember Climate & energy think tank Climate & CO2 Electricity market Julian Wettengel Coal EU 麻豆无码版 The European Union鈥檚 electricity demand was back to pre-pandemic levels in the first half of 2021, but thanks ...
  • 13 Sep 2021 |

    CDU and SPD blame each other for poor climate record, Greens stress coal exit in second TV debate

    13 Sep 2021, 14:00 Kerstine Appunn Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 A second televised debate between the three chancellor candidates for the German federal election has again seen the Social Democrats鈥 (SPD) candidate Olaf Scholz come out on ...
  • 30 Jun 2017 |

    Germany鈥檚 chief climate diplomat stresses need for 鈥減ragmatic鈥 Chinese-German leadership

    Germany鈥檚 chief climate diplomat Karsten Sach has stressed the need for China and Germany to show joint 鈥減ragmatic鈥 leadership in climate protection in light of new disorder in international climate diplomacy following the decision of US President Donald ...
  • 13 Jun 2019 |

    Climate change will increase the future risk of violent armed conflict 鈥 study

    13 Jun 2019, 13:38 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Security Nature Intensifying climate change will increase the future risk of violent armed conflict within countries, according to a study published in the journal Nature co-authored by an ...
  • French finance minister calls on Germany to intensify climate and energy cooperation

    06 Jun 2019, 14:26 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 International Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung France and Germany should collaborate more intensively on key projects regarding climate action and energy transition policy and together 鈥渄efine a ...
  • German car industry, NGOs trade blows over European Parliament鈥檚 car fleet emissions proposal

    The proposal by the European Parliament鈥檚 Committee on the Environment to tighten emissions limits for new vehicles has triggered a lively debate in Germany. The country鈥檚 car industry association VDA called the proposal 鈥渉ighly alarming鈥 and 鈥渦nworkable, ...
  • Merkel endorses proposal to raise 2030 EU emission reduction target

    28 Apr 2020, 18:30 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she welcomes the proposal by the European Commission to raise the bloc鈥檚 greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030 to between 50 and 55 percent. In her speech at the 11th Petersberg Climate ...
  • Merkel calls climate change 鈥渧ital question鈥 in new year鈥檚 address

    02 Jan 2019, 13:10 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 06 Jan 2020 |

    Media sees Austria鈥檚 Conservative-Green coalition as role model for Germany

    06 Jan 2020, 14:22 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Austria鈥檚 new government coalition of designated conservative chancellor Sebastian Kurz and the Green Party could serve as a role model for Germany, say several commentaries in ...
  • 16 Jul 2021 |

    EU must step up e-car charging station expansion thirtyfold 鈥 institute

    16 Jul 2021, 12:44 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars EU 麻豆无码版 To achieve its target of having 3.5 million e-car charging stations, the EU will have to increase the rate of expansion thirtyfold at the very least, the industry-sponsored ...
  • 10 Jul 2019 |

    鈥淭r猫s bien鈥, 鈥渟ymbolic politics鈥 鈥 German media on French flight eco-tax plan

    10 Jul 2019, 13:01 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Transport WDR / Die Welt / Neues Deutschland France鈥檚聽 plans to introduce an eco-tax of between 1.50 and 18 euros on flight tickets 聽 got mixed reviews from commentators in the German media. 鈥淭he new ...
  • 23 Sep 2021 |

    The carbon balancing act: Emission reduction and removal in the bid for net-zero

    23 Sep 2021, 12:45 鈥淎chieving net-zero鈥 emissions by the middle of the century is a goal that few would fault. But when it comes to reaching a balance of greenhouse gases and carbon removal 鈥 as not all emissions from food and industrial production can be ...
  • 13 Jul 2021 |

    New EU state aid rules threaten renewables levy rebates for German industry 鈥 legal expert

    13 Jul 2021, 12:15 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry EU Handelsblatt Proposed changes to EU state aid regulations are causing concern among Germany's most energy-intensive companies that are currently benefiting from rebates that shield them from paying the ...
  • 13 Jul 2021 |

    Merkel reassures Ukraine on Nord Stream 2 ahead of talks with U.S. President Biden

    13 Jul 2021, 12:07 Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has reassured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Germany would do everything to ensure Ukraine remains a gas transit state even after the completion of the contentious Nord Stream 2 pipeline. ...
  • 24 Jun 2022 |

    Germany triggers second alert stage of three step-emergency gas plan

    24 Jun 2022, 14:08 The German government has launched the second of a total of three escalation stages of its national gas supply security plan, which was drawn up in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. After triggering the first "early ...
  • Extension of nuclear power not helpful in the short term 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    22 Jun 2022, 14:10 Edgar Meza Nuclear phase-out Security M眉nchner Merkur / Handelsblatt Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected calls to extend nuclear power generation in Germany. Speaking to newspaper M眉nchner Merkur, Scholz said it was simply not possible. ...
  • 01 Nov 2016 |

    No Climate Action Plan 2050 before Marrakesh

    Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks does not expect the cabinet to approve her Climate Action Plan 2050 before COP22 in Marrakesh next week. 鈥淢y assessment at this moment is that it will be ready for approval in December,鈥 Hendricks said at a ...
  • 11 Nov 2019 |

    G20 need more ambitious climate strategies 鈥 report

    11 Nov 2019, 08:07 Julian Wettengel G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 No G20 country has a climate strategy in line with the Paris Agreement鈥檚 ambitious end of its main target- to limit global warming to 1.5掳C- although most are technically capable and have ...
  • 27 Mar 2020 |

    Russia deploys new vessel to finish Nord Stream 2, gas 'price war' looms

    27 Mar 2020, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security WirtschaftsWoche Russia is defying threats from the U.S. over the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, making plans to finish the German-Russian project despite American pressure on companies working ...
  • 04 Jul 2019 |

    German electricity supply security to stay very high even with coal exit 鈥 economy ministry

    04 Jul 2019, 12:45 Electricity supply in Germany is secure even as the country is phasing out coal-fired power generation, according to a monitoring report which sets new standards for supply security from the economy ministry. The report also changes the ...
  • 09 Dec 2019 |

    EU can reach climate neutrality without CCS 鈥 German environment agency

    09 Dec 2019, 12:56 Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Rose-Anne Clermont Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) outlined measures that demonstrate how EU ...
  • 20 Jun 2019 |

    Maritime energy transition needs LNG, says German shipping industry

    20 Jun 2019, 13:22 Julian Wettengel Gas Freight 麻豆无码版 A maritime energy transition in line with the Paris Climate Agreement is only possible with the help of liquefied natural gas (LNG), says the Maritime LNG Platform in a press release. LNG ...
  • 25 Oct 2017 |

    COP23 鈥 'Germany can achieve most for climate by technology export'

    25 Oct 2017, 00:00 Germany is hosting this year鈥檚 international climate summit (COP23) in Bonn. The conference will be about establishing the trust in mutually agreed rules on climate protection, says Carsten Rolle, head of the energy and climate policy ...
  • 30 Apr 2020 |

    EU industry strategy lacks concrete renewable energy plan 鈥 German industry

    30 Apr 2020, 12:39 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' ...
  • 02 Jul 2021 |

    EU Green Deal should be expanded to renewables and hydrogen in Africa 鈥 German dev min

    02 Jul 2021, 14:05 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen EU 麻豆无码版 The European Green Deal should be expanded to also include African states as partners in the bid to achieve a climate-friendly economic recovery after the downturn caused by the ...
  • 14 Jun 2019 |

    Spike in offsetting flight emissions with German non-profit atmosfair

    14 Jun 2019, 13:16 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Transport Tagesspiegel Berlin-based carbon-offsetting non-profit organisation atmosfair has increased its revenues by more than 40 percent in 2018, as more and more flight passengers use its services ...
  • 11 million people working in renewables worldwide in 2018; Germany largest workforce in EU

    14 Jun 2019, 13:10 Julian Wettengel Renewables Business & Jobs IRENA Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018, most in China (4.1 million), the European Union (1.2 million) and Brazil (1.1 million), writes the ...
  • 28 Jun 2021 |

    Volkswagen brand to phase out combustion engines in Europe by 2035

    28 Jun 2021, 13:36 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Benjamin Wehrmann Cars EU M眉nchner Merkur Europe's largest car brand Volkswagen will end the sale of combustion engine cars in the region by the middle of the next decade, branch manager Klaus ...
  • 28 Jun 2021 |

    German chancellor candidates ready to pull plug on Nord Stream 2 if need be

    28 Jun 2021, 13:33 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security The contenders from Germany's governing parties to become Germany's next chancellor have both signalled their readiness to shutter the contentious Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if the Russian ...
  • Some countries will wait out US elections before deciding on climate targets 鈥 policy expert

    11 Mar 2020, 13:26 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 Some countries are likely to wait and see whether U.S. President Donald Trump wins another four years in office in November before committing to stepping up their ...
  • 20 Feb 2018

    Germany missing 2020 climate target 鈥渁 bitter defeat for climate politicians鈥 鈥 env min state sec

    Germany will definitely miss its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020, which is a 鈥渂itter defeat for climate politicians,鈥 said Jochen Flasbarth, state secretary in the environment ministry, at the annual conference of the German ...
  • Merkel鈥檚 Conservatives say will work on energy taxation reform, mull price on CO2

    04 Jun 2019, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Policy Elections & Politics Tagesspiegel Background / Rheinische Post / n-tv The German conservative party CDU has said it will work on a reform of the country鈥檚 system of taxes and levies on energy to better align ...
  • 21 Aug 2020 |
    Gas

    German municipal gas pipe leaks cause more than 1 mio t CO2 emissions

    21 Aug 2020, 13:59 Edgar Meza 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas Der Spiegel Methane leaks in municipal gas pipe systems produce an estimated 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents annually in Germany, according to Der Spiegel, which cites a new study by an ...
  • 20 Nov 2019 |

    German govt refuses to name CO鈧 budget, says depends on int'l agreements

    20 Nov 2019, 13:34 Expert PIK- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 tageszeitung (taz) [UPDATE adds Left Party quote] The German government has declined to specify the amount of greenhouse ...
  • New govt report on climate ups pressure on Germany鈥檚 coal commission

    14 Nov 2018, 14:13 A new government report detailing Germany鈥檚 failure to cut emissions increases pressure on the country鈥檚 coal commission to agree on a speedy phase-out plan. Work in the coal commission enters a critical stage for climate protection ...
  • 01 Jun 2015

    In the media: Government warns banks of 'Carbon Bubble' risk

    01 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Interview with Chancellor on Climate Summit In an interview with the S眉ddeutsche Zeitung, Germany鈥檚 Chancellor Angela Merkel said that preparing for the climate summit in Paris ...
  • 23 May 2019 |

    Airbus "seriously aims for decarbonisation", works on electric airplanes

    23 May 2019, 12:25 Julian Wettengel Transport Handelsblatt / Airbus European multinational aircraft manufacturer Airbus 鈥渟eriously aims for decarbonisation鈥, the company鈥檚 CEO Guillaume Faury said at the "Airbus Innovation Days" in French city ...
  • 09 Apr 2020 |

    German environment agency calls for increasing e-car recycling capacities

    09 Apr 2020, 13:53 Expert KIT- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruher Institut f眉r Technologie Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Technology Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy S枚ren ...
  • German coalition talks past 2nd deadline still stalled over climate

    19 Nov 2017, 00:00 Germany's aspiring coalition partners continued talks past a second deadline on Sunday, 19. November, after having made little headway in key climate and energy issues in exploratory talks that had already gone past the first self ...
  • 20 May 2019 |

    Volkswagen to relocate production of cheaper e-car to Eastern Europe due to labour costs

    20 May 2019, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs Handelsblatt The production of Volkswagen鈥檚 highly-anticipated low-cost e-car ID could be relocated to a factory in Eastern Europe and not take place in the company鈥檚 factory in Emden in ...
  • 18 Oct 2018 |

    Industrial-scale power-to-gas 鈥渋nteresting prospect鈥 for lignite mining region - env min

    Large-scale installations used for storing renewable power as gas (power-to-gas) would be an interesting prospect for the east German lignite mining region of Lusatia, according to environment minister Svenja Schulze. Speaking at an event organised by the ...
  • Little evidence of investment leakage due to EU emissions trade 鈥 analysis

    15 May 2019, 12:05 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 There is so far little evidence that German companies whose CO鈧 emissions are limited by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) are responding by setting up ...
  • Daimler partners with China鈥檚 Geely to make Smart a leading e-car brand

    29 Mar 2019, 14:09 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs International 麻豆无码版 German carmaker Daimler has teamed up with China鈥檚 Geely to develop the Daimler brand Smart into a 鈥渓eader in premium-electrified vehicles,鈥 the companies say in ...
  • 13 Mar 2019 |

    EU rebuffs German call for more lax NOx limits in 鈥渟lap in the face鈥 鈥 report

    13 Mar 2019, 14:07 S枚ren Amelang Cars International S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The EU Commission has 鈥渂rusquely鈥 rebuffed a German call for a reappraisal of existing nitrogen oxide limits in what amounts to a 鈥渟lap in the face鈥 for transport minister Andreas ...
  • 24 Feb 2021 |

    Germany to reach one million e-cars target this year 鈥 government advisors

    24 Feb 2021, 12:34 S枚ren Amelang Cars Handelsblatt Germany will probably reach its target of having one million fully electric or plug-in hybrid cars on the road this year, government advisors have said. The head of the country's National Platform ...
  • 10 Feb 2020 |

    Waterbed effect could turn German coal exit into mere symbolism 鈥 opinion

    10 Feb 2020, 13:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal International Tagesspiegel The gradual phase-out of coal power in Germany over the next two decades does not at all guarantee a parallel drop in European greenhouse gas emissions, as the so-called waterbed effect ...
  • 07 May 2019 |

    Expanding European emissions trade to transport and buildings 鈥渧ery difficult鈥 鈥 economists

    07 May 2019, 13:32 Expert Ottmar Edenhofer Co-Chair of Working Group III of the IPCC, Director of MCC, Deputy Director and Chief Economist of PIK Climate & CO2 Energiewende Technology Expert Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate ...
  • 08 May 2019 |

    Siemens spins off struggling gas and power division, including wind turbines

    08 May 2019, 13:16 Expert Siemens Business & Jobs S枚ren Amelang Gas Wind Business & Jobs Reuters German engineering conglomerate Siemens is spinning off its gas and power business, which has dragged on the firm鈥檚 performance as the rise of ...
  • 18 Nov 2020 |

    G20 corona stimulus packages risk delaying climate action 鈥 report

    18 Nov 2020, 13:43 Charlotte Nijhuis 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Green stimulus 麻豆无码版 Corona stimulus packages in G20 countries are set to delay climate action,聽according to a report published by Climate Transparency, an international partnership ...
  • US-Russian politics influence the EU鈥檚 natural gas supply

    Donald Trump鈥檚 wish for a better relationship with Russian president Vladimir Putin could have a big impact on Europe鈥檚 natural gas supply, writes Daniel Wetzel in Die Welt. The impact would be felt if the new US president 鈥済ave up the Ukraine鈥 and ...
  • Green Party proposes ministers for their departments after quarrel over agriculture

    26 Nov 2021, 13:11 Following the publication of the coalition treaty, the Green Party has named its future ministers who will be in charge of the foreign office, the 鈥渟uper ministry" for economy and climate, the environment department, and the food ...
  • 15 Jun 2020 |

    Germany鈥檚 geothermal sector is struggling to take off

    15 Jun 2020, 09:20 While geothermal energy is a viable alternative to curb emissions for heating and cooling, fears and high costs have limited its expansion. But Bavaria and now Baden Wurttemberg are forging ahead. The potential of geothermal energy, ...
  • Net zero targets could force Taiwan's chipmakers abroad

    16 Dec 2022, 11:26 The adoption of net zero emissions targets by global technology giants like Apple, Google and Microsoft is turning into a serious problem for Taiwan鈥檚 massive chipmaking industry. Pressure to decarbonise the extremely power-hungry ...
  • 25 Oct 2019 |

    German government's sustainable finance advisors at odds over obligations for financial sector

    25 Oct 2019, 14:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 Germany's Sustainable Finance Advisory Council (SFC) is in disagreement about the extent to which financial actors should be obligated to align their business with sustainability goals. ...
  • Germany gives energy transition mild push with economic stimulus programme

    04 Jun 2020, 14:06 The German government coalition has decided to reboot Europe's largest economy with a 130 billion euros stimulus package that contains steps to further the country's landmark energy transition. Aside from comprehensive actions ...
  • 03 Jun 2021 |

    EU top court鈥檚 clean air ruling 鈥渟lap in the face鈥 for German govt

    03 Jun 2021, 12:13 Julian Wettengel Cars EU 麻豆无码版 A ruling by the EU鈥檚 top court that Germany failed to clean up the air in several cities for years is a 鈥渟lap in the face鈥 for the government, said NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH). The ...
  • 26 May 2016

    Germany largest EU renewables employer / Industry wants transport ETS

    26 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 IRENA 鈥淕ermany remains highest EU renewables employer鈥 Germany remains the highest EU renewables employer with about 355,000 jobs, despite a 4 percent decline in employment in the ...
  • 16 Jun 2015

    In the media: Germany weighs further support for e-cars

    16 Jun 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Reuters 鈥淢erkel says Germany weighing further support for electric cars鈥 Chancellor Angela Merkel said further public support is needed to achieve the government鈥檚 aim of bringing 1 million electric cars on to ...
  • 31 May 2021 |

    Six German cities still exceed EU NO2 air pollution limits ahead of EU court ruling

    31 May 2021, 13:39 Julian Wettengel Cars EU 麻豆无码版 Ahead of a European court ruling, the vast majority of German cities are within nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air quality limits, show final 2020 data published by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) ...
  • 13 Mar 2020 |

    Econ min confirms German climate package unlikely to achieve 2030 targets

    13 Mar 2020, 14:28 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Policy 麻豆无码版 The measures outlined in the German government's climate package last year will likely not be sufficient to meet the country's 2030 climate targets, a聽 study ...
  • 05 Mar 2020 |

    A third of Germans open to buying an e-car in next five years 鈥 survey

    05 Mar 2020, 14:39 Rachel Waldholz Cars 麻豆无码版 Over one third of German car owners (36 percent) say they could imagine buying an electric car in the next five years, but more than half say it鈥檚 not an option, in large part because of the cost. ...
  • Environmental budget discussion in parliament focussed on coal exit

    The plenary debate in the German Parliament about Germany鈥檚 2019 budget for environmental policy on 12 September centred on the country鈥檚 coal exit. Referring to the current situation in the embattled Hambach Forest, which energy company RWE wants to cut ...
  • G19 should have own text on climate and energy 鈥 Greenpeace head

    The US negotiating team is 鈥渨orking hard to water down鈥 climate texts for the upcoming G20 summit at the preceding negotiations,聽said International Executive Director at Greenpeace Jennifer Morgan at the Global Solidarity Summit in Hamburg. It is ...
  • 09 Mar 2020 |

    Utility chief warns that Germany faces potential blackouts as it exits coal

    09 Mar 2020, 13:29 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Rachel Waldholz Coal Electricity market ...
  • 11 Apr 2019 |

    2030 climate goals in agriculture can only be reached by reducing livestock 鈥 report

    11 Apr 2019, 12:59 Expert Climate-Alliance Germany Klima-Allianz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert Institute for Applied Ecology 脰ko-Institut Citizens' energy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Julian Wettengel Agriculture Climate-Alliance ...
  • 06 Mar 2020 |

    Banks say German sustainable finance report impractical, insist on EU rules

    06 Mar 2020, 14:06 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 Germany's banks say the country should push for EU-wide rules on sustainable finance, instead of creating its own "counterproductive" framework. In reaction to the first interim ...
  • 04 Feb 2021 |

    German carmakers double e-car and plug-in hybrid production in 2020

    04 Feb 2021, 09:57 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars 麻豆无码版 German carmakers doubled their global production of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles last year, according to car industry association VDA. "In 2020, more than ...
  • 08 Apr 2019 |

    German government to consider CO2 tax

    08 Apr 2019, 12:39 Expert Ottmar Edenhofer Co-Chair of Working Group III of the IPCC, Director of MCC, Deputy Director and Chief Economist of PIK Climate & CO2 Energiewende Technology Expert PIK- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...
  • 02 Mar 2020 |

    Germany's banks largely unprepared for climate risks 鈥 NGO

    02 Mar 2020, 14:01 Expert WWF Germany World Wide Fund For Nature Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels Benjamin Wehrmann Finance 麻豆无码版 Most banks in Germany lack proper preparation to cope with risks stemming from climate change and will have a hard ...
  • 24 Sep 2020 |

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

    24 Sep 2020, 12:47 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 EU Handelsblatt / Zeit Online / FAZ German media commentators have cautiously welcomed the announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping that his country aims for carbon neutrality by 2060. China鈥檚 ...
  • 03 Apr 2019 |

    German media welcome emissions reduction success, debate causes and solutions

    03 Apr 2019, 12:11 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Frankfurter Rundschau Germany鈥檚 largest emissions drop since the 2009 recession is a success, but it should not be overvalued considering the country鈥檚 ambitious ...
  • 24 Sep 2020 |

    Europe welcomes China鈥檚 pledge to carbon neutrality as part of joint climate drive

    24 Sep 2020, 09:24 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Julian ...
  • German economy minister Altmaier and EU Commissioner 艩ef膷ovi膷 call for European "Airbus for batteries"

    German economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier and Maro拧 艩ef膷ovi膷, vice President of the EU Commission and head of the "麻豆无码版 Union" project, say Europe has to develop joint battery production capacities to ensure the continent retains its ...
  • Jamaica parties caught in climate policy quarrel in countdown of exploratory talks

    Germany鈥檚 aspiring Jamaica coalition parties still disagree on a range of key policy fields one day before exploratory talks for a new government are scheduled to end, Gregor Waschinski writes for news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). 鈥淭here鈥檚 a ...
  • 17 Feb 2020 |

    New rules on wind turbine lighting intended to assuage critics in Germany

    17 Feb 2020, 14:09 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 The German Bundesrat, the council of state governments ...
  • 28 Jan 2019 |

    Climate change is a threat to peace and security 鈥 German foreign minister

    28 Jan 2019, 12:39 Kerstine Appunn Security 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 foreign minister Heiko Maas urged the United Nations at Friday鈥檚 open debate of the UN Security Council to take the link between climate and security into account in all conflict ...
  • 18 Mar 2019 |

    German env minister optimistic cabinet colleagues will subscribe to climate law plans

    18 Mar 2019, 14:02 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Government Tageszeitung / Frankfurter Rundschau Germany鈥檚 environment minister Svenja Schulze is confident that the ministries relevant to the country鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions record will eventually ...
  • 17 Nov 2015 |

    COP21 Interview: Paris must be starting point for carbon price talks

    17 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 ...
  • 14 Mar 2019 |

    Coal phase-out in Germany will be economic net gain, study finds

    14 Mar 2019, 13:40 Expert DIW- German Institute for Economic Research Deutsches Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Expert Ecologic Institute ...
  • 14 Feb 2020 |

    German coal exit too late, climate targets require completion by 2030 鈥 report

    14 Feb 2020, 13:22 S枚ren Amelang Coal Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Germany must exit coal much quicker than planned to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a report by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). "A coal ...
  • 13 Sep 2019 |

    German transport minister proposes billions for e-cars, railway and cleaner trucks

    13 Sep 2019, 13:24 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections ...
  • 12 Sep 2019 |

    Merkel: Cutting transport emissions will be 鈥渉erculean task鈥 for govt and industry

    12 Sep 2019, 14:08 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Cars 麻豆无码版 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said reaching the country's climate targets in the transport sector will be a great challenge for the car industry and the government. Reducing ...
  • 11 Feb 2020 |

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

    11 Feb 2020, 13:48 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport 麻豆无码版 The number of air passengers in Germany is set to decline in 2020, as carriers are projected to reduce the number of available seats by 1.8 percent in the first nine months of the year, the ...
  • Germany's ranking slides in World Economic Forum's 麻豆无码版 Transition Index

    13 May 2020, 13:21 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cost & Prices International 麻豆无码版 Germany's ranking in the World Economic Forum's聽 麻豆无码版 Transition Index 聽has slid to 20th聽this year from 17th聽last year. "It ...
  • 06 Mar 2019 |

    Missing climate targets in transport could cost Germany billions of euros 鈥 report

    06 Mar 2019, 11:26 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Transport 麻豆无码版 Missing its聽 2030 climate targets for the transport sector could cost Germany billions of euros,聽 according to a report by the NewClimate Institute ...
  • 11 Jan 2021 |

    Technology-neutral approach in car industry 'excuse for doing nothing' 鈥 Daimler union rep

    11 Jan 2021, 13:56 S枚ren Amelang Mobility Kontext The German car industry association's call for a technology-neutral approach in the shift to low-emission vehicles is an excuse for inaction, according to a union representative on Daimler's ...
  • 28 Apr 2021 |

    Germany to invest 40% of EU recovery funds in climate protection

    28 Apr 2021, 13:15 Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Expert FDP- Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Expert Green Party B眉ndnis 90/ Die ...
  • Compact power-to-liquid pilot facility demonstrates high degree of efficiency

    19 Aug 2019, 13:09 Expert KIT- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Karlsruher Institut f眉r Technologie Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Technology Julian Wettengel Storage Hydrogen Technology 麻豆无码版 Researchers in Germany have combined ...
  • Petition for speed limits, domestic flight bans in Germany set for Bundestag review

    26 Apr 2022, 12:34 Edgar Meza Fossil fuels Efficiency Security Tagesspiegel More than 58,000 people in Germany have signed a petition submitted to the German Bundestag demanding a national speed limit, car-free Sundays and a ban on domestic flights to ...
  • 15 Aug 2019 |

    Carmakers and E.ON showcase Germany's innovation failure- opinion

    15 Aug 2019, 12:09 S枚ren Amelang Business & Jobs Utilities Spiegel Online VW, BMW, Mercedes and utility E.ON are prime examples for German companies' innovation failure, which is partly to blame for the fact that the country is currently on the ...
  • EU set to agree climate neutrality 2050 in the end 鈥 German official

    19 Jun 2019, 16:33 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 European leaders will ultimately agree on the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 for the European Union 鈥 if not at the European Council in Brussels this week then at ...
  • 02 Dec 2022 |

    Regulation must enable markets for climate neutral products 鈥 German certifier T脺V

    02 Dec 2022, 11:59 Markets are usually good at establishing standards and compliance themselves to facilitate business, but climate neutral products and emission reductions appear to be an exception to this rule, says Georgios Agrafitiotis, auditor for ...
  • 03 May 2018 |

    Germany wants transparent global climate reporting to ensure trust

    03 May 2018, 00:00 Negotiators from 184 countries gather in the city of Bonn from 30 April to 10 May to work on the implementation of the landmark Paris Agreement, designed to limit global warming to under 2掳C. The German government is a longtime ...
  • 18 May 2020 |

    Merkel's coalition partner pushes for ambitious green hydrogen production

    18 May 2020, 14:16 Expert SPD- Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy S枚ren Amelang Gas Renewables Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Germany should aim to build up large capacities of hydrogen ...
  • 09 Jan 2020 |

    Volume of Germany's climate package climbs to 62 billion euros 鈥 MCC

    09 Jan 2020, 13:35 Expert Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change Climate & CO2 Policy International Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 climate package to reach 2030 targets ...
  • 31 Jan 2018 |

    Diesel has lost advantage in terms of climate protection - study

    Diesel engines no longer qualify as being more climate-friendly and are more expensive than other engine technologies like hybrid or petrol, meaning that their falling market share is no bad news for the climate, the International Council on Clean ...
  • EU commissioner calls on European leaders to embrace 2050 climate-neutrality goal

    12 Jun 2019, 13:33 Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 International Handelsblatt / Guardian A 鈥渃limate-neutral, prosperous and equitable鈥 European economy is possible by 2050, said EU commissioner for climate action and energy Miguel Arias Ca帽ete in an ...
  • Merkel prepares departure in shock move at key time for climate policy

    29 Oct 2018, 16:39 The elections in the German state of Hesse have set in motion a major shift in the country's political landscape. Germany's national government coalition parties took the second pounding at regional elections in a row, ...
  • 06 Jan 2020 |

    Rising demand will lead Germany towards renewable power gap- energy researchers

    06 Jan 2020, 14:14 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 Freja Eriksen Renewables ...
  • 08 Jun 2015

    In the media: Gabriel prepared to sacrifice coal levy

    08 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Der Spiegel 鈥淪igmar Gabriel prepared to sacrifice climate levy鈥 Economy and energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel is about to let go of his proposed climate levy for old coal-fired power stations, Der ...
  • 15 Jan 2016 |

    The 麻豆无码版 Yearbook 2014/2015

    15 Jan 2016, 00:00 We have compiled our 2014/2015 dossiers (long-reads) in a comprehensive PDF format, ready for you to download. The articles in the yearbook showcase the Energiewende鈥檚 shifts in policy and the challenges it faced in the past year. Sven ...
  • 16 Apr 2019 |

    Merkel opens Baltic鈥檚 largest offshore wind farm as industry warns against slow-down

    16 Apr 2019, 14:41 The opening of a new offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea gives Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel an opportunity to show her climate policy credentials and welcome the German-Norwegian project as a milestone for the energy ...
  • Conservative MPs propose makeover of German energy tax system based on higher CO2 price

    17 Mar 2021, 12:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics n-tv A group of 29 MPs of Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) has proposed a radical makeover of Germany's system of taxes, levies and surcharges on ...
  • 11 May 2020 |

    Members of Germany's ruling parties call for rapid increase in green hydrogen production

    11 May 2020, 13:44 Edgar Meza Gas Hydrogen Technology Handelsblatt/Energate Messenger German research minister Anja Karliczek, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU party, is pushing for a prompt government decision on a national ...
  • 06 Apr 2021 |

    EU environmental requirements for cars must be 鈥渇easible鈥 鈥 German transport minister

    06 Apr 2021, 12:08 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport Julian Wettengel Cars EU dpa German transport minister Andreas Scheuer has reiterated ...
  • Russia鈥檚 influence in EU nuclear power projects shown by Siemens 麻豆无码版 cooperation

    14 Apr 2022, 12:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security Tageszeitung (taz) Europe鈥檚 energy dependence on Russia is not limited to fossil fuels but also extends to nuclear power, and German company Siemens 麻豆无码版鈥檚 continued cooperation with Russia ...
  • CDU head鈥檚 call for climate consensus could be dead on arrival 鈥 opinion

    09 Jul 2019, 12:42 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Expert FDP- Free Democratic ...
  • 10 Jul 2019 |

    Grid operators propose at least ten offshore wind power hubs in North Sea

    10 Jul 2019, 12:53 Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Kennedy Nyavaya Grid Wind 麻豆无码版 Several European grid operators have proposed to build at least ten artificial 鈥渆nergy islands鈥 as wind power hubs in the North ...
  • Xi and Merkel vow close G20 cooperation, 鈥渘ew phase鈥 of bilateral partnership

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have vowed to work together closely at the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg to further shared goals and overcome diplomatic difficulties with third countries. During a visit in Berlin, Xi said ...
  • 24 Sep 2021 |

    German parties agree on urgent need for faster climate action in last debate before vote

    24 Sep 2021, 13:43 In a last TV debate three days before the German elections, the representatives of almost all major parties have agreed that more rapid and effective climate protection must be a priority for the next government. At the same time, the ...
  • 27 Apr 2020 |

    Germany鈥檚 top politicians, companies throw weight behind green stimulus

    27 Apr 2020, 14:17 Top politicians from Germany and more than 60 large companies have warned that the climate crisis must continue to be a top priority, even as the world economies grapple with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of this week鈥檚 ...
  • 19 Jun 2019 |

    Siemens to cut 2,700 jobs at gas and power unit, sells eAircraft business to Rolls-Royce

    19 Jun 2019, 11:58 Expert Siemens Business & Jobs Julian Wettengel Transport Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Siemens plans to cut 2,700 jobs at its gas and power business over the course of several years in addition to the 10,400 it is already ...
  • Germany and Austria say US sanction plans against Russia threaten Europe鈥檚 energy security

    A new draft US Senate bill that is meant to tighten economic sanctions on Russia could threaten Europe鈥檚 energy supply security, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern have said in a joint press release. 鈥淭he threat ...
  • 06 May 2021 |

    麻豆无码版 industry to shoulder bulk of additional German emissions reduction by 2030

    06 May 2021, 13:05 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' ...
  • 05 Aug 2020 |

    Germany's econ min admits climate policy mistakes, says decarbonisation must be made "irreversible"

    05 Aug 2020, 14:14 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 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 ...
  • 21 Oct 2021 |

    European CO2 price should be central to German climate policy 鈥 economists

    21 Oct 2021, 13:28 Expert ifo- Institute for Economic Research Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung (ifo) Climate & CO2 Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 EU 麻豆无码版 Germany should think ...
  • Slow progress in transport and efficiency endangers EU climate targets

    10 Apr 2019, 13:34 Kerstine Appunn Energiewende International 麻豆无码版 The European Commission has published its fourth report on the state of the 麻豆无码版 Union, the EU鈥檚 framework to overhaul its energy and climate policy to ensure a secure, ...
  • 06 Jun 2019 |

    Germany launches sustainable finance council to leverage climate action

    06 Jun 2019, 14:16 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Finance 麻豆无码版 The new advisory council on sustainable finance established by Germany鈥檚 government has held its first meeting to debate how the country鈥檚 financial sector can better ...
  • German reactions to the EU Commission鈥檚 energy summer package

    15 Jul 2015, 00:00 The European Commission has launched its proposals for an 麻豆无码版 Union, including reform of the emissions trading scheme, a redesign of the European power market, updated efficiency labelling and consumer empowerment. 麻豆无码版 has compiled ...
  • 02 Apr 2019 |

    Tesla鈥檚 Model 3 overtakes BMW and Daimler in e-car sales after launch in Europe

    02 Apr 2019, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars International 麻豆无码版 The new Model 3 by US e-car pioneer Tesla has overtaken German car industry heavyweights Daimler and BMW in European e-car sales in the first month after the model鈥檚 launch on the ...
  • 10 Feb 2020 |

    German government urges EU to not tighten vehicle emissions limits

    10 Feb 2020, 13:31 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars International Zeit Online / dpa / n-tv / 麻豆无码版 The car industry should remain exempt from plans by the European Commission to increase the European 2030 emissions reduction target, Germany's ...
  • 05 Mar 2021 |

    EU court's bird protection ruling deals blow to German wind power plans

    05 Mar 2021, 14:14 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Wind EU Handelsblatt In a blow to Germany's ambitious wind power ...
  • 03 Mar 2021 |

    EU state aid probe into German coal company compensations means 鈥渢ough negotiations鈥 鈥 researcher

    03 Mar 2021, 12:17 The European Commission has expressed doubts that Germany's planned compensation payments to operators of lignite-fired power plants in the context of the country's coal phase-out are in line with EU state aid rules, and ...
  • 27 Mar 2019 |

    Affordable natural gas essential to give up nuclear and coal 鈥 European Commission

    27 Mar 2019, 12:22 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Kerstine Appunn Gas International 麻豆无码版 The EU ...
  • 26 Feb 2021 |

    New EU car emissions rules could lead to major job losses 鈥 BMW works council head

    26 Feb 2021, 12:14 Expert BMW- Bayerische Motoren Werke Bavarian Motor Works Transport Cars Expert FDP- Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry ...
  • 23 Feb 2021 |

    EU Green Deal requires binding targets for e-car charging infrastructure 鈥 BMW CEO

    23 Feb 2021, 11:54 Expert BMW- Bayerische Motoren Werke Bavarian Motor Works Transport Cars Charlotte Nijhuis Cars EU Handelsblatt / Focus Online Europe needs to show more speed and commitment to the expansion of charging infrastructure for electric ...
  • 06 Oct 2021 |

    German government must agree on an ambitious EU climate policy-- NGOs

    06 Oct 2021, 12:16 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 EU 麻豆无码版 As political leaders debate the European Commission鈥檚 Fit for 55 package of proposals to reduce emissions by 2030, German NGOs are calling for both the incoming and current governments ...
  • Waiting for global solutions impedes climate action progress 鈥 opinion

    08 May 2019, 13:44 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices Handelsblatt Leading politicians from German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance call for European or international solutions for climate action, but this ...
  • 16 Feb 2021 |

    VW to raise vehicle prices based on CO2 emissions, exempting e-cars- media

    16 Feb 2021, 14:23 Charlotte Nijhuis Cars EU Handelsblatt Volkswagen will raise the prices of its cars on the basis of the models鈥 CO2 emissions, Stefan Menzel writes in business daily Handelsblatt. The Wolfsburg-based car company increases its prices ...
  • Germany's "Man-to-the-Moon"-project: Quotes from Energiewende conference

    27 Mar 2015, 00:00 UPDATE-- Over 900 ministers, officials, business people, energy experts and journalists from around 60 countries take part in the first Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue, a two-day confernce hosted by the German Foreign Ministry, the ...
  • German government must urgently tackle energy policy issues 鈥 industry association

    The energy transition offers plenty of opportunities for German businesses, but the current government coalition has done little to solve key issues for the industry, writes the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) in its 2018 ...
  • 10 Dec 2018 |

    COP24 blog- Germany drops in climate performance

    10 Dec 2018, 09:03 Germany is under scrutiny at the UN climate summit COP24 in Poland: the country will fail its 2020 climate target and only the next year will show if a push to phase-out coal-fired power production will result in an end date for the CO2 ...
  • 10 Oct 2019 |

    Germany to make it more attractive for ships to turn off engines in ports and use power grid instead

    10 Oct 2019, 13:43 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 Transport Clean ...
  • Extending nuclear plants鈥 runtime not advisable, German govt concludes

    08 Mar 2022, 13:35 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 BMWK- Federal Ministry for Economic ...
  • 16 Feb 2018 |

    "Germany is a 'living lab' for the energy transition"

    16 Feb 2018, 00:00 A group of energy transition researchers will present their findings on the transformation of the German energy system at the world鈥檚 largest general scientific conference organised by the American Association for the Advancement of ...
  • 14 Feb 2019 |

    Nord Stream 2 鈥渘ot close to my heart鈥 but cannot simply be reversed 鈥 CDU leader

    14 Feb 2019, 13:58 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Internationale Politik A u-turn on the controversial Russian-German natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 鈥 currently under construction in the Baltic Sea 鈥 is unlikely, Christian ...
  • 21 Jun 2018

    First 100 days- German government in disarray neglects energy policy

    21 Jun 2018, 16:13 An internal brawl in the German government's conservative camp over immigration has a paralysing effect on the country's energy and climate policymaking. After 100 days in office, the government coalition officially has to ...
  • 29 Jun 2020 |

    Renewables cover over half of German electricity use- preliminary data

    29 Jun 2020, 12:53 Renewables covered more than half of Germany鈥檚 power consumption in the first six months of 2020, according to a first estimate聽 by think tank Agora Energiewende*. As coal use dropped and demand was low due to the coronavirus crisis and ...
  • 05 Feb 2021 |

    Digital & decentralised energy system both opportunity and risk for supply security- Researchers

    05 Feb 2021, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Digitalisation Security Digitalisation offers an opportunity to make power grids more resilient during transition to renewable power sources but may also make the energy system more vulnerable, 聽researchers of the tech ...
  • 19 Nov 2015 |

    COP21 Interview: Paris must send signal for global fossil fuel exit

    19 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 ...
  • 02 Feb 2021 |

    EU's tighter climate target likely to reopen debate over Germany's share 鈥 econ min state sec

    02 Feb 2021, 13:44 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 Renewables EU Clean ...
  • New negotiations on EU effort sharing needed to raise 2030 climate target 鈥 Merkel

    13 May 2020, 13:36 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 German chancellor Angela Merkel has said EU member states will have to re-negotiate their contributions to greenhouse gas emission ...
  • 16 Sep 2021 |

    EU climate policy not featuring enough in Germany鈥檚 election campaign 鈥 NGOs

    16 Sep 2021, 13:16 Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 EU 麻豆无码版 / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung While climate policy is one of the top issues in the September federal election campaign, climate and energy policy on a European level hardly features at all, ...
  • 02 Nov 2015 |

    COP21 Interview: Emissions trading is the key to climate protection

    02 Nov 2015, 00:00 The final negotiations for a global climate treaty in Paris are just weeks away. What is the German perspective on an international climate agreement and what has the energy transition (Energiewende) got to do with it? The Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • German govt welcomes new EU renewables & efficiency targets but struggles with 2035 car ban

    28 Jun 2022, 13:18 Kerstine Appunn Renewables Cars Efficiency EU 麻豆无码版 European energy ministers have agreed on reaching a share of 40 percent renewables in the EU鈥檚 energy mix by 2030, thus increasing the previous 32-percent target and ...
  • 25 Jan 2021 |

    German environment minister in favour of Nord Stream 2 completion

    25 Jan 2021, 12:36 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 CDU- Christian Democratic Union ...
  • 27 Mar 2019 |
    Gas

    Cabinet drafts regulation to reduce costs for LNG terminal operators

    27 Mar 2019, 12:19 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 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 21 Jan 2021 |

    Merkel sticks with Nord Stream 2 despite mounting opposition in Germany and EU

    21 Jan 2021, 14:09 Julian Wettengel Gas Security 麻豆无码版 / Reuters German chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed her support for the contentious Russian-German pipeline Nord Stream 2, even as pressure from those opposing project increases by ...
  • 20 Jan 2021 |

    German government 鈥渘otes with regret鈥 U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2

    20 Jan 2021, 10:10 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 Julian Wettengel Gas Security ...
  • Renewables surge pushes coal power exports to record high- think tank

    07 Jan 2016, 00:00 Record renewables growth in 2015 meant Germany exported more coal-generated electricity than ever before, hampering the country's efforts to protect the climate, according to energy policy think tank Agora Energiewende. The data ...
  • 18 Feb 2022 |

    Germany must push for EU CO2 price in transport and buildings 鈥 govt advisors

    18 Feb 2022, 12:01 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 The German government should intensify its efforts for introducing a new EU carbon emissions trading system for the transport and buildings sectors, a group of climate science ...
  • 12 Mar 2019 |

    VW accelerates electric push; green NGOs call plan 鈥済ame changer for industry鈥

    12 Mar 2019, 13:51 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars S枚ren Amelang Cars Business & Jobs Volkswagen is accelerating its rollout of zero-emission cars by launching almost 70 new electric models by 2028- but warned the aggressive push will force it to ...
  • Clear steps must underpin EU renewables goal- German energy minister

    13 Jun 2018, 00:00 Increasing the EU's renewable energy target without a clear idea on how to achieve it would undermine political credibility, according to German energy minister Peter Altmaier. Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 International ...
  • 28 Aug 2019 |

    CORRECTION- Carmaker Daimler to enlist wind farms set to lose Germany's renewable support

    28 Aug 2019, 13:48 Corrects headline:Daimler will enlist several wind farms, not thousands of wind turbines, as previously stated. Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Cars S眉ddeutsche Zeitung German carmaker Daimler is signing agreements with wind farm operators ...
  • 07 Mar 2019 |

    Aviation emissions under scrutiny at Germany鈥檚 largest tourism fair ITB

    07 Mar 2019, 13:34 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Freight dpa / airliners.de The emissions caused by the growing volume of global air travel are a problem that needs to be addressed more vigorously to minimise the effect of international tourism on ...
  • Feed-in tariffs for British nuclear power rile German politicians and renewables industry

    09 Oct 2014, 00:00 Resistance to Germany鈥檚 subsidies for the renewables industry have left politicians questioning why financing for the UK鈥檚 Hinkley Point nuclear power station has been granted EU approval. Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation ...
  • 08 Jan 2021 |

    German regional govt attempt to circumvent Nord Stream 2 sanctions futile 鈥 analyst

    08 Jan 2021, 12:39 Julian Wettengel Gas Security Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 The plan to circumvent US sanctions on companies involved in completing the Russian-German natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 by creating a 鈥渃limate鈥 foundation ...
  • CO2 pricing 'not a cure-all' says German industry association BDI

    20 Aug 2019, 14:01 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Freja Eriksen Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt Influential German ...
  • 16 Jun 2022 |

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

    16 Jun 2022, 13:20 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Industry EU 麻豆无码版 Despite high CO2 prices, emissions from coal-fired power stations in Germany have nearly reached pre-pandemic levels, according to a report published by the German Emissions ...
  • 14 Apr 2023 |

    Q&A: Why is Germany phasing out nuclear power- and why now?

    14 Apr 2023, 10:18 Nuclear power production in Germany comes to an end on 15 April 2023, marking a milestone in the long and controversial process of the technology's phase-out in the country. Europe鈥檚 energy crisis, fuelled by the fallout of Russia ...
  • 06 Jan 2021 |

    German regional govt aims to shield Nord Stream 2 against U.S. sanctions

    06 Jan 2021, 18:13 A German state government attempts to circumvent looming U.S. sanctions on the contentious natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 with the help of a 鈥渃limate鈥 foundation. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the pipeline will land, ...
  • 25 May 2020 |

    Experts criticise proposed German coal exit law for deviating from commission compromise

    25 May 2020, 14:58 Experts have criticised the German government's draft coal exit law for deviating from the compromise found by the coal commission in early 2019. At a parliamentary committee hearing, representatives from industry, research ...
  • 27 Jul 2018 |

    Germany buys temporary stake in grid operator 50Hertz to fend off Chinese

    The German government will acquire a temporary 20 percent stake in power transmission grid operator (TSO) 50Hertz from Belgian Elia 鈥渙n national security grounds鈥, the economy ministry (BMWi) said in a press release. The ministry said the decision was ...
  • 10 Feb 2022 |

    German economy minister calls France's focus on nuclear "outdated"

    10 Feb 2022, 13:57 S枚ren Amelang Nuclear phase-out EU Der Tagesspiegel Germany's economy and climate minister Robert Habeck has denounced France's focus on nuclear power as "outdated." The neighbouring country was pursuing a " ...
  • 28 Jun 2019 |

    Little progress at Bonn climate change conference

    28 Jun 2019, 12:38 Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Non-profit organisation for policy transformation Climate & CO2 Finance Policy Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 COP24 tageszeitung (taz) / Clean ...
  • Merkel receives broad backing at home for criticising US stance on climate

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 criticism of the current US administration鈥檚 stance on the Paris Climate Agreement, as well as her call for greater European assertiveness, have met with broad support from German politicians and business representatives, ...
  • Must accelerate climate action over coming years 鈥 Germany鈥檚 Merkel

    28 Aug 2020, 13:21 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Germany has made decisive steps in regards to the climate challenge in past years, but efforts have to increase, Chancellor Angela Merkel told journalists ...
  • 04 Feb 2022 |

    More cooperation on renewables and green hydrogen benefits Europe and Africa 鈥 EIB president

    04 Feb 2022, 12:29 Julian Wettengel Renewables Hydrogen EU Tagesspiegel Background Europe and Africa should intensify their cooperation on renewables like wind and solar as well as green hydrogen production, which would have benefits for both sides, ...
  • 05 Feb 2019 |

    Altmaier wants to boost battery cells, autonomous driving as part of industry policy

    05 Feb 2019, 13:40 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 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 31 Jan 2019 |

    Climate activists in coal commission say proposed exit path violates Paris targets

    31 Jan 2019, 14:15 Expert BUND- Friends of the Earth Germany Bund f眉r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert Greenpeace Germany Greenpeace Deutschland Climate & CO2 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 07 Nov 2019 |

    German lithium importer calls on government to help in row with Bolivia

    07 Nov 2019, 14:09 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 Cars International ...
  • Europe vies with China for clean hydrogen superpower status

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

    EU taxonomy could deliver breakthrough in sustainable finance 鈥 researchers

    16 Dec 2020, 15:16 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 Benjamin Wehrmann Finance EU Clean ...
  • 15 Dec 2020 |

    New EU climate target means Germany has to boost renewables expansion- economy minister

    15 Dec 2020, 14:12 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 BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic ...
  • 15 Dec 2020 |

    EU countries need to coordinate renewables support to avoid investor hopping- study

    15 Dec 2020, 13:59 Expert IASS- Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Think tank on sustainable development Climate & CO2 Policy Edgar Meza Renewables EU EU member states need to coordinate their domestic energy reforms in order to better ...
  • German politicians welcome govt advisors鈥 call for CO鈧 price

    15 Jul 2019, 13:14 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices ZDF / 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background German politicians have largely welcomed the German Council of Economic Experts鈥 opinion on CO鈧 pricing presented last week. The ...
  • Battery gigafactories will rapidly make e-cars even greener 鈥 battery expert

    03 May 2021, 10:50 The batteries used in electric cars will quickly become more sustainable, and many concerns about their CO2 footprint are overblown, says Hans Eric Melin, founder and managing director of London-based consultancy聽 Circular 麻豆无码版 ...
  • German parties must come together to find 鈥渃limate consensus鈥 鈥 CDU party leader

    08 Jul 2019, 13:30 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Expert FDP- Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Expert Green Party B眉ndnis 90/ Die ...
  • 25 Jun 2020 |

    German EU Council presidency programme 鈥渕uch too vague鈥 on climate 鈥 Germanwatch

    25 Jun 2020, 13:24 Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen EU 麻豆无码版 The German government cabinet has approved the programme for its EU Council presidency one week before the start of its six-month tenure next week (1 ...
  • 28 Aug 2015

    In the media: Report sees good outlook for energy transition

    28 Aug 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 WirtschaftsWoche Report paints favourable outlook for Energiewende After the business-owned Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) recently warned that the transition to renewable power ...
  • 05 Jul 2019 |

    鈥淒eceptive security鈥 of German electricity supply 鈥 commentary

    05 Jul 2019, 14:12 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 Grid Handelsblatt Germany ...
  • 21 Jan 2022 |

    Planned EU transport and buildings emissions trading needs socially just framework 鈥 NGO alliance

    21 Jan 2022, 12:19 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 The planned EU emissions trading system for transport and buildings (ETS 2) must be designed in a way that guarantees a socially acceptable burden-sharing, an analysis ...
  • 21 Apr 2021 |

    High stakes for Europe鈥檚 largest industrial nation 鈥 German reactions to EU climate law deal

    21 Apr 2021, 16:38 German politicians have welcomed the deal concluded by EU lawmakers on a climate law that enshrines the goal of climate-neutrality 2050 and a more ambitious 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target. However, conservatives and industry ...
  • 18 Jan 2022 |

    EU taxonomy plans could lead to waste of precious green hydrogen 鈥 German industry

    18 Jan 2022, 12:37 Jessica Bateman Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen EU Tagesspiegel Background German industry association BDI has criticised the EU鈥檚 natural gas taxonomy plans due to conditions regarding the share of climate-friendly gases in newly built ...
  • 30 Nov 2020 |

    Certification company suspends Nord Stream 2 work after US sanction threats

    30 Nov 2020, 15:22 Charlotte Nijhuis Gas Security Focus Online / Reuters The completion of the controversial natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 between Russia and Germany is facing ever more hurdles. After the United States government threatened to impose ...
  • 24 May 2022 |

    EU plans to sell more permits could 鈥渄estroy鈥 vital CO2 trade, RWE and green think tank warn

    24 May 2022, 13:43 S枚ren Amelang Carbon market EU Handelsblatt The European Commission鈥檚 plans to use the sale of CO2 permits as a source of additional income is a risk to the EU鈥檚 entire climate architecture and emission reduction targets, utility RWE ...
  • Merkel鈥檚 grand coalition in review: The climate and energy record

    08 Sep 2017, 00:00 As the current legislative period draws to a close, The 麻豆无码版 asked key stakeholders to review the last four years of German energy and climate policy 鈥 and tell us what they would like to see from the next government. ...
  • 27 Nov 2020 |

    Merkel warns against EU car emissions regulation, says combustion engines still indispensable

    27 Nov 2020, 14:22 Charlotte Nijhuis Cars EU Handelsblatt / WirtschaftsWoche German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned against excessively strict exhaust regulations for the European car industry, Handelsblatt writes. Europe shouldn鈥檛 say it won鈥檛 ban the ...
  • 21 Jul 2015

    In the media: German operations cost Vattenfall dearly

    21 Jul 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Vattenfall Impairment losses and higher provisions for German operations Impairment losses and higher provisions for its German activities, as well as low electricity prices, widened losses at Swedish utility ...
  • 26 Jul 2021 |

    EU Fit for 55 climate and energy package must be implemented quickly 鈥 German state sec

    26 Jul 2021, 12:29 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 EU Tagesspiegel The European Union has set itself 鈥渁 damn ambitious鈥 greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030 and must therefore quickly negotiate and implement the relevant legislation, said German ...
  • 25 Nov 2020 |

    European Commission greenlights German hard coal exit tenders until 2026

    25 Nov 2020, 15:04 Germany's phase-out plan for hard coal plants can largely be carried out as planned by inviting operators to submit compensation claims in tender procedures, the European Commission has decided. The German government welcomed the ...
  • 13 Jan 2022 |

    German authority rejects EU nuclear plans as Commission leader defends taxonomy proposal

    13 Jan 2022, 14:32 Expert BASE- Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management Bundesamt f眉r die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung Nuclear phase-out Edgar Meza Nuclear phase-out EU Handelsblatt / dpa / Die Zeit Germany鈥檚 Federal Office for ...
  • 24 Nov 2020 |

    German gas producer Wintershall Dea not giving up on Nord Stream 2

    24 Nov 2020, 13:35 Edgar Meza Gas Security Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Kassel-based gas producer Wintershall Dea says it has not felt any great pressure from the US government due to its involvement in the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline project, ...
  • 24 Nov 2020 |

    EU conference launches bid to gain ground in battery cell production

    24 Nov 2020, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Storage EU 麻豆无码版 A conference on battery cell production in Europe launched under the aegis of Germany's EU Council Presidency aims to get European battery production off the ground. "We want ...
  • 12 Jan 2022 |

    German EU lawmaker proposes temporary 鈥渙pt out鈥 for CO2 price in private transport and buildings

    12 Jan 2022, 13:35 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices EU S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Member countries of the EU should have the option to temporarily opt out of the planned emissions trade for transport and buildings when it comes ...
  • 12 Feb 2020 |

    'Tomorrow's oil': Germany seeks hydrogen export deal with West African states

    12 Feb 2020, 13:19 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen International Reuters / Handelsblatt Germany plans to set up a production and import chain for renewable hydrogen in a joint project with Western African countries, news agency Reuters聽 reports. " ...
  • 20 Jun 2017 |

    NGOs urge Merkel to push G20 on climate despite US opt-out

    20 Jun 2017, 00:00 NGOs from all over the world have called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to fight for a strong stance on climate at the G20 summit in little more than two weeks. Merkel said the US decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement 鈥渂roke ...
  • 03 Jun 2019 |

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

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

    Study says Germany can achieve 2050 climate neutrality without nuclear and CCS

    05 Nov 2019, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Achieving a 100-percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is possible for Germany without relying on controversial technology like nuclear power and carbon capture and ...
  • 15 Jul 2021 |

    Fit for 55 package 鈥渘othing less than a revolution;鈥 鈥渟aturated with scepticism towards market-based approaches鈥 鈥 media reactions

    15 Jul 2021, 14:02 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 EU taz / FAZ / Volksstimme The European Commission鈥檚 legislative proposals to reach the new 2030 climate target have elicited mixed reactions from German media. The farewell to the conventional ...
  • 13 Jul 2021 |

    EU鈥檚 Fit for 55 climate & energy package could mean renewed German climate law reform 鈥 ifo

    13 Jul 2021, 12:11 As German stakeholders eagerly await the European Commission鈥檚 proposals on overhauling the EU鈥檚 energy and climate policy, the Institute for Economic Research (ifo) has said new EU laws could mean that the country has to once again ...
  • 15 Dec 2015 |

    Paris deal fuels German coal exit debate, stirs industry concerns

    15 Dec 2015, 00:00 The widely celebrated Paris Agreement has intensified the debate about how Germany can achieve its endangered climate targets. Most commentators and climate activists argued the results of the climate summit vindicated demands that ...
  • 06 Nov 2020 |

    Smaller energy companies vow resistance against E.ON-RWE deal at EU level

    06 Nov 2020, 14:14 Benjamin Wehrmann Utilities EU 麻豆无码版 An alliance of smaller energy companies in Germany is organising opposition to the asset-swap deal of industry heavyweights RWE and E.ON, arguing it would turn "competitors into ...
  • Renewables squeeze wholesale power prices and boost electricity exports

    06 May 2015, 00:00 The growing share of renewables forced German wholesale electricity prices down to among the lowest in Europe last year, according to a study by grid operator TenneT. And government figures indicate that consumers are benefitting too, ...
  • 'We can accomplish this'- Fridays for Future pin hopes on EU elections

    22 May 2019, 16:37 Ahead of the European Elections from the 23rd 鈥 26th of May, organisers of the German Fridays for Futures see the election as a last chance to put climate at the top of the European Parliament鈥檚 agenda. 鈥淭his election will have a ...
  • 22 Apr 2015

    In the media: Pressure on energy minister from all sides in coal levy debate

    22 Apr 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online Resistance among Christian Democrats against power market law Four senior members of Angela Merkel鈥檚 ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) have send a letter to all members of the CDU-CSU ...
  • German solar array auction 鈥渨ell-received鈥, bids 9-10 cents per kWh

    23 Apr 2015, 00:00 Bids for solar panel auctions were well-received, Germany is not exiting coal, and the country should consider its European electricity trading partners when designing the new power market, a key member of the economics ministry said at ...
  • 08 May 2019 |

    European Commission President candidates clash over CO鈧 tax

    08 May 2019, 13:35 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 / ARD Germany's Manfred Weber and the Netherlands' Frans Timmermans 鈥 the two most likely candidates succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission President 鈥 ...
  • 14 Apr 2015

    In the media: Energiewende can draw business to Germany

    14 Apr 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE) 鈥淕ermany as a business location: Energiewende beats Industry 4.0鈥 A majority of companies in the electrical industry is ...
  • German industry welcomes EU offshore wind plans, but environmental concerns remain

    20 Nov 2020, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Wind International 麻豆无码版 The plans by the European Commission to significantly ramp up renewable energy generation at sea have been mostly welcomed by German policymakers ...
  • 21 Dec 2021 |

    German grid operators and utilities prepare for spread of Omicron variant

    21 Dec 2021, 13:27 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Grid Utilities ...
  • Economic institutes criticise German government鈥檚 climate package

    02 Oct 2019, 13:53 Expert DIW- German Institute for Economic Research Deutsches Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Expert IfW- Kiel Institute for the ...
  • 17 Sep 2020 |

    Germany's right-wing AfD calls for end to all climate action efforts

    17 Sep 2020, 13:16 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The right-wing nationalist AfD party has called for an end to all major climate action efforts Germany has committed itself to and wants to聽 abandon ...
  • 15 Oct 2020 |

    German industry welcomes EU buildings renovation wave but houseowners lament high costs

    15 Oct 2020, 13:42 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband ...
  • 17 Apr 2019 |

    German transport minister considers cutting VAT on train tickets

    17 Apr 2019, 13:35 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Bild Zeitung German transport minister Andreas Scheuer ...
  • 13 Oct 2020 |

    Polish coal mine could pollute German water supply- Greenpeace

    13 Oct 2020, 13:58 Expert Greenpeace Germany Greenpeace Deutschland Climate & CO2 Coal EU 麻豆无码版 The Polish state-owned PGE energy company鈥檚 plans to expand the聽Tur贸w聽opencast mine threaten to pollute German water supplies, the advocacy ...
  • 18 Jun 2021 |

    German ETS emissions down 33 percent since 2013, partly due to pandemic

    18 Jun 2021, 12:57 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 EU 麻豆无码版 The industrial lull caused by the pandemic largely contributed to a 12 percent decrease in CO鈧 emissions from power and industry units in Germany last year, according to a new report ...
  • 16 Sep 2019 |

    Germany needs major change in climate strategy 鈥 media comments

    16 Sep 2019, 14:03 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Rheinische Post / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The ideas the German government's climate cabinet members and government parties have put on the table so far "will hardly be ...
  • 27 Jan 2015

    In the media: Problems nag at Germany's biggest offshore windpark

    27 Jan 2015, 00:00 Die Welt 鈥淪tandstill; Little movement in Germany鈥檚 largest offshore wind park鈥 Germany's largest offshore windpark, the 3-billion-euro 鈥淏ard Offshore 1鈥 in the North Sea, remains beset with problems, costing as much as 2 million ...
  • 22 Jan 2015

    In the media: RWE power plants for sale

    22 Jan 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Wirtschaftswoche 鈥淩WE: shut down or sale?鈥 RWE 鈥檚 deputy chairman of the executive board Rolf Martin Schmitz said that power stations hit by falling electricity prices could no longer turn a profit ...
  • 06 Dec 2021 |

    New German govt faces tough challenge in French nuclear power push for the EU 鈥 media

    06 Dec 2021, 14:06 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out EU Der Spiegel The plans of French President Emmanuel Macron to make nuclear power a pillar of the EU鈥檚 decarbonisation strategy pose a 鈥減olitical nightmare鈥 for the next German government, Michael ...
  • 25 Sep 2020 |

    German econ min warns Nord Stream 2 stop could damage trust in large-scale projects

    25 Sep 2020, 13:43 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 Julian Wettengel Gas Security ...
  • 06 Mar 2020 |
    Gas

    EU should pressure US over gas production鈥檚 climate impact 鈥 former US energy official

    06 Mar 2020, 17:00 High methane emissions could unseat natural gas as the lowest-carbon fossil fuel, and the 聽EU needs to exert pressure on the US to get a grip on the issue, says Samantha Gross, fellow in the Cross-Brookings Initiative on 麻豆无码版 and ...
  • BETD22: Supporting energy transition in developing nations more urgent amid war

    30 Mar 2022, 15:54 Renewable energy sources are the answer to both the climate crisis and the energy crisis exacerbated by Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine, said ministers at the Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue. Experts, politicians, business leaders and ...
  • 22 Mar 2019 |

    EU omits reference to climate neutrality by 2050, as media reports German resistance

    22 Mar 2019, 16:00 European leaders did not call for climate neutrality by 2050 at today鈥檚 summit in Brussels, despite several countries including France suggesting it to be included. Germany is among a group of countries rejecting a tougher wording on ...
  • 16 Sep 2020 |

    Germans don't believe EU will manage to become climate-neutral by 2050- survey

    16 Sep 2020, 12:58 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Society EU Der Spiegel A large majority of Germans harbours little hope that the EU can reach its target of becoming the globe's first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Only 17 percent of ...
  • 11 Dec 2014

    In the media: Global perceptions of the Energiewende, CO2 from cars and report on fossil fuel dependency

    11 Dec 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Study: Renewable Energies Agency (AEE) 鈥淗ow the world sees the Energiewende鈥 Germany鈥檚 Energiewende 鈥 the shift from conventional and nuclear energy to a renewable power supply 鈥 is the focus of ...
  • 09 Sep 2020 |

    German env min backs tighter EU climate target as industry reiterates warnings

    09 Sep 2020, 14:35 Benjamin Wehrmann Julian Wettengel Industry EU 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt / EurActiv The expected call by the EU Commission for an increased 2030 emissions reduction target has been welcomed by German environment minister Svenja ...
  • 08 Sep 2020 |

    Europe must continue to set pace for clean maritime transport- German transport min

    08 Sep 2020, 13:58 Expert BMVI- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur Transport Benjamin Wehrmann Transport EU 麻豆无码版 The European Union has to " ...
  • 08 Sep 2020 |

    Germany's econ min sceptical about Nord Stream 2 sanctions in reaction to Navalny poisoning

    08 Sep 2020, 13:53 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 Gas Security ARD / ...
  • 17 Feb 2017 |

    New economy minister Zypries assures renewables industry of progressive Energiewende legislation

    Brigitte Zypries, Germany鈥檚 new economy minister, has assured the country鈥檚 renewables industry of pursuing a progressive policy approach to advance the energy transition. At a conference by the German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation (BEE) she pledged to ...
  • 30 Nov 2016 |

    German reactions to the EU energy package

    30 Nov 2016, 00:00 鈥淧utting energy efficiency first, achieving global leadership in renewable energies and providing a fair deal for consumers鈥 are the objectives of the EU Commission鈥檚 energy package. The paper presented on Wednesday, also dubbed 鈥渨inter ...
  • 01 Nov 2021 |

    COP26 can put 鈥渕oral pressure鈥 on govts to reduce emissions 鈥 climate scientist

    01 Nov 2021, 08:26 The 26th UN climate change conference in Glasgow is a necessary instrument to put 鈥渕oral pressure鈥 on world governments to commit to more climate action, Stefan Rahmstorf, scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...
  • 07 Sep 2020 |

    France plans hydrogen alliance with Germany

    07 Sep 2020, 14:21 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen EU dpa / finanzen.net The French government is planning to cooperate with Germany in the development of hydrogen technologies,聽 reports 聽newsagency dpa in article carried by finanzen.net. French economy minister ...
  • 07 Sep 2020 |

    Merkel does not rule out impact of Navalny poisoning on Nord Stream 2

    07 Sep 2020, 13:55 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 Expert Left Party Die Linke Renewable ...
  • 03 Sep 2020 |

    German politicians call to halt Nord Stream 2 following Navalny poisoning

    03 Sep 2020, 13:49 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 Benjamin Wehrmann Julian Wettengel ...
  • 29 May 2019 |

    NGOs criticise EU member states for receiving energy transition funds without plan to exit coal

    29 May 2019, 15:11 Julian Wettengel Coal International 麻豆无码版 [Update adds reaction by non-profit environmental law organisation ClientEarth.] Environmental NGOs Climate Action Network Europe (CAN) and Sandbag criticised some EU member states ...
  • 27 Aug 2020 |

    Ukraine and Germany ink energy partnership to 'modernise' Ukraine's energy sector

    27 Aug 2020, 11:49 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 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 28 Jun 2022 |

    Scholz "still has a big gap to fill" to advance climate action- reactions to result of Germany's G7 summit

    28 Jun 2022, 15:11 Civil society groups and others have largely reacted with criticism of the German presidency's role in furthering climate action within the G7 group of influential economies. With the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion ...
  • 05 Dec 2019 |

    Industry warns new SPD leaders against tightening Germany's climate package

    05 Dec 2019, 13:08 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Expert SPD- Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 ...
  • 06 Dec 2019 |

    Germany needs drastic rise in fuel prices to meet climate targets, environment agency paper says

    06 Dec 2019, 15:06 Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Cost & Prices S眉ddeutsche Zeitung A position paper by Germany's environment agency UBA calls for a drastic ...
  • 25 Mar 2022 |

    Germany can do without Russian gas by 2024, oil and coal by end-2022 鈥 econ min

    25 Mar 2022, 15:02 Germany is making considerable progress in weaning itself off fossil fuel imports from Russia and could become virtually independent of the country鈥檚 coal and oil by the end of this year, said economy and climate minister Robert Habeck ...
  • 08 Jul 2022 |

    Nuclear energy 鈥渘ot green鈥, gas needed for transition, says Germany鈥檚 Scholz

    08 Jul 2022, 12:16 Julian Wettengel Gas Nuclear phase-out EU ZDF / 麻豆无码版 Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticised the decision to include nuclear energy in the EU taxonomy for sustainable investments, but emphasised that Germany would need ...
  • 15 Apr 2021 |

    New EU goal means Germany might have to cut emissions by 62-68% by 2030 鈥 climate council

    15 Apr 2021, 15:15 The European Union鈥檚 decision to increase its greenhouse gas reduction target to at least 55 percent by 2030 could mean that Germany has to decrease emissions by much more than its current target. Much depends on the concrete proposal ...
  • 23 Mar 2022 |

    Germany warns sudden halt of Russian energy imports would plunge Europe into recession

    23 Mar 2022, 15:41 A sudden stop of energy imports from Russia would threaten "hundreds of thousands of jobs" and push Europe's economy into recession, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned. He said Germany will end its energy dependence as ...
  • 15 Dec 2015

    A 'climate of disillusion' / Europe's power prices compared

    15 Dec 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淐limate of disillusion鈥 German environment minister Barbara Hendricks did not manage to carry the enthusiasm from the Paris Summit to Berlin, writes Cerstin Gammelin in ...
  • 21 Dec 2015 |

    German CO2 emissions rise in 2015 despite renewables surge

    21 Dec 2015, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 CO2 emissions have inched up in 2015 despite a rapidly increasing share of renewables in electricity production, according to first calculations by energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen. The main cause for the year ...
  • EU should not rush carbon border tax 鈥 German official

    11 Feb 2020, 14:18 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 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 German ...
  • 'Potential to implement Paris Agreement'- German reactions to climate aspects of EU deal

    22 Jul 2020, 13:48 After four days of negotiations, the EU member states have agreed on an unprecedented funding package to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and secure the bloc's budget until 2027. The 27 governments greenlighted a ...
  • 12 Aug 2020 |

    Nord Stream 2 pipeline could be delayed or fail, Uniper risk report says

    12 Aug 2020, 13:55 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Gas Security Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Utility Uniper says there could be further delays to the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, or possibly even a failure ...
  • 15 Jul 2015

    In the media: Job cuts in brown coal and exemptions for industry

    15 Jul 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淎 fight for survival鈥 Due to recent government decisions to mothball some lignite plants, utility RWE will cut 900 to 1000 jobs in the western German lignite industry, which ...
  • 07 Aug 2020 |

    Outrage in Germany as US senators threaten "crushing" sanctions on port over Nord Stream 2

    07 Aug 2020, 14:42 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Security Die Welt / WirtschaftsWoche / Tagesspiegel Three Republican senators have threatened the US will impose "crushing legal and economic sanctions" on the port of Sassnitz on the German Baltic Sea ...
  • Industry fears halving of its gas supply, major loss in output if Russia stops deliveries to Germany

    28 Jun 2022, 13:23 Kerstine Appunn Gas Business & Jobs Security 麻豆无码版 A sudden stop of Russian gas supplies as of July 2022 would lead to a loss of economic output of more than 12 percent, affecting up 5.6 million jobs in the country, a ...
  • 30 Jul 2020 |

    Nord Stream 2 companies seek political help against US sanctions threat

    30 Jul 2020, 13:34 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Gas Security Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / 麻豆无码版 The companies involved in the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, which connects Germany with Russia via the ...
  • 11 Mar 2022 |

    Q&A: How can Germany and the EU weather a fossil fuel embargo on Russia?

    11 Mar 2022, 13:03 As president Vladimir Putin continues to wage war in Ukraine and the U.S. is preparing to ban all oil imports from Russia, calls are getting louder for Germany and Europe to follow Washington鈥檚 lead. European countries are paying ...
  • Germany must transform power system 'at Tesla speed' but tread carefully regarding Russian imports- econ min

    09 Mar 2022, 13:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Fossil fuels Renewables Security 麻豆无码版 The pivot away from Russian energy imports will require Germany to double down on its energy transition efforts and apply a speed similar to that of Tesla with its new ...
  • 20 Jun 2022 |

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

    20 Jun 2022, 12:16 Julian Wettengel Fossil fuels G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 The question of how to replace natural gas supply from Russia will play an 鈥渆normous role鈥 at upcoming leaders鈥 summits of the European Union, the G7 and NATO, said a German ...
  • 16 Jul 2020 |

    German govt to decide on energy emergency communication after MP's vote

    16 Jul 2020, 13:58 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Security 麻豆无码版 German energy industry lobby ...
  • Global energy transition stalls, Germany struggles with affordability

    25 Mar 2019, 13:53 Rachel Waldholz Energiewende International World Economic Forum The global energy transition has stalled, partly because of the continued use of coal power worldwide and slower-than-necessary improvements in energy intensity, according ...
  • 14 Oct 2021 |

    EU toolbox against energy price hike not enough, says German energy intensive industry

    14 Oct 2021, 13:46 Kerstine Appunn Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 The German chemical industry says the European Commission鈥檚 proposals to fight the energy price crisis in Europe may be sufficient to fight energy poverty but are not likely to help ...
  • 26 Feb 2021 |

    Coming months decisive for global net zero race 鈥 Europe reacts to UN report on national climate plans

    26 Feb 2021, 17:01 Countries across the world and especially the top greenhouse gas emitters must redouble their climate efforts if the global community is to reach the Paris Agreement鈥檚 goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2掳C 鈥 ideally 1.5掳C, ...
  • Renewables will guarantee energy security, short term use of more coal possible 鈥 German econ min

    02 Mar 2022, 13:31 Kerstine Appunn Fossil fuels Renewables Security 麻豆无码版 Ensuring energy supply security can take priority over climate action, Germany鈥檚 economy and climate minister has said. Speaking to Deutschlandfunk (Dlf) radio, Robert ...
  • 13 Oct 2021 |

    Macron鈥檚 nuclear plans illustrate Franco-German rift in EU energy policy 鈥 op-ed

    13 Oct 2021, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out EU Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron to ramp up the country鈥檚 hydrogen production capacity and invest in the development of small modular nuclear ...
  • 13 Oct 2021 |

    麻豆无码版 price crisis must not thwart EU鈥檚 carbon trading plans 鈥 German govt advisors

    13 Oct 2021, 13:04 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices EU Der Tagesspiegel The rise of energy costs across Europe could become a major challenge for the European Union鈥檚 decarbonisation plans, as the envisaged carbon pricing of fossil energy sources might ...
  • 11 Oct 2021 |

    French minister leads call for bigger role for nuclear power in EU climate plans

    11 Oct 2021, 13:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out EU Die Welt Europe鈥檚 bid to become the world鈥檚 first climate neutral continent can only succeed if nuclear energy gets a role in the region鈥檚 decarbonisation plans, French economy and finance minister ...
  • Merkel signals support for eventual ban of combustion engine

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced support for the idea of banning internal combustion engine cars sometime in the future, as planned by other European countries, such as France and the UK. 鈥淚 cannot name a specific date now, but the approach is ...
  • 07 Dec 2018 |

    German conservatives elect Merkel-confidante as new party leader

    07 Dec 2018, 19:29 Germany's conservative Christian Democrats elected general secretary Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel at the helm of the party. The election of Merkel's close ally and former premier in the ...
  • 03 May 2021 |

    Court ruling puts spotlight on climate as German election campaign picks up speed

    03 May 2021, 12:59 The landmark ruling from Germany鈥檚 top court has catapulted climate to the top of the political debate as government coalition partners shifted into election campaign mode, blamed each other for shortcomings of the country鈥檚 Climate ...
  • 07 Sep 2020 |

    Calls grow for state aid to support embattled German car industry

    07 Sep 2020, 13:58 Expert German Economic Institute (IW) Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft K枚ln Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Cars t-online / Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung / dpa / 麻豆无码版 Labour unions and political parties in ...
  • 06 Oct 2021 |

    Renewables and climate action part of solution to energy price hike 鈥 German env min

    06 Oct 2021, 14:00 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 Renewable energy and climate action are part of the solution to an energy crunch such as the one currently experienced by Europe, said German environment minister Svenja Schulze ...
  • 04 Oct 2021 |

    Climate action proponents cry foul at CO2 hedging by major emitters

    04 Oct 2021, 12:21 Edgar Meza Cost & Prices EU Handelsblatt Some of Germany鈥檚 biggest CO2 emitters have taken advantage of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to ensure their own emissions remain low-priced, according to a Handelsblatt report by ...
  • German financial sector expects EU standards to boost green finance

    25 Sep 2018, 14:33 Europe needs a common standard for sustainable finance and investment regulation to ensure that the financial sector contributes to the transition to a low-carbon economy, financial industry representatives said at a green finance ...
  • 25 Sep 2019 |

    New IPCC ocean report triggers fresh criticism of German climate package

    25 Sep 2019, 13:57 Expert Oxfam Germany Climate & CO2 COP21 Expert WWF Germany World Wide Fund For Nature Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 German environmental NGOs have used the publication of the ...
  • 24 Jun 2020 |

    Negative emissions not part of countries鈥 and companies鈥 climate strategies yet 鈥 WEC

    24 Jun 2020, 14:20 Expert World 麻豆无码版 Council Germany Weltenergierat Electricity market Fossil fuels Kerstine Appunn Technology EU 麻豆无码版 More and more countries and businesses have set the goal of becoming climate neutral but few of them have ...
  • 05 Sep 2019 |

    Germany's finance industry struggles to marry climate action and business strategy

    05 Sep 2019, 12:00 Banks, insurers and investment funds in Germany look back at nearly two decades of energy transition 鈥 but many of the biggest actors still struggle to embrace its potential as a core business area. While most are well aware of the ...
  • 24 Aug 2020 |

    Germany to emit green 鈥渢win bond鈥 in bid to jolt sustainable finance market

    24 Aug 2020, 13:52 Expert BMF- Federal Ministry of Finance Bundesministerium der Finanzen Finance Government Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz ...
  • 23 Jun 2020 |

    Recovery package first test for German EU Council presidency 鈥 policy analyst

    23 Jun 2020, 14:00 Helping European Union member states find a compromise on a coronavirus recovery package in July will be a first test for the German EU Council presidency in the second half of 2020, says Sophie Pornschlegel, senior policy analyst at ...
  • 10 Feb 2015

    In the media: Germany spent billions on exports of coal technology

    10 Feb 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Reuters 鈥淪tudy 鈥 Germany spends billions on export of coal technology鈥 Germany and France are the EU鈥檚 biggest sponsors of the export of coal technology, according to a confidential OECD study ...
  • 18 Jun 2020 |

    'Renovation wave' must be priority in German EU Presidency- industry and NGOs

    18 Jun 2020, 14:23 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert DENEFF- German Industry Initiative for 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 18 Jun 2020 |

    Expectations for German EU Council presidency high, climate a priority 鈥 Merkel

    18 Jun 2020, 14:04 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Policy EU 麻豆无码版 Germany will focus its upcoming EU Council presidency on the dual challenges of overcoming the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and making the continent more ...
  • 18 Mar 2021 |

    EU needs to determine rules, measures to ensure CO2 uptake of natural sinks 鈥 report

    18 Mar 2021, 13:57 Kerstine Appunn Climate & CO2 EU 麻豆无码版 The European Union is planning to make the CO2 uptake of natural sinks part of its path toward climate neutrality, but depending on the specific rules a loss in stored greenhouse ...
  • "Real fight" at G7 summit about ending fossil fuel finance 鈥 political analyst

    27 Jun 2022, 19:30 The leaders鈥 meeting at Schloss Elmau in the German Alps is set to be a 鈥渉istoric鈥 G7 summit, says political analyst John Kirton. Never before has a summit of the G7 summit faced such a simultaneously unfolding and severe set of ...
  • Major German solar power component maker Wacker bemoans high energy prices

    20 Mar 2019, 13:12 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Solar Business & Jobs Cost & Prices ICIS / Reuters / Tagesspiegel Background German chemicals producer Wacker has complained that rising energy prices caused by the progressing phase-out ...
  • 11 Jan 2019 |

    Global move to renewables may reduce energy-related conflicts 鈥 report

    11 Jan 2019, 10:27 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Security The global energy transition and the shift to renewables from fossil fuels is likely to reduce energy-related conflicts, says a report published by the Global Commission on the ...
  • 18 May 2020 |

    Germany leads globally in energy security levels, thanks to renewables- study

    18 May 2020, 14:06 Edgar Meza Renewables Security Germany boasts the highest energy security level in the world, due in large part to the wide spread use of renewable energy sources in the country, according to a study by Abdelrahman Azzuni and Christian ...
  • Argentina to carry on Germany's G20 climate focus- env min Bergman

    30 Nov 2017, 00:00 During its G20 presidency this year, Germany made the issue of climate change and energy transition a central topic- and its G20 presidency successor Argentina is ready to carry it forward to the 2018 summit in Buenos Aires, according ...
  • Climate plans for Germany鈥檚 transport sector insufficient 鈥 ranking

    14 Jun 2019, 13:11 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 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 ...
  • 09 Sep 2021 |

    Court rules 2018 coal protester eviction in Hambach Forest was illegal

    09 Sep 2021, 14:00 The eviction of coal protesters in the Hambach Forest in 2018 was illegal, a court ruling in German state North Rhine-Westphalia found. The forest threatened by a nearby lignite mine had become a symbolic battleground in the context of ...
  • 01 Sep 2021 |

    German conservative politician calls EU carbon border tax plans 鈥渘onsense鈥

    01 Sep 2021, 13:27 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics EU 麻豆无码版 / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Friedrich Merz, a prominent politician of the governing conservative CDU/CSU who stands a chance to become a minister in Germany's next government ...
  • 04 Dec 2019 |

    New SPD leadership seen as backtracking from campaign climate demands

    04 Dec 2019, 13:45 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Tagesspiegel Background The draft of a main motion by the new Social Democratic Party (SPD) leadership duo does not include key climate policy campaign demands of聽 the recently elected party ...
  • 麻豆无码版 transition start-ups shake up the business world

    11 Jul 2019, 13:33 The shift to a low-carbon future is turning the economy inside out. Policy has a crucial role to play, but ultimately it is businesses that will make the energy transition happen. In Energiewende home country Germany, many start-ups are ...
  • 27 Mar 2020 |

    German carmakers among thousands of companies halting production, employing 'short-time' work

    27 Mar 2020, 13:49 Expert Daimler AG Transport Cars Business & Jobs Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 / Erneuerbare Energien Germany's largest carmaker, VW, has extended the suspension of ...
  • Industry, transport and buildings associations weigh in on CO鈧 pricing ahead of climate cabinet meeting

    18 Jul 2019, 13:43 Expert DENEFF- German Industry Initiative for 麻豆无码版 Efficiency Deutsche Unternehmensinitiative Energieeffizienz Citizens' energy Business & Jobs Efficiency Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 ...
  • Renewables cover about 100% of German power use for first time ever

    05 Jan 2018, 00:00 Germany has crossed a symbolic milestone in its energy transition by briefly covering around 100 percent of electricity use with renewables for the first time ever on 1 January. In the whole of last year, the world鈥檚 fourth largest ...
  • 07 Feb 2022 |

    The energy crunch 鈥 What causes the rise in energy prices?

    07 Feb 2022, 14:33 Prices for electricity and gas have skyrocketed in Europe last year and this winter, inflating energy bills for households and businesses, prompting governments to introduce relief measures while wondering how to counteract the ...
  • 20 Mar 2020 |

    High-profile advisory group lays out proposals for Germany's sustainable finance push

    20 Mar 2020, 17:00 Germany's government has aimed to make the country the leading location for a sustainable financial system. In a bid to establish a coherent strategy for aligning public and private investments made in the country with ...
  • Climate litigation advances to key tool for enforcing emission cuts

    05 Nov 2021, 15:24 Climate litigation has become a powerful tool to speed up the fight against climate change with a slew of historic court decisions compelling governments to step up their emission-cutting efforts. The verdicts have shown that courts ...
  • 20 Sep 2017 |

    Campaign quotes: What Merkel & Schulz say about Energiewende issues

    20 Sep 2017, 00:00 Chancellor Angela Merkel promises more precise climate goals after the elections; contender Martin Schulz calls for a binding e-car quota. In the run-up to the federal elections in Germany on 24 September, 麻豆无码版 presents key campaign ...
  • 11 May 2023 |

    Ukraine war pushes Germany to build LNG terminals

    11 May 2023, 11:15 The war in Ukraine has pushed efforts to diversify Germany鈥檚 gas supply away from Russian deliveries to the top of the government鈥檚 agenda. As part of these efforts, the government is going full steam ahead in supporting the build-up of ...
  • 03 Aug 2018 |

    Road freight emissions in Germany

    03 Aug 2018, 13:45 Trucks and other freight vehicles are the backbone of Germany鈥檚 export-driven economy. But the rapid growth in traffic volumes increases the pressure of reaching emissions reductions in the transport sector, which already lags behind on ...
  • Q&A: How the EU aims to reign in false green claims on products

    08 May 2023, 11:00 The European Commission has proposed a set of detailed rules for companies to back up their green claims on products, ranging from 鈥渃arbon-neutral鈥 sunscreen to 鈥渂iodegradable鈥 plastic packaging. The proposal for a directive on green ...
  • 02 Feb 2023 |

    The EU鈥檚 Carbon Border Tax 鈥 panacea or recipe for trade war?

    02 Feb 2023, 09:26 The European Union is introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism, an instrument that has been lauded by some as a much-needed stimulus for climate action and branded by others as a fast route to new trade wars between the bloc and ...
  • Green resources, reuse and recycling are key to cleaner e-car batteries

    04 May 2021, 10:15 The shift to electric cars is crucial for cutting transport emissions. But the skyrocketing demand for e-cars has triggered growing concerns about their batteries' environmental and human costs. Production is energy-intensive and ...
  • Q&A- Heating with hydrogen: Clean alternative or pipe dream?

    20 Jul 2023, 09:41 To clean up carbon emissions in the building sector, the bulk of which comes from burning fossil fuels to heat air and water, scientists have pushed for heat pumps running on green electricity and district heating systems powered by a ...
  • 09 Sep 2016 |

    Germany鈥檚 trimmed-down Climate Action Plan

    09 Sep 2016, 00:00 After months of deliberation, the German environment ministry has presented a trimmed-down Climate Action Plan 2050 for consultation with other ministries. The plan has been presented as crucial for Germany to achieve its ambitious ...
  • 16 Aug 2021 |

    Climate-friendly farming: The proposals of Germany's agriculture commission

    16 Aug 2021, 12:44 In a late push to include the farming sector in its efforts for a climate neutral transformation, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government in 2020 created the "Commission for the Future of Agriculture." Droughts and farmers& ...
  • 05 Oct 2020 |

    What a higher EU 2030 climate target means for member states like Germany

    05 Oct 2020, 12:45 The European Commission under president Ursula von der Leyen has proposed to increase the bloc鈥檚 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to "at least 55 percent". The European Parliament鈥檚 environment committee has ...
  • 麻豆无码版 crunch- How does it affect Germany鈥檚 climate policy & what can be done?

    10 Feb 2022, 13:25 Gas supply shortages and geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West are hitting the EU at a time when the bloc wants to focus on phasing out fossil fuels to achieve climate neutrality by the middle of the century. Plans in Berlin ...
  • Q&A 鈥 What the German top court鈥檚 鈥榙ebt brake鈥 ruling means for climate policy

    11 Jan 2024, 14:14 A ruling by Germany's highest court in November 2023 declared an integral part of the government's funding plan for climate and energy programmes unlawful, dealing a major blow to the coalition of chancellor Olaf Scholz. The ...
  • Germany鈥檚 climate obligations under the EU Effort Sharing scheme

    06 May 2019, 13:55 Germany is often perceived as a country with stringent national climate ambitions, but many of these rules and goals are actually prescribed by the European Union鈥檚 greenhouse gas emission reduction plans. Much of what is found in ...
  • 17 Sep 2021 |

    Vote21- Milestones & facts for Germany's packed election year

    17 Sep 2021, 09:00 Germany will head to the polls on 26 September to elect a new federal parliament and government. More than 60 million people are invited to decide who will follow on the outgoing Angela Merkel as next chancellor and oversee the climate ...
  • What are the best technologies to heat homes cleanly?

    14 Jul 2023, 13:46 Boilers that burn fossil fuels to heat homes spew gasses that also heat the planet. Several technologies to heat homes cleanly already exist, but many come with trade-offs that hold them back. So how do technologies like heat pumps, ...
  • 15 Dec 2015 |

    COP21- Media on Germany and the Paris Climate Summit

    15 Dec 2015, 00:00 In this factsheet, the 麻豆无码版 presents an overview of German media comments and reports on the Paris Climate Summit, which took place from 30 November to 11 December. COP21 Climate & CO2 Kerstine Appunn S眉ddeutsche ...
  • Q&A: German capital Berlin votes whether to make city climate neutral by 2030

    27 Mar 2023, 11:37 A referendum called to force the city of Berlin to become climate neutral in 2030 failed to receive the necessary share of yes votes among all voters. This target implied that the German capital with almost four million inhabitants ...
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    Leslie Wayne: 鈥淒umb questions can end up being the smartest of all.鈥

    26 Apr 2019, 11:55 Rose-Anne Clermont Climate & CO2 Business Leslie Wayne is a former business reporter at The New York Times and has taught at New York University and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She also worked for the International ...
  • 08 Apr 2019 |

    South American Team takes 麻豆无码版鈥檚 top cross-border grant- audience vote results from #GETJO19

    08 Apr 2019, 17:50 Rose-Anne Clermont Business International Spanning lithium mines in the Andes, natural gas reserves in Europe and Chinese PVs in South Asia, this year's cross-border energy transition grant finalists take on energy transition ...
  • Cross-border grants go to the Himalayas, the Arctic and Eastern Europe

    27 Nov 2017, 15:40 Bioenergy Climate & CO2 Wind Cars COP23 From primeval Polish forests to the Arctic, via electric car plants near the Himalayas- the inaugural energy transition story grants awarded by 麻豆无码版 guarantee a breadth of ...
  • 07 Jun 2019 |

    Finding the real story and not being 鈥済reen behind the ears鈥- new illustration by Mwelwa Musonko

    07 Jun 2019, 16:10 Rose-Anne Clermont Climate & CO2 Business While eco-friendly innovations and products are tempting to report on, journalists and editors at 麻豆无码版's Global 麻豆无码版 Transition Journalism conference earlier this year agreed that a ...
  • Biomass, deforestation and EU-regulations: a Romanian-Polish cross border story

    30 Sep 2018, 17:55 Rose-Anne Clermont Martha Otwinowski Bioenergy Climate & CO2 Gas International Is biomass an attractive way to diversify fosssil fuel dependent countries' energy portfolios? Or the root of the deforestation in protected nature ...
  • 04 Apr 2022 |

    More than 'green' and 'brown': How sustainable finance can enable the transition

    04 Apr 2022, 11:12 Franziska Sch眉tze Finance The debate about making investments and the financial sector more sustainable often focuses on a narrow distinction between "green" and "brown" assets that does not match the situation in ...
  • Global 麻豆无码版 Transition Journalism conference #GETJO19- check here for newest speaker and programme updates

    14 Mar 2019, 15:00 Martha Otwinowski Renewables Business International With only a few weeks to go before 麻豆无码版's second Global 麻豆无码版 Transition Journalism conference (07-08 April), the programme is filling up fast, with new speakers confirmed each ...
  • Federal Foreign Office

    Twitter: @GermanyDiplo www.auswaertiges-amt.de Sebastian Fischer +49 30 5000 2056 presse@diplo.com Government Germany ...
  • Dr. Friedbert Pfl眉ger

    Pfl眉ger publishes frequently on current issues in energy and resource security. Previously, he was press secretary to former German President Richard von Weizs盲cker, member of the German parliament from 1990-2006, chairman of the parliament committee on ...
  • Europe Beyond Coal

    The campaign supports and coordinates work with civil society groups working across 28 European nations, including the Western Balkans and Turkey. It was established in 2017, with the goal of ensuring coal is phased out throughout Europe by 2030 at the ...
  • Bioenergy Europe

    Formerly known as AEBIOM, it is the voice of European bioenergy bringing together more than 40 associations and 90 companies, as well as academia and research institutes from across Europe. It lobbies for the interest of the bioenergy industry. www ...
  • Council of the European Union

    The Council of the European Union, often referred to as the (EU) Council and informally known as the Council of Ministers, is the institution representing the member states' governments. It meets in 10 different configurations of 27 national ...
  • European Council

    The European Council is the group of heads of state or government of the EU member states. It meets at least four times a year to define the Union's policy agenda. It is the EU institution that defines the general political direction and priorities ...
  • European Parliament

    The European Parliament (EP) is one of three legislative branches of the European Union. Together with the Council of the European Union, it adopts European legislation, commonly on the proposal of the European Commission. The Parliament is composed of ...
  • European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E)

    Represents 42 electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) from 35 countries across Europe. Its main activities include presenting policy positions; drafting network codes and contributing of their implementation; regional cooperation through the ...
  • Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

    Think tank and forum for debate on EU affairs, with an extensive network of partner institutes throughout the world. www.ceps.eu info@ceps.eu +32 22293911 Researcher EU @CEPS_thinktank ...
  • EUROSOLAR

    Independent non-profit association dedicated to full renewable energy supply, headquartered in Bonn, Germany. www.eurosolar.de info@eurosolar.de +49 228 362373 Business EU @EUROSOLAR_INT ...
  • 麻豆无码版 Technologies Europe

    European association representing technology providers of solutions for energy conversion technologies, their components and other related energy services. It does advocacy work, shows funding opportunities and is a networking hub for the industry. www ...
  • European Policy Centre (EPC)

    Think tank dedicated to fostering European integration and furthering the debate about the future of Europe. www.epc.eu Rebecca Castermans r.castermans@epc.eu +32 22350884 Researcher EU @epc_eu ...
  • SolarPower Europe

    The association says it aims to ensure that more energy is generated by solar than any other energy source by 2030 and to lead its members to make solar the core of a smart, sustainable, secure and inclusive energy system in order to reach carbon ...
  • European Association for Coal and Lignite AISBL

    Umbrella organisation of the European coal industry. www.euracoal.eu Brian Ricketts ricketts@euracoal.eu +32 27753171 Business EU @EURACOAL ...
  • Eurogas

    Association representing over 50 companies and associations engaged in the wholesale, retail and distribution of gas in Europe. www.eurogas.org Contact Business EU @Eurogas_Eu ...
  • Adina V膬lean, European commissioner for transport

    Adina V膬lean is the European commissioner for transport and one of the seven members of the Commissioners鈥 Group on the European Green Deal since 2019. Her portfolio includes drafting a comprehensive strategy for sustainable and smart mobility, and ...
  • European Commission

    Executive branch of the European Union (EU), responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the EU鈥檚 day-to-day business. Operates as a cabinet government with 27 members (College of Commissioners) ...
  • Dr. Nikolas W枚lfing

    Nikolas W枚lfing is a staff member of ZEW and has researched and published extensively in his area of expertise, environmental and resource economics. He thinks the energy transition in Germany would be more successful if cooperation with the country鈥檚 ...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs Ireland

    The Irish foreign ministry focusses on promoting the Irish people鈥檚 values and advancing their prosperity and interests abroad, providing support on government policy, key public services and the work of the embassy network in eight diplomatic and ...
  • Arctic Council

    Intergovernmental organisation of eight countries with sovereignty over the lands within the Arctic Circle. It was established in 1996. Active in a variety of areas, including climate change, sustainability and pollution. www.arctic-council.org Kristina ...
  • 麻豆无码版 and Water Agency (Malta)

    Ensures the security, sustainability and affordability of energy and water services. www.gov.mt Ing. Charles Buttigieg, chief policy officer (energy) info-energywateragency@gov.mt +356 22292558 Business Malta @MaltaEWA ...
  • Friends of the Earth Spain

    Amigos de la Tierra is the Spanish unit of the environmental NGO Friends of the Earth. Focusses on environmental issues at state and European level. Can analyse climate policy and comment on current or potential threats to the environment. www.tierra.org ...
  • European Environment Agency (EEA)

    Provides independent information on the environment for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public. In close collaboration with the European Environmental Information and ...
  • Virginijus Sinkevi膷ius, European commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries

    Virginijus Sinkevi膷ius is the European commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries and one of the seven members of the Commissioners Group on the European Green Deal since 2019. His portfolio includes ensuring that the environment, oceans and ...
  • Jacques Delors Institute

    Also known as Notre Europe, an independent think tank based in Paris with offices in Brussels and Berlin. Founded in 1996 by Jacques Delors, it aims to "think a united Europe." Hosts the Jacques Delors 麻豆无码版 Centre (JDEC) providing national and ...
  • WWF Europe

    European office of the environmental NGO; aims to shape EU policies that impact on the European and global environment. www.wwf.eu Angelika Pullen apullen@wwf.eu +32 473947966 Environmental groups EU @WWFEU ...
  • Forum Energii

    麻豆无码版 think tank that supports Poland's implementation of climate goals in 2020 and 2030. Supplies analysis and data on Polish energy system. www.forum-energii.eu Aleksandra Dziadykiewicz, c ommunications manager aleksandra.dziadykiewicz@forum ...
  • Friends of Europe

    Think tank on European topics, including climate, energy, sustainability. Organises, among others, an annual climate & energy summit in Brussels. www.friendsofeurope.org Catarina Vila Nova catarina.vilanova@friendsofeurope.org +32 28939816 Researcher ...
  • Bruegel

    European think tank specialised in economics, with one research area being energy & climate. Bruegel scholars contribute to the 麻豆无码版 Union framework and to its five dimensions: energy security, an integrated energy market, energy efficiency, ...
  • Greenpeace European Unit

    European unit of the global campaigning organisation that aims to change attitudes and behaviour to protect and conserve the environment. www.greenpeace.org press office pressdesk.eu@greenpeace.org +32 22741911 Environmental groups EU @GreenpeaceEU ...
  • European Climate Foundation

    Supports over 350 partner organisations to carry out activities that contribute to the public debate on climate action, drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement and help deliver a socially responsible ...
  • Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe

    Leading European NGO coalition on climate change. With over 170 member organisations active in 38 European countries representing over 1.500 NGOs and more than 47 million citizens, it promotes sustainable climate, energy and development policies ...
  • FuelsEurope

    Represents with the EU institutions the interests of 40 companies operating refineries in the EU. Members account for almost 100 percent of the EU鈥檚 petroleum refining capacity and more than 75 percent of its motor fuel retail sales. FuelsEurope is a ...
  • Eurelectric

    Federation for the European electricity industry representing more than 3,500 companies active in power generation, distribution and supply in over 32 European countries. www.eurelectric.org Eleonora Rinaldi erinaldi@eurelectric.org Business EU ...
  • Eurostat

    Produces European statistics in partnership with national statistical institutes and other national authorities in the EU member states. Also includes the statistical authorities of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland. www.europa.eu ...
  • Frans Timmermans, European commissioner for the European Green Deal

    Frans Timmermans sets the strategic direction and chairs the Group of European Commissioners with portfolios linked to the European Green Deal since 2019. He is also executive vice-president of the European Commission (EC). As the EC lead for the climate ...
  • Is Germany the laboratory for the energy transformation of the 21st century?

    14- 16 Mar 2016 Berlin Is Germany on the right track to reinvent its energy system? The three-day workshop will allow participants to take a deep-dive into Germany's ambitious Energiewende. The programme is designed to meet the special interests of ...
  • 03 Mar 2016 |

    Panel discussion: 麻豆无码版 transition and energy strategy 2050

    03 Mar 2016- Panel discussion: 麻豆无码版 transition and energy strategy 2050- What separates and connects German and Swiss energy debates five years after Fukushima? The discussion will be held in German. Die Schweizerische Botschaft in der Bundesrepublik ...
  • 01 Dec 2020 |

    Carbon border tax: Will Europe build trade walls to save the climate?

    01 Dec 2020 Berlin Some see it as a climate policy panacea, others as just the right recipe for trade conflicts with partners across the globe: The European Union is working out plans to put a price on imported goods depending on the greenhouse gas ...
  • 06 Jul 2021 |

    Fit for 55 鈥 EU gets ready for complete overhaul of climate and energy legislation

    06 Jul 2021 Berlin The European Union is getting ready for a major revamp of its climate and energy legislation to make the continent 鈥淔it for 55鈥 鈥 its new 55% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030. The Commission is set to present its package of ...
  • Germany鈥檚 landfall facilities of the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2

    Nord Stream, completed in 2012, is a 1,200 kilometre offshore twin pipeline system running through the Baltic Sea, from Portovaya Bay near Vyborg (Russia) and Lubmin near Greifswald (Germany). It has an annual capacity of 55 billion cubic metres of ...
  • LNG gas station for trucks

    In 2016, the ever growing transport sector accounted for almost a fifth of Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions, and realised virtually zero emission reduction compared to 1990. 麻豆无码版 company Uniper鈥檚 subsidiary, Liqvis GmbH, is convinced that liquefied ...
  • Schmidt

    Germany Climate & CO2 Industry Finance Politics Policy EU German Nico Schmidt is a freelance journalist writing for Investigate Europe, a cross-border team of investigative journalists with a focus on Europe. His work has also been published by Zeit ...
  • Fageda

    Spain Carbon removal Electricity market Gas Renewables Elections & Politics EU Spanish Gerard Fageda is the EU correspondent for Ara, a Catalan daily Spanish newspaper. He covers environment and EU policies. ...
  • Estival

    France Climate & CO2 Energiewende EU G20 & G7 French Laurence Estival covers European climate policy, renewable energy and industry for RSEDATANEWS. ...
  • Howarth

    Germany Climate & CO2 Adaptation Bioenergy Business Start-ups EU British Tom Howarth is a freelance journalist covering various climate topics for The Climate and Greenbiz. ...
  • Rodr铆guez Vargas

    Costa Rica Gas Renewables Finance COP27 Costa Rican Sebasti谩n Rodr铆guez Vargas is acting editor of Climate Home News and has been their special projects editor since 2022. He covers climate change and biodiversity. ...
  • Reiser

    Germany Climate & CO2 Coal Energiewende Elections & Politics EU COP26 German Claudia Reiser covers climate topics for the German public broadcaster MDR. ...
  • Balakrishnan

    Germany Agriculture Bioenergy Renewables Cities Society EU Indian Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan is a freelance journalist covering the intersection between climate change and health, climate solutions and circular economy. His work has been published by The ...
  • Fant

    Italy Carbon removal Coal Fossil fuels Cars Company climate claims EU Italian Simone Fant is a freelance investigative journalist looking into various climate and energy topics, including mobility, agriculture, circular economy and decarbonisation of hard ...
  • Mbenywe

    Kenya Climate & CO2 Carbon market Bioenergy Cities G20 & G7 COP27 Kenyan Mactilda Mbenywe covers environment, climate and conservation stories for The Standard newspaper. ...
  • Kibet

    Kenya Adaptation Agriculture Carbon market Fossil fuels Renewables COP28 Kenyan Robert Kibet is a freelance climate journalist. His work has been published by Inter Press Service, Deutsche Welle, Reuters and The Guardian. ...
  • Dwyer

    Ireland Climate & CO2 COP26 Irish Orla Dwyer covers food, land and nature for Carbon Brief. ...
  • Dwyer

    Ireland Climate & CO2 COP26 Irish Orla Dwyer covers climate and energy for TheJournal.ie. ...
  • Chaneva

    Bulgaria Climate & CO2 Coal Citizens' energy Fossil fuels Renewables EU Bulgarian Assia Chaneva covers human rights, environmental issues, climate change and science for the Bulgarian National Radio. ...
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