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  • 28 Jul 2023 |

    Nuclear, gas, renewables: What powers the EU's 'Franco-German engine' in the future?

    Core EU members must come to terms on energy strategy to achieve clean supply security 28 Jul 2023, 16:50 The European Union faces a multitude of parallel challenges that share the question of how and where it sources its energy in the future as their key ...
  • 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. ...
  • Preview 2024: Germany enters EU election year with heavy climate policy baggage

    Budget crisis, high energy prices, economic slowdown, far-right threat 05 Jan 2024, 15:32 The German government enters the new year with a handicap in climate policy: a momentous court ruling on a ceiling for new debt stripped the country of tens of ...
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  • 14 Mar 2025 |

    Next German gov鈥檛 must raise climate ambition to avoid multi-billion-euro EU target miss 鈥 env agency

    14 Mar 2025, 13:15 Germany is increasingly at risk of failing EU-mandated climate targets for the transport and building sectors, show projections by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA). The agency聽 warned that despite shrinking overall emissions, ...
  • CCS technology in focus ahead of govt review of Wintershall Dea sale

    22 Jan 2024, 14:07 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Gas Technology Handelsblatt / Reuters German chemical company BASF's sale of Wintershall Dea assets to UK producer Harbour 麻豆无码版 could be a risk for the country's security, because it ...
  • 20 Sep 2024 |

    German government invites car industry stakeholders to discuss sector's crisis

    20 Sep 2024, 12:17 Edgar Meza Mobility Policy Spiegel / NDR Germany's economy ministry has invited stakeholders to a car industry summit to discuss the current industry crisis, Spiegel reported. Representatives of the country's carmakers, the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 24 Aug 2023 |
    Gas

    German energy industry allays supply fears for coming winter 鈥 media

    24 Aug 2023, 13:21 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Die Zeit Germany鈥檚 energy industry representatives don鈥檛 expect threatening bottlenecks in energy supply during the coming winter, newspaper Die Zeit reports. 鈥淭he next winter is similarly challenging as the last ...
  • 23 Apr 2024 |

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

    23 Apr 2024, 14:32 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Government S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / dpa With a set of demands on Germany鈥檚 energy transition and social security expenditures, the pro-business government party Free Democrats (FDP) has caused a stir in the ...
  • 11 Dec 2023 |

    Climate to become cross-cutting priority during Italy鈥檚 G7 presidency 鈥 special envoy

    11 Dec 2023, 12:20 Italy aims to become an important player once again at the table of international climate negotiations, the country鈥檚 recently appointed special envoy for climate Francesco Corvaro said. The university professor and engineer said that ...
  • 09 Oct 2024 |

    German finance minister proposes tax exemption for combustion engine 'e-fuel-only' cars

    09 Oct 2024, 13:23 Julian Wettengel Cars Hydrogen FAZ / 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 finance minister Christian Lindner, a Free Democrat (FDP), has proposed several tax exemptions for combustion engine cars that run exclusively on renewables-based ...
  • Using Russian uranium should be sanctioned across EU- German econ min

    05 Apr 2023, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security Der Spiegel Russian uranium should be made subject to sanctions since using it undermines efforts to weaken Russia鈥檚 capability for waging war on its neighbour Ukraine, the German economy and ...
  • 13 Jan 2025 |

    Uncertainty abounds over German government鈥檚 backtracking on EU鈥檚 sustainability reporting rules

    13 Jan 2025, 10:15 A last-minute move by Germany鈥檚 government to call for a delay to key EU sustainable finance legislation has caused dismay among observers from the finance industry and beyond. At a time when economic and political uncertainty is ...
  • 13 Sep 2024 |

    Germany's plans for hydrogen storage fall well short of future demand, utilities warn

    13 Sep 2024, 12:06 Jack McGovan Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Planned hydrogen storage projects remain significantly behind forecasted demand, an issue which could affect Germany鈥檚 attempts to move towards a renewable energy system, found a report ...
  • 30 Aug 2024 |

    Dispatch from Italy | August '24

    30 Aug 2024, 14:17 As Europe鈥檚 most intense heatwave in recent years finally comes to an end, following at least 35 days of well-above average temperatures, life in Italy has slowed into the summer break. In mid-August, the entire country grinds to a halt ...
  • 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 ...
  • 28 Aug 2023 |

    German farmers blame climate change for 'enormously challenging' weather

    28 Aug 2023, 13:35 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Agriculture 麻豆无码版 Germany is expecting a below-average grain harvest due to difficult weather conditions that are likely to worsen with climate change, according to a preliminary harvest ...
  • 11 Jul 2022 |

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

    11 Jul 2022, 12:23 Kerstine Appunn Gas EU 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 economy and climate minister Robert Habeck is visiting Prague and Vienna to hold talks on intensified bilateral and European cooperation in securing gas supplies. Habeck (Green Party) ...
  • 09 Jun 2021 |

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

    09 Jun 2021, 13:20 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Society Security 麻豆无码版 The top risks perceived by German respondents in the聽 Munich Security Index 2021 聽survey by the Munich Security Conference (MSC) are climate change, the ...
  • 10 Sep 2024 |

    EU should reward farmers and forest owners for their contributions to sustainability 鈥 report

    10 Sep 2024, 13:26 Carolina Kyllmann Agriculture 麻豆无码版 The agriculture and forestry sector could play an important role in the EU's goal to achieve climate neutrality by mid-century, while at the same time improving biodiversity ...
  • 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 ...
  • 20 Mar 2023 |

    German govt rules out further runtime extension of nuclear power plants

    20 Mar 2023, 12:12 Carolina Kyllmann Nuclear phase-out Funke Mediengruppe / Nikkei The lifespan of Germany鈥檚 three remaining nuclear power plants will not be further extended, environment and nuclear safety minister Steffi Lemke told publishing house ...
  • Germany still in initial stages of easing up domestic raw material extraction 鈥 media

    03 Nov 2023, 13:29 Carolina Kyllmann Resources & Recycling Policy Tagesspiegel Background Germany is currently heavily dependent on imports of raw materials key for energy transition technologies, but the government is only in the early stages of ...
  • 21 Aug 2023 |

    Most populous German state set to abolish minimum distance rule for wind turbines

    21 Aug 2023, 13:33 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Policy Der Spiegel The government of Germany鈥檚 most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, looks set to abolish a controversial minimum distance rule for wind turbines, news magazine Der Spiegel reported. ...
  • 13 Aug 2024 |

    Nuclear fusion worth further commitment, but cannot contribute to mid-century climate targets 鈥 researchers

    13 Aug 2024, 13:33 Julian Wettengel Technology 麻豆无码版 Nuclear fusion technology has the potential to provide long-term climate-friendly energy and reduce import dependencies- but it cannot contribute to mid-century climate targets because it ...
  • 16 Jul 2024 |
    Gas

    EU increasing Russian gas imports despite efforts to reduce dependence

    16 Jul 2024, 12:23 Edgar Meza Gas Handelsblatt EU countries are increasing Russian gas imports despite the bloc鈥檚 efforts to reduce fossil fuel from Russia in the wake of the Ukraine war, Handelsblatt reports. EU countries imported around 30 percent more ...
  • 03 Sep 2024 |

    Germany's coal exit on track, no forced closures needed

    03 Sep 2024, 17:20 Jennifer Collins Coal 麻豆无码版 / Table.Media So many of Germany's coal-fired power plants are already slated to go offline that the country's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) did not have to announce a ban on power ...
  • 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. ...
  • Germany bolsters climate foreign policy with new strategy

    06 Dec 2023, 13:31 To help the world get on a path that ensures the global temperature rise is limited to 1.5掳C, Germany has presented a new strategy to coordinate its climate foreign policy efforts across all ministries. The government unveiled the long ...
  • 11 Apr 2023 |

    Two thirds of Germans against shutting down last nuclear power plants at this point 鈥 survey

    11 Apr 2023, 13:21 Carolina Kyllmann Nuclear phase-out dpa / 麻豆无码版 About two thirds of Germans are against the country鈥檚 imminent shutdown of the remaining three nuclear power plants, a survey by opinion research institute YouGov commissioned ...
  • German economy ministry hails 鈧10bln chip investment as key for energy transition

    09 Aug 2023, 13:44 S枚ren Amelang Industry Business & Jobs Technology 麻豆无码版 A 10 billion euro investment in semiconductor chip production in eastern Germany will secure the country鈥檚 emission reduction efforts, according to the government. ...
  • 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 ...
  • Local authorities receive 1,500 objections to battery recycling plant in Germany

    27 Aug 2024, 13:36 S枚ren Amelang Storage Resources & Recycling MDR The planned construction of a recycling plant for used electric car batteries in Eastern Germany has been met with much opposition, according to a report from public broadcaster MDR. ...
  • Coalition collapse: Tracking the path to Germany's snap elections

    23 Feb 2025, 20:20 Germany's coalition government collapsed聽in November 2024 due to internal disputes over budget and economic policy. The country now gears up for snap elections in early 2025, against the backdrop of a flagging economy, the war in ...
  • 26 Aug 2024 |

    Public optimism towards Germany鈥檚 energy transition grows after energy crisis 鈥 survey

    26 Aug 2024, 13:23 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Society dpa / ZfK Optimism that Germany can achieve its national energy transition targets is moderately growing in Germany, a survey by consultancy EY has found. The share of respondents saying that the ...
  • Conservative German election winner Merz seeks coalition with SPD, Greens sidelined

    24 Feb 2025, 13:57 Conservative CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz wants to enter coalition talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) of outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz, after the German elections鈥 result has paved the way for the two parties to form a government ...
  • 28 Jul 2023 |

    German winter gas supply outlook positive, EU coordination on LNG imports key 鈥 industry

    28 Jul 2023, 13:11 Carolina Kyllmann Gas EU 麻豆无码版 Germany will likely avoid a gas shortage in the winter of 2023/24, but reliable liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports are key to preventing bottlenecks, the Bavarian industry association vbw said ...
  • 25 Oct 2024 |

    Dispatch from Poland | October '24

    25 Oct 2024, 16:00 Poland鈥檚 new government has updated the country鈥檚 energy strategy, which it says is more ambitious, but implementation remains uncertain as it depends on how coal miner unions react. In its push to increase nuclear power generation, the ...
  • 13 Dec 2023 |

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

    13 Dec 2023, 14:38 Germany will earmark billions of euros less for climate and transformation projects every year until 2027 in order to make the government budget comply with constitutionally enshrined limits on borrowing. One month after a seminal ...
  • 25 Oct 2022 |

    Digitalisation of entire energy system key to successful decarbonisation 鈥 report

    25 Oct 2022, 14:03 Kiprotich Koros Digitalisation 麻豆无码版 A successful transition to renewables will only be achieved if there is a comprehensive digitalisation of the whole energy sector, a report by research institute Fraunhofer IEE has ...
  • 11 Mar 2022 |

    G7 energy ministers discuss ways to support Ukraine鈥檚 energy security

    11 Mar 2022, 13:45 Expert BMWK- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz Climate & CO2 Grid Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG Business Benjamin Wehrmann Security G20 & G7 Clean ...
  • 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 ...
  • Russia鈥檚 war makes raw material supply strategy imperative for Germany 鈥 industry

    21 Oct 2022, 13:40 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 The need for a raw material supply ...
  • 20 Dec 2024 |

    Nigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success

    20 Dec 2024, 10:13 Large-scale solar PV developers have not been able to overcome Nigeria鈥檚 reputation as a risky place to do business, a problem which can be seen across sub-Saharan Africa. Despite tremendous solar potential, very little of it has been ...
  • Skilled workers and supply chains take front seat in German energy transition plans- govt

    19 Oct 2022, 13:20 Carolina Kyllmann Business & Jobs Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 To succeed in the energy transition, Germany will focus on warranting secure supply chains and reliable production capacities required for renewable ...
  • 05 Nov 2024 |

    Germany excludes over half of its territory in search for long-term nuclear waste storage

    05 Nov 2024, 12:57 Expert BASE- Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management Bundesamt f眉r die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung Nuclear phase-out Ruby Russel Nuclear phase-out 麻豆无码版 / ARD The BGE (Federal Company for ...
  • 10 Jun 2022 |

    Germans urged to cut energy use to lessen dependence on Russia

    10 Jun 2022, 13:49 The German government and a broad alliance of business and civil society groups are calling on citizens to save energy with an advertising campaign aimed at reducing dependence on Russian imports while also accelerating the country鈥檚 ...
  • German grid agency to modify fees to incentivise flexible industrial electricity consumption

    24 Jul 2024, 13:27 Carolina Kyllmann Grid Industry Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany's grid agency BNetzA is set to adapt grid fees for industrial electricity consumers in a bid to incentivise flexible power consumption. In an impulse paper ...
  • Geopolitical conflicts bad for trust, but will not fully derail COP28 climate talks 鈥 PIK director

    07 Nov 2023, 13:29 Julian Wettengel Fossil fuels Security COP28 麻豆无码版 Geopolitical conflicts such as in Ukraine or the Middle will not fully derail upcoming negotiations at the UN climate change conference COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, ...
  • 16 Oct 2024 |

    Industry urges 鈥渃hange of course鈥 towards fewer rules in German energy and climate policy

    16 Oct 2024, 13:25 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 largest industry lobby group, the ...
  • 14 Aug 2024 |
    Gas

    NGOs to take legal action against state permit for fossil gas drilling in German North Sea

    14 Aug 2024, 13:32 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 Several environmental NGOs have said they will take legal action against a partial permit for a planned controversial gas extraction project off the coast of Germany and the Netherlands in the ...
  • 04 May 2021 |

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

    04 May 2021, 12:12 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen Security Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 German politicians have said that Ukraine could have 鈥渁 key role鈥 in Europe鈥檚 future supply with hydrogen,聽 reports business daily Handelsblatt. Germany and Europe had ...
  • 06 Sep 2024 |

    Dismantling prototype nuclear plant closed 35 years ago could cost German state 鈧1 bln

    06 Sep 2024, 13:20 Jennifer Collins Julian Wettengel Nuclear phase-out Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 Germany's federal government may have to pick up a one billion euro tab to dismantle a nuclear power plant that shut down in 1989 as the operating ...
  • 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 ...
  • 19 Jun 2024 |

    Abolishing priority for underground power lines in Germany could save billions 鈥 energy industry

    19 Jun 2024, 11:54 Julian Wettengel Grid Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Allowing several key electricity transmission lines to be built above ground, as well as improved planning to connect offshore wind parks to the shore, could drastically reduce ...
  • 18 Jul 2024 |

    Regulation needed for successful integration of computing in energy services 鈥 German agency

    18 Jul 2024, 13:36 Carolina Kyllmann Grid Digitalisation 麻豆无码版 Cloud and edge computing hold great promise to increase the efficiency of a future decentralised energy system, yet the widespread use and acceptance of these solutions still face ...
  • 18 Jul 2024 |

    Renewables cover 57% of Germany's electricity consumption in first half 2024

    18 Jul 2024, 13:29 Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Carolina Kyllmann Electricity Renewables 麻豆无码版 Renewable power sources covered around 57 percent of Germany's gross ...
  • 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 ...
  • 20 Jan 2023 |

    Power grid delays are key hurdle to securing business location Bavaria 鈥 industry

    20 Jan 2023, 13:17 Julian Wettengel Grid 麻豆无码版 Transforming Germany鈥檚 energy system to achieve climate neutrality is key to securing industry competitiveness in the southern state Bavaria, but delays in expanding the national power grid is are ...
  • 01 Dec 2022 |

    Germany and Norway call for better coordination to protect energy infrastructure at sea

    01 Dec 2022, 13:13 Julian Wettengel International 麻豆无码版 German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr St酶re have called for better coordination among coastal states to protect critical energy and communication ...
  • 20 Oct 2023 |

    Germany steps up industry recycling to bolster raw material supply security

    20 Oct 2023, 13:24 Carolina Kyllmann Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 The German government wants to strengthen the role of recycled raw materials in the country's industry in a bid to increase supply security of metals and industrial ...
  • 24 Jul 2020 |

    US halts German Security Council push for UN climate conflict monitoring

    24 Jul 2020, 14:50 Expert Federal Foreign Office Ausw盲rtiges Amt International Security Climate & CO2 Security dpa / n-tv The United States has, for the moment, put a halt to Germany鈥檚 ambitions to set up a system to monitor climate change-related ...
  • 01 Nov 2023 |

    German finance minister rejects 2030 coal exit without affordable and secure alternatives

    01 Nov 2023, 13:01 Carolina Kyllmann Coal K枚lner Stadt-Anzeiger / 麻豆无码版 Germany's finance minister Christian Lindner has rejected a coal phase out by 2030 if the country lacks affordable energy, newspaper K枚lner Stadt-Anzeiger reported. ...
  • 27 Jun 2023 |

    Germany lacks comprehensive vision for becoming a true circular economy 鈥 report

    27 Jun 2023, 12:06 Julian Wettengel Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 The transformation into a truly circular economy would have positive effects on climate, resource and biodiversity protection, as well as supply security in Germany- but the ...
  • 25 May 2022 |

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

    25 May 2022, 13:41 S枚ren Amelang Digitalisation Handelsblatt The installation of smart electricity meters in German households is set to take longer than planned, reports business daily Handelsblatt. The country鈥檚 Federal Office for Information Security ...
  • 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. ...
  • 05 Aug 2024 |
    Gas

    German Baltic LNG terminal ready for entering operations, lacks demand 鈥 report

    05 Aug 2024, 13:40 S枚ren Amelang Gas NDR Germany鈥檚 controversial new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Baltic Sea island of R眉gen is ready to start commercial operations 鈥 but the project lacks demand, reports regional public broadcaster NDR. ...
  • 16 Dec 2022 |

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

    16 Dec 2022, 13:03 Wars, climate change and competition for land increase worldwide hunger, so Germany must ensure the EU directive on a sustainable food system "becomes a sharp sword" for resilience in the coming year, Reinhild Benning, ...
  • 06 Nov 2023 |

    Earlier 2030 coal phase-out achievable for Germany if 鈥渇uture-proof gas plants鈥 are built 鈥 RWE CEO

    06 Nov 2023, 13:51 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Gas Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Bloomberg The CEO of Germany鈥檚 largest power company RWE insists the country can still achieve an earlier ...
  • 23 Aug 2024 |

    German reserves of lithium and copper could partly cover future domestic demand 鈥 report

    23 Aug 2024, 12:34 Carolina Kyllmann Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 Germany could cover at least part of its future critical raw material demand with domestic production, found a report by the Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources ...
  • 23 Aug 2024 |

    Need e-fuels to clean up existing combustion car fleet- German auto industry

    23 Aug 2024, 13:16 Jack McGovan Cars 麻豆无码版 / Reuters Germany needs biofuels and synthetic fuels made from renewable electricity (e-fuels) to ensure that the country's existing fleet of combustion engine vehicles can help reach climate ...
  • 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 ...
  • 01 Jul 2024 |
    Gas

    Construction begins on controversial onshore LNG terminal near Hamburg

    01 Jul 2024, 13:33 Ruby Russel Gas Zeit Online Construction of Germany's first onshore liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal has begun at Stade in the state of Lower Saxony, close to the northern port city Hamburg. Expected to be operational by 2027, ...
  • 13 Jul 2022 |

    Germany and Austria deepen cooperation to reduce dependence on Russian energy

    13 Jul 2022, 11:48 Hannah Naylor Gas EU Security 麻豆无码版 Climate ministers Robert Habeck and Leonore Gewessler of Germany and Austria, respectively, said European solidarity is 鈥渕ore important than ever鈥 amid the ongoing gas crisis in Europe, ...
  • 06 Feb 2024 |

    Germany to hold tenders for new gas power plants 鈥渟oon鈥, promises capacity mechanism

    06 Feb 2024, 09:42 Germany is set to hold auctions to support the construction of new gas-fired power plants in the short term, which would then be converted to run on hydrogen in the mid-to-late 2030s, the ruling coalition said. The plants are considered ...
  • 11 May 2023 |

    Greenfield sites to be replaced when lost to construction 鈥 environment minister

    11 May 2023, 13:09 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Undeveloped rural areas should be replaced if construction happens on them, environment minister Steffi Lemke said, calling for the quick introduction of legislation to secure and provide ...
  • 27 Nov 2023 |

    Court ruling on Germany鈥檚 climate fund to cost 0.5 points of GDP growth in 2024 鈥 econ min

    27 Nov 2023, 13:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Government 麻豆无码版 The court ruling on the unconstitutional nature of Germany鈥檚 Climate and Transformation Fund (CTF) hits at the country鈥檚 鈥渆conomic core鈥 and urgently requires a resolute and joint response ...
  • 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 Feb 2022 |

    Germany plans strategic gas and coal reserves

    25 Feb 2022, 13:50 Germany will safely get through this winter even if Russia cuts of energy supplies, the country's economy and climate minister Robert Habeck has said. In order to prevent future supply shocks and reduce dependence on Russia, the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 06 May 2020 |

    Renewables can contribute more to future German power supply security 鈥 study

    06 May 2020, 13:29 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Grid Renewables 麻豆无码版 Germany's electricity supply can remain secure until 2050 as renewable energy installations and decentralised units such as storages will be able to contribute ...
  • 22 Mar 2024 |

    New nuclear reactor types will not solve waste and safety issues 鈥 German agency

    22 Mar 2024, 13:09 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out 麻豆无码版 / Reuters Novel nuclear power plant designs do not resolve the technology鈥檚 fundamental challenge of hazardous nuclear waste, a report commissioned by Germany鈥檚 Federal Office for ...
  • 27 Jun 2024 |

    Most Germans regard state as overburdened, climate and energy slip in priority list 鈥 survey

    27 Jun 2024, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Society Government 麻豆无码版 Most citizens聽 surveyed 聽by Germany鈥檚 civil servant union (DBB) believe the state is overburdened and incapable of achieving effective results in key policy areas. Climate action ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 20 Sep 2024 |

    Dispatch from Poland | September '24

    20 Sep 2024, 15:02 The worst floods in at least a decade hit southern Poland and neigbouring regions in mid-September due to extreme rainfall, which scientists said was likely more intense due to climate change. The situation has received wide political ...
  • 22 Aug 2022 |

    Waste heat from data centres can greatly aid in gas saving efforts- industry group

    22 Aug 2022, 11:45 Hannah Naylor Efficiency Heating 麻豆无码版 Waste heat from data centres can be an important contributor to save gas during Germany鈥檚 struggle to prevent shortages if it is utilised to heat buildings, said industry efficiency ...
  • 03 Mar 2022 |

    Germany releases a share of its oil reserve to calm the market

    03 Mar 2022, 12:55 Edgar Meza Fossil fuels Security 麻豆无码版 The German government is releasing oil reserves from the country鈥檚 Petroleum Stockholding Association (EBV) in an effort to calm the oil market. The move follows a decision on Wednesday ...
  • 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 ...
  • 20 Dec 2024

    Dispatch from the European Union | December '24

    20 Dec 2024, 14:57 Dave Keating *** Our weekly Dispatches provide an overview of the most relevant recent and upcoming developments for the shift to climate neutrality i n selected European countries, from policy and diplomacy to society and industry. For ...
  • 09 Oct 2024

    In brief | 9 October '24

    09 Oct 2024, 10:29 麻豆无码版 Team IEA: Massive global growth of renewables to 2030 is set to match entire power capacity of major economies today With solar leading their rapid deployment, renewables are on course to meet almost half of global electricity ...
  • 29 Jun 2023 |
    Gas

    Economy ministry plans to extend German gas storage level requirements

    29 Jun 2023, 12:34 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 economy ministry has proposed to extend current regulation to the extent to which gas storage facilities have to be filled at certain times of the year, said the economy ministry in a ...
  • 20 Jun 2024 |

    Two thirds of Germans want mobility transition, one third willing to give up car 鈥 survey

    20 Jun 2024, 12:05 Julian Wettengel Transport Cars 麻豆无码版 Almost 70 percent of Germans say that the climate crisis means a "fundamental rethink is needed in the area of mobility," shows a survey by Germany鈥檚 leading technical ...
  • More active raw material policy could see German govt buy resources and manage stocks

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

    Reactions from Germany to halt of Nord Stream 2 following Russian aggression

    22 Feb 2022, 16:45 Many German politicians, business associations, and environmental NGOs have welcomed the government's decisions to halt the contentious gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 following Russian aggression towards Ukraine. Against the backdrop ...
  • 27 Mar 2023 |

    Germany 鈥渨ithout sense of direction鈥 on path to climate neutrality 鈥 advisors

    27 Mar 2023, 13:57 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Germany has annual greenhouse gas reduction targets for individual economic sectors, but the country lacks 鈥渓ong-term, strategic considerations鈥 how to reach these targets and become ...
  • 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 ...
  • 08 Dec 2020 |

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

    08 Dec 2020, 08:03 The European Union and Germany will continue to deal with the general question of energy sovereignty and strategic autonomy even with a new US administration led by Joe Biden, says Kirsten Westphal, senior associate at the German ...
  • Germany opposes Russia's cutoff from SWIFT banking over energy access concerns

    25 Feb 2022, 13:12 Kerstine Appunn Finance International Security ARD / RND / POLITICO The European Union on Thursday announced wide-ranging economic sanctions against Russia in response to president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 military attack on Ukraine- but didn鈥檛 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 15 Jan 2025 |

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

    15 Jan 2025, 11:20 As geopolitical tensions escalate and make UN climate negotiations increasingly difficult, the next German government should continue to explore alternative alliances to push for decarbonisation, says Marian Feist, senior research ...
  • Vote25: Keeping homes affordable while making them climate-friendly is next German govt's big challenge

    23 Jan 2025, 10:30 Making German homes less climate-damaging and keeping them affordable for residents at the same time will be a central task for the country's next government. The heated controversy over a phaseout law for oil and gas boilers is ...
  • 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, ...
  • Only combustion engines and fuel cells allow Europe self-sufficient car production 鈥 BMW CEO

    01 Sep 2023, 12:09 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Resources & Recycling Handelsblatt Only internal combustion engines or hydrogen fuel cells allow Germany and Europe to produce cars 鈥渁lmost self-sufficiently鈥, as battery-driven vehicles are heavily dependent ...
  • 01 Sep 2023 |

    German coalition鈥檚 energy and climate policy dissent continues after government retreat

    01 Sep 2023, 12:06 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 The row between Germany鈥檚 coalition partners over key climate and energy policies such as industry support shows no sign of letting up despite a two-day retreat ...
  • 02 Nov 2022 |

    Calls grow for safeguarding municipal utilities from further energy supply problems

    02 Nov 2022, 13:27 Edgar Meza Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Citing the growing difficulties of many municipal utilities to offer companies stable long-term energy supply contracts, the German Association of Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW) ...
  • Germany set to vote against lifting ban on deep sea mining for energy transition resources

    01 Aug 2024, 14:24 Benjamin Wehrmann Resources & Recycling International dpa / Die Welt Germany looks set to vote against lifting the current ban on mining the seabed in international waters at a conference on the future of deep sea mining, news ...
  • 15 May 2025 |

    Germany runs risk of missing emission-cutting targets with new government plans 鈥 climate council

    15 May 2025, 12:15 The new German government鈥檚 coalition agreement remains too vague on climate policy to make sure emission-cutting targets are met, warned the country鈥檚 Council of Experts on Climate Change. A comprehensive climate action programme, ...
  • 01 Aug 2024 |

    Customer uncertainty pushing Germany off track in heating sector decarbonisation 鈥 industry

    01 Aug 2024, 14:16 Benjamin Wehrmann Heating 麻豆无码版 Sales of heating systems in Germany have dropped significantly in the first half of 2024, with uncertainty among customers meaning that manufacturers were selling 43 percent fewer systems than ...
  • 28 Nov 2023 |

    German grid operators allowed to throttle electricity in bid for faster expansion of heat pumps, EV chargers

    28 Nov 2023, 13:58 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Carolina Kyllmann Grid 麻豆无码版 Grid operators in Germany will be ...
  • Germany鈥檚 climate and energy plan submitted to EU 鈥渦nderestimates challenge鈥 鈥 researchers

    11 Sep 2024, 13:15 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Hydrogen Technology 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 key document laying out its climate and energy policy targets and plans shows that the country 鈥渋s underestimating the scale and complexity of the ...
  • Nationalism threat to energy transition investments, says Scholz at chip plant construction start

    20 Aug 2024, 12:23 Carolina Kyllmann Industry Business & Jobs Technology Reuters / 麻豆无码版 Nationalism and resentment endanger investments in key future technologies,聽Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz said at the ceremony for the start ...
  • 06 Jun 2024 |

    German renewables industry calls for sustainability fund to spur investments in Ukraine

    06 Jun 2024, 14:00 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables International 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 05 Jun 2024 |

    Economy ministry delays report on effects of German coal phase-out to 2025

    05 Jun 2024, 13:28 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Policy Handelsblatt The German economy ministry will delay the release of a report on the impacts of the country鈥檚 coal phase-out on energy security, power prices, and the climate targets, business daily ...
  • 03 Jun 2024 |

    German agency says underground power cables more costly, damaging to environment

    03 Jun 2024, 13:16 Edgar Meza Grid Cost & Prices Der Spiegel / 麻豆无码版 The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has said that using overhead powerlines for Germany's necessary grid expansion up to 2045 could save as much as 35 billion euros ...
  • 17 Dec 2024 |

    Germany鈥檚 Green Party adopts draft election programme with focus on climate neutral economy

    17 Dec 2024, 13:42 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 The Green Party is calling for major investments in Germany鈥檚 infrastructure, energy system, industry and administration to use decarbonisation and the energy transition as an ...
  • 12 Oct 2022 |

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

    12 Oct 2022, 12:07 Julian Wettengel Business & Jobs Security 麻豆无码版 Only just under one-third of German companies have an emergency plan in place in the event of an energy shortage, but their responses vary widely depending on the business ...
  • 23 Sep 2024 |

    Chancellor鈥檚 SPD narrowly defeats far-right in regional German election

    23 Sep 2024, 13:32 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 / rbb German chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 Social Democratic Party (SPD) has narrowly defeated the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to emerge as the strongest party in the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 04 Oct 2022 |

    German town next to coal mine that has become symbol for resistance will be demolished

    04 Oct 2022, 12:14 Edgar Meza Coal Society 麻豆无码版 The town of L眉tzerath that has become a symbolic battle ground for climate activsits in Germany will be demolished to make room for a nearby coal mine, the state government of North-Rhine ...
  • Germany needs new gas power plants to secure electricity supply 鈥 McKinsey

    06 Mar 2023, 13:36 Julian Wettengel Electricity market Energiewende Security 麻豆无码版 Germany will have to build new gas-fired power plants and introduce additional measures to avoid electricity supply shortages during peak demand periods as the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 13 Aug 2024 |

    Revenues from German offshore wind tenders slump 鈥 media

    13 Aug 2024, 13:27 Julian Wettengel Wind Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 The results of Germany's latest offshore wind power auction indicate that revenues are on a sharp decline, reported energy and climate newsletter Tagesspiegel ...
  • 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 ...
  • Nuclear plant operators and German government agree to extend operations until April 2023

    28 Sep 2022, 13:39 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Security 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 economy ministry and the operators of two of the country鈥檚 three remaining nuclear plants have agreed on a concept for keeping them in an emergency reserve beyond ...
  • 28 May 2024 |

    Battery producers scale down operations in Germany, blame difficult market conditions

    28 May 2024, 13:26 Edgar Meza Storage Business pv magazine / electrive German solar photovoltaics company Solarwatt is halting production of battery storage systems at its site in Dresden by the end of the year, pv magazine reports. The move follows ...
  • 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 ...
  • 04 Aug 2023 |
    EU

    Germany aims to submit delayed draft climate plan update to EU this summer 鈥 ministry

    04 Aug 2023, 12:12 Julian Wettengel EU 麻豆无码版 The German government aims to submit the draft update of the country鈥檚 national energy and climate plan (NECP) to the EU sometime this summer, a spokesperson from the economy and climate ministry ...
  • Finance minister鈥檚 leaked paper drives German coalition to the brink as budget deadline looms

    04 Nov 2024, 13:46 A position paper in which German finance minister Christian Lindner calls for fundamental economic policy changes has sparked outcry from coalition government partners, further destabilising an already weakened alliance. The paper was ...
  • 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 / ...
  • 31 Aug 2020 |

    German-Russian resources forum discusses joint hydrogen economy

    31 Aug 2020, 13:51 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen Security 麻豆无码版 Business and government representatives and researchers from Russia and Germany want to establish a bilateral cooperation on hydrogen, the聽 German-Russian ...
  • 17 Jul 2024

    In brief | 17 July '24

    17 Jul 2024, 11:00 Julian Wettengel EU Council greenlights 鈧2.3 billion energy transition support for Germany The EU approved Germany鈥檚 amended recovery and resilience plan, which now includes an additional 鈧2.3 billion to contribute to accelerating ...
  • EU should deepen climate cooperation with China amid waning US engagement 鈥 German official

    18 Jun 2025, 14:00 The European Union should bet on a closer climate alliance with China despite differences in other fields, says Jochen Flasbarth, Germany鈥檚 top climate policy official. The United States鈥 reduced engagement in global climate action and ...
  • 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 ...
  • 16 Jul 2024 |

    Protecting, restoring coastal ecosystems key to climate change mitigation- report

    16 Jul 2024, 12:24 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 Protecting and restoring coastal ecosystems that serve as natural marine carbon sinks, such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal marshes, can be a significant measure for ...
  • 07 Aug 2024 |

    First Chinese turbines in German offshore farm cause concerns among Europe鈥檚 wind industry

    07 Aug 2024, 13:37 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind International n-tv / Bloomberg / 麻豆无码版 A new offshore wind power project in the German North Sea is causing a stir in the European wind power industry, as the project will be the first of its kind to ...
  • 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 ...
  • Urgent repairs needed at nuclear plant earmarked to back up German electricity

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

    Nuclear controversy flares up as Germany shuts down last reactors

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

    Germany must not waste time in global race to host industrial production of the future 鈥 econ min

    31 Oct 2023, 13:50 Julian Wettengel Industry 麻豆无码版 Germany must act quickly to secure its place as a key location for industries in an increasingly climate-friendly global economy, said economy minister Robert Habeck. 鈥淎lmost all major ...
  • 18 Mar 2022 |

    Industry warns govt proposal for gas reserves could undermine supply security

    18 Mar 2022, 13:45 S枚ren Amelang Gas Policy Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 Gas storage operators and Germany's energy industry have warned that the economy and climate ministry's law proposal aimed at ensuring sufficient gas supply ...
  • 25 Jul 2023 |

    German lignite projects receive support worth 鈧1.7 bln in 2022 鈥 report

    25 Jul 2023, 13:34 Carolina Kyllmann Coal 麻豆无码版 Lignite projects in Germany received around 1.7 billion euros worth of support throughout 2022, according to an analysis by think tank Green Budget Germany (F脰S). Despite the country鈥檚 ambition ...
  • 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 ...
  • Consistent climate policies could greatly reduce German energy imports 鈥 report

    16 Oct 2024, 13:21 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 A consistent policy mix promoting decarbonisation and climate neutrality can significantly reduce energy imports and electricity costs for Germany in the next ...
  • 04 Aug 2020 |

    US's Nord Stream 2 threats pose 'difficult gray area' for German diplomats- legal expert

    04 Aug 2020, 14:24 Edgar Meza Gas Security Die Welt The US government's threat of sanctions against companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project has led to angry calls of defiance by government officials and business leaders in ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Germany to use tenders to build 25 gigawatts of new gas power plants by 2030 鈥 econ min

    09 Mar 2023, 11:53 Julian Wettengel Gas Renewables Energiewende 麻豆无码版 Germany will use auctions to ensure new gas power plants are built, which the government sees as necessary to secure supply at times when renewable energy does not deliver ...
  • Dispatch from Germany | November '24

    22 Nov 2024, 09:30 The collapse of Germany鈥檚 coalition government has thrown climate policymaking in Europe鈥檚 largest economy into disarray, and added many question marks to the progress of its landmark energy transition. The sacking of finance minister ...
  • 17 Apr 2025 |

    Dispatch from Italy | April 鈥25

    17 Apr 2025, 15:00 The return of nuclear energy in Italy is slowly but steadily shifting from possibility to concrete political project. The transition to renewables, meanwhile, has entered a paradoxical phase: installation numbers are solid yet local ...
  • 22 Nov 2024 |

    Social barriers risk leaving women behind in India's greener future

    22 Nov 2024, 11:00 Social barriers make it tough for women to work in the solar sector in India, thwarting what could be a vibrant clean energy workforce in the world鈥檚 most populous country. Experts are calling for more attention to green skills and ...
  • Germany must use development aid to access raw materials and energy 鈥 industry

    14 Feb 2024, 14:36 Ruby Russel Resources & Recycling International 麻豆无码版 German industry is calling for the country's international development budget to increase the country鈥檚 access to resources from developing countries. A paper by ...
  • 11 Dec 2023 |

    German operator 鈥渧ery optimistic鈥 to run eastern lignite mines past 2030 phase-out aim

    11 Dec 2023, 13:24 S枚ren Amelang Coal dpa / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung East German coal mine operator LEAG has said it expects to extract lignite from its opencast pits past 2030, even though the government hopes to exit coal by that date. 鈥淲e are very ...
  • 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 ...
  • 18 Jun 2020 |

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

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

    Germany denounces further US sanctions planned against Nord Stream 2

    08 Jun 2020, 13:14 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Freja Eriksen Gas Security Handelsblatt ...
  • 30 Jan 2023 |

    German chancellor Scholz wants to secure critical raw materials from South America

    30 Jan 2023, 12:48 Carolina Kyllmann International 麻豆无码版 German chancellor Olaf Scholz wants promote energy cooperation and secure critical raw materials for the energy transition from South America. The politician is visiting Argentina, Chile ...
  • 09 Jan 2019 |

    Germany supports Dominican Republic鈥檚 push for climate action in UN Security Council- source

    09 Jan 2019, 12:13 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Security 麻豆无码版 The German government supports the Dominican Republic in its preparations for a UN Security Council (UNSC) high-level open debate about the impacts of ...
  • 10 Aug 2023 |

    German emissions fall 9% in first half of 2023 鈥 think tank

    10 Aug 2023, 13:02 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Renewables 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions fell nine percent in the first half of the year as a weakening economy deflated energy use, according to聽 an analysis 聽by climate and energy ...
  • 03 Jul 2023 |

    German env minister urges industry to save water amidst increasing heat and drought

    03 Jul 2023, 14:13 Carolina Kyllmann Climate & CO2 Adaptation Rheinische Post / 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 environment minister Steffi Lemke has called for industry to save water as drought and water shortages continue to hit in the country. 鈥淭he ...
  • 29 Jun 2023 |

    Gas industry welcomes Germany鈥檚 compromise on phasing out fossil fuel heating

    29 Jun 2023, 12:38 S枚ren Amelang Gas Heating Welt / 麻豆无码版 / Zeit / taz Germany鈥檚 gas industry has welcomed the coalition government鈥檚 compromise on the transition to climate-friendly heating, while some media commentators and environmental ...
  • 27 Jun 2024 |

    Two in three Germans reject lower standard of living to protect the environment 鈥 survey

    27 Jun 2024, 14:07 Jack McGovan Cost & Prices Society More than two thirds of Germans say they would 鈥渞ather not鈥 or 鈥渄efinitely not鈥 make financial sacrifices and lower their personal standard of living for the benefit of the climate, according to a ...
  • 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 ...
  • Climate policies centred on social justice counter far-right populist strategies 鈥 researcher

    19 Apr 2024, 14:30 Democratic parties across Europe should treat climate policies as a matter of social justice to combat the increasing threat of far-right populist politicians who oppose strong climate action, says Linus Westheuser, sociologist at the ...
  • 01 Jun 2022 |

    Gas still a bridge technology, must 鈥渢hink big鈥 on hydrogen 鈥 BDEW head

    01 Jun 2022, 14:16 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Renewable energies will be at the heart of supply security in Germany in the future, but the country will continue to need gas and must 鈥渢hink big鈥 when it comes to ramping up hydrogen, ...
  • 16 Dec 2024 |

    Germany looks into alleged market manipulation during Dunkelflaute power price spike

    16 Dec 2024, 13:36 A sudden and sharp electricity price spike during a day of very little wind and solar power output in Germany has prompted the country鈥檚 grid regulator to investigate a possible market manipulation. Fossil backup plants that are meant ...
  • Prioritisation of energy transport on German trains no longer necessary 鈥 transport associations

    10 Feb 2023, 13:01 Carolina Kyllmann Fossil fuels Transport Policy 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background It is no longer necessary to prioritise the transport of coal, mineral oil and gas on German trains, the transport companies鈥 association VDV ...
  • 28 Apr 2020 |

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

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

    German energy industry to receive dedicated radio frequency to weather blackouts

    06 Nov 2020, 14:10 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 The German government has resolved a dispute between the energy sector and security services over ownership of a 450 MHz digital radio frequency, in favour of the energy companies. 麻豆无码版 industry ...
  • 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 ...
  • 31 Aug 2022 |

    Germany 鈥減repared鈥 to get through winter 鈥 econ min Habeck

    31 Aug 2022, 12:16 Julian Wettengel Gas Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 German leaders see the country well-equipped to get through the coming winter in the ongoing energy crisis. The government had initiated the necessary preparations to secure ...
  • 21 Dec 2018 |

    Germany aims to put climate into focus at UN Security Council

    21 Dec 2018, 15:08 Germany plans to use its diplomatic clout during its two-year term on the UN Security Council to ensure that climate change concerns are an integral part of UN security policy. People who are most vulnerable to global warming, such ...
  • 04 Jun 2019 |

    鈥淐limate action is our new foreign policy imperative鈥 鈥 German foreign minister

    04 Jun 2019, 13:50 German foreign minister Heiko Maas has said that climate action is the country鈥檚 new foreign policy imperative, as the security implications of its effects can already be seen across the globe. Germany aims to play a leading role in the ...
  • 06 Mar 2024 |

    Eastern German states establish green hydrogen initiative

    06 Mar 2024, 11:53 Julian Wettengel Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 All six eastern German states have set up a joint initiative on renewables-based hydrogen. It is intended to closely connect politics, business and science on the fuel "in order to fully ...
  • 25 Apr 2024 |

    Implementation of Germany鈥檚 hydrogen plans lagging behind 鈥 report

    25 Apr 2024, 13:53 Expert E.ON Utility Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities 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 & ...
  • 24 May 2024 |

    German energy transition needs more focus on trust, ownership and appeal 鈥 survey

    24 May 2024, 14:31 Julian Wettengel Citizens' energy Society 麻豆无码版 Germans continue to widely support the country鈥檚 energy transition but policymakers should put more focus on building trust with the population, foster its ownership ...
  • 19 Jun 2024 |

    German ministry presents draft circular economy strategy, aims to halve raw materials use by 2045

    19 Jun 2024, 11:55 Julian Wettengel Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 The German environment ministry has presented a draft circular economy strategy as "a crucial element to reach climate targets and to create new possibilities for growth, ...
  • Europe must build on nuclear fusion headstart to complement renewables 鈥 startup

    04 Jun 2025, 11:00 Nuclear fusion technology presents a huge chance for European industry, which the continent must pursue without delaying the rollout of renewable energies, says Markus Roth, co-founder of nuclear fusion startup Focused 麻豆无码版. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not ...
  • 27 Feb 2025 |

    German industry hails EU competitiveness plan as NGOs warn red tape cuts threaten climate action

    27 Feb 2025, 13:51 The European Commission unveiled a series of plans to make the bloc's industry more competitive, reduce energy costs and cut red tape. Germany's industry associations called the proposals an important first step in the right ...
  • 21 Mar 2025 |

    Dispatch from France | March '25

    21 Mar 2025, 15:30 French prime minister Francois Bayrou may have fended off a vote of no-confidence in parliament for the adoption of the 2025 finance bill, but the nation still has a long way to go to recover from the political turmoil brought by last ...
  • 11 Jul 2024 |

    Germany's offshore wind expansion could clash with neighbours' buildout plans- report

    11 Jul 2024, 13:51 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Wind EU 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 plans for a rapid expansion of offshore wind energy at the end of the decade could clash with similar plans of its neighbours around the North Sea, the country鈥檚 section of ...
  • 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 ...
  • 17 Jun 2024 |

    EU must stay course on climate objectives 鈥 scientific advisors

    17 Jun 2024, 12:20 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 As the European Union has entered into the process of selecting a new leadership team for the next legislative term after the June elections, key climate science advisors call on the ...
  • 27 Jun 2023 |

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

    27 Jun 2023, 09:42 Julian Wettengel Resources & Recycling EU 麻豆无码版 / Bloomberg Ministers from France, Italy and Germany have agreed on closer cooperation on the extraction, processing and recycling of critical raw materials needed for ...
  • 21 May 2024 |

    Govt coalition agrees reform to speed up planning and permission process for Germany's infrastructure

    21 May 2024, 14:05 Jack McGovan Renewables Government 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background A law reform agreed by lawmakers from Germany's government coalition would speed up approval processes around the planning and construction of new ...
  • 17 Aug 2023 |

    Two thirds of eastern Germans dissatisfied with government's climate policy- survey

    17 Aug 2023, 13:45 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Society 麻豆无码版 Residents in eastern German states are generally critical of the federal government鈥檚 energy and climate policies, while at the same time endorsing measures to reduce ...
  • 09 Mar 2022 |

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

    09 Mar 2022, 13:32 S枚ren Amelang Coal Gas International General-Anzeiger Europe could manage to stop Russian energy imports by using more coal for power production in the short term, said the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...
  • 21 Dec 2018 |

    Small island state rep says Germany needs to advocate for climate in UN Security Council

    21 Dec 2018, 11:58 The German government has said it will use its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council to spotlight the security implications of climate change. After the recent shift in climate policy by some permanent ...
  • 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 ...
  • Preview 2023: 'Investment offensive' must secure fossil fuel independence- energy industry

    22 Dec 2022, 12:40 Germany has taken important steps to secure its energy supply and help households and businesses cope with the energy crisis, but it is important to continue along this path consistently in the coming year, according to the country' ...
  • 25 Apr 2023 |

    Cyclist satisfaction increases in major German cities but room for improvement remains 鈥 survey

    25 Apr 2023, 13:41 Carolina Kyllmann Mobility 麻豆无码版 Many German cities have improved their cycling infrastructure in recent years, but the majority of cyclists in the country continue to consider road traffic to be unsafe for them, according ...
  • 09 Jul 2024

    In brief | 9 July '24

    09 Jul 2024, 11:00 S枚ren Amelang Carbon Brief: What record global heat means for breaching the 1.5C warming limit Recent warming has led to renewed debate around whether the world might pass the 1.5C Paris Agreement limit sooner previously estimated. ...
  • 05 Feb 2020 |

    New sanctions against Nord Stream 2 looming 鈥 media report

    05 Feb 2020, 13:17 Julian Wettengel Gas Security Handelsblatt United States lawmakers could introduce new sanctions against the natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 to further delay the current construction in the Baltic Sea, diplomatic sources in ...
  • 12 Jun 2024 |

    German managers no longer consider green transformation a top priority 鈥 survey

    12 Jun 2024, 13:22 S枚ren Amelang Business & Jobs Handelsblatt Sustainability issues have slid down the list of German managers鈥 priorities, a poll by business consultancy Horvath has revealed,聽 reports 聽newspaper Handelsblatt. The green transformation ...
  • Improving energy transition acceptance in rural areas crucial for success 鈥 govt advisors

    15 May 2024, 12:32 Jack McGovan Citizens' energy Energiewende 麻豆无码版 Convincing those living in rural areas of the importance of the energy transition is a 鈥渂asic requirement鈥 for transforming the energy system successfully, according to a ...
  • 10 May 2024 |

    Dispatch from Poland

    10 May 2024, 15:00 Poland saw a change in power last autumn when a pro-EU coalition led by former European Council president Donald Tusk took over after eight years of rule by the right-wing populist Law and Justice party (PiS). Since then, however, the ...
  • 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. ...
  • 22 Jul 2021 |

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

    22 Jul 2021, 13:53 Charlotte Nijhuis Gas International Security 麻豆无码版 Germany and the United States have reached an agreement resolving their long-standing conflict over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The deal allows for the completion of the ...
  • Germany ready to agree to oil embargo, can lower Russian gas dependence to 30% by year end

    02 May 2022, 13:38 Kerstine Appunn Fossil fuels International Security 麻豆无码版 Germany has said it will support an embargo on Russian oil imports if the EU member states agree on it. Foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has聽 confirmed 聽that ...
  • 05 Jun 2024 |

    Dutch court stops gas development project in German North Sea

    05 Jun 2024, 13:54 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Edgar Meza Gas International 麻豆无码版 The highest Dutch court has put a halt to gas drilling off the German North Sea island of Borkum. The ...
  • Germany should consider speed limit, nuclear extension to counter energy crisis 鈥 IEA head

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

    Germany must speed up green hydrogen scale-up in reaction to war 鈥 government advisors

    06 Apr 2022, 13:09 S枚ren Amelang Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Germany must accelerate the ramp-up of a hydrogen economy in response to Russia's aggressions to secure and diversify its energy supply, according to the hydrogen council (NWR), which ...
  • 19 May 2023 |

    German govt to set controversial location for floating LNG terminals into law

    19 May 2023, 13:41 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Politics Society 麻豆无码版 / Zeit Online The island of R眉gen on Germany鈥檚 Baltic Sea coast is to be included into law as a location for floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals despite local ...
  • Industry calls on German government to agree coherent National Circular Economy strategy

    08 May 2024, 13:40 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 The industry-affiliated NGO聽German CEO Alliance for Climate and Economy (Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft) has called on Germany鈥檚 government to come up with an ambitious ...
  • "Counterproductive" industry subsidies stifle clean tech innovation- economic institutes

    06 Apr 2023, 12:09 Julian Wettengel Industry Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 Four leading German economic institutes have warned against industry subsidies like cushioning high power prices or efforts to re-establish ...
  • 28 Jun 2024 |

    German railway associations warn against cuts to sector in budget negotiations

    28 Jun 2024, 13:49 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Reports that one billion euros of funding to improve Germany鈥檚 railways will instead be spent on building more roads have alarmed rail transport associations and NGOs in ...
  • 28 Jun 2024 |

    Over 90% of Germans want govt to invest more in climate-adaptating infrastructure 鈥 survey

    28 Jun 2024, 13:37 Benjamin Wehrmann Adaptation Society 麻豆无码版 An overwhelming majority of Germans want the country to ramp up its climate adaptation efforts and better prepare the country's infrastructure against increasingly regular ...
  • 06 May 2024 |

    Electric air taxi start-ups say lack of state support in Germany could force them abroad

    06 May 2024, 12:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Business & Jobs S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Two pioneering electric air taxi start-ups from Germany have criticised the government for not doing enough to provide the budding industry with a viable commercial ...
  • 22 Jun 2023 |

    Germany bets on timber to advance decarbonisation of construction sector

    22 Jun 2023, 13:58 Carolina Kyllmann Technology 麻豆无码版 Timber is set to displace other emission-intensive building materials like cement and steel as Germany looks to decarbonise its construction sector, according to a聽 government strategy. ...
  • 02 Jan 2019 |

    Germany takes up seat in UN Security Council, aims to put climate into focus

    02 Jan 2019, 13:06 Expert Federal Foreign Office Ausw盲rtiges Amt International Security Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Security 麻豆无码版 Germany has assumed a two-year seat as a non-permanent member of the United ...
  • 30 May 2024 |

    Electricity system flexibility to become top priority in Franco-German cooperation

    30 May 2024, 13:29 Carolina Kyllmann Electricity International 麻豆无码版 France and Germany will strengthen bilateral cooperation to unlock the potential of flexibility in the electricity system, government representatives agreed on the margins of ...
  • 04 May 2023 |

    Europe can halve fossil gas use by 2030 without risk to supply security 鈥 think tank

    04 May 2023, 12:04 Julian Wettengel Gas EU 麻豆无码版 The European Union can cut its fossil gas use in half by 2030 and fully exit the fuel by 2050聽while maintaining supply security and industrial production at today鈥檚 levels without disruptive ...
  • Germany needs new power market design to enable renewables growth 鈥 industry

    14 Dec 2021, 13:07 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband ...
  • 24 Mar 2025 |

    Renewables spurred by geopolitical upheaval, can help prevent conflict 鈥 IRENA

    24 Mar 2025, 11:00 Geopolitical disruption through events like Russia鈥檚 war on Ukraine or a new transatlantic rift can speed up the rapid build-up of renewable energies, says Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable 麻豆无码版 ...
  • Scholz promises new national ports strategy to make Germany鈥檚 maritime industry fit for climate targets

    15 Sep 2023, 11:55 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Gas Wind Freight 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt Germany鈥檚 chancellor Olaf Scholz has unveiled plans to strengthen the country鈥檚 ports to support the expansion of offshore wind power and LNG and ...
  • 24 May 2024 |

    Europe at risk of falling short in wind turbine production capacity, labour union and NGO warn

    24 May 2024, 14:08 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Expert IG Metall-Industrial Union of Metalworkers IG Metall Transport Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Business & Jobs Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 07 Jun 2023 |

    German tender scheme for new gas power plants could be delayed 鈥 media report

    07 Jun 2023, 11:49 Julian Wettengel Electricity market Gas Tagesspiegel Background The government鈥檚 plan to introduce a tender system to ensure new gas-fired power plants are built 鈥 which the government considers necessary as a supplement to renewables ...
  • 05 Dec 2022 |
    Gas

    Germany needs fossil gas for more than a decade alongside renewables expansion 鈥 McKinsey

    05 Dec 2022, 13:55 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 Fossil gas will be a crucial part of Germany鈥檚 power and energy supply for at least another ten years, because the expansion of renewables and the electricity grid are lagging behind, said ...
  • 30 Sep 2022 |

    Germany鈥檚 RWE brings lignite power plants back online to strengthen supply security

    30 Sep 2022, 12:35 Julian Wettengel Coal 麻豆无码版 German energy company RWE is set to bring three lignite power plant units in the western part of the country back online in the coming days to help secure power supply during the coming winter, ...
  • 30 Jan 2024 |

    Climate change allows migrating birds' early return from winter refuge to Germany- biologist

    30 Jan 2024, 13:46 Franca Quecke Climate & CO2 Adaptation The first cranes are returning to Germany already in January 2024 from their wintering grounds further south as they migrate to north-eastern Europe to breed, reports the Frankfurter Allgemeine ...
  • 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 ...
  • 07 Feb 2024 |

    EU sets focus on climate-friendly industry in 2040 climate target proposal

    07 Feb 2024, 10:30 The European Commission has recommended that the bloc reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, saying the EU's Green Deal now needs to become an "industrial decarbonisation deal." Politicians from member ...
  • 13 Jan 2023 |

    Transformation of German economy at risk due to skills shortage 鈥 DIHK

    13 Jan 2023, 13:35 Julian Wettengel Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Germany is facing a severe skills shortage to key economic transformation efforts, in areas such as e-mobility and renewable energy,聽the Association of German Chambers of Industry ...
  • 25 May 2023 |

    German government agrees to build 鈥渃ore鈥 hydrogen grid

    25 May 2023, 14:01 S枚ren Amelang Grid Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 / dpa The German government has agreed rules to build an initial 鈥渃ore鈥 hydrogen network that is set to enter operation by 2032. "Our goal is the rapid ramp-up of the hydrogen market, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 17 Apr 2024 |

    Germany wants to speed up hydrogen expansion with 'overriding public interest' law 鈥 media

    17 Apr 2024, 12:50 Jennifer Collins Hydrogen Tagesspiegel Background / Handelsblatt Germany's government wants to boost the expansion of hydrogen projects by giving them "overriding public interest" status, which would streamline planning ...
  • 17 Apr 2024 |

    German domestic oil and gas production continues to sink 鈥 report

    17 Apr 2024, 12:48 Jennifer Collins Fossil fuels Gas 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background Germany covered just 6 percent of its natural gas and 2 percent of oil demand with domestic supplies in 2023 as production continues to sink, according to an ...
  • G7 call on gas importers not to comply with Russian rouble demands

    28 Mar 2022, 14:25 Kerstine Appunn Fossil fuels International Security 麻豆无码版 After a meeting with his G7 counterparts, German economy and climate minister Robert Habeck said on Monday (28 March) that Putin's demand to only receive payment ...
  • 22 Feb 2023 |

    Germany eyes state aid to boost domestic production of solar and wind technologies

    22 Feb 2023, 13:46 Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Better financing, hedging tools and support for innovation are needed to strengthen the production of energy transition technologies in Germany and Europe, economy ...
  • 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 ...
  • 19 Jul 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 grid agency investigates suspected power price speculation

    19 Jul 2019, 13:52 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Freja Eriksen Grid Security BNetzA / Handelsblatt The German Federal Network ...
  • 10 May 2023 |
    Gas

    Policy push needed for resilient energy system with green gas 鈥 gas industry

    10 May 2023, 12:19 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 energy system will need 鈥榞reen鈥 gas to become climate neutral, but government must set the right framework conditions to ensure the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy, said several gas ...
  • 10 Apr 2024 |

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

    10 Apr 2024, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Heating Focus Online The eastern German city of Cottbus in coal mining region Lusatia plans to use an artificial lake in a former open pit mine for the installation of a large heat pump that could cover up to 40 ...
  • Germany must show Security Council members value of making security policy implications key topic

    The German government has to carefully moderate the many differing interests in order to successfully make security policy implications of climate change a key topic during its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, writes ...
  • 14 Mar 2022 |

    Majority of Germans is in favour of oil and gas embargo against Russia- survey

    14 Mar 2022, 13:44 Paul Gordon Fossil fuels Society 麻豆无码版 A majority of Germans is in favour of stopping oil and gas imports from Russia even if an embargo would lead to supply problems in the country. In a survey by public broadcaster ZDF, 55 ...
  • 10 Mar 2022 |

    German utilities call for emergency funding amid energy crisis

    10 Mar 2022, 13:28 Edgar Meza Utilities 麻豆无码版 The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to have major repercussions for Germany鈥檚 energy sector, leading to growing concerns about increasing prices and limited liquidity. The German Association ...
  • Outlook for Germany's energy transition improves slightly but some indicators still off track 鈥 McKinsey

    05 Mar 2024, 12:17 Jennifer Collins Climate & CO2 Renewables Energiewende 麻豆无码版 Germany's performance has improved slightly in consultancy McKinsey's biannual "麻豆无码版 Transition Index," with targets now deemed " ...
  • 19 Mar 2024 |

    Germany urges tighter global energy cooperation to bring climate targets within reach

    19 Mar 2024, 13:58 The global growth of renewable power sources is an encouraging trend for climate action but needs to be better coordinated to ensure international targets are met, according to Germany鈥檚 economy and foreign affairs ministers. ...
  • 02 Aug 2024 |

    麻豆无码版 costs, uncertainty fuel German industry plans to cut or relocate production 鈥 survey

    02 Aug 2024, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Four in ten industrial companies in Germany are considering production cuts in the country or relocating parts of their production capacities outside of the country due to ...
  • 01 Aug 2024 |

    Cooperation with China needed to achieve Germany鈥檚 2030 EV target 鈥 analysis

    01 Aug 2024, 13:57 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 goal of having 15 million electric cars on roads by 2030 could be missed by up to 6 million cars without cooperation with China and improved regulations and ...
  • 11 Sep 2023 |

    New German heating law met with mixed reactions from industry and environmental groups

    11 Sep 2023, 13:33 Benjamin Wehrmann Heating Government 麻豆无码版 The German government鈥檚聽 new building energy legislation 聽to phase out the use of fossil fuel heating systems has generated mixed reactions from industry associations and ...
  • 26 Jul 2024

    Dispatch from Germany | July 2024

    26 Jul 2024, 11:43 German ministers and lawmakers, just like most of their peers across the European Union, are heading into the parliaments鈥 summer 2024 recess and some time off. However, there are exceptions: three eastern German federal states will ...
  • 24 Jan 2024 |

    German renewables sector employment in 2022 at highest level in a decade

    24 Jan 2024, 13:55 Carolina Kyllmann Julian Wettengel Renewables Solar Wind 麻豆无码版 Germany's renewable energy sector employed 387,700 people in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 15 percent and the highest level in a decade, said the economy ...
  • 27 Feb 2024 |
    Gas

    Turbine production bottleneck threatens plans for new German gas power plants 鈥 industry

    27 Feb 2024, 13:17 Julian Wettengel Gas Handelsblatt Several large energy companies say that a potential bottleneck for components needed for gas turbines in power stations could threaten Germany's plans for expanding gas-fired power generation in ...
  • 05 Apr 2019 |

    Energiewende can become "export hit" for Germany 鈥 op-ed by foreign minister

    05 Apr 2019, 12:46 Julian Wettengel Energiewende Security WirtschaftsWoche Many countries see Germany as a pioneer of the energy transition and the government will make greater use of this role to push action also on an international scale, writes German ...
  • 24 Apr 2019 |

    Leading candidate to head European Commission says he would block Nord Stream 2

    24 Apr 2019, 13:41 Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Rachel Waldholz Gas Security Reuters Manfred Weber, a leading candidate to become the next president of the European Commission, told ...
  • Increasing smartphone lifespans to at least five years could halve emissions from devices 鈥 report

    14 Jun 2024, 12:57 S枚ren Amelang Technology Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 Extending the average lifespan of smartphones to between five and seven years could reduce Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions from such devices by around half, ...
  • 01 Aug 2023 |

    EU sets state support conditions for German gas and hydrogen power plants 鈥 econ min

    01 Aug 2023, 12:47 Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The European Commission has set important framework conditions for planned German state support to build and operate about 24 gigawatts (GW) hydrogen power plants and fossil gas units ...
  • 05 Aug 2022 |

    Q&A: Is Germany reverting to coal to fight the gas supply crunch?

    05 Aug 2022, 11:34 With natural gas deliveries from Russia dwindling, the German government is preparing for a winter without sufficient supplies of the fossil fuel it relies on heavily for heating homes. As well as increasing the import of liquified gas ...
  • 24 Jan 2025 |

    Dispatch from Germany | January '25

    24 Jan 2025, 15:30 Germany has fully switched into election campaign mode ahead of the national vote on 23 February. Parties have presented their manifestos, with key energy transition issues including the future of industry, boosting investments, energy ...
  • 03 Mar 2023 |

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

    03 Mar 2023, 13:34 With a significant 鈥渟afety buffer鈥 of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity, the German government aims to ensure that the country and neighbouring states will receive sufficient supply of natural gas in the coming years, says ...
  • 10 Dec 2018 |

    Grid operator warns rapid coal exit could threaten Germany鈥檚 supply security

    10 Dec 2018, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Grid Security Handelsblatt Germany must be careful to 鈥渘ot overstep the mark鈥 on supply security when deciding on the process of phasing out coal-fired power production, Boris Schucht, CEO of ...
  • 15 Jan 2021 |

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

    15 Jan 2021, 13:06 Expert DIW- German Institute for Economic Research Deutsches Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Expert DUH- Environmental Action ...
  • 20 Feb 2024 |

    Support for onshore wind energy expansion remains high in Germany

    20 Feb 2024, 14:08 Jack McGovan Wind Society 麻豆无码版 More than three-quarters of the German population (81%) think the use and expansion of onshore wind energy is important or very important, according to a new analysis published today by the ...
  • 16 May 2024 |
    EU

    French and German MPs call for trilateral energy transition partnership with Poland

    16 May 2024, 13:35 Benjamin Wehrmann EU Table.Media Members of parliament from France and Germany have called for intensifying efforts to create a more coherent energy policy together with Poland, Table.Media reported. The three major EU member states ...
  • 20 Mar 2024 |

    Germany launches planning for gas grid retirements

    20 Mar 2024, 13:43 S枚ren Amelang Edgar Meza Gas Grid 麻豆无码版 The German government has kickstarted the planning for a gradual decommissioning of the country鈥檚 gas distribution network in order to organise a smooth transition to climate-neutral ...
  • 14 May 2024 |

    German municipalities urgently need climate risk assessments and protection plans 鈥 report

    14 May 2024, 13:08 Carolina Kyllmann Adaptation Cities 麻豆无码版 Germany's towns and cities are insufficiently prepared to deal with more frequent and more severe flooding, periods of high heat, and drought and water shortages, a report by ...
  • 04 Jan 2023 |

    Germany intensifies energy transition cooperation with Norway and Portugal

    04 Jan 2023, 13:37 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen International Tagesspiegel / 麻豆无码版 Germany plans to intensify its international cooperation on the energy transition with Norway and Portugal, with government ministers visiting both countries this ...
  • 27 Jun 2024 |

    Power and hydrogen grid expansion greatest shortcomings in German energy transition 鈥 commission

    27 Jun 2024, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Achieving Germany鈥檚 energy transition and climate targets still requires a lot of political efforts to keep supply secure and affordable, the government-appointed expert commission ...
  • 01 Jul 2020 |

    U.S. Nord Stream 2 sanctions encroachment on EU sovereignty 鈥 German officials, experts

    01 Jul 2020, 13:15 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Security 麻豆无码版 German government officials, MPs and experts have criticised U.S. plans to tighten sanctions on the contentious natural gas pipeline project Nord ...
  • 08 Feb 2019 |

    Stop Nord Stream 2 for EU solidarity 鈥 opinion

    08 Feb 2019, 14:10 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas Security Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The contentious Russian-German gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is a political issue 鈥 contrary to what some German industry representatives say 鈥 and ...
  • IEA head urges German government to introduce climate bonus payments for citizens

    12 Feb 2024, 13:30 Franca Quecke Carbon market Cost & Prices Society dpa / Zeit Online The planned climate bonus (鈥淜limageld鈥) payment to return state revenues from carbon pricing to citizens as compensation for rising CO2 prices is an 鈥渆xcellent idea ...
  • 25 Jun 2024 |

    Slow German hydrogen infrastructure buildout risk to climate goals- advisors

    25 Jun 2024, 13:11 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Four years after the launch of Germany鈥檚 national hydrogen strategy, the buildout of hydrogen infrastructure is behind schedule and could run into serious trouble that scares away ...
  • 15 Dec 2023 |

    German wind energy tender once again undersubscribed, but grid agency sees 鈥渉ope鈥

    15 Dec 2023, 13:16 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 In its latest auction for onshore wind turbines, Germany failed to secure enough investment deals to ensure the rollout of the technology proceeds with sufficient speed to reach renewable ...
  • 21 Apr 2020 |

    Grid agency sends warning notices after 2019 power grid strains

    21 Apr 2020, 13:29 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Julian Wettengel Grid 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 Federal Network Agency ...
  • 14 Jul 2023 |

    Germany vows to push China for more ambitious climate targets in new strategy

    14 Jul 2023, 13:39 S枚ren Amelang International 麻豆无码版 Germany aims to put pressure on China to raise its climate targets, according to the聽 government鈥檚 first strategy 聽for dealing with the east Asian country. The paper, which was adopted by ...
  • 21 Jan 2019 |

    Nord Stream 2 鈥渨rong scapegoat鈥 鈥 energy minister

    21 Jan 2019, 13:48 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 05 Jul 2022 |

    Germany to change laws to allow company bailouts for energy supply security

    05 Jul 2022, 13:14 Germany鈥檚 government aims to amend legislation that would allow the state to take stakes in companies severely affected by rising costs of imported fossil gas, such as Europe鈥檚 largest importer of Russian gas, Uniper. The cabinet ...
  • 16 Jan 2019 |

    Nord Stream 2 contractor OMV criticises 鈥渃ompletely unacceptable threat鈥 from US ambassador

    16 Jan 2019, 13:26 Kerstine Appunn Gas Security Handelsblatt Rainer Seele, chairman of Austrian oil and gas company OMV, has criticised the US ambassador to Germany鈥檚 letter to contractors of Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 as a 鈥渃ompletely ...
  • 08 Jan 2019 |

    Germany wobbles on Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

    08 Jan 2019, 13:02 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas Security Bloomberg / Handelsblatt Global Support within German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 coalition for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline is slipping as frustration with the Kremlin鈥檚 ...
  • 13 Feb 2019 |

    Germany to stay in command on Nord Stream 2 after deal with France on EU directive

    13 Feb 2019, 10:15 Representatives of European Union member states endorsed a last-ditch German and French proposal to amend some of the language of the new rules on how to regulate pipeline projects such as Nord Stream 2. The deal would introduce tougher ...
  • 29 May 2024 |

    Share of bicycles as transport mode for short trips could triple to 45% in Germany 鈥 report

    29 May 2024, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Mobility 麻豆无码版 The share of cycling in short trips in Germany could triple by 2035, from 13 percent today to 45 percent, if consistent measures are taken to make cycling more attractive, a report by ...
  • 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 ...
  • 25 Apr 2023 |
    Gas

    Germany must not create overcapacity of gas power plants 鈥 renewables industry

    25 Apr 2023, 13:43 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 Germany must avoid building too many new gas power plants in the country鈥檚 efforts to secure electricity supply at times of little wind or sunshine, said renewables association BEE during an online ...
  • 01 Feb 2023 |

    Solar PV production must return to Europe to avoid future dependence 鈥 Swiss company CEO

    01 Feb 2023, 13:40 Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Business & Jobs Die Welt As solar power deployment is picking up fast around the globe, Germany and Europe must act now to regain a stronger position in the production of solar PV hardware so as to reduce ...
  • 21 Oct 2022 |

    Germany announces relaunch of sluggish smart meter roll-out

    21 Oct 2022, 13:44 Expert dena- German 麻豆无码版 Agency Deutsche Energie-Agentur Grid Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Technology Efficiency Carolina Kyllmann Grid Digitalisation 麻豆无码版 The so far sluggish installation of smart meters in ...
  • 20 Apr 2021 |

    German government raised 11.5 billion euros via green bonds- 2020 report

    20 Apr 2021, 13:06 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 ...
  • 27 Mar 2025 |

    Prospective new German government shows no ambition to speed up coal exit

    27 Mar 2025, 12:57 Germany's prospective next government is stepping back from its predecessor's ambition to speed up the country鈥檚 coal exit to 2030, sticking instead to the original 2038 deadline. Leaked negotiation documents reveal that many ...
  • 14 Oct 2022 |

    Germany continues coal exit auctions amid energy crisis

    14 Oct 2022, 13:56 Julian Wettengel Coal 麻豆无码版 The sixth tender for early shutdowns of hard coal plants in Germany was undersubscribed and only one plant was successful, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has said. As part of its plan to end ...
  • 13 Dec 2018 |

    German Conservatives鈥 foreign policy expert urges government to 鈥渞econsider鈥 Nord Stream 2

    13 Dec 2018, 14:41 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas Security The Guardian The head of Germany鈥檚 parliamentary foreign affairs committee, Norbert R枚ttgen of Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU party, has urged the government to ...
  • 04 Mar 2024 |
    Gas

    Germany's emergency gas plan to remain on second-highest threat level

    04 Mar 2024, 13:19 Jennifer Collins Gas dpa Germany has no plans to downgrade from the "alert level" of its gas emergency plan, saying the supply situation remains "tense" two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine upended ...
  • 03 Apr 2024 |

    Industry head calls for strategic debate over German energy-intensive sector

    03 Apr 2024, 13:27 Carolina Kyllmann Industry S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Germany should have an honest conversation about how much strategic sovereignty it wants, and figure out what it is willing to pay to keep production of key energy-intensive sectors in the ...
  • 15 Dec 2021 |

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

    15 Dec 2021, 11:57 Julian Wettengel Gas EU Security 麻豆无码版 The contentious Russian-German pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is not a suitable instrument to penalise Russia in case it attempts to invade neighbouring Ukraine, said German government ...
  • 22 Dec 2023 |

    German grid agency sees need for back-up coal power plants until March 2031

    22 Dec 2023, 13:42 Julian Wettengel Coal Grid Die Welt Germany鈥檚 energy regulator BNetzA has said that several coal power plants should remain as a reserve until the end of March 2031 to ensure grid stability in times of need, reports Die Welt. The plants ...
  • Germany must pull its weight in UN Security Council to address climate change 鈥 commentary

    Germany will have to actively lobby to make climate change and its security policy implications a key feature of its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Susanne Dr枚ge writes in a commentary for the German Institute for ...
  • 12 Jul 2022 |

    German economy faces 鈥渟evere crisis鈥 in case of Russian gas supply halt 鈥 chemical industry

    12 Jul 2022, 12:06 Julian Wettengel Gas Business & Jobs S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Germany鈥檚 economy faces a 鈥渟evere crisis鈥 should fossil gas supplies from Russia come to a complete stop, the president of the German Chemicals Industry Association (VCI), ...
  • 24 Jan 2023 |

    IEA head weary of too much energy security optimism in Europe ahead of 2023 winter

    24 Jan 2023, 13:16 Carolina Kyllmann International Handelsblatt International 麻豆无码版 Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol is weary of too much optimism about energy security in Europe ahead of the 2023 winter, he said in an interview with newspaper Handelsblatt. ...
  • 09 Feb 2018 |

    Air pollution and climate change issues for international security

    The Munich Security Conference included climate change and emissions pollution as some of the biggest issues for international security in its 2018 report. 鈥淚n the end, few experts doubt the long-term effects a changing climate will have on international ...
  • 06 Jan 2021 |

    Biden administration will be 鈥渜uantum leap鈥 for US-German relations 鈥 transatlantic coordinator

    06 Jan 2021, 13:19 Expert SWP- German Institute for International and Security Affairs Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik Policy International Security G20 & G7 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 EU Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland The new US ...
  • 25 Nov 2022 |
    EU

    IEA head Birol calls on Germany to preserve European unity during energy crisis

    25 Nov 2022, 13:07 Carolina Kyllmann EU 麻豆无码版 Germany should ensure there is solidarity in Europe to get through the energy crisis and be prepared for the winter 2023/24, International 麻豆无码版 Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol said. 鈥淓urope needs ...
  • 19 May 2021 |

    Pandemic slows German grid planning but central powerlines show progress

    19 May 2021, 13:40 Kerstine Appunn Grid 麻豆无码版 Project planning for additional powerlines in Germany has been slowed down by the Covid-19 pandemic as many public consultations were postponed or held online, Jochen Homann, president of the ...
  • 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 ...
  • 23 Feb 2024 |

    German insurers cover U.S. LNG industry, despite sustainability pledges 鈥 report

    23 Feb 2024, 13:37 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Finance Correctiv Leading German insurance companies continue to provide cover to liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure, even as they often make sustainability a key corporate goal, investigative news outlet ...
  • 21 Feb 2023 |

    Delayed draft law to increase renewable energy use in German heating making 鈥榞ood progress鈥 鈥 media

    21 Feb 2023, 13:29 Carolina Kyllmann Heating Tagesspiegel Background / ARD A draft law that would require all newly installed heating systems in Germany to run on 65 percent renewable energy from 2024 is making 鈥済ood progress鈥 after many delays, energy ...
  • Poland and Germany set to cooperate closer on oil supply security

    02 Dec 2022, 13:54 Carolina Kyllmann Fossil fuels International 麻豆无码版 Germany and Poland have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their cooperation on oil supply security and to protect refineries in both countries, the German ...
  • 26 Jun 2024 |

    Lower electricity prices leave German government short of 鈧8.7 bln in renewables funding

    26 Jun 2024, 13:12 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Cost & Prices dpa / n-tv / 麻豆无码版 Falling wholesale power prices have torn a hole in Germany鈥檚 financing of renewable energy sources, whose operators receive state support if revenues from ...
  • 04 Jun 2024 |

    Drop in coal power leads fall in Germany鈥檚 fossil fuel use in early 2024 amid weaker economic output

    04 Jun 2024, 14:19 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 consumption in Germany has fallen significantly in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same period one year before, energy industry and research initiative ...
  • 05 Jul 2019 |

    鈥凄别肠别辫迟颈惫别 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 ...
  • 06 Dec 2023 |

    Bioenergy auction in Germany attracts record number of bids, exceeding tender threefold

    06 Dec 2023, 13:24 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Bioenergy Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 The latest ...
  • 19 Mar 2024 |

    EU must quickly reform capital markets to boost private investments 鈥 Scholz

    19 Mar 2024, 12:45 Julian Wettengel Business & Jobs Finance EU 麻豆无码版 / FT The EU must speed up the reform of capital market rules to help unleash private capital to ensure the resilience and technological competitiveness of the bloc, said ...
  • 28 Sep 2018 |

    Global energy transition carries geopolitical risks and opportunities 鈥 research paper

    The global transformation towards a decarbonised energy system has positive effects for human security, such as reducing the dependence on fossil resources supply chains, strengthening the access to energy as an economic factor, and thus increasing ...
  • 12 Jul 2022 |

    More and faster climate action best response to energy crisis 鈥 business initiative

    12 Jul 2022, 12:20 Jessica Bateman Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Germany should respond with more and faster climate action to the energy crisis exacerbated by Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine, said the German CEO Alliance for Climate and Economy ...
  • 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 ...
  • 27 May 2021 |

    Merkel supports idea of strong European power grid integration at NordLink launch

    27 May 2021, 14:41 Germany is taking another step towards achieving a fully renewable power system by completing the first electric cable connection with Norway, heads of government and ministers from both states have said at the official launch event of ...
  • 06 Apr 2022 |

    German industry supports Russian coal embargo, but warns against stopping gas imports

    06 Apr 2022, 13:07 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy S枚ren Amelang Gas Industry 麻豆无码版 German industry association BDI said it supports the European ...
  • 10 Jan 2024 |

    Germany accounted for more than half of industry subsidies granted in EU during energy crisis 鈥 report

    10 Jan 2024, 15:18 Franca Quecke Industry EU Handelsblatt Germany provided more state aid for companies during the energy crisis than all of the other 26 member states of the European Union combined, reports business daily Handelsblatt. The data comes ...
  • 21 Jun 2024 |

    Dispatch from Poland

    21 Jun 2024, 11:59 Poland is emerging from a long election cycle- from parliamentary elections last October that brought a change of government to local ballots in April, and finally the European Parliament elections earlier this month. All these bring ...
  • 麻豆无码版 industry group says Germany must add 50 GW secured capacity by 2038

    03 Jun 2019, 14:01 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Nuclear phase-out Renewables Clean ...
  • 15 Mar 2024 |

    麻豆无码版 storage capacity continues solid growth in Germany, households lead the charge

    15 Mar 2024, 13:30 Jack McGovan Storage 麻豆无码版 With a turnover of over 15.7 billion euros, and a 46 percent growth increase in comparison to 2022, the energy storage sector鈥檚 expansion in Germany continues at a fast pace, according to industry ...
  • 20 Dec 2022 |

    Germany paves way for nationalisation of gas supplier Uniper

    20 Dec 2022, 14:10 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Government 麻豆无码版 The German government and the country鈥檚 largest gas supplier Uniper have agreed on a framework to carry out the struggling company鈥檚 nationalisation ...
  • 10 Apr 2024 |

    Germany鈥檚 hydrogen core grid needs clear funding rules to succeed 鈥 industry

    10 Apr 2024, 13:48 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Industry association vbw has ...
  • 13 Dec 2022 |

    Need for supply security drives acceptance of renewables in Germany 鈥 survey

    13 Dec 2022, 13:31 Carolina Kyllmann Renewables Society 麻豆无码版 A need for energy supply security has increased acceptance in the German population towards the expansion of renewables, a survey by the Renewable Energies Agency (AEE) found. ...
  • Nord Stream 鈥渕ost controversial鈥 EU energy security issue 鈥 Munich Security Conference chairman Ischinger

    The planned Russian-German natural gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is currently the 鈥渕ost controversial and difficult question of EU energy security鈥, said Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), at the German energy ...
  • 05 Jan 2024 |
    Gas

    German gas use decreases while imports and exports drop in 2023

    05 Jan 2024, 11:45 Julian Wettengel Gas 麻豆无码版 German gas consumption decreased yet again in 2023, while the country's role as a European gas hub diminished further following the halt of Russian pipeline gas supply in 2022. Gas use was ...
  • German firms must diversify supply chains for energy transition resources 鈥 analysis

    30 Jun 2022, 13:25 Expert ifo- Institute for Economic Research Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung (ifo) Climate & CO2 Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Resources & Recycling 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 08 Feb 2024 |

    Hydrogen and renewables at centre of German economy minister鈥檚 Algeria visit

    08 Feb 2024, 13:36 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 Germany and Algeria are discussing closer bilateral cooperation in the rollout of renewables and green hydrogen during a visit by economy minister Robert Habeck to the north African ...
  • 21 Jan 2025 |

    Defiant climate advocates from Germany call for EU resolve as Trump returns to office

    21 Jan 2025, 13:01 The beginning of reelected U.S. president Donald Trump鈥檚 second term in office has prompted calls from German government representatives, researchers and civil society actors to strengthen European efforts to uphold global efforts to ...
  • 08 Oct 2021 |

    Germany needs 20-30 GW of new gas plants to ensure supply security 鈥 RWE CEO

    08 Oct 2021, 12:00 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 BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and ...
  • Preview 2024: Building renovations key to meeting climate targets 鈥 think tank

    03 Jan 2024, 13:37 Maximising the use and potential of the existing building stock are key levers to respond to Germany's housing shortage and drive forth the decarbonisation of the buildings sector, say Sibyl Steuwer and Lisa Graaf from think tank ...
  • 11 Mar 2022 |

    Next oversubscribed auction and energy independence push spur German wind industry

    11 Mar 2022, 13:50 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 The second oversubscribed onshore wind ...
  • 16 Nov 2023 |

    German solar PV additions to reach 13 GW this year 鈥 engineers鈥 association

    16 Nov 2023, 13:50 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Solar 麻豆无码版 Germany will likely far exceed the government target for installing new PV arrays this year, the country鈥檚 engineering association VDI said. Additional capacity installations are set to ...
  • 08 Aug 2022 |

    Germans are underestimating the power costs of booming electric heaters 鈥 survey

    08 Aug 2022, 12:08 Julian Wettengel Gas Grid Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 / Welt am Sonntag Thirty percent of German households are thinking about buying an electric heater due to worries over winter gas supplies, but many are underestimating the ...
  • 30 Nov 2022 |

    Long-term Qatar LNG deal 鈥済ood message for Germany's energy security鈥 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    30 Nov 2022, 13:18 Julian Wettengel Gas International 麻豆无码版 / Reuters / Tagesspiegel Background Chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed two contracts that are set to supply Germany with liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a duration of at least 15 ...
  • Preview 2023: Germany must avoid exodus of energy-intensive companies 鈥 trade union

    20 Dec 2022, 13:19 The new year is going to pose the great challenge for Germany鈥檚 government to ensure that companies hit by the ongoing energy price crisis do not choose to relocate their business, according to Frederik Moch, head of energy policy at ...
  • 22 Mar 2022 |

    Nickel shortage caused by Ukraine war could endanger e-mobility transition

    22 Mar 2022, 12:13 Jessica Bateman Cars Handelsblatt German carmakers are warning a nickel shortage caused by the war in Ukraine could endanger the transition to electric mobility, Handelsblatt reports. Many manufacturers source nickel, which is used in ...
  • 26 Jun 2024 |

    German agriculture industry says relief package following wave of protests is insufficient

    26 Jun 2024, 13:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Agriculture Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Germany has unveiled a package of measures aimed at providing cost relief to farmers who are under pressure to make food production more sustainable and in line with ...
  • 22 Apr 2024 |

    Germany鈥檚 conservatives double down on criticism of EU鈥檚 planned 2035 combustion engine phase-out

    22 Apr 2024, 13:46 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars EU Bild / Die Welt Politicians from Germany鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance have reinforced their criticism of the planned end of new registrations of combustion engine cars in the EU by 2035. Bavaria鈥檚 state ...
  • 100% green power by 2035 鈥 high hopes for Germany's next renewables reform

    01 Mar 2022, 14:31 Germany鈥檚 government has initiated the first steps of a wide-ranging renewables reform that should make the country鈥檚 power supply almost 100 percent renewable by 2035. In a draft paper seen by 麻豆无码版, the economy and climate ...
  • 14 May 2024 |

    Germany needs 鈧213 bln more for public investments in climate change mitigation and adaptation 鈥 economists

    14 May 2024, 13:25 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices Finance 麻豆无码版 Germany should invest an additional 213 billion euros compared to current budget plans over the next ten years in public services and infrastructure to decarbonise its economy ...
  • Industry criticises German government for delayed introduction of smart meters

    29 Nov 2018, 16:28 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Digitalisation Government Security Handelsblatt The Association of 麻豆无码版 Market Innovators (BNE), a lobby group of grid-independent energy suppliers in Germany, has criticised the German ...
  • 15 Nov 2023 |

    Court ruling forces German government to reshuffle climate policy funds worth 60 billion euros

    15 Nov 2023, 13:53 A ruling by Germany鈥檚 highest court on the government鈥檚 budget planning has declared the current funding mechanism for tens of billions of euros in climate policies is unconstitutional. The judges ruled that chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 ...
  • 26 Mar 2024

    Cheap Chinese green technology imports causing concerns for European industry transformation

    26 Mar 2024, 13:30 Benjamin Wehrmann Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The growing volumes of cheap green technologies coming out of China are leading to worries that solar panels, electric cars, batteries and other products sold below their production price ...
  • 26 Mar 2024 |

    EU's battery production ambitions take shape with new German factory, criticism over state aid

    26 Mar 2024, 13:21 Julian Wettengel Cars Technology EU 麻豆无码版 / NDR / NZZ German chancellor Olaf Scholz has hailed the start of construction of a battery cell factory by Swedish Northvolt in northern Germany for being "of strategic ...
  • 20 Dec 2023 |

    German energy industry welcomes extension of EU emergency measures

    20 Dec 2023, 12:53 Ruby Russel Renewables EU 麻豆无码版 German industry associations have welcomed a decision by EU energy ministers to extend temporary measures 聽to reduce dependence on Russian gas and protect EU energy consumers from price spikes ...
  • 05 May 2023 |

    Germany tables solar power strategy as 2023 expansion could surpass goal

    05 May 2023, 14:28 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Solar Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 In a bid to greatly improve ...
  • 10 Nov 2023 |

    German govt coalition agrees power price package to relieve energy-intensive industries

    10 Nov 2023, 10:15 Germany鈥檚 ruling coalition has reached a deal on how to support industry struggling with high electricity prices in the coming five years. The package of measures, worth 12 billion euros in 2024 alone, includes lowering the electricity ...
  • Quarrelling German coalition treads lightly on climate as economy dominates EU election agenda

    30 Apr 2024, 14:44 The surge of populist parties that oppose ambitious climate policies has left its mark on Germany鈥檚 national debate as it did in many other European countries ahead of the upcoming EU elections. Fearful of the backlash against the costs ...
  • 20 Mar 2023 |

    Must start looking seriously at global warming beyond 1.5掳C 鈥 IPCC report author

    20 Mar 2023, 17:27 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 The world is on track to surpassing the crucial target of limiting global warming to 1.5掳C and should prepare accordingly, said Oliver Geden, senior fellow at the German Institute for ...
  • 14 Sep 2022 |

    Germany to quickly extend industry energy price relief to smaller companies

    14 Sep 2022, 13:48 S枚ren Amelang Cost & Prices Policy 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版-intensive small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany will receive government support to cushion the impact of high gas and electricity costs on the companies as ...
  • 02 Apr 2025 |

    Closed door rhetoric, open door policy: Europe鈥檚 far-right lets in migrant workers needed for the energy transition

    02 Apr 2025, 10:05 They may rail against immigration and climate action on stage but behind the scenes, far-right leaders across Europe welcome labour migrants who are needed for the continent鈥檚 energy transition. To fill its rapidly widening skill gaps, ...
  • Global demand growth could trigger lasting higher prices for energy transition minerals 鈥 BlackRock

    19 Feb 2024, 13:31 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Resources & Recycling Handelsblatt Growing demand for minerals needed in renewable power installations, electric vehicles and other green technologies could trigger a lasting price increase for ...
  • Eastern German Saxony-Anhalt includes lithium extraction in state development plan

    19 Feb 2024, 13:29 Benjamin Wehrmann Storage Resources & Recycling Volksstimme / SWR The government of Saxony-Anhalt plans to explore the extraction of 鈥渂attery-grade鈥 lithium in the eastern German state, the newspaper Volksstimme reported. Deposits ...
  • 07 May 2024 |

    Majority of Europeans want EU to play a leading role in global climate action 鈥 survey

    07 May 2024, 13:29 Benjamin Wehrmann Society EUElections2024 麻豆无码版 A majority of EU citizens want the union to play a leading role in global efforts to counter climate change, a聽 survey 聽ahead of the European elections by More in Common has ...
  • 27 Oct 2022 |

    Gas crisis can be overcome with climate targets in mind 鈥 env protection agency

    27 Oct 2022, 13:12 Jessica Bateman Gas Policy 麻豆无码版 It is possible to ensure the efficient use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a transitional solution in Germany over the coming winter and beyond without losing sight of the climate ...
  • 02 Oct 2023 |

    Skills shortage delays global energy transition, puts climate targets at risk 鈥 report

    02 Oct 2023, 13:35 S枚ren Amelang Business & Jobs Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The shortage of skilled labour is a drag on the global energy transition and could put UN climate targets at risk, says a report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) that ...
  • Civil society alliance calls on German govt to abandon plans to support gas project in Senegal

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

    Germany鈥檚 onshore wind power expansion firmly back on growth track, industry says

    11 Mar 2024, 13:06 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway ...
  • 06 Dec 2022 |

    German gov鈥檛 must do more despite 鈥渕ost ambitious renewables package ever鈥- NGO

    06 Dec 2022, 13:42 Expert Germanwatch Climate & CO2 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Government 麻豆无码版聽 The German government coalition's first year in office has brought much-needed progress in key energy transition areas but still falls ...
  • 17 Oct 2022 |

    Projected warm winter in Europe could mean gas savings but also curb wind power

    17 Oct 2022, 13:33 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Wind Handelsblatt Meteorological institutes forecast mild weather in their new winter prognostics for Europe, concluding that less heating gas could be used but also that wind power production might decline as a ...
  • World needs more donor countries, private funds to finance climate action 鈥 German chancellor

    26 Apr 2024, 13:28 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 The world needs a "new approach to climate finance," German chancellor Olaf Scholz聽 said at his government's Petersberg Climate Conference in Berlin. He ...
  • 16 Aug 2022 |

    Bavarian Greens say limited runtime extension of Isar 2 nuclear plant is viable option if necessary

    16 Aug 2022, 13:34 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Bild-Zeitung Leading Green Party politicians in Bavaria have said that a limited extension of the southern German state鈥檚 remaining nuclear plant would be an option if the federal government鈥檚 current ...
  • 06 Sep 2021 |

    Earlier coal exit hinges on unresolved supply security questions 鈥 German industry

    06 Sep 2021, 14:04 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Industry dpa / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / RND German industry federation BDI has warned ...
  • 20 Jan 2022 |

    German grid agency to get consumer advocate as new president- media

    20 Jan 2022, 13:28 Kerstine Appunn Grid Handelsblatt Germany鈥檚 Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), in charge of regulating the power grid and overseeing the country鈥檚 grid expansion planning, will reportedly get the prominent head of the Federal Consumer ...
  • 24 Nov 2022 |
    Gas

    Economy and finance ministers renew quarrel over gas fracking in Germany

    24 Nov 2022, 13:44 S枚ren Amelang Gas S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Germany鈥檚 economy ministry has renewed its rejection of the controversial " fracking " method to produce natural gas, in response to a call by the finance ministry to allow using the ...
  • 17 Feb 2020 |

    US pledges one billion dollars for Eastern Europe energy projects, argues against Nord Stream 2

    17 Feb 2020, 13:53 Rachel Waldholz Fossil fuels Security Handelsblatt / Deutsche Welle U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced one billion dollars in funding to support energy projects in Eastern and Central Europe as part of an effort to reduce ...
  • 31 Jan 2024 |

    NGOs and industry union call on govt to rethink public financing for energy transition

    31 Jan 2024, 13:32 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Government 麻豆无码版 Several NGOs and industry trade union IG BCE have called on the government to make fundamental changes to how the state uses its financial powers to push the transition to ...
  • Africa key European energy transition partner, says Kenya鈥檚 president, warns against trade barriers

    28 Mar 2023, 13:41 Carolina Kyllmann Resources & Recycling International 麻豆无码版 Africa could become Europe's most important partner for the development of the energy transition, provided the right kinds of investments are made at ...
  • 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 ...
  • 07 Feb 2025 |

    Dispatch from France | February '25

    07 Feb 2025, 14:40 The fallout triggered by the dissolution of the French National Assembly last June continues to afflict political decisionmaking in France. The collapse of the Barnier government 聽in December, and the resulting ministerial reshuffle, ...
  • European energy industry associations call for greater focus on supply security

    European countries must increase their focus on supply security and safeguard their solidarity in critical power supply situations, according to a joint appeal by energy industry associations. The continent is no longer characterised by a large supply of ...
  • 02 Jun 2021 |

    Supply security: Uniper coal plant needs to stay in reserve a while longer

    02 Jun 2021, 12:10 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Julian Wettengel Coal Grid Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 03 Jan 2023 |

    Preview 2023: Germany can get safely through next winter with focus on energy efficiency 鈥 agency

    03 Jan 2023, 13:18 The German government overall has done a good job in maintaining energy supply security in the country in the turbulent year 2022, but risks to the energy system's stability persist also in 2023, says Andreas Kuhlmann, head of the ...
  • 14 Dec 2022 |

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

    14 Dec 2022, 13:18 Finding a proper economic policy response to the U.S. government's "Inflation Reduction Act" to lure green energy investments into German and European projects will be one of the key challenges the government is going to ...
  • 21 Dec 2023 |

    Germany joins EU hydrogen auction scheme in bid to ramp up domestic production

    21 Dec 2023, 13:08 Carolina Kyllmann Hydrogen EU 麻豆无码版 Germany has become the first member state to join an EU scheme to support domestic renewable hydrogen production through the European Hydrogen Bank. Under the "Auctions-as-a-Service鈥 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Green light for battery production plant in northern German state

    23 Jan 2024, 13:35 Ruby Russel Cars Business & Jobs Technology NDR / Spiegel / dpa Plans to build one of Germany鈥檚 largest car battery cell factories have been approved by local authorities on what Swedish manufacturer Northvolt hailed as a " ...
  • 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 ...
  • 18 May 2022 |

    Bavaria aims to double renewable power share by 2030

    18 May 2022, 12:27 Julian Wettengel Renewables 麻豆无码版 Southern German state Bavaria aims to double power production from renewable sources to reach a share of 80 percent by 2030 as part of its government鈥檚 new energy strategy. 鈥淭he main drivers ...
  • Germany will build two LNG import terminals 鈥 chancellor Scholz

    28 Feb 2022, 13:46 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Julian Wettengel Gas Policy International Security The German government will push the construction of what would be the country鈥檚 first two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals as part of ...
  • 01 Jul 2024 |

    EU surpasses 50% renewable power share for first time in first half of 2024

    01 Jul 2024, 13:38 Ruby Russel Renewables 麻豆无码版 Eurelectric corrects figures: Power demand in the EU decreased by 5.1% in the first half of 2023, compared to 2022, and was 4.8% lower in the first half of 2024, compared to 2022. 聽 Electricity ...
  • 17 May 2024

    Farmers鈥 interests in focus as populists enter Dutch government

    17 May 2024, 11:28 After months of negotiations, politicians in the Netherlands reached a deal to form a new government that will include populist parties: the nationalist Party for Freedom (PVV) and the agrarian-populist Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB). ...
  • 10 Apr 2024 |

    Methane emissions from German lignite mining grossly underestimated 鈥 report

    10 Apr 2024, 13:39 Expert DEBRIV- Federal German Association for Brown Coal Bundesverband Braunkohle Fossil fuels Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Coal Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 04 Jul 2022 |

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

    04 Jul 2022, 13:56 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas EU Der Tagesspiegel The EU has to come up with a clear and stringent solidarity mechanism to prepare for a shortfall of Russian gas deliveries next winter to avoid repeating mistakes made in cooperation at the ...
  • 16 Jan 2024 |

    Northern Europe sees spike in holiday bookings as Mediterranean region expects more heat

    16 Jan 2024, 13:36 Franca Quecke Transport Society Berliner Morgenpost Following the heat, drought and forest fires in southern Europe in 2023, tourists are increasingly looking to northern Europe in 2024, the holiday home platform Fewo-direkt has found. ...
  • 21 Aug 2018 |

    Secure power generation capacity to decline across Europe 鈥 analysis

    Increasing the deployment of 鈥渧olatile鈥 renewable energies in Europe threatens power supply security across the continent, Klaus Stratmann writes in the Handelsblatt, citing an analysis from the German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries (BDEW), ...
  • 31 Mar 2021 |

    Government auditors call for reform of Germany's energy taxes and levies

    31 Mar 2021, 13:25 Charlotte Nijhuis Electricity 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 Federal Court of Auditors (BRH) has criticised the government for its 鈥渋nadequate鈥 management of the energy transition. In a new report, the BRH argues that the economy ministry ...
  • 08 Feb 2024 |

    German energy company plans to store at least 250 GWh of hydrogen in salt caverns by 2030

    08 Feb 2024, 13:33 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen Utilities 麻豆无码版 German energy company Uniper plans to operate salt caverns as large-scale hydrogen storage within around six years. 鈥淭he initially envisaged storage capacity will be 250 to 600 GWh, ...
  • Germany may depend on neighbours for power during coal and nuclear phase-out

    25 Feb 2019, 13:54 Rachel Waldholz Coal International Security Bloomberg A senior German government official says the country may have to rely on electricity imports from neighbouring countries to avoid blackouts as it simultaneously phases out both coal ...
  • 23 Oct 2024 |

    Hydrogen to start to flow in pipelines in Germany in 2025

    23 Oct 2024, 13:05 Germany will see the first hydrogen flow in pipelines from next year after the country鈥檚 "core hydrogen grid" was approved. The backbone of the long-distance transmission network for hydrogen will be slightly smaller than ...
  • 26 Oct 2023 |

    Efficient network design can significantly reduce blockchain's electricity use 鈥 report

    26 Oct 2023, 13:40 Carolina Kyllmann Digitalisation 麻豆无码版 Blockchain, one of the world's largest electricity consumers, could significantly reduce its power needs through conscious network design, according to a聽 report 聽by the German ...
  • 23 Oct 2023 |

    German electricity grid expansion project starts early thanks to faster permitting regulations

    23 Oct 2023, 13:27 Julian Wettengel Grid 麻豆无码版 German grid operator Amprion can start construction of a key power line seven months sooner than planned thanks to new regulations to speed up permitting procedures, said the economy ministry in a ...
  • 03 Jan 2024 |

    Germany's plans for back-up power station fleet face 鈧60 bln funding gap- analysis

    03 Jan 2024, 12:19 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 Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen Cost ...
  • 30 Sep 2022 |

    Power producer LEAG plans 鈧10bln renewables 鈥楪igawattFactory鈥 in lignite mining area

    30 Sep 2022, 12:24 Edgar Meza Coal Renewables 麻豆无码版 German energy group LEAG, the country鈥檚 second biggest electricity producer and a key lignite company, plans to build the country鈥檚 largest renewable energy site in the eastern Lusatia coal ...
  • 07 Sep 2020 |

    Grid agency initiates fine proceedings after 2019 power grid strains

    07 Sep 2020, 14:19 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Julian Wettengel Grid 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 Federal Network Agency ...
  • 27 Mar 2024 |

    Economists recommend reform of Germany's debt brake as energy price effects recede

    27 Mar 2024, 11:45 Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The German economy is emerging from its downswing slower than expected and will likely only achieve minimum growth of 0.1 percent in 2024, a joint analysis by five leading research ...
  • Germany launches dialogue platform to prepare comprehensive electricity market reform

    20 Feb 2023, 16:47 On the path to a climate neutral electricity system that is largely covered by renewable sources, Germany is planning a reform to its electricity market. Inaugurating the 鈥楥limate Neutral Electricity System Platform鈥, the economy and ...
  • European Commission approves Germany鈥檚 electricity capacity mechanism to ensure security of supply

    The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Germany鈥檚 strategic capacity reserve, which is meant to ensure the security of power supply in case of emergencies, the Commission said in a press release. 鈥淐apacity mechanisms can help to ...
  • 23 Nov 2023 |

    Steel, renewable industries call for 鈥渢ransformation summit鈥 to overcome Germany鈥檚 budget chaos

    23 Nov 2023, 12:48 S枚ren Amelang Renewables Industry 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 steel and renewable industries have launched a joint call for a 鈥渢ransformation summit鈥 to clarify the urgently needed funding for industry decarbonisation in the wake of ...
  • 25 Sep 2018 |

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

    As climate change exacerbates existing conflicts and has a destabilising effect on countries and entire regions, the German government aims to 鈥渃ounter climate risks as part of a preventive and stabilising foreign policy,鈥 said foreign minister Heiko Maas ...
  • 22 Jul 2022 |

    Germany bails out Uniper, Europe鈥檚 largest buyer of Russian gas

    22 Jul 2022, 13:38 S枚ren Amelang Gas Utilities 麻豆无码版 Germany will take a 30 percent stake in Europe鈥檚 largest Russian gas importer Uniper to save it from bankruptcy due to skyrocketing prices. 鈥淯niper is a company that has got into big trouble ...
  • 鈥淭ime for Europe to stand up for peace 鈥 and renewables鈥

    The EU must make clear to the new US administration that 鈥渢ransatlantic security discussions need to always include the fight against climate change鈥, at this weekend鈥檚 Munich Security Conference, writes Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director of Greenpeace ...
  • 鈥淐limate change most important security issue of our time鈥 鈥 German foreign minister

    19 Jul 2022, 13:30 Industrialised countries are taking pains to convince developing nations at the 13th Petersberg Climate Dialogue that they will live up to their emission reduction and climate finance commitments despite the fallout from the Russian war ...
  • 04 Nov 2016 |

    Security standby of lignite plants will cost 230 million euros

    The German government continues to assume that a planned security standby of lignite plants will result in costs of about 230 million euros over seven years, it said in an answer to a parliamentary inquiry by the Green party. The security standby is also ...
  • 14 Jan 2019 |

    US warns German companies of possible sanctions over Nord Stream 2

    14 Jan 2019, 13:29 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Fossil fuels Security Reuters The United States has warned German companies involved in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline they could face sanctions, reports news agency Reuters. US ...
  • 14 Nov 2023 |

    German state to provide over 鈧7 billion in guarantees to safeguard Siemens 麻豆无码版- media report

    14 Nov 2023, 13:26 Benjamin Wehrmann Business Industry Reuters / n-tv The German state and a number of banks have agreed to support Siemens鈥 financially struggling subsidiary Siemens 麻豆无码版 with guarantees of about 12 billion euros, news agency Reuters ...
  • 12 Jul 2022 |

    German govt takes next step to reactivate hard coal plants for supply security in gas crisis

    12 Jul 2022, 12:05 Julian Wettengel Coal Gas Tagesspiegel Background / 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 government is expected to adopt a regulation on 13 July that would allow operators of certain hard coal plants to temporarily reactivate their units to help ...
  • 04 Oct 2023 |

    EU plans to boost domestic wind industry competitiveness against China 鈥 media report

    04 Oct 2023, 13:19 Jack McGovan Renewables Policy EU Handelsblatt The EU is responding to the expansion of the Chinese wind industry by developing a plan to make the domestic industry more competitive, EU Commission sources told business daily ...
  • 07 Jul 2022 |

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

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

    New US sanctions against Russia will have serious consequences for the energy supply in Germany and Europe, writes Kirsten Westphal of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in a guest commentary for S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. 鈥淭he ...
  • 07 Feb 2018 |

    Security concerns slow digitalisation of the Energiewende

    Security concerns are delaying the introduction of smart meters in Germany, IT expert Peter Welchering says in an interview with public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk. The intelligent technology is crucial to managing intermittent power supply from renewable ...
  • 18 Jun 2019 |

    Europe鈥檚 energy system vulnerable to effects of climate change 鈥 EEA report

    18 Jun 2019, 13:49 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Security 麻豆无码版 Europe鈥檚 entire energy system from availability to consumption is potentially vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events, according to the European Environment ...
  • 12 Dec 2023 |

    German govt greenlights 2.6 billion euros for green steel production in western state Saarland

    12 Dec 2023, 14:01 Benjamin Wehrmann Industry Hydrogen Die Welt Steel producers in the western German state of Saarland have been granted 2.6 billion euros in state support to transform their production procedures towards climate neutrality. Economy and ...
  • German climate envoy expects 鈥渄ifficult discussions鈥 on COP29 at upcoming minister meeting

    23 Apr 2024, 14:27 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 This year's Petersberg Climate Dialogue will create space for ministers from about 40 countries to have "difficult discussions" on international climate ...
  • 13 Feb 2019 |

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

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

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

    18 Feb 2019, 13:47 Rachel Waldholz Gas International Security Die Welt / Reuters US Vice President Mike Pence has issued a warning to Germany over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline at the Munich Security Conference this weekend, reports Die Welt.聽 His comments ...
  • 22 Apr 2024 |

    Scholz lauds Norway as energy partner, defends government鈥檚 energy policy at industry fair

    22 Apr 2024, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised the role of Norway in Germany鈥檚 energy supply, lauding the country as a reliable partner both during the energy crisis and ...
  • 20 Jun 2022 |
    Gas

    German economy minister rejects calls for using fracking to secure gas supplies

    20 Jun 2022, 12:32 S枚ren Amelang Gas dpa Germany鈥檚 economy and climate minister Robert Habeck has rejected a suggestion by the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) to allow the controversial fracking method to exploit unused natural gas deposits in the ...
  • 07 Dec 2023 |

    Delayed gas plant planning threatens agreed 2030 coal phase-out in western Germany 鈥 state premier

    07 Dec 2023, 13:03 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Gas dpa / Zeit Online The German government must quickly present a strategy for the building of new gas-fired power plants to avoid missing the 2030 end date for coal-fired power production in western state North ...
  • Germany welcomes EU plans to end dependence on Russian energy

    19 May 2022, 12:00 Germany has reacted largely positively to EU plans for ending dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports. Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the European Commission鈥檚 RePowerEU Plan an 鈥渋mportant initiative鈥 that could give fresh impetus to ...
  • 06 Dec 2023 |

    Climate action among top issues for German voters ahead of 2024 EU Parliament elections- survey

    06 Dec 2023, 13:27 Milou Dirkx Society EU 麻豆无码版 Action against climate change ranks among the topics people in Germany want the European Parliament to prioritise, according to the聽 latest Eurobarometer survey. Climate action and EU defence are ...
  • 02 Oct 2024 |

    Germany sets first national legally-binding climate adaptation targets

    02 Oct 2024, 16:10 Germany's fight against the devastating long-term impact of climate change has reached a new milestone, with the environment ministry (BMUV)聽presenting a draft strategy that, for the first time, sets measurable targets to increase ...
  • 30 Oct 2023 |

    Additional measures needed to close 鈥渇inancing gap鈥 for Germany's 2030 climate targets 鈥 report

    30 Oct 2023, 13:55 Carolina Kyllmann Finance 麻豆无码版 Additional political efforts are needed to close the public "financing gap" for measures needed to meet Germany's 2030 climate targets, according to a Green Budget Germany (F脰S) ...
  • 30 Oct 2023 |

    German chancellor Scholz turns to Nigeria for new gas and hydrogen partnerships

    30 Oct 2023, 13:46 Carolina Kyllmann Gas Hydrogen International 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled to Nigeria in a bid to secure new energy and economic partnerships, and help diversify Germany's energy ...
  • 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 ...
  • Preview 2024: Elections to shape future of European Green Deal

    21 Dec 2023, 13:00 Voters in the EU will head to the polls in June 2024 to elect the next European Parliament, kicking off a months-long process to pick the bloc鈥檚 new leadership that will shape climate policy until the end of the decade. It will face the ...
  • 15 Feb 2019 |

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

    15 Feb 2019, 12:16 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas International Security Financial Times The new rules for natural gas pipelines to and from third countries agreed by EU institutions mark the failure to find 鈥渁 robust and coherent鈥 joint ...
  • 14 Sep 2023 |

    Coal imports from Colombia rise as Germany bolsters supply substitutes for Russia

    14 Sep 2023, 13:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal International 麻豆无码版 Colombia has become an important supplier of hard coal to Germany, substituting for Russia, the government has said in an聽 answer 聽to a parliamentary inquiry by the Left Party. ...
  • 28 Jul 2023 |

    German energy price brakes to be extended as govt spending below expected 鈥 econ minister

    28 Jul 2023, 13:06 Carolina Kyllmann Cost & Prices Augsburger Allgemeine / Rheinische Post Germany鈥檚 economy minister Robert Habeck wants to extend the country鈥檚 energy 鈥榩rice brakes鈥 until the end of March 2024 as an 鈥渋nsurance against rising prices鈥 ...
  • 28 Oct 2021 |
    Gas

    Scholz says Germany needs new gas plants as EU edges closer to taxonomy decision

    28 Oct 2021, 13:37 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Gas 麻豆无码版 / EurActiv Germany鈥檚 chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz (SPD) has re-iterated that the country must build new gas-fired power plants to complement renewables and guarantee ...
  • German government misses deadline to gauge CO2-savings by stand-by coal plants

    The German government has failed to report the carbon emissions savings achieved by putting several coal plants into a security stand-by mode reserved for supply bottlenecks, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. An assessment scheduled for the ...
  • 12 Sep 2023 |

    Germany starts construction of North-South power line pivotal for energy transition

    12 Sep 2023, 14:01 Benjamin Wehrmann Grid Renewables 麻豆无码版 Germany has initiated one of its single most important energy transition projects with the start of construction of the SuedLink power transmission line. Construction of key sections ...
  • 17 May 2021 |

    Shutting down nuclear and coal 鈥 can Germany maintain supply security on renewables alone?

    17 May 2021, 09:59 Germany鈥檚 target of achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 has a very important sub-goal: The expansion of renewable energy capacity to provide green power for transport, heating and making hydrogen. But running such an integrated ...
  • 30 Jun 2023 |

    Making electricity distribution grids fit for renewable future is 鈥渕ammoth task鈥 鈥 energy industry

    30 Jun 2023, 12:17 Julian Wettengel Grid 麻豆无码版 New regional projections for future electricity consumption and production show that Germany鈥檚 electricity distribution grid operators will face massive challenges in the coming years of the ...
  • 22 Mar 2019 |

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

    22 Mar 2019, 13:16 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International Security Tagesspiegel Background The parallel construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and a sea terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will reduce Germany鈥檚 dependence on individual ...
  • 20 May 2022 |

    Car industry rejects German gas suppliers鈥 right to hike prices in case of supply shortfall

    20 May 2022, 13:52 S枚ren Amelang Gas Business & Jobs Der Spiegel Germany鈥檚 car industry rejects government plans to give gas suppliers the right to hike prices immediately in case of supply shortfalls. The proposal is "one-sided" as " ...
  • Dispatch from the European Union | July '24

    12 Jul 2024, 15:00 The European elections are over and, as was widely expected, centre-right conservatives finished on top, leaving everybody else in the European Parliament the duty to find common ground with the biggest group and form an alliance. ...
  • 26 Jul 2023 |

    Germany aims to accelerate hydrogen market ramp-up with strategy update

    26 Jul 2023, 13:36 The German government coalition has presented a long-expected update to its National Hydrogen Strategy with the aim of speeding up the development of a market for the fuel, which it sees as essential on the path to climate neutrality by ...
  • 16 May 2022 |

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

    16 May 2022, 13:07 Julian Wettengel G20 & G7 麻豆无码版 Foreign ministers of the seven leading western industrialised states (G7) have committed to supporting emerging and developing countries in their endeavour to transition towards climate ...
  • Populists pose threat to prosperity of energy transition 鈥減ioneer鈥 Eastern Germany 鈥 government official

    02 Aug 2024, 12:34 The upcoming elections in three Eastern German states in September have put the region at the centre of attention of the country鈥檚 political landscape in 2024, especially due to the expected success of populist parties which could shake ...
  • 04 Apr 2019 |

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

    04 Apr 2019, 13:26 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International Security Bloomberg / Politico US Vice President Mike Pence has reiterated his administration鈥檚 criticism of the controversial German-Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project in the Baltic ...
  • 21 Nov 2023 |

    Earlier German coal phase-out requires new gas plant projects 鈥渨ithin a few weeks鈥 鈥 energy industry

    21 Nov 2023, 12:33 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Edgar Meza Coal Gas Neue Osnabr眉cker Zeitung Germany鈥檚 ...
  • 15 Mar 2022 |

    Coal company LEAG receives record support credit amid price crisis 鈥 media

    15 Mar 2022, 13:44 Expert LEAG Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG and Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG Coal Fossil fuels Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Cost & Prices Handelsblatt Eastern German lignite company LEAG has accepted a loan of over five billion euros from ...
  • 31 Mar 2023 |

    Germany will complete nuclear phase-out as planned but technology's risks remain- env min

    31 Mar 2023, 11:38 The era of nuclear power in Germany will end on 15 April as planned, the country鈥檚 environment minister has said. Minister Steffi Lemke stressed that the phase-out would not endanger the power supply security in Germany or other ...
  • 02 Sep 2022 |

    Germany鈥檚 nuclear power 鈥渟tress test鈥 suggests limited runtime extension could make sense- media

    02 Sep 2022, 12:44 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Handelsblatt The grid 鈥渟tress test鈥 conducted by Germany's power transmission grid operators suggests that letting two of the remaining three nuclear plants in the country run longer than planned ...
  • 28 Nov 2016 |

    鈥淗ackers are threatening the power supply鈥

    German energy providers have insufficient IT security against cyber attacks which could lead to large power blackouts, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports. Many providers lacked 鈥渃ontingency plans鈥 for attacks by hackers and did not have a ...
  • 12 Oct 2023 |

    Global temperature rise feared to impact beer production in Europe- researchers

    12 Oct 2023, 11:49 Jack McGovan Climate & CO2 Agriculture 麻豆无码版 / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Rising temperatures in Europe could have a negative impact on one of the world's most important regions for growing hops, a key ingredient in beer ...
  • 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 ...
  • 20 Nov 2024 |

    India, donor countries give up on Just 麻豆无码版 Transition Partnership 鈥 German official

    20 Nov 2024, 13:50 India and a group of countries including the U.S. and Germany will not agree on a so-called Just 麻豆无码版 Transition Partnership (JETP), a key international deal that was meant to promote the South Asian nation鈥檚 climate-friendly ...
  • 02 Mar 2022 |

    Germany needs to invest heavily to reach carbon-neutral heating by 2035 鈥 report

    02 Mar 2022, 12:15 Edgar Meza Fossil fuels Heating 麻豆无码版 In view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the security of Germany鈥檚 energy supply, the Wuppertal Institute sustainability research think tank is calling for increased ...
  • 28 Feb 2019 |

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

    28 Feb 2019, 13:53 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International Security Handelsblatt Russian energy minister Alexander Novak鈥檚 announcement that Ukraine may no longer serve as a transit country for gas exports to Western Europe has irritated German policymakers, ...
  • 16 Nov 2023 |

    Capacity of electrolysis projects planned by 2030 in Germany rises to 8.7 GW 鈥 E.ON

    16 Nov 2023, 13:52 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 The expansion of green hydrogen production efforts Germany is slowing down, says a聽 report 聽commissioned by utility E.ON. 鈥淭he hydrogen generation capacity planned by 2030 has risen from 8.1 ...
  • 11 Dec 2019 |

    German grid agency strengthens supply security after strains in June

    11 Dec 2019, 12:56 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Freja Eriksen Grid 麻豆无码版 In response to several strains on the ...
  • 24 Oct 2024

    Proposed investment aid to spur German industry decarbonisation

    24 Oct 2024, 13:15 Germany's economy minister has proposed a ten percent state aid premium for industry investments to boost the struggling economy and ease the path to climate neutrality. Robert Habeck said the country is falling behind ...
  • 30 May 2022 |

    German government split over integrating 鈥渃limate money鈥 in social security system

    30 May 2022, 13:51 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Government Funke Mediengruppe / Bild / n-tv Plans by Germany鈥檚 labour minister to assist households struggling with high energy prices and inflation by paying them a 鈥渟ocial climate money鈥 have led to ...
  • 10 May 2024 |

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

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

    German onshore wind power expansion gets significant push in 2023 but auctions miss target

    16 Jan 2024, 13:09 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 Onshore wind power was significantly ...
  • Germany鈥檚 power supply security ranks among highest internationally - gov

    Germany enjoys one of the highest levels of power supply security in the world, Lausitzer Rundschau reports, citing information provided by the German government in response to an enquiry by the Green Party. The country鈥檚 already high level of power ...
  • 28 Jun 2024 |

    Dispatch from France | June 2024

    28 Jun 2024, 16:00 French citizens are awaiting the upcoming snap election brought about by the dissolution of parliament following president Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 loss to the far-right in this June鈥檚 EU elections. The vote could have a profound impact on the ...
  • 07 Oct 2022 |

    Second east German state government leader rejects faster 2030 coal phase-out

    07 Oct 2022, 14:37 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Renewables dpa / Die Welt / 麻豆无码版 The state premier of Brandenburg, Germany's second largest coal mining region, has rejected calls to bring the end of coal use forward to 2030, becoming the ...
  • 07 Dec 2021 |

    Earlier German coal exit feasible but requires more work to grid system 鈥 Amprion

    07 Dec 2021, 12:54 Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Jessica Bateman Coal Grid 麻豆无码版 The new German coalition government鈥檚 goal of a 2030 coal exit, eight years earlier than initially planned, will require a ...
  • 05 Oct 2022 |

    Pyrenee gas pipeline pushed by Germany and Spain runs into French opposition 鈥 media

    05 Oct 2022, 13:55 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Handelsblatt A new gas pipeline that would connect the Iberian peninsula with northern Europe through the Pyrenees is causing a stir in France, Spain and Germany amid the energy crisis, business daily ...
  • 16 Aug 2022 |

    Norway agrees to sustain maximum gas deliveries to Germany

    16 Aug 2022, 13:22 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas International 麻豆无码版 / AFP / n-tv Norway has agreed to continue to export as much natural gas as it can to Germany in order to help reduce fossil fuel dependence on Russia, the two countries' ...
  • Conservatives gear up for EU and German state elections, demand roll back of heating law

    12 Jan 2024, 13:45 Benjamin Wehrmann Heating Elections & Politics Passauer Neue Presse / M眉nchner Merkur The leadership of Germany鈥檚 conservative opposition party Christian Democrats (CDU) plans to adopt a position paper that calls for the rolling ...
  • 12 Dec 2023 |

    Eastern German states call for clarity on EU state aid position on coal exit compensation

    12 Dec 2023, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Business & Jobs Der Tagesspiegel Coal mining states in eastern Germany have called for clarity regarding the release of 1.75 billion euros in support funds from the federal government for the transition away ...
  • 26 Jan 2024 |

    Italy makes cooperation with Africa G7 climate and energy focus

    26 Jan 2024, 13:31 麻豆无码版 and climate cooperation, as well as countering migration, will be among the top priorities of Italy's G7 presidency this year. Led by prime minister Giorgia Meloni, the country's right-wing government will bring its ...
  • Geared-up Germany enters second winter without Russian gas

    02 Nov 2023, 13:44 Germany is entering its second winter without the Russian gas supplies it used to take for granted. But the country is much better prepared than it was in 2022: Stockpiles are full, capacities for alternative imports have been increased ...
  • Q&A: How will Germany support the expansion of renewables in future?

    11 Nov 2024, 10:30 Guaranteed feed-in support payments for renewable energy projects have been at the heart of Germany's energy transition since they were introduced in 1990, and have been emulated across the globe. Renewables are now the cheapest ...
  • 14 Dec 2022 |

    Blackout or gas shortage 鈥 How would Germany deal with an energy emergency?

    14 Dec 2022, 12:45 Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis have brought uncertainty to Germany鈥檚 energy supply security. Germany鈥檚 electricity system is one of the most reliable in the world, yet the possibility of a blackout 鈥 a ...
  • Q&A: What are dynamic electricity tariffs and why are they central to the energy transition?

    17 Dec 2024, 14:00 Dynamic electricity tariffs allow households to save money by shifting power consumption to sunny or windy periods, when plentiful renewable energy generation pushes wholesale prices down. Consumers reacting to power prices that vary ...
  • Q&A- Germany鈥檚 nuclear exit: One year after

    16 Apr 2024, 10:05 Decades of debates came to an end in April 2023, when Germany finally shuttered its last nuclear power plants after the energy crisis. One year on, predictions of supply risks, price hikes and dirty coal replacing carbon-free nuclear ...
  • Q&A: Direct air capture- Hype or hope for a cooler planet?

    29 Jul 2025, 12:00 It sounds like a great promise, the solution to all climate problems: Plants that filter the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide back out of the air so that it can be stored somewhere- "artificial trees", so to speak. But how ...
  • 30 Mar 2023 |

    Q&A: Making the EU鈥檚 electricity market fit for a climate-neutral future

    30 Mar 2023, 15:25 For years, the European Commission has hailed the electricity market design for enabling the large-scale integration of renewable energy, increasing security of supply and helping to lower wholesale prices. However, the system was ...
  • What does the coalition deal mean for renewables, coal and the power market in Germany?

    08 Dec 2021, 12:13 One of the core topics of the new German government's plan for the next four years is putting the country on track to meet its 2045 climate neutrality target 鈥 and key to this goal is the build-up of renewable energies and the ...
  • 03 Jul 2025 |

    Q&A: EU proposes 2040 emissions reduction target

    03 Jul 2025, 12:30 The European Commission proposed its target to reduce the EU's net emissions by 90 percent by 2040, a waypoint between the goal of reducing net emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and achieving climate neutrality by 2050. It will also ...
  • 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 ...
  • Interconnectors & blockages 鈥 German grid at odds with EU power market

    12 Apr 2018, 00:00 The European Commission is pushing for a single European energy market. That demands a better-connected system, which could result in cheaper power and a more stable grid. At the centre of Europe, neighbouring eight other EU states, ...
  • 19 Jun 2023 |

    Q&A 鈥 Germany faces heated debates over climate policy in 2024 EU election

    19 Jun 2023, 12:45 Voters in Germany, alongside other EU citizens, will head to the polls one year from now to elect a new European Parliament and lay the groundwork for the next European Union executive to shape energy and climate policy for five years. ...
  • 21 Feb 2025 |

    Q&A: What is on the menu of the EU鈥檚 new Vision for Agriculture and Food?

    21 Feb 2025, 13:40 As Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, begins her second stint at the top job, she has one group firmly in her sights: farmers. The freshly re-elected president is keen to live up to her promise to be a friend of ...
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  • 26 Sep 2024 |

    Meet our COP29 reporting fellows covering the green workforce

    26 Sep 2024, 10:50 Milou Dirkx Julian Wettengel International COP29 How will countries across the globe put together the workforce needed for the green transition? This question is at the heart of the "COP29 Cross-Border 麻豆无码版 Transition Reporting ...
  • 01 Nov 2024 |

    Adaptation is rarely breaking news. How should journalists cover it?

    01 Nov 2024, 07:00 Carolina Kyllmann Adaptation Society There is a growing consensus on the need to adapt to the effects of climate change. But many thorny issues remain unsettled: What needs protecting at all costs? What risks is society willing to ...
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO, UK)

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    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 ...
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    The Frnech Ecological Realities and 麻豆无码版 Mix Study Circle (Cercle d鈥櫭塼ude R茅alit茅s 脡cologiques et Mix 脡nerg茅tique- C茅r茅m茅) is a privately-funded think tank that says it strives to advance the debate on France's energy policy with objective analyses ...
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    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 ...
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    The Danish Utility Regulator鈥檚 purpose is securing consumer interests in the utility sectors by striving for a higher level of efficiency, the lowest possible costs in the short and long term, a stable and secure supply, and a cost-effective development ...
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    Twitter: @GermanyDiplo www.auswaertiges-amt.de Sebastian Fischer +49 30 5000 2056 presse@diplo.com Government Germany ...
  • Swedish Institute of International Affairs

    Conducts research and analyses on a wide range of issues, including climate, environment and energy. About half of UI鈥檚 funding comes from the government and the rest from various public sources and from publishing analyses. It does not speak for the ...
  • European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

    Think tank with a network of offices in seven European capitals and a team of associated researchers in the EU 27 member states. Conducts research on European foreign and security policy and promotes the informed debate about Europe鈥檚 role in the world. ...
  • Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)

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  • RESEARCH TOUR: Green Deal under pressure? Climate and energy plans by the European Commission and Parliament

    24- 26 Mar 2025 Brussels Sign-ups are closedThe new EU Commission has started its second term led by Ursula von der Leyen amidst a politically challenging landscape. After the "Green wave" resulting from the 2019 vote, the last elections in June ...
  • Recording available: 麻豆无码版 Press Club- The 2024 US election鈥檚 impact on European climate and energy policy

    08 Oct 2024 Berlin The eyes of the world will be on the U.S. on 5 November this year, when Americans head to the ballot boxes to vote for a new president 鈥 or re-elect a former one. For Europe in particular, the U.S. elections will have enormous ...
  • 30 Nov 2023 |

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

    30 Nov 2023 Berlin Most of Europe shares a single power grid, a single emissions market and one climate target 鈥 but the EU's member states follow 27 different paths to the goal of a net-zero by 2050. As the bloc's largest economies and energy ...
  • RESEARCH TOUR- Exploring energy and climate stories: Insights on Poland's pre-election discourse

    03- 06 Oct 2023 Frankfurt Applications are closedPolish voters will head to the polls on 15 October to elect a new parliament. What role do climate and energy play in the election campaigns of this key EU member state? What narratives dominate the ...
  • 25 Apr 2022 |

    Climate coverage and war: Reporting on the energy transition as a security priority

    25 Apr 2022 Berlin As the Covid19 pandemic was dragging to an end, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is violently shaking the international order. The biggest war in Europe since the end of WWII, the aggression against Ukraine is not only causing endless ...
  • Research Tour: Climate change, war in Ukraine and the quest for energy security: What is the role of nuclear energy in Europe?

    09- 12 Oct 2022 Stuttgart The nuclear phase-out in Germany seemed set to end decades of heated political debates, and satisfied a large majority in society, as well as among politicians and in the industry. Elsewhere, in Europe and other parts of the ...
  • 14 Nov 2024 |

    COP29 Cross-Border 麻豆无码版 Transition Reporting Fellowship

    14- 24 Nov 2024 Berlin Meeting the rising demand for energy worldwide while limiting the rise in the global average temperature will require a huge infusion of green skills across the energy industry. As nearly 200 countries have committed to tripling ...
  • 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 ...
  • Mohnmand

    Pakistan Agriculture Policy Government Security COP26 Pakistani Asif Mohnmand is a multimedia journalist who covers environmental topics including biodiversity, extreme weather events, global climate strikes and water scarcity. His work has been ...
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