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  • Climate and energy high on the agenda in 2024 EU parliament elections

    Worries over climate change effects and cost of living fears set scene for EU election campaign 10 Jun 2024, 15:00 In this year's EU parliament elections, citizens from across the European Union voted to shape the bloc鈥檚 climate and energy policy in ...
  • 23 Sep 2020 |

    Stimulus plans spark hope for climate-friendly economic recovery

    Climate policy after the coronavirus crisis 23 Sep 2020, 17:00 The coronavirus outbreak has led to an unprecedented drop in economic activity in many countries around the world, leading to concerns that climate action and other environmental policies ...
  • Germany's energy transition revamp stirs controversy over speed, participation

    The reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act 29 Jun 2016, 00:00 The German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) is the mechanism that has made possible the energy transition so far. It guaranteed renewable energy producers high returns on investment, which in turn helped ...
  • 17 Sep 2015 |

    Taming the appetite for energy

    The Energiewende and Efficiency 17 Sep 2015, 00:00 It will take more than just making the power supply green to achieve climate targets. Germany must also tackle demand and consume less energy. In the past, energy use only fell significantly when the ...
  • 03 Feb 2021 |

    Cooperation vs competition: How EU-China relations shape fight against climate change

    The relationship between China and Europe in the global energy transition 03 Feb 2021, 10:22 While the new US administration strives for climate leadership, relations between the EU and China remain key in global efforts to cut emissions. The coronavirus ...
  • Preview 2022 鈥 New German govt enters decisive energy transition year with high climate ambitions

    What to watch in energy & climate in Germany and beyond 20 Jan 2022, 10:42 2022 marks a crucial year for Germany's energy transition. The new government plans a massive acceleration of the country's renewables roll-out, wants to pull forward ...
  • 25 Jun 2018 |

    Industry bets on gas as last trump card in Energiewende

    The role of gas in Germany's energy transition 25 Jun 2018, 15:05 Does the energy transition seal the fate of natural gas in Germany?聽Europe's biggest economy will have to virtually phase out all fossil fuels to fully decarbonise by 2050. But ...
  • Clean resources and recycling crucial to make energy transition truly sustainable

    More efficient use of raw materials key to renewable power system 26 May 2021, 12:53 The energy transition aims for a sustainable economy based on renewable power. But making the necessary wind turbines, solar panels, electric car batteries, and other ...
  • 14 Apr 2023 |

    The challenges of Germany鈥檚 nuclear phase-out

    Managing the nuclear legacy 鈥 a project into the next century 14 Apr 2023, 11:00 With the shutdown of the three last reactors in April 2023, the era of nuclear power generation comes to an end in Germany. The decommissioning marks a key milestone of the ...
  • Germany's new govt promises to put Europe's biggest economy on 1.5掳C path

    SPD, Greens and FDP present "traffic light coalition" treaty with focus on climate neutrality 13 Dec 2021, 19:06 The three parties set to form the new German government have laid out their plans to get the country on a path to climate neutrality ...
  • The power market and the energy transition

    The country of the Energiewende strengthens competition and flexibility 26 Aug 2015, 00:00 The Energiewende involves tough choices for politicians: How will Germany organise the market around the ever-increasing share of renewable energy? What happens if ...
  • Power production at sea re-emerges as Energiewende cornerstone

    Offshore wind power in Germany 04 May 2018, 00:00 Offshore wind power production for long has been a gleam of hope for Germany's energy transition as a renewable power resource with vast potential to make the shift away from fossil fuels affordable. ...
  • Political uncertainty weighs heavily on energy policy crunch time year for Germany

    麻豆无码版 Preview 2019 11 Jan 2019, 10:30 Germany will finally have to make up its mind in this year which exact path to take towards a climate-friendly economy. Pending long-term decisions on a coal exit, sustainable mobility and heating as well as a Climate ...
  • 04 Aug 2017 |

    Germany's Energiewende: The Easy Guide

    Find your way around the energy transition 04 Aug 2017, 00:00 Germany is bidding farewell to nuclear energy, expanding renewable energy sources and working to make its economy virtually climate-neutral by mid-century. Researching and understanding the ...
  • 28 Jun 2020 |
    Gas

    U.S. LNG showcases transatlantic rift on climate and energy

    28 Jun 2020, 17:00 Natural gas has a special role in the debate about the global transition to a decarbonised energy system to combat climate change thanks to its reputation as the greenest of fossil fuels. Pushed by the recent oil and gas boom, the U.S. ...
  • 29 Mar 2018 |

    The new German government and the energy transition

    Germany seeks to remain climate pioneer with a "clean, secure and affordable" Energiewende 29 Mar 2018, 00:00 Re-elected chancellor Angela Merkel's grand coalition government of Conservatives and Social Democrats has been sworn in and can ...
  • 25 Jun 2015 |

    Germany's energy transition in the European context

    The solo draws to a close 25 Jun 2015, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 energy transition began as a lonely expedition. Expanding green energy rapidly and switching off its nuclear power stations antagonised some neighbours and the European Commission. Germany has now ...
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  • 25 May 2021 |

    German heavy industry demands financial support for ambitious climate goals

    25 May 2021, 13:15 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Industry Handelsblatt / 麻豆无码版 聽The German government鈥檚 goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2045 has put companies from energy-intensive industries, such as steel, chemicals, paper and cement, ...
  • 鈥淏usiness with good friends鈥

    Criticism of the planned gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 to connect Russia and Germany is mounting, while former chancellor Gerhard Schr枚der (SPD) continues to support the project as chair of its board of directors, writes Markus Wehner in an in-depth article ...
  • 23 Mar 2016 |

    Pressure on utilities to pay more for nuclear storage

    23 Mar 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen Reuters Nuclear commission wants utilities to supplement clean-up provisions The commission on payments for the nuclear clean-up insists that nuclear power station ...
  • Germany to support CCS for industry, allow offshore carbon storage with upcoming strategy

    26 Feb 2024, 15:55 The German government has proposed plans to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) possible to help the country reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. State support would focus on capturing and storing or using carbon from industrial ...
  • 30 May 2017 |

    Need for power grid stabilising measures significantly down in 2016

    The need for, and costs of, power grid stabilising measures decreased significantly in 2016, mainly due to lower production of wind and solar power and improved grid management, says the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) in its report on grid and system ...
  • Onshore wind auction undersubscribed for the first time

    In this year鈥檚 second auction of onshore wind power capacity, not enough bids were submitted to cover the 670 megawatts (MW) on offer, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) says in a press release. 鈥淭he moderate undersubscription of an auction confirms a ...
  • 02 Jun 2020 |

    German metal-processing industry calls for common European industry power price

    02 Jun 2020, 13:26 Expert Institute for Applied Ecology 脰ko-Institut Citizens' energy Climate & CO2 Electricity market Freja Eriksen Industry Handelsblatt The German industry federation for metal-processing companies, WVMetalle, is calling for an ...
  • 16 Oct 2020 |

    Natural gas provides half of German industry's power generation

    16 Oct 2020, 13:32 Expert Destatis Federal Statistical Office- Statistisches Bundesamt Energiewende Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Industry 麻豆无码版 Natural gas has become by far the most important energy source for power generation of Germany's ...
  • 29 Oct 2021 |

    Environmentally damaging subsidies in Germany cost 65 billion euros

    29 Oct 2021, 13:30 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Policy 麻豆无码版 Germany spent 65.4 billion euros on environmentally harmful subsidies in 2018, with the majority going into energy and transport, the country's Federal Environment ...
  • 16 Jan 2023 |

    Coal protest in Germany deepens rift between Green Party and climate movement

    16 Jan 2023, 14:08 The Green Party's leadership has faced broad criticism from the climate movement for agreeing to the demolition of the village of L眉tzerath to expand a neighbouring mine as part of a larger deal to exit coal in western Germany by ...
  • US keeps wary eye on EU carbon border tax plans

    23 Mar 2020, 08:55 The United States administration, politicians and industry warily watch European Union debates on introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism, which would put a CO鈧 price on goods imported to the EU to reduce the risk of carbon ...
  • 17 May 2021 |

    NGOs obtain govt calculations for coal exit compensations, say sums are too high

    17 May 2021, 13:29 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 Ember Climate & energy think ...
  • 02 Oct 2018 |

    Grand coalition presents agreement in diesel conflict but environmental NGOs critical

    Germany鈥檚 coalition government has reached an agreement to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from diesel cars in German cities. Transport minister Andreas Scheuer and environment minister Svenja Schulze called the deal 鈥渁 very large step鈥 to improve ...
  • Reducing coal in favour of renewables cheaper and cleaner for Germany

    A gradual reduction of coal-fired power production and the parallel expansion of renewable energy sources to 65 percent of Germany鈥檚 2030 power mix would reduce electricity costs and emissions and allow the country to reach its climate target in the ...
  • Cabinet adopts draft regulation for common solar and wind power tenders

    Germany鈥檚 cabinet has adopted a draft regulation for the introduction of common tenders for solar and onshore wind power installations, the Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (BMWi) said in a press release. The tenders will be tested in a 鈥減ilot ...
  • 19 May 2020 |

    Controversial new coal plant Datteln 4 test runs disrupt German power prices

    19 May 2020, 14:38 Edgar Meza Coal Renewables Tageszeitung (taz) Germany's controversial new Datteln 4 coal plant in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is running at full capacity in test operation despite the low demand for electricity on the ...
  • 18 May 2020 |

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

    18 May 2020, 14:13 Edgar Meza Cars Business & Jobs Der Spiegel The German government is weighing an 11,000 euro subsidy for electric cars in a bid to help the country鈥檚 hard-hit auto industry in the coronavirus crisis, even though the sector is having ...
  • German court stops controversial clearing of forest for lignite mine

    05 Oct 2018, 17:00 Clearing operations at the embattled Hambach Forest to make way for a coal mine have to be halted to decide whether the forest is protected by EU environmental rules, a German court has decided. The judges said energy company RWE did ...
  • Germany wants to shield companies from higher power prices during coal exit 鈥 report

    18 Jan 2019, 13:33 S枚ren Amelang Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Reuters The German government wants to extend beyond 2020 CO2-related compensation for energy-intensive industry, sources close to the coal commission told Reuters. The economy ...
  • 29 Jul 2021 |

    After coal, activists tackle liquefied natural gas in Germany

    29 Jul 2021, 13:33 Julian Wettengel Coal Gas 麻豆无码版 / taz Following years of protests in the western German Rhenish lignite mining region, activist group Ende Gel盲nde is set to target plans for an import terminal for LNG (liquefied natural gas) ...
  • 19 Aug 2019 |

    Rail must be strengthened to replace certain domestic flights with trains 鈥 German Aviation Association

    19 Aug 2019, 13:03 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Transport 麻豆无码版 The most effective way to reduce CO鈧 emissions from air travel are investments in efficiency, says the German Aviation Association (BDL) in a paper. At the same time, ...
  • 02 May 2019 |

    Germany says Switzerland鈥檚 mountains could help stabilise EU power supply

    02 May 2019, 13:36 Benjamin Wehrmann Storage Technology 麻豆无码版 Germany is interested in finding an agreement with neighbouring Switzerland on how the Alpine country could contribute to German and European power supply security, the German ...
  • Greens call for ecologic investment programme as German economy slows

    15 Aug 2019, 12:11 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs Tagesspiegel Background Green parliamentary group head Katrin G枚ring-Eckardt has called for an ecologic stimulus package as news of Germany's economy shrinking in the second ...
  • 14 Jan 2021 |

    Germany launches three flagship projects to fulfil green hydrogen ambitions

    14 Jan 2021, 13:31 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 In its quest for global green hydrogen leadership, Germany has launched three flagship zero-emission technology projects. Following a call for ideas, the country's research ministry said it ...
  • German reactions to the EU Commission鈥檚 energy summer package

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

    German chancellor Angela Merkel said during a visit to Poland in February that she hoped the neighbouring country would 鈥 cooperate in terms of climate protection 鈥, Ulrich Kr枚kel writes in Rheinische Post. But neither Poland鈥檚 current national ...
  • 鈥淎n incalculable risk鈥

    The decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear power plants is likely to be much more expensive than previously thought, Jan Schmitt writes on tagesschau.de, the website of German public broadcaster ARD's flagship news show. For instance, the price ...
  • Government worried short-term coal plant closures will trigger compensation claims 鈥 report

    The German government is concerned that short-term coal plant closures might lead to expensive compensation claims by operators, reports Klaus Stratmann in business daily Handelsblatt in a double-page article. A utility source said 鈥渨e will see each other ...
  • 23 Feb 2017 |

    鈥淥pinion: RWE is an energy bad bank鈥

    German utility RWE would be 鈥渕erely a sort of 鈥榖ad bank鈥 of the energy business鈥 without the 75 percent share in its renewable spin-off innogy, and RWE's problems are self-inflicted, writes Andreas Becker in an opinion piece for Deutsche Welle. 鈥淭he ...
  • 31 Aug 2020 |

    Coal mine protests in Germany and Poland highlight phase-out challenges

    31 Aug 2020, 13:50 Coal Die Zeit / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung More than one thousand climate protesters, including activists from the Fridays for Future movement, Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion, occupied the site of a planned opencast coal mine in western ...
  • Siemens Gamesa to acquire assets from wind turbine maker Senvion

    22 Oct 2019, 14:13 Edgar Meza Renewables Wind Business & Jobs Reuters / 麻豆无码版 German-Spanish wind energy company Siemens Gamesa has agreed to buy major assets from insolvent German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion for 200 million euros, ...
  • Coal commission can finish fast if finance min puts money up 鈥 RWE CEO

    29 Nov 2018, 15:40 Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels Government 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 coal commission can conclude its work soon if the country鈥檚 finance minister puts enough money on the table, the head of the ...
  • Industry and unions present joint CO鈧 price position

    10 Jul 2019, 12:58 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 In a broad alliance, industry associations and workers鈥 unions have developed joint 鈥淕uidelines for CO鈧 pricing鈥 in Germany. In a position paper, energy industry ...
  • 20 Nov 2018 |

    Solar power bidders eliminate onshore wind competitors in Germany鈥檚 second joint auction

    In the second joint renewables auction for solar power and onshore wind power in Germany, solar power bidders have secured the entire auctioned volume of 201 megawatts (MW) at an average support rate of 5.27 eurocents per kilowatt hour (kWh), the Federal ...
  • 31 Mar 2020 |

    States call on federal govt to lower economic risks posed by turbine lawsuits

    31 Mar 2020, 13:06 Freja Eriksen Wind 麻豆无码版 The Bundesrat, Germany's council of state governments,聽 wants to increase 聽planning security for wind power project developers. It has proposed changes to the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) which ...
  • 27 Mar 2020 |

    Finnish utility Fortum takes majority stake in Uniper, pledges commitment to energy transition

    27 Mar 2020, 13:59 Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities Rachel Waldholz Utilities 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt Finnish state-owned utility Fortum has officially completed its purchase of a majority stake in German utility company Uniper, the company ...
  • 24 Mar 2020 |

    Coal plant compensation should go into green corona stimulus package 鈥 renewables industry

    24 Mar 2020, 14:39 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 Coal Policy 麻豆无码版 Parts of the ...
  • 27 Sep 2019 |

    Project-based carbon contracts for differences could help lower industry emissions 鈥 analysis

    27 Sep 2019, 13:51 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 Freja Eriksen Cost & Prices ...
  • 17 Mar 2020 |

    麻豆无码版 and industry companies team up to launch Germany's first hydrogen network

    17 Mar 2020, 14:28 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen Industry 麻豆无码版 Germany's largest energy company RWE, together with oil company BP, chemicals producer Evonik and gas ...
  • 06 Aug 2020 |

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

    06 Aug 2020, 14:13 Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe Climate & CO2 Society Gas International 麻豆无码版 The environmental group Environmental Action Germany (DUH) says it is suing to stop the controversial Nord ...
  • 23 Sep 2019 |

    Volkswagen begins battery cell production in Salzgitter

    23 Sep 2019, 13:51 Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Freja Eriksen Storage Cars 麻豆无码版 Volkswagen has opened a pilot line for small-series battery cell production in Salzgitter in Lower Saxony and construction of a 16-gigawatt-hour (GWh) ...
  • 04 Aug 2020 |

    Germany launches tenders to phase out hard coal plants

    04 Aug 2020, 14:50 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Edgar Meza Coal 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) ...
  • 30 Nov 2020 |

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

    30 Nov 2020, 14:25 Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs Utilities dpa / Die Welt The involvement of German state Baden-Wurttemberg in the utility EnBW appears ...
  • 18 Mar 2025 |

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

    18 Mar 2025, 10:20 The pipeline Nord Stream 2 connects Germany directly to Russian gas supplies, but it has never come into operation and has split opinions, both in Europe and beyond, for years. It has become a symbol of failed German energy policy, ...
  • 09 Jun 2021 |

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

    09 Jun 2021, 13:26 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Policy International Tagesspiegel Background The EU's Fit for 55 package must reconcile climate protection with a prosperous economy and leave member states with enough flexibility, the German ...
  • 28 Sep 2018 |

    Greens want climate protection included in German Basic Law

    The Greens parliamentary group in the Bundestag has introduced a draft law that would make international climate goals and obligations, as well as the nuclear exit, binding under German Basic Law. In a plenary debate, Green group leader Anton Hofreiter ...
  • Saving Hambach Forest would cost billions of euros 鈥 RWE head

    Not cutting down the embattled Hambach Forest would cost four to five billion euros, Rolf Martin Schmitz, head of energy company RWE, which wants to clear the forest to expand a nearby lignite mine, said聽 in the political talk show Maybrit Illner on ...
  • 19 Sep 2018 |

    Germany to build LNG plant in 'gesture' to US drive to sell more

    Germany will choose where to build its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal by the end of 2018 as a gesture to the United States, which wants to ship more gas to Europe, economy minister Peter Altmaier said after a meeting with Maros Sefcovic, the ...
  • 19 Aug 2019 |

    Funds for structural change in German coal regions in dispute 鈥 state premiers call for clarity

    19 Aug 2019, 13:13 Freja Eriksen Coal Elections & Politics Spiegel Online / dpa / Tagesspiegel Background Federal finance minister Olaf Scholz has ignited doubts about where a promised 40 billion euros of support for German regions to phase out coal ...
  • 23 Jun 2023 |

    France and Germany 鈥渁gree on 90 percent鈥 of energy issues, must close ranks- researcher

    23 Jun 2023, 11:00 The role of nuclear power within Europe鈥檚 energy transition is a clear point of contention between Paris and Berlin. However, there is much more agreement between the EU鈥檚 two largest powers on major strategic priorities, including the ...
  • German research initiative plans world鈥檚 first green hydrogen cavern storage

    03 May 2019, 13:20 S枚ren Amelang Storage Hydrogen Technology A German consortium has launched a research platform to store renewable hydrogen in a salt cavern. Following a two-year research project, the partners of the HYPOS alliance plan to build the ...
  • Capacity markets will not be dominant in Europe- energy state secretary

    23 Feb 2016, 00:00 A reformed energy-only market and interconnections with electrical neighbours are Germany's visions for a future European power system, energy state secretary Baake says. Utility industry head Kempmann warns against splitting power ...
  • Easier to find compromise on migration than climate 鈥 NRW state premier ahead of climate and energy talks

    It will be easier for CDU, CSU, FDP and the Green Party to find an agreement on migration and asylum than on climate policy, the CDU鈥檚 Armin Laschet, state premier of Germany鈥檚 industrial heartland North Rhine-Westphalia, told Rheinische Post in an ...
  • 09 Feb 2021 |
    Gas

    German gas reserves depleting during winter months as Gazprom reduces deliveries

    09 Feb 2021, 13:30 Edgar Meza Gas Spiegel Online Germany's natural gas reserves are noticeably low in the frigid month of February mainly as a result of Russian gas giant Gazprom鈥檚 throttled deliveries via Ukraine, Stefan Schultz writes in Der ...
  • 23 Jul 2019 |

    Court annuls price system suspected to be behind recent German grid troubles

    23 Jul 2019, 13:52 Freja Eriksen Grid Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 A German court has ruled to revoke the so-called mixed-price system used to set prices on the energy balancing market. The Higher Regional Court of D眉sseldorf鈥檚 decision follows a ...
  • 16 Jun 2020 |

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

    16 Jun 2020, 14:57 Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (until 2021) Bundesministerium f眉r Wirtschaft und Energie Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Benjamin Wehrmann Hydrogen ...
  • Merkel鈥檚 promise: We will find ways to meet our climate target by 2020

    In a televised town hall campaign event, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised voters that Germany would find ways to meet its ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020. One young first-time voter asked about shutting down coal ...
  • 鈥淪trong expansion before the switch to tendering鈥

    Germany has seen a net addition of onshore wind capacity of 1,892 megawatt (MW) in the first half of 2016, the BWE and VDMA report. That is 73 percent more than in the same period in 2015 when 1,093 MW were added. Wind energy association BWE and industry ...
  • Bavaria premier wants coal exit, rejects mining state demands

    12 Dec 2018, 14:11 Bavarian state premier Markus S枚der called for a national exit from coal-fired power generation but rejected the current financial demands from coal-mining states to cushion the phase-out. In a speech on his new government鈥檚 priorities, ...
  • German government denies media report on latest coal exit commission draft

    The German government denies a report by news website Spiegel Online that the country's coal exit commission will propose to initiate the fossil fuel's phase-out in the west of the country and favours to finish it by 2035. Germany鈥檚 economy and ...
  • 07 Oct 2020 |

    Extinction Rebellion occupies lignite industry lobby offices in Berlin

    07 Oct 2020, 13:47 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Society 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Activists of the environmental action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) occupied the headquarters of Germany's lignite mining industry association, DEBRIV, in Berlin in ...
  • 12 Mar 2018 |

    RWE and E.ON overhaul power sector- German reactions to innogy deal

    12 Mar 2018, 00:00 In a deal that could drastically re-shape Germany's power sector, RWE and E.ON have agreed to split RWE subsidiary innogy and focus each on different parts of the business. E.ON will largely be in charge of distribution grids while ...
  • 29 Jun 2022 |

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

    29 Jun 2022, 12:51 Kerstine Appunn Cars Cost & Prices EU 麻豆无码版 EU member states have approved the end of fossil fuelled passenger cars in 2035 and found compromises on emissions trading and a 鈥淪ocial Climate Fund鈥. The fund will be used ...
  • 28 Jun 2019 |

    German Aerospace Center establishes industry decarbonisation institute in lignite area

    28 Jun 2019, 12:40 Expert DLR- German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum f眉r Luft- und Raumfahrt Transport Technology Freja Eriksen Coal 麻豆无码版 The German Aerospace Center (DLR) will establish an institute dedicated to decarbonising industrial ...
  • 11 Dec 2020 |
    EU

    EU leaders agree to raise 2030 climate target- German reactions

    11 Dec 2020, 14:14 German politicians have welcomed the EU leaders鈥 decision to increase the bloc鈥檚 2030 climate target as an important decision that puts the Union on a credible path towards climate neutrality by 2050 and means the bloc is once again one ...
  • 27 Apr 2021 |

    German network operators update 2035 grid plan, account for higher renewables share

    27 Apr 2021, 13:48 Expert 50Hertz Transmission Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert Amprion Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert TenneT Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Expert TransnetBW Grid operator ...
  • 19 Dec 2019 |

    German govt squashes speculation on extension for nuclear plants

    19 Dec 2019, 13:42 Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft Electricity market Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Utilities Sven Egenter Nuclear phase-out 麻豆无码版 / Der ...
  • 02 Oct 2020 |
    Gas

    Gas plant in Bavaria comes back online thanks to low gas and high CO2 prices

    02 Oct 2020, 14:23 Expert Ministry of Economic Affairs, State Development and 麻豆无码版, State of Bavaria Staatsministerium f眉r Wirtschaftm Landesentwicklung und Energie Bayern Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Expert Uniper SE Uniper SE Utilities ...
  • 鈥淓.ON is becoming a bargain鈥

    A wave of mergers and acquisitions in the energy market does not bode well for the future of German utility E.ON as an independent company, J眉rgen Flauger writes in Handelsblatt. 鈥淓.ON has been low priced for some time now,鈥 Flauger writes, explaining ...
  • 19 Jun 2019 |

    Germany to support three battery cell alliances 鈥 economy minister

    19 Jun 2019, 12:04 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 Cars Reuters Germany ...
  • 19 Jun 2019 |

    RWE and innogy eye 100 MW power-to-hydrogen plant in Netherlands

    19 Jun 2019, 12:00 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Julian Wettengel Gas Hydrogen Utilities 麻豆无码版 German energy companies RWE and innogy are jointly looking into large-scale production of green hydrogen and ...
  • 鈥淏randt鈥檚 pipelines, Putin鈥檚 gas鈥

    The pipeline for natural gas that connects Germany and Russia via the Baltic Sea is not an instrument devised by Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin and former German chancellor Gerhard Schr枚der to circumvent Eastern Europe鈥檚 energy provision, historian ...
  • 鈥淕erman energy policy 鈥 a blueprint for the world?鈥

    German energy policy will not serve as a global energy policy blueprint, but as inspiration, according to the World 麻豆无码版 Council (WEC) Germany. In a survey, 60 percent of energy experts from 42 countries said the Energiewende could not serve as a global ...
  • 13 Jun 2019 |

    VW to produce battery cells with Swedish battery maker Northvolt

    13 Jun 2019, 13:16 S枚ren Amelang Storage Cars Deutsche Welle German carmaker VW has acquired a 20 percent stake in Swedish car battery maker Northvolt, which raised 900 million euros in cash to finance the construction of Europe鈥檚 biggest car battery cell ...
  • 11 Jan 2021 |

    German Greens hope to win chancellorship in upcoming elections

    11 Jan 2021, 13:46 Kerstine Appunn Politics Spiegel Online Despite coming second way behind chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU/CSU coalition in current polls, Germany鈥 Greens have a chance of becoming the strongest party and winning the ...
  • 14 May 2020 |

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

    14 May 2020, 14:03 S枚ren Amelang Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Germany can establish an initial grid for transporting green hydrogen made with renewables by 2030 at limited costs, according to the country's gas transmission grid operator umbrella ...
  • German industry urges new debate on carbon capture, storage and utilisation

    15 Apr 2021, 14:18 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Carbon removal Fossil fuels Technology 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 ...
  • German Free Democrats bet on emissions trading in election manifesto

    14 Apr 2021, 15:02 S枚ren Amelang Policy Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Germany's pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) plans to enter the election campaign with a pledge to extend emissions trading as the main tool for fighting climate ...
  • 06 Dec 2019 |

    Merkel announces meeting with states to get renewables expansion back on track

    06 Dec 2019, 15:02 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Government 麻豆无码版 The German government will meet with state representatives in January to discuss how to expand renewable energy installations at a pace that will raise the share of renewables in ...
  • 14 Sep 2020 |

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

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

    E-car roll-out to take billions in grid investment as researchers explore alternatives

    11 Feb 2019, 14:22 Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Grid Cars Spiegel Online The roll-out of electric vehicles in Germany could lead to grid overload in ...
  • A climate policy that spares everyone does not deserve the name 鈥 opinion

    29 May 2019, 12:12 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The Energiewende (energy transition) is the linchpin of German climate policy, but the governing parties do little to deal with opposition, explain the ...
  • Climate must not 鈥渄ominate鈥 Germany鈥檚 coal commission, conservative politician warns

    Germany鈥檚 upcoming coal phase-out commission must not be 鈥渄ominated鈥 by climate action and should instead focus on supply security and economic considerations in the affected regions, conservative (CDU) energy politician Joachim Pfeiffer told the news ...
  • Scholz鈥檚 coalition parties take beating as far-right populists surge in western German state elections

    09 Oct 2023, 13:49 The parties of Germany鈥檚 government coalition suffered heavy losses in two state elections in economically strong Hesse and Bavaria in western and southern Germany, while populist parties including the far-right AfD celebrated ...
  • EU Commission rejects renewables levy exemptions for cogeneration power plants - report

    The European Commission has rejected to approve exemptions from the renewables surcharge for operators of highly efficient combined heat and power (CHP) plants in Germany, Andreas Mihm reports for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). Since 2014, ...
  • Slower coal exit as antidote for right-wing populism

    The joint effort of Germany鈥檚 coal mining states against enshrining a definitive date for ending coal-fired power production may help curb support for the right-wing populist party Alternative f眉r Deutschland (AfD), writes Jens Tartler in Tagesspiegel. ...
  • 29 Jan 2020 |

    German govt adopts coal exit, fixes hard coal compensation

    29 Jan 2020, 14:32 The German government has officially approved the end of coal-fired power production in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet adopted a law detailing plant shutdowns and compensation payments for coal companies, confirming a ...
  • 14 May 2019 |

    Germany's power grid stabilising costs fall slightly amid increasing renewables growth

    14 May 2019, 13:33 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Kerstine Appunn Grid Renewables 麻豆无码版 The cost of stabilising the ...
  • 05 Dec 2016 |

    鈥淪ix years to go鈥

    Six years before Germany's last nuclear plant is due to go offline, the utilities鈥 lawsuits over the legality and costs of the phase-out procedure pose a final but major obstacle for the nuclear exit, writes Michael Bauchm眉ller in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung ...
  • 29 Nov 2016 |

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

    Members of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag have called for closer cooperation on energy policy within the European Union at the group鈥檚 8 th 麻豆无码版 Policy Dialogue on Monday in ...
  • Reactions to Germany's official launch of coal exit task force

    07 Jun 2018, 00:00 Germany has launched official talks to phase out coal power in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions that have remained stubbornly high despite the country鈥檚 shift to renewable power. The 麻豆无码版 collects reactions from ...
  • 09 May 2019 |

    VW鈥檚 Tesla attack gets real as e-car sales begin; start-up Sono Motors hits 10,000 pre-orders

    09 May 2019, 14:04 S枚ren Amelang Cars Start-ups Bloomberg / 麻豆无码版 Volkswagen is about to find out whether consumers will back its 30-billion-euro strategy to topple Tesla as the electric car leader, write Chris Reiter and Christoph Rauwald in ...
  • 07 May 2019 |

    Regulatory reform needed to reach 2030 renewables expansion goal 鈥 Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation

    07 May 2019, 12:30 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Renewables Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 24 Aug 2020 |

    State minister warns end of German renewables support could lead to wind power slump

    24 Aug 2020, 12:29 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Expert Ministry for the Environment, 麻豆无码版, Construction and Climate Protection, State of ...
  • 24 Mar 2021 |

    Resettlement of villages to expand German lignite mine postponed until 2026

    24 Mar 2021, 13:08 Expert RAG German Coal RAG Deutsche Steinkohle AG Coal Fossil fuels Business & Jobs Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Charlotte Nijhuis Coal 麻豆无码版 The controversial resettlement of five ...
  • 29 Apr 2019 |

    Standstill in grand coalition working group on renewables expansion

    29 Apr 2019, 13:43 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Expert CSU- Christian Social Union Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern Policy Elections & Politics Expert SPD- Social Democratic ...
  • 27 Apr 2016

    Incentives to reach at least 400,000 e-cars / 23.3 billion euro proposal for nuclear fund

    27 Apr 2016, 00:00 (CORRECTION- In first paragraph on e-car premium: Government and industry will invest 600 million euros each, not 600,000 million euros; government will invest an additional 400 million euros in charging stations, not 400,000 million ...
  • Germans want their country to take climate leadership during EU presidency 鈥 survey

    26 Mar 2020, 14:03 Expert Heinrich B枚ll Foundation Green policy think tank Climate & CO2 Fossil fuels Society Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 Climate action tops the wish list of German citizens for their government ...
  • 14 Dec 2018 |

    Renewable power share in Germany rises to record level in 2018

    14 Dec 2018, 14:32 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables 麻豆无码版 Renewable energy sources are set to contribute about 38 percent to Germany鈥檚 gross power consumption in 2018, a two-point increase over the previous year and a new ...
  • G7 to vow decarbonisation, support for climate summit- official

    04 Jun 2015, 00:00 G7 countries hope to present their vision of a long-term target for climate protection at their upcoming summit in Germany, according to a German official. Industrialised nations could also make pledges to decarbonise their economies, ...
  • Right-wing populists challenge Europe鈥檚 climate efforts

    07 Jun 2024, 12:00 Right-wing populist parties opposed to climate action are gaining power and popularity across the European continent and are set to do well in the 2024 European Parliament elections. These parties strongly influence climate narratives ...
  • 17 Mar 2020 |

    Domestic gas production in Germany down as consumption increases

    17 Mar 2020, 14:20 Benjamin Wehrmann Gas Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Consumption of natural gas by Germany's private households and industry customers increased in 2019, while domestic production of the fossil fuel continued to decline, the national ...
  • 25 Mar 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 emissions remain high as sector coupling potential stays untapped

    25 Mar 2019, 13:43 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Policy 麻豆无码版 Germany is failing to take advantage of the huge potential of the 鈥渞igorous electrification鈥 of transport and heating to cut emissions, consultancy McKinsey says in its latest ...
  • 19 Mar 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 coal phase-out goal 鈥渟eems completely unrealistic鈥 鈥 JP Morgan

    19 Mar 2019, 14:11 Kerstine Appunn Coal Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版 The growth in Germany鈥檚 renewable electricity output triggered by the country鈥檚 energy transition policy is 鈥渜uite an achievement,鈥 the JP Morgan 麻豆无码版 Outlook 2019 authored by ...
  • 18 Mar 2019 |

    Germany and Poland agree on forging battery production alliance

    18 Mar 2019, 14:07 Benjamin Wehrmann Storage International 麻豆无码版 The governments of Poland and Germany have agreed on pooling their efforts to establish an independent battery production in Europe. At the bilateral German-Polish economy forum ...
  • 13 Oct 2022 |

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

    13 Oct 2022, 10:52 Climate activist Greta Thunberg has backed the continued use of nuclear power plants that are still in operation in Germany, fuelling a heated debate over runtime extensions as the government struggles to find a unified position on the ...
  • 05 May 2015

    In the media: Will PV auctions lower costs?

    05 May 2015, 00:00 PV Magazine 鈥淎ccepted photovoltaic projects between 8.48 and 9.43 cents per kilowatt-hour鈥 Solar array bids accepted in Germany鈥檚 recent auction were between 8.48 and 9.43 cents per kilowatt-hour, averaging out at 9.17 cents, according ...
  • 07 Mar 2019 |

    EU rebukes Germany over lack of green fuels service stations, mulls proceedings

    07 Mar 2019, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Transport Cars Welt Online The EU Commission has criticised the German government for not making sufficient progress on setting up a countrywide network of service stations offering charging ...
  • 18 Oct 2021 |

    Industry appears more content with 鈥渢raffic light coalition鈥檚鈥 climate proposals than activists

    18 Oct 2021, 13:13 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 / RND Industry representatives in Germany have largely welcomed the ideas proposed by the possible next government coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), the Green Party and ...
  • 20 Jul 2020 |

    Worries about water needs of Tesla's Berlin factory not ebbing away

    20 Jul 2020, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Cars rbb24 US carmaker Tesla鈥檚 planned gigafactory near Berlin continues to cause worries about the production site's water consumption, public broadcaster rbb24 reports. The local water supplier in the ...
  • 04 Mar 2019 |

    Nuclear 鈥渇inished鈥 in Germany, plant operators affirm

    04 Mar 2019, 13:28 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Society Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The use of nuclear power in Germany will come to an end by the end of 2022 as planned, operators of the country鈥檚 remaining nuclear plants have told the ...
  • 05 Sep 2019 |

    Germany set to miss key energy transition targets 鈥 McKinsey

    05 Sep 2019, 12:27 Julian Wettengel Energiewende 麻豆无码版 Germany is set to miss several key energy transition targets for the year 2020, and the country's high power supply security is at risk unless new generation capacity and grid ...
  • 10 May 2021 |

    Germany's largest union warns new CO2 target will speed up car industry job losses

    10 May 2021, 14:22 Expert IG Metall-Industrial Union of Metalworkers IG Metall Transport Business & Jobs Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport S枚ren Amelang Cars Industry Policy Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Government聽 ...
  • German industry keenly interested in green PPAs 鈥 dena study

    03 Sep 2019, 13:34 Expert Aurora 麻豆无码版 Research Bioenergy Electricity market Renewables Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2016 Energiewende Cost & Prices Finance Expert dena- German 麻豆无码版 Agency Deutsche Energie-Agentur Grid Business & Jobs Cost & ...
  • 25 Oct 2023 |

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

    25 Oct 2023, 11:00 Germany's economy ministry wants to strengthen the country as an industrial location with a new industry strategy, a key aspect of it being a so-called bridge electricity price for energy-intensive companies. Robert Habeck wants to ...
  • 25 Feb 2015 |

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

    25 Feb 2015, 00:00 The EU Commission has published its strategy paper on the creation of a European 麻豆无码版 Union. 麻豆无码版 presents a brief summary of reactions out of Germany to the proposals. Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 International Policy See the ...
  • Germany could burn more coal despite capacity reduction- economist

    11 Feb 2019, 14:07 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal Climate & CO2 Nuclear phase-out Germany shutting down the last of its nuclear power plants by 2022 could force the country to use more coal power- temporarily pushing up emissions- even ...
  • 06 Feb 2019 |

    Merkel backs German coal exit by 2038

    06 Feb 2019, 13:41 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal Climate & CO2 dpa / WirtschaftsWoche Germany鈥檚 Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed ending coal-fired power production in the country by 2038 as聽 proposed by Germany鈥檚 coal exit ...
  • 03 Feb 2021 |

    'Dark doldrums' highlight supply challenges for Germany's fossil power phase-out

    03 Feb 2021, 13:31 Benjamin Wehrmann Fossil fuels Renewables S眉ddeutsche Zeitung Germany's coal plants provided the bulk of the country鈥檚 power consumption amid a period of cloudy short days and little wind in early January, foreshadowing the ...
  • 鈥淪trong onshore wind expansion during transition, clear risks in 2018/19鈥

    Germany saw strong onshore wind power expansion in the first half of 2017, but development could severely slow after the transition phase from set feed-in tariffs to auction-based remuneration by 2019, said German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association (BWE) and ...
  • 鈥淐DU debates ending green power support鈥

    The debate about an end to Germany's core renewable energy support within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) continues, according to Andreas Mihm in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The party's federal expert committee on finances, economy and ...
  • 25 Jan 2022 |

    Sudden halt of controversial buildings subsidy dismays Germany's construction sector

    25 Jan 2022, 13:24 Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Policy Expert DENEFF- German Industry Initiative for 麻豆无码版 Efficiency Deutsche Unternehmensinitiative ...
  • 29 Jan 2019 |

    Parliamentarians see tough road ahead for coal exit proposal

    29 Jan 2019, 13:41 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Expert SPD- Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Julian Wettengel ...
  • Nord Stream 2 - 鈥渆conomically and politically unnecessary鈥 or prevailing benefits?

    The benefits of the planned Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 outweigh the drawbacks, writes Josef Auer in a commentary for Deutsche Bank Research. It would increase supply security, as fewer countries are involved in transporting gas than before, ...
  • 16 Jun 2020 |

    Coal state pushes for finalising disputed German phase-out law

    16 Jun 2020, 14:50 Expert PIK- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Climate & CO2 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal MDR / 麻豆无码版 The German coal exit law should be finalised quickly and get parliamentary approval before the summer break ...
  • 麻豆无码版 minister rejects idea of changing fees and taxes on energy

    05 Jun 2018, 00:00 Germany's energy minister Peter Altmaier said there won't be any changes to fees on power and heat during his term, refuting the idea of a price for CO2 emissions floated by coalition partner SPD and the environment ministry. ...
  • Financial and political risks of coal exit remain high 鈥 commentaries

    17 Jan 2019, 14:11 S枚ren Amelang Fossil fuels Elections & Politics Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / Tagesspiegel Germany鈥檚 coal exit will have economic impacts well beyond the coal industry and regions, Andreas Mihm writes in a commentary in the ...
  • UPDATE: CO2 emissions in North Rhine-Westphalia down 45% compared to 1990 levels

    09 Jul 2021, 16:32 UPDATE: Adds background information on climate policy and coal in North Rhine-Westphalia. Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 CO2 emissions in Germany's most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia ...
  • 12 Dec 2016 |

    鈥淯tilities relinquish compensation claims鈥

    Nuclear plant operators in Germany revoked around 20 lawsuits against the state in return for government guarantees of a limited financial liability for the country鈥檚 nuclear phase-out, Stefan Schultz writes on Spiegel Online. The utilities E.ON, RWE, ...
  • Next German government aims for coal exit in 2030 in bid to get on 1.5 degree path

    24 Nov 2021, 16:23 The three parties planning to form the new German government have agreed on a coalition treaty that includes pulling forward the country's coal exit, "ideally" to 2030 from 2038, and rapidly speeding up the lagging ...
  • 05 Jun 2020 |

    German, Austrian and Swiss presidents urge green recovery

    05 Jun 2020, 13:07 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen Green stimulus Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The heads of state of Germany, Austria and Switzerland have warned against neglecting climate protection during the pandemic and urged an economic restart with ...
  • 06 Jul 2021 |

    Farming commission's proposals require next govt to undertake food system transformation- Merkel

    06 Jul 2021, 13:25 Expert BMEL- Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (until 2025) Agriculture Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare ...
  • 13 Jan 2020 |

    Successful decarbonisation in Germany also hinges on labour unions' support 鈥 Merkel

    13 Jan 2020, 13:54 Expert German Trade Union Association Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Bundesvorstand Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 Labour unions are necessary for organising the collective ...
  • 13 Jan 2021 |

    Farmers must contribute more to Germany鈥檚 climate neutrality goal 鈥 Env Min

    13 Jan 2021, 13:39 Kerstine Appunn Agriculture Germany鈥檚 farmers will have to make greater efforts to contribute to the country鈥檚 goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, environment Minister Svenja Schulze has said at her ministry鈥檚 annual Agriculture ...
  • 11 Jan 2022 |

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

    11 Jan 2022, 13:40 Expert BUND- Friends of the Earth Germany Bund f眉r Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Climate & CO2 Expert B眉rgerbewegung Finanzwende Finance Watch Germany Finance Expert DUH- Environmental Action Germany Deutsche Umwelthilfe ...
  • 06 Jan 2020 |

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

    06 Jan 2020, 14:22 Julian Wettengel Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Austria鈥檚 new government coalition of designated conservative chancellor Sebastian Kurz and the Green Party could serve as a role model for Germany, say several commentaries in ...
  • 11 Jul 2019 |

    Industrial powerhouse states plan to step it up on renewables, climate

    11 Jul 2019, 14:02 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Julian Wettengel Coal Grid Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / 麻豆无码版 The government of the western German coal state and industrial ...
  • Putin and Merkel meet to find solution on gas pipeline Nord Stream 2

    18 Aug 2018, 20:13 Russia and Germany are set to proceed with the completion of a second natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea between the two countries. At a meeting with Russian President Putin near Berlin, German Chancellor Merkel sought to dispel ...
  • 27 Apr 2020 |

    German solar industry soars despite coronavirus but support cap awaits

    27 Apr 2020, 14:13 Expert bne- Association of 麻豆无码版 Market Innovators Bundesverband Neue Energiewirtschaft Electricity market Grid Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables ...
  • 03 Jun 2019 |

    Expensive coal at home and cheap gas abroad turn Germany into net power importer

    03 Jun 2019, 13:57 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Gas Cost & Prices Frankfurter Rundschau High prices for domestic coal-fired power production turned Germany into a net importer of electricity at the end of April after years of being an export champion, Frank ...
  • Elections could mean EU loses "historic opportunity" for climate action- former French climate diplomat

    21 May 2019, 13:31 Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics Die Zeit Parties which stand for election in the European Parliament vote this weekend may face a "historic opportunity" to set the continent on track for ambitious ...
  • Energiewende to stay top issue after elections - German chancellery chief

    The Energiewende, Germany鈥檚 energy transition, will stay at the top of the agenda for the next government after September鈥檚 federal elections, Peter Altmaier, head of the Federal Chancellery, said at utility association BDEW鈥檚 Smart Renewables event. An ...
  • Climate protection and economic growth go hand in hand, but companies move too slow

    The BDI study showing that climate protection and economic growth can go hand in hand should kill off the last arguments against ambitious climate protection, according to Greenpeace. 鈥淭he economic association is right to call for planning security in ...
  • 08 Nov 2019 |

    Germany's planned carbon pricing system 'unnecessarily expensive' 鈥 economists

    08 Nov 2019, 14:02 Expert ZEW- Centre for European Economic Research Zentrum f眉r Europ盲ische Wirtschaftsforschung Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Government 麻豆无码版 A price on CO2聽emissions in Germany's buildings ...
  • No need for coal commission, continue with existing mining plans 鈥 brown coal industry

    The German government鈥檚 鈥楥ommission on Growth, Structural Economic Change and Employment鈥 鈥渕ust not become a coal exit commission, nor an uncritical trailblazer for a national climate protection act,鈥 according to the Federal German Association for Brown ...
  • 06 Nov 2019 |

    Loss-making coal plants could turn into liability for German taxpayers 鈥 NGO

    06 Nov 2019, 13:42 Expert F脰S- Green Budget Germany Forum 脰kologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft Energiewende Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 As lignite (brown coal) power plants in Germany increasingly make losses ...
  • US-Russian politics influence the EU鈥檚 natural gas supply

    Donald Trump鈥檚 wish for a better relationship with Russian president Vladimir Putin could have a big impact on Europe鈥檚 natural gas supply, writes Daniel Wetzel in Die Welt. The impact would be felt if the new US president 鈥済ave up the Ukraine鈥 and ...
  • Taskforce agrees on post-coal strategy for German mining regions

    26 Oct 2018, 08:41 Members of Germany's coal exit commission have unanimously adopted the first major policy recommendations for the country's lignite mining regions affected by a future coal power phase-out. At an on-site meeting in the Rhenish ...
  • 25 Nov 2020 |

    European Commission greenlights German hard coal exit tenders until 2026

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

    Solar power industry directly addresses Merkel in bid to remove looming support cap

    24 Mar 2020, 14:30 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 BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband ...
  • Green Party proposes ministers for their departments after quarrel over agriculture

    26 Nov 2021, 13:11 Following the publication of the coalition treaty, the Green Party has named its future ministers who will be in charge of the foreign office, the 鈥渟uper ministry" for economy and climate, the environment department, and the food ...
  • 15 Apr 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 government wants coal states to foot part of exit bill

    15 Apr 2019, 12:08 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 Coal Frankfurter ...
  • 17 Jul 2020 |

    Onshore wind power expansion in Germany slowly picking up again

    17 Jul 2020, 13:28 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Wind dpa / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung The number of newly installed wind power ...
  • 08 Oct 2019 |

    Germany aims to triple its offshore wind power capacity by 2030

    08 Oct 2019, 14:25 Expert German Offshore Wind 麻豆无码版 Foundation Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie Renewables Freja Eriksen Renewables Wind 麻豆无码版 / dpa / Focus Online Germany's northern states and federal government want to nearly triple the ...
  • 06 May 2021 |

    Germany aims to become global leader in sustainable finance with new strategy

    06 May 2021, 12:12 The German government has presented its strategy to make the country a global leader in sustainable finance and help mobilise money for greening the economy. The Sustainable Finance Strategy proposes a 鈥渢raffic light鈥 system to identify ...
  • Merkel wins respect for G20 climate result at "B-"-summit

    08 Jul 2017, 00:00 The German presidency and chancellor Angela Merkel pulled off a 鈥渟olid鈥 diplomatic success on climate policy by closing the ranks of all G20 members except the United States at the summit in Hamburg, experts for climate diplomacy said. ...
  • 08 Feb 2021 |

    German Social Democrats put sustainability at heart of election campaign

    08 Feb 2021, 13:27 Expert SPD- Social Democratic Party Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Charlotte Nijhuis Elections & Politics ZEIT online / Tagesspiegel The German Social Democrats (SPD) want to put ...
  • Booming German wind power sector fears 2019 cliff

    11 Sep 2017, 00:00 Wind power lobby groups say new funding rules are resulting in unrealistically low compensation, squeezing wind farm operators and turbine manufacturers, while measures to help citizen-owned projects compete in the sector are being ...
  • Germany welcomes EU plans to lead global shift to climate-neutral industry

    17 Mar 2023, 12:21 German government officials have welcomed proposals by the European Commission to boost net-zero industries and the competitiveness of European companies in an effort to keep up with other regions of the world, such as the U.S. and ...
  • Bavaria's renewable capacity growing as nuclear plant shutdown boosts power imports

    21 Feb 2020, 14:24 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Renewables 麻豆无码版 Power generation with solar panels and bioenergy plants has reached a new record level in Bavaria, the German state's economy ministry has said. Final data for 2018 ...
  • 07 Nov 2017 |

    Green Party ready to compromise on coal exit timing, cars

    The German Greens have signalled their readiness to make concessions on core policy demands in the field of climate protection for the sake of advancing the stagnant coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the pro ...
  • 06 Jul 2021 |

    Long-term climate strategies should be key focus of COP26 鈥 German govt advisors

    06 Jul 2021, 13:20 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 The ...
  • 17 Feb 2020 |

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

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

    16 Aug 2018, 16:59 While touring critical power grid projects in northern Germany, energy minister Peter Altmaier also faced a troubled wind industry that fears its golden years in the country are over. Under pressure from workers and local politicians, ...
  • Right-wing climate change deniers shun taking responsibility 鈥 opinion

    04 Mar 2019, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 Politics Society Tagesspiegel As the political debate over immigration in Germany is becoming less heated in line with the decreasing number of migrants seeking access to the country, the party that ...
  • 16 Feb 2016

    Warning against coal exit / No more traffic accidents in 2025?

    16 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 E-World Essen State economy minister warns against decreed coal exit Garrelt Duin,聽economy minister for Germany鈥檚 largest federal state- North-Rhine-Westphalia- warned against a ...
  • German state to take over responsibility for storing nuclear waste

    The federal cabinet today decided on draft legislation for a nuclear clean-up pact that would rid utilities of the responsibility for storing Germany鈥檚 radioactive waste. Germany鈥檚 four nuclear power station operators, RWE, E.ON, EnBW and Vattenfall, are ...
  • Flexible biomass reaches capacity limit for financial support

    03 Sep 2019, 13:29 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) Bundesnetzagentur Electricity market Grid Cost & Prices Expert German Biogas Association Fachverband Biogas e.V. Citizens' energy ...
  • 麻豆无码版 state secretary quits, criticising new government鈥檚 energy and climate plans

    麻豆无码版 state secretary Rainer Baake has quit after four years in charge of Germany鈥檚 flagship Energiewende policy at the Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 (BMWi). Baake, a Green Party politician whose appointment by then economy minister Sigmar ...
  • 05 Oct 2016 |

    鈥淏ack for the future鈥

    Carmakers鈥 hesitation to push electric mobility is simply an act of self-preservation, writes Grischa Brower-Rabinowitsch in Handelsblatt. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 because the e-car is the first step into a new mobility world, where the automobile will reach a new ...
  • 24 Jun 2021 |

    Govt passes 8 bn euro climate emergency programme, leaves critics dissatisfied

    24 Jun 2021, 13:46 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版, Tagesschau, Focus Online The German cabinet has passed a climate emergency programme allocating an additional 8.1 billion euros for climate protection measures over the next five ...
  • 03 Jun 2020 |

    German coal exit 'overtaken by reality,' country must prepare for earlier phase-out 鈥 NGO

    03 Jun 2020, 13:25 Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Non-profit organisation for policy transformation Climate & CO2 Finance Policy S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Coal 麻豆无码版 The sharp decline of coal use in Germany this ...
  • Germany's new resource strategy aims at 'responsible' supply for energy transition

    15 Jan 2020, 14:10 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 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Resources ...
  • 01 Dec 2015

    RWE to split in two, following in E.ON's footsteps

    01 Dec 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 RWE / Handelsblatt Utility RWE follows E.ON example, to split in two One of Germany鈥檚 largest utilities RWE will split in two, the company announced on Tuesday. Renewables, grids and retail activities in Germany ...
  • 23 Dec 2020 |

    New rules proposed for lithium mining, power users, to make Germany fit for net-zero

    23 Dec 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 Kerstine Appunn Grid Storage Cars ...
  • 15 Jan 2015 |

    Unions between embracing the new and defending the old in Energiewende

    15 Jan 2015, 00:00 German trade unions are vocal stakeholders in the Energiewende, wary of job losses in the conventional energy sector and campaigning for labour rights in the growing renewables sector. Their importance is amplified by their traditional ...
  • 11 May 2020 |

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

    11 May 2020, 13:44 Edgar Meza Gas Hydrogen Technology Handelsblatt/Energate Messenger German research minister Anja Karliczek, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU party, is pushing for a prompt government decision on a national ...
  • Tumultuous first year for Germany's government may start energy transition push

    01 Dec 2022, 12:20 One year after taking over Germany鈥檚 government, chancellor Olaf Scholz鈥檚 鈥渢raffic light鈥 coalition looks back at some turbulent first twelve months in office that were overshadowed by Russia鈥檚 attack on Ukraine and the subsequent ...
  • 02 Sep 2020 |

    Greenpeace 麻豆无码版 launches complaint against hard coal tenders

    02 Sep 2020, 13:03 Expert Greenpeace 麻豆无码版 (now Green Planet 麻豆无码版) Green energy provider Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Renewables Utilities Kerstine Appunn Coal Renewables 麻豆无码版 / Tagesspiegel Background Power supplier Greenpeace ...
  • 15 Oct 2015

    In the media: Commentators say nuclear liability law isn't enough

    15 Oct 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Bloomberg 鈥淕ermany considers emissions levy as CO2 reduction target wobbles鈥 Germany may have to introduce a tax on emissions in order to meet its target of cutting CO2 emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by ...
  • 11 Jul 2019 |

    German biogas lobby expects further slowdown, job losses

    11 Jul 2019, 13:56 Sven Egenter Bioenergy 麻豆无码版 Germany鈥檚 biogas lobby expects another slowdown in new installations and job losses in 2019, and warns that many operators might close plants in absence of a change in the business environment. ...
  • Studies highlight need for skilled labour in building sector for successful Energiewende

    Three studies highlight the additional need for skilled labour to implement the energy transition in the German buildings sector. The Institute for Applied Ecology (脰ko-Institut) has published a policy paper highlighting the need for an additional 100,000 ...
  • 16 Apr 2020 |

    Zero-support bids from 2018 could make bidders pay in German offshore auctions

    16 Apr 2020, 13:04 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 Wind Business & ...
  • 05 Dec 2019 |

    German car industry makes stand against new EU Commission's climate ambitions

    05 Dec 2019, 12:47 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Benjamin Wehrmann Cars Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The German auto industry association VDA has warned against the new European Commission's push for ...
  • 'The world needs Russia' to solve climate crisis- German development minister

    29 Nov 2019, 13:39 Benjamin Wehrmann Climate & CO2 International 麻豆无码版 Global climate action and environmental protection can only work with an active Russian engagement, Germany's development minister Gerd M眉ller said at the German ...
  • Deal between utilities E.ON and RWE set to reshuffle German energy market

    German energy companies RWE and E.ON have agreed to a deal in which E.ON will buy RWE's green power subsidiary innogy and the two utilities will exchange large parts of their assets to focus their activities. The deal would drastically reshape ...
  • Climate change to impact Germany largely through foreign trade

    23 May 2019, 12:20 Expert UBA- Federal Environment Agency Umweltbundesamt Climate & CO2 Citizens' energy Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The impact of global climate change in Germany will be felt less ...
  • 07 Nov 2019 |

    German wind industry warns distance rules threaten country's competitiveness

    07 Nov 2019, 14:03 Expert BWE- German Wind 麻豆无码版 Association Bundesverband Windenergie Citizens' energy Electricity market Business & Jobs Technology Benjamin Wehrmann Wind Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The German government's ...
  • 01 Feb 2019 |

    Relief about German coal exit deal fades as focus turns to implementation challenges

    01 Feb 2019, 13:53 The initial relief in Germany over a coal exit deal has given way to fresh discussions over how to implement the hard-won compromise. Chancellor Angela Merkel and politicians from her grand coalition government praised the agreement by ...
  • 24 Oct 2019 |

    NGOs call on coal mining state to protect villages and forest near mine

    24 Oct 2019, 12:06 Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities Freja Eriksen Coal 麻豆无码版 Leading environmental NGOs have called on the government of western German mining region North Rhine-Westphalia to protect ...
  • 18 Mar 2020 |

    German government postpones hydrogen strategy, coal exit hearing

    18 Mar 2020, 13:40 S枚ren Amelang Coal Gas Hydrogen Policy 麻豆无码版 / Handelsblatt / Energate The German government has adjourned a decision on the country's highly anticipated strategy on how to boost the use of hydrogen to decarbonise ...
  • Quick German coal exit feasible, say energy politicians of Bavaria鈥檚 CSU

    A energy transition working group of the CSU, the Bavarian sister party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU party, has published a paper saying that the effects of an end to coal-fired power production in Germany 鈥渁re far less damaging ...
  • RWE head insists 鈥渘uclear energy economically dead,鈥 expects tenders for gas plants

    24 Oct 2019, 12:19 Expert Economic Council- CDU Wirtschaftsrat Economic Council of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) of Germany Business & Jobs Society Expert RWE AG Rheinisch-Westf盲lisches Elektrizit盲tswerk AG Utilities S枚ren Amelang Gas Nuclear ...
  • 28 Jan 2021 |

    More renewables curbed to stabilise German power grid 鈥 report

    28 Jan 2021, 13:59 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 Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, ...
  • 19 Apr 2021 |

    German grid agency expects too little interest in next wind power auction, cuts capacity

    19 Apr 2021, 13:33 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 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation ...
  • 12 Mar 2020 |

    German energy-intensive companies call for Europe-wide industry power price

    12 Mar 2020, 13:52 S枚ren Amelang Industry Cost & Prices Handelsblatt 麻豆无码版-intensive companies from Germany are calling for an EU-wide electricity price for industry as a simple instrument to safeguard the sector's global competitiveness during ...
  • 25 Aug 2021 |

    Almost all German parties open for ending coal well before 2038

    25 Aug 2021, 13:17 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Elections & Politics 麻豆无码版 Nearly all parties expecting to gain seats in Germany's parliament are open to completing the country's coal exit well before the official 2038 end date. At a ...
  • 01 Mar 2016

    US and Japan overtake German PV capacity / 鈥楤etter not learn from Germany鈥

    01 Mar 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 IHS 鈥淎s European solar installations slow, China, US and Japan lead global installed PV capacity in 2016鈥 The United States and Japan will surpass Germany鈥檚 installed solar PV capacity this year, ...
  • 12 Mar 2015

    In the media: Should utilities survive?

    12 Mar 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online 鈥淟et the utilities die鈥 Germany鈥檚 biggest utilities are in an existential crisis of their own making, writes Nicolai Kwasniewski in a commentary on Spiegel Online. 鈥淭he survival of ...
  • Slow progress in transport and efficiency endangers EU climate targets

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

    Grid agency votes to give Germany's energy industry own blackout-proof communication line

    24 Sep 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 Expert Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, ...
  • 12 Feb 2020 |

    Green PPAs can boost renewables, pay off 鈥 German energy agency

    12 Feb 2020, 13:27 S枚ren Amelang Industry Cost & Prices 麻豆无码版 Long-term company contracts for the supply of renewable energy 鈥 also called corporate green power purchase agreements (PPAs) 鈥 are already often cheaper than conventional ...
  • Germany鈥檚 Energiewende fails to meet targets 鈥 study

    The energy transition in Germany does not achieve most of its goals, and its progress has slowed down over the last few years, a study conducted by the consultancy Prognos and commissioned by the Bavarian Industry Association (vbw) has found. Improvements ...
  • SPD's Westphal: "Conditions to set coal exit date lacking"

    26 Jul 2017, 00:00 The SPD, Germany's oldest party, has been a junior partner to Angela Merkel's conservative union in the grand coalition since 2013. The Social Democrats have traditionally been the country's "labour party" and ...
  • 16 Dec 2020 |

    Villagers keep up fight against relocation due to German coal mine as media report tells of government "disinformation"

    16 Dec 2020, 15:59 Charlotte Nijhuis Coal Society Die Zeit / Der Spiegel The fight against a planned resettlement of five villages due to expansion of a lignite mine in West Germany continues, writes newspaper die Zeit. In a state parliament hearing, the ...
  • 16 Dec 2020 |

    EU taxonomy could deliver breakthrough in sustainable finance 鈥 researchers

    16 Dec 2020, 15:16 Expert DIW- German Institute for Economic Research Deutsches Institut f眉r Wirtschaftsforschung Climate & CO2 Electricity market Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Business & Jobs Cost & Prices Benjamin Wehrmann Finance EU Clean ...
  • Views and comments on Germany's Climate Action Programme

    03 Dec 2014, 00:00 The German government has approved a package of measures to achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions 40 percent by 2020 compared to 1990. The following collection provides a snapshot of comments and reactions. Sven Egenter Climate ...
  • 01 Dec 2016 |

    鈥淢arket power of large utilities has decreased significantly鈥

    The market power of Germany鈥檚 four large electricity suppliers has decreased significantly over the past years, according to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) and the Federal Cartel Office鈥檚 Monitoring Report 2016 on the developments in the German ...
  • 麻豆无码版 minister locks horns with utilities over capacity markets

    20 Jan 2015, 00:00 Sigmar Gabriel has made strong statements against capacity markets, with the utilities once again insisting they are needed to ensure investment in the power sector. The state secretary for energy said that with current overcapacity, ...
  • 23 Jan 2019 |

    Coal commission draft recommends shielding consumers from rising power prices 鈥 media

    23 Jan 2019, 11:04 Germany鈥檚 coal exit commission will propose to protect companies and private households from rising electricity prices resulting from a state-driven phase-out of the fossil fuel,聽 Reuters news agency says citing a draft report [shorter ...
  • Germany takes lead with 2045 net zero target but disappoints on climate finance

    07 May 2021, 15:54 Germany鈥檚 chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed the need for action against global warming, and urged countries to not fall behind on climate protection measures and financing for developing countries despite the 鈥渕assive holes鈥 in ...
  • Right climate policy can reconcile yellow vests and Fridays For Future 鈥 French and German advisors

    16 Jul 2019, 13:11 Julian Wettengel Cost & Prices International Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / 麻豆无码版 With European cooperation and an 鈥渁ppropriate design鈥 of climate policy, the seemingly diverging calls for change by French yellow vests ...
  • 22 Oct 2020 |

    Think tanks call for second 'Economic Miracle' to reach climate neutrality by 2050

    22 Oct 2020, 13:09 One year ago, the German government decided that the country should become climate-neutral by the middle of the century. What was lacking so far, however, was a plan how to achieve this. In order to fill this gap, three think tanks ...
  • 08 Jun 2016

    Renewables reform / Merkel: Energiewende must not destroy utilities

    08 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federal government Renewables law reform gets government approval Angela Merkel鈥檚 cabinet has decided on the reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) that is to take ...
  • 01 Jun 2016

    Agreement on renewables reform / Utilities' nuclear liability

    01 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federal government 鈥淔ederal and state governments agree on key points of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act reform鈥 State premiers and the federal government have agreed on ...
  • 15 Apr 2016

    [Update] Ministry releases new draft version of renewables law

    15 Apr 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 New draft version of Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act released The Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 has released a new draft of the Renewable ...
  • Oil major Total says keeps an eye on 鈥渧ery interesting鈥 German hydrogen projects

    03 Jul 2019, 14:15 Expert DLR- German Aerospace Center Deutsches Zentrum f眉r Luft- und Raumfahrt Transport Technology S枚ren Amelang Fossil fuels Gas Hydrogen Technology Wirtschaftswoche French oil major Total keeps an eagle eye on German projects that use ...
  • 02 Dec 2019 |

    Eastern German states call coal exit roadmap into question 鈥 media report

    02 Dec 2019, 13:38 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 Coal Spiegel Online / ...
  • Drop in production and installation cuts employment in German renewables sector

    04 Feb 2021, 13:12 CORRECTION: The headline of an earlier version of this article stated that the number of jobs in Germany's entire renewables sector has halved since 2011. However, this decrease only affected production and installation and not ...
  • 07 Apr 2020 |

    German wind power collapse thwarts new European expansion record in 2019

    07 Apr 2020, 13:18 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 The slump in wind power expansion in Germany has prevented a new record for investments in the technology in Europe, industry association WindEurope says in an analysis of 2019 financing trends ...
  • 25 Jun 2021 |

    Germany passes new Climate Action Law, pulls forward climate neutrality target to 2045

    25 Jun 2021, 13:40 Charlotte Nijhuis Climate & CO2 麻豆无码版, ZEIT Online In its last session before the summer recess, the German parliament passed a bill that amends the federal Climate Action Law. The new law brings forward the deadline for ...
  • 02 Nov 2020 |

    German government to fund outdoor heaters to help restaurants cope with pandemic

    02 Nov 2020, 14:03 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 Heating Green ...
  • Germany faces challenges to its triad of targets at European climate negotiations

    22 Oct 2014, 00:00 Germany is to push for a triad of targets for 2030 at the EU climate summit on 23-24 October with broad backing from the public, and some concerns on the part of industry. Expert BDI- Federation of German Industries Bundesverband der ...
  • Head of governing conservatives says environmental protection must "get the priority it deserves"

    19 Jun 2019, 12:03 Expert CDU- Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Policy Elections & Politics Julian Wettengel Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics Die Zeit Humankind cannot continue living and economising the way it has, ...
  • 25 Mar 2020 |

    Nuclear plant in Germany taken offline, corona crisis impacts on deconstruction plans

    25 Mar 2020, 13:58 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Passauer Neue Presse / 麻豆无码版 The nuclear plant Gundremmingen in Bavaria will go offline until the end of March or early April due to a malfunctioning fuel element that needs replacing, the ...
  • 16 Jul 2020 |

    Deutsche Bahn buys new trains for 1 billion euros but Germany still trails neighbours in investments

    16 Jul 2020, 13:44 Expert Deutsche Bahn German railway operator Transport Business & Jobs Benjamin Wehrmann Transport 麻豆无码版 Germany's railway service Deutsche Bahn has聽 inked an order 聽worth one billion euros for new ICE high speed ...
  • 26 Apr 2016

    麻豆无码版 policy after Chernobyl / One billion euros for e-cars

    26 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 鈥溌槎刮蘼氚 policy after Chernobyl鈥 The impact of Chernobyl was the largest where its fallout was the smallest 鈥 in Germany, where the ...
  • Germany mulls introduction of supply chain act to clean up production abroad

    15 Jul 2020, 13:38 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 The German government is preparing legislation that will hold companies operating in the country to account for ensuring that social and environmental minimum standards ...
  • Kramp-Karrenbauer sets herself apart from other CDU leadership candidates on climate action

    29 Nov 2018, 16:21 Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics Government 麻豆无码版 Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, close ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a candidate to succeed her at the helm of the ...
  • 21 Oct 2020 |

    Government aims to make Germany climate resilient as average temperature rises

    21 Oct 2020, 12:22 The average air temperature in Germany has risen by about 1.6掳C from pre-industrial times and the effects of global warming are becoming increasingly felt in the central European country. The government鈥檚 progress report on its climate ...
  • Germany, neighbours agree to ban price caps in power market

    29 May 2015, 00:00 Germany and its neighbouring countries have agreed to let the market determine wholesale power prices even if this means soaring prices at times of high demand, Germany's state secretary for energy Rainer Baake said. He also ...
  • 30 Apr 2021 |

    Reactions to top court ruling that Germany's climate policies are insufficient

    30 Apr 2021, 14:04 Germany's highest court has ruled in a landmark decision that the government's climate policies are insufficient because they lack detailed emission reduction targets beyond 2030. The court said the country's Climate ...
  • 17 May 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 economy ministry presents key points for coal region support

    17 May 2019, 13:23 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Policy The German economy and energy ministry (BMWi) has presented its main fields of action for the economic restructuring of coal mining regions amid Germany鈥檚 coal exit, which a government-appointed commission ...
  • 14 May 2019 |

    German wind industry and grid agency sound alarm after substantial drop in auction turnout

    14 May 2019, 13:27 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 ...
  • 05 Apr 2023 |

    France braces for 4掳C warming in 鈥渢urning point鈥 strategy

    05 Apr 2023, 11:36 Shocked by recent heatwaves, floods, wildfires and ongoing droughts, France is currently rebooting its strategy to cope with the impacts of climate change. In a 鈥渢urning point鈥 in the country鈥檚 adaptation efforts, the plans will also ...
  • 23 Mar 2015

    In the media: Worries over costs of nuclear clean-up

    23 Mar 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Wall Street Journal 鈥淕ermany鈥檚 Nuclear Costs Trigger Fears鈥 German taxpayers may end up footing the bill for decommissioning the country鈥檚 nuclear power plants and storing radioactive waste, according to a study ...
  • "Signal for trust鈥 to developing nations needed with $100bn climate finance plan 鈥 German state sec

    21 Sep 2021, 14:04 The German state secretary in the environment ministry, Jochen Flasbarth, has called on wealthy nations to do more on climate finance and come up with a plan to reach the target of mobilising 100 billion U.S. dollars per year for ...
  • 30 Jan 2020 |

    German econ min calls for large-scale green hydrogen production in highly anticipated strategy- report

    30 Jan 2020, 13:21 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 S枚ren Amelang Gas Renewables Hydrogen ...
  • 03 Nov 2022 |

    Germany retains stance on foreign gas support despite criticism ahead of COP27

    03 Nov 2022, 13:34 German officials have reiterated that public support for new gas projects in other countries should be possible, as long as these are in line with overall climate commitments. The comments by the government come amid sharp criticism by ...
  • 04 Oct 2018 |

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

    04 Oct 2018, 17:11 Germany鈥檚 government has decided to reduce emissions from diesel cars in polluted cities by swapping old models for new ones and retrofitting some older cars. Transport minister Andreas Scheuer and environment minister Svenja Schulze ...
  • 14 Jan 2020 |

    NRW state premier calls for 'week of coal exit decisions'

    14 Jan 2020, 14:27 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal The state premier of Germany's most populous federal state North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Armin Laschet, has called for a "week of decisions" regarding the country's planned coal phase-out, ...
  • 28 Jan 2019 |

    German government stands ready to move on coal exit proposal

    28 Jan 2019, 17:56 The German government is ready to quickly supply financial means for the country鈥檚 exit from coal, said economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier. It will now examine the details of the proposal agreed by the country鈥檚 coal exit ...
  • 30 Mar 2016

    Foreign demand powers SMA Solar profit / A shipping Energiewende?

    30 Mar 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Reuters/SMA Solar 鈥淪MA Solar returns to profit on foreign demand鈥 SMA Solar, Germany鈥檚 largest solar group, posted its first operating profit in three years thanks to strong foreign ...
  • 17 Mar 2016

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

    17 Mar 2016, 00:00 (UPDATES with new quotes from the conference. Please note: this item will be updated throughout the conference)- The world has to move from negotiations to actions on climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy after the ...
  • 13 Oct 2014

    Germany's energy transition in the media on 13 October

    13 Oct 2014, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Der Spiegel 鈥溌槎刮蘼氚 transition: Gabriel to put more pressure on utilities鈥 German Economy and 麻豆无码版 Minister Sigmar Gabriel plans to put more pressure on utilities by taking 10 gigawatts of coal-fired power ...
  • Germany boosts renewables with 鈥渂iggest energy policy reform in decades鈥

    07 Apr 2022, 11:20 Germany wants to fight the climate crisis and its heavy dependence on fossil fuel imports by speeding up the rollout of renewables with a massive overhaul of key energy legislation. In the 鈥渂iggest energy policy reform in decades,鈥 the ...
  • 26 Jul 2019 |

    Nuclear power plant in Germany on verge of getting switched off due to heat wave

    26 Jul 2019, 13:40 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out 麻豆无码版 / NDR / Bloomberg A nuclear power plant in northern Germany has come to the verge of being taken off the grid on Friday, a Lower Saxony state environment ministry spokesperson told ...
  • 25 Jan 2016

    Windpower in windless locations / Dispute over coal exit

    25 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 鈥淪upport for wind power in windless locations鈥 Current proposals for the reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) from Economy and 麻豆无码版 Minister Sigmar Gabriel ...
  • 27 Sep 2021 |

    "Climate crisis as a top priority"- Reactions to German federal elections

    27 Sep 2021, 14:05 The Social Democrats (SPD) under chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz have narrowly won Germany's federal elections. According to preliminary final results, the SPD received 25.7 percent of votes, while the conservatives (CDU/CSU) ...
  • 09 Apr 2020 |

    Greens call for clarity on ETS allowance cancellations during German coal exit

    09 Apr 2020, 13:43 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Expert BMWi- Federal Ministry for Economic ...
  • 28 Dec 2015

    Utilities face new competitors / 'Fraudulent' climate policies

    28 Dec 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online 鈥淐ar and internet companies conquer the power sector鈥 Utilities face massive new competition as the transformation of Germany鈥檚 energy landscape attracts powerful new players from the IT and car ...
  • German and EU politicians welcome U.S. return to global climate action

    21 Jan 2021, 14:14 Government officials from the European Union and Germany have welcomed the inauguration of U.S. president Joe Biden as the start of a new phase of transatlantic cooperation and an opportunity to tackle global challenges such as climate ...
  • 麻豆无码版-intensive companies call for 'aggressive' renewables roll-out

    29 Nov 2019, 14:00 Expert E.ON Utility Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-W眉rttemberg AG Electricity market Business & Jobs Utilities Expert Siemens Business & Jobs S枚ren Amelang Renewables Hydrogen ...
  • 19 Jun 2019 |

    Massive renewables expansion needed, says energy industry

    19 Jun 2019, 12:01 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 Julian Wettengel Renewables 麻豆无码版 / ...
  • 23 Dec 2021 |

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

    23 Dec 2021, 13:13 A new German government has started its work shortly before Christmas, kicking off its four-year term with a key promise to make the country ready for its ambitious bid to become climate neutral before the middle of the century. At a ...
  • 17 Jan 2020 |

    Government, mining states, utilities fix path for Germany's coal phase-out

    17 Jan 2020, 12:39 The German government, its coal mining states and several major utilities have agreed on a roadmap for shutting down the country's lignite-fired power plants and on compensation payments for operators. Many analysts and ...
  • 22 Jun 2020 |

    Scientists sketch path to EU climate neutrality ahead of German Council presidency

    22 Jun 2020, 12:33 Edgar Meza Climate & CO2 Hydrogen EU Leopoldina / Acatech / Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities In a joint statement, leading German scientific institutions, including the German National Academy of Sciences ...
  • Court's halt to forest clearing fans talk of easier German coal exit

    08 Oct 2018, 16:58 Anti-coal activists in Germany and beyond experienced a sudden change in fortune on 5 October, when a court ruling boosted their cause and provisionally stopped plans of energy company RWE to cut down the embattled Hambach Forest in ...
  • 26 Feb 2021 |

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

    26 Feb 2021, 17:01 Countries across the world and especially the top greenhouse gas emitters must redouble their climate efforts if the global community is to reach the Paris Agreement鈥檚 goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2掳C 鈥 ideally 1.5掳C, ...
  • 21 Sep 2022 |

    Germany nationalises largest gas importer to avert market collapse following Russia鈥檚 gas cut

    21 Sep 2022, 13:02 Gas importer Uniper will be put under control of the German state after the company has accrued crushing losses over the past months due to skyrocketing gas prices resulting from Russia鈥檚 war on Ukraine. The German government provides ...
  • 25 Aug 2015 |

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

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

    New EU climate target proposal concern for German industry and NGOs

    16 Sep 2020, 12:50 German industry, politicians and environmental NGOs have criticised first details of the European Commission proposal for a more ambitious 2030 climate target. Plans for more stringent passenger car emission rules and the inclusion of ...
  • Boom of electric heaters causing concerns about German grid stability next winter

    02 Aug 2022, 13:05 German consumers are swarming to shops to buy electric heaters as fears of a true gas shortage caused by Russia's war on Ukraine rise, but experts warn this could pose problems for power supply security. The majority of heating and ...
  • 09 May 2019 |

    Env min says Germany鈥檚 coal exit likely to happen 鈥渕uch faster鈥 than by 2038

    09 May 2019, 14:00 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal 麻豆无码版 The German coal exit will likely be completed before the 2038 end-date agreed on by the country鈥檚 coal exit commission, environment minister Svenja Schulze has said. 鈥淭his will happen much faster ...
  • 18 Feb 2021 |

    German engineers warn new EU emission rules could spell end of combustion engine

    18 Feb 2021, 14:13 Expert VDA- German Association of the Automotive Industry Transport Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Business & Jobs Cost & Prices S枚ren Amelang 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Cars ...
  • 05 Mar 2015

    In the media: Energiewende indices show progress

    05 Mar 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Welt /McKinsey Germany 鈥淢cKinsey: Energiewende indices improve鈥 The McKinsey Energiewende Index, a bi-annually published analysis of how well Germany is achieving its energy transition targets, ...
  • German commission draft suggests coal exit with compensation

    16 Nov 2018, 16:19 The German coal exit commission has debated a first draft that outlines how the country could start the phase-out the fossil power source in the coming years. According to a leaked draft plant operators could receive compensation ...
  • Commission watch 鈥 Managing Germany鈥檚 coal phase-out

    31 Jan 2019, 13:30 In a bid to improve Germany's poor emission reduction record and to identify economic perspectives for people employed in the waning coal industry, the grand coalition government in 2018 set up a commission tasked with managing the ...
  • 27 Sep 2021 |

    Social Democrats top off national election win with victories in two German states

    27 Sep 2021, 14:06 The Social Democratic Party (SPD), which narrowly won Germany's federal elections, topped off its election day results with two victories in regional votes in the German capital Berlin and the eastern renewable energy state ...
  • 15 Sep 2017 |

    'Parties unlikely to draw energy policy red lines in coalition talks'

    15 Sep 2017, 00:00 German voters head to the polls on 24 September to decide the make-up of the federal parliament. The next step, however 鈥 forming a government 鈥 could take weeks, if not months. Germany鈥檚 party landscape has become more fragmented, ...
  • 03 Jun 2016

    Protests against renewables law / E.ON spin-off to receive loans

    03 Jun 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Recharge 鈥淭housands protest in Berlin to save Energiewende鈥 Several thousand protesters mobilised by the renewables sector demonstrated against current government plans to reform ...
  • 20 May 2016

    Wind to beat nuclear for the first time / States criticise Climate Action Plan

    20 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Institute for Renewable 麻豆无码版 (IWR) 鈥淲ind power overtakes nuclear energy for first time in Germany鈥 Germany鈥檚 wind turbines will generate more electricity this year than nuclear ...
  • 09 Sep 2021 |

    Court rules 2018 coal protester eviction in Hambach Forest was illegal

    09 Sep 2021, 14:00 The eviction of coal protesters in the Hambach Forest in 2018 was illegal, a court ruling in German state North Rhine-Westphalia found. The forest threatened by a nearby lignite mine had become a symbolic battleground in the context of ...
  • Merkel: Need to develop a certain passion and joy for the Energiewende

    24 Apr 2017, 00:00 Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Germans to go beyond a rational take on the Energiewende and develop 鈥渁 certain passion and joy鈥 for the country鈥檚 generational project. Speaking at an event by her conservative CDU/CSU group in the ...
  • Germany can achieve net zero emissions by 2045 at net zero costs 鈥 consultancy

    10 Sep 2021, 14:56 Germany could transform its economy to net zero emissions by 2045 at net zero costs, because switching to green technologies opens up new markets and opportunities for growth, consultancy McKinsey has found. In its report 鈥濶et-Zero ...
  • 27 Mar 2020 |

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

    27 Mar 2020, 13:49 Expert Daimler AG Transport Cars Business & Jobs Expert VW- Volkswagen Transport Cars Benjamin Wehrmann Business & Jobs 麻豆无码版 / Erneuerbare Energien Germany's largest carmaker, VW, has extended the suspension of ...
  • "Real fight" at G7 summit about ending fossil fuel finance 鈥 political analyst

    27 Jun 2022, 19:30 The leaders鈥 meeting at Schloss Elmau in the German Alps is set to be a 鈥渉istoric鈥 G7 summit, says political analyst John Kirton. Never before has a summit of the G7 summit faced such a simultaneously unfolding and severe set of ...
  • Conservative-Green government would mean painful compromises 鈥 analysts

    09 Jul 2019, 12:40 Sven Egenter Climate & CO2 Elections & Politics Deutsche Bank Research / 麻豆无码版 A coalition between Germany鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Green Party following snap elections in case of a breakdown of the ...
  • 鈥淣uclear is the opposite of what wind & solar need to partner with鈥- ex energy state sec

    10 Jan 2022, 12:20 Without the anti-nuclear movement, the energy transition in Germany would likely look different. But despite a strong focus on fighting nuclear power, the civil society movement that marked the rise of the Green Party has always had the ...
  • 15 Mar 2016

    An unconstitutional nuclear phase-out? / Vattenfall's 'coal chaos'

    15 Mar 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淲as the nuclear phase-out unconstitutional?鈥 Germany鈥檚 Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe will on Tuesday and Wednesday hear parties in the case of the country鈥檚 nuclear phase ...
  • 29 Oct 2014

    Germany's energy transition in the media 29 Oct 2014

    29 Oct 2014, 00:00 Sven Egenter Spiegel Online 鈥淕ermany starts complete remodelling of power market鈥 The German government sees at least 100 gigawatts of overcapacity in the European power market, which it aims to reduce in coming years together with its ...
  • Renewables overtake coal as Germany鈥檚 most important power source

    10 Jul 2018, 15:01 Wind and solar power, together with other renewable sources, have overtaken coal as Germany鈥檚 most important power source, figures released by the industry group BDEW show. But this milestone in the history of the country鈥檚 energy ...
  • 10 Jun 2020 |

    Minister calls hydrogen strategy 鈥渜uantum leap,鈥 but NGOs fear 鈥渄ead end鈥

    10 Jun 2020, 13:34 S枚ren Amelang Hydrogen Industry 麻豆无码版 Germany's hydrogen strategy is a "quantum leap" that will lift the energy transition and climate protection to a "new qualitative level," according to the ...
  • Lingering nuclear dissent between Paris and Berlin obstacle for EU renewables push

    12 Jul 2023, 14:02 Differing views on the place of nuclear power in Europe have dominated public perceptions of energy policy cooperation between France and Germany for years. Given the urgent need to agree on European energy policy strategies in light of ...
  • 03 Jun 2019 |

    Germany鈥檚 SPD demands clear stance on coal exit from conservative partner as coalition wavers

    03 Jun 2019, 13:54 Benjamin Wehrmann Coal Government Tagesspiegel The German Social Democrats (SPD) have demanded a clear stance on the country鈥檚 envisaged coal exit from their bigger partner in the governing coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 ...
  • 18 Jun 2018 |

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

    18 Jun 2018, 14:58 Social justice should be a guiding principle of modern climate policy, German environment minister Svenja Schulze said at the opening of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin. Samantha Smith of the International Trade Union ...
  • 03 Jun 2020 |

    Germany raises offshore wind power target to 40 GW by 2040

    03 Jun 2020, 13:15 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 NABU- Nature and Biodiversity ...
  • 27 Oct 2017

    Coalition talks on climate goals, energy policy "heated"- negotiator

    27 Oct 2017, 00:00 As expected, Germany鈥檚 future energy and climate policy has emerged as the main stumbling block in Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 effort to form a government coalition of her conservatives, the Free Democrats, and the Green Party. Talks got ...
  • 03 Feb 2020 |

    German econ min鈥檚 draft strategy criticised for including 鈥榖lue hydrogen鈥

    03 Feb 2020, 13:44 Expert E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Non-profit organisation for policy transformation Climate & CO2 Finance Policy Expert Green Party B眉ndnis 90/ Die Gr眉nen Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy Julian Wettengel Gas ...
  • 01 Dec 2016 |

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

    01 Dec 2016, 00:00 Calls for Germany to take on a leadership role in international climate protection grow louder as the country鈥檚 government is set to take over the G20 presidency from China on 1 December. Commentators and politicians see the ...
  • 24 Apr 2020 |

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

    24 Apr 2020, 09:30 Expert Greenpeace Germany Greenpeace Deutschland Climate & CO2 Freja Eriksen Julian Wettengel Green stimulus 麻豆无码版 The European Union鈥檚 planned coronavirus 鈥渞ecovery fund鈥 should be used to make substantial investments ...
  • 11 Mar 2021 |

    Germany right to stick to nuclear exit despite revival plans abroad- media comments

    11 Mar 2021, 14:21 Benjamin Wehrmann Nuclear phase-out Policy S眉ddeutsche Zeitung / Handelsblatt / Frankfurter Rundschau / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung On the tenth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear desaster, a majority of media commentators in ...
  • 04 Jul 2017 |

    Conservatives' election programme sticks to national climate goals

    The conservative alliance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 CDU and its Bavarian sister party CSU has pledged to stick to the country鈥檚 national climate targets, including the long fought-over Climate Action Plan 2050. The two parties鈥 joint programme ...
  • 03 Jul 2017 |

    Conservatives' election programme sticks to national climate goals

    The conservative alliance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 CDU and its Bavarian sister party CSU has pledged to stick to the country鈥檚 national climate targets, including the long fought-over Climate Action Plan 2050. The two parties鈥 joint programme ...
  • Europe and Germany urgently need a strategy for carbon sinks 鈥 麻豆无码版 agency

    09 Oct 2020, 13:49 S枚ren Amelang Climate & CO2 Technology EU Zeit Online / Tagesspiegel Background Europe and Germany both need a strategy for carbon sinks and storage, argue聽Andreas Kuhlmann,聽head of Germany's energy agency (dena), and Oliver ...
  • 21 Apr 2021 |

    Conservatives choose Laschet as chancellor candidate, signalling post-Merkel continuity

    21 Apr 2021, 12:37 Germany鈥檚 conservatives have chosen Armin Laschet as their leading candidate for the national election in September, signalling continuity with the era of Chancellor Angela Merkel and ending a days-long power struggle with top rival ...
  • Industry, NGOs implore German govt to end renewables impasse at key conference

    11 Mar 2020, 13:19 Benjamin Wehrmann Renewables Solar Wind Policy 麻豆无码版 Germany's federal states need to band together and devise a coherent strategy to ensure that the expansion of renewable energy sources can proceed in line with the ...
  • 14 Nov 2019 |

    COP25 in Madrid must lead to higher ambitions at crucial time for international climate action 鈥 German govt

    14 Nov 2019, 13:26 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 Federal Foreign Office Ausw盲rtiges ...
  • 06 Feb 2019 |

    Germany must take new climate measures "urgently"- environment minister

    06 Feb 2019, 13:38 Expert BMU- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (until 2025) Bundesministerium f眉r Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit Climate & CO2 Policy Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 22 Jun 2016

    Germany gets fracking law / Daimler plans energy transition- report

    22 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online 鈥淐oalition wants to push through fracking law on Friday鈥 The government has scheduled 聽the Bundestag聽vote on a law restricting fracking in Germany for ...
  • 07 May 2015

    In the media: Czechs ready to invest in German coal

    07 May 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 The New York Times 鈥淕ermany, the Green Superpower鈥 With a generous feed-in tariff 鈥渢hat made it a no-brainer for Germans to install solar power (or wind) at home,鈥 Germany has made a 鈥渨orld-saving ...
  • 06 Dec 2021 |

    New German government cabinet complete as parties greenlight coalition treaty

    06 Dec 2021, 13:49 With the last minister choices announced and the Greens' and Social Democrat's (SPD) party basis confirming the coalition agreement, Germany's next government is set to be elected on Wednesday, 8 December. The SPD will ...
  • 23 Jan 2019 |

    Industrialised countries have special responsibility to protect climate 鈥 Merkel

    23 Jan 2019, 17:36 Developed countries have the responsibility to establish 鈥渢echnologies from which others can benefit鈥, such as forms of renewable energy production, after they emitted a lot of CO鈧 during the industrialisation, German Chancellor Angela ...
  • New Franco-German treaty lacks clarity and ambition on energy and climate- NGOs

    22 Jan 2019, 17:31 Germany and France have signed an update to their landmark 1963 post-war 脡lys茅e friendship treaty, showcasing their commitment to European cooperation in the face of Brexit and growing nationalism in several member states. The treaty ...
  • 22 Jan 2019 |

    German industry demands compensation if coal exit pushes up power price

    22 Jan 2019, 13:12 A state-driven closure of coal-fired power plants over the next 12 years would lead to higher power prices, which consumers have to be compensated for, say industry associations the Federation of German Industries (BDI), the Association ...
  • 03 Jul 2020 |

    Bumpy conclusion of Germany's landmark coal act clears way to next energy transition chapters

    03 Jul 2020, 12:48 In a vote that has been hailed as "historic", Germany's parliament has adopted a law that will ensure the phase-out of coal power by no later than 2038. The decision follows two years of intense debate about the country& ...
  • 02 May 2016

    Fracking's chances dwindle / 'CO2 floor would fail in Germany'

    02 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt 鈥淒windling chances for fracking鈥 The proposed fracking law has been delayed and might not be adopted in the current legislative period, writes Klaus Stratmann in ...
  • 16 Aug 2016 |

    Weather forecasts aim to make renewable power predictable

    16 Aug 2016, 00:00 The rise of volatile wind and solar power in the share of Germany鈥檚 electricity generation means that keeping the grid stable becomes an ever more complex 鈥 and potentially costly 鈥 task. Predicting how many renewable megawatts will be ...
  • German government agrees on pulling forward climate neutrality to 2045

    12 May 2021, 11:31 The German government has given the green light to the necessary legal changes to speed up the country's bid for climate neutrality, aiming to hit the goal five years earlier in 2045. Cabinet approved a reform of the country's ...
  • 15 Mar 2021 |

    German state votes deal blow to CDU's post-Merkel hopes while Greens get boost

    15 Mar 2021, 13:33 "Super election year" 2021 in Germany has been kicked off with a resounding defeat of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU in two state elections that saw the party incur historic losses. For the rivalling Green ...
  • 24 Feb 2016

    'Basement energy transition cancelled' / What future for wind gas?

    24 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Welt 鈥溌槎刮蘼氚 transition in the basement cancelled鈥 Three quarters of the energy consumption of German households is used for heating and hot water, writes Daniel Wetzel in Die Welt. Climate ...
  • 23 Feb 2016

    Nuclear giants 'buy their way out' / 'Germany misses climate targets'

    23 Feb 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Welt 鈥淣uclear giants buy their way out for 18 billion鈥 The expert commission on financing the nuclear clean-up will suggest to the government that utilities transfer their ...
  • Env min Hendricks: "Nothing less than transforming our society"

    31 Jul 2017, 00:00 Environment minister Barbara Hendricks has been at the helm of Germany's climate protection efforts for the past four years. During her tenure, the country has contributed substantially to brokering the Paris Agreement and put ...
  • 20 Jan 2016

    Coal exit 鈥榬equires masterplan鈥 / Cheap oil has 鈥榟igh costs鈥

    20 Jan 2016, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Frankfurter Rundschau 鈥淕abriel needs a masterplan鈥 The Paris Agreement has shown that coal will need to be phased out faster than currently planned, writes Joachim Wille in a commentary for Frankfurter Rundschau. ...
  • 10 Dec 2015 |

    Pulling the plug on nuclear

    10 Dec 2015, 12:00 The question is no longer whether Germany鈥檚 future will be nuclear-free 鈥 or even when, since the government is committed to completing the phase-out by 2022. But the logistics of pulling the plug on what was until recently one of the ...
  • Reactions to climate & energy policy in parties' coalition blueprint

    15 Jan 2018, 00:00 The parties currently in talks to form Germany鈥檚 next government have agreed to speed up the roll-out of renewable energies and start the phase-out of coal-fired power generation. Contrary to a draft leaked earlier this week, the ...
  • Emission-free aviation is technically feasible- DLR Researcher

    02 May 2018, 00:00 Josef Kallo, director of the Institute for 麻豆无码版 Conversion and Storage at Ulm University and coordinator of the Research Group 麻豆无码版 Systems Integration at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), says electric flight is not just a distant ...
  • German coalition ends climate policy deadlock with contentious reform plans

    29 Mar 2023, 14:19 The German government coalition has overcome a month-long dispute with a deal on comprehensive reforms in climate and environmental protection, the acceleration of major infrastructure projects, and billions for the modernisation of ...
  • 20 Apr 2016

    Germany asks Belgium to switch off nuclear plants / RWE turmoil

    20 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 BMUB / Deutsche Welle 鈥淕ermany asks Belgium to hit the switch on disputed Tihange and Doel nuclear reactors鈥 Environment minister Barbara Hendricks submitted an ...
  • 12 Nov 2015

    RWE reports profit drop / Which target date for 100% renewables?

    12 Nov 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Reuters/RWE RWE says it will 鈥榦nly just鈥 meet 2015 earnings forecast German utility RWE on Thursday said it would just manage to meet its 1.1-1.3 billion-euro adjusted net income forecast for 2015, after a 29 ...
  • 10 Mar 2016

    'Coal battle, next round' / Power trends since Fukushima

    10 Mar 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Climate Action Network 鈥淏reak free from fossil fuels鈥 Climate activist movement 350.org and Climate Action Network have announced a series of peaceful, coordinated actions 鈥渢o disrupt ...
  • 12 Oct 2015

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

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

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

    12 Oct 2018, 16:30 The surge of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and a strong showing of the Green Party look set to end the absolute majority of conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavarian state elections on 14 October. The CSU is a ...
  • Chances 鈥渂etter than ever鈥 for CO鈧 pricing in Germany 鈥 government advisor

    06 Jun 2019, 14:21 Germany has a rare window of opportunity to introduce CO鈧 pricing as part of a comprehensive reform of the country鈥檚 energy taxes and levies and must urgently use it, according to economist and government advisor Andreas L枚schel. To ...
  • 29 May 2015

    In the media: Coal use drops in Q1 despite higher energy consumption

    29 May 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 AG Energiebilanzen 鈥淒emand for energy in heating increased- less coal and more power from renewables鈥 The use of hard coal and lignite fell in the first quarter of 2015 compared to last year, ...
  • 'Potential to implement Paris Agreement'- German reactions to climate aspects of EU deal

    22 Jul 2020, 13:48 After four days of negotiations, the EU member states have agreed on an unprecedented funding package to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and secure the bloc's budget until 2027. The 27 governments greenlighted a ...
  • 22 Dec 2021 |

    Germany to push for international climate club during G7 presidency

    22 Dec 2021, 13:50 Germany鈥檚 new government coalition is set to markedly strengthen the country鈥檚 European and international climate policy efforts and use the presidency of the G7 next year to advance the establishment of a global 鈥渃limate club鈥 and new ...
  • 03 May 2016

    Vast majority of Germans say Energiewende is important / Carmakers' 'CO2 scam'

    03 May 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 BDEW 鈥淓nergiewende continues to be major topic for population鈥 93 percent of Germans believe the Energiewende is important or very important, according to a survey by ...
  • 24 Mar 2022 |

    Germany lowers petrol and public transport prices to relieve citizens

    24 Mar 2022, 14:20 Germany鈥檚 government coalition has decided a wide-ranging relief package to help shield citizens from rising energy costs exacerbated by Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine. The government plans to introduce a 300-euro tax bonus for employed ...
  • 20 Apr 2015

    In the media: Unions at odds over coal levy

    20 Apr 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淢etal vs coal鈥 Unions are deeply split on the issue of the proposed coal levy, according to an article by Michael Bauchm眉ller in the S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. Germany's聽 IG ...
  • 20 Mar 2015

    In the media: Looming battle over coal

    20 Mar 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt / Die Welt 鈥淔ederal government disappoints power station operators鈥 Operators of fossil-fuelled power stations should only receive very limited funds for keeping power ...
  • 21 Nov 2022 |

    Truly climate-neutral products still only possible in theory- German env agency

    21 Nov 2022, 10:32 It remains virtually impossible to make truly "climate neutral" products in a modern economy, despite the rapid increase of such labels, says Susanne Spies of Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA). Entirely ...
  • 18 Apr 2016 |

    Czech utility takes over Vattenfall鈥檚 German lignite

    18 Apr 2016, 00:00 State-owned Swedish utility Vattenfall has agreed to sell its east German lignite operations to Czech utility EPH, the company said on Monday. While the affected regions stressed the sale would finally put an end to employees' ...
  • 20 Mar 2015 |

    New power market design without capacity mechanism in ministry plans

    20 Mar 2015, 00:00 The German energy ministry has opted for a reformed energy only market (EOM), in which back-up power stations are financed through sharp peaks in power prices. Utilities insisted that a decision on the market's design- either an ...
  • CDU & Greens' energy politicians clash over Germany's coal exit speed

    10 Oct 2017, 00:00 One week before the start of exploratory talks on forming a government coalition, aspiring German government alliance partners CDU and the Green Party agree that the country will have to phase out coal-fired power production. Yet, two ...
  • 25 Feb 2016

    Record power export earnings / Lignite mine turns into wind farm

    25 Feb 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Fraunhofer ISE 鈥淕ermany鈥檚 electricity export surplus brings record revenue of over two billion euros鈥 Net electricity exports earned Germany a record 2.07 billion euros last year, according to think tank Fraunhofer ISE. ...
  • 13 Aug 2020 |

    Germany paves way for faster wind power expansion licenses

    13 Aug 2020, 13:48 Germany鈥檚 government has set out to accelerate planning procedures for infrastructure projects linked to the energy transition with a focus on speeding up onshore wind power expansion in particular. Utilities welcomed the streamlining ...
  • German parliament agrees higher renewable expansion goals for 2022

    23 Apr 2021, 12:17 The governing coalition parties in German parliament have agreed on higher tender volumes for next year's wind and solar PV installations. But parliamentarians did not make headway on a new renewables target for 2030, which has ...
  • 22 Jan 2016

    Taxes, fees make up bigger share of power price / Car makers go for batteries

    22 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 BDEW 鈥淭axes and fees reach a new record high鈥 The power price remained steady at the beginning of 2016 compared to a year ago, the German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries (BDEW) reports. ...
  • 23 Sep 2021 |

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

    23 Sep 2021, 12:45 鈥淎chieving net-zero鈥 emissions by the middle of the century is a goal that few would fault. But when it comes to reaching a balance of greenhouse gases and carbon removal 鈥 as not all emissions from food and industrial production can be ...
  • 17 Nov 2016 |

    Vote2017- Hofreiter: 鈥淲e have to deliver on the Paris targets鈥

    17 Nov 2016, 00:00 Germans will elect a new federal government in autumn 2017. Security, economic stability and refugees are likely to dominate election campaigns, but keeping the Energiewende on a steady course and fulfilling Germany鈥檚 international ...
  • 16 Dec 2015

    Wind power gets cheaper / Electricity consumption up

    16 Dec 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 VDMA / BWE Costs for wind power reduced Power from wind turbines in 2016/2017 will be 12 percent cheaper than in 2012/2013, according to a study commissioned by the German Engineering Federation ...
  • 09 Nov 2016 |

    Coal exit dispute delays Germany鈥檚 Climate Action Plan

    09 Nov 2016, 00:00 Disagreements over the future of coal in Germany have blocked adoption of a long-awaited government roadmap for making the country almost greenhouse gas neutral by 2050. In a surprise move capping several days of uncertainty about the ...
  • 01 Oct 2014

    Germany's energy transition in the media on 01 October

    01 Oct 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online "Subsidies: Brussels' billion-euro gift to the nuclear lobby" German parliamentarians are 鈥瀉ppalled" after EU competition commissioner Joaqu铆n Almunia allowed the ...
  • Europe struggles to heat homes without cooking the planet

    06 Jul 2023, 13:43 The EU is struggling to decarbonise its buildings, most of which are heated by fossil fuels that spew planet-heating gasses. But it has the technologies to go green. The bigger problem, experts say, is overcoming the barriers to rolling ...
  • Germany's "Man-to-the-Moon"-project: Quotes from Energiewende conference

    27 Mar 2015, 00:00 UPDATE-- Over 900 ministers, officials, business people, energy experts and journalists from around 60 countries take part in the first Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue, a two-day confernce hosted by the German Foreign Ministry, the ...
  • 13 Nov 2015 |

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

    13 Nov 2015, 00:00 The final negotiations for a global climate treaty in Paris are just weeks away. What is the German perspective on an international climate agreement and what has the energy transition (Energiewende) got to do with it? The Clean 麻豆无码版 ...
  • 13 Apr 2023 |

    Germany still struggling to truly mainstream climate adaptation

    13 Apr 2023, 11:38 Even 15 years after its first climate adaptation strategy, and despite deadly floods and droughts, Germany is still failing to integrate climate adaptation into everyday decision-making at all levels. Insurers have sounded the alarm ...
  • Wind development has to wait for grid expansion

    02 Jun 2016, 00:00 The latest reform of Germany鈥檚 renewable energy law is taking shape 鈥 on Tuesday the federal government and the heads of the 16 states reached an agreement on essential aspects of a reformed bill, such as the amount of onshore wind and ...
  • 16 Jun 2020 |

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

    16 Jun 2020, 14:53 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband ...
  • "There will be no more excuses in 2030"-SPD energy politician Westphal

    07 Feb 2018, 00:00 Agreeing on climate and energy policy was one of the simpler tasks during Germany's coalition negotiations, says Social Democratic (SPD) energy spokesman Bernd Westphal. However, he concedes that the challenges awaiting the country ...
  • 24 Jun 2015

    In the media: Minister shows sympathy for climate levy alternative

    24 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 minister speech at utilities congress Government considers alternative to climate levy The proposal to charge old coal-fired power stations a 鈥渃limate levy鈥 to force them reduce CO2 ...
  • 17 Jun 2015 |

    Grid authority considers split of Austrian-German electricity market

    17 Jun 2015, 00:00 The shared electricity market between Austria and Germany was seen as a major achievement in 2002 but now it is coming under pressure from Germany鈥檚 increasing generation from renewables, showing the disintegrative side effects the ...
  • 09 Jun 2023 |

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

    09 Jun 2023, 13:41 Europeans will head to the polls one year from now to elect a new EU legislature that will shape the bloc鈥檚 energy and climate policy in the years leading to the 2030 climate target deadline. With its Green Deal strategy to make Europe ...
  • 05 Apr 2016

    Industry emissions almost unchanged / Wind-powered lamps

    05 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel Federal Environment Agency 鈥淓missions trading: industry鈥檚 emissions almost unchanged in 2015鈥 The CO鈧 emissions of German energy intensive industry remained virtually unchanged for the ...
  • 20 Mar 2015

    Energiewende passes solar eclipse stress test

    20 Mar 2015, 00:00 Clear and sunny weather, a solar eclipse and no blackout- Germany's power system has passed an important test. The eclipse was a taste of the future, as the rise in renewables will make fluctuations of this magnitude regular events ...
  • 03 Feb 2023 |

    Climate debates and war in Ukraine on citizens鈥 minds as city of Berlin votes again

    03 Feb 2023, 12:05 After election day irregularities caused Berlin鈥檚 2021 election results to be declared invalid, the city will head to the polls for a repeat vote on 12 February. The campaign has focused largely on perceived dysfunction of public ...
  • 06 Feb 2015

    In the media: Local utilities warn against dangers to power supply

    06 Feb 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 DIW studies 鈥淓lectricity Grids and Climate Targets: New Approaches to Grid Planning鈥 The latest assumptions that will be used in the government's grid development plan take new climate ...
  • 24 Sep 2019 |

    German industry can become CO2-neutral, but not with new govt strategy 鈥 WWF

    24 Sep 2019, 13:40 Higher energy efficiency, a "paradigm shift" in the circular economy, innovative production processes, as well as carbon capture and usage or storage could make Germany's industry CO2-neutral by 2050, but the government& ...
  • 09 Nov 2020 |

    Europeans express relief, hope for climate cooperation after Biden win

    09 Nov 2020, 14:57 European leaders, researchers and media commentators breathed a collective sigh of relief following Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential elections and expressed hope for a new partnership on combating climate change. The news ...
  • 28 Aug 2020 |

    German government and states seal coal exit support deal for mining regions

    28 Aug 2020, 10:02 German coal regions will finally be able to use state support funds from the landmark phase-out agreement to help with their transition away from the fossil fuel. Federal and state governments signed a deal in Berlin to make official ...
  • 02 Jun 2021 |

    East German state election highlights political conflicts of energy transition

    02 Jun 2021, 13:21 Voters in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt will head to the ballot box on 6 June to elect a new state government. Home to one of Germany鈥檚 three main coal mining regions, the state is dealing with the transition away from lignite ...
  • 31 Aug 2021 |

    German election primer 鈥 2038 end date for coal under fire as climate forecasts worsen

    31 Aug 2021, 08:44 Tighter emission targets and mounting signs of climate change have once again turned Germany's coal exit into a hotly debated election campaign issue. The country agreed last year to phase out coal by 2038 at the latest, but many ...
  • 07 Dec 2015

    COP21 success 'still up in the air' / 'Ex-Climate Chancellor' Merkel

    07 Dec 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Handelsblatt 鈥淪till up in the air鈥 There are still many hurdles to an agreement in Paris and there is a real danger of disappointment, writes Klaus Stratmann in a commentary for business daily Handelsblatt. ...
  • 10 Dec 2015

    Many roads lead to Energiewende- study / A majority for coal exit

    10 Dec 2015, 00:00 Die Zeit 鈥淒on鈥檛 be afraid of the Energiewende鈥 Three scientific academies have found there are various options to bring the Energiewende in the power sector to a successful conclusion, reports Fritz Vorholz on Zeit Online. The experts ...
  • 21 Nov 2014

    In the media: States want to keep coal, ministries at odds, money for climate

    21 Nov 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Zeit Online "Is Sigmar Gabriel secretly burying the Energiewende?" A 鈥減rogress report鈥 from the Economics Ministry on the Energiewende shows evidence of a political struggle over the ...
  • 11 Dec 2015 |

    Buying way out of nuclear cleanup / "Fear of car-driving voters"

    11 Dec 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen WirtschaftsWoche " Utilities could buy their way out of nuclear responsibilities for 49 billion euros鈥 WirtschaftsWoche reports on a study from the German Nuclear Power Commission proposing two ...
  • 08 Dec 2022 |

    Climate activists risk antagonising people with blame games 鈥 researcher

    08 Dec 2022, 08:58 Climate activists must strike a careful balance between conciliatory offers for discussion and constructive provocation, argues political scientist J茅r茅mie Gagn茅 from More in Common, an international non-profit initiative studying ...
  • 29 Dec 2015 |

    Loops and cracks: Excess German power strains Europe鈥檚 grids

    29 Dec 2015, 00:00 Europe鈥檚 power grids are supposed to become increasingly integrated 鈥 but right now the opposite seems to be happening. Germany鈥檚 eastern neighbours complain that the country鈥檚 renewable power production is putting a strain on their ...
  • 26 Jul 2021 |

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

    26 Jul 2021, 11:54 One of the first project financed interconnectors in Europe is due to be built between Germany and the UK by 2023-24. The opening up of the interconnector market to private investment has been promoted by both the UK and German ...
  • Strong message, little substance on climate by new EU Commission head 鈥 reactions

    17 Jul 2019, 12:46 Expert BEE- German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien Bioenergy Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Wind Business & Jobs Expert VDMA- German Engineering Federation Verband Deutscher ...
  • Threatened Siemens site in mining region to become hub for hydrogen research

    16 Jul 2019, 13:08 Siemens is planning a hydrogen research laboratory and innovation campus in the east German city of G枚rlitz, where the company鈥檚 turbine plant was previously due to be shut down. Chancellor Angela Merkel called the plans a 鈥渕ilestone鈥 ...
  • 11 Jul 2017 |

    Views on the G20 summit results on climate and energy

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

    Germany鈥檚 top politicians, companies throw weight behind green stimulus

    27 Apr 2020, 14:17 Top politicians from Germany and more than 60 large companies have warned that the climate crisis must continue to be a top priority, even as the world economies grapple with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of this week鈥檚 ...
  • Coal exit: elephant in the room at vote in German industry heartland

    12 May 2017, 00:00 In what is often dubbed 鈥渢he small-scale federal election鈥, voters in Germany鈥檚 industrial powerhouse and most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia decide on a new government on 14 May. The exit from coal-fired power generation 鈥 a ...
  • 29 May 2020 |

    Massive offshore wind expansion could solve German hydrogen strategy gridlock

    29 May 2020, 13:01 The German government is set to make the large-scale use of offshore wind power to produce emission-free hydrogen a cornerstone of its long-anticipated national hydrogen strategy, reports Tagesspiegel Background. With additional ...
  • 19 Feb 2016

    New test of utilities' nuclear provisions / Less money for climate protection

    19 Feb 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 WirtschaftsWoche 鈥淓xpert commission re-calculates nuclear provisions鈥 The expert commission on financing the nuclear clean-up has commissioned consultancy Warth & Klein to calculate the ...
  • 07 Mar 2016

    More e-cars on German roads / Is RWE dividend cut a political move?

    07 Mar 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Federal Motor Transport Authority Number of e-cars on German roads rises to 25,502 The number of pure electric vehicles on German roads rose to 25,502 at the beginning of the year, an increase of 35 percent compared to ...
  • 02 Mar 2016

    Moves to cap renewables / West German buyer for east German lignite?

    02 Mar 2016, 00:00 tageszeitung 鈥淪hort-sighted cap fans鈥 Despite fighting climate change being a national objective and renewables now the cheapest source of energy, leading conservative politicians want to use reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) to ...
  • Trump lashes out at Nord Stream 2, says Germany is 鈥渢otally controlled鈥 by Russia

    US President Donald Trump has lambasted the German reliance on Russian energy resources, saying the country is 鈥渢otally controlled by鈥 and 鈥渃aptive of鈥 the fossil fuel exporting giant, according to international media reports. 鈥淕ermany is totally ...
  • Econ min's 鈥渉istoric鈥 climate consensus ideas met with surprise and suspicion in Germany

    14 Sep 2020, 13:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Elections & Politics Government 麻豆无码版 The proposal for a " historic consensus " in German society on the need for climate action and the goal of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050 by economy ...
  • 16 Jan 2015

    In the media: Offshore wind milestone, charging e-mobility, Vattenfall's coal plans

    16 Jan 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Business Green "Germany breezes past 1GW offshore wind milestone" Germany's renewables industry is celebrating another milestone this week, as an industry-backed report confirmed ...
  • 11 Jan 2016

    How to exit coal / 麻豆无码版 policy "reminiscent of GDR"

    11 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Agora Energiewende 鈥淗ow the exit from coal power generation by 2040 can be managed鈥 Germany can exit coal by 2040 without significant effects on power prices or supply security, and the government ...
  • Coal exit proposal reveals faultlines in energy debate

    13 Jan 2016, 00:00 A think tank proposal on how Germany should exit coal has pushed the debate on the Energiewende's future into full swing, exposing deep fault lines. The environment ministry and Greens backed the plan for a phase-out of coal power ...
  • 27 Nov 2015

    Minister's 'coal solo' criticised / Consumers want to be 'climate friendly'

    27 Nov 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 dpa Criticism of environment minister鈥檚 鈥榮olo鈥 push for coal exit North-Rhine Westphalia鈥檚 state premier Hannelore Kraft and her economy minister Garrelt Duin have criticised Federal Environment ...
  • 28 Jun 2022 |

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

    28 Jun 2022, 17:00 Climate is planned to figure high on the agenda as leaders of the G7 democratic economies come together in a remote castle with picturesque views of alpine peaks in southern German state Bavaria. The German presidency has promised to ...
  • 27 Oct 2014

    Germany鈥檚 energy transition in the media on 27 Oct 2014

    27 Oct 2014, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淓on and Vattenfall join forces in nuclear power lawsuit鈥 German taxpayers may shoulder as much as 9 million euros in fees from a US lawsuit filed by Swedish energy group Vattenfall against ...
  • Germany鈥檚 aspiring coalition parties disagree over coal exit speed

    15 Nov 2017, 00:00 The German coalition talks on climate and energy policy stumble over a dispute over the reduction of coal fired power production. Just days before exploratory talks are scheduled to finish, the Green Party and its negotiating partners ...
  • 22 Sep 2021 |

    German conservatives have laid groundwork for making country climate neutral by 2045- MP

    22 Sep 2021, 15:08 The conservative CDU has been heading Germany's government since 2005- and used its time in power to lay the groundwork for making the country the first climate-neutral industrialised nation before the middle of the century, says ...
  • Government advisors give low marks for German energy transition progress

    06 Jun 2019, 17:11 Germany continues to be off track regarding many of its energy and climate targets according to the economy ministry鈥檚聽 latest progress report on the energy transition. In an accompanying opinion, government advisors lament that the ...
  • 01 Jul 2017 |

    鈥淢erkel has to play her cards right at the G20 summit in Hamburg鈥

    01 Jul 2017, 00:00 German Chancellor Angela Merkel can still hope to achieve substantial progress in climate protection as she enters difficult talks with the leaders of the world鈥檚 largest economies at this week鈥檚 G20 summit in Hamburg, John J. Kirton ...
  • On her way out, Merkel could set stage for Germany as even more progressive climate partner

    11 Jun 2021, 08:00 As the global fight against climate change gains momentum with more and more countries updating their emissions targets, a green surge is washing over Germany鈥檚 national election campaign and sets the scene for the country to become a ...
  • 18 Apr 2016

    Lignite sale advances / Secret iCar lab in Berlin

    18 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 聽 Der Tagesspiegel 鈥淐zech investor wants to take over brown coal operations鈥 A year and a half after Sweden's Vattenfall said it would sell its German lignite ...
  • 25 Apr 2016

    State chamber backs citizens' energy / 'Transport minister bows to auto industry'

    25 Apr 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 PV-magazine 鈥淓EG reform: state chamber wants exemptions for citizens鈥 energy鈥 Germany鈥檚 second parliamentary chamber, which represents the 16 states, has passed a resolution ...
  • 06 Apr 2016

    Minister calls nuclear energy an 鈥榓berration鈥 / Renewables dominate EU electricity mix

    06 Apr 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Ministry for the Environment and Nuclear Safety Using nuclear energy is an 鈥榓berration鈥 The nuclear catastrophe of Chernobyl almost 30 years ago showed that using nuclear energy ...
  • 24 Mar 2016

    Finance minister sceptical about e-car support / Utilities as 'capital destroyers'

    24 Mar 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online 鈥淓-car subsidies 鈥 Sch盲uble dampens hopes of a buyer鈥檚 premium鈥 There is increasing scepticism within the federal government concerning subsidies for e-cars. Vice ...
  • Reactions to Germany's coalition agreement

    08 Feb 2018, 00:00 After weeks of intensive negotiations, Germany's would-be government partners have agreed on a coalition draft treaty. The 麻豆无码版 presents first reactions to texts on transport, climate and energy. [UPDATE adds VDA, VDMA ...
  • 06 Mar 2020 |
    Gas

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

    06 Mar 2020, 17:00 High methane emissions could unseat natural gas as the lowest-carbon fossil fuel, and the 聽EU needs to exert pressure on the US to get a grip on the issue, says Samantha Gross, fellow in the Cross-Brookings Initiative on 麻豆无码版 and ...
  • 21 Oct 2021 |

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

    21 Oct 2021, 13:32 Germany鈥檚 next government must act quickly, trigger large-scale investments and set the right framework to ensure the country transforms its economy to reach climate neutrality by 2045, said industry association BDI and Boston ...
  • German government gets mediocre mid-term marks for climate effort

    06 Nov 2019, 09:11 麻豆无码版 and climate policy observers grade Angela Merkel's government 3.7 points out of 10 for climate efforts in a mid-term review. Industry experts, researchers and lobbyists say plans for a CO2 price in transport and heating ...
  • 19 Dec 2014

    In the media: Linking Energiewende debates, modifying emissions trading, solar market comeback?

    19 Dec 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 taz 鈥淭he blind spot has to go鈥 It is good and important that the future of coal power in Germany is finally being discussed, Patrick Graichen, head of the Berlin based think-tank Agora Energiewende ...
  • 11 Dec 2014

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

    11 Dec 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Study: Renewable Energies Agency (AEE) 鈥淗ow the world sees the Energiewende鈥 Germany鈥檚 Energiewende 鈥 the shift from conventional and nuclear energy to a renewable power supply 鈥 is the focus of ...
  • Preview 2021: 'Industry fears pandemic widens gap in global climate ambitions'

    16 Dec 2020, 10:18 The European Green Deal will move from words to action in 2021 and trigger a "tremendous wave of reforms" that are of key concern to German industry, says Carsten Rolle, who heads the climate and energy division at the ...
  • Net zero targets could force Taiwan's chipmakers abroad

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

    Germany鈥檚 federal parliament has approved a controversial revamp of the country鈥檚 energy transition. The government coalition of economy minister Sigmar Gabriel鈥檚 Social Democrats and Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 Conservatives secured a majority vote for ...
  • 06 Oct 2015

    In the media: German funding for Indian solar projects

    06 Oct 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Bloomberg/The Economic Times/Environment Ministry 鈥淢erkel pledges 1 billion euros to fund Indian solar projects鈥 During Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 state visit to India, Germany pledged investment of more than one ...
  • Germany to launch emergency programme for 鈥渉uge, gigantic鈥 2030 emissions target task

    12 Jan 2022, 12:20 Faced with a 鈥渄rastic backlog鈥 of too-high emissions left by the previous government and with not enough measures in place to reach the 2030 climate targets, Germany鈥檚 new minister for the economy and climate, Robert Habeck, has ...
  • Climate levy 鈥 the debate and proposals for cutting CO2 emissions

    27 May 2016, 00:00 Update 27 May 2016 [European Commission approves state aid for closure of lignite power plants] | The government has approved wide reaching power market reform, including a phase-out plan for some lignite plants. A "coal reserve ...
  • 27 Sep 2021 |

    Germany heading for three-party government with climate focus after tight elections

    27 Sep 2021, 09:30 Germany is heading towards a three-party federal government with a significant climate action focus as the Social Democrats scored a thin victory in the federal elections following an unexpected comeback, and the long-ruling ...
  • 15 Jul 2015

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

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

    In the media: Vattenfall shelves resettlement of coal communities

    26 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Berliner Morgenpost /dpa 鈥淰attenfall stops resettlement plans near lignite mine in Nochten鈥 麻豆无码版 utility Vattenfall has stopped plans to resettle around 1700 people near its open cast lignite ...
  • 07 Dec 2018 |

    German conservatives elect Merkel-confidante as new party leader

    07 Dec 2018, 19:29 Germany's conservative Christian Democrats elected general secretary Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel at the helm of the party. The election of Merkel's close ally and former premier in the ...
  • 09 Nov 2017 |

    COP23- Day 4: EU CO2 market deal signal for Bonn / Climate Risk Index

    09 Nov 2017, 00:00 German state secretary for environment says ETS reform shows EU can work together on climate policy / Negotiators progress on technical details of Paris rulebook / COP president Fiji was world's third most climate-impacted country ...
  • 30 Jul 2019 |

    Lower energy use puts Germany on course for further emissions reduction

    30 Jul 2019, 13:43 Primary energy use in Germany decreased almost two percent in the first half of 2019 due to a large drop in coal consumption, according to first estimates. This is likely to result in a further substantial fall in the country鈥檚 CO2 ...
  • Merkel's quest for climate leadership at G7

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

    In the media: Car emissions, grid connections and power storage

    30 Jan 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Zeit Online "Germany warns against overly strict thresholds for cars" Under EU regulations, by 2021 CO2 emissions from new cars must not exceed an average of 95 grams per kilometre. By ...
  • Dieselgate and climate fears fail to ignite voters' passion- pollster

    18 Sep 2017, 00:00 Protecting the climate has become so commonplace among Germany's political parties that it is hard for one of them to stand out on an environmentalist platform, says Torsten Schneider-Haase of German opinion polling company Kantar ...
  • German 2030 power use forecast up due to heat pumps, e-cars and hydrogen

    13 Jul 2021, 13:07 The German energy ministry has increased the country鈥檚 estimated power needs in 2030-- a figure that will be crucial after the general elections in September, when a new government has to set renewable energy expansion targets based on ...
  • 07 Feb 2024 |

    Q&A: The EU industrial carbon management strategy

    07 Feb 2024, 17:40 The European Commission has presented its proposal for an EU strategy for capturing, transporting, trading, permanently storing and using carbon, as an essential part of its move to climate neutrality by 2050. The Commission aims to set ...
  • 28 Nov 2014 |

    Germany鈥檚 power market reform: the options on the table

    28 Nov 2014, 00:00 The German government plans to redesign the power market to avoid shortages in power supply. In 2015, a decision will be taken on the introduction of a capacity mechanism 鈥 a system to compensate fossil power plants not only for the ...
  • 25 Jul 2023 |

    A shared challenge: Attitudes about climate action in France and Germany

    25 Jul 2023, 13:30 Concerns over the impacts of climate change and demand for mitigation policy are high in France and Germany alike, which is hardly surprising given their geographic proximity and similar economic structure. However, the French and the ...
  • What business thinks of the energy transition

    20 Sep 2017, 00:00 Companies have broadly mixed attitudes towards the Energiewende, depending on their sector, the size of their business, or location. Polls and analyses help explain their views. [UPDATE- Adds DIHK Energiewende Barometer 2017] Business ...
  • Government progress report on Energiewende spells out political goals

    03 Dec 2014, 00:00 [Update: We have added an overview chart from the progress report to this factsheet, 05 Dec 2014] In its 2014 first progress report on the Energiewende, the German government has established what it calls political goals for its energy ...
  • 07 Oct 2021 |

    Climate and energy stumbling blocks for the 2021 German coalition talks

    07 Oct 2021, 12:05 Climate and energy policy could emerge as a major stumbling block in the upcoming coalition talks between the German election winner Social Democrats (SPD), the Green Party and the pro-business FDP. The parties have decided to open ...
  • 28 Jul 2023 |

    IPCEI: Germany and France bet on joint EU platform for sustainable industry

    28 Jul 2023, 12:45 The EU鈥檚 鈥業mportant Projects of Common European Interest鈥 (IPCEI) scheme is one of the bloc鈥檚 key instruments for transforming its economy in the name of climate neutrality. The EU鈥檚 two largest economies, Germany and France, are among ...
  • 11 Jul 2023 |
    EU

    Q&A 鈥 Italy strives to become EU energy leader a year ahead of 2024 EU vote

    11 Jul 2023, 10:35 In early June 2024, Italian citizens will head to the polls to elect their representatives in the European Parliament, along with the other member states. Public debate remains fierce with continued inflation and energy woes, and ...
  • Q&A 鈥 Germany agrees phaseout of fossil fuel heating systems

    11 Sep 2023, 13:31 After years of neglect, Germany has agreed upon concrete steps to reduce emissions from heating buildings, which are directly responsible for around 15 percent of the country鈥檚 entire CO2 output. But agreeing on the details of phasing ...
  • 31 Jan 2025 |

    German onshore wind power 鈥 output, business and perspectives

    31 Jan 2025, 10:00 Wind power is Germany's most important renewable electricity source. It is projected to become the backbone of the country's entire energy system in its shift away from fossil fuels. The country boasts one of the largest ...
  • 06 Dec 2021 |

    The design of Germany's new govt: A climate 鈥渟uper ministry鈥 for the Greens

    06 Dec 2021, 10:11 Germany's future government parties have agreed on how to split up the ministries between them. While the Social Democrats (SPD) will field Olaf Scholz as successor to Angela Merkel in the chancellery, the Greens will take over a ...
  • 09 Mar 2023 |

    Climate change adaptation plans fall short in hard-hit Italy

    09 Mar 2023, 09:30 Italy already finds itself reeling from the climate crisis, but the country鈥檚 adaptation plans are widely deemed insufficient. In the wake of record temperatures, droughts and floods, the government published its first national ...
  • 01 Aug 2025 |
    EU

    What鈥檚 next in Europe? 鈥 Agenda of European climate and energy policy

    01 Aug 2025, 08:00 Journalists! Mark your calendars 鈥 or rather let us do it for you. Europe is complicated and even journalists from EU member states sometimes struggle to understand how climate and energy policy is made, and when institutions take key ...
  • High hopes and concerns over onshore wind power auctions

    30 Nov 2017, 00:00 Germany has switched its support model for onshore wind power installations from predetermined and guaranteed remuneration rates to setting the price in auctions. Following solar power and offshore wind power, Germany鈥檚 most important ...
  • The energy crunch 鈥 Effects on households and businesses and government's reaction

    24 Feb 2022, 12:23 The energy crunch is hitting the whole of Europe. German consumer power prices are known to be high even at normal times. As some power and gas suppliers have folded under the pressure of wholesale prices for power and gas more than ...
  • 18 Jan 2023 |

    Germany鈥檚 three lignite mining regions

    18 Jan 2023, 09:09 The beginning of the end of coal-fired power generation is imminent in Germany 鈥 a so-called 'coal exit commission' (or ' coal commission ' for short) of government officials and lobbyists is to decide an end-date by ...
  • Positions of key stakeholders on the EEG 2.0: Business and consumers

    06 Oct 2014, 00:00 This Factsheet lists views and positions of the the renewables sector, the industry sector and consumers on the new Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) which came into effect on 1 August 2014. Energiewende Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Policy ...
  • 26 Jul 2023 |

    Germany's National Hydrogen Strategy

    26 Jul 2023, 12:52 In the fight against climate change, hydrogen made with renewable electricity is increasingly seen as a silver bullet for sectors with particularly stubborn emissions, such as heavy industry and aviation. Germany has set out to become a ...
  • Resources and recycling needs for Germany's wind turbines

    08 Feb 2021, 14:56 Wind energy is becoming Germany's most important power source and is a key component of countries' energy transition plans around the world. But in order to ensure a reliable supply of input materials for their construction ...
  • Defining features of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) 2014

    08 Oct 2014, 00:00 This factsheet explains some of the tools that have made the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) the most important measure for the promotion of renewable power sources in Germany in the past 24 years. Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | EEG 2014 Kerstine ...
  • Climate, energy and transport in Germany's coalition treaty

    07 Feb 2018, 00:00 Concluding weeks of intensive negotiations, Germany's would-be government partners have agreed on a coalition treaty. The 麻豆无码版 presents excerpts on climate, energy and transport from the agreement between Chancellor ...
  • 麻豆无码版 Guide 鈥 Poland's govt yet to deliver on energy transition promises

    18 Jul 2025, 09:30 Poland's energy supply still heavily depends on fossil fuels, with coal being the biggest and most visible contributor to its climate footprint. The eastern European political heavyweight plans to gradually phase it out, replacing ...
  • National climate measures and European emission trading: Assessing the 鈥榳aterbed effect鈥

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

    The main stories of Germany's Energiewende

    06 Feb 2019, 11:00 The energy transition is turning many parts of German society upside down. In this factsheet we highlight the main storylines of the generational project Energiewende as a starting point for further research. Energiewende Julian ...
  • EEG reform 2016 鈥 switching to auctions for renewables

    08 Jul 2016, 00:00 Germany has reformed its much-lauded Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG), casting aside the feed-in-tariffs credited with the rapid rise in renewable energy sources since 1990. The new system of auctions aims at keeping a steady hand on how much ...
  • 03 Jul 2020 |

    Spelling out the coal exit 鈥 Germany鈥檚 phase-out plan

    03 Jul 2020, 13:20 Germany has passed legislation to end coal-fired power generation by 2038 at the latest and agreed on a shutdown schedule for individual lignite power plants as well as compensation payments for operators. For hard coal, meanwhile, the ...
  • Capacity markets around the world

    19 Aug 2015, 00:00 UPDATE- Germany has opted against a large-scale capacity mechanism despite its increasing international popularity 鈥 from an idea to support power plants on the United States鈥 eastern coast to many European countries introducing ...
  • 11 May 2023 |

    Ukraine war pushes Germany to build LNG terminals

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

    Q&A 鈥 麻豆无码版 crisis reignites debate about fracking in Germany

    02 Jan 2023, 10:20 The energy crisis has revived the German debate into the controversial gas extraction method known as unconventional hydraulic fracturing 鈥 or simply fracking 鈥 as the country looks for alternatives to Russian supply. However, there is ...
  • EU鈥檚 Farm to Fork strategy impacts climate, productivity, and trade

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

    11 Feb 2021, 11:14 Solar PV is set to become the world's fastest growing power source over the next decades, triggering a major shift in resource requirements in the energy sector and producing vast quantities of installations that at some point turn ...
  • 30 Aug 2019 |

    Facts on the German state elections in Saxony

    30 Aug 2019, 10:23 After elections in 2019, a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Green Party and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have formed the government in Saxony. CDU's Michael Kretschmer was re-elected state premier. The ...
  • The history behind Germany's nuclear phase-out

    09 Mar 2021, 00:00 The nuclear phase-out is as much part of the Energiewende (energy transition) as the move towards a low-carbon economy. Despite ongoing quarrels over its costs and an international perception that 鈥 German angst 鈥 caused the government ...
  • 28 Aug 2018 |

    From ideas to laws 鈥 how Energiewende policy is shaped

    28 Aug 2018, 17:11 Ministerial bureaucracy, objection bills, informal agreements with interest groups, green and white papers 鈥 energy transition policy shaping in Germany鈥檚 parliamentary system is a complex process. This factsheet provides a brief ...
  • Facts on German state elections and the energy transition in Hesse

    29 Oct 2018, 08:30 The central German state of Hesse has been a latecomer in terms of the country's energy transition, the Energiewende, but has gained ground by swiftly expanding renewables in recent years. The state that is a European ...
  • Germany鈥檚 coal exit commission

    13 Dec 2018, 12:20 Germany has launched a highly anticipated task force on phasing out coal power, the most prominent blemish on the former climate action pioneer country鈥檚 emissions reduction record. The coal exit commission is supposed to find economic ...
  • 15 May 2020 |

    A (very) brief timeline of Germany's Energiewende

    15 May 2020, 00:00 In 2014, the Green Party's Julia Verlinden asked the federal government for its definition of a starting date for the "Energiewende". In his reply, parliamentary state secretary in the economy ministry Uwe Beckmeyer ...
  • 20 years on: German renewables pioneers face end of guaranteed payment

    16 Sep 2019, 14:00 Guaranteed remuneration for operators of renewable power installations has been a key component of Germany's energy transition. Feed-in tariffs were introduced with the country's Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG) in the year 2000. ...
  • 08 Jun 2017 |

    From survey to harvest: How to build a wind farm in Germany

    08 Jun 2017, 00:00 Commercial wind power production requires thorough planning and preparation. Project developers have to include geographical, technological, legal and social aspects in their calculation to conclude whether a wind farm at a given ...
  • 22 Sep 2017 |

    German elections ahead: The road to the next Energiewende government

    22 Sep 2017, 00:00 On 24 September 2017, Germans will cast their votes in the general elections and determine who will be in charge of the next phase of the country鈥檚 energy transition. Parties have shifted into national campaign mode after elections in ...
  • 20 Mar 2020 |

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

    20 Mar 2020, 17:00 Germany's government has aimed to make the country the leading location for a sustainable financial system. In a bid to establish a coherent strategy for aligning public and private investments made in the country with ...
  • 28 May 2025 |

    Solar power in Germany 鈥 output, business & perspectives

    28 May 2025, 09:00 Far from being a sun-drenched country, Germany boasts one of the world's highest solar power outputs. The country triggered the large-scale launch of the technology with guaranteed feed-in tariffs in the year 2000, propelling its ...
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  • 31 Mar 2023 |

    Spotlight on the IPCC: Network coverage on defusing the climate-time bomb

    31 Mar 2023, 13:50 Milou Dirkx International The latest IPCC Synthesis Report is 鈥渁 how-to guide to defuse the climate time-bomb,鈥 according to UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres. The report concludes the IPCC鈥檚 sixth assessment cycle (AR6), ...
  • Global 麻豆无码版 Transition Journalism conference #GETJO19- check here for newest speaker and programme updates

    14 Mar 2019, 15:00 Martha Otwinowski Renewables Business International With only a few weeks to go before 麻豆无码版's second Global 麻豆无码版 Transition Journalism conference (07-08 April), the programme is filling up fast, with new speakers confirmed each ...
  • 06 Jan 2021 |

    Italy welcomes Chinese investments, but competition fears linger

    06 Jan 2021, 10:03 International Italian experts no longer doubt China's determination to act on climate change. This confidence stems from China's recent pledge to reach carbon neutrality before 2060, and the reaffirmation of its commitment to ...
  • 04 Jan 2021 |

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

    04 Jan 2021, 14:06 Industry International China's engagement in the Greek energy sector was mainly directed at Piraeus port and fossil fuel power, but this is shifting following Greece's setting of a coal phase out date. After years of lagging ...
  • 02 Jun 2021 |

    How clean energy is reported in Southeast Asia 鈥 and what can be done to improve coverage

    02 Jun 2021, 08:30 Devon Terrill International Ten journalists in five Southeast Asian countries received training to analyse national media narratives on clean energy and coal 鈥 and suggest ways to improve coverage. Their work was commissioned as part of ...
  • 03 Sep 2021 |

    Cartoon-snapshot of what鈥檚 hot in energy and climate

    03 Sep 2021, 09:53 Kerstine Appunn Energiewende How will the world vaccinate Earth against the climate crisis? How come so many politicians suddenly appear "green" in Germany's election year? And how (fast) will hydrogen win the match ...
  • Three questions to At芒yi-Babs Opaluwah, 麻豆无码版 Ambassador for Nigeria and West Africa

    01 Nov 2019, 11:34 At芒yi-Babs Opaluwah Martha Otwinowski Climate & CO2 Renewables International At芒yi is a freelance journalist and communication specialist who regularly covers the energy transition, climate change, and the circular economy. He ...
  • Electric vehicles in India and Nepal

    30 Sep 2018, 16:33 Rose-Anne Clermont Martha Otwinowski Electricity Renewables Mobility Cars International With India's 30% target for electric cars by 2030 and its Northern neighbour Nepal offering seemingly perfect conditions for e-vehicles, two ...
  • 16 Aug 2019 |

    Three questions to: Rudi Bressa, 麻豆无码版 Ambassador for Italy

    16 Aug 2019, 12:15 Martha Otwinowski Policy International Rudi is 麻豆无码版 ambassador for Italy. He is a freelance journalist who regularly covers the energy transition, climate change, and the circular economy. Rudi contributes to La Stampa, LifeGate, ...
  • Dr. Julika Wei脽

    Dr. Weiss is an environmental engineer at the Technical University of Berlin and at the Technical University of Denmark, and director of the Project Geb盲ude Energiewende, which focuses on housing at the聽Institute for Ecological Economy Research (Institut ...
  • BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries

    The BDEW is the largest energy industry association in Germany. It has 1800 members, including local and municipal utilities as well as regional and inter-regional suppliers. The 鈥渂ig 4鈥 producers and supply companies (Eon, Vattenfall, EnBW and RWE) and ...
  • Renewable Energies Agency

    The Renewable Energies Agency is a communication platform funded by a group of 100 companies from the renewable energy sector, renewable energy associations (BEE, BWE, BWS, etc.) and two federal ministries (Ministry for Economic Affairs and 麻豆无码版 and ...
  • 18 Jan 2021 |

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

    18 Jan 2021 Berlin Politicians and climate policy experts on both sides of the Atlantic have hailed the election of Joe Biden as the United States鈥 next president as a new beginning for EU-U.S. relations to drive global emissions reduction. The president ...
  • 12 Oct 2023 |

    Cross-border grants: Leaving no one behind in Europe鈥檚 green transition

    12 Oct- 30 Nov 2023 Berlin Europe's aim of becoming the world's first climate neutral continent by 2050 will have significant social and economic implications creating both major opportunities and challenges for workers and communities around ...
  • 30 Sep 2021 |

    麻豆无码版 election follow-up after the vote 鈥 what happens next?

    30 Sep 2021 Berlin Germany's 2021 federal election on 26 September has ended with an unusually tight result that makes the upcoming coalition negotiations highly unpredictable. Neither the conservative CDU/CSU alliance nor the Social Democrats (SPD) ...
  • Research Tour: The new EU Commission鈥檚 climate drive: What does it mean for member countries?

    02- 04 Dec 2019 Brussels Climate action has soared to the top of the agenda in many countries as millions of mostly young people have taken to the streets. In December, a new European Commission will take office in Brussels, and president-elect Ursula von ...
  • 16 Jun 2022 |

    G7 summit: How can Germany push the climate agenda as the war dominates debates?

    16 Jun 2022 Berlin Russia's war against Ukraine is bound to leave its mark on the G7 summit to be held in the German Alps on 26-28 June, but chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that it must not lead the group of large economies to neglect future crises, ...
  • Workshop at conference: 麻豆无码版 transition reporting in Eastern Europe

    20- 22 Sep 2018 Warsaw APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSED- Climate change and the enery transition, migration and threats to democracy: a number of global events in recent years have forced journalists and their readers to be ready for the unprecedented. Arguably, ...
  • 07 Apr 2022 |

    Funding for Future: How sustainable finance reshapes climate action 鈥 and why journalists should listen more closely

    07 Apr 2022 Berlin The financial system's role in international climate action efforts has moved into the spotlight in the past few years as investors around the world put pressure on companies to disclose the environmental or social impact of their ...
  • 24 Nov 2020 |
    EU

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

    24 Nov 2020 Berlin Hydro power from Norway, wind power from Portugal and solar PV from Greece? Europe鈥檚 potential for renewable energy varies significantly depending on the geological and geographical conditions in individual regions. While each country ...
  • We are hiring: Journalism Programme Manager

    Can you create the programmes that make journalists fit to cover the solutions to the climate crisis? Foundation-funded and non-profit, we at 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 want to make a difference by boosting top-quality journalism on the energy transition and ...
  • Germany's Energiewende in 416 words

    The 鈥淓nergiewende鈥 鈥 literally meaning 鈥渆nergy turnaround鈥 or 鈥渆nergy revolution鈥 鈥 is Germany鈥檚 effort to reduce climate-damaging CO 2 聽emissions, without relying on nuclear energy. 聽 In the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, countries from around the ...
  • Germany's Energiewende in brief

    0J Easy Guide The Energiewende 鈥 literally, the 鈥渆nergy turnaround鈥 鈥 is Germany鈥檚 effort to reduce climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions without relying on nuclear energy.聽It has enjoyed broad public backing and cross-party support, even as the ...
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