14 Jun 2018
Germany鈥檚 new commission to define a path and an end-date for an exit from coal-fired power generation should also help close the gap in emission reductions to reach the country鈥檚 2020 climate goal, environment minister Svenja Schulze told the utility ...
07 Jul 2021, 11:50 With a revamped sustainable finance strategy that introduces a new green bond standard and support for smaller companies, the EU hopes to provide the financial market guidelines needed to achieve the bloc's ambitious climate ...
04 Jul 2019, 12:45 Electricity supply in Germany is secure even as the country is phasing out coal-fired power generation, according to a monitoring report which sets new standards for supply security from the economy ministry. The report also changes the ...
29 Oct 2019, 17:41 Germany is headed for second consecutive year of substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, as a sharp drop in coal consumption is driving a decline of the country鈥檚 overall energy use in 2019. If this trend continues, the ...
01 Mar 2022, 13:48 Julian Wettengel Coal Gas Wind 麻豆无码版 / Spiegel / Bloomberg The German government is set to introduce a law to prescribe minimum levels for the country鈥檚 gas storages, according to economy and climate ministry plans seen by ...
20 Oct 2020, 12:34 Expert 50Hertz Transmission Grid operator Electricity market Grid Technology Wind Handelsblatt German electricity transmission grid operator 50Hertz wants to see a more aggressive expansion of wind power in the Baltic Sea than currently ...
15 Dec 2015
15 Dec 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淐limate of disillusion鈥� German environment minister Barbara Hendricks did not manage to carry the enthusiasm from the Paris Summit to Berlin, writes Cerstin Gammelin in ...
11 Apr 2025, 13:00 Germany鈥檚 prospective coalition government has agreed to continue the country鈥檚 landmark energy transition without major adjustments, and stick to existing climate targets. In their coalition treaty,聽conservatives and Social Democrats ...
24 Oct 2014, 00:00 The framework for energy policy until 2030 failed to meet all Germany鈥檚 ambitions but government says the agreement is in line with the energy transition. Expert BDEW-German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries Bundesverband der ...
04 Nov 2019, 14:05 Benjamin Wehrmann Transport Cars Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 Expanding Germany's e-car charging infrastructure and more support for electric mobility options will be key issues at a meeting between Germany's government and ...
24 Aug 2015
24 Aug 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Deutsche Welle 鈥淩enewables shift wallops traditional power plants鈥� According to an article in the Bild Zeitung, citing the Federal Network Agency, nine more conventional power plants will be shut down than ...
26 Oct 2021, 17:29 High gas, petrol and power prices are set to play a part in the ongoing negotiations to form the next German government coalition, which will shape the country鈥檚 energy transition policy for years. The election winner Social Democrats, ...
02 Nov 2018, 14:40 Germany鈥檚 CO2 emissions are on course for their largest drop since the 2009 recession this year after remaining virtually unchanged for four consecutive years, according to first estimates by energy market research group AG ...
24 Sep 2019, 13:39 Expert BSW- German Solar Association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft Citizens' energy Electricity market Renewables Solar Business & Jobs Freja Eriksen Renewables Heating 麻豆无码版 The share of renewable energy in German ...
04 Aug 2021, 13:06 Germany's energy use in the first half of this year exceeded 2020 levels, as the economy recovers from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, figures by energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB) show. However, total ...
23 Mar 2022, 15:41 A sudden stop of energy imports from Russia would threaten "hundreds of thousands of jobs" and push Europe's economy into recession, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned. He said Germany will end its energy dependence as ...
11 Apr 2016, 00:00 [Updated 11 April with results from fourth round of solar PV auctions] Feed-in tariffs (FITs) have driven the expansion of renewable energy in Germany, but in 2014 the government decided to gradually replace them with an auction system. ...
13 Jun 2018, 00:00 Increasing the EU's renewable energy target without a clear idea on how to achieve it would undermine political credibility, according to German energy minister Peter Altmaier. Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 International ...
30 Nov 2016, 00:00 鈥淧utting energy efficiency first, achieving global leadership in renewable energies and providing a fair deal for consumers鈥� are the objectives of the EU Commission鈥檚 energy package. The paper presented on Wednesday, also dubbed 鈥渨inter ...
09 Oct 2020, 13:59 Kerstine Appunn Policy 麻豆无码版 / dpa / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The German parliament has voted in favour of a higher starting price for the country鈥檚 new CO2 reduction scheme in the heating and transport sectors, dpa ...
22 Apr 2021, 12:58 Germany's utilities say the delay to the EU decision on whether natural gas projects count as a sustainable investment imperils the country's supply security and climate targets. They argue that the exclusion of gas from the ...
05 Jun 2020, 15:13 The German government coalition has decided to reboot Europe's largest economy with a 130 billion euros stimulus package that contains many steps to further the country's landmark energy transition. The 麻豆无码版 ...
07 Nov 2024, 10:29 Following the break-up of Germany's governing coalition, the country's energy industry urged rapid snap elections to give companies much-needed investment security in uncertain times. Youth climate movement Fridays for Future ...
08 Jul 2020, 13:14 The European Union wants to establish itself as the world leader in hydrogen technologies and will focus on ramping up electrolyser capacities in the next four years. According to the European Commission's hydrogen strategy, the ...
28 May 2020, 17:30 A slowing economy and mild weather lowered Germany's energy demand significantly in the first quarter of 2020. Latest data also confirmed that renewable energy sources accounted for more than half of the electricity fed into ...
29 May 2024, 14:30 In a bid to help Germany reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045, the government has presented a draft law reform that would allow the storage of CO2 under the seabed, as well as onshore 鈥� but only if the federal states choose to do so. ...
The goals in Germany鈥檚 climate action plan, agreed by the government in November 2016, mean that half of the country鈥檚 coal-fired power capacity must retire by 2030, state secretary in the economy and energy ministry Rainer Baake told a business ...
15 Oct 2020, 13:52 Benjamin Wehrmann Cost & Prices Government 麻豆无码版 The surcharge on German power customers' bills to support the expansion of renewable energy sources will fall from currently 6.75 to 6.5 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) ...
17 May 2021, 09:59 Germany鈥檚 target of achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 has a very important sub-goal: The expansion of renewable energy capacity to provide green power for transport, heating and making hydrogen. But running such an integrated ...
29 Jun 2020, 12:53 Renewables covered more than half of Germany鈥檚 power consumption in the first six months of 2020, according to a first estimate聽 by think tank Agora Energiewende*. As coal use dropped and demand was low due to the coronavirus crisis and ...
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 ...
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 ...
16 Apr 2024, 13:27 After months of delay, lawmakers from Germany's coalition government have agreed to a reform of the country's climate action law, which would weaken the responsibility of ministries to ensure targets in their sectors are met. ...
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 ...
25 Feb 2015, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 biggest concerns regarding the European Commission鈥檚 energy policy proposals are potential impact on its own transition to renewables power, as well as power market reform. Kerstine Appunn International Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act | ...
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 ...
18 Dec 2019, 14:05 Germany has seen a second year of significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, as coal use fell by more than 20 percent and energy production from renewables increased, preliminary calculations by energy research group AG ...
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 ...
03 May 2016
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 ...
16 Dec 2015
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 ...
03 Nov 2015
03 Nov 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 BDEW / ZSW 鈥淩enewables share will likely rise to 33 percent in 2015鈥� Renewable energies are likely to cover around 33 percent of Germany鈥檚 gross power consumption in 2015, research institute ZSW ...
03 Jun 2019, 14:10 S枚ren Amelang Nuclear phase-out Cars 麻豆无码版 VW CEO Herbert Diess has drawn heavy criticism for suggesting that Germany should first exit coal instead of nuclear power in order to protect the climate. Environment state ...
02 May 2019, 13:40 Benjamin Wehrmann Wind 麻豆无码版 The first three months of 2019 have seen the lowest level of onshore wind power expansion in Germany since the year 2000, says the FA Windenergie an Land (Onshore Wind Power Agency), a group ...
24 Jun 2015
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 ...
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 ...
20 Nov 2020, 13:50 Benjamin Wehrmann 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Renewables Wind International 麻豆无码版 The plans by the European Commission to significantly ramp up renewable energy generation at sea have been mostly welcomed by German policymakers ...
10 Dec 2024, 14:45 The early end of Olaf Scholz鈥檚 coalition government follows a three-year term marked by crises and a deep internal dispute over funding for future climate and energy policies. Despite its noisy demise, the chancellor鈥檚 three-party ...
21 Apr 2021, 16:38 German politicians have welcomed the deal concluded by EU lawmakers on a climate law that enshrines the goal of climate-neutrality 2050 and a more ambitious 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target. However, conservatives and industry ...
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 ...
21 Jan 2022, 12:18 High energy prices continue to keep Germany鈥檚 new government busy, and the coalition parties are debating ways to ease the burden on struggling consumers. A possible short-term remedy could be an earlier end to the country鈥檚 renewable ...
28 Jan 2016
28 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Die Welt 鈥淕overnment wants to kill the engine鈥� Onshore wind power is the backbone of Germany鈥檚 energy transition, but government reform plans for the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act risk slowing down its ...
16 Nov 2015
16 Nov 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Spiegel Online 鈥淕rid Agency: About 350,000 households had their power cut off鈥� The number of power cut-offs in Germany rose by two percent to a new record in 2014, reports Spiegel Online. According ...
15 Oct 2015, 00:00 The levy to finance green power investment, which is added to Germans' electricity bills, will rise slightly in 2016 after falling this year for the first time since its 2000 introduction, German power grid operators said Thursday. ...
05 Nov 2019, 14:43 The German government believes hydrogen is key not only for a successful energy transition, but also for the future of the country's famed industry. This is why Germany must beat Asian countries 鈥� in particular China and Japan 鈥� to ...
02 Jun 2015
02 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淏ad atmosphere in the power sector鈥� One of Germany鈥檚 four largest utilities, EnBW, has come out in favour of the government鈥檚 proposal for an additional levy on old coal-fired ...
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 ...
05 Jul 2024, 15:07 Months of negotiations among the parties in Germany鈥檚 governing coalition about the country鈥檚 2025 budget have ushered in 鈥渞ecord investments鈥� into renewable power, industrial decarbonisation, electric mobility and a faster transition ...
04 Sep 2019, 13:12 The expansion of Germany's most important renewable energy source, onshore wind, has almost come to a standstill. Bureaucratic hurdles and resistance to new turbines from different interest groups mean that only a handful of new ...
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 ...
26 Aug 2022, 14:20 The German government has introduced a package of energy saving provisions for businesses and state entities that will take effect in September, just as key relief measures run out and citizens are set to face higher prices for fuels ...
17 Oct 2016, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 consumer surcharge to fund renewable electricity will rise less than expected in 2017. Still, discussions about the cost of the country鈥檚 Energiewende project and ways to reform the renewables support dominated the public ...
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 ...
15 Aug 2022, 14:30 A new levy on natural gas use that is meant to save struggling importers from bankruptcy is going to further inflate already high bills of German consumers. The government argues the levy is needed to ensure the country鈥檚 gas market ...
14 Aug 2018, 14:31 Technical fixes, better communication and smoother planning procedures are to accelerate Germany鈥檚 grid expansion, the energy minister has proposed in a new plan. Heading off on a visit to contested power line building sites in western ...
28 Apr 2016, 00:00 The German government has decided to spend one billion euros to boost e-mobility, with the car industry contributing another 600 million euros. Starting in mid-May, buyers of pure e-cars will receive a premium of 4,000 euros, among ...
24 Mar 2016
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 ...
13 Jan 2016
13 Jan 2016, 00:00 [Updates German industry association on energy policy] Kerstine Appunn Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federation of German Industries (BDI) German industry association warns against German 鈥渟olo鈥� in climate, energy policy The ...
31 May 2016, 00:00 [UPDATE with new details on 2025 renewable target in paragraph 3, ads News Digest items] German Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers will meet on Tuesday to work out a compromise on reforming the core piece of legislation behind ...
18 Nov 2015, 00:00 Days before the UN climate conference in Paris, Germany is taking stock of its national climate protection efforts. The government says the country is making 鈥済ood progress鈥� with its energy transition, but independent experts warn that ...
01 Oct 2015
01 Oct 2015, 00:00 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 German Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries (BDEW)/Centre for Solar 麻豆无码版 and Hydrogen Research (ZSW) 鈥淲ind power generation 2015 already exceeds last year鈥檚 level鈥� Thanks to strong winds and the addition ...
27 Apr 2015, 00:00 The environment ministry has rebuffed utilities鈥� criticism of the planned levy for coal-fired power plants and maintains the sector shoulder its share of cutting CO2 emissions. Government and researchers stress the need for efficiency ...
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 ...
11 Mar 2022, 13:03 As president Vladimir Putin continues to wage war in Ukraine and the U.S. is preparing to ban all oil imports from Russia, calls are getting louder for Germany and Europe to follow Washington鈥檚 lead. European countries are paying ...
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 ...
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 ...
19 May 2017, 00:00 The dominance of citizens鈥� energy projects among the successful bids in Germany鈥檚 first onshore wind power auctions comes as a big surprise for industry observers. Not only did citizen cooperatives account for the bulk of accepted ...
28 Jan 2019, 11:36 The agreement by Germany's coal exit commission to end the fossil power source's use by 2038 the latest is welcomed by the country's climate activists and energy industry representatives alike. They praise the final ...
15 Mar 2022, 13:55 Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions have increased by nearly five percent in 2021, in an expected rebound during the economic revival after the pandemic. The country's Federal Environment Agency warned that the 鈥淐orona windfall ...
02 Sep 2020, 12:55 A faster deployment of more renewable installations that run into less problems with citizens and are able to quickly survive in the market without government support are at the centre of a renewables law reform proposal by Germany鈥檚 ...
02 Oct 2024, 13:00 Germany鈥檚 three-party coalition government is increasingly fractured following a federal budget crisis and painful defeats in several elections, casting a shadow over the progress of the country鈥檚 energy transition. 麻豆无码版 industry and ...
13 Dec 2023, 14:38 Germany will earmark billions of euros less for climate and transformation projects every year until 2027 in order to make the government budget comply with constitutionally enshrined limits on borrowing. One month after a seminal ...
01 Apr 2016
01 Apr 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Bild 鈥淧eople鈥檚 e-car鈥� The premiere of Tesla鈥檚 new e-car 鈥淢odel 3鈥� might not only decide the future of the company, but the future of e-mobility, according to mass-daily Bild. 鈥淲ith ...
13 Apr 2022, 13:56 Germany is facing a 2-percent drop in its GDP in 2023 in case of an immediate halt to imports of Russian oil, gas and coal, leading economic institutes said in their joint forecast. This is in line with other recent forecasts, but ...
09 Dec 2015
09 Dec 2015, 00:00 Spiegel Online 鈥淗ow the Germans are negotiating a climate miracle鈥� The Paris climate summit could result in a global commitment to decarbonisation, writes Axel Bojanowski for Spiegel, but there is still resistance from the oil producing ...
30 Mar 2022, 13:49 Germany has triggered the first stage of its national gas supply emergency plan over fears that Russia might soon cut supplies if it doesn't receive payments from foreign buyers in roubles. The government called on all consumers to ...
04 Jan 2022, 08:37 German ministers have criticised EU plans to label nuclear energy as a sustainable investment, but the government coalition is split on also including fossil gas in the taxonomy. Finance minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business ...
29 Sep 2022, 17:37 The German government has agreed on a relief package worth up to 200 billion euros to fight soaring energy prices. 鈥淧rices must go down 鈥� that鈥檚 our conviction, and the government will do anything to achieve that,鈥� said chancellor Olaf ...
02 Jul 2015, 00:00 The German government finally buried plans for a levy on old coal-fired power plants. Instead, Chancellor Angela Merkel, energy minister Sigmar Gabriel and leading politicians from the ruling coalition adopted a union proposal to pay ...
04 Mar 2015, 00:00 The consultation period for the government's green paper on power market reform is over and submissions reveal stakeholders' different ideas and priorities for a redesign. Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Electricity ...
22 Aug 2019, 13:55 Eastern German coal mining regions have welcomed draft legislation to support the states most affected by plans to phase out the fossil fuel by 2038 at the latest. The economy ministry presented an "investment law for coal regions ...
29 Dec 2015, 00:00 2016 is set to be another eventful year in German energy policy. The Paris climate summit underlined the need to reduce emissions even further, which will ultimately involve painful decisions about the future of coal. A series of ...
03 Feb 2022, 12:13 Economy minister Robert Habeck and environment minister Steffi Lemke have reiterated Germany鈥檚 opposition to labelling nuclear power as a sustainable activity, but did not react to provisions on gas projects the European Commission ...
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 ...
20 Sep 2018, 18:33 麻豆无码版 minister Peter Altmaier has announced new plans to accelerate the expansion of Germany鈥檚 power grid, which is behind schedule but vital to the growth of renewable power production. The majority of new connections could be ...
06 May 2025, 13:00 Germans cast their vote in the country's federal election on 23 February. Conservative CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz is set to become the next chancellor and will now lead the formal coalition negotiations with the Social Democrats ...
16 Oct 2019, 12:49 Germany鈥檚 government coalition is moving ahead to implement its climate action plan to put the country back on track to reach 2030 targets. The cabinet has adopted several legislative drafts to mould the decisions into Germany鈥檚 tax ...
07 Oct 2015
07 Oct 2015, 00:00 Sven Egenter 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Bloomberg Business, Greenpeace,聽S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淕reenpeace says can find cash to buy Vattenfall coal assets鈥� Bloomberg Business reports that Greenpeace has registered its interest in buying ...
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 Feb 2025, 20:20 Germany's coalition government collapsed聽in November 2024 due to internal disputes over budget and economic policy. The country now gears up for snap elections in early 2025, against the backdrop of a flagging economy, the war in ...
15 Jun 2022, 15:01 German states will have to actively look for areas that can be designated for wind farm construction in order to meet government targets. The cabinet is forwarding another set of draft laws aimed at accelerating the country鈥檚 energy ...
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 ...
07 Mar 2018
07 Mar 2018, 00:00 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has chosen her close ally and former head of the Chancellery Peter Altmaier as the next economy and energy minister. This puts the political heavy-hitter in charge of shaping Germany鈥檚 Energiewende at a ...
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 ...
26 Nov 2014
26 Nov 2014, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 FAZ/dpa 鈥淐oal sector resists Gabriel鈥檚 plans鈥� Germany鈥檚 energy sector believes it has already done plenty to increase efficiency and reach climate protection targets, according to the German ...
05 Sep 2022, 13:10 With its third energy cost relief package since the start of Russia鈥檚 war on Ukraine, the German government hopes to alleviate concerns over skyrocketing prices for heating and electricity in the coming winter. The large package worth ...
27 Apr 2016, 00:00 (CORRECTION- In paragraph five: Government and industry will invest 600 million euros each, not 600,000 million euros; in paragraph eight: government will invest an additional 400 million euros in charging stations, not 400,000 million ...
29 Jan 2015, 00:00 The German government has launched a pilot scheme that requires operators of open-space solar installations to bid for subsidies, rather than automatically receiving them. Berlin hopes competition among solar energy producers will ...
29 Jan 2016, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Hydrogen 麻豆无码版 associations Call for fair competition conditions for power storage facilities 麻豆无码版 business associations BDEW, BEE, BNE, BVES, VDMA and VKU have called on the parliamentary ...
03 Mar 2023, 13:34 With a significant 鈥渟afety buffer鈥� of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity, the German government aims to ensure that the country and neighbouring states will receive sufficient supply of natural gas in the coming years, says ...
27 Aug 2015
27 Aug 2015, 00:00 Clarifies that the whole article in the Frankfurter Rundschau is written by J枚rg Staude. Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Ministry of Finance / F脰S Government subsidies seen rising Subsidies and tax concessions will increase to 22 ...
10 Oct 2022, 13:41 The German state should support households and businesses with about 90 billion euros by early 2024 to lower gas bills, said an expert commission charged by the government with drawing up a plan to relieve gas consumers affected by ...
14 Jan 2015
14 Jan 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Dow Jones Newswires "Gabriel鈥檚 three building sites for the Energiewende" In an analysis piece for Dow Jones Newswires, Christian Grimm gives an overview of the three biggest issues of ...
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 ...
21 Oct 2020, 13:41 The EU鈥檚 27 agriculture ministers have found a compromise on how the 387 billion euros in farming subsidies should be spent in the years until 2027, agreeing to make certain environmental and climate standards mandatory and earmarking a ...
18 Jul 2019, 17:05 A fuel switch from coal to gas cut emissions from German fossil fuel power plants by a third in June 2019 as compared to the same month the year before. Lower gas prices and higher costs for CO2 allowances are part of the explanation. ...
10 Aug 2015
10 Aug 2015, 00:00 Germany's second-largest utility announces it is consolidating its operations under one roof and shaking up its management structure. Spinning off the conventional power business was kept as an option but not planned, CEO Peter ...
07 Mar 2017
07 Mar 2017, 00:00 Regardless of who will win in Germany's next federal elections, increasing energy effciency in sector coupling and mastering digitalisation will be core aspects for ensuring a successful continuation of the energy transition, says ...
27 Feb 2015
27 Feb 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 LichtBlick / WWF 鈥淕erman citizens against coal鈥� A survey by green energy supplier LichtBlick and environmental organisation WWF, coinciding with the launch of a new coal-fired power station in ...
27 Mar 2018
27 Mar 2018, 00:00 Germany saw its greenhouse gas emissions dip slightly in 2017, as wind power continued to replace coal-fired electricity generation and hard coal power plants were shut down, new estimates released by the Federal Environment Agency show ...
16 Sep 2016, 00:00 To decarbonise Germany鈥檚 economy, small amounts of renewable electricity will have to replace large amounts of fossil fuel. The policies to make this Energiewende happen must be decided now, the economy ministry says in a new discussion ...
06 Mar 2020, 10:27 Germany's massive policy push to reach 2030 climate targets is insufficient, two studies commissioned by the government have found. Despite the agreement on a coal phase-out, the introduction of a CO2 price and a host of other ...
24 Feb 2016
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 Jan 2020, 15:45 The expansion of offshore wind power capacity in Germany has exceeded that of onshore turbines for the first time ever last year. This is both due to a particularly bad year for onshore expansion and the increasing competitiveness of ...
10 Aug 2021, 13:00 German politicians and other stakeholders said the latest major report on climate change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an urgent warning that rapid emission cuts are needed to keep the Paris Agreement target ...
25 Sep 2016, 00:00 In a move to fast-track the full ratification of the 2015 UN climate treaty (Paris Agreement), the German parliament has unanimously approved the terms of the treaty, helping to pave the way for it to enter into force before the end of ...
13 Jul 2019, 13:04 Germany should introduce a price on carbon emissions for sectors such as transport and buildings currently not covered by the EU Emissions Trading System, the government鈥檚 top economic advisors have proposed. This would work as an ...
01 Jul 2020, 13:15 Germany's government has removed the last hurdles to finalising the country's much-anticipated coal exit law, clearing the way for a passage of the bill in parliament at the end of the week. The draft agreement grants ...
13 Aug 2015
13 Aug 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 RWE RWE operating result down by 11 percent / increased earnings from renewables Germany鈥檚 second biggest energy utility RWE reported a reduced operating result and EBITDA for the first six months ...
15 Oct 2018, 14:44 Germany鈥檚 renewable energy surcharge that is paid by consumers with their electricity bill and supports wind, solar, biomass and hydro power installations, is to fall by 5.7 percent in 2019, transmission grid operators have calculated. ...
02 Dec 2014, 00:00 An annual report from Germany's grid regulator highlights developments in the German power sector. The report shows a high degree of grid stability in 2013 and only a small increase of average prices paid by households as ...
09 Jun 2016
09 Jun 2016, 00:00 S枚ren Amelang Kerstine Appunn Julian Wettengel 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federal government Gabriel rejects commission with exclusive focus on coal exit Germany's economy minister Sigmar Gabriel said he will not convene a commission ...
13 Nov 2019, 13:53 Government plans to tighten distance rules for onshore wind turbines are a threat to Germany's energy and climate targets, according to stark warnings by industry, trade unions and environmental NGOs. Strict minimum distances to ...
23 Jun 2017, 00:00 The leading candidates of the two smaller yet influential German political parties sparred at a utilities conference in Berlin over major energy policy issues, such as the exit from coal-fired power generation and a national versus a ...
30 Dec 2014, 00:00 After an eventful 2014 鈥� marked by the reform of the Renewable 麻豆无码版 Act (EEG), a new climate action package and the first fall in CO2 emissions for two years 鈥� German energy policy is primed for action in 2015. Expert AGEB- AG ...
18 Dec 2018, 09:35 The role of gas 鈥� both in its natural form and as a CO2-neutral variety made with renewable power 鈥� will be one of the hottest topics on Germany's 2019 energy transition agenda, according to Carsten Rolle, secretary of the World ...
17 Apr 2015, 00:00 Amid all the broad support for Germany's energy transition, rising electricity costs have added to the pressures for the weakest in society. The issue rarely makes front-page news, but soaring power prices have squeezed Germans who ...
17 Dec 2019, 13:35 German lawmakers have reached a preliminary agreement to raise the planned CO鈧� price for the buildings and transport sectors. The starting price of the mechanism contained in the country's so-called climate package is to be ...
24 Feb 2023, 11:00 One year after Russia started its devastating war on Ukraine, the energy policy landscape of Germany and most of Europe has changed radically. European states to a large extent lowered or even completely cut their reliance on Russian ...
04 Oct 2018, 14:48 Germany鈥檚 shift from fossil fuelled and nuclear power will only succeed if the infrastructure is there to support a very different kind of energy system. But the country鈥檚 grid is just not up to the job of making proper use of all the ...
01 Nov 2019, 15:35 Green and sustainable finance in Germany is not thinkable without the country's state-owned development bank KfW. The bank installed after the Second World War to finance reconstruction in Germany has become a major funder of ...
17 Dec 2018, 10:11 Nearly 200 nations agreed on a rulebook for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Agreement at the UN climate change conference COP24 in Katowice, Poland. The deal on climate action rules was immediately hailed as a victory for ...
29 Jul 2016, 00:00 The surcharge that German consumers pay through their power bills to fund renewable power looks set to rise again in 2017, think tank Agora Energiewende* has predicted. If power suppliers calculate bills fairly, this won鈥檛 necessarily ...
24 Jun 2016, 00:00 Germany鈥檚 first roadmap for decarbonisation by the middle of the century has been delayed amid industry fears that tough climate targets would endanger the country鈥檚 economic competitiveness and growth. The Environment Ministry in ...
29 Oct 2015
29 Oct 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 Federal Environment Agency (UBA) 鈥淓nergiewende: Industrial consumers can use power more flexibly鈥� German industry could make their power demand more flexible and thus reduce load by up to 6 ...
27 Apr 2020, 13:10 In the fight against climate change, hydrogen made with renewable electricity is increasingly seen as a silver bullet for sectors with particularly stubborn emissions, such as heavy industry and aviation. As a result, the emission-free ...
04 Apr 2019, 15:12 Germany鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions fell 4.5 percent in 2018 as warm weather and higher prices dampened the use of climate-damaging fossil fuels. The government called the largest drop since the 2009 recession the 鈥渇irst notable ...
14 Apr 2023, 10:18 Nuclear power production in Germany comes to an end on 15 April 2023, marking a milestone in the long and controversial process of the technology's phase-out in the country. Europe鈥檚 energy crisis, fuelled by the fallout of Russia ...
25 Jun 2015
25 Jun 2015, 00:00 Kerstine Appunn 麻豆无码版 麻豆无码版 S眉ddeutsche Zeitung 鈥淕abriel takes on the energy sector鈥� 麻豆无码版 minister Sigmar Gabriel was given a chilly reception by the Chairwoman of the Association of 麻豆无码版 and Water Industries (BDEW) in ...
26 Jun 2015
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 ...
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 ...
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) ...
30 Mar 2022, 15:54 Renewable energy sources are the answer to both the climate crisis and the energy crisis exacerbated by Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine, said ministers at the Berlin 麻豆无码版 Transition Dialogue. Experts, politicians, business leaders and ...
28 May 2021, 13:29 Germany鈥檚 push to replace conventional power with renewables like wind and solar PV has not only altered its energy system and shaken up established energy utility giants, it has also turned millions of Germans into electricity ...
17 Sep 2019, 13:28 After shying away from the debate for a long time, Germany's political leaders are finally considering putting a price on CO2 to help reach the country's climate targets. Chancellor Angela Merkel and her " climate cabinet ...
03 Dec 2014, 00:00 The government approved what it claims to be the largest climate action package in the country鈥檚 history. Most observers applauded the commitment to emissions reduction goals by 2020. But environmentalists criticised the lack of a ...
26 Sep 2017, 00:00 Germans have handed Chancellor Angela Merkel a fourth term in the country鈥檚 federal election. Most likely, Merkel will have to start talks with the Free Democrats (FDP) and the Green Party to form a so-called "Jamaica coalition, ...
08 May 2015, 00:00 Feed-in tariffs set by government or parliament have supported rapid expansion of renewable power production, along with falling costs. Now the government wants to move to a more market-based approach. With this is mind, the 2014 ...
12 Dec 2019, 16:06 The European Union鈥檚 new executive has presented its highly anticipated Green Deal to tackle climate change. The policy package聽 commits the EU to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The 麻豆无码版 presents reactions to the ...
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 ...
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& ...
18 Sep 2017, 00:00 With Germans about to cast their votes in the federal election, Chancellor Angela Merkel is virtually certain to retain power. But the make-up of the next coalition will be key to how the new government tackles a host of energy and ...
21 Jun 2018
21 Jun 2018, 16:13 An internal brawl in the German government's conservative camp over immigration has a paralysing effect on the country's energy and climate policymaking. After 100 days in office, the government coalition officially has to ...
14 Jan 2020, 10:06 Germany's shift to electric mobility looks set to get underway in earnest in 2020, and the country's mighty carmakers look ahead with trepidation to what promises to be a tremendous effort for the industry. Against the ...
15 Jun 2020, 10:30 A mainly fossil energy guzzler, heating in Germany has taken a back seat to the Energiewende's poster child, the power sector. But the 鈥淲盲rmewende鈥�, or heating transition, has significant potential to curb emissions and is ...
29 Apr 2021, 12:30 With its Climate Action Law and the Climate Action Programme 2030, Germany's government coalition has presented a far-reaching climate strategy that is aimed at putting the country on track towards reaching its climate targets. The ...
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 Sep 2020, 10:30 As the coronavirus crisis drives many governments across the globe to introduce emergency plans to cushion the immediate economic effects, there are growing calls to align any mid and long-term stimulus efforts with climate targets. ...
21 Nov 2014, 00:00 Ten days before the plan to fix Germany鈥檚 "climate gap" is set for cabinet approval, it is still unclear how much the power sector will contribute toward the carbon emissions target of a 40 percent cut by 2020. Expert BMWi- ...
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 ...
15 Jul 2021, 09:30 The German environment ministry has called new EU proposals to reform the bloc's climate and energy policy 鈥渘othing less than a new industrial revolution in the European Union.鈥� The European Commission's comprehensive proposal ...
27 Sep 2021, 15:30 Germany is set to vote for a new government on 26 September. After 16 years at the helm of Europe's largest economy, Chancellor Angela Merkel will make room for a successor who will shape the country's energy and climate ...
11 May 2015, 00:00 Large utilities are being forced to take radical steps to reshape their business models to fit the new energy landscape. But experts say it remains to be seen if they can innovate their way out of the crisis. Expert BDEW-German ...
23 Sep 2019, 09:41 The German government coalition has reached an agreement on the country's climate action strategy, including a pricing system for carbon emissions in all major sectors. The 麻豆无码版 presents reactions to the deal. S枚ren ...
29 Mar 2018, 00:00 A new government with fresh faces for environment, energy, and transport policy is supposed to bring Germany's dented reputation as a climate policy pioneer back on track. Critics point out that apart from ambitious announcements, ...
08 Dec 2021, 15:00 The September 2021 election result has left Germany with several options for a new government coalition. Agreeing it will involve lengthy negotiations to overcome major discrepancies between party programmes, and agreeing on a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
14 Mar 2018, 00:00 The 2017 September election results have led to unprecedented difficulties in forming a new government in Germany. After the longest government building process in modern Germany, Angela Merkel was re-elected as chancellor of a renewed ...
