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13:44 State CDU says gas power plants needed for supply security, but NGOs decry reliance News 20 May 2022 - 13:41 Germany to launch 9-euro public transport ticket and fuel price support News 19 May 2022 - 12:11 Majority of Germans favour higher top tax rate to finance climate protection - poll News 19 May 2022 - 12:09 Economy ministry plans carbon capture strategy News 19 May 2022 - 12:07 Germany and neighbours agree tenfold increase of North Sea wind power News 19 May 2022 - 12:05 NGO takes legal action against companies’ “fake” climate neutrality claims News 19 May 2022 - 12:04 Mutual energy security assistance imperative of EU solidarity – Scholz News 19 May 2022 - 12:00 Germany welcomes EU plans to end dependence on Russian energy News 18 May 2022 - 12:27 Bavaria aims to double renewable power share by 2030 News 18 May 2022 - 12:25 G7 development ministers discuss just energy transition partnerships News 18 May 2022 - 12:24 SPD wrestles with legacy of senior members' Russian fossil fuel lobbying News 18 May 2022 - 12:23 No fixed shutdown sequence for gas users in case of supply shortage – regulator News 17 May 2022 - 12:51 Germany presents energy efficiency "work plan" to reduce fossil fuel demand News 17 May 2022 - 12:49 Fridays for Future protests influenced parents, benefitted Green Party in German elections – researchers News 17 May 2022 - 12:36 Agriculture minister proposes more funds for climate action by forest owners News 17 May 2022 - 11:51 German parliament committee greenlights controversial 9-euro public transport ticket News 17 May 2022 - 11:49 Energy industry calls for law to ramp-up Germany's hydrogen economy – media report News 16 May 2022 - 13:17 Conservatives win vote in Germany’s industrial heartland, “kingmaker” Green Party with big gains News 16 May 2022 - 13:12 “Decade of the e-bus has begun” – PwC News 16 May 2022 - 13:11 German state agriculture ministers aim to streamline forest protection News 16 May 2022 - 13:08 German federal and state govts to forge ‘pact’ to speed up infrastructure projects News 16 May 2022 - 13:07 G7 ministers call for “new climate partnerships” with emerging and developing countries News 13 May 2022 - 13:00 Russia "weaponises" gas supply, Germany could cope with halt by winter – econ min News 13 May 2022 - 12:26 NGOs urge lawmakers to focus on renewables, not long-term LNG supply News 13 May 2022 - 12:20 Germany cannot cut heating emissions fast enough with current laws – BDEW News 13 May 2022 - 12:18 NGOs call for demolishing Nord Stream 2 to avoid environmental damages News 12 May 2022 - 14:00 Area for wind power expansion in Germany ‘clearly available’ - study News 12 May 2022 - 13:57 Germany greenlights over 150 million euros for Northvolt battery factory News 12 May 2022 - 13:47 Environmental groups call for more climate leadership of German chancellor Scholz at G7 summit News 12 May 2022 - 13:38 Germany's major renewables reform triggers hopes, but also fears of delay News 11 May 2022 - 13:10 Praise and criticism for German government’s LNG acceleration act News 11 May 2022 - 12:48 Work-from-home could push up CO2-emissions in the long run - researchers News 11 May 2022 - 12:46 Lufthansa shareholders want airline to present more effective climate strategy News 10 May 2022 - 13:30 Climate takes over as most pressing issue for majority of Germany’s city leaders – survey News 10 May 2022 - 13:14 German transport minister rejects news about massive e-car support increase News 10 May 2022 - 13:06 Politicians from major German coal state say 2030 phase-out possible despite Russia’s war News 10 May 2022 - 13:03 Eager house owners and govt's climate push boost German solar industry's confidence News 9 May 2022 - 14:15 Germans could cut gas use by 100 TWh with heat pumps, solar, less heating – E.ON News 9 May 2022 - 14:02 Continued lack of rainfall mounts pressure on eastern Germany’s farmers News 9 May 2022 - 14:01 German transport minister plans massive increase of e-car subsidies – media report News 9 May 2022 - 13:54 Conservatives triumph in northern German state election as Scholz’s SPD takes hit News 6 May 2022 - 14:04 Energy fallout from Ukraine war to impact vote in key German state News 6 May 2022 - 13:53 Germany’s climate budget too small for necessary public investments – report News 6 May 2022 - 13:48 Mandatory share in wind power profits to communities constitutional News 6 May 2022 - 13:42 Govt should introduce further relief as household energy prices rise – BDEW News 5 May 2022 - 13:58 Climate goals cannot be achieved with CO2 prices alone – report News 5 May 2022 - 13:48 Renewables cover 50% of German electricity consumption in first quarter 2022 News 5 May 2022 - 13:32 Germany goes full steam ahead on LNG import infrastructure News 4 May 2022 - 13:59 Ukraine war overtakes climate change as young Germans' main concern News 4 May 2022 - 13:57 BMW and Mercedes-Benz sell car-sharing joint venture News 4 May 2022 - 13:54 City of Berlin rejects popular petition calling for 2030 climate neutrality News 3 May 2022 - 13:59 India and Germany announce cooperation on climate, hydrogen and forests News 3 May 2022 - 13:55 More hydrogen funding in draft govt climate action programme News 3 May 2022 - 13:54 Municipalities struggle with high energy costs, households lower consumption – surveys News 3 May 2022 - 12:30 Viessmann to invest 1 billion euros in climate solutions and heat pumps News 3 May 2022 - 12:28 Germany to limit use of biofuel from crops in face of imminent food crisis News 2 May 2022 - 14:14 Gas imports and hydrogen put centre stage in northern German election News 2 May 2022 - 13:43 Grid expansion lag forces Germany to increase winter power plant backup reserve News 2 May 2022 - 13:41 German states lag behind national target for specifying areas for wind power News 2 May 2022 - 13:38 Germany ready to agree to oil embargo, can lower Russian gas dependence to 30% by year end News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:16 Germany stops renewables funding via power bills to make electricity cheaper News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:15 RWE shareholders reject lignite spinoff request, but call for faster renewables shift News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:14 Russia refuses payments for gas from German firm for the first time News 28 Apr 2022 - 14:00 Skilled crafts and trades groups warn that labour shortages imperil energy transition News 28 Apr 2022 - 13:57 Construction work risks making German rail freight less attractive - industry News 28 Apr 2022 - 12:13 German auto association calls for bicycle use to save energy News 28 Apr 2022 - 12:11 Conservatives agree on exceptions for wind power distance rules in Bavaria News 28 Apr 2022 - 11:30 Germany one step away from ending dependence on Russian oil News 27 Apr 2022 - 12:35 High energy prices make building renovations more economical than ever - report News 27 Apr 2022 - 11:40 Berlin neighbourhood plans to ban car parking in mobility experiment News 27 Apr 2022 - 11:38 German finance minister warns against further accelerating energy transition News 26 Apr 2022 - 13:13 Germany's energy cost relief packages not well targeted - researchers News 26 Apr 2022 - 13:07 Government sharpens toolbox to ensure energy supply security News 26 Apr 2022 - 12:40 Ideas for large research centres in former coal mining states take shape News 26 Apr 2022 - 12:34 Petition for speed limits, domestic flight bans in Germany set for Bundestag review News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:52 German car industry and government launch sustainability “battery pass” News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:47 Ex-German chancellor Schröder’s continued ties to Russian energy industry spark outcry News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:44 German efforts to protect business should focus on saving energy, slower coal exit - economist News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:42 German government must justify its refusal to ban Russian oil and gas – opinion News 22 Apr 2022 - 12:42 Europe highly dependent on Russian uranium for nuclear power plants - report News 22 Apr 2022 - 12:37 VW group raises target for 2030 emission cuts in production to 50 from 30 percent News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:49 Combined road-rail transport is 'climate giant in chains' – German industry News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:45 Germans worry less about local climate change impacts than people in other countries - survey News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:42 Germany tightens buildings subsidy rules after 1-billion-euro programme depleted in one day News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:41 German e-car charging point subsidies so ineffective they need relaunch - energy industry News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:39 Share of new cars with alternative drive systems reaches 45 percent in Germany News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:33 Majority of Bundesliga clubs have no concrete climate neutrality target - survey News 19 Apr 2022 - 13:37 Finance ministry approves €3 billion for floating LNG terminals News 19 Apr 2022 - 13:33 Fracking still not an option for Germany, says econ and climate minister News 19 Apr 2022 - 13:25 Regional leader under pressure over support for Nord Stream 2 News 19 Apr 2022 - 12:24 Rising gas prices make green hydrogen cheaper than grey hydrogen News 19 Apr 2022 - 12:23 RWE nearing showdown with activist investor over future of brown coal division News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:41 EU emissions regulation must relax rules for green hydrogen production – researchers News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:39 Green economy minister’s “pragmatism” relief for German business elite – opinion News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:36 Russia’s influence in EU nuclear power projects shown by Siemens Energy cooperation News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:21 Bavarian state premier's calls for nuclear power and fracking isolate state's energy policy - media News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:14 Germany ending subsidies for plug-in hybrids earlier than planned News 13 Apr 2022 - 13:56 German economy would shrink by 2% in case of embargo on Russian energy – economists News 13 Apr 2022 - 13:55 Germany reports higher emission intensity for first time since 2013 News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:53 Skyrocketing energy prices lead to highest inflation rate in reunited Germany News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:52 Critics blast government relief package as fossil fuel prices stabilise News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:51 German solar tender oversubscribed despite increased volume News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:50 German LNG plans receive boost as critics warn of stranded assets News 12 Apr 2022 - 09:53 Q&A: How can renewables enable Germany's energy independence push? News 11 Apr 2022 - 13:26 Governments agree to preserve eco areas amid wheat supply worries News 11 Apr 2022 - 13:25 War-fuelled energy crisis must not erode climate action – govt advisor News 11 Apr 2022 - 13:23 Germany should examine fracking, says Bavarian state premier News 11 Apr 2022 - 13:22 Onshore wind power permits in Germany decrease despite expansion push News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:13 Ukraine war: Germany agrees state aid for companies affected by rising energy prices News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:09 Embargo on Russian coal “unpleasant but tolerable” for German economy – researcher News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:00 EU’s push for green hydrogen scale-up fuels talk of “Desertec reloaded” – media News 8 Apr 2022 - 13:34 New gas extraction plans near German North Sea national park gain traction News 7 Apr 2022 - 13:51 Longer nuclear plant runtimes push out renewables - analysts News 7 Apr 2022 - 13:28 German economy ministry publishes advice to save energy in households News 7 Apr 2022 - 12:55 Supply bottlenecks slow down expansion of PV systems in Germany – survey News 7 Apr 2022 - 12:53 Oil companies make billion-euro gains from high fuel prices amid war, says Greenpeace News 7 Apr 2022 - 11:20 Germany boosts renewables with “biggest energy policy reform in decades” News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:09 Germany must speed up green hydrogen scale-up in reaction to war – government advisors News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:08 Auditors criticise German govt’s energy research funding “blindfolded” and with unclear benefits News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:07 German industry supports Russian coal embargo, but warns against stopping gas imports News 6 Apr 2022 - 09:49 Europe must come together as a green electricity and hydrogen union – analyst News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:43 'The world is on fire' - German reactions to IPCC report link conflicts and fossil fuels News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:38 Parliament’s legal experts say Berlin city autobahn project would undermine climate action News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:32 Local utility installs one of Europe’s largest heat pumps in Rhine River News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:30 Russia’s war spells end for NIMBY approach on energy transition in Germany – op-ed News 4 Apr 2022 - 14:04 Germany splits CO2 price for heating between landlords and tenants News 4 Apr 2022 - 14:01 Investors push VW to reveal emissions lobbying News 4 Apr 2022 - 13:51 Govt attempts to reconcile bird protection and wind power in bid to boost renewables News 4 Apr 2022 - 13:50 Inaction on climate exacerbates energy dependence on Russia – IPCC author News 1 Apr 2022 - 13:01 Siemens Energy and BASF warn Russian gas supply cuts would cause severe damage News 1 Apr 2022 - 12:57 Discounter Lidl opens Europe's first logistics hub with green hydrogen vehicle fleet News 31 Mar 2022 - 14:00 RWE switches off lignite unit but conserves it in case of emergency News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:53 Dutch-German hydrogen infrastructure development could boost decarbonisation – report News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:51 Electric vehicles much more economical than combustion-engine cars – Greenpeace News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:47 More district heating, more investment incentives needed for German heat transition - Vattenfall News 30 Mar 2022 - 15:54 BETD22: Supporting energy transition in developing nations more urgent amid war Interview 30 Mar 2022 - 14:45 Energy industry calls for gas supply priority list of German companies News 30 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Climate activists vow to resist demolition of town for German lignite mine expansion News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:58 Autobahn project in central Berlin causes stir among government parties News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Germany earmarks 4 billion euros to restore ecosystems for natural climate protection News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:49 Germany prepares for Russian cuts to gas supplies by issuing 'early warning' News 30 Mar 2022 - 12:05 Heat pumps could be key in replacing Russian gas in Europe – consultancy News 29 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Germany must shed “bureaucratic corset” for renewables in next legislation package – wind industry News 29 Mar 2022 - 13:51 High prices reduced German energy consumption despite post-pandemic GDP recovery News 29 Mar 2022 - 12:06 RWE wins legal battle to continue coal mine expansion News 28 Mar 2022 - 18:45 Must work on issues of the future despite Ukraine war “turning point” – Scholz News 28 Mar 2022 - 14:25 G7 call on gas importers not to comply with Russian rouble demands News 28 Mar 2022 - 13:18 Wind, solar and other renewables cover 54% of Germany’s power consumption in early 2022 News 28 Mar 2022 - 12:50 Using heat pump currently almost 40% cheaper than natural gas heating News 28 Mar 2022 - 12:49 Parliament agrees law to fill German gas storage 90% before winter News 28 Mar 2022 - 12:47 SPD sustains winning streak by gaining absolute majority in Saarland election Interview 28 Mar 2022 - 10:56 Russian energy embargo would force drastic rationing decisions - security expert News 25 Mar 2022 - 15:02 Germany can do without Russian gas by 2024, oil and coal by end-2022 – econ min News 25 Mar 2022 - 13:34 Govt spending must be more targeted to achieve emission reductions – Court of Auditors News 24 Mar 2022 - 14:20 Germany lowers petrol and public transport prices to relieve citizens News 24 Mar 2022 - 14:15 Ukraine war triggers surge in demand for renewable heating systems News 24 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Germany must trigger gas emergency plans after Putin's rouble demands - energy industry News 24 Mar 2022 - 12:26 Government announces emergency climate adaptation programme News 24 Mar 2022 - 12:07 Lower Saxony requests state funding for four liquified natural gas projects News 23 Mar 2022 - 15:41 Germany warns sudden halt of Russian energy imports would plunge Europe into recession News 23 Mar 2022 - 12:38 Must convince other countries to bet on energy transition – German climate envoy News 23 Mar 2022 - 12:37 Former coal plant site in Hamburg could produce green hydrogen by 2026 News 23 Mar 2022 - 12:35 Climate movement demands fossil fuel embargo, will strike on Friday News 22 Mar 2022 - 15:21 Tesla Berlin gigafactory launch hailed as “model” for investment projects in Germany News 22 Mar 2022 - 14:29 Small state of Saarland poses first public vote of confidence in Germany's new government News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:17 Network operator TenneT proposes to fasten offshore grid expansion News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:15 High need for gas grid transformation to wean Europe off Russian supply – researchers News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:00 German realpolitik: Govt bets on gas from Qatar to replace Russian supply – media verdicts News 22 Mar 2022 - 12:13 Nickel shortage caused by Ukraine war could endanger e-mobility transition News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:17 Solar PV on all new German homes could supply 4 million households by 2036, E.ON says News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:08 Lack of skilled workers major issue for German transition plans – opinion News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:06 Government coalition debates “mobility bonus” to cushion rising fuel prices News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:02 Germany agrees energy deal with Qatar to lessen dependence on Russian gas supply Interview 18 Mar 2022 - 16:15 Sustainable finance principles could have reduced EU's energy dependence on Russia - finance expert News 18 Mar 2022 - 14:48 German govt’s climate policy has been through baptism of fire in first 100 days News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Germany can cope with a lot less Russian gas, but not entirely without it - analysis News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:45 Industry warns govt proposal for gas reserves could undermine supply security News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:43 Government says it will launch 'major efficiency programme' soon News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:41 Tackling climate crisis to be at heart of German security strategy – foreign min News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:37 RWE aims to make LNG import terminal hydrogen-ready with green ammonia News 17 Mar 2022 - 14:00 Germany supports EU proposal to end sales of combustion engine cars from 2035 News 17 Mar 2022 - 13:57 Govt investigates why petrol prices have remained high despite falling oil prices News 17 Mar 2022 - 13:55 Germany mulls hydrogen pipeline from Norway in bid to lessen dependence on Russian gas imports News 16 Mar 2022 - 14:35 Mineralising CO2 can reduce cement production emissions by a third - study News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:47 Families could be key ‘change agents’ in tackling climate crisis - analysis News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:37 Eastern Germany offers significant potential for burgeoning e-mobility sector - report News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:35 German environmental taxes hit record low and don't do enough for climate – report News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:31 Energy industry calls for 'igniting the PV turbo' to reduce Germany's import dependence News 15 Mar 2022 - 14:02 High fuel prices not slowing down German motorists, road use data suggests News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:55 Emissions up 4.5% in 2021 after pandemic slump, transport and heating fail targets News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:54 Support for nuclear and coal power rising among Germans in view of soaring energy prices - survey News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:44 Coal company LEAG receives record support credit amid price crisis – media News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:42 Environmental groups reject German finance minister’s fuel price subsidy plan News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:33 EU's CO2 border adjustment plans threaten German steel industry’s climate-neutral future - report Interview 15 Mar 2022 - 10:46 Rise of radical actions risks dividing German climate movement – protest researcher News 14 Mar 2022 - 13:56 German government debates new oil and gas production in North Sea News 14 Mar 2022 - 13:47 Germany plans new energy price relief for consumers News 14 Mar 2022 - 13:44 Majority of Germans is in favour of oil and gas embargo against Russia - survey News 11 Mar 2022 - 14:33 Solar and wind rollout doesn't depend on Russian exports but e-cars do – German industry News 11 Mar 2022 - 14:26 Advisors, NGOs urge consumers to save fossil fuels through behaviour changes News 11 Mar 2022 - 13:50 Next oversubscribed auction and energy independence push spur German wind industry News 11 Mar 2022 - 13:45 G7 energy ministers discuss ways to support Ukraine’s energy security News 11 Mar 2022 - 13:03 Q&A: How could Germany and the EU weather a fossil fuel embargo on Russia? News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:32 70 percent of German industrial companies expect serious energy price strains News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:28 German utilities call for emergency funding amid energy crisis News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:22 EU climate plans must become 'Apollo programme for energy sovereignty' – NGOs News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:20 Ukraine war pushes demand for solar batteries as homeowners strive for independence News 9 Mar 2022 - 13:32 Russian energy import ban is possible if Germany uses more coal – PIK director News 9 Mar 2022 - 13:00 Germany must transform power system 'at Tesla speed' but tread carefully regarding Russian imports - econ min News 9 Mar 2022 - 12:55 Germany should support unbureaucratic model for carbon border tax – researchers News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Bavaria urges EU to allow state support to wind power expansion in Southern Germany News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:35 Extending nuclear plants’ runtime not advisable, German govt concludes News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:33 Environmental groups call Germany’s 200-billion-euro climate spending announcement a trick calculation News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:30 Chancellor Scholz says Russian energy supplies “essential” as fears of halt to trading loom News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:28 Environmental groups urge Germany to present binding plan to end gas use by 2040 News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:19 German operators prepare for extending runtime of decommissioned coal plants News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:13 City of Hamburg presents strategy to become European green hydrogen hub News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:05 Tesla gets green light for Berlin gigafactory, VW to build new e-car plant News 7 Mar 2022 - 13:56 Germany will fund half of new LNG terminal in alliance with Dutch operator News 7 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Germany to spend 200 billion euros on energy transition in independence push News 4 Mar 2022 - 13:26 Germans support steps against Russia even if they endanger energy supply – survey News 4 Mar 2022 - 13:16 EU rules for green investments could slow down German energy transition News 4 Mar 2022 - 13:14 Prices for diesel and hard coal on the rise amid Ukraine war News 3 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Efficiency industry calls for massive energy saving initiative to cut import dependence News 3 Mar 2022 - 13:50 Renewables stocks surge as govt renews vow to speed up expansion amid Ukraine war News 3 Mar 2022 - 12:55 Germany releases a share of its oil reserve to calm the market News 3 Mar 2022 - 12:46 German growth in climate action technology innovation lagging behind competitors – report News 3 Mar 2022 - 12:42 Consumers can do more to reduce dependence on Russian gas – NGO News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:36 War’s knock-on effects could lead to Germany missing emissions reduction targets - energy industry News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:31 Renewables will guarantee energy security, short term use of more coal possible – German econ min News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:29 German households pay 52 percent more for energy than a year ago News 2 Mar 2022 - 12:15 Germany needs to invest heavily to reach carbon-neutral heating by 2035 – report News 1 Mar 2022 - 14:31 100% green power by 2035 – high hopes for Germany's next renewables reform News 1 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Germany to prescribe minimum levels for gas storages, set up 30-day coal reserve News 1 Mar 2022 - 13:29 UN climate scientists warn window for mitigation is closing - Reactions from Germany News 28 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces Germany to come clean on energy transition strategy News 28 Feb 2022 - 13:46 Germany will build two LNG import terminals – chancellor Scholz News 28 Feb 2022 - 13:42 Germany agrees to cut Russia out of SWIFT payment system in about-face News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:50 Germany plans strategic gas and coal reserves News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:24 German engineers insist on hydrogen trucks for long-distance road transport News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:20 German ports unprepared for offshore ramp-up – business associations News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:12 Germany opposes Russia's cutoff from SWIFT banking over energy access concerns News 24 Feb 2022 - 13:17 Cheap electricity and origin certificates key for hydrogen ramp-up – stakeholder survey News 24 Feb 2022 - 13:07 German government agrees wide-ranging energy price relief for consumers News 24 Feb 2022 - 12:59 NGOs call EU supply chain proposal insufficient, businesses fear overburdening News 24 Feb 2022 - 09:30 Nord Stream 2: Twists and turns of a controversial gas pipeline News 23 Feb 2022 - 14:35 German government advisors say EU gas package insufficient for hydrogen ramp-up News 23 Feb 2022 - 10:15 German chancellor suspends Nord Stream 2 over Russian aggression against Ukraine News 22 Feb 2022 - 16:45 Reactions from Germany to halt of Nord Stream 2 following Russian aggression News 22 Feb 2022 - 13:12 Germany’s plan for agriculture funding puts focus on organic farming News 22 Feb 2022 - 13:06 Germany’s monopolies commission warns against market abuse amid energy crisis News 22 Feb 2022 - 12:24 Climate-related damage to German forests ‘unprecedented’ - researchers News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Lack of skilled workers could put Germany’s energy transition at risk News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:52 One in four German industry companies fear for existence due to costly energy - survey News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:49 Abolition of renewables levy must exclusively benefit consumers - German econ min News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:46 Conservative state premiers call for German 'energy plan' to counter price hikes News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:05 RWE has dominant position in Germany's power market – competition authority News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:03 Temporary “price shock” for oil and gas in event of Russian invasion of Ukraine – ifo head News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:01 Germany must push for EU CO2 price in transport and buildings – govt advisors News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:03 German government to tighten e-car subsidy rules to curb lucrative resales abroad News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:01 Billions in climate subsidies have been wasted on new buildings with low efficiency standards - NGO News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:00 NGOs call on govt to soon start returning CO2 price revenues to citizens News 16 Feb 2022 - 13:35 Germany will not call for stricter EU car emission limits – media reports News 16 Feb 2022 - 13:32 Researchers call for earlier start of auctions for CO2 price in transport and heating News 16 Feb 2022 - 12:05 Government agrees to split heating CO2 price between landlords and tenants – media reports News 15 Feb 2022 - 14:11 Hydrogen production in Germany will be booming soon – economy minster News 15 Feb 2022 - 14:09 Eastern German state governments push ahead with ambitious renewables goals News 15 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Biodiversity and climate need to be protected together – German IPCC report contributors News 15 Feb 2022 - 13:24 German foreign minister to use scheduled flights to lower emissions News 14 Feb 2022 - 14:15 German film industry plans minimum climate standards News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:55 Plans for construction of first German LNG terminal plagued by delays and uncertainty News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:38 Climate change creates dangerous state of “collective helplessness” in society – security report News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:35 Netherlands, Belgium and Germany must step up cooperation on CO2 infrastructure – company alliance News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:31 German transport ministry opposes raising ambition in EU fleet emission target proposal – media report News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:32 Climate activists' motorway blockage triggers debate in German government about protest legitimacy News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:29 Ending renewables levy early might not cost German treasury extra money in 2022 – media News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:21 Indonesia to receive €2.5 bn in loans from German development ministry for climate projects News 11 Feb 2022 - 13:55 Wind turbines will occupy only fraction of German land earmarked for expansion – think tank News 11 Feb 2022 - 13:44 Fridays for Future accuses new German government of failing on climate promise News 10 Feb 2022 - 14:18 East German state premier says 2030 coal exit "not possible in current framework" News 10 Feb 2022 - 14:06 German wind power state pushes for progress on artificial energy islands in North Sea News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:57 German economy minister calls France's focus on nuclear "outdated" News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:51 Germany to open agricultural areas to solar power in first move of renewables push News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:48 European LNG imports reach record high in January News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:43 Definitions and supply chain troubles stall Germany's climate investment 'super write-offs' News 10 Feb 2022 - 09:25 Germany bolsters climate foreign policy with appointment of Greenpeace head as special envoy News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:27 German government party FDP calls for national negative emissions strategy News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:24 Government lost track of billions of euros poured into public transport – German auditors News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:20 Maze of support programmes means German energy transition could 'hit a wall' – economists News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:01 Germans mainly opt for fossil fuel heating systems, but heat pumps on the rise News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:48 Germany must change its Africa policy in light of climate crisis - think tank News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:44 E.ON lambasts study questioning its climate credentials News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:10 France and Germany plan revamp of their energy cooperation News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:07 Bavaria’s econ min says exceptions to state’s strict wind power distance rules are necessary News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:51 Energy price hike erodes approval of phase-out in eastern German coal regions – survey News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:42 Deutsche Bahn to replace diesel with 100 percent biofuels by 2040 News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:39 Hybrid cars can be bridge to climate-neutral transportation - German transport minister News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:36 Carbon Contracts for Difference could kickstart German industry decarbonisation – think tank News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:32 Energy price hike is “advertisement” for Germany’s energy transition – govt advisor News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:29 More cooperation on renewables and green hydrogen benefits Europe and Africa – EIB president News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:27 Utilities’ decarbonisation plans not enough to reach German climate targets – report News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:25 Govt party politican wants to ensure savings from end to renewables levy passed on to consumers News 3 Feb 2022 - 13:46 German govt coalition wrangling over joint position on EU car emissions reduction plans News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:36 Economists split over direct economic benefits of German energy transition News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:32 Deutsche Bahn announces record investment of over 13 bln euros in climate push News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:13 German politicians reject EU green label for nuclear power, welcome gas provisions News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:43 German govt finds compromise on buildings’ subsidy to appease construction sector News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:42 Geothermal energy could cover a quarter of Germany’s heating needs – researchers News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:40 German environment ministry funds moorland protection in Africa News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:38 Cabinet approves heating cost support for poor households News 2 Feb 2022 - 12:52 Q&A: EU sustainable finance taxonomy and the dispute about nuclear power and gas News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:30 Germans less enthusiastic about electric cars than other Europeans - survey News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:29 Solar PV overtakes wind power capacity in Germany in 2021 - media News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:27 Constitutional court declines to accept climate cases against state legislatures News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:25 Network operator starts using offshore wind to stabilise grid News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:23 New support for farmers to reduce emissions from farm manure News 31 Jan 2022 - 13:39 German treasury on board with plans to abolish renewables levy early News 31 Jan 2022 - 13:31 Consumer electricity costs could be curbed with ‘contracts for difference’ – researchers News 31 Jan 2022 - 13:29 German foreign ministry gets new state secretary for climate policy – media News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:47 Raw material cost hike threatens to inflate German energy transition’s bill – media News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:43 Plans for offshore wind power boom threaten ecosystems in North Sea – German NGO News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:41 Conservatives announce legal measures against German govt’s climate action budget News 27 Jan 2022 - 13:04 Climate-friendly recovery key issue at G7 finance ministers’ summit in May News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:59 Metals needed for hydrogen production could get scarce, German authority warns News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:50 Young people and NGO launch new climate lawsuit in Germany's highest court News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:22 Germany considers strategic gas reserve to prevent future supply crisis – media report News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:15 Gas, power, hydrogen infrastructure planning must be combined – German agency News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:11 High metal prices could thwart energy transition – institute News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:01 Germany's move to 'social-ecological' economy to focus on CO2 price and climate diplomacy News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:59 UK calls for end to Nord Stream 2 in event of Russian attack on Ukraine News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:38 Germany’s ambitious climate plans threatened by labour shortages News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:30 Policy reactions to climate change growing factor for financial stability – German central bank News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:24 Sudden halt of controversial buildings subsidy dismays Germany's construction sector News 24 Jan 2022 - 13:33 Utilities welcome Germany's pro-gas taxonomy feedback, but environmentalists cry foul News 24 Jan 2022 - 13:31 German government vows to speed up energy transition News 24 Jan 2022 - 12:51 Investors plan import terminal for synthetic methane from Middle East in Germany News 24 Jan 2022 - 12:32 Majority of promised financial aid is yet to reach German coal regions News 21 Jan 2022 - 18:40 Global coordination of climate policy top priority in German G7 presidency News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:21 Grid agency seeks information on gas pipelines fit for conversion to hydrogen transport News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:20 First battery-powered train to start trial operations in German regional transport News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:19 Planned EU transport and buildings emissions trading needs socially just framework – NGO alliance News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:18 Renewables levy could come to early end as govt split over power consumer relief News 20 Jan 2022 - 13:42 Final 2020 emissions data out: Germany narrowly stays within EU climate goal margin News 20 Jan 2022 - 13:28 German grid agency to get consumer advocate as new president - media News 20 Jan 2022 - 13:27 German energy companies invested record amounts in 2021 News 20 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Legal opinion finds German national carbon pricing system constitutional News 20 Jan 2022 - 12:01 Onshore wind expansion in Germany at 2011 level as industry hopes grow News 20 Jan 2022 - 11:54 Economist calls for climate policies to meet different countries’ needs News 20 Jan 2022 - 10:22 German government push is key to kickstarting EU industry decarbonisation News 19 Jan 2022 - 13:45 Germany aims to turn G7 into “nucleus of an international climate club” – chancellor News 19 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Germany may use blue hydrogen from Norway for transitional period – state secretary News 19 Jan 2022 - 12:08 Executives’ climate change awareness on rise globally, less so in Germany News 19 Jan 2022 - 12:06 Germany must revamp system of mobility taxes – UBA report News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:40 German econ min pledges state support for industry transformation News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:39 Draft power grid scenarios show ways to ready system for climate neutrality by 2045 News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:37 EU taxonomy plans could lead to waste of precious green hydrogen – German industry News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:36 Germany’s environment and agriculture ministries form strategic alliance on climate policy News 17 Jan 2022 - 12:13 New German agriculture minister sets out plan for sustainable farming News 17 Jan 2022 - 12:11 Industry leaders call on German government to lower energy prices News 17 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Clash between wind power expansion plans and military needs can be resolved – industry News 14 Jan 2022 - 14:00 New German government must prepare offshore wind boom after expansion halt in 2021 – industry News 14 Jan 2022 - 13:46 Opposition says new economy minister Habeck neglects businesses amid climate push News 14 Jan 2022 - 13:36 German steelmaker Salzgitter says it will stop using blast furnaces by mid-2030s News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:32 German authority rejects EU nuclear plans as Commission leader defends taxonomy proposal News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:18 Prospect for "decade of the heat pump" in Germany excites producers News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:11 German industry calls on government to use G7 presidency for cooperation on climate News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:01 Cancellation of power supply contracts by budget providers possibly illegal – German env min News 13 Jan 2022 - 13:43 E-fuels no solution for cleaning up existing car fleet – new German transport minister News 13 Jan 2022 - 13:39 Bavarian industry calls for end to state’s strict wind power distance rules News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:50 Promoting Green Deal beyond EU central issue for German G7 presidency – climate minister News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:35 German EU lawmaker proposes temporary “opt out” for CO2 price in private transport and buildings News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:19 Poorest households in Germany pay highest share of income on energy expenditures News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:18 New German climate ministry says grid expansion years behind schedule News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:16 Greens in German-French border state want to overcome nuclear row and focus on cooperation News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:12 New German central bank head says addressing climate change a core task for monetary stability News 12 Jan 2022 - 12:20 Germany to launch emergency programme for “huge, gigantic” 2030 emissions target task News 12 Jan 2022 - 12:00 G7 climate club could strike “grand bargain” on climate and health – advisor to German govt News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:44 Shared e-scooters causing overall increase of emissions in urban mobility – study News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:40 Environment minister says Germany prepares “clear no” on nuclear in EU taxonomy News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:38 KfW launches broad credit support programme for climate push in German transport sector News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:36 Netherlands concerned about effects of high German gas demand on domestic reserves News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:43 German economy minister aims to speed up climate action with emergency measures – media News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:34 Auditors say German finance minister's climate funding booster 'constitutionally questionable' News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:30 “Greenflation” for energy transition resources could derail Germany’s climate plans – analysis News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:26 Nord Stream 2 must run to avoid “billion-euro ruin” in the Baltic – German climate committee head News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:18 Concern over earlier coal exit grows in Germany’s biggest mining region Interview 10 Jan 2022 - 12:20 “Nuclear is the opposite of what wind & solar need to partner with” - ex energy state sec News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:59 High energy prices: German government examines support for poorer households News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:58 Germany off course to 2030 climate target – think tank News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:56 Nuclear power no longer an option for Germany, former advocate party FDP says News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:54 Kazakhstan crisis causing concern among German energy partners News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:41 Utility Uniper uses state-owned KfW bank for hedging against extreme market developments News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:40 Slow progress casts doubt on domestic German lithium mining projects News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:36 German coal plants benefit from record gas prices despite higher CO2 costs - analysis News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:34 Mobility transition expected to create 60,000 additional jobs News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:33 Digitalisation can complement existing climate action measures – report News 5 Jan 2022 - 13:47 Emissions trading revenue in Germany reaches 12.5 billion euros News 5 Jan 2022 - 13:46 Higher greenhouse gas reduction quota for transport fuels applies in Germany News 5 Jan 2022 - 13:44 German carmaker Porsche bets on e-fuels News 5 Jan 2022 - 12:37 German registrations of purely electric cars soar 83 percent in 2021 News 4 Jan 2022 - 12:30 Renewables supplied 46% of net public power in Germany in 2021 News 4 Jan 2022 - 11:00 Solar module installations up 10% in Germany 2021, mandatory solar roofs in two states News 4 Jan 2022 - 08:37 German government split over EU plans to label gas as sustainable News 3 Jan 2022 - 14:13 Germany to use G7 presidency to make group ‘trailblazer’ for climate-neutral economy – Scholz News 3 Jan 2022 - 14:09 Germany saw mostly average weather in 2021, but hit by worst flood in decades News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:19 German climate minister says country set to miss 2022 emission reduction targets News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:18 Germany enters last year of nuclear, takes reactors and lignite plants offline News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:17 German agriculture minister says end of ‘junk prices for food’ will protect animals and climate News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:15 German consumers experience biggest rise ever in gas and power prices in 2021 News 28 Dec 2021 - 10:18 Q&A: Why is Germany phasing out nuclear power and why now? News 23 Dec 2021 - 13:33 German government plans “solidarity platform” to get gas to those in need News 23 Dec 2021 - 13:13 New German govt enters 2022 with no time to lose in race for climate neutrality News 23 Dec 2021 - 12:51 Share of alternative engines in German car registrations doubles again to over 40% in 2021 News 23 Dec 2021 - 12:49 Government coalition plans legal framework for climate adaptation News 22 Dec 2021 - 13:50 Germany to push for international climate club during G7 presidency News 22 Dec 2021 - 12:46 Germany's cultural heritage in danger due to climate change - NGO News 22 Dec 2021 - 12:42 German govt needs clear framework for energy transition by end of 2022 – RWE CEO News 22 Dec 2021 - 12:40 Most Germans want faster and fairer energy transition – survey News 21 Dec 2021 - 14:21 Germany’s energy consumption rising, renewables share falling in 2021 News 21 Dec 2021 - 13:29 Car industry experts expect rapid rise in insolvencies among German suppliers News 21 Dec 2021 - 13:27 German grid operators and utilities prepare for spread of Omicron variant News 21 Dec 2021 - 13:04 Germans spend low share of income on energy bills in EU comparison News 21 Dec 2021 - 12:45 Domestic tourism caused 2.6 pct of German CO2 emissions before pandemic News 21 Dec 2021 - 12:31 Share of trucks in German road freight transport hits record high News 20 Dec 2021 - 13:57 New German environment minister wants to reconcile wind power demand and nature conservation News 20 Dec 2021 - 13:33 Germany's 'super minister' announces climate and energy opening balance News 20 Dec 2021 - 10:55 Preview 2022 - What to watch in energy & climate in Germany and beyond News 17 Dec 2021 - 14:17 Popular conservative Merz wins bid for German CDU leadership News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:28 Chancellor Scholz calls for keeping "private sector project" Nord Stream 2 out of Ukraine crisis News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:27 German industry and energy companies propose to speed up renewables and grid buildout News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:23 Germany needs faster digitalisation to ensure sustainable, competitive industry – SAP board member News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:21 Deutsche Post ready to end domestic flights if German govt relaxes delivery deadline News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:26 German stakeholders welcome EU energy proposals, criticise lack of ambition News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:23 Support for Germany’s lignite regions must be better focused in order to succeed – ifo Institute News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:22 Prices and costs of e-cars reach level of combustion engine cars – think tank Interview 16 Dec 2021 - 11:11 Germany needs clear and mandatory guidelines for climate adaptation - analyst News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:44 Germany's renewable power share declines slightly to 42% in 2021 – preliminary data News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:42 Gas producers, automakers have biggest climate impact among Germany’s corporations – report News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:33 German Aerospace Center presents strategy for future, emission-free aviation News 15 Dec 2021 - 12:09 Germany chooses three more coal plants to go offline by 2023 in fourth exit tender News 15 Dec 2021 - 11:57 Nord Stream 2 delay makes pipeline unfit as tool in Ukraine crisis– German govt sources News 15 Dec 2021 - 11:55 Doubling renewables by 2030 “gigantic task” but Germany will succeed – chancellor Scholz News 14 Dec 2021 - 13:07 Germany needs new power market design to enable renewables growth – industry News 14 Dec 2021 - 12:12 German gas mix emissions incompatible with climate targets - report News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:56 Germany's new transport minister “determined” to accelerate move towards climate neutrality News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:54 Auditors and opposition criticise German govt’s debt-financed boost to climate fund News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:31 Support for use and expansion of renewable energy in Germany remains strong – survey News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:28 Commerzbank pushes for coal phase-out by 2030 News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:51 New German finance minister must strike balance between climate spending & solid budget News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:24 Climate and energy key issues in German cabinet members’ first trips abroad News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:22 Ambitious “Fit for 55” proposals would be tailwind for new German govt – Germanwatch News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:21 EnBW to supply zero-support offshore wind power to airport operator Fraport News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:19 German govt extends e-car bonus programme to 2022, says rules tightened thereafter News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:07 Citizens and NGO file further lawsuits against German states to improve climate policy News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:05 Structural change in western German coal region could create up to 27,000 new jobs – report News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:02 Germany's fast-charging infrastructure growing quicker than demand from e-cars News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:00 German environment ministry to retain climate tasks despite losing competencies – new minister News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:43 Nuclear plant shutdown will boost wind energy in northern German state – env min News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:38 Candidates for leadership of Germany’s opposition CDU party confirm commitment to 1.5C target News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:34 New German development minister to highlight climate in cooperation with global South News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:30 Warmer winters pushing white Christmas out of Germany – meteorological service DWD News 8 Dec 2021 - 15:00 Election aftermath: Tracking the making of Germany's new government News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:48 New German govt sworn in, faced with climate 'project of immense proportions' News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:40 More flexible German CO2 price would make it resilient to market turbulences – former govt advisor News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:36 Germany’s new government to make foreign minister Baerbock international face of climate policy - media News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:11 About half of Germans say nuclear energy should remain an option in climate policy News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:07 Critics warn moving climate from German environment to economy ministry could backfire News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:05 Unclear responsibilities for climate could dwarf Germany’s new buildings ministry News 7 Dec 2021 - 14:04 Cannabis plant could contribute to German sustainability efforts post legalisation – industry News 7 Dec 2021 - 13:49 Faster renewables expansion will require intense debate in German society – Habeck News 7 Dec 2021 - 13:46 European energy price hike partly fueled by statistical short-term effects – German KfW bank News 7 Dec 2021 - 12:55 Suppliers say 'mixed approach' with e-cars and e-fuels could save many European car industry jobs News 7 Dec 2021 - 12:54 Earlier German coal exit feasible but requires more work to grid system – Amprion News 6 Dec 2021 - 14:06 New German govt faces tough challenge in French nuclear power push for the EU – media News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:58 German copper heavyweight Aurubis to enter e-car battery recycling market News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:49 New German government cabinet complete as parties greenlight coalition treaty News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:36 Germany’s new energy targets require never-seen-before industrial transformation – report News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:34 Coal region mayors criticise new German government’s faster 2030 phase-out plan News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:21 EU ministers fail to find agreement on energy price crisis as Germany and Austria make gas solidarity-pact News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:20 Sustainability has become “existential challenge” for companies – Siemens News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:18 New govt’s renewables expansion plans could double Germany's CO2 reduction by 2030 – report News 3 Dec 2021 - 11:39 Will Germany's new transport minister surprise critics with clean mobility shift? News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:42 Quick removal of renewables expansion barriers must be priority for next German govt – association News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:40 Households need compensation if coal exit pushes up power prices - consumer groups News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:39 Five biggest power suppliers continue to lose market share – monitoring report News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:36 RWE wins bid to build 1GW offshore wind farm in Danish waters News 1 Dec 2021 - 14:47 German coal state premier encourages protests against new govt’s 2030 exit plans News 1 Dec 2021 - 14:02 Most 'sustainable funds' in Germany amount to little more than greenwashing – NGO News 1 Dec 2021 - 13:54 Federal climate programmes lack measurable targets – govt auditors News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:53 Whole-of-government approach needed to address climate crisis - German govt advisers News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:51 Germany needs to invest massively in international climate protection – WWF News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:49 New Berlin state government to introduce citizen climate council and 'climate check' for laws News 30 Nov 2021 - 10:50 Reactions to climate and energy plans of Germany's next government News 29 Nov 2021 - 13:25 German climate activists’ media image on the decline – analysis News 29 Nov 2021 - 13:24 Sustainability increasingly important for German companies – survey News 29 Nov 2021 - 13:13 Legislators need to remove blockages on road to climate neutrality – dena and law firm News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:25 Germany's new climate 'super minister' Habeck must ignite energy transition booster News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:16 Next government plans “coal foundation” to ensure earlier phase-out News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Terminating the renewables levy on electricity will save consumers 5.6 billion euros News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:11 Green Party proposes ministers for their departments after quarrel over agriculture News 25 Nov 2021 - 13:59 Greens criticise European Commission's plans against methane emissions News 24 Nov 2021 - 16:23 Next German government aims for coal exit in 2030 in bid to get on 1.5 degree path News 24 Nov 2021 - 13:06 German NGOs want more national climate action to complement EU agriculture funding News 24 Nov 2021 - 12:15 German nuclear power shutdown will not lead to power shortages – report News 24 Nov 2021 - 12:14 German environment ministry launches project to decarbonise glass industry News 24 Nov 2021 - 11:32 Germany's next government plans to present coalition treaty on Wednesday afternoon News 23 Nov 2021 - 14:23 Germany needs €860 billion investment in industry to reach climate goals, lobby group tells next govt News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:30 UK makes carbon capture central pillar of net-zero drive News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:24 Young Germans prefer strong climate policies over individual lifestyle changes - survey News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:22 Comprehensive tax reform in German transport sector could bring climate targets in reach - report News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:18 City of Hamburg needs to reduce coal use faster before 2030 exit – legal experts News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:16 Opening of "black box" grid fees could save German power and gas customers billions of euros News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:17 “The wind farm saves our swimming pool” – survey looks into renewables dividend for German towns News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:16 German cities' demand for subsidised e-buses outstrips expectations News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Southern German states call on EU to allow regional wind power privileges News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:13 Greens will be judged against keeping 1.5°C target alive in coalition treaty - media News 19 Nov 2021 - 13:17 Germany's Social Democratic Party has new climate movement - report News 19 Nov 2021 - 13:15 German environment agency warns against using fossil CO2 in CCU News 19 Nov 2021 - 13:10 Only a third of German shipping companies already implement emissions cuts - survey News 18 Nov 2021 - 13:25 Germany not able to import enough renewable hydrogen by 2030 – analysis News 18 Nov 2021 - 13:21 Prospective German government split over role of natural gas in EU taxonomy News 18 Nov 2021 - 13:18 City of Berlin plans to pull forward own coal exit to 2028-2029 from 2030 News 17 Nov 2021 - 13:08 City of Berlin agrees expansion of bicycle network to 3,000 kilometres News 17 Nov 2021 - 13:03 Regulatory hurdles limit huge potential of green PPAs in Germany - energy agency News 17 Nov 2021 - 12:55 German housholds set to see more gas and electricity price hikes through winter News 17 Nov 2021 - 12:49 Climate change hits intensively managed forests more than natural ones – Greenpeace News 16 Nov 2021 - 16:05 Parties confident to agree coalition treaty, new German government by end of November News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:59 Northeastern German state aims for climate neutrality 2040 under new SPD-led govt News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:55 European NGOs urge aspiring chancellor Scholz to ban gas and nuclear from EU taxonomy News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:50 Continued use of conventional technologies will significantly increase costs of energy transition - report News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:44 Energy ministry raises estimate for Germany’s 2030 power need News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:41 Bavaria announces new climate protection act but leaves doors shut for wind power News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline suspended over legal details News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:35 Germany should keep its options open on green hydrogen - govt advisers News 15 Nov 2021 - 13:56 Carbon markets – COP26 closes biggest loopholes but lacks clarity on voluntary trade News 15 Nov 2021 - 13:48 COP26 results increase pressure on prospective German government to deliver on climate News 15 Nov 2021 - 12:10 German reactions to the COP26 climate summit results News 14 Nov 2021 - 12:40 COP26 - Glasgow Climate Pact decided in overtime with weakened coal pledge News 12 Nov 2021 - 18:24 Day 12 at COP26: "Must defend good proposals on the table" – German env min News 12 Nov 2021 - 17:20 Carbon offset markets in limbo: Key issues of Article 6 PA as talks come to a head News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:47 Germany’s aspiring coalition parties signal energy price relief for households News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Many German corporations actively setting their own ambitious climate targets – survey News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:37 German nuclear power operators reject calls to keep running plants longer Interview 12 Nov 2021 - 13:04 EU taxonomy must distinguish between fossil and green gas – German state minister News 11 Nov 2021 - 16:01 Day 11 at COP26: Germany and other EU countries call for nuclear-free taxonomy News 11 Nov 2021 - 13:22 German case study shows electric trucks pay off to food retailer News 11 Nov 2021 - 13:18 More than 700 German companies call for next government to cut fossil fuel subsidies News 10 Nov 2021 - 17:04 Day 10 at COP26: Germany stresses need for both ambitious political outcome & strong rulebook News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:51 Government dispute over e-fuels stops Germany from signing COP26 car pledge News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:23 German climate policy needs international scope to succeed - economic expert council News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:18 German cities increasingly relying on electric cars for municipal vehicle fleets News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Fiscal instruments exist to finance Germany’s climate investments – think tanks News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:00 Activists take fight against climate change from streets into courts News 9 Nov 2021 - 18:30 Day 9 at COP26: Germany signs pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding by 2022, hailed as “game changer” News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:54 Wind power proponents target biodiversity NGO in German state's species protection dispute News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:50 Climate activists demand 2030 end to combustion engines in lawsuit against Volkswagen News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:36 Climate “perhaps the most important point” in Germany’s planned coalition treaty – SPD News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:33 New German gov’t must back goal of 2% land area for wind power with other measures - advisors News 8 Nov 2021 - 17:30 Day 8 at COP26: Germany pledges additional 150 million euros for climate adaptation News 8 Nov 2021 - 14:18 German politicians affirm rejection of nuclear power in EU sustainable finance taxonomy News 8 Nov 2021 - 14:02 German energy consumption up 3 percent in 2021 as renewables share declines News 8 Nov 2021 - 13:58 Greens' Baerbock calls for veto option on laws conflicting 1.5°C climate target News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Role of gas key issue as Germany hesitates signing COP26 pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:37 Germany's environment agency calls for doubling CO2 price to lower transport emissions News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:35 Climate among stumbling blocks which could delay German coalition talks - Green Party News 5 Nov 2021 - 12:23 Greens and pro-business FDP aim to break up railway company Deutsche Bahn - media report News 5 Nov 2021 - 12:21 NGOs call on German corporations to invest more in climate protection News 4 Nov 2021 - 14:47 COP26 fossil fuel pledges increase pressure on next German govt to pull forward coal exit News 4 Nov 2021 - 14:09 Funding, burden sharing of climate action loom over quiet coalition talks in Germany News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:36 Three quarters of German buildings still heated with fossil fuels – report News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:33 Germany has high share in global market for green technologies – report News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:32 Govt to fund CO2 removal research with €20 million over next three years News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:11 Scientific advisory board stresses need for forest adaptation in face of “existential threat” News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:08 German big business CEOs say they expect reaching CO2 neutrality in 14 years News 3 Nov 2021 - 14:30 New state premier of North-Rhine Westphalia ready to end coal by 2030 News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:47 Next German govt likely to support EU carbon border mechanism – state secretary News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:44 First stocktake of just transition funding in Germany’s coal regions News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:43 Wealthy nations to “get very close” to $100-bln climate finance pledge in 2022 – state sec News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:40 German climate programmes insufficient for reaching targets – government report News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:37 German energy emissions up 4% in 2021 as economy recovers, first estimates show News 3 Nov 2021 - 12:35 Most Germans favor technical support for energy transition in Global South News 3 Nov 2021 - 12:33 Germany partners with UAE to develop green hydrogen, synthetic fuels News 2 Nov 2021 - 12:57 Merkel makes plea for carbon pricing in last COP climate speech News 2 Nov 2021 - 12:57 Sunny autumn brings Germany record October solar power output News 2 Nov 2021 - 12:55 Europe could face overcapacity of e-car battery production News 1 Nov 2021 - 12:48 Merkel calls G20 climate outcome “good signal” for COP26, NGOs cry foul News 1 Nov 2021 - 12:45 Env groups demand earlier coal exit, more ambitious climate action from next German govt Interview 1 Nov 2021 - 08:26 COP26 can put “moral pressure” on govts to reduce emissions – climate scientist News 29 Oct 2021 - 13:39 New German govt must make PPAs central to energy transition – energy agency News 29 Oct 2021 - 13:35 German subsidies for private charging stations are used up, industry calls for more News 29 Oct 2021 - 13:30 Environmentally damaging subsidies in Germany cost 65 billion euros News 28 Oct 2021 - 14:34 Germany must make better use of existing power grid's capacity - report News 28 Oct 2021 - 14:08 Drought, heavy rains and heat waves impair tourism in Germany – report News 28 Oct 2021 - 13:40 Germany must buy 22 mio CO2 allocations following EU climate target miss News 28 Oct 2021 - 13:37 Scholz says Germany needs new gas plants as EU edges closer to taxonomy decision News 28 Oct 2021 - 13:30 COP26 aims to keep 1.5°C within reach as Merkel leaves international climate stage News 27 Oct 2021 - 16:14 “Conservative poster boy” Wüst voted new premier of industry state North Rhine-Westphalia News 27 Oct 2021 - 13:36 German environment agency proposes funding support for citizens' energy projects News 27 Oct 2021 - 13:33 Germany needs "ambitious mix of measures" to get 2030 transport emissions target in reach - report News 26 Oct 2021 - 17:29 Energy price hike to leave mark on coalition talks as parties aim to help households News 26 Oct 2021 - 13:23 International experts see Germany as energy transition role model but doubt it will reach own targets News 26 Oct 2021 - 13:21 Germany could lose 730 bln euros and nearly half a million jobs by 2070 if it fails to adopt green economy – report News 26 Oct 2021 - 12:43 Staying true to the Paris Agreement could hobble booming carbon offset market News 25 Oct 2021 - 17:19 Wealthy nations’ $100bn climate finance pledge delayed to 2023 News 25 Oct 2021 - 14:08 Germany lags behind European neighbours in railway electrification News 25 Oct 2021 - 13:53 IEA head urges Germany to embrace its role as global energy transition leader News 25 Oct 2021 - 13:37 Mining union and coal state premier oppose plans for earlier coal exit News 22 Oct 2021 - 13:15 Europe’s biggest banks lagging behind on emission reduction efforts – report News 22 Oct 2021 - 13:11 Ambitious climate targets can create job opportunities in Germany – analysis News 21 Oct 2021 - 13:32 Energy efficiency as important as renewables expansion for German climate policy - scientists News 21 Oct 2021 - 13:32 Industry calls on next govt to start “greatest transformation in Germany's history” News 21 Oct 2021 - 13:28 European CO2 price should be central to German climate policy – economists News 21 Oct 2021 - 13:24 Environmental organisations call for end to short-haul flights in Germany News 20 Oct 2021 - 13:32 Fridays for Future calls on next govt to introduce German CO2 budget in line with 1.5° target News 20 Oct 2021 - 13:18 German federal and state governments agree on moorland protection programme News 20 Oct 2021 - 13:15 Nord Stream 2 must be in line with European regulation to receive permit – Baerbock Interview 20 Oct 2021 - 10:40 “I wouldn't play avoiding and removing emissions off against each other” – atmosfair CEO News 19 Oct 2021 - 13:49 Plans for earlier German coal phase-out fuel concerns in coal region News 19 Oct 2021 - 13:46 Government projection report confirms Germany clearly off-track from 2030 climate target News 19 Oct 2021 - 13:42 Operators, politicians stick to German nuclear exit schedule despite critics' last-ditch attempts News 19 Oct 2021 - 13:40 Volkswagen’s home state says it will not tolerate axing of 30,000-odd jobs in transition to e-cars News 18 Oct 2021 - 13:21 First German officials call for support payments amid energy price hike as industry’s worries grow News 18 Oct 2021 - 13:14 German “traffic light coalition” ponders introduction of climate ministry, FDP leader says News 18 Oct 2021 - 13:13 Industry appears more content with “traffic light coalition’s” climate proposals than activists News 15 Oct 2021 - 14:29 SPD, Greens, FDP to enter negotiations for new government focussed on 1.5°C path News 15 Oct 2021 - 12:32 Sharp fall of renewables levy good news for German power consumers in energy crunch News 15 Oct 2021 - 11:34 Carbon offset market booms despite nagging greenwash concerns News 15 Oct 2021 - 11:32 German Armed Forces join fight against tropical forest destruction News 15 Oct 2021 - 11:31 German seaports seen as key sites for development and transport of green hydrogen News 14 Oct 2021 - 13:49 Preserving Germany’s lead in mobility “herculean task” – govt advisers News 14 Oct 2021 - 13:46 EU toolbox against energy price hike not enough, says German energy intensive industry News 14 Oct 2021 - 13:29 Onshore wind energy continues slow recovery in Germany with more bids in latest tender News 14 Oct 2021 - 13:27 Increasing number of homeowners applying for energy efficient building renovation funding News 14 Oct 2021 - 13:26 No G20 state on 1.5°C path, Germany no exception News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:25 German climate law needs reform to include early warnings of target miss – researchers News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:23 Company car tax cuts undermine Germany’s transport sector emissions reduction efforts – analysis News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:18 Macron’s nuclear plans illustrate Franco-German rift in EU energy policy – op-ed News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:04 Energy price crisis must not thwart EU’s carbon trading plans – German govt advisors News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:02 Gas price hike may hit German economy with production cuts - media reports News 12 Oct 2021 - 13:14 Next German government must quickly implement agriculture proposal – associations News 12 Oct 2021 - 13:11 Post-flood reconstruction of devastated German villages ignores adaptation measures – media News 12 Oct 2021 - 13:09 Redistribution mechanism essential to make Germany’s CO2 pricing socially acceptable – researchers News 11 Oct 2021 - 14:19 Economists and researchers criticise “rigid corset” of German climate targets ahead of coalition talks News 11 Oct 2021 - 14:02 No time to lose for next government to get Germany on path to climate neutrality – report News 11 Oct 2021 - 13:53 Tesla's Germany sales overtake leading domestic automakers in September News 11 Oct 2021 - 13:44 Several German cities halt use of e-buses following series of unresolved cases of fire News 11 Oct 2021 - 13:26 German towns call for energy support payments for poor households amid gas price hike News 11 Oct 2021 - 13:17 French minister leads call for bigger role for nuclear power in EU climate plans News 8 Oct 2021 - 12:02 Imports to cover about half of EU’s hydrogen needs by 2050 – report News 8 Oct 2021 - 12:00 Germany needs 20-30 GW of new gas plants to ensure supply security – RWE CEO News 8 Oct 2021 - 11:59 Industry and NGO alliance demands CCS strategy from next German government News 7 Oct 2021 - 13:57 Gas squeeze in Europe causing headaches for German industry News 7 Oct 2021 - 13:46 thyssenkrupp Steel unveils climate-friendlier production process News 7 Oct 2021 - 12:17 Climate neutrality 2045 feasible, but “enormous task” for Germany – dena News 7 Oct 2021 - 12:17 Greens co-leader calls for speedy coalition talks to create new German “climate government” News 6 Oct 2021 - 14:11 German renewables industry with "high expectations" for next government News 6 Oct 2021 - 14:00 Renewables and climate action part of solution to energy price hike – German env min News 6 Oct 2021 - 13:58 SPD, Greens and FDP to enter exploratory coalition talks in Germany News 6 Oct 2021 - 12:16 German government must agree on an ambitious EU climate policy -- NGOs News 6 Oct 2021 - 12:15 Nobel Prize in Physics seen as signal and warning to do more against global warming News 5 Oct 2021 - 12:04 German grid agency fines traders for electricity market manipulation News 5 Oct 2021 - 12:03 Carbon border adjustment cannot create fully level playing field for EU industry – report News 5 Oct 2021 - 12:01 “It is becoming difficult for LNG in the German market” – Uniper News 5 Oct 2021 - 12:00 German govt supports green hydrogen projects abroad with 350 mln euros by 2024 News 4 Oct 2021 - 13:44 Environment agency calls for more ambitious climate targets – media report News 4 Oct 2021 - 13:40 World’s first industrial CO2-neutral e-kerosene plant inaugurated in Germany News 4 Oct 2021 - 12:23 Germany’s grid expansion going slower than planned News 4 Oct 2021 - 12:21 Climate action proponents cry foul at CO2 hedging by major emitters News 4 Oct 2021 - 12:19 Climate and digitalisation key issues in exploratory German coalition talks News 1 Oct 2021 - 12:53 Next German govt should rely less on "rigid sectoral targets" for emission reductions – ifo News 1 Oct 2021 - 12:51 Hydrogen capacity needs to be doubled to achieve decarbonisation – metalworkers’ union News 1 Oct 2021 - 12:50 Germany facilitates green hydrogen production at sea with new regulation News 1 Oct 2021 - 11:34 How do Spanish activists push for climate action amidst economic recovery? News 30 Sep 2021 - 13:16 Financial institutions call on German companies to set climate targets ahead of COP26 News 30 Sep 2021 - 13:14 Steel industry needs 13 to 35 billion euros support for climate-neutral transition – analysis News 30 Sep 2021 - 13:12 German businesses demand sustainability and digitalisation reforms from next government News 29 Sep 2021 - 13:42 What are the climate and energy plans of German election winner Scholz? News 29 Sep 2021 - 13:29 Large savings potential in heating costs and CO2 emissions - heating index News 29 Sep 2021 - 13:27 Milk’s environmental balance: pasture-based dairy farming beats indoor production News 28 Sep 2021 - 13:45 Green Party, FDP most popular parties among young voters in German election News 28 Sep 2021 - 13:41 Software developers see growing opportunities in CO2 emissions management News 28 Sep 2021 - 13:40 Following election, VW CEO calls for faster CO2 price increase, earlier coal exit News 28 Sep 2021 - 13:34 Renewables cover 43% of German electricity consumption in first three quarters of 2021 News 28 Sep 2021 - 13:30 Climate policy rift promises thorny talks between German election ‘kingmakers’ Greens and FDP News 27 Sep 2021 - 15:30 Tracking climate and energy in Germany's election year News 27 Sep 2021 - 14:06 Social Democrats top off national election win with victories in two German states News 27 Sep 2021 - 14:05 "Climate crisis as a top priority" - Reactions to German federal elections News 27 Sep 2021 - 14:01 Green Party below expectations but climate will be taken seriously in next coalition – media commentary News 27 Sep 2021 - 13:59 German power prices continue to rise as first gas supplier terminates supply News 27 Sep 2021 - 09:30 Germany heading for three-party government with climate focus after tight elections News 24 Sep 2021 - 13:43 German parties agree on urgent need for faster climate action in last debate before vote News 24 Sep 2021 - 13:38 Global climate policy must top agenda of German G7 presidency in 2022 – Laschet News 24 Sep 2021 - 13:31 German govt says e-car batteries 'most successful industry policy project since Airbus' News 24 Sep 2021 - 13:13 Global Fridays for Future strike calls for climate action 2 days before German election Interview 24 Sep 2021 - 11:20 “Support direct air capture like Germany supported wind and solar” - Climeworks News 23 Sep 2021 - 13:45 Fridays for Future plans climate strike in over 350 German cities ahead of election News 23 Sep 2021 - 13:42 Germany doubles spending on building renovations to 11.5 bln euros in emissions cuts bid News 23 Sep 2021 - 13:40 Government calls hydrogen strategy a success, but utilities see 'construction site' News 23 Sep 2021 - 13:38 Germany's digitalisation lag puts energy transition at risk – utilities News 23 Sep 2021 - 12:45 The carbon balancing act: Emission reduction and removal in the bid for net-zero Interview 22 Sep 2021 - 15:08 German conservatives have laid groundwork for making country climate neutral by 2045 - MP News 22 Sep 2021 - 13:48 Germany can install at least 60 GW of offshore wind – industry study News 22 Sep 2021 - 13:46 Seventy percent of Germans in favour of banning short haul flights - survey News 22 Sep 2021 - 13:44 German city announces six-fold increase in resident parking fees for SUVs News 22 Sep 2021 - 13:41 NGO sues BMW and Mercedes over combustion engine phase out News 21 Sep 2021 - 14:04 "Signal for trust” to developing nations needed with $100bn climate finance plan – German state sec News 21 Sep 2021 - 14:00 Germany’s climate debate unreasonably ignores building emissions – researcher News 21 Sep 2021 - 13:56 German public transport passenger numbers in first half of 2021 down 42 percent compared to 2019 News 21 Sep 2021 - 13:34 Closing of wind turbine plant in eastern Germany raises questions about coal region’s future News 21 Sep 2021 - 13:23 Analysis finds eastern German lignite plants will become economically unviable soon News 21 Sep 2021 - 13:20 Gas price hike also hits Germany, but no plans to intervene by govt - media report News 21 Sep 2021 - 10:43 Two states with climate policy sway will also vote on Germany’s federal election day News 20 Sep 2021 - 13:25 Most Germans support higher CO2 price if revenue is paid back to consumers News 20 Sep 2021 - 13:21 Next German govt will need to make unpopular decisions on emission cuts, say scientists News 20 Sep 2021 - 13:18 Renewable power surcharge to drop by up to a third, says German economy minister News 17 Sep 2021 - 12:45 New EV chargers in Germany must be equipped with debit/credit card readers News 17 Sep 2021 - 12:40 Germany to introduce stricter requirements for plug-in hybrid subsidies News 17 Sep 2021 - 12:38 Germans favour energy-efficient building modernisations, critical of higher CO2 price - survey News 17 Sep 2021 - 12:36 Energy company RWE says prepared to phase out coal-fired power generation earlier News 17 Sep 2021 - 11:37 Many ways to climate neutrality: Who are the candidates running to succeed Merkel? News 17 Sep 2021 - 10:05 Climate dominates Germany’s most unpredictable election in decades Interview 16 Sep 2021 - 13:52 'We need climate policy that is as cost-efficient as possible' - FDP's Lukas Köhler News 16 Sep 2021 - 13:16 EU climate policy not featuring enough in Germany’s election campaign – NGOs News 16 Sep 2021 - 13:15 Growth in solar PV capacity makes up for Germany's cloudy summer 2021 News 16 Sep 2021 - 13:14 German Green politicians present plans for Europe-wide night train services News 15 Sep 2021 - 17:52 Hunger strikers demand meeting with chancellor candidates about climate News 15 Sep 2021 - 13:46 German government decides to buy “climate-friendly” in the future News 15 Sep 2021 - 13:06 Government initiates new standardisation roadmap for a circular economy News 15 Sep 2021 - 13:05 German utilities are against narrow focus on green hydrogen News 15 Sep 2021 - 12:33 Hydrogen import-export partnerships “booming” around the world News 15 Sep 2021 - 12:29 German government supporting 12 billion euros worth of fossil fuel projects – NGOs News 14 Sep 2021 - 12:55 Smaller German parties’ TV debate shows clear differences in approach to climate action News 14 Sep 2021 - 12:53 Hydrogen needed to cope with heating peaks, German gas grid operators say News 14 Sep 2021 - 12:52 Space is getting scarce for shipping, offshore wind, nature protection in German seas News 14 Sep 2021 - 12:47 German employees mostly back more climate action by companies but are reluctant to take part - survey News 14 Sep 2021 - 12:45 NGO files environmental lawsuits against five more German state governments Interview 14 Sep 2021 - 10:00 Merkel successor must get EU states on board for ambitious climate package – former commissioner News 13 Sep 2021 - 14:00 CDU and SPD blame each other for poor climate record, Greens stress coal exit in second TV debate News 13 Sep 2021 - 13:57 Majority of motorists drive slower than 130 km/h on German motorways News 13 Sep 2021 - 13:53 Munich auto show IAA ends with large protests and 400,000 visitors News 13 Sep 2021 - 13:52 Four German food brands to introduce climate labelling News 13 Sep 2021 - 13:50 Head of Germany’s consumer protection organisations calls for a fairer climate transition News 10 Sep 2021 - 15:01 City of Hanover pulls forward own coal exit to 2026 News 10 Sep 2021 - 14:56 Germany can achieve net zero emissions by 2045 at net zero costs – consultancy News 10 Sep 2021 - 14:45 Three successful bids with zero support revive flagging German offshore wind expansion News 10 Sep 2021 - 10:11 Merkel leaves work to do with mixed climate legacy News 9 Sep 2021 - 14:22 Activist investor pushes RWE to dump coal and boost energy company’s value News 9 Sep 2021 - 14:13 German government’s cars on average emit twice as much CO2 as fleet limits permit – NGO Interview 9 Sep 2021 - 14:11 German Greens refuse to reveal red lines in coalition talks News 9 Sep 2021 - 14:08 No German party election manifesto fit for 2030 climate targets – report News 9 Sep 2021 - 14:05 VW says quicker German coal exit needed to reduce car sector’s carbon footprint News 9 Sep 2021 - 14:02 Germany beyond “peak car” as material shortages suppress production - report News 9 Sep 2021 - 14:00 Court rules 2018 coal protester eviction in Hambach Forest was illegal News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:50 Lack of planning security and high power costs biggest concerns for German utilities - survey News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:41 German households increasingly make individual climate action investments – KfW study News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:38 Leading meat producers cause more emissions than large European countries News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:35 Tripling of climate investments needed if Germany wants to reach 2030 target – think tanks News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:33 Over 400 old wind turbines go offline in state of Brandenburg after losing support payments Interview 8 Sep 2021 - 12:30 Left Party rejects CO2 price for transport and heating as it aims for climate neutrality by 2035 News 7 Sep 2021 - 14:01 NGOs table expert report to push Germany’s sustainable finance strategy News 7 Sep 2021 - 13:59 2050 strategy aims to make Germany’s forests resilient to warming climate News 7 Sep 2021 - 13:57 Operator says Nord Stream 2 pipeline almost complete, bets on quick start of operations News 7 Sep 2021 - 13:55 Interest in e-car purchases growing significantly in Germany News 7 Sep 2021 - 13:53 Semiconductor supply shortages may foreshadow European car industry battery struggle News 6 Sep 2021 - 14:12 Conversion of Bavaria’s largest oil refinery to hydrogen plagued by legal uncertainties News 6 Sep 2021 - 14:05 NGOs slam carmakers as Europe's largest auto show braces for climate protests News 6 Sep 2021 - 14:04 Earlier coal exit hinges on unresolved supply security questions – German industry News 6 Sep 2021 - 14:00 Norway’s Sami people welcome German company's withdrawal from CO2-free mining project News 6 Sep 2021 - 13:49 German taxpayer association demands end to e-car subsidies following critical study News 3 Sep 2021 - 12:17 Bioenergy sector wants next govt to advance its role in emission removal News 3 Sep 2021 - 12:12 Chancellor candidates criticised for silence about climate protection costs News 3 Sep 2021 - 12:11 German NGOs push for 2030 combustion engine exit in legal battle with car and gas industry News 3 Sep 2021 - 12:08 German conservatives at record low in latest poll, climate tops list of concerns News 2 Sep 2021 - 14:03 Germany's monopolies commission calls for more competition in e-car charging sector News 2 Sep 2021 - 14:00 CO2 price on fuels unfairly burdening lower-income households – report News 2 Sep 2021 - 13:53 Regulatory measures must supplement CO2 pricing to reach climate targets - Greenpeace News 2 Sep 2021 - 13:44 Pandemic-induced energy transition progress temporary – McKinsey News 2 Sep 2021 - 13:41 European court strengthens independence of German network regulator News 2 Sep 2021 - 13:38 Climate change among top of Germans’ concerns – surveys News 2 Sep 2021 - 12:00 German election primer – Parties set sights on industry decarbonisation News 1 Sep 2021 - 13:37 German NGOs demand highway expansion moratorium under next govt News 1 Sep 2021 - 13:34 Energy industry association lays out proposals to speed up permit processes News 1 Sep 2021 - 13:29 Market barrieres deter German companies from investing in rooftop solar systems - PV industry News 1 Sep 2021 - 13:27 German conservative politician calls EU carbon border tax plans “nonsense” News 1 Sep 2021 - 13:21 Environment ministry proposes strategy to protect German moorland News 1 Sep 2021 - 12:12 Coal and conservatism: How Polish activists push for more climate action News 31 Aug 2021 - 13:41 German industry calls for greater speed of the energy transition News 31 Aug 2021 - 13:40 Planned revision of EU state aid guidelines endangers German coal exit plan – media report News 31 Aug 2021 - 13:36 Google to invest €1 bln in digital infrastructure and clean energy in Germany News 31 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Next German government must triple climate action efforts – think tanks News 31 Aug 2021 - 11:38 German election primer - Faster renewables expansion vital for next government's climate policy News 31 Aug 2021 - 08:44 German election primer – 2038 end date for coal under fire as climate forecasts worsen News 30 Aug 2021 - 13:40 CDU chancellor candidate Laschet calls for rooftop solar subsidy programme News 30 Aug 2021 - 13:30 RWE CEO renews call to remove barriers to renewables expansion News 30 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Thyssenkrupp Steel under increasing pressure to go green News 30 Aug 2021 - 13:27 Chancellor candidates focus on climate and industry in first TV debate News 27 Aug 2021 - 13:33 Increased heavy rain will put pressure on civil protection forces – report News 27 Aug 2021 - 13:32 German court rules against coal-fired Datteln 4 plant News 27 Aug 2021 - 13:31 Austria and Germany want EU to keep out of national forest policy News 27 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Germany's national emissions trading set to begin in October News 26 Aug 2021 - 13:45 German cities fail to harness potential of solar PV on new buildings – green power provider News 26 Aug 2021 - 13:43 Expert Council on Climate finds ministry's emergency programme for buildings sector lacking News 26 Aug 2021 - 13:39 Germans wary of costs and lifestyle changes due to climate protection – survey Interview 26 Aug 2021 - 10:15 Next German govt must put CO2 pricing centre stage of “more European” climate policy – advisor News 25 Aug 2021 - 13:18 Strict CO2 pricing should be anchor of German climate policy - gov't advisor News 25 Aug 2021 - 13:17 Almost all German parties open for ending coal well before 2038 News 25 Aug 2021 - 13:16 New guidelines for farmers to protect soils and store carbon News 25 Aug 2021 - 11:25 German election primer – Climate activists push parties to commit to 1.5°C News 24 Aug 2021 - 13:44 Most Germans reject nuclear power as sustainable investment target - survey News 24 Aug 2021 - 13:43 Climate protection role of German forests underestimated – report News 24 Aug 2021 - 13:40 Climate change made floods in western Europe more likely – report News 24 Aug 2021 - 13:39 Greens want to subsidise cargo bikes with up to 1 bln euros, other parties disagree Interview 24 Aug 2021 - 13:01 People in rural areas feel the CO2 price already, now we have to help them adapt - Saathoff (SPD) News 23 Aug 2021 - 13:36 Power outages in Germany continue to decline amid growing share of renewables News 23 Aug 2021 - 13:32 Freight traffic lacks climate-friendly alternatives – German industry News 23 Aug 2021 - 13:31 Researchers and industry embrace CCS as strategy for climate neutrality News 23 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Germany pushes for international climate club that protects industry interests News 20 Aug 2021 - 13:37 Chancellor candidate Scholz plans to write electricity expansion target into law News 20 Aug 2021 - 13:33 City of Berlin agrees to cut 2030 emissions by 70 percent News 20 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Germany agrees to repatriate remainder of highly radioactive waste treated in France News 20 Aug 2021 - 13:03 Germany to widely miss 2030 climate target – draft govt report News 19 Aug 2021 - 13:40 Combustion engine ban most effective step for reaching German transport climate targets – report News 19 Aug 2021 - 13:37 Climate change and overfishing decimate Baltic cod, recovery unlikely – researchers News 19 Aug 2021 - 13:35 Germany supports industry in shift to e-cars with 1 bln euros News 18 Aug 2021 - 13:37 German subsidies double but only half have positive climate effect – report News 18 Aug 2021 - 13:35 German auto suppliers shift to e-cars but don't expect fast transition - survey News 18 Aug 2021 - 13:32 SPD chancellor candidate Scholz says Germany should stick to coal exit agreement News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:50 Rewetting organic soils with high potential for Germany’s natural carbon sinks – report News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:43 Climate effect of action programme in German buildings sector questionable – expert council News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:37 Europe must consider domestic sourcing of clean energy raw materials – mining industry CEO News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:33 Energy transition's social impact should feature more in German election campaigns – trade union News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Germany launches tender to quickly expand countrywide e-car charging network News 17 Aug 2021 - 12:19 Climate activists take to the streets of Berlin ahead of national election News 16 Aug 2021 - 13:51 Tighter climate targets spell end of German coal by 2030, government figures suggest News 16 Aug 2021 - 13:41 Rising emissions forecast sharpens climate focus in German election News 13 Aug 2021 - 13:33 Europe's largest auto show to look beyond cars but activists decry 'greenwashing' News 13 Aug 2021 - 13:26 Germany's energy ministry proposes criteria for offshore green hydrogen production News 13 Aug 2021 - 13:24 Majority of Germans believe scientists’ climate change warnings are correct News 13 Aug 2021 - 13:15 German election primer – Parties split on raising national CO2 price News 12 Aug 2021 - 13:27 Uniper says German election outcome could pose risk for Nord Stream 2 pipeline News 12 Aug 2021 - 13:25 Coal power could use up almost half of Germany’s remaining CO2 budget by 2038 – report News 12 Aug 2021 - 13:22 Ministries disagree on extra measures to cut emissions from buildings News 11 Aug 2021 - 13:50 German government releases support to hard coal regions News 11 Aug 2021 - 13:49 Effective climate finance needs equal rules in donor and recipient countries – DIW researchers News 10 Aug 2021 - 13:01 Greens criticise eastern German state’s new coalition for lack of climate ambition News 10 Aug 2021 - 13:00 “No more time to lose” to keep 1.5°C within reach – German reactions to IPCC report News 10 Aug 2021 - 12:58 German grid agency deems additional north-south “power highway” necessary News 10 Aug 2021 - 12:56 Lessons from IPCC report: end coal earlier, use climate action funds more efficiently – media commentaries News 9 Aug 2021 - 12:48 Ministries fail to agree on protection strategy for Germany's moorlands News 9 Aug 2021 - 12:15 Germany falls behind competition in renewables exports – economic institute News 9 Aug 2021 - 12:08 Germany's search for nuclear repository runs into first difficulties News 9 Aug 2021 - 12:04 Energy costs for German households rise considerably after 2020 slump News 6 Aug 2021 - 14:00 German election primer: Candidates handle agriculture transformation with kid gloves News 6 Aug 2021 - 13:24 Transport CO2 price to cost German railway up to 50 million euros in 2021 News 6 Aug 2021 - 13:21 Green Party list in small state of Saarland excluded from ballot during German election News 6 Aug 2021 - 13:20 Support programme for forest owners to ensure CO2 uptake and biodiversity - env ministry News 6 Aug 2021 - 13:18 German election manifestos not in line with 2045 net-zero target – climate economist News 5 Aug 2021 - 12:20 German corporate decision-makers support using blue hydrogen for some time – survey News 5 Aug 2021 - 12:18 Greens’ climate ministry proposal faces opposition by other parties’ candidates News 5 Aug 2021 - 12:17 Germany could miss industry sector climate target in 2021 – researchers News 4 Aug 2021 - 13:55 Power-to-x fuels are key for climate-friendly shipping and aviation – env min News 4 Aug 2021 - 13:06 German energy use on the rise after pandemic dip, natural gas top source for first time News 4 Aug 2021 - 12:27 Greens’ climate programme “tactically clever but dishonest” – media commentators News 4 Aug 2021 - 12:27 German economics professors want more EU climate action – survey News 4 Aug 2021 - 12:26 NGOs’ "Climate Election Check" sees need to improve party manifestos News 3 Aug 2021 - 14:52 Green Party calls for German climate ministry with veto power News 3 Aug 2021 - 14:15 Germany's solar PV expansion soars by over 20% but should be four times higher still - industry News 3 Aug 2021 - 14:00 Hamburg bank offers preferential 'climate credits' to lure small savers to green finance News 3 Aug 2021 - 13:53 2021 emissions trading earnings to reach new record level for German state News 2 Aug 2021 - 12:38 German debate about coal end date 2038 heats up in election campaign News 2 Aug 2021 - 12:34 German parliament's president Schäuble says fast rise of CO2 price is necessary News 2 Aug 2021 - 12:30 Time is right for European solar industry renaissance – solar industry News 2 Aug 2021 - 12:25 Nuclear exit to bring Germany “enormous difficulties” by increasing fossil power use - EDF head News 2 Aug 2021 - 12:12 Germany reaches one-million electric vehicles target with half a year delay News 30 Jul 2021 - 11:36 Power market price highest since 2008 due to high gas, coal and ETS prices – researchers News 30 Jul 2021 - 11:35 Funding for energy-efficient buildings so far in 2021 already exceeds 2020 levels News 30 Jul 2021 - 11:34 Heat pumps key to helping decarbonise urban buildings - researchers News 30 Jul 2021 - 11:23 Abolishing Germany’s renewables levy can only be a start – opinion News 29 Jul 2021 - 13:35 German env min calls for climate damage register, Greens present resilience plan News 29 Jul 2021 - 13:33 After coal, activists tackle liquefied natural gas in Germany News 29 Jul 2021 - 13:31 Former German lignite mine land to be used for solar PV News 28 Jul 2021 - 12:17 EU power demand back to pre-pandemic levels, less coal, more renewables in the mix News 28 Jul 2021 - 12:16 Environmental NGOs continue legal fight against Tesla Berlin factory News 28 Jul 2021 - 12:13 Post-Merkel government will likely be greener partner in EU – Deutsche Bank News 28 Jul 2021 - 12:09 Climate change becomes bigger priority for German voters following floods – survey News 27 Jul 2021 - 16:55 Slow pick-up of German onshore wind expansion threatens renewables targets – industry News 27 Jul 2021 - 13:39 Green PPAs are location advantage for industry in Germany – Covestro News 27 Jul 2021 - 13:36 German energy industry needs better incentives to build necessary gas power units – BDEW president News 26 Jul 2021 - 12:29 EU Fit for 55 climate and energy package must be implemented quickly – German state sec News 26 Jul 2021 - 12:27 German coal exit will be quicker due to CO2 price – chancellor candidate Laschet News 26 Jul 2021 - 12:26 German North Sea wind power share increases in first half 2021 News 26 Jul 2021 - 12:25 Damage to German rail company after flood disaster totals over €1 billion News 26 Jul 2021 - 11:54 New cable between Germany and UK advances Europe’s integrated power system News 23 Jul 2021 - 13:25 Green party leader criticises Nord Stream 2 deal for undermining Ukraine’s security News 23 Jul 2021 - 13:24 Climate activists demand faster energy transition after flood disaster hits Germany News 22 Jul 2021 - 13:59 Merkel says she “put a lot of energy into climate protection” in her 16 years as chancellor News 22 Jul 2021 - 13:53 Germany and U.S. reach deal that allows completion of Nord Stream 2 News 22 Jul 2021 - 13:52 Bavarian conservative state premier Söder wants coal phase-out by 2030 News 21 Jul 2021 - 13:27 Climate protection plans need a ‘social deal’ – trade union head News 21 Jul 2021 - 13:25 Grid operators push for social consensus on renewables infrastructure ahead of elections News 21 Jul 2021 - 13:25 Germany can fulfil entire energy demand with renewables in 10-15 years – report News 21 Jul 2021 - 13:24 Increase in living space stumbling block for climate-friendly housing sector News 20 Jul 2021 - 13:14 Politicians call for investments in urban climate adaptation measures News 20 Jul 2021 - 13:12 Public charging drives up price of electric mobility for consumers News 19 Jul 2021 - 13:46 Merkel says Germany must do more to fight climate crisis in light of deadly floods News 19 Jul 2021 - 13:37 Germans used more electricity and heat during pandemic year 2020 – data analysis News 19 Jul 2021 - 13:35 Use existing infrastructure for hydrogen to reduce system costs, accelerate transition – govt advisors News 17 Jul 2021 - 10:30 Deadly floods sharpen focus on climate change in German election campaign News 16 Jul 2021 - 13:04 Germany, U.S. launch energy and climate partnership News 16 Jul 2021 - 12:44 EU must step up e-car charging station expansion thirtyfold – institute News 16 Jul 2021 - 12:39 German ministry keeps proposals to lower heating emissions under wraps News 16 Jul 2021 - 10:23 Can the UK climate movement go 'beyond politics'? News 15 Jul 2021 - 17:19 Poor power grid investment conditions could hobble energy transition, German utilities say News 15 Jul 2021 - 14:04 German solar tender twice oversubscribed, average price 5 ct/kWh News 15 Jul 2021 - 14:02 Fit for 55 package “nothing less than a revolution;” “saturated with scepticism towards market-based approaches” – media reactions News 15 Jul 2021 - 13:58 Germany to build no new offshore wind turbines in 2021 for first time in ten years News 15 Jul 2021 - 13:55 E-car boom spells trouble for secure lithium supply – German-Canadian supplier News 15 Jul 2021 - 09:30 German reactions to EU “Fit for 55” plans to overhaul climate and energy laws News 14 Jul 2021 - 13:11 Broad alliance calls for speed limits in Germany to improve climate and safety News 14 Jul 2021 - 13:08 Most Germans remain sceptical about electric cars - survey News 14 Jul 2021 - 13:05 German coal exit on track despite weak third phaseout tender – grid agency News 14 Jul 2021 - 13:02 German forests currently store 2.6 billion tonnes of CO2 – govt report News 13 Jul 2021 - 13:07 German 2030 power use forecast up due to heat pumps, e-cars and hydrogen News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:28 Solar Germany’s biggest power source in June as price reaches all-time high News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:22 German engineers' association urges quick boost of heating sector transition News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:15 New EU state aid rules threaten renewables levy rebates for German industry – legal expert News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:11 EU’s Fit for 55 climate & energy package could mean renewed German climate law reform – ifo News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:07 Merkel reassures Ukraine on Nord Stream 2 ahead of talks with U.S. President Biden News 12 Jul 2021 - 13:23 Bird protection pilot site hoped to boost wind power in southern Germany News 12 Jul 2021 - 13:20 Germany should combine climate action with strong social policy – Fridays for Future leader News 12 Jul 2021 - 13:18 German carmakers likely to overtake Chinese rivals in e-car production – McKinsey News 12 Jul 2021 - 13:15 CDU chancellor candidate Laschet expects landlords to share in CO2 heating costs News 12 Jul 2021 - 12:20 German election primer – Fight over combustion engine phase-out heats up News 9 Jul 2021 - 16:32 UPDATE: CO2 emissions in North Rhine-Westphalia down 45% compared to 1990 levels News 9 Jul 2021 - 12:46 Protecting the climate 'won't require major sacrifices' - SPD's Scholz News 9 Jul 2021 - 12:40 Germany extends e-car purchasing support to 2025 News 9 Jul 2021 - 12:25 Renewable tenders offer greater advantage for large market players - report News 8 Jul 2021 - 13:37 German Greens say will only enter a government aiming for 1.5 degree goal News 8 Jul 2021 - 13:33 Govt compensates companies for CO2 price to prevent carbon leakage News 8 Jul 2021 - 13:32 Shutdown complete: Moorburg power plant stops burning coal for good News 8 Jul 2021 - 13:30 Germany's social cohesion and industrial strength at stake on path to climate neutrality - Laschet News 7 Jul 2021 - 13:27 Share of regrowing raw materials amounted to 16% in Germany in 2018 News 7 Jul 2021 - 13:15 German cities push for 30km/h speed limit and reform of road traffic law News 7 Jul 2021 - 13:13 German government and industry agree vision for greening chemicals industry News 7 Jul 2021 - 12:27 Industry alliance eyes massive reduction of Germany's CO2 output in heating News 7 Jul 2021 - 12:16 Flexibility solutions could allow German industry to relieve power grid News 7 Jul 2021 - 11:50 New EU green finance strategy shuns decision on nuclear and gas power News 6 Jul 2021 - 13:25 Farming commission's proposals require next govt to undertake food system transformation - Merkel News 6 Jul 2021 - 13:20 Long-term climate strategies should be key focus of COP26 – German govt advisors News 6 Jul 2021 - 13:01 Demand for biomethane on the rise – German Energy Agency News 6 Jul 2021 - 12:54 Environmental group demands tougher legislation against ‘imported deforestation’ linked to illicit soy farming News 6 Jul 2021 - 12:53 Leading European truck manufacturers to create joint charging network News 5 Jul 2021 - 14:50 NGO launches law suits against three German states over “inadequate” climate laws News 5 Jul 2021 - 13:13 German government advisors urge decision on use of fossil fuel hydrogen News 5 Jul 2021 - 13:06 German government backs floating photovoltaics research project News 5 Jul 2021 - 12:59 Germany will reach 1 million e-cars target by mid 2021 – energy minister News 5 Jul 2021 - 12:57 One-third of Germany’s clean energy cooperatives don’t plan new projects in 2021 – survey News 2 Jul 2021 - 14:15 Climate activists establish new national party, stop short of eying 2021 elections News 2 Jul 2021 - 14:05 EU Green Deal should be expanded to renewables and hydrogen in Africa – German dev min News 2 Jul 2021 - 13:30 Conservative CDU/CSU stabilise top position among German parties as Greens falter News 2 Jul 2021 - 13:15 Berlin citizens' initiative starts referendum for more climate protection News 2 Jul 2021 - 13:13 North Rhine-Westphalia sets 2045 climate neutrality goal but dithers on wind power expansion News 1 Jul 2021 - 13:36 Shift to e-cars could increase number of jobs in German car sector, eastern states big winners - analysis News 1 Jul 2021 - 13:26
News 16 Jul 2021 - 15:15 New EU climate proposals to accelerate German coal exit and industry transformation – think tanks
News 20 May 2022 - 13:52 Car industry rejects German gas suppliers’ right to hike prices in case of supply shortfall
News 20 May 2022 - 13:46 Offshore wind farm balancing German power grid seen as energy transition “milestone”
News 20 May 2022 - 13:44 State CDU says gas power plants needed for supply security, but NGOs decry reliance
News 19 May 2022 - 12:11 Majority of Germans favour higher top tax rate to finance climate protection - poll
News 18 May 2022 - 12:23 No fixed shutdown sequence for gas users in case of supply shortage – regulator
News 17 May 2022 - 12:49 Fridays for Future protests influenced parents, benefitted Green Party in German elections – researchers
News 17 May 2022 - 12:36 Agriculture minister proposes more funds for climate action by forest owners
News 17 May 2022 - 11:51 German parliament committee greenlights controversial 9-euro public transport ticket
News 17 May 2022 - 11:49 Energy industry calls for law to ramp-up Germany's hydrogen economy – media report
News 16 May 2022 - 13:17 Conservatives win vote in Germany’s industrial heartland, “kingmaker” Green Party with big gains
News 16 May 2022 - 13:08 German federal and state govts to forge ‘pact’ to speed up infrastructure projects
News 16 May 2022 - 13:07 G7 ministers call for “new climate partnerships” with emerging and developing countries
News 13 May 2022 - 13:00 Russia "weaponises" gas supply, Germany could cope with halt by winter – econ min
News 12 May 2022 - 13:47 Environmental groups call for more climate leadership of German chancellor Scholz at G7 summit
News 11 May 2022 - 12:46 Lufthansa shareholders want airline to present more effective climate strategy
News 10 May 2022 - 13:30 Climate takes over as most pressing issue for majority of Germany’s city leaders – survey
News 10 May 2022 - 13:06 Politicians from major German coal state say 2030 phase-out possible despite Russia’s war
News 10 May 2022 - 13:03 Eager house owners and govt's climate push boost German solar industry's confidence
News 9 May 2022 - 14:15 Germans could cut gas use by 100 TWh with heat pumps, solar, less heating – E.ON
News 9 May 2022 - 14:01 German transport minister plans massive increase of e-car subsidies – media report
News 9 May 2022 - 13:54 Conservatives triumph in northern German state election as Scholz’s SPD takes hit
News 3 May 2022 - 13:54 Municipalities struggle with high energy costs, households lower consumption – surveys
News 2 May 2022 - 13:43 Grid expansion lag forces Germany to increase winter power plant backup reserve
News 2 May 2022 - 13:38 Germany ready to agree to oil embargo, can lower Russian gas dependence to 30% by year end
News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:16 Germany stops renewables funding via power bills to make electricity cheaper
News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:15 RWE shareholders reject lignite spinoff request, but call for faster renewables shift
News 28 Apr 2022 - 14:00 Skilled crafts and trades groups warn that labour shortages imperil energy transition
News 28 Apr 2022 - 13:57 Construction work risks making German rail freight less attractive - industry
News 27 Apr 2022 - 12:35 High energy prices make building renovations more economical than ever - report
News 27 Apr 2022 - 11:38 German finance minister warns against further accelerating energy transition
News 26 Apr 2022 - 12:34 Petition for speed limits, domestic flight bans in Germany set for Bundestag review
News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:47 Ex-German chancellor Schröder’s continued ties to Russian energy industry spark outcry
News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:44 German efforts to protect business should focus on saving energy, slower coal exit - economist
News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:42 German government must justify its refusal to ban Russian oil and gas – opinion
News 22 Apr 2022 - 12:42 Europe highly dependent on Russian uranium for nuclear power plants - report
News 22 Apr 2022 - 12:37 VW group raises target for 2030 emission cuts in production to 50 from 30 percent
News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:45 Germans worry less about local climate change impacts than people in other countries - survey
News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:42 Germany tightens buildings subsidy rules after 1-billion-euro programme depleted in one day
News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:41 German e-car charging point subsidies so ineffective they need relaunch - energy industry
News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:39 Share of new cars with alternative drive systems reaches 45 percent in Germany
News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:33 Majority of Bundesliga clubs have no concrete climate neutrality target - survey
News 19 Apr 2022 - 12:23 RWE nearing showdown with activist investor over future of brown coal division
News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:41 EU emissions regulation must relax rules for green hydrogen production – researchers
News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:39 Green economy minister’s “pragmatism” relief for German business elite – opinion
News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:36 Russia’s influence in EU nuclear power projects shown by Siemens Energy cooperation
News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:21 Bavarian state premier's calls for nuclear power and fracking isolate state's energy policy - media
News 13 Apr 2022 - 13:56 German economy would shrink by 2% in case of embargo on Russian energy – economists
News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:53 Skyrocketing energy prices lead to highest inflation rate in reunited Germany
News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:13 Ukraine war: Germany agrees state aid for companies affected by rising energy prices
News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:09 Embargo on Russian coal “unpleasant but tolerable” for German economy – researcher
News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:00 EU’s push for green hydrogen scale-up fuels talk of “Desertec reloaded” – media
News 7 Apr 2022 - 12:53 Oil companies make billion-euro gains from high fuel prices amid war, says Greenpeace
News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:09 Germany must speed up green hydrogen scale-up in reaction to war – government advisors
News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:08 Auditors criticise German govt’s energy research funding “blindfolded” and with unclear benefits
News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:07 German industry supports Russian coal embargo, but warns against stopping gas imports
News 6 Apr 2022 - 09:49 Europe must come together as a green electricity and hydrogen union – analyst
News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:43 'The world is on fire' - German reactions to IPCC report link conflicts and fossil fuels
News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:38 Parliament’s legal experts say Berlin city autobahn project would undermine climate action
News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:30 Russia’s war spells end for NIMBY approach on energy transition in Germany – op-ed
News 4 Apr 2022 - 13:51 Govt attempts to reconcile bird protection and wind power in bid to boost renewables
News 1 Apr 2022 - 13:01 Siemens Energy and BASF warn Russian gas supply cuts would cause severe damage
News 1 Apr 2022 - 12:57 Discounter Lidl opens Europe's first logistics hub with green hydrogen vehicle fleet
News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:53 Dutch-German hydrogen infrastructure development could boost decarbonisation – report
News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:51 Electric vehicles much more economical than combustion-engine cars – Greenpeace
News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:47 More district heating, more investment incentives needed for German heat transition - Vattenfall
News 30 Mar 2022 - 15:54 BETD22: Supporting energy transition in developing nations more urgent amid war
News 30 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Climate activists vow to resist demolition of town for German lignite mine expansion
News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Germany earmarks 4 billion euros to restore ecosystems for natural climate protection
News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:49 Germany prepares for Russian cuts to gas supplies by issuing 'early warning'
News 29 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Germany must shed “bureaucratic corset” for renewables in next legislation package – wind industry
News 29 Mar 2022 - 13:51 High prices reduced German energy consumption despite post-pandemic GDP recovery
News 28 Mar 2022 - 18:45 Must work on issues of the future despite Ukraine war “turning point” – Scholz
News 28 Mar 2022 - 13:18 Wind, solar and other renewables cover 54% of Germany’s power consumption in early 2022
News 28 Mar 2022 - 12:47 SPD sustains winning streak by gaining absolute majority in Saarland election
Interview 28 Mar 2022 - 10:56 Russian energy embargo would force drastic rationing decisions - security expert
News 25 Mar 2022 - 15:02 Germany can do without Russian gas by 2024, oil and coal by end-2022 – econ min
News 25 Mar 2022 - 13:34 Govt spending must be more targeted to achieve emission reductions – Court of Auditors
News 24 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Germany must trigger gas emergency plans after Putin's rouble demands - energy industry
News 23 Mar 2022 - 15:41 Germany warns sudden halt of Russian energy imports would plunge Europe into recession
News 23 Mar 2022 - 12:38 Must convince other countries to bet on energy transition – German climate envoy
News 22 Mar 2022 - 15:21 Tesla Berlin gigafactory launch hailed as “model” for investment projects in Germany
News 22 Mar 2022 - 14:29 Small state of Saarland poses first public vote of confidence in Germany's new government
News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:15 High need for gas grid transformation to wean Europe off Russian supply – researchers
News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:00 German realpolitik: Govt bets on gas from Qatar to replace Russian supply – media verdicts
News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:17 Solar PV on all new German homes could supply 4 million households by 2036, E.ON says
News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:02 Germany agrees energy deal with Qatar to lessen dependence on Russian gas supply
Interview 18 Mar 2022 - 16:15 Sustainable finance principles could have reduced EU's energy dependence on Russia - finance expert
News 18 Mar 2022 - 14:48 German govt’s climate policy has been through baptism of fire in first 100 days
News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Germany can cope with a lot less Russian gas, but not entirely without it - analysis
News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:45 Industry warns govt proposal for gas reserves could undermine supply security
News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:41 Tackling climate crisis to be at heart of German security strategy – foreign min
News 17 Mar 2022 - 14:00 Germany supports EU proposal to end sales of combustion engine cars from 2035
News 17 Mar 2022 - 13:57 Govt investigates why petrol prices have remained high despite falling oil prices
News 17 Mar 2022 - 13:55 Germany mulls hydrogen pipeline from Norway in bid to lessen dependence on Russian gas imports
News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:37 Eastern Germany offers significant potential for burgeoning e-mobility sector - report
News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:35 German environmental taxes hit record low and don't do enough for climate – report
News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:31 Energy industry calls for 'igniting the PV turbo' to reduce Germany's import dependence
News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:55 Emissions up 4.5% in 2021 after pandemic slump, transport and heating fail targets
News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:54 Support for nuclear and coal power rising among Germans in view of soaring energy prices - survey
News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:42 Environmental groups reject German finance minister’s fuel price subsidy plan
News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:33 EU's CO2 border adjustment plans threaten German steel industry’s climate-neutral future - report
Interview 15 Mar 2022 - 10:46 Rise of radical actions risks dividing German climate movement – protest researcher
News 14 Mar 2022 - 13:44 Majority of Germans is in favour of oil and gas embargo against Russia - survey
News 11 Mar 2022 - 14:33 Solar and wind rollout doesn't depend on Russian exports but e-cars do – German industry
News 11 Mar 2022 - 14:26 Advisors, NGOs urge consumers to save fossil fuels through behaviour changes
News 11 Mar 2022 - 13:50 Next oversubscribed auction and energy independence push spur German wind industry
News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:32 70 percent of German industrial companies expect serious energy price strains
News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:22 EU climate plans must become 'Apollo programme for energy sovereignty' – NGOs
News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:20 Ukraine war pushes demand for solar batteries as homeowners strive for independence
News 9 Mar 2022 - 13:32 Russian energy import ban is possible if Germany uses more coal – PIK director
News 9 Mar 2022 - 13:00 Germany must transform power system 'at Tesla speed' but tread carefully regarding Russian imports - econ min
News 9 Mar 2022 - 12:55 Germany should support unbureaucratic model for carbon border tax – researchers
News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Bavaria urges EU to allow state support to wind power expansion in Southern Germany
News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:33 Environmental groups call Germany’s 200-billion-euro climate spending announcement a trick calculation
News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:30 Chancellor Scholz says Russian energy supplies “essential” as fears of halt to trading loom
News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:28 Environmental groups urge Germany to present binding plan to end gas use by 2040
News 4 Mar 2022 - 13:26 Germans support steps against Russia even if they endanger energy supply – survey
News 3 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Efficiency industry calls for massive energy saving initiative to cut import dependence
News 3 Mar 2022 - 13:50 Renewables stocks surge as govt renews vow to speed up expansion amid Ukraine war
News 3 Mar 2022 - 12:46 German growth in climate action technology innovation lagging behind competitors – report
News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:36 War’s knock-on effects could lead to Germany missing emissions reduction targets - energy industry
News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:31 Renewables will guarantee energy security, short term use of more coal possible – German econ min
News 2 Mar 2022 - 12:15 Germany needs to invest heavily to reach carbon-neutral heating by 2035 – report
News 1 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Germany to prescribe minimum levels for gas storages, set up 30-day coal reserve
News 1 Mar 2022 - 13:29 UN climate scientists warn window for mitigation is closing - Reactions from Germany
News 28 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces Germany to come clean on energy transition strategy
News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:12 Germany opposes Russia's cutoff from SWIFT banking over energy access concerns
News 24 Feb 2022 - 13:17 Cheap electricity and origin certificates key for hydrogen ramp-up – stakeholder survey
News 24 Feb 2022 - 12:59 NGOs call EU supply chain proposal insufficient, businesses fear overburdening
News 23 Feb 2022 - 14:35 German government advisors say EU gas package insufficient for hydrogen ramp-up
News 23 Feb 2022 - 10:15 German chancellor suspends Nord Stream 2 over Russian aggression against Ukraine
News 22 Feb 2022 - 16:45 Reactions from Germany to halt of Nord Stream 2 following Russian aggression
News 22 Feb 2022 - 13:06 Germany’s monopolies commission warns against market abuse amid energy crisis
News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:52 One in four German industry companies fear for existence due to costly energy - survey
News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:49 Abolition of renewables levy must exclusively benefit consumers - German econ min
News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:46 Conservative state premiers call for German 'energy plan' to counter price hikes
News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:03 Temporary “price shock” for oil and gas in event of Russian invasion of Ukraine – ifo head
News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:01 Germany must push for EU CO2 price in transport and buildings – govt advisors
News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:03 German government to tighten e-car subsidy rules to curb lucrative resales abroad
News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:01 Billions in climate subsidies have been wasted on new buildings with low efficiency standards - NGO
News 16 Feb 2022 - 13:32 Researchers call for earlier start of auctions for CO2 price in transport and heating
News 16 Feb 2022 - 12:05 Government agrees to split heating CO2 price between landlords and tenants – media reports
News 15 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Biodiversity and climate need to be protected together – German IPCC report contributors
News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:55 Plans for construction of first German LNG terminal plagued by delays and uncertainty
News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:38 Climate change creates dangerous state of “collective helplessness” in society – security report
News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:35 Netherlands, Belgium and Germany must step up cooperation on CO2 infrastructure – company alliance
News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:31 German transport ministry opposes raising ambition in EU fleet emission target proposal – media report
News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:32 Climate activists' motorway blockage triggers debate in German government about protest legitimacy
News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:29 Ending renewables levy early might not cost German treasury extra money in 2022 – media
News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:21 Indonesia to receive €2.5 bn in loans from German development ministry for climate projects
News 11 Feb 2022 - 13:55 Wind turbines will occupy only fraction of German land earmarked for expansion – think tank
News 11 Feb 2022 - 13:44 Fridays for Future accuses new German government of failing on climate promise
News 10 Feb 2022 - 14:18 East German state premier says 2030 coal exit "not possible in current framework"
News 10 Feb 2022 - 14:06 German wind power state pushes for progress on artificial energy islands in North Sea
News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:51 Germany to open agricultural areas to solar power in first move of renewables push
News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:43 Definitions and supply chain troubles stall Germany's climate investment 'super write-offs'
News 10 Feb 2022 - 09:25 Germany bolsters climate foreign policy with appointment of Greenpeace head as special envoy
News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:24 Government lost track of billions of euros poured into public transport – German auditors
News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:20 Maze of support programmes means German energy transition could 'hit a wall' – economists
News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:01 Germans mainly opt for fossil fuel heating systems, but heat pumps on the rise
News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:48 Germany must change its Africa policy in light of climate crisis - think tank
News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:07 Bavaria’s econ min says exceptions to state’s strict wind power distance rules are necessary
News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:51 Energy price hike erodes approval of phase-out in eastern German coal regions – survey
News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:39 Hybrid cars can be bridge to climate-neutral transportation - German transport minister
News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:36 Carbon Contracts for Difference could kickstart German industry decarbonisation – think tank
News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:32 Energy price hike is “advertisement” for Germany’s energy transition – govt advisor
News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:29 More cooperation on renewables and green hydrogen benefits Europe and Africa – EIB president
News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:27 Utilities’ decarbonisation plans not enough to reach German climate targets – report
News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:25 Govt party politican wants to ensure savings from end to renewables levy passed on to consumers
News 3 Feb 2022 - 13:46 German govt coalition wrangling over joint position on EU car emissions reduction plans
News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:32 Deutsche Bahn announces record investment of over 13 bln euros in climate push
News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:13 German politicians reject EU green label for nuclear power, welcome gas provisions
News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:43 German govt finds compromise on buildings’ subsidy to appease construction sector
News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:42 Geothermal energy could cover a quarter of Germany’s heating needs – researchers
News 2 Feb 2022 - 12:52 Q&A: EU sustainable finance taxonomy and the dispute about nuclear power and gas
News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:27 Constitutional court declines to accept climate cases against state legislatures
News 31 Jan 2022 - 13:31 Consumer electricity costs could be curbed with ‘contracts for difference’ – researchers
News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:47 Raw material cost hike threatens to inflate German energy transition’s bill – media
News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:43 Plans for offshore wind power boom threaten ecosystems in North Sea – German NGO
News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:41 Conservatives announce legal measures against German govt’s climate action budget
News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:59 Metals needed for hydrogen production could get scarce, German authority warns
News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:22 Germany considers strategic gas reserve to prevent future supply crisis – media report
News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:15 Gas, power, hydrogen infrastructure planning must be combined – German agency
News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:01 Germany's move to 'social-ecological' economy to focus on CO2 price and climate diplomacy
News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:30 Policy reactions to climate change growing factor for financial stability – German central bank
News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:24 Sudden halt of controversial buildings subsidy dismays Germany's construction sector
News 24 Jan 2022 - 13:33 Utilities welcome Germany's pro-gas taxonomy feedback, but environmentalists cry foul
News 24 Jan 2022 - 12:51 Investors plan import terminal for synthetic methane from Middle East in Germany
News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:21 Grid agency seeks information on gas pipelines fit for conversion to hydrogen transport
News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:20 First battery-powered train to start trial operations in German regional transport
News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:19 Planned EU transport and buildings emissions trading needs socially just framework – NGO alliance
News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:18 Renewables levy could come to early end as govt split over power consumer relief
News 20 Jan 2022 - 13:42 Final 2020 emissions data out: Germany narrowly stays within EU climate goal margin
News 19 Jan 2022 - 13:45 Germany aims to turn G7 into “nucleus of an international climate club” – chancellor
News 19 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Germany may use blue hydrogen from Norway for transitional period – state secretary
News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:39 Draft power grid scenarios show ways to ready system for climate neutrality by 2045
News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:37 EU taxonomy plans could lead to waste of precious green hydrogen – German industry
News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:36 Germany’s environment and agriculture ministries form strategic alliance on climate policy
News 17 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Clash between wind power expansion plans and military needs can be resolved – industry
News 14 Jan 2022 - 14:00 New German government must prepare offshore wind boom after expansion halt in 2021 – industry
News 14 Jan 2022 - 13:46 Opposition says new economy minister Habeck neglects businesses amid climate push
News 14 Jan 2022 - 13:36 German steelmaker Salzgitter says it will stop using blast furnaces by mid-2030s
News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:32 German authority rejects EU nuclear plans as Commission leader defends taxonomy proposal
News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:11 German industry calls on government to use G7 presidency for cooperation on climate
News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:01 Cancellation of power supply contracts by budget providers possibly illegal – German env min
News 13 Jan 2022 - 13:43 E-fuels no solution for cleaning up existing car fleet – new German transport minister
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:50 Promoting Green Deal beyond EU central issue for German G7 presidency – climate minister
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:35 German EU lawmaker proposes temporary “opt out” for CO2 price in private transport and buildings
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:19 Poorest households in Germany pay highest share of income on energy expenditures
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:16 Greens in German-French border state want to overcome nuclear row and focus on cooperation
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:12 New German central bank head says addressing climate change a core task for monetary stability
News 12 Jan 2022 - 12:20 Germany to launch emergency programme for “huge, gigantic” 2030 emissions target task
News 12 Jan 2022 - 12:00 G7 climate club could strike “grand bargain” on climate and health – advisor to German govt
News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:44 Shared e-scooters causing overall increase of emissions in urban mobility – study
News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:40 Environment minister says Germany prepares “clear no” on nuclear in EU taxonomy
News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:38 KfW launches broad credit support programme for climate push in German transport sector
News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:36 Netherlands concerned about effects of high German gas demand on domestic reserves
News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:43 German economy minister aims to speed up climate action with emergency measures – media
News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:34 Auditors say German finance minister's climate funding booster 'constitutionally questionable'
News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:30 “Greenflation” for energy transition resources could derail Germany’s climate plans – analysis
News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:26 Nord Stream 2 must run to avoid “billion-euro ruin” in the Baltic – German climate committee head
Interview 10 Jan 2022 - 12:20 “Nuclear is the opposite of what wind & solar need to partner with” - ex energy state sec
News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:56 Nuclear power no longer an option for Germany, former advocate party FDP says
News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:41 Utility Uniper uses state-owned KfW bank for hedging against extreme market developments
News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:36 German coal plants benefit from record gas prices despite higher CO2 costs - analysis
News 4 Jan 2022 - 11:00 Solar module installations up 10% in Germany 2021, mandatory solar roofs in two states
News 3 Jan 2022 - 14:13 Germany to use G7 presidency to make group ‘trailblazer’ for climate-neutral economy – Scholz
News 3 Jan 2022 - 14:09 Germany saw mostly average weather in 2021, but hit by worst flood in decades
News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:19 German climate minister says country set to miss 2022 emission reduction targets
News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:18 Germany enters last year of nuclear, takes reactors and lignite plants offline
News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:17 German agriculture minister says end of ‘junk prices for food’ will protect animals and climate
News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:15 German consumers experience biggest rise ever in gas and power prices in 2021
News 23 Dec 2021 - 13:13 New German govt enters 2022 with no time to lose in race for climate neutrality
News 23 Dec 2021 - 12:51 Share of alternative engines in German car registrations doubles again to over 40% in 2021
News 22 Dec 2021 - 12:42 German govt needs clear framework for energy transition by end of 2022 – RWE CEO
News 21 Dec 2021 - 13:29 Car industry experts expect rapid rise in insolvencies among German suppliers
News 20 Dec 2021 - 13:57 New German environment minister wants to reconcile wind power demand and nature conservation
News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:28 Chancellor Scholz calls for keeping "private sector project" Nord Stream 2 out of Ukraine crisis
News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:27 German industry and energy companies propose to speed up renewables and grid buildout
News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:23 Germany needs faster digitalisation to ensure sustainable, competitive industry – SAP board member
News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:21 Deutsche Post ready to end domestic flights if German govt relaxes delivery deadline
News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:23 Support for Germany’s lignite regions must be better focused in order to succeed – ifo Institute
News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:22 Prices and costs of e-cars reach level of combustion engine cars – think tank
Interview 16 Dec 2021 - 11:11 Germany needs clear and mandatory guidelines for climate adaptation - analyst
News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:44 Germany's renewable power share declines slightly to 42% in 2021 – preliminary data
News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:42 Gas producers, automakers have biggest climate impact among Germany’s corporations – report
News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:33 German Aerospace Center presents strategy for future, emission-free aviation
News 15 Dec 2021 - 12:09 Germany chooses three more coal plants to go offline by 2023 in fourth exit tender
News 15 Dec 2021 - 11:57 Nord Stream 2 delay makes pipeline unfit as tool in Ukraine crisis– German govt sources
News 15 Dec 2021 - 11:55 Doubling renewables by 2030 “gigantic task” but Germany will succeed – chancellor Scholz
News 14 Dec 2021 - 13:07 Germany needs new power market design to enable renewables growth – industry
News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:56 Germany's new transport minister “determined” to accelerate move towards climate neutrality
News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:54 Auditors and opposition criticise German govt’s debt-financed boost to climate fund
News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:31 Support for use and expansion of renewable energy in Germany remains strong – survey
News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:51 New German finance minister must strike balance between climate spending & solid budget
News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:22 Ambitious “Fit for 55” proposals would be tailwind for new German govt – Germanwatch
News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:19 German govt extends e-car bonus programme to 2022, says rules tightened thereafter
News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:07 Citizens and NGO file further lawsuits against German states to improve climate policy
News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:05 Structural change in western German coal region could create up to 27,000 new jobs – report
News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:02 Germany's fast-charging infrastructure growing quicker than demand from e-cars
News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:00 German environment ministry to retain climate tasks despite losing competencies – new minister
News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:43 Nuclear plant shutdown will boost wind energy in northern German state – env min
News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:38 Candidates for leadership of Germany’s opposition CDU party confirm commitment to 1.5C target
News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:34 New German development minister to highlight climate in cooperation with global South
News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:30 Warmer winters pushing white Christmas out of Germany – meteorological service DWD
News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:48 New German govt sworn in, faced with climate 'project of immense proportions'
News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:40 More flexible German CO2 price would make it resilient to market turbulences – former govt advisor
News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:36 Germany’s new government to make foreign minister Baerbock international face of climate policy - media
News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:11 About half of Germans say nuclear energy should remain an option in climate policy
News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:07 Critics warn moving climate from German environment to economy ministry could backfire
News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:05 Unclear responsibilities for climate could dwarf Germany’s new buildings ministry
News 7 Dec 2021 - 14:04 Cannabis plant could contribute to German sustainability efforts post legalisation – industry
News 7 Dec 2021 - 13:49 Faster renewables expansion will require intense debate in German society – Habeck
News 7 Dec 2021 - 13:46 European energy price hike partly fueled by statistical short-term effects – German KfW bank
News 7 Dec 2021 - 12:55 Suppliers say 'mixed approach' with e-cars and e-fuels could save many European car industry jobs
News 7 Dec 2021 - 12:54 Earlier German coal exit feasible but requires more work to grid system – Amprion
News 6 Dec 2021 - 14:06 New German govt faces tough challenge in French nuclear power push for the EU – media
News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:49 New German government cabinet complete as parties greenlight coalition treaty
News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:36 Germany’s new energy targets require never-seen-before industrial transformation – report
News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:34 Coal region mayors criticise new German government’s faster 2030 phase-out plan
News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:21 EU ministers fail to find agreement on energy price crisis as Germany and Austria make gas solidarity-pact
News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:18 New govt’s renewables expansion plans could double Germany's CO2 reduction by 2030 – report
News 3 Dec 2021 - 11:39 Will Germany's new transport minister surprise critics with clean mobility shift?
News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:42 Quick removal of renewables expansion barriers must be priority for next German govt – association
News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:40 Households need compensation if coal exit pushes up power prices - consumer groups
News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:39 Five biggest power suppliers continue to lose market share – monitoring report
News 1 Dec 2021 - 14:47 German coal state premier encourages protests against new govt’s 2030 exit plans
News 1 Dec 2021 - 14:02 Most 'sustainable funds' in Germany amount to little more than greenwashing – NGO
News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:53 Whole-of-government approach needed to address climate crisis - German govt advisers
News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:49 New Berlin state government to introduce citizen climate council and 'climate check' for laws
News 29 Nov 2021 - 13:13 Legislators need to remove blockages on road to climate neutrality – dena and law firm
News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:25 Germany's new climate 'super minister' Habeck must ignite energy transition booster
News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Terminating the renewables levy on electricity will save consumers 5.6 billion euros
News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:11 Green Party proposes ministers for their departments after quarrel over agriculture
News 24 Nov 2021 - 16:23 Next German government aims for coal exit in 2030 in bid to get on 1.5 degree path
News 24 Nov 2021 - 13:06 German NGOs want more national climate action to complement EU agriculture funding
News 24 Nov 2021 - 11:32 Germany's next government plans to present coalition treaty on Wednesday afternoon
News 23 Nov 2021 - 14:23 Germany needs €860 billion investment in industry to reach climate goals, lobby group tells next govt
News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:24 Young Germans prefer strong climate policies over individual lifestyle changes - survey
News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:22 Comprehensive tax reform in German transport sector could bring climate targets in reach - report
News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:18 City of Hamburg needs to reduce coal use faster before 2030 exit – legal experts
News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:16 Opening of "black box" grid fees could save German power and gas customers billions of euros
News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:17 “The wind farm saves our swimming pool” – survey looks into renewables dividend for German towns
News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:13 Greens will be judged against keeping 1.5°C target alive in coalition treaty - media
News 19 Nov 2021 - 13:10 Only a third of German shipping companies already implement emissions cuts - survey
News 17 Nov 2021 - 13:03 Regulatory hurdles limit huge potential of green PPAs in Germany - energy agency
News 17 Nov 2021 - 12:55 German housholds set to see more gas and electricity price hikes through winter
News 17 Nov 2021 - 12:49 Climate change hits intensively managed forests more than natural ones – Greenpeace
News 16 Nov 2021 - 16:05 Parties confident to agree coalition treaty, new German government by end of November
News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:59 Northeastern German state aims for climate neutrality 2040 under new SPD-led govt
News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:55 European NGOs urge aspiring chancellor Scholz to ban gas and nuclear from EU taxonomy
News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:50 Continued use of conventional technologies will significantly increase costs of energy transition - report
News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:41 Bavaria announces new climate protection act but leaves doors shut for wind power
News 15 Nov 2021 - 13:56 Carbon markets – COP26 closes biggest loopholes but lacks clarity on voluntary trade
News 15 Nov 2021 - 13:48 COP26 results increase pressure on prospective German government to deliver on climate
News 12 Nov 2021 - 17:20 Carbon offset markets in limbo: Key issues of Article 6 PA as talks come to a head
News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:47 Germany’s aspiring coalition parties signal energy price relief for households
News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Many German corporations actively setting their own ambitious climate targets – survey
Interview 12 Nov 2021 - 13:04 EU taxonomy must distinguish between fossil and green gas – German state minister
News 11 Nov 2021 - 16:01 Day 11 at COP26: Germany and other EU countries call for nuclear-free taxonomy
News 11 Nov 2021 - 13:18 More than 700 German companies call for next government to cut fossil fuel subsidies
News 10 Nov 2021 - 17:04 Day 10 at COP26: Germany stresses need for both ambitious political outcome & strong rulebook
News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:23 German climate policy needs international scope to succeed - economic expert council
News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:18 German cities increasingly relying on electric cars for municipal vehicle fleets
News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Fiscal instruments exist to finance Germany’s climate investments – think tanks
News 9 Nov 2021 - 18:30 Day 9 at COP26: Germany signs pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding by 2022, hailed as “game changer”
News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:54 Wind power proponents target biodiversity NGO in German state's species protection dispute
News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:50 Climate activists demand 2030 end to combustion engines in lawsuit against Volkswagen
News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:36 Climate “perhaps the most important point” in Germany’s planned coalition treaty – SPD
News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:33 New German gov’t must back goal of 2% land area for wind power with other measures - advisors
News 8 Nov 2021 - 17:30 Day 8 at COP26: Germany pledges additional 150 million euros for climate adaptation
News 8 Nov 2021 - 14:18 German politicians affirm rejection of nuclear power in EU sustainable finance taxonomy
News 8 Nov 2021 - 13:58 Greens' Baerbock calls for veto option on laws conflicting 1.5°C climate target
News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Role of gas key issue as Germany hesitates signing COP26 pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding
News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:37 Germany's environment agency calls for doubling CO2 price to lower transport emissions
News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:35 Climate among stumbling blocks which could delay German coalition talks - Green Party
News 5 Nov 2021 - 12:23 Greens and pro-business FDP aim to break up railway company Deutsche Bahn - media report
News 4 Nov 2021 - 14:47 COP26 fossil fuel pledges increase pressure on next German govt to pull forward coal exit
News 4 Nov 2021 - 14:09 Funding, burden sharing of climate action loom over quiet coalition talks in Germany
News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:11 Scientific advisory board stresses need for forest adaptation in face of “existential threat”
News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:47 Next German govt likely to support EU carbon border mechanism – state secretary
News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:43 Wealthy nations to “get very close” to $100-bln climate finance pledge in 2022 – state sec
News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:40 German climate programmes insufficient for reaching targets – government report
News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:37 German energy emissions up 4% in 2021 as economy recovers, first estimates show
News 1 Nov 2021 - 12:45 Env groups demand earlier coal exit, more ambitious climate action from next German govt
Interview 1 Nov 2021 - 08:26 COP26 can put “moral pressure” on govts to reduce emissions – climate scientist
News 29 Oct 2021 - 13:35 German subsidies for private charging stations are used up, industry calls for more
News 28 Oct 2021 - 13:37 Scholz says Germany needs new gas plants as EU edges closer to taxonomy decision
News 28 Oct 2021 - 13:30 COP26 aims to keep 1.5°C within reach as Merkel leaves international climate stage
News 27 Oct 2021 - 16:14 “Conservative poster boy” Wüst voted new premier of industry state North Rhine-Westphalia
News 27 Oct 2021 - 13:36 German environment agency proposes funding support for citizens' energy projects
News 27 Oct 2021 - 13:33 Germany needs "ambitious mix of measures" to get 2030 transport emissions target in reach - report
News 26 Oct 2021 - 17:29 Energy price hike to leave mark on coalition talks as parties aim to help households
News 26 Oct 2021 - 13:23 International experts see Germany as energy transition role model but doubt it will reach own targets
News 26 Oct 2021 - 13:21 Germany could lose 730 bln euros and nearly half a million jobs by 2070 if it fails to adopt green economy – report
News 26 Oct 2021 - 12:43 Staying true to the Paris Agreement could hobble booming carbon offset market
News 25 Oct 2021 - 13:53 IEA head urges Germany to embrace its role as global energy transition leader
News 22 Oct 2021 - 13:15 Europe’s biggest banks lagging behind on emission reduction efforts – report
News 22 Oct 2021 - 13:11 Ambitious climate targets can create job opportunities in Germany – analysis
News 21 Oct 2021 - 13:32 Energy efficiency as important as renewables expansion for German climate policy - scientists
News 21 Oct 2021 - 13:32 Industry calls on next govt to start “greatest transformation in Germany's history”
News 20 Oct 2021 - 13:32 Fridays for Future calls on next govt to introduce German CO2 budget in line with 1.5° target
News 20 Oct 2021 - 13:15 Nord Stream 2 must be in line with European regulation to receive permit – Baerbock
Interview 20 Oct 2021 - 10:40 “I wouldn't play avoiding and removing emissions off against each other” – atmosfair CEO
News 19 Oct 2021 - 13:46 Government projection report confirms Germany clearly off-track from 2030 climate target
News 19 Oct 2021 - 13:42 Operators, politicians stick to German nuclear exit schedule despite critics' last-ditch attempts
News 19 Oct 2021 - 13:40 Volkswagen’s home state says it will not tolerate axing of 30,000-odd jobs in transition to e-cars
News 18 Oct 2021 - 13:21 First German officials call for support payments amid energy price hike as industry’s worries grow
News 18 Oct 2021 - 13:14 German “traffic light coalition” ponders introduction of climate ministry, FDP leader says
News 18 Oct 2021 - 13:13 Industry appears more content with “traffic light coalition’s” climate proposals than activists
News 15 Oct 2021 - 14:29 SPD, Greens, FDP to enter negotiations for new government focussed on 1.5°C path
News 15 Oct 2021 - 12:32 Sharp fall of renewables levy good news for German power consumers in energy crunch
News 15 Oct 2021 - 11:31 German seaports seen as key sites for development and transport of green hydrogen
News 14 Oct 2021 - 13:46 EU toolbox against energy price hike not enough, says German energy intensive industry
News 14 Oct 2021 - 13:29 Onshore wind energy continues slow recovery in Germany with more bids in latest tender
News 14 Oct 2021 - 13:27 Increasing number of homeowners applying for energy efficient building renovation funding
News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:25 German climate law needs reform to include early warnings of target miss – researchers
News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:23 Company car tax cuts undermine Germany’s transport sector emissions reduction efforts – analysis
News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:18 Macron’s nuclear plans illustrate Franco-German rift in EU energy policy – op-ed
News 13 Oct 2021 - 13:04 Energy price crisis must not thwart EU’s carbon trading plans – German govt advisors
News 12 Oct 2021 - 13:14 Next German government must quickly implement agriculture proposal – associations
News 12 Oct 2021 - 13:11 Post-flood reconstruction of devastated German villages ignores adaptation measures – media
News 12 Oct 2021 - 13:09 Redistribution mechanism essential to make Germany’s CO2 pricing socially acceptable – researchers
News 11 Oct 2021 - 14:19 Economists and researchers criticise “rigid corset” of German climate targets ahead of coalition talks
News 11 Oct 2021 - 14:02 No time to lose for next government to get Germany on path to climate neutrality – report
News 11 Oct 2021 - 13:44 Several German cities halt use of e-buses following series of unresolved cases of fire
News 11 Oct 2021 - 13:26 German towns call for energy support payments for poor households amid gas price hike
News 11 Oct 2021 - 13:17 French minister leads call for bigger role for nuclear power in EU climate plans
News 7 Oct 2021 - 12:17 Greens co-leader calls for speedy coalition talks to create new German “climate government”
News 6 Oct 2021 - 14:00 Renewables and climate action part of solution to energy price hike – German env min
News 6 Oct 2021 - 12:15 Nobel Prize in Physics seen as signal and warning to do more against global warming
News 5 Oct 2021 - 12:03 Carbon border adjustment cannot create fully level playing field for EU industry – report
News 5 Oct 2021 - 12:00 German govt supports green hydrogen projects abroad with 350 mln euros by 2024
News 1 Oct 2021 - 12:53 Next German govt should rely less on "rigid sectoral targets" for emission reductions – ifo
News 1 Oct 2021 - 12:51 Hydrogen capacity needs to be doubled to achieve decarbonisation – metalworkers’ union
News 30 Sep 2021 - 13:16 Financial institutions call on German companies to set climate targets ahead of COP26
News 30 Sep 2021 - 13:14 Steel industry needs 13 to 35 billion euros support for climate-neutral transition – analysis
News 30 Sep 2021 - 13:12 German businesses demand sustainability and digitalisation reforms from next government
News 29 Sep 2021 - 13:27 Milk’s environmental balance: pasture-based dairy farming beats indoor production
News 28 Sep 2021 - 13:40 Following election, VW CEO calls for faster CO2 price increase, earlier coal exit
News 28 Sep 2021 - 13:34 Renewables cover 43% of German electricity consumption in first three quarters of 2021
News 28 Sep 2021 - 13:30 Climate policy rift promises thorny talks between German election ‘kingmakers’ Greens and FDP
News 27 Sep 2021 - 14:06 Social Democrats top off national election win with victories in two German states
News 27 Sep 2021 - 14:01 Green Party below expectations but climate will be taken seriously in next coalition – media commentary
News 27 Sep 2021 - 13:59 German power prices continue to rise as first gas supplier terminates supply
News 27 Sep 2021 - 09:30 Germany heading for three-party government with climate focus after tight elections
News 24 Sep 2021 - 13:43 German parties agree on urgent need for faster climate action in last debate before vote
News 24 Sep 2021 - 13:38 Global climate policy must top agenda of German G7 presidency in 2022 – Laschet
News 24 Sep 2021 - 13:31 German govt says e-car batteries 'most successful industry policy project since Airbus'
News 24 Sep 2021 - 13:13 Global Fridays for Future strike calls for climate action 2 days before German election
Interview 24 Sep 2021 - 11:20 “Support direct air capture like Germany supported wind and solar” - Climeworks
News 23 Sep 2021 - 13:45 Fridays for Future plans climate strike in over 350 German cities ahead of election
News 23 Sep 2021 - 13:42 Germany doubles spending on building renovations to 11.5 bln euros in emissions cuts bid
News 23 Sep 2021 - 13:40 Government calls hydrogen strategy a success, but utilities see 'construction site'
News 23 Sep 2021 - 12:45 The carbon balancing act: Emission reduction and removal in the bid for net-zero
Interview 22 Sep 2021 - 15:08 German conservatives have laid groundwork for making country climate neutral by 2045 - MP
News 21 Sep 2021 - 14:04 "Signal for trust” to developing nations needed with $100bn climate finance plan – German state sec
News 21 Sep 2021 - 14:00 Germany’s climate debate unreasonably ignores building emissions – researcher
News 21 Sep 2021 - 13:56 German public transport passenger numbers in first half of 2021 down 42 percent compared to 2019
News 21 Sep 2021 - 13:34 Closing of wind turbine plant in eastern Germany raises questions about coal region’s future
News 21 Sep 2021 - 13:23 Analysis finds eastern German lignite plants will become economically unviable soon
News 21 Sep 2021 - 13:20 Gas price hike also hits Germany, but no plans to intervene by govt - media report
News 21 Sep 2021 - 10:43 Two states with climate policy sway will also vote on Germany’s federal election day
News 20 Sep 2021 - 13:21 Next German govt will need to make unpopular decisions on emission cuts, say scientists
News 20 Sep 2021 - 13:18 Renewable power surcharge to drop by up to a third, says German economy minister
News 17 Sep 2021 - 12:38 Germans favour energy-efficient building modernisations, critical of higher CO2 price - survey
News 17 Sep 2021 - 12:36 Energy company RWE says prepared to phase out coal-fired power generation earlier
News 17 Sep 2021 - 11:37 Many ways to climate neutrality: Who are the candidates running to succeed Merkel?
Interview 16 Sep 2021 - 13:52 'We need climate policy that is as cost-efficient as possible' - FDP's Lukas Köhler
News 16 Sep 2021 - 13:16 EU climate policy not featuring enough in Germany’s election campaign – NGOs
News 15 Sep 2021 - 12:29 German government supporting 12 billion euros worth of fossil fuel projects – NGOs
News 14 Sep 2021 - 12:55 Smaller German parties’ TV debate shows clear differences in approach to climate action
News 14 Sep 2021 - 12:52 Space is getting scarce for shipping, offshore wind, nature protection in German seas
News 14 Sep 2021 - 12:47 German employees mostly back more climate action by companies but are reluctant to take part - survey
Interview 14 Sep 2021 - 10:00 Merkel successor must get EU states on board for ambitious climate package – former commissioner
News 13 Sep 2021 - 14:00 CDU and SPD blame each other for poor climate record, Greens stress coal exit in second TV debate
News 13 Sep 2021 - 13:50 Head of Germany’s consumer protection organisations calls for a fairer climate transition
News 10 Sep 2021 - 14:56 Germany can achieve net zero emissions by 2045 at net zero costs – consultancy
News 10 Sep 2021 - 14:45 Three successful bids with zero support revive flagging German offshore wind expansion
News 9 Sep 2021 - 14:13 German government’s cars on average emit twice as much CO2 as fleet limits permit – NGO
News 9 Sep 2021 - 14:05 VW says quicker German coal exit needed to reduce car sector’s carbon footprint
News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:50 Lack of planning security and high power costs biggest concerns for German utilities - survey
News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:41 German households increasingly make individual climate action investments – KfW study
News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:35 Tripling of climate investments needed if Germany wants to reach 2030 target – think tanks
News 8 Sep 2021 - 13:33 Over 400 old wind turbines go offline in state of Brandenburg after losing support payments
Interview 8 Sep 2021 - 12:30 Left Party rejects CO2 price for transport and heating as it aims for climate neutrality by 2035
News 7 Sep 2021 - 13:57 Operator says Nord Stream 2 pipeline almost complete, bets on quick start of operations
News 7 Sep 2021 - 13:53 Semiconductor supply shortages may foreshadow European car industry battery struggle
News 6 Sep 2021 - 14:12 Conversion of Bavaria’s largest oil refinery to hydrogen plagued by legal uncertainties
News 6 Sep 2021 - 14:05 NGOs slam carmakers as Europe's largest auto show braces for climate protests
News 6 Sep 2021 - 14:04 Earlier coal exit hinges on unresolved supply security questions – German industry
News 6 Sep 2021 - 14:00 Norway’s Sami people welcome German company's withdrawal from CO2-free mining project
News 6 Sep 2021 - 13:49 German taxpayer association demands end to e-car subsidies following critical study
News 3 Sep 2021 - 12:11 German NGOs push for 2030 combustion engine exit in legal battle with car and gas industry
News 3 Sep 2021 - 12:08 German conservatives at record low in latest poll, climate tops list of concerns
News 2 Sep 2021 - 14:03 Germany's monopolies commission calls for more competition in e-car charging sector
News 2 Sep 2021 - 13:53 Regulatory measures must supplement CO2 pricing to reach climate targets - Greenpeace
News 1 Sep 2021 - 13:29 Market barrieres deter German companies from investing in rooftop solar systems - PV industry
News 31 Aug 2021 - 13:40 Planned revision of EU state aid guidelines endangers German coal exit plan – media report
News 31 Aug 2021 - 13:36 Google to invest €1 bln in digital infrastructure and clean energy in Germany
News 31 Aug 2021 - 11:38 German election primer - Faster renewables expansion vital for next government's climate policy
News 31 Aug 2021 - 08:44 German election primer – 2038 end date for coal under fire as climate forecasts worsen
News 26 Aug 2021 - 13:45 German cities fail to harness potential of solar PV on new buildings – green power provider
News 26 Aug 2021 - 13:43 Expert Council on Climate finds ministry's emergency programme for buildings sector lacking
News 26 Aug 2021 - 13:39 Germans wary of costs and lifestyle changes due to climate protection – survey
Interview 26 Aug 2021 - 10:15 Next German govt must put CO2 pricing centre stage of “more European” climate policy – advisor
News 25 Aug 2021 - 13:18 Strict CO2 pricing should be anchor of German climate policy - gov't advisor
News 24 Aug 2021 - 13:39 Greens want to subsidise cargo bikes with up to 1 bln euros, other parties disagree
Interview 24 Aug 2021 - 13:01 People in rural areas feel the CO2 price already, now we have to help them adapt - Saathoff (SPD)
News 23 Aug 2021 - 13:36 Power outages in Germany continue to decline amid growing share of renewables
News 23 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Germany pushes for international climate club that protects industry interests
News 20 Aug 2021 - 13:37 Chancellor candidate Scholz plans to write electricity expansion target into law
News 20 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Germany agrees to repatriate remainder of highly radioactive waste treated in France
News 19 Aug 2021 - 13:40 Combustion engine ban most effective step for reaching German transport climate targets – report
News 19 Aug 2021 - 13:37 Climate change and overfishing decimate Baltic cod, recovery unlikely – researchers
News 18 Aug 2021 - 13:35 German auto suppliers shift to e-cars but don't expect fast transition - survey
News 18 Aug 2021 - 13:32 SPD chancellor candidate Scholz says Germany should stick to coal exit agreement
News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:50 Rewetting organic soils with high potential for Germany’s natural carbon sinks – report
News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:43 Climate effect of action programme in German buildings sector questionable – expert council
News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:37 Europe must consider domestic sourcing of clean energy raw materials – mining industry CEO
News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:33 Energy transition's social impact should feature more in German election campaigns – trade union
News 17 Aug 2021 - 13:29 Germany launches tender to quickly expand countrywide e-car charging network
News 16 Aug 2021 - 13:51 Tighter climate targets spell end of German coal by 2030, government figures suggest
News 13 Aug 2021 - 13:33 Europe's largest auto show to look beyond cars but activists decry 'greenwashing'
News 13 Aug 2021 - 13:26 Germany's energy ministry proposes criteria for offshore green hydrogen production
News 12 Aug 2021 - 13:27 Uniper says German election outcome could pose risk for Nord Stream 2 pipeline
News 12 Aug 2021 - 13:25 Coal power could use up almost half of Germany’s remaining CO2 budget by 2038 – report
News 11 Aug 2021 - 13:49 Effective climate finance needs equal rules in donor and recipient countries – DIW researchers
News 10 Aug 2021 - 13:01 Greens criticise eastern German state’s new coalition for lack of climate ambition
News 10 Aug 2021 - 13:00 “No more time to lose” to keep 1.5°C within reach – German reactions to IPCC report
News 10 Aug 2021 - 12:56 Lessons from IPCC report: end coal earlier, use climate action funds more efficiently – media commentaries
News 6 Aug 2021 - 14:00 German election primer: Candidates handle agriculture transformation with kid gloves
News 6 Aug 2021 - 13:21 Green Party list in small state of Saarland excluded from ballot during German election
News 6 Aug 2021 - 13:20 Support programme for forest owners to ensure CO2 uptake and biodiversity - env ministry
News 6 Aug 2021 - 13:18 German election manifestos not in line with 2045 net-zero target – climate economist
News 5 Aug 2021 - 12:20 German corporate decision-makers support using blue hydrogen for some time – survey
News 5 Aug 2021 - 12:18 Greens’ climate ministry proposal faces opposition by other parties’ candidates
News 4 Aug 2021 - 13:55 Power-to-x fuels are key for climate-friendly shipping and aviation – env min
News 4 Aug 2021 - 13:06 German energy use on the rise after pandemic dip, natural gas top source for first time
News 4 Aug 2021 - 12:27 Greens’ climate programme “tactically clever but dishonest” – media commentators
News 3 Aug 2021 - 14:15 Germany's solar PV expansion soars by over 20% but should be four times higher still - industry
News 3 Aug 2021 - 14:00 Hamburg bank offers preferential 'climate credits' to lure small savers to green finance
News 2 Aug 2021 - 12:34 German parliament's president Schäuble says fast rise of CO2 price is necessary
News 2 Aug 2021 - 12:25 Nuclear exit to bring Germany “enormous difficulties” by increasing fossil power use - EDF head
News 30 Jul 2021 - 11:36 Power market price highest since 2008 due to high gas, coal and ETS prices – researchers
News 30 Jul 2021 - 11:35 Funding for energy-efficient buildings so far in 2021 already exceeds 2020 levels
News 29 Jul 2021 - 13:35 German env min calls for climate damage register, Greens present resilience plan
News 28 Jul 2021 - 12:17 EU power demand back to pre-pandemic levels, less coal, more renewables in the mix
News 28 Jul 2021 - 12:09 Climate change becomes bigger priority for German voters following floods – survey
News 27 Jul 2021 - 16:55 Slow pick-up of German onshore wind expansion threatens renewables targets – industry
News 27 Jul 2021 - 13:36 German energy industry needs better incentives to build necessary gas power units – BDEW president
News 26 Jul 2021 - 12:29 EU Fit for 55 climate and energy package must be implemented quickly – German state sec
News 26 Jul 2021 - 12:27 German coal exit will be quicker due to CO2 price – chancellor candidate Laschet
News 23 Jul 2021 - 13:25 Green party leader criticises Nord Stream 2 deal for undermining Ukraine’s security
News 23 Jul 2021 - 13:24 Climate activists demand faster energy transition after flood disaster hits Germany
News 22 Jul 2021 - 13:59 Merkel says she “put a lot of energy into climate protection” in her 16 years as chancellor
News 21 Jul 2021 - 13:25 Grid operators push for social consensus on renewables infrastructure ahead of elections
News 21 Jul 2021 - 13:25 Germany can fulfil entire energy demand with renewables in 10-15 years – report
News 21 Jul 2021 - 13:24 Increase in living space stumbling block for climate-friendly housing sector
News 19 Jul 2021 - 13:46 Merkel says Germany must do more to fight climate crisis in light of deadly floods
News 19 Jul 2021 - 13:37 Germans used more electricity and heat during pandemic year 2020 – data analysis
News 19 Jul 2021 - 13:35 Use existing infrastructure for hydrogen to reduce system costs, accelerate transition – govt advisors
News 15 Jul 2021 - 17:19 Poor power grid investment conditions could hobble energy transition, German utilities say
News 15 Jul 2021 - 14:02 Fit for 55 package “nothing less than a revolution;” “saturated with scepticism towards market-based approaches” – media reactions
News 15 Jul 2021 - 13:58 Germany to build no new offshore wind turbines in 2021 for first time in ten years
News 15 Jul 2021 - 13:55 E-car boom spells trouble for secure lithium supply – German-Canadian supplier
News 15 Jul 2021 - 09:30 German reactions to EU “Fit for 55” plans to overhaul climate and energy laws
News 14 Jul 2021 - 13:11 Broad alliance calls for speed limits in Germany to improve climate and safety
News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:22 German engineers' association urges quick boost of heating sector transition
News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:15 New EU state aid rules threaten renewables levy rebates for German industry – legal expert
News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:11 EU’s Fit for 55 climate & energy package could mean renewed German climate law reform – ifo
News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:07 Merkel reassures Ukraine on Nord Stream 2 ahead of talks with U.S. President Biden
News 12 Jul 2021 - 13:20 Germany should combine climate action with strong social policy – Fridays for Future leader
News 12 Jul 2021 - 13:18 German carmakers likely to overtake Chinese rivals in e-car production – McKinsey
News 12 Jul 2021 - 13:15 CDU chancellor candidate Laschet expects landlords to share in CO2 heating costs
News 9 Jul 2021 - 16:32 UPDATE: CO2 emissions in North Rhine-Westphalia down 45% compared to 1990 levels
News 8 Jul 2021 - 13:30 Germany's social cohesion and industrial strength at stake on path to climate neutrality - Laschet
News 6 Jul 2021 - 13:25 Farming commission's proposals require next govt to undertake food system transformation - Merkel
News 6 Jul 2021 - 13:20 Long-term climate strategies should be key focus of COP26 – German govt advisors
News 6 Jul 2021 - 12:54 Environmental group demands tougher legislation against ‘imported deforestation’ linked to illicit soy farming
News 5 Jul 2021 - 14:50 NGO launches law suits against three German states over “inadequate” climate laws
News 5 Jul 2021 - 12:57 One-third of Germany’s clean energy cooperatives don’t plan new projects in 2021 – survey
News 2 Jul 2021 - 14:15 Climate activists establish new national party, stop short of eying 2021 elections
News 2 Jul 2021 - 14:05 EU Green Deal should be expanded to renewables and hydrogen in Africa – German dev min
News 2 Jul 2021 - 13:30 Conservative CDU/CSU stabilise top position among German parties as Greens falter
News 2 Jul 2021 - 13:13 North Rhine-Westphalia sets 2045 climate neutrality goal but dithers on wind power expansion
News 1 Jul 2021 - 13:36 Shift to e-cars could increase number of jobs in German car sector, eastern states big winners - analysis