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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 - 14:30 Nord Stream 2: Twists and turns of a controversial gas pipeline 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 German government seeks consensus on climate-friendly farming akin to coal phase-out deal News 1 Jul 2021 - 12:38 Electricity demand in Germany set to soar to 700 billion kWh by 2030 – energy industry News 30 Jun 2021 - 14:52 Higher CO2 prices let electricity costs rise for German industry News 30 Jun 2021 - 13:59 Germany's CO₂ emissions slightly rising again after pandemic-induced slump News 30 Jun 2021 - 13:50 Plastic production and waste remain blind spots in Europe's climate policies – researchers News 30 Jun 2021 - 13:47 German states demand more federal support to make public transport fit for future News 30 Jun 2021 - 13:34 German president cautions 'giant steps' needed to curb climate change, says topic dominates election News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:42 Eastern Germany to bear brunt of drier weather conditions in next years - researcher News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:38 An 'historic achievement' – German govt praises nuclear exit decision ten years on News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:28 Conservative climate group says Germany could reach 100% renewables by 2030 at low cost News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:19 City tunnel beneath Frankfurt to become 'centrepiece' of German railway strategy – ministry News 29 Jun 2021 - 13:57 German transport minister met environmental groups only once in whole term News 28 Jun 2021 - 14:03 Pilot project aims to bind Swedish bread company's CO2 emissions in German rye fields News 28 Jun 2021 - 13:49 New RWE head calls for "urgent" removal of hurdles for rapid renewables expansion News 28 Jun 2021 - 13:36 Volkswagen brand to phase out combustion engines in Europe by 2035 News 28 Jun 2021 - 13:33 German chancellor candidates ready to pull plug on Nord Stream 2 if need be News 28 Jun 2021 - 13:30 Little wind and sunshine let German renewables share slide in first half of 2021 News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:45 Green tech startup alliance pushes for 500-euro ‘energy transition bonus’ for German households News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:43 Citizens' Assembly on Climate publishes recommendations for Germany to achieve Paris Agreement goals News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:41 Majority of Germans want more laws, less personal responsibility in climate protection efforts - survey News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:40 Germany passes new Climate Action Law, pulls forward climate neutrality target to 2045 News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:55 German housing association criticizes new climate requirements for residential buildings News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:54 German farmers demand agricultural surcharge, border tax on food imports News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:51 E-cars must dominate car registrations in Germany by 2025 - government advisors News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:50 Climate tech start-ups need more targeted support in early stages – report News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:46 Govt passes 8 bn euro climate emergency programme, leaves critics dissatisfied News 23 Jun 2021 - 13:28 Germany should focus entirely on green hydrogen - govt advisors News 23 Jun 2021 - 13:25 Merkel calls for high-tech investments as industry demands clarity on climate goals News 23 Jun 2021 - 13:21 Government overturns agreement to relieve tenants of CO2 price burden News 22 Jun 2021 - 13:48 Cabinet set to pass emergency climate programme allocating 8 bln euros News 22 Jun 2021 - 13:45 Environmental experts, industry reps call for more concrete policy in Climate Action Law News 22 Jun 2021 - 12:56 Conservatives’ “business-as-usual” election manifesto weak on climate details News 21 Jun 2021 - 12:30 Left Party agrees most ambitious climate targets of all major parties in election manifesto News 21 Jun 2021 - 12:25 Conservatives to present few details on climate policy in election programme News 21 Jun 2021 - 12:23 German NGOs call for fossil gas phase-out by 2040 News 18 Jun 2021 - 13:07 City of Berlin lawmakers pass rooftop solar law, approve buyback of city grid News 18 Jun 2021 - 13:05 German government looking to boost offshore wind sector News 18 Jun 2021 - 12:57 German ETS emissions down 33 percent since 2013, partly due to pandemic News 18 Jun 2021 - 11:17 Greens’ Baerbock refines proposal for carbon contracts for difference to support industry News 18 Jun 2021 - 10:22 Audi to launch last new model with combustion engine in 2026 – media report News 17 Jun 2021 - 13:04 Circular economy essential in achieving Germany’s climate targets – report News 17 Jun 2021 - 13:03 German railway accelerates transformation towards climate neutrality News 17 Jun 2021 - 13:02 Germany’s corporate sector divided on potential impact of future climate policy – survey News 17 Jun 2021 - 12:00 Chancellor candidates agree Germany must cut red tape to speed up renewables roll-out News 17 Jun 2021 - 11:51 New environmental lawsuit threatens Tesla Berlin factory with construction stop News 17 Jun 2021 - 11:49 Next German government must introduce end date for fossil fuels – think tanks News 17 Jun 2021 - 11:48 Fridays for Future activists return to German streets ahead of national election News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:27 Negative emissions technologies must be deployed early for climate neutrality - report News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:26 Public support for energy transition continues, but KfW expects less willingness to invest News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:24 Per capita refund of transport CO2 price fairest form of climate action – researchers News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:21 NGOs call for 80% renewable power share by 2030, early new combustion engine car ban News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:19 Energy transition set to transform eastern Germany – economy minister News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:18 Germany’s oil and natural gas production continues decline – report News 15 Jun 2021 - 12:51 German industry calls for impact assessment of decision to raise climate targets News 15 Jun 2021 - 12:50 Pace of digitalisation of energy transition slows – govt report News 15 Jun 2021 - 12:33 German onshore wind tender surpasses 1,000 megawatt mark for first time since 2017 News 15 Jun 2021 - 10:53 Conservatives ponder earlier switch to market-based CO2 price for transport and heating News 15 Jun 2021 - 10:52 Germany provides €900 mio for green hydrogen ramp-up via new auction platform News 14 Jun 2021 - 13:07 Energy ministry prepares new calculations for higher German electricity demand – minister News 14 Jun 2021 - 13:03 Germany, Australia to set up hydrogen agreement News 14 Jun 2021 - 13:00 German government, air navigation service facilitate onshore wind power expansion News 14 Jun 2021 - 12:31 German government paves way for CO2 exports – media report News 14 Jun 2021 - 12:29 Risks from heat, drought and heavy rainfall to increase sharply in Germany News 14 Jun 2021 - 12:27 Germany plans to raise climate financing to €6 bln by 2025, welcomed by NGOs News 14 Jun 2021 - 12:17 Greens decide against ratcheting up party’s climate plans as bid for chancellery flounders News 11 Jun 2021 - 14:14 German climate think tanks propose path to rapid building sector heating transition News 11 Jun 2021 - 14:09 Heat and drought set to continue in Germany in 2020s - weather service News 11 Jun 2021 - 14:09 Natural carbon sinks should be seperate sector with binding targets – env. NGOs News 11 Jun 2021 - 14:06 Merkel set for U.S. visit to iron out Nord Stream 2 dispute – media report News 11 Jun 2021 - 12:54 Green congress delegates push for more radical manifesto as party drops in polls News 11 Jun 2021 - 08:00 On her way out, Merkel could set stage for Germany as even more progressive climate partner News 10 Jun 2021 - 14:00 German climate activists prepare wave of court cases in wake of Shell ruling News 10 Jun 2021 - 13:56 Long-term market outlook boosts confidence in wind energy sector News 10 Jun 2021 - 13:49 Germany must not leave transport, heating out of hydrogen ramp-up - industry News 9 Jun 2021 - 13:26 EU's Fit for 55 package must leave national flexibility - Germany News 9 Jun 2021 - 13:23 Germany must start fossil gas heating phase-out to avoid costs – think tank News 9 Jun 2021 - 13:20 People in G7 and emerging countries see climate as major security risk – survey News 9 Jun 2021 - 13:17 Extreme heat causing greater health problems among German seniors News 9 Jun 2021 - 13:14 Germany’s offshore wind energy plans endanger marine wildlife – NGO News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:23 Lignite power plant to shut down six years earlier than planned, due to high CO2 price – operator News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:20 2020s must be “decade of sustainability”, says German chancellor Merkel News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:18 Partial solar eclipse in Germany will reduce solar PV output by 4.2 GW on Thursday News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:13 Env min proposes strategy for protecting water supply from climate change News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:11 City of Berlin set to make solar PV mandatory for new and renovated buildings News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:08 Germany’s shipbuilding and offshore supply industry key for maritime energy transition - VDMA News 7 Jun 2021 - 13:53 Merkel's conservatives win election in Eastern German coal mining state News 7 Jun 2021 - 13:50 Germany plans to grant more space to offshore wind in North and Baltic Sea News 7 Jun 2021 - 13:43 German companies use artificial intelligence to save resources and energy News 4 Jun 2021 - 11:57 Carmaker BMW takes aim at supply chain emissions in China News 4 Jun 2021 - 11:56 Germany’s future hydrogen needs significantly higher than expected – report News 4 Jun 2021 - 11:55 German election campaign row over petrol price shows climate hypocrisy – opinion News 3 Jun 2021 - 12:16 Germany debates future of renewables support News 3 Jun 2021 - 12:14 German govt to propose higher renewables targets in climate emergency programme News 3 Jun 2021 - 12:13 EU top court’s clean air ruling “slap in the face” for German govt News 3 Jun 2021 - 12:12 Debate over CO2 price makes social fairness key issue in German election campaign News 2 Jun 2021 - 13:21 East German state election highlights political conflicts of energy transition News 2 Jun 2021 - 12:14 Agriculture must do its part to help Germany reach climate neutrality 2045 – foundation News 2 Jun 2021 - 12:13 German govt coalition continues to disagree over landlord share of CO2 price News 2 Jun 2021 - 12:10 Supply security: Uniper coal plant needs to stay in reserve a while longer News 2 Jun 2021 - 12:09 German agriculture minister proposes climate action payments to forest owners News 2 Jun 2021 - 10:44 Post feed-in tariff futures for pioneer renewable plants: Small solar PV News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:41 Weak wind power months push up German fossil fuel use in first quarter 2021 News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:39 Polluters must pay – fair environmental tax reform could relieve German citizens News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:37 Local utilities association calls for faster increase of CO2 price to avoid later “price shocks” News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:37 Energy industry calls on next German govt to increase 2030 renewables share to 70% News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:35 German NGO welcomes Franco-German climate statement, calls for greater speed News 1 Jun 2021 - 10:25 Post feed-in tariff futures for pioneer renewable plants: Biogas News 31 May 2021 - 13:39 Six German cities still exceed EU NO2 air pollution limits ahead of EU court ruling News 31 May 2021 - 13:36 Industry criticises lack of progress one year after approval of Germany’s hydrogen strategy News 31 May 2021 - 11:05 Post feed-in tariff futures for pioneer renewable plants: Onshore wind power News 28 May 2021 - 13:46 German govt agrees on supply chain law including environmental obligations News 28 May 2021 - 13:29 Share of citizen energy in decline as funding runs out and big investors take over News 28 May 2021 - 12:49 Germany needs major solar PV boom to achieve climate targets - BDEW News 28 May 2021 - 12:48 One in four Germans support short-haul flight ban - survey News 28 May 2021 - 12:48 Germany invests 8 billion euros in 62 EU-backed hydrogen projects News 27 May 2021 - 14:41 Merkel supports idea of strong European power grid integration at NordLink launch News 27 May 2021 - 14:00 For German youth activists, climate justice means more than getting to net-zero News 27 May 2021 - 13:28 Next govt must ensure faster renewables ramp-up and earlier coal exit to reach new climate targets - Wuppertal Institute News 27 May 2021 - 13:25 German industry leaders call for “accelerated ramp-up” of hydrogen market News 26 May 2021 - 13:27 Aviation sector needs very high share of sustainable fuels to reverse trend of rising CO2 emissions - report News 26 May 2021 - 13:25 Germany must accelerate hydrogen ramp-up to achieve 2045 climate target – report News 26 May 2021 - 10:29 EU climate ambitions spell trouble for electricity from burning waste News 25 May 2021 - 13:24 Many of Germany’s public buildings not energy efficient – NGO report News 25 May 2021 - 13:20 German politicians should clearly commit to e-mobility – Audi CEO News 25 May 2021 - 13:18 Germany should increase taxes in aviation sector to cut emissions - report News 25 May 2021 - 13:15 German heavy industry demands financial support for ambitious climate goals News 21 May 2021 - 13:16 Germany eager to partner with West African countries on green hydrogen News 21 May 2021 - 13:14 Parliament passes fast charging law, tender for 1,000 stations starts this summer News 21 May 2021 - 13:13 Majority of German consumers want supply chain law that protects the environment News 21 May 2021 - 12:49 Germany could see installation of 150,000 residential batteries in 2021 amid solar PV boom News 21 May 2021 - 12:20 German building alliance presents plan to achieve climate targets News 21 May 2021 - 10:32 German parliament raises targets for emission cuts in transport sector News 20 May 2021 - 13:34 Government defines “green hydrogen”, decides rules for rapid market ramp-up News 20 May 2021 - 12:31 A hydrogen master plan for eastern Germany News 20 May 2021 - 12:29 Coal phase-out after 2030 too late, new climate targets only achievable through early exit – analysis News 20 May 2021 - 12:28 Germans are eating more regional food, less meat - survey News 19 May 2021 - 13:40 Pandemic slows German grid planning but central powerlines show progress News 19 May 2021 - 13:38 German legislators disagree on who should bear the burden of CO2 heating price News 19 May 2021 - 13:36 SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz proposes international climate organisation News 19 May 2021 - 13:34 U.S. climate envoy Kerry's efforts ahead of COP26 welcomed by German politicians News 18 May 2021 - 13:35 Uptake of e-cars on the rise, more people concerned about environmental impact News 18 May 2021 - 13:33 Ministry spells out details of hydrogen support, consumer and renewables lobbies not satisfied News 18 May 2021 - 13:32 Avoiding stranded assets and costly compensations by enshrining zero emissions target in law News 18 May 2021 - 13:29 Allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang implicate German solar companies' supply chains News 17 May 2021 - 13:31 German Free Democrats call for strict CO2 budget in election programme News 17 May 2021 - 13:29 NGOs obtain govt calculations for coal exit compensations, say sums are too high News 17 May 2021 - 12:31 German chancellor candidates target cheap flights over climate concerns News 17 May 2021 - 12:30 Industry leaders concerned over lack of impact assessment in new climate policy News 17 May 2021 - 09:59 Shutting down nuclear and coal – can Germany maintain supply security on renewables alone? News 14 May 2021 - 14:16 Uniper agrees to consider early closure of controversial Datteln 4 coal plant News 14 May 2021 - 14:14 Production of vegetarian meat substitutes grows quickly in Germany News 14 May 2021 - 14:08 German Fridays for Future activists take aim at financial sector News 14 May 2021 - 14:05 German government agrees 'climate pact' to reach more ambitious targets News 12 May 2021 - 15:34 Cabinet decides climate law reform, tougher sector emission budgets included News 12 May 2021 - 13:53 German minister calls for greater investment in CO2 removal research News 12 May 2021 - 13:48 Climate-neutral German building stock requires power-to-gas infrastructure - study News 12 May 2021 - 11:31 German government agrees on pulling forward climate neutrality to 2045 News 11 May 2021 - 13:30 New research centre for low-carbon technologies opens near Berlin News 11 May 2021 - 13:27 Circular economy could reduce raw material consumption by 68% by 2050 - report News 10 May 2021 - 14:32 German utility RWE aims for market leadership in green energy News 10 May 2021 - 14:29 German Social Democrats adopt new climate targets at party conference News 10 May 2021 - 14:27 German government and industry agree on power-to-liquid aviation fuel roadmap News 10 May 2021 - 14:22 Germany's largest union warns new CO2 target will speed up car industry job losses News 7 May 2021 - 15:54 Germany takes lead with 2045 net zero target but disappoints on climate finance News 7 May 2021 - 13:45 Clean batteries key hurdle in carmakers' race to go green News 7 May 2021 - 12:03 Green chancellor candidate Baerbock envisions ‘transatlantic green deal,’ calls for halt to Nord Stream 2 News 7 May 2021 - 12:01 Raising carbon price could help lower German renewables levy to 2.5 cents – think tank News 6 May 2021 - 13:11 Retirements won't compensate combustion engine job losses in e-car boom - report News 6 May 2021 - 13:10 German Environment Agency calls for tougher corporate environmental reporting guidelines News 6 May 2021 - 13:08 Climate protection cornerstone of govt coalition agreement in Baden-Württemberg News 6 May 2021 - 13:07 German govt must propose ways to reach new climate targets – media commentaries News 6 May 2021 - 13:06 Industry calls for better CO2 price protection measures against competitive disadvantages News 6 May 2021 - 13:05 Energy industry to shoulder bulk of additional German emissions reduction by 2030 News 6 May 2021 - 12:12 Germany aims to become global leader in sustainable finance with new strategy News 5 May 2021 - 14:59 Germany to pull forward target date for climate neutrality to 2045 News 5 May 2021 - 12:37 Energy research key to climate neutrality – govt report News 5 May 2021 - 12:35 Many EU countries wary of expanding emissions trading system – media report News 5 May 2021 - 10:03 Germany holds climate summit to increase momentum ahead of COP26 News 4 May 2021 - 12:12 Ukraine could become important part of Europe’s hydrogen supply chain – German MPs News 4 May 2021 - 12:10 E-mobility could help lower household electricity prices – researchers News 4 May 2021 - 12:09 German industry cautions against rushing climate policy decisions News 4 May 2021 - 12:08 Germany to spend additional 5 bln euros on decarbonising steel industry News 3 May 2021 - 12:59 Court ruling puts spotlight on climate as German election campaign picks up speed News 3 May 2021 - 12:57 European Commission approves Germany’s reform of renewables support News 3 May 2021 - 12:55 Few bids for onshore wind but big interest in solar in Germany’s renewables tenders News 3 May 2021 - 12:52 New German state governments agree to focus on climate - media reports Interview 3 May 2021 - 10:50 Battery gigafactories will rapidly make e-cars even greener – battery expert Interview 30 Apr 2021 - 14:41 Court ruling forces govt to rethink climate policy to stay within CO2 budget – law professor News 30 Apr 2021 - 14:05 Climate remains top concern for Germans despite pandemic – survey News 30 Apr 2021 - 14:04 Reactions to top court ruling that Germany's climate policies are insufficient News 30 Apr 2021 - 14:03 German climate court ruling to have major impact – media commentators News 29 Apr 2021 - 14:43 Landmark ruling from German top court: key climate legislation falls short News 29 Apr 2021 - 12:30 Tracking progress of Germany's 2030 climate action package News 29 Apr 2021 - 12:00 New German power lines delayed by years – media report News 28 Apr 2021 - 13:20 Domestic natural gas production in Germany down 16 percent in 2020 News 28 Apr 2021 - 13:17 Majority of German youth support energy transition – survey News 28 Apr 2021 - 13:15 Germany to invest 40% of EU recovery funds in climate protection News 27 Apr 2021 - 13:48 German network operators update 2035 grid plan, account for higher renewables share News 27 Apr 2021 - 13:45 France, Germany at odds over role of nuclear in EU sustainable taxonomy News 27 Apr 2021 - 13:43 Germany could reach climate neutrality by 2045 – report News 26 Apr 2021 - 13:32 German car supplier ZF says e-car orders can 'overcompensate' combustion engine losses News 26 Apr 2021 - 13:29 German Greens want higher CO2 price and ramp-up of hydrogen production News 26 Apr 2021 - 13:26 CDU/CSU budget expert calls for higher CO₂ price to finance renewables levy News 23 Apr 2021 - 12:55 German politicians welcome U.S. return to global climate action News 23 Apr 2021 - 12:53 Car supplier Bosch invests one billion euros in fuel cell development News 23 Apr 2021 - 12:17 German parliament agrees higher renewable expansion goals for 2022 News 22 Apr 2021 - 13:36 SPD chancellor candidate Scholz wants EU-wide carbon price for heating and transport News 22 Apr 2021 - 13:34 Germany scraps support plans for old wind turbines over state aid concerns News 22 Apr 2021 - 13:32 Next German government has to make climate action mainstream in politics – NGOs News 22 Apr 2021 - 13:30 Industry representatives deem hydrogen scale-up most important energy policy task News 22 Apr 2021 - 12:58 EU indecision over gas as green investment imperils supply security – German utilities News 22 Apr 2021 - 10:00 Biden’s global climate summit raises hopes among German NGOs and industry News 21 Apr 2021 - 16:38 High stakes for Europe’s largest industrial nation – German reactions to EU climate law deal News 21 Apr 2021 - 13:17 German economy benefits from green-tech boom News 21 Apr 2021 - 13:14 Germany joins International Solar Alliance News 21 Apr 2021 - 13:12 Germany plans to double cycling within ten years News 21 Apr 2021 - 12:37 Conservatives choose Laschet as chancellor candidate, signalling post-Merkel continuity News 20 Apr 2021 - 13:06 German government raised 11.5 billion euros via green bonds - 2020 report News 20 Apr 2021 - 13:04 BMW secures 68 million euros in state funding for new battery projects News 20 Apr 2021 - 13:00 Energy companies get ready to sue over RWE’s lignite exit compensation News 19 Apr 2021 - 14:00 How wastewater management can reduce greenhouse gas emissions News 19 Apr 2021 - 13:55 Greens name 40-year old Annalena Baerbock as candidate for German chancellor News 19 Apr 2021 - 13:38 Leading parliamentary groups back 'climate premium' for forest owners News 19 Apr 2021 - 13:37 Renewables share could be as low as 55% in 2030 – report News 19 Apr 2021 - 13:33 German grid agency expects too little interest in next wind power auction, cuts capacity News 16 Apr 2021 - 13:48 Uniper drops LNG terminal, plans green hydrogen hub instead News 16 Apr 2021 - 13:46 German transport minister calls for speeding up switch to climate-friendly buses News 16 Apr 2021 - 13:42 German railways and Lufthansa want to lure 4.3 million flight passengers onto trains News 15 Apr 2021 - 15:15 New EU goal means Germany might have to cut emissions by 62-68% by 2030 – climate council News 15 Apr 2021 - 14:27 European transmission grid operators plan to connect offshore wind platforms News 15 Apr 2021 - 14:18 German industry urges new debate on carbon capture, storage and utilisation News 15 Apr 2021 - 14:13 German civil society alliance calls for just and climate-friendly mobility transition News 15 Apr 2021 - 14:03 Germany's natural gas infrastructure plans violate Paris Agreement – report News 14 Apr 2021 - 15:06 City of Berlin plans to raise climate targets News 14 Apr 2021 - 15:02 German Free Democrats bet on emissions trading in election manifesto News 14 Apr 2021 - 14:56 German environmental NGO sues in effort to stop Nord Stream 2 News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:33 Europe must catch up with Asian countries on hydrogen fuel cells – report News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:32 German Left Party outflanks Greens on climate action - Tagesspiegel Background News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:31 NordLink interconnector links German windpower with Norwegian hydro capacity News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:30 German govt agrees on farming subsidies distribution, adds more eco-schemes News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:29 Conservative candidates put focus on climate as they enter open race for campaign top spot News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:27 Departure of key conservative energy MP could give “new momentum” to renewables talks – SPD News 12 Apr 2021 - 14:18 U.S. will use 'all available means' to stop completion of Nord Stream 2 pipeline News 12 Apr 2021 - 14:11 German government ready to support 'very important' Tesla battery factory News 12 Apr 2021 - 13:53 Hydrogen storage pilot project in underground salt dome reaches milestone News 9 Apr 2021 - 12:20 Berlin continues to lead German cities with most e-car charging stations News 9 Apr 2021 - 12:18 Expansion of district heating network vital to reach climate targets – BDEW News 9 Apr 2021 - 12:17 Extreme weather results in 13 billion euros in damage to German forests News 9 Apr 2021 - 12:16 Conservative politicians set up climate group, call for climate neutrality in 10-20 years News 9 Apr 2021 - 12:15 “We need a Green Deal for Germany” – Bavarian CSU head Söder News 9 Apr 2021 - 09:39 Weak first quarter 2021 for German renewables, but high share over Easter News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:46 German wind permits rise in Q1 as concerns about auction design grow News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:43 Industry calls on next German government to put efficiency front and centre of energy policy News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:42 German environmental NGOs launch citizens' climate council to advise lawmakers News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:38 With right food choices, Germans could halve their diets' climate footprint – WWF News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:37 Tesla calls for speedy permits for climate-friendly projects, as Berlin gigafactory awaits approval News 7 Apr 2021 - 12:56 Backlog in German government spending on climate action in 2020 News 7 Apr 2021 - 12:54 Outgoing German govt’s climate and energy policy lacked master plan – legal expert News 7 Apr 2021 - 12:52 German and European car suppliers to profit from e-car boom News 7 Apr 2021 - 12:51 Energy industry calls on govt to facilitate EU state aid approval of renewables support News 7 Apr 2021 - 08:47 Choice of candidates to kick off German chancellor race News 6 Apr 2021 - 12:14 RWE to supply German rail company with additional North Sea wind power News 6 Apr 2021 - 12:11 Greens and conservatives to form coalition to make Baden-Württemberg “climate action state” News 6 Apr 2021 - 12:08 EU environmental requirements for cars must be “feasible” – German transport minister News 1 Apr 2021 - 13:55 Three more German coal power plants to go offline in December 2021 News 1 Apr 2021 - 13:52 Germany needs extra charging network for commercial e-vehicles - analysis News 1 Apr 2021 - 13:50 German gas grid conversion on track with about 1 million appliances so far – operators News 31 Mar 2021 - 13:46 CO2-neutral geothermal lithium project plans full traceability in 'world-first' News 31 Mar 2021 - 13:40 Deadline for crucial renewables reform expires without results News 31 Mar 2021 - 13:29 New regulation aims to prevent carbon leakage due to national CO2 price News 31 Mar 2021 - 13:25 Government auditors call for reform of Germany's energy taxes and levies News 30 Mar 2021 - 13:43 New German company aims to achieve 5 GW of onshore wind by 2030 News 30 Mar 2021 - 13:40 Few positive developments in state of German environment - env agency News 30 Mar 2021 - 13:38 Renewables share in German transport sector rises to 7.3% in 2020 News 30 Mar 2021 - 13:37 Green hydrogen could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 25 million tonnes in German Ruhr region – report News 29 Mar 2021 - 13:54 German meat consumption needs to be halved to reduce emissions – Environment Agency News 29 Mar 2021 - 13:52 Extra CO2 costs for households not alleviated by cheaper power – comparison portal News 29 Mar 2021 - 13:47 Germany needs federal mobility law to ensure sustainable transport – NGO News 29 Mar 2021 - 13:16 More farming subsidies to be used for climate measures, but devil is in the details News 26 Mar 2021 - 13:48 German grid agency confirms route corridor for north-south power highway News 26 Mar 2021 - 13:46 Renewables cover 40% of German power consumption in first quarter 2021 News 26 Mar 2021 - 13:44 Germany needs CO2-based vehicle tax to accelerate e-mobility – report News 25 Mar 2021 - 14:04 Sale of emission allowances for German heating and transport fuels starts in autumn News 25 Mar 2021 - 14:02 Energy and grid companies team up for hydrogen project at German coast News 25 Mar 2021 - 13:58 Must lay groundwork for climate neutrality 2050 now – German Energy Agency News 25 Mar 2021 - 13:57 Hydrogen produced with regular power mix needed for market ramp-up – industry union News 25 Mar 2021 - 13:52 Share of green start-ups in Germany rises to 30 percent – monitoring report News 24 Mar 2021 - 13:14 German govt decides amended nuclear law, settles disputes with plant operators News 24 Mar 2021 - 13:13 Germany risks falling behind in green technology leadership – Deutsche Bank News 24 Mar 2021 - 13:11 Old discredited carbon offsets sold to German companies – media report News 24 Mar 2021 - 13:08 Resettlement of villages to expand German lignite mine postponed until 2026 News 23 Mar 2021 - 13:08 Pandemic exacerbates problems in global energy transition – report News 23 Mar 2021 - 13:06 Germany needs power grid fee reform to ease fast-charging infrastructure build-up News 23 Mar 2021 - 13:03 German municipalities to get more support for climate adaptation News 23 Mar 2021 - 13:01 Deutsche Post to invest 7 billion euros in climate-neutral logistics by 2030 News 22 Mar 2021 - 12:43 Environmental NGOs call on carmakers to phase out combustion engines by 2030 News 22 Mar 2021 - 12:17 German regulator paves way for converting natural gas infrastructure to hydrogen News 22 Mar 2021 - 12:16 EU should aim for international “climate club”, not unilateral carbon border tax – govt advisors News 19 Mar 2021 - 13:43 Lobbying scandal halts German renewables talks, shakes up election outlook News 19 Mar 2021 - 13:36 Fridays for Future holds strike across Germany, demands 1.5°C action and gas exit News 18 Mar 2021 - 14:03 German industry calls for faster climate-friendly refurbishment of buildings News 18 Mar 2021 - 14:02 German Greens enter election campaign with climate investment plan – media reports News 18 Mar 2021 - 14:00 BMW steps up electrification plans, turns Mini into e-car brand News 18 Mar 2021 - 13:57 EU needs to determine rules, measures to ensure CO2 uptake of natural sinks – report News 17 Mar 2021 - 13:04 New EU climate target largely drives coal out of German power market by 2030 – analysis News 17 Mar 2021 - 13:02 Audi stops development of new combustion engines News 17 Mar 2021 - 12:59 Fridays for Future plans protests in 210 German cities to highlight 1.5°C limit News 17 Mar 2021 - 12:56 Conservative MPs propose makeover of German energy tax system based on higher CO2 price News 16 Mar 2021 - 17:30 Ministers call for global hydrogen cooperation as climate activist says leaders have “failed” News 16 Mar 2021 - 13:31 Volkswagen plans six new battery cell factories in Europe News 16 Mar 2021 - 13:29 Utility RWE has long way to go to climate-neutrality – Greenpeace report News 16 Mar 2021 - 13:23 Steel producer Salzgitter wants EU protection during green transformation News 16 Mar 2021 - 12:00 Germany sees record greenhouse gas emission fall due to pandemic, renewables News 15 Mar 2021 - 13:38 German transport minister wants to save combustion engine cars with synthetic fuels News 15 Mar 2021 - 13:36 Grid operator TenneT plans to double annual investment in grid expansion News 15 Mar 2021 - 13:35 NGO calls on insurance companies to stop supporting Europe's LNG infrastructure News 15 Mar 2021 - 13:33 German state votes deal blow to CDU's post-Merkel hopes while Greens get boost News 15 Mar 2021 - 13:18 German agri min proposes measures to make farming more climate-friendly News 12 Mar 2021 - 14:30 How climate activists take on the German super election year News 12 Mar 2021 - 13:40 Germany’s CO2 price on heating and transport fuels faces legal action News 12 Mar 2021 - 13:39 E-bike sales jump during pandemic to reach 40 percent share in Germany News 12 Mar 2021 - 13:36 Germany and Saudi Arabia want to cooperate on hydrogen News 12 Mar 2021 - 13:34 German industry favours emission trading over carbon border tax News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:31 Germans believe lack of renewable storage biggest energy transition hurdle - survey News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:29 More frugal power use could lower German household emissions by 15 million tonnes - report News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:24 Recycling industry teams up with German solar companies to improve resource use News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:21 Germany right to stick to nuclear exit despite revival plans abroad - media comments News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:15 Germany pledges to work towards nuclear-free EU on Fukushima anniversary News 10 Mar 2021 - 13:48 World on course to exceed 2°C global warming by wide margin – German meteorological service News 10 Mar 2021 - 13:46 Tesla plans to open Berlin plant in July despite delays – media report News 10 Mar 2021 - 13:44 Germany updates sustainability strategy, reaches most 2020 energy and climate goals News 10 Mar 2021 - 13:25 Small modular reactors not the solution – German nuclear authority assessments News 9 Mar 2021 - 13:26 Grid agency awards blackout-proof radio frequency to energy industry alliance News 9 Mar 2021 - 13:24 Must step up renewables expansion, also in heating sector – Merkel News 9 Mar 2021 - 13:23 German railways and Lufthansa cooperate on domestic connections News 9 Mar 2021 - 13:20 Need more than strict CO2 limits for transport transition – MEP and VW workers’ council head News 9 Mar 2021 - 09:00 Vote in German carmaker state foreshadows national election amid pandemic uncertainty News 5 Mar 2021 - 14:14 EU court's bird protection ruling deals blow to German wind power plans News 5 Mar 2021 - 13:51 Individualised flight routes can minimise planes' climate impact - German space agency News 5 Mar 2021 - 13:49 German power grid operators want three phased-out coal plants as backup News 5 Mar 2021 - 13:12 Germany agrees to pay energy companies over 2 billion euros in nuclear exit compensation News 4 Mar 2021 - 12:29 German RWE and EnBW eye offshore wind projects in Asia and the U.S. News 4 Mar 2021 - 12:28 Recent progress towards energy transition targets only temporary – McKinsey News 4 Mar 2021 - 12:25 German electric air taxi pioneer Volocopter raises 200 million euros in funding News 4 Mar 2021 - 12:23 Rail alliance calls for speedy expansion of European express and night train services News 3 Mar 2021 - 12:21 Germany's new supply chain law omits companies' climate responsibilities – media report News 3 Mar 2021 - 12:20 Germany should double petrol and diesel prices for new combustion engine cars – industry analyst News 3 Mar 2021 - 12:17 EU state aid probe into German coal company compensations means “tough negotiations” – researcher News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:30 German coal region looks for transition opportunities with new green hydrogen lab News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:14 Largest German ship engine manufacturer pushes for climate-neutral fuels News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:11 City of Berlin to pass law making solar panels mandatory on new buildings News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:05 Architects call on German parliament to initiate true transition in buildings sector News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:03 Germany's only Green state premier says conservatives copy his policies News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:01 Moorburg coal plant not deemed crucial for grid stability, can go offline for good News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:33 Protest at Hamburg coal-fired heating plant against possible use of Namibian wood News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:13 NGO alliance calls for exiting all fossil fuels by early 2040s ahead of German elections News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:08 Number of e-buses in German public transport doubled in 2020, fuel cell falling behind – report News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:03 German chemical producers eye substitution of fossil fuels in bid to achieve resource circularity News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:00 German SPD’s climate-heavy election programme includes Autobahn speed limit News 26 Feb 2021 - 17:01 Coming months decisive for global net zero race – Europe reacts to UN report on national climate plans News 26 Feb 2021 - 12:20 European interconnection key for affordable CO2-free power supply by 2050 – report News 26 Feb 2021 - 12:17 German citizens want to participate in the energy transition – report News 26 Feb 2021 - 12:14 New EU car emissions rules could lead to major job losses – BMW works council head News 25 Feb 2021 - 17:00 German government committee proposes steps for 'great transformation' of sustainable finance sector News 25 Feb 2021 - 13:20 Run on government support for hydrogen projects in Germany News 25 Feb 2021 - 13:18 Texas-like winter storm gas outage “extremely unlikely” in Germany – grid operators News 25 Feb 2021 - 13:17 Majority of Germany’s pioneer wind turbines continue operation after end of renewables support News 25 Feb 2021 - 13:14 Cutting climate-damaging subsidies can reduce social injustice in Germany – report News 24 Feb 2021 - 16:12 German forests massively damaged due to droughts, heat waves – 2020 report News 24 Feb 2021 - 12:38 Climate change must become fixed part of UN Security Council agenda – German foreign minister News 24 Feb 2021 - 12:37 Uniper, Siemens Energy plan green power, heat and hydrogen project at Hamburg coal plant site News 24 Feb 2021 - 12:34 Germany to reach one million e-cars target this year – government advisors News 23 Feb 2021 - 11:56 Worldwide renewables growth rate must rise to meet climate targets – German engineers News 23 Feb 2021 - 11:55 Chipmakers lament high taxes and levies on electricity in Germany News 23 Feb 2021 - 11:54 EU Green Deal requires binding targets for e-car charging infrastructure – BMW CEO News 23 Feb 2021 - 11:48 Deutsche Post's e-van StreetScooter attracts buyers, defying predicted demise News 22 Feb 2021 - 12:29 Daimler considers earlier exit from combustion engine – media report News 22 Feb 2021 - 12:28 Large majority of Germans against combustion engine ban – survey News 22 Feb 2021 - 12:27 Natural gas exit in heating must be initiated in the coming years – economy ministry News 22 Feb 2021 - 12:25 Climate plays important role in upcoming German state elections News 22 Feb 2021 - 12:23 Germany still lacks business model for clean industry - think tank News 19 Feb 2021 - 14:08 German govt supports car industry transformation with investment programme News 19 Feb 2021 - 14:06 Volkswagen sells more electric cars than Tesla for first time – consultancy News 19 Feb 2021 - 14:03 German banks underestimate and neglect topic of sustainability - report News 19 Feb 2021 - 13:59 Sea levels on German coast have risen 15-20 cm in last 100 years - researchers News 19 Feb 2021 - 13:55 Virtual meetings can replace a third of business trips, saving emissions – survey News 18 Feb 2021 - 14:24 Nord Stream 2 saves European industry several billion euros – German gas group News 18 Feb 2021 - 14:21 German coal industry looks to hydrogen as alternative News 18 Feb 2021 - 14:19 Need for better battery recycling spurs industry projects in Germany and Europe News 18 Feb 2021 - 14:16 Number of residential solar batteries increases by 50% in Germany News 18 Feb 2021 - 14:13 German engineers warn new EU emission rules could spell end of combustion engine News 17 Feb 2021 - 13:26 Young German conservative politicians want to improve party’s climate image News 17 Feb 2021 - 13:23 French and German economy ministers call for green EU industrial strategy News 17 Feb 2021 - 13:18 Debate on scrapping renewables levy gathers pace in Merkel's conservative party News 16 Feb 2021 - 14:23 VW to raise vehicle prices based on CO2 emissions, exempting e-cars - media News 16 Feb 2021 - 14:16 Germany funds switch to cargo e-bikes and micro depots to improve inner city transport News 16 Feb 2021 - 14:10 Air pollution in German cities within EU limits - but ten years too late News 16 Feb 2021 - 14:03 German chemicals industry says lower power prices crucial for climate-friendly transformation News 16 Feb 2021 - 14:00 Bill Gates warns German carmakers of 'tragedy' if switch to e-cars does not succeed News 15 Feb 2021 - 13:52 Additional charging points boost demand for e-cars – economic think tank News 15 Feb 2021 - 13:44 German government's supply chain draft law criticised for shunning environmental standards News 15 Feb 2021 - 13:44 Union, grid operator want to turn Eastern Germany into climate-friendly industry pioneer News 15 Feb 2021 - 13:42 Reduction of domestic flights requires rail investment – German aviation industry News 12 Feb 2021 - 13:58 "Hydrogen could become big business for us" – Siemens Gamesa CEO News 12 Feb 2021 - 13:57 New buildings obliged to install e-car charging infrastructure News 12 Feb 2021 - 13:54 Car of the future must be climate neutral 'smartphone on wheels' – German president News 11 Feb 2021 - 13:34 Germany to keep hydrogen and gas network regulation separate, updates storage rules News 11 Feb 2021 - 13:32 German government and coal power companies sign lignite phase-out agreement News 11 Feb 2021 - 13:31 Germany needs higher CO2 price and new climate adaptation strategy – CSU leader News 11 Feb 2021 - 13:29 Bavaria gets new gas-fired power plant to ensure supply security News 10 Feb 2021 - 13:05 Energy transition's resource needs difficult to reconcile with clean supply chain ambitions News 10 Feb 2021 - 13:00 Germany's green recovery efforts fail to reach EU minimum share – analysis News 10 Feb 2021 - 12:58 City of Berlin aims to decarbonise district heating with new energy transition law News 10 Feb 2021 - 12:54 Energy ministry wants to phase out Germany's renewables levy as of 2022 News 10 Feb 2021 - 12:52 CO2 emissions from German power mix fluctuated a lot in 2020, storage needed – consultancy News 10 Feb 2021 - 12:49 Germany to launch tender for network of 1,000 e-car fast-charging stations News 9 Feb 2021 - 14:40 Recycling revolution necessary to complete the clean energy transition News 9 Feb 2021 - 13:34 High EU CO2 price reduces coal power share in German electricity generation News 9 Feb 2021 - 13:33 Plans for new German motorways clash with transport emissions targets - NGO News 9 Feb 2021 - 13:31 German Left Party puts climate and fair transition at heart of election programme News 9 Feb 2021 - 13:30 German gas reserves depleting during winter months as Gazprom reduces deliveries News 9 Feb 2021 - 13:21 Shift to decentral heating needed to make Germany’s buildings climate neutral - industry News 8 Feb 2021 - 13:51 Audi wants to build its own fast-charging infrastructure for e-cars News 8 Feb 2021 - 13:27 German Social Democrats put sustainability at heart of election campaign News 8 Feb 2021 - 13:16 German state agriculture ministers can’t agree on spending more on climate News 8 Feb 2021 - 13:09 German govt allocates €6 bln to building efficiency, hopes for EU-wide CO2 price News 5 Feb 2021 - 14:02 Majority of coal region residents in central Germany support coal exit – survey News 5 Feb 2021 - 13:50 Moorburg coal plant halved Vattenfall's profits before decomissioning News 5 Feb 2021 - 13:43 Digital & decentralised energy system both opportunity and risk for supply security - Researchers News 5 Feb 2021 - 13:38 German development minister says lobby groups prevent sustainability in global trade News 5 Feb 2021 - 13:33 RWE sues Netherlands for two billion euros compensation over the state's 2030 coal exit News 4 Feb 2021 - 13:29 Nearly 40 percent of German motorists will not buy e-car 'under any circumstances' - survey News 4 Feb 2021 - 13:12 Drop in production and installation cuts employment in German renewables sector News 4 Feb 2021 - 13:06 Climate 'greatest challenge' for next German government, says CSU leader as he courts Green Party News 4 Feb 2021 - 11:15 German govt decides new renewables quota for transport fuels, doubles EU target News 4 Feb 2021 - 09:57 German carmakers double e-car and plug-in hybrid production in 2020 News 3 Feb 2021 - 13:38 German govt spends €2bln to ramp up Autobahn e-car charging network - media report News 3 Feb 2021 - 13:31 'Dark doldrums' highlight supply challenges for Germany's fossil power phase-out News 3 Feb 2021 - 13:29 Heat pumps see record growth as lockdowns encourage Germans to modernise homes News 3 Feb 2021 - 13:12 Germany must urgently adapt energy targets to new EU climate goals – experts Interview 3 Feb 2021 - 09:23 Germany's energy transition too slow to reach 2030 targets – govt advisor News 2 Feb 2021 - 14:25 German sustainable bank GLS grows in crisis year, calls for restructuring of financial system News 2 Feb 2021 - 14:22 Improved funding conditions in Germany spur energy efficient refurbishment of buildings News 2 Feb 2021 - 14:05 Germany's solar power expansion reaches 8-year-high in 2020, adding nearly 5 GW News 2 Feb 2021 - 13:44 EU's tighter climate target likely to reopen debate over Germany's share – econ min state sec News 2 Feb 2021 - 13:40 Local utilities file fresh market distortion lawsuit against E.ON-RWE deal News 1 Feb 2021 - 13:52 Germany's wind industry at risk of losing market to Chinese producers – metal industry News 1 Feb 2021 - 13:50 Most Germans willing to pay more to fight climate change – survey News 1 Feb 2021 - 13:48 Bavarian environmental groups fear wave of new hydro power projects News 1 Feb 2021 - 13:47 German industry says 2050 climate neutrality goal attainable – new BDI head News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:17 Households could save up to 413 euros a year without renewables levy – economic institute News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:16 Most Germans want more climate action from their municipalities - survey News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:15 Energy transition needs better recycling of wind turbines and e-cars - German engineers News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:14 Ten percent green hydrogen in German gas supply would save 6.5 mio t of CO2 - utilities News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:13 Volatile market complicates Germany's LNG import terminal plans News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:11 Germany needs yet more power lines as grid expansion lags – report News 28 Jan 2021 - 13:59 More renewables curbed to stabilise German power grid – report News 28 Jan 2021 - 13:48 German government concerned about Polish plans for new nuclear power plants News 28 Jan 2021 - 13:46 City of Berlin set to pass Germany’s first pedestrian law News 28 Jan 2021 - 13:44 German car supplier ZF Friedrichshafen stops combustion engine development News 28 Jan 2021 - 13:25 German onshore wind growth achieves turnaround in 2020 but still off target News 27 Jan 2021 - 13:30 German transport ministry drives development of large-scale synthetic fuel plant News 27 Jan 2021 - 13:29 German government lowers economic forecast for 2021, emphasises green recovery News 26 Jan 2021 - 13:28 Building sector is key element of climate action and potential post-pandemic job engine - study News 26 Jan 2021 - 12:06 Industrialist Gupta aims to acquire Thyssen-Krupp's steel business and make it climate-friendly News 26 Jan 2021 - 12:05 Germany provides extra 220 million euros for climate adaptation in poorest countries News 26 Jan 2021 - 12:04 Deutsche Bahn buys power from Statkraft wind farms after support ends News 25 Jan 2021 - 12:39 Climate neutral flying is realistic, regulations and technical innovations needed – report News 25 Jan 2021 - 12:37 Germany in top 20 countries most affected by climate change – NGO News 25 Jan 2021 - 12:36 German environment minister in favour of Nord Stream 2 completion News 25 Jan 2021 - 12:35 Energy industry criticises planned German e-car charging infrastructure support Interview 25 Jan 2021 - 10:48 Demanding climate justice is our unique selling point – Left Party MP Beutin News 22 Jan 2021 - 14:13 Retired coal plant in Germany to be converted to green hydrogen site News 22 Jan 2021 - 14:10 German offshore wind industry concerned about 2021 construction pause News 22 Jan 2021 - 14:07 Renewables share in German district heating rises to 17.8% News 21 Jan 2021 - 14:25 German city fights coal mine in neighbouring Poland News 21 Jan 2021 - 14:22 Pilot project in Germany's largest refinery to produce synthetic fuels News 21 Jan 2021 - 14:14 German and EU politicians welcome U.S. return to global climate action News 21 Jan 2021 - 14:09 Merkel sticks with Nord Stream 2 despite mounting opposition in Germany and EU Interview 21 Jan 2021 - 11:30 “Those who only want to achieve climate action through a price on carbon will fail” – SPD’s Miersch News 20 Jan 2021 - 13:37 German North Sea wind farms produce more electricity in 2020 than ever before News 20 Jan 2021 - 13:33 First mandatory resident participation option for German wind farm as auction problems continue News 20 Jan 2021 - 13:29 German agriculture ministry wants EU carbon border tax for farming imports News 20 Jan 2021 - 13:27 Biden presidency sparks hope for climate but policy differences remain – German env min News 20 Jan 2021 - 10:10 German government “notes with regret” U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2 News 19 Jan 2021 - 13:49 German economy ministry announces lightweight construction strategy News 19 Jan 2021 - 13:14 German hard coal and mining equipment suppliers quit operations News 19 Jan 2021 - 12:21 Climate regulation threatens competitiveness of German auto industry - Deutsche Bank News 19 Jan 2021 - 12:18 E-car charging law glitch could delay Germany's transport transition News 19 Jan 2021 - 09:30 Germany already 'on track' to meet its climate targets – CDU energy expert News 18 Jan 2021 - 13:57 New CDU leader brings continuity with Merkel era but comes with stained climate reputation News 18 Jan 2021 - 13:52 German hard coal imports set to continue steep decline in 2021 - industry group News 18 Jan 2021 - 13:50 New EU climate target means Germany must cut emissions by 65% by 2030 – env ministry News 15 Jan 2021 - 13:06 Nord Stream 2 gets new construction permit as researchers question pipeline's necessity News 15 Jan 2021 - 12:57 Share of private individuals involved in renewables production falls in Germany News 15 Jan 2021 - 12:55 Autonomous vehicles not automatically more sustainable – study News 15 Jan 2021 - 12:50 Insurer Allianz plans to reduce assets' climate impact by one quarter by 2025 News 15 Jan 2021 - 10:19 Climate targets force trucks into race to clean up transport News 14 Jan 2021 - 13:41 Vattenfall wants to build offshore wind farms in Germany, struggles with framework conditions News 14 Jan 2021 - 13:37 Seven million Germans considering switch to green power contract at home News 14 Jan 2021 - 13:34 German power sector could achieve 100% renewables by 2040 – economy minister News 14 Jan 2021 - 13:31 Germany launches three flagship projects to fulfil green hydrogen ambitions News 13 Jan 2021 - 13:39 Farmers must contribute more to Germany’s climate neutrality goal – Env Min News 13 Jan 2021 - 13:35 Environmentalists say amendment to German fossil plants' air pollution limits too lenient News 13 Jan 2021 - 13:14 Share of renewables in German buildings sector stagnates as clear target is lacking Interview 13 Jan 2021 - 11:41 Germany will need much more renewable power than govt assumes - Greens' Nestle News 12 Jan 2021 - 14:28 European power grid disturbance has German energy intensive industry worried News 12 Jan 2021 - 13:52 German NGOs call for major changes to industrial meat production to protect climate News 12 Jan 2021 - 13:48 German transport ministry launches scrappage support programme for trucks News 12 Jan 2021 - 13:43 Germany joins international biodiversity coalition News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:56 Technology-neutral approach in car industry 'excuse for doing nothing' – Daimler union rep News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:53 Left Party leaders bet on fair and climate-friendly recovery in campaign year kick-off News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:51 Pandemic turns Fridays for Future activists into lobbyists News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:49 German environment agency hires mining firm subsidiary to assess renaturation costs News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:46 German Greens hope to win chancellorship in upcoming elections News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:32 German conservatives pick leader set to shape handling of Merkel's climate legacy Interview 11 Jan 2021 - 12:51 “We should be honest about need for blue hydrogen and CCS” – FDP's Lukas Köhler News 8 Jan 2021 - 12:41 Bavaria's CSU calls for doubling down on climate action despite pandemic News 8 Jan 2021 - 12:39 2020 on par with warmest year on record as natural disaster losses rise News 8 Jan 2021 - 12:39 German regional govt attempt to circumvent Nord Stream 2 sanctions futile – analyst News 7 Jan 2021 - 13:59 2020 records show e-mobility “has entered mainstream” in Germany – motor authority News 7 Jan 2021 - 13:57 European energy companies to invest up to one trillion euros in renewables by 2030 News 7 Jan 2021 - 13:56 Majority of Germans support renewables use and expansion – survey News 7 Jan 2021 - 13:54 Landlords and tenants should split costs from new German CO₂ price – env min News 6 Jan 2021 - 18:13 German regional govt aims to shield Nord Stream 2 against U.S. sanctions News 6 Jan 2021 - 13:21 VW subsidiary Audi trumps Tesla in sale of e-cars in Norway News 6 Jan 2021 - 13:19 Biden administration will be “quantum leap” for US-German relations – transatlantic coordinator News 6 Jan 2021 - 11:52 German renewables reform could lead to downward spiral of wind auction bids – official News 5 Jan 2021 - 12:58 Many open questions on EU-UK energy relations after Brexit deal News 5 Jan 2021 - 12:53 German energy stocks rise as investors bet on renewables News 5 Jan 2021 - 12:51 Wholesale power prices in Germany dropped significantly in 2020 – study News 5 Jan 2021 - 12:50 Germans affected by traffic more likely to support mobility transition measures – survey Interview 4 Jan 2021 - 14:26 Preview 2021: Making finance truly sustainable “is not easy, but can be done” News 4 Jan 2021 - 12:52 Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time News 4 Jan 2021 - 12:51 2020 second hottest year on record in Germany – weather service News 4 Jan 2021 - 12:49 German coal exit on its way with first plants off the grid News 4 Jan 2021 - 12:47 Germany enters 2021 with price on transport and heating emissions News 23 Dec 2020 - 13:54 Hydrogen can become billion-euro business for Siemens Energy – CEO News 23 Dec 2020 - 13:51 Bosch supervisory board head calls EU preference for e-cars harmful for climate News 23 Dec 2020 - 13:43 New rules proposed for lithium mining, power users, to make Germany fit for net-zero News 22 Dec 2020 - 13:36 Onshore wind bids exceed auctioned capacity for first time in 2020 in Germany News 22 Dec 2020 - 13:14 Europe's wind and e-car industry dependent on China's magnetic metals News 22 Dec 2020 - 13:07 Consistent environmental protection saves society billions of euros – report News 22 Dec 2020 - 13:05 Most Germans willing to make significant lifestyle changes for environment - survey News 22 Dec 2020 - 12:28 Green Party calls for exceptions in nature conservation for wind energy expansion News 22 Dec 2020 - 12:27 Energy industry alliance applies for radio frequency to enable digitalisation News 21 Dec 2020 - 12:55 Public transport should be used to deliver parcels - German transport minister News 21 Dec 2020 - 12:54 Major German car suppliers warn higher EU climate target will cost many jobs News 21 Dec 2020 - 12:52 Energy company RWE shuts down first lignite unit as part of coal phase-out News 18 Dec 2020 - 14:35 German ministries agree on emission reduction quota for transport fuels News 18 Dec 2020 - 14:17 Volkswagen undermines the sale of own e-cars – report News 18 Dec 2020 - 14:11 Germany needs integrated network planning for electricity and gas – study Interview 18 Dec 2020 - 12:15 Preview 2021 – ‘A strong Green Party is the only realistic option to tackle climate issues in Germany’ News 17 Dec 2020 - 14:20 German parliament passes renewables reform, paves way for hydrogen ramp-up News 17 Dec 2020 - 14:16 German parties warn against burden of sustainable finance for smaller businesses News 17 Dec 2020 - 14:08 “Unpredictable” climate plans offer German industry little planning security – Stiebel Eltron News 17 Dec 2020 - 13:53 Germany backs major international green hydrogen project in Saudi-Arabia News 17 Dec 2020 - 13:51 German energy use hits 'historic low' in pandemic, renewables share keeps rising Interview 17 Dec 2020 - 10:40 Catenary trucks still stand chance in race to decarbonise road freight - researcher Interview 17 Dec 2020 - 10:36 Preview 2021: 'The crisis must be seen as an opportunity for a climate-neutral economy' News 16 Dec 2020 - 15:59 Villagers keep up fight against relocation due to German coal mine as media report tells of government "disinformation" News 16 Dec 2020 - 15:32 German trade union urges 'climate check' to improve efficiency of public buildings News 16 Dec 2020 - 15:26 Shift to e-mobility will cost fewer jobs at carmakers than feared, suppliers hit harder – VW study News 16 Dec 2020 - 15:20 Volkswagen CEO Diess gets green light to implement ambitious e-car plans News 16 Dec 2020 - 15:16 EU taxonomy could deliver breakthrough in sustainable finance – researchers Interview 16 Dec 2020 - 10:18 Preview 2021: 'Industry fears pandemic widens gap in global climate ambitions' News 15 Dec 2020 - 14:23 German aviation industry offers comprehensive plan for CO2 neutrality News 15 Dec 2020 - 14:17 Germany and Denmark to strengthen cooperation on offshore energy island hubs News 15 Dec 2020 - 14:14 Renaturation and 'nature-based solutions' must be part of EU Green Deal – German env min News 15 Dec 2020 - 14:12 New EU climate target means Germany has to boost renewables expansion - economy minister Interview 15 Dec 2020 - 14:02 Preview 2021 – ‘We have to radicalise all parties to adopt more ambitious climate plans’ News 15 Dec 2020 - 13:59 EU countries need to coordinate renewables support to avoid investor hopping - study News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:26 “Real test” for new EU 2030 climate target lies in details – opinion News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:20 Germany pledges 500 million euros at Paris Agreement anniversary summit that leaves critics unimpressed News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:16 Buying online or in-store has limited effect on products' climate impact – env agency News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:12 Germany's renewable power share climbs to 46 percent in 2020 – preliminary data News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:09 Breakthrough in Germany’s renewables law reform: wind and solar capacity to grow faster News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:09 Most Germans say climate policy could be decisive issue in 2021 elections – survey Interview 14 Dec 2020 - 11:13 Preview 2021: ‘We need a new electricity market design’ News 11 Dec 2020 - 14:14 EU leaders agree to raise 2030 climate target - German reactions News 11 Dec 2020 - 13:07 Fight over ambition level threatens to delay Germany's renewables reform News 11 Dec 2020 - 13:05 German farming ministry launches 1-billion-euro climate action package News 11 Dec 2020 - 12:56 Germany supports research to cut energy use for cooling COVID-19 vaccine News 10 Dec 2020 - 13:53 E-car boom boosts sales at Europe's largest copper producer Aurubis News 10 Dec 2020 - 13:51 Climate change heats up Bavaria's groundwater – study News 10 Dec 2020 - 13:47 Germany crosses threshold of one million heat pumps Interview 10 Dec 2020 - 11:02 Preview 2021: ‘German CO2 price can only be a start of energy taxes reform’ News 9 Dec 2020 - 15:21 All German parties should make climate 'central pillar' of election programmes – govt advisors News 9 Dec 2020 - 15:17 Four out of five Germans in favour of raising EU climate target News 9 Dec 2020 - 15:14 Germans more concerned about climate change than other Europeans – survey Interview 9 Dec 2020 - 11:43 Preview 2021: ‘EU decision on 2030 target will set tone for next year’s climate and energy policy’ News 8 Dec 2020 - 13:32 German utility EWE announces plan to become climate-neutral by 2035 News 8 Dec 2020 - 13:30 Bosch plans to start production of fuel cell power stations in 2024 News 8 Dec 2020 - 13:29 Disputes about coronavirus recovery funds slow down EU climate action News 8 Dec 2020 - 13:28 Most studies underestimate complexity of green hydrogen imports – think tank Interview 8 Dec 2020 - 08:03 Preview 2021 – ‘EU energy sovereignty key issue even under US president Biden’ News 7 Dec 2020 - 14:02 E-car battery demand triggers race between two German lithium extraction projects News 7 Dec 2020 - 14:00 German grid operator Amprion tops up investment plans by 9 billion euros - report News 7 Dec 2020 - 13:55 German Greens and wind power-critical NGO find bird protection compromise – report Interview 7 Dec 2020 - 09:46 Preview 2021 – ‘Elections will dominate climate debate in Germany’ News 4 Dec 2020 - 13:29 E.ON enlists software company SAP for digitalisation of energy grid News 4 Dec 2020 - 13:03 Report criticises subway’s climate impact in Berlin as city’s newest line starts service News 4 Dec 2020 - 13:01 Energy law reform inadequate for German 2030 renewables target – analysis Interview 4 Dec 2020 - 10:43 Preview 2021 – 'Hydrogen in transport will be a major topic' News 3 Dec 2020 - 13:53 Monthly e-car registrations rise six-fold to approach 30,000 in Germany News 3 Dec 2020 - 13:49 German car manufacturers risk billions in EU fines due to SUV sales – Greenpeace News 3 Dec 2020 - 13:48 Germany paves way for electrolyser ramp-up by scrapping renewables fee on hydrogen production News 2 Dec 2020 - 13:44 EU Council agreement on supply chain law ups pressure on Germany to follow suit News 2 Dec 2020 - 13:42 Investment in renewables creates added value and local jobs – study News 2 Dec 2020 - 13:40 Disgruntled Green Party members in Hesse consider joining new 'Climate list' party News 2 Dec 2020 - 13:39 German CO2 price must be adapted to social realities – SPD ministers News 1 Dec 2020 - 14:48 First phase-out auction for German hard coal deemed success, modern plants go offline News 1 Dec 2020 - 14:13 German government must end its obstruction of European climate law – opinion News 1 Dec 2020 - 14:11 Energy demand rising significantly at Germany's data centres News 1 Dec 2020 - 14:09 Market share of alternative drives continues to grow in Germany – energy agency News 1 Dec 2020 - 14:07 Germany and Australia investigate possibilities of green ‘hydrogen bridge’ News 30 Nov 2020 - 15:24 New electricity providers take advantage of digital solutions to enter German market News 30 Nov 2020 - 15:22 Certification company suspends Nord Stream 2 work after US sanction threats News 30 Nov 2020 - 14:34 Bavaria's state premier says Conservative-Green coalition is many Germans' favoured option News 30 Nov 2020 - 14:27 Employees working from home face higher heating bill during coronavirus pandemic – Verivox News 30 Nov 2020 - 14:25 State's involvement in utility EnBW appears to be success ten years later but criticism lives on News 27 Nov 2020 - 14:33 German climate cabinet to take stock, NGOs call for decisions News 27 Nov 2020 - 14:22 Merkel warns against EU car emissions regulation, says combustion engines still indispensable News 27 Nov 2020 - 14:20 German mobility far from climate-friendly, car still has central role - study News 27 Nov 2020 - 13:53 Coronavirus effects weigh on German SMEs’ climate investments – development bank News 27 Nov 2020 - 13:51 Germany earmarks 135 million euros for LNG tank vessels News 27 Nov 2020 - 13:50 Econ and env ministries share patronage of Germany's international hydrogen hub News 26 Nov 2020 - 14:03 Consensus on need for CCS to reach climate goals growing in Germany News 26 Nov 2020 - 13:55 More durable consumer goods can contribute significantly to GHG reduction – study News 26 Nov 2020 - 13:46 German states struggle to find compromise on recycling construction materials News 26 Nov 2020 - 13:33 Replacing Germany's old wind turbines needs policy boost – energy industry News 26 Nov 2020 - 13:31 Germany's new stock exchange rules fail to allay climate concerns as ECB issues warning News 25 Nov 2020 - 15:04 European Commission greenlights German hard coal exit tenders until 2026 News 25 Nov 2020 - 14:25 Germany lags behind on energy efficiency in all sectors – researchers News 25 Nov 2020 - 14:24 IT industry says digitalisation can get Germany halfway to 2030 climate targets News 25 Nov 2020 - 14:21 German cement industry presents plans to become climate-neutral by 2050 News 25 Nov 2020 - 13:50 Lower Saxony to invest one billion euros in bid to become Germany's 'No.1 climate state' News 25 Nov 2020 - 13:46 Govt plans two major research centres to support German coal regions in transition Interview 25 Nov 2020 - 12:19 Battery-electric trucks will win race against fuel cells and e-fuels - researcher News 24 Nov 2020 - 13:35 German gas producer Wintershall Dea not giving up on Nord Stream 2 News 24 Nov 2020 - 13:32 The diesel engine’s days are numbered in Europe – industry analyst News 24 Nov 2020 - 13:26 Hesse's hydropower operators anxious water protection decree will stifle business model News 24 Nov 2020 - 13:23 Deutsche Bahn tests hydrogen train in effort to phase-out diesel engines News 24 Nov 2020 - 13:21 Germany's onshore wind power potential greater than previously thought – study News 24 Nov 2020 - 13:18 EU conference launches bid to gain ground in battery cell production News 23 Nov 2020 - 14:00 German Greens vow to speed up low-carbon transition News 23 Nov 2020 - 13:46 G20 states confirm climate cooperation, Merkel sees topic rise on agenda News 23 Nov 2020 - 13:44 US threatens to go through with sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline News 23 Nov 2020 - 13:41 German steel, chemicals industry lament lack of support for net-zero transition News 20 Nov 2020 - 14:31 G20 important for global climate action in 2021 – German official News 20 Nov 2020 - 13:50 German industry welcomes EU offshore wind plans, but environmental concerns remain News 20 Nov 2020 - 13:20 German Greens call on climate activists for unity in election goals News 19 Nov 2020 - 14:05 Carmakers expect up to 15 million electric cars in Germany by 2030 News 19 Nov 2020 - 13:56 German household power prices unlikely to decrease despite government efforts News 19 Nov 2020 - 13:53 German rail company cuts back on coal power with major renewable deals News 18 Nov 2020 - 13:43 G20 corona stimulus packages risk delaying climate action – report News 18 Nov 2020 - 13:40 Villagers' attempt to save homes from coal mine expansion fails in court News 18 Nov 2020 - 13:38 Germany commits additional €3 bln to ease green mobility transition in car industry News 17 Nov 2020 - 15:38 Deal with Global South necessary if Germany opts for 2050 net zero climate goal – opinion News 17 Nov 2020 - 15:35 Renault Germany CEO calls on Berlin to maintain e-car purchase premium News 17 Nov 2020 - 15:33 Germany’s e-car target of 10 million by 2030 unrealistic – study News 17 Nov 2020 - 14:02 Elderly Germans more willing to live sustainably than younger ones - survey News 17 Nov 2020 - 13:53 New development cooperation project to lay foundations for German hydrogen imports News 17 Nov 2020 - 13:48 Germany's charging infrastructure outgrows demand by e-car drivers – energy industry News 16 Nov 2020 - 14:15 German state environment ministers call for 60% EU emission cut target News 16 Nov 2020 - 13:39 Germany's economy minister calls for extending e-car subsidies until 2025 News 16 Nov 2020 - 13:35 German solar lobby warns 450,000 PV arrays could be decommissioned by 2030 Interview 13 Nov 2020 - 15:15 EU should take lead in climate cooperation with the US - political analyst News 13 Nov 2020 - 15:02 Highway protest camp removal deepens rift between German Greens and climate activists News 13 Nov 2020 - 15:01 64 percent of Germans open to electric cars - survey News 13 Nov 2020 - 15:00 Tesla poaches top Daimler manager; metalworkers’ union protests News 13 Nov 2020 - 14:53 German states and federal government clash over renewables law reform News 12 Nov 2020 - 14:26 Demand for gas to rise as Germany exits nuclear, coal – analysts News 12 Nov 2020 - 14:22 German government wants to reimburse heavy lorries for CO2 price News 12 Nov 2020 - 14:21 Small fraction of Germany's biogas plants contribute to grid stability – study News 12 Nov 2020 - 14:18 Court forces Germany to revisit phase-out compensation for nuclear operators News 11 Nov 2020 - 13:18 Climate-damaging subsidies cost Germany 46 billion euros per year - study News 11 Nov 2020 - 13:17 Germany wants to keep loophole for higher NOx car emissions open – media report News 11 Nov 2020 - 13:14 German transport minister advocates scrapping premium for old lorries News 10 Nov 2020 - 14:09 First power link between Germany and Belgium begins operation News 10 Nov 2020 - 14:00 North Rhine-Westphalia presents hydrogen roadmap, eyes creation of 130,000 new jobs News 10 Nov 2020 - 13:56 Energy industry calls on German states to harmonise species protection laws for wind power News 10 Nov 2020 - 13:47 Environment minister urges higher renewables goal in German transport sector News 9 Nov 2020 - 14:57 Europeans express relief, hope for climate cooperation after Biden win News 9 Nov 2020 - 13:19 Shift to e-cars only works if Germany builds 2,000 charging points per week – car lobby News 9 Nov 2020 - 13:14 German trade union calls for use of “blue” hydrogen, European industry power price News 6 Nov 2020 - 14:37 Hydropower plants help remove plastic waste from water bodies - study News 6 Nov 2020 - 14:24 German renewables operators urged to register facilities to avoid losing remuneration News 6 Nov 2020 - 14:19 Leading conservatives from German states call for extending e-car buyer's premium News 6 Nov 2020 - 14:14 Smaller energy companies vow resistance against E.ON-RWE deal at EU level News 6 Nov 2020 - 14:10 German energy industry to receive dedicated radio frequency to weather blackouts News 5 Nov 2020 - 14:35 Volkswagen to convert entire Greek island's transport system to electric mobility News 5 Nov 2020 - 14:17 German farmers understand need for climate action, seek economically viable solutions - association News 5 Nov 2020 - 14:14 Germany remains odd one out as more and more countries announce combustion engine bans News 5 Nov 2020 - 14:08 German nuclear industry cautious about usefulness of small reactors for energy transition News 4 Nov 2020 - 14:03 Fully electric cars' share of new registrations reaches record 8.4 percent in Germany News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:59 Debates about climate change causes have largely vanished from German social media - study News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:57 Solar industry warns German renewables reform could choke off roof-mounted installations News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:56 Industry production cuts due to pandemic to reduce German power demand by 3.5 percent in 2020 News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:54 Climate action surging on German companies' agendas as EU Green Deal splits opinions News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:51 German government 'in denial of reality' regarding future electricity needs – opposition News 3 Nov 2020 - 15:03 Germany, Europe await US vote for clues on global climate drive News 3 Nov 2020 - 14:10 Land use report backs German environment minister’s strict stance on farming and biofuels News 3 Nov 2020 - 13:49 German chemicals producer Bayer backs climate change denying US Republicans - report News 3 Nov 2020 - 13:44 Germany’s narrow focus on battery cars endangers CO2 targets - engineers' association News 3 Nov 2020 - 13:40 Domestic green hydrogen production offers huge economic potential for Germany – study News 3 Nov 2020 - 12:53 Pandemic triggers 10% cut in German energy emissions in 2020 – market researchers News 2 Nov 2020 - 14:09 Climate activists protest against infamously belated opening of new Berlin Airport BER News 2 Nov 2020 - 14:03 German government to fund outdoor heaters to help restaurants cope with pandemic News 2 Nov 2020 - 13:59 German agency fines Tesla for allegedly failing to comply with battery recycling laws News 2 Nov 2020 - 13:57 Coach company FlixBus suspends services as Germany enters into second lockdown News 30 Oct 2020 - 11:42 Europe’s transport sector needs “comprehensive transition,” environmental groups say News 30 Oct 2020 - 10:42 German states lagging behind many sustainable mobility targets, study says News 30 Oct 2020 - 10:18 Germany’s power grids need 110 billion euros of investment by 2050, operator says News 29 Oct 2020 - 17:50 German car industry commits to 2050 climate neutrality, insists on combustion engines News 29 Oct 2020 - 13:51 Protesters occupy Green Party headquarters in Berlin in bid to stop Autobahn expansion News 29 Oct 2020 - 13:46 New German energy company hopes to break dominance of E.ON and RWE News 29 Oct 2020 - 13:44 SPD proposes end of renewables surcharge and mandatory solar power in energy policy reform News 28 Oct 2020 - 15:00 EU can reduce 2030 emissions by 60 percent - German environment agency News 28 Oct 2020 - 14:52 German science ministry ups support for CO2 conversion in industry News 28 Oct 2020 - 14:31 Taxpayers' association criticises expensive German coal exit News 28 Oct 2020 - 10:44 German 2020 solar power generation tops 2019 record already by October News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:47 Hamburg decides to reduce coal usage in heating plant for climate action News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:31 Moving too slowly on climate targets could become expensive - Court of Auditors News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:28 German government calls for closer climate cooperation with US as elections loom News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:25 Home insulation makes big difference in heating bill and CO2 emissions – government report News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:24 Use nuclear to fight climate change, says IAEA - but Germany sticking to renewables News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:21 One of Germany’s most used news outlets adds climate change section to website, newsletter News 26 Oct 2020 - 13:57 Consumers and politicians share blame for slow climate action, Germans say News 26 Oct 2020 - 13:53 Daimler and BMW mulling partial sale of jointly run mobility services – reports News 26 Oct 2020 - 13:48 World's first electric pusher tugboat to start trial operations in Germany News 23 Oct 2020 - 11:58 Researchers develop lightweight battery pack for electric vehicles News 23 Oct 2020 - 11:57 Renewables law proposal not ambitious enough – Lower Saxony state premier News 23 Oct 2020 - 11:56 EU ministers agree on climate law, postpone decision on 2030 emissions target News 22 Oct 2020 - 13:47 12 minutes per year: Germany has shortest time of power black-outs ever News 22 Oct 2020 - 13:09 Think tanks call for second 'Economic Miracle' to reach climate neutrality by 2050 News 22 Oct 2020 - 12:51 Volkswagen continues fight with German car lobby group over future use of fuels News 22 Oct 2020 - 12:49 Oil price crash could pull plug on new domestic production projects in Germany News 21 Oct 2020 - 13:41 EU Council votes for climate measures in future farming subsidies, critics say effects will be minimal News 21 Oct 2020 - 12:22 Government aims to make Germany climate resilient as average temperature rises News 20 Oct 2020 - 13:39 EU must include global warming in security policy – Munich Security Conference head News 20 Oct 2020 - 12:36 Public's interest flags in participation in Germany's nuclear waste disposal search News 20 Oct 2020 - 12:34 German transmission grid operator 50Hertz calls for more Baltic offshore wind power News 19 Oct 2020 - 13:02 SUV’s profit from Germany’s e-car premium, observers cry foul News 19 Oct 2020 - 12:59 EU chief wants new vision for European buildings News 19 Oct 2020 - 12:57 German consumers to pay more for gas in 2021 News 19 Oct 2020 - 12:56 Leadership candidates of Germany's CDU all call for rigorous climate action News 16 Oct 2020 - 13:44 Germany's environment ministry defends its “no-food, no-palm oil” policy for future biofuels News 16 Oct 2020 - 13:36 German Greens plan clear focus on e-mobility to lower transport emissions News 16 Oct 2020 - 13:32 Natural gas provides half of German industry's power generation News 16 Oct 2020 - 13:30 Tesla forced to halt construction at Berlin factory after failing to pay its water bill News 16 Oct 2020 - 13:23 “High willingness” among EU member states for 55%-climate target – Merkel News 16 Oct 2020 - 13:17 Germany must push 2030 renewables target to 75 or even 80 percent – env min News 15 Oct 2020 - 13:56 Lack of e-car charging price transparency continues to irk German consumer groups News 15 Oct 2020 - 13:52 Germany's renewables surcharge capped at 6.5 cents in 2021 but benefit for customers uncertain News 15 Oct 2020 - 13:45 Synthetic fuels ready for serial use in passenger cars by 2030 – Porsche CEO News 15 Oct 2020 - 13:42 German industry welcomes EU buildings renovation wave but houseowners lament high costs News 15 Oct 2020 - 11:29 Most EU states on track for 2030 climate goals, but higher targets on horizon News 14 Oct 2020 - 15:14 Fridays for Future study on net-zero 2035 lacks plausible pathways – energy agency News 14 Oct 2020 - 15:10 Germany aims at becoming "pioneer" in CO2-neutral aviation News 14 Oct 2020 - 15:05 Germans convinced transport must change but doubt e-cars are the solution - survey News 14 Oct 2020 - 14:44 Germany's old wind turbines will be given new lifelines at end of 20-year support News 13 Oct 2020 - 13:58 Polish coal mine could pollute German water supply - Greenpeace News 13 Oct 2020 - 13:54 Germany's solar industry slams renewables act reform, cites possible EU law violation News 13 Oct 2020 - 13:21 Germany's SMEs worry EU sustainable finance regulation might overstretch their capacities News 12 Oct 2020 - 13:43 Current EU plans for farming subsidies would not benefit climate – NGO News 12 Oct 2020 - 13:40 Outdoor heater producers see record demand as Germany's restaurants prepare for pandemic winter News 12 Oct 2020 - 13:37 Consumer groups say German climate plan only works with lower power prices News 12 Oct 2020 - 13:33 Germany's power use returns to pre-pandemic levels News 12 Oct 2020 - 13:07 Maritime trade picking up again unexpectedly strong – Hapag-Lloyd News 9 Oct 2020 - 13:59 German parliament approves CO2 starting price of 25 euros per tonne News 9 Oct 2020 - 13:49 Europe and Germany urgently need a strategy for carbon sinks – Energy agency News 9 Oct 2020 - 13:43 Holcim says demand for climate-neutral concrete rising in Germany News 9 Oct 2020 - 13:38 Electric cars and plug-in hybrids set to outsell diesels in Germany soon – survey News 8 Oct 2020 - 14:24 Germany carves out national water strategy to cope with increasing droughts News 8 Oct 2020 - 14:21 German lignite state to greenlight resettlement of villages to expand mine - media report News 8 Oct 2020 - 14:19 Daimler works council opposes pure focus on e-mobility News 8 Oct 2020 - 14:13 Older Germans more concerned about climate and environment than young – survey News 8 Oct 2020 - 14:10 German state of Lower Saxony against nuclear power plant in bordering Netherlands News 7 Oct 2020 - 13:47 Extinction Rebellion occupies lignite industry lobby offices in Berlin News 7 Oct 2020 - 13:41 Merkel's chancellery comes last in NGO's ministry buildings' efficiency survey News 7 Oct 2020 - 13:39 German utility EnBW pledges to become climate neutral by 2035 News 6 Oct 2020 - 13:30 Germany says green hydrogen imports should not harm environment in partner countries News 6 Oct 2020 - 13:16 Industry heavyweight Viessmann pushes for controversial hydrogen use in heating News 6 Oct 2020 - 13:09 Germany's e-car subsidies cause 'economic damage' as pandemic strains budget – researchers News 6 Oct 2020 - 13:03 German military needs to adapt to momentous climate change challenges – defence minister News 5 Oct 2020 - 13:57 No more Autobahn: Germany's Greens call for halt of new highway construction News 5 Oct 2020 - 13:45 Germany registers more than 20,000 pure electric cars in a month for first time News 5 Oct 2020 - 10:45 EU climate target of -55% would mean near-exit from coal in 2030 – experts News 2 Oct 2020 - 14:23 Gas plant in Bavaria comes back online thanks to low gas and high CO2 prices News 2 Oct 2020 - 14:16 Costs rise in Vattenfall lawsuit over German government’s nuclear phase-out News 1 Oct 2020 - 16:41 EU solidarity is key for more ambitious 2030 climate target – German env min News 1 Oct 2020 - 13:42 Activists aim to unite small parties under one climate roof to gain seats in next German parliament News 1 Oct 2020 - 13:39 German government squabbles over CO2 label for cars News 1 Oct 2020 - 13:25 Solar, storage hybrid projects win majority of Germany's new “innovation auctions” News 1 Oct 2020 - 13:16 German energy ministry wants to launch talks about CCS News 30 Sep 2020 - 13:18 Shell turns German operations into test case for global sustainability transformation News 30 Sep 2020 - 13:15 German heating emissions cut almost entirely down to warmer weather – study News 30 Sep 2020 - 12:23 Merkel wants to rally EU member states behind 55% climate target News 29 Sep 2020 - 13:07 Siemens Energy listing sparks criticism of fossil fuel operations News 29 Sep 2020 - 13:04 Public transport loses ground to private cars in pandemic – survey News 29 Sep 2020 - 13:01 “Glyphosate is a means to making agriculture climate-neutral” – Bayer board member News 29 Sep 2020 - 13:00 Making intelligent vehicles will be bigger challenge than electric cars – VW brand chief News 28 Sep 2020 - 14:12 German govt says push for climate neutrality is major opportunity for financial sector News 28 Sep 2020 - 13:44 Building e-car requires same labour as combustion engine car – BCG study News 28 Sep 2020 - 13:42 Green party wins several big city mayor posts in Germany’s most populous state News 28 Sep 2020 - 13:41 US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 no clear breach of international law – German parliament research service News 28 Sep 2020 - 13:18 Germany takes first small step towards finding nuclear waste resting place News 25 Sep 2020 - 14:04 Fridays for Future movement gears up for German election year with protest News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:43 German econ min warns Nord Stream 2 stop could damage trust in large-scale projects News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:41 Renewables cover almost half of German electricity use in first 9 months 2020 – preliminary data News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:39 German NGOs call for coherent EU sustainable finance approach to support Green Deal News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:37 German government aims to support E.ON and RWE’s cause in European court News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:34 German car industry says California's 2035 conventional car ban is inappropriate News 24 Sep 2020 - 12:47 After carbon-neutrality pledge, China must now walk the talk – opinion News 24 Sep 2020 - 12:46 Germany must prepare for more frequent and intensive extreme weather - meteorologists News 24 Sep 2020 - 12:44 Germany ceases to allocate budget for possible EU climate target miss News 24 Sep 2020 - 12:43 Critics of Tesla's Berlin gigafactory object to construction without licenses News 24 Sep 2020 - 12:42 Lack of incentives biggest hurdle for climate-neutral gases – German energy industry News 24 Sep 2020 - 09:24 Europe welcomes China’s pledge to carbon neutrality as part of joint climate drive News 23 Sep 2020 - 15:30 German cabinet approves renewables reform, but parliamentarians eye changes News 23 Sep 2020 - 13:30 Germany set to partly reimburse energy-intensive companies for new CO₂ price News 23 Sep 2020 - 13:28 A quarter of German wind turbines at risk of going offline as fixed remuneration expires – study News 23 Sep 2020 - 13:26 German municipal utilities' finances continuing to stabilise – consultancy News 22 Sep 2020 - 14:00 Germany turns former East-West border strip into national natural monument News 22 Sep 2020 - 13:52 Germany’s competitors pushing ahead with green hydrogen plans - study News 22 Sep 2020 - 13:49 German draft budget shows climate and energy spending tripling – Tagesspiegel Background News 22 Sep 2020 - 13:47 Germany’s transport minister pushes for European high-speed train system News 22 Sep 2020 - 13:45 EU agriculture reform not ambitious enough for new 2050 climate target - NGO News 22 Sep 2020 - 13:25 Most banks in Germany expect huge climate impact within next decade News 22 Sep 2020 - 10:30 A climate-friendly post-coronavirus stimulus – tracking the debate News 21 Sep 2020 - 14:00 VW CEO says diesel too cheap for more ambitious transport climate targets News 21 Sep 2020 - 13:58 German Social Democrats in government push for CO2 price contribution by landlords News 21 Sep 2020 - 13:57 13 billion euros in German taxpayers’ money invested in high-emissions companies – analysis News 18 Sep 2020 - 14:24 Germans spend average share of income for power despite high costs News 18 Sep 2020 - 13:30 Majority of Germans oppose halt to Nord Stream 2 News 18 Sep 2020 - 13:27 Germany raises tax on high-emission cars, but critics call reform 'cosmetics' News 18 Sep 2020 - 13:20 Number of support-free solar parks rises in Germany News 17 Sep 2020 - 13:16 Germany's right-wing AfD calls for end to all climate action efforts News 17 Sep 2020 - 13:13 HeidelbergCement pulls forward emission reduction target News 17 Sep 2020 - 13:08 Germans particularly keen on environmentally-friendly policies - survey News 16 Sep 2020 - 13:05 German company powering turbines with kites eyes expansion News 16 Sep 2020 - 12:58 Germans don't believe EU will manage to become climate-neutral by 2050 - survey News 16 Sep 2020 - 12:50 New EU climate target proposal concern for German industry and NGOs News 16 Sep 2020 - 12:49 Pandemic offers municipalities chance to speed up transport transition – study News 15 Sep 2020 - 14:34 East German coal workers worried about uncertain future News 15 Sep 2020 - 14:29 Controversial petition for CO2 food labels heard by German parliament committee News 15 Sep 2020 - 14:27 German electricity sector should be climate neutral by 2040s - Renewable Energy Act reform News 15 Sep 2020 - 14:25 German wind industry hopeful amid expansion recovery but laments regional imbalance News 14 Sep 2020 - 13:52 Econ min's “historic” climate consensus ideas met with surprise and suspicion in Germany News 14 Sep 2020 - 13:50 Climate crisis takes heavy toll on mental health, psychotherapists' association says News 14 Sep 2020 - 13:49 CDU wins local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia as Greens surge on climate concerns News 11 Sep 2020 - 14:36 German economy minister calls for 'historic' consensus on climate neutrality News 11 Sep 2020 - 14:32 A quarter of new cars in Europe electric by 2025, Germany scoops up half of production – study News 11 Sep 2020 - 14:29 German Greens hope for early 2021 boost in municipal state elections News 11 Sep 2020 - 14:27 Food supplement for cows could reduce methane emissions by nearly 40 percent, company says News 10 Sep 2020 - 13:59 Most cruise ship operators don't have real climate strategy – NABU News 10 Sep 2020 - 13:56 Villagers fearing resettlement file constitutional complaint against RWE coal mine News 10 Sep 2020 - 13:55 Future of German offshore wind auction design contested in parliamentary hearing News 10 Sep 2020 - 13:52 Majority in Germany and other EU countries reject Mercosur agreement on climate grounds News 9 Sep 2020 - 14:37 Initiative calls for regular prime-time show on climate crisis in German TV News 9 Sep 2020 - 14:35 German env min backs tighter EU climate target as industry reiterates warnings News 9 Sep 2020 - 14:31 City of Berlin wrangles over clean mobility concept including combustion engine ban News 9 Sep 2020 - 14:29 German rail operator adds hundreds of electro-diesel hybrid locomotives to fleet News 9 Sep 2020 - 14:27 Germany examines further options for supporting troubled car industry News 8 Sep 2020 - 14:31 Lower Saxony premier supports ending Germany's renewables surcharge News 8 Sep 2020 - 14:21 Potential shutdown of modern coal plant sparks debate over Hamburg's electricity supply News 8 Sep 2020 - 14:11 Germany eyes green hydrogen production with new dam project on the Congo River News 8 Sep 2020 - 13:58 Europe must continue to set pace for clean maritime transport - German transport min News 8 Sep 2020 - 13:53 Germany's econ min sceptical about Nord Stream 2 sanctions in reaction to Navalny poisoning News 8 Sep 2020 - 13:49 Legal opinions over legitimacy of Germany's lignite compensation vary widely News 7 Sep 2020 - 14:27 Germany’s CO2 pricing part of 'irreversible' path – SPD chancellor candidate Scholz News 7 Sep 2020 - 14:21 France plans hydrogen alliance with Germany News 7 Sep 2020 - 14:19 Grid agency initiates fine proceedings after 2019 power grid strains News 7 Sep 2020 - 14:16 Germany's new agriculture commission aims to reconcile climate, environment and farming News 7 Sep 2020 - 14:06 Tighter EU climate targets a challenge for German industry - DIHK News 7 Sep 2020 - 13:58 Calls grow for state aid to support embattled German car industry News 7 Sep 2020 - 13:55 Merkel does not rule out impact of Navalny poisoning on Nord Stream 2 News 4 Sep 2020 - 16:24 Vattenfall wants to shut down its largest coal power station in Germany News 4 Sep 2020 - 15:15 Germany faces packed election year as voters weigh climate against pandemic recovery News 4 Sep 2020 - 14:03 Electric car registrations climb to new record high in Germany News 4 Sep 2020 - 14:00 German transport minister calls for uniform Europe-wide e-car charging infrastructure News 4 Sep 2020 - 13:59 Increasing interest in power from old solar PV installations News 3 Sep 2020 - 13:50 Global aviation accounts for 3.5 percent of human climate impact - aeronautics researchers News 3 Sep 2020 - 13:49 German politicians call to halt Nord Stream 2 following Navalny poisoning News 3 Sep 2020 - 13:41 One in ten Germans plan to buy an e-car – survey News 3 Sep 2020 - 13:37 Pandemic adds trouble for Germany's energy transition – McKinsey News 2 Sep 2020 - 13:05 Pandemic could slow German energy transition as households reconsider investments – KfW News 2 Sep 2020 - 13:03 Greenpeace Energy launches complaint against hard coal tenders News 2 Sep 2020 - 12:55 Ministry plans renewables expansion push to reach Germany's 2030 target News 1 Sep 2020 - 12:48 Coal company LEAG starts demolition of eastern German mining town News 1 Sep 2020 - 12:47 Hydrogen prices to rise sharply without electrification of heating, transport — Aurora News 1 Sep 2020 - 12:46 Operators bid for compensation in first German hard coal phaseout auction News 31 Aug 2020 - 13:51 German-Russian resources forum discusses joint hydrogen economy News 31 Aug 2020 - 13:50 Coal mine protests in Germany and Poland highlight phase-out challenges News 31 Aug 2020 - 13:48 German plan to make server farms climate-neutral sparks industry backlash News 31 Aug 2020 - 13:42 Germany needs power market overhaul to reach renewables targets - industry group News 31 Aug 2020 - 13:17 State electricity payments to unemployed won’t cover bills in 2021 - report News 28 Aug 2020 - 13:22 German economy minister says willing to support climate-friendly steel production News 28 Aug 2020 - 13:21 Must accelerate climate action over coming years – Germany’s Merkel News 28 Aug 2020 - 11:53 Major German cold cuts company sells more substitutes than meat for first time News 28 Aug 2020 - 10:02 German government and states seal coal exit support deal for mining regions News 27 Aug 2020 - 11:49 Ukraine and Germany ink energy partnership to 'modernise' Ukraine's energy sector News 27 Aug 2020 - 11:48 Little progress in talks about German stake in Dutch TenneT – media report News 26 Aug 2020 - 12:26 AI can advance energy transition, but must be sustainable – energy agency News 26 Aug 2020 - 12:26 German government advisors call for binding “climate label” for food products News 26 Aug 2020 - 12:24 Coronavirus crisis accelerates investments in sustainability – RWE CEO News 26 Aug 2020 - 12:23 First details of planned renewables reform leave German energy market innovators unfazed News 25 Aug 2020 - 13:35 New emission test leads to higher average motor vehicle tax in Germany News 25 Aug 2020 - 13:31 Business puts pressure on Merkel to back controversial EU-Mercosur pact News 25 Aug 2020 - 13:29 Splits as Fridays for Future activists run for parliament News 25 Aug 2020 - 13:26 Energy industry calls for fixing ambitious expansion path in reform of Germany's renewables act News 24 Aug 2020 - 13:52 Germany to emit green “twin bond” in bid to jolt sustainable finance market News 24 Aug 2020 - 12:49 Germany considers paying land owners “tree premium” for emissions reduction News 24 Aug 2020 - 12:45 EU-Africa strategy must focus on energy transition – German development minister News 24 Aug 2020 - 12:29 State minister warns end of German renewables support could lead to wind power slump News 24 Aug 2020 - 12:23 Conservative climate MPs call for “bold” renewables reform News 21 Aug 2020 - 14:29 German restaurant owners demand return of outdoor heaters amid pandemic News 21 Aug 2020 - 14:14 German farmers should think about growing figs and olives - Munich Re News 21 Aug 2020 - 13:59 German municipal gas pipe leaks cause more than 1 mio t CO2 emissions News 20 Aug 2020 - 14:54 Thunberg, other activists tell Merkel during meeting to 'abandon fossil industry contracts' News 20 Aug 2020 - 13:39 Germany’s gypsum supply threatened by coal exit - report News 20 Aug 2020 - 13:28 German commuters return to public transport as operators implement health measures News 20 Aug 2020 - 13:10 Home office could significantly reduce commuting emissions - study News 20 Aug 2020 - 13:01 German power costs prevent domestic green hydrogen projects - startup Sunfire News 19 Aug 2020 - 14:03 Germany's RWE auctions off massive coal digger News 19 Aug 2020 - 13:56 German farmers blame climate change for third year of poor harvest News 19 Aug 2020 - 13:52 Climate change remains big public concern despite pandemic - survey News 19 Aug 2020 - 13:50 Germany would not reach 2020 climate target without pandemic – govt report News 18 Aug 2020 - 14:16 Covid-19 offers lessons for climate policy - report News 18 Aug 2020 - 14:15 Decentralised European power systems could offer better public participation – study News 18 Aug 2020 - 14:13 E-mobility and hydrogen compel Germany to boost renewables expansion - utilities News 18 Aug 2020 - 14:12 Germany's env min proposes “national water strategy” to cope with drought News 17 Aug 2020 - 13:43 Most Germans say economic growth no justification for neglecting environment News 17 Aug 2020 - 13:40 Merkel meeting with Thunberg must be more than symbolic act - activists News 17 Aug 2020 - 13:35 German e-car subsidies weigh on second hand market News 14 Aug 2020 - 15:45 Germany set to reach original 2020 climate target due to pandemic – researchers News 14 Aug 2020 - 14:27 German utilities' renewables transformation is gathering pace News 14 Aug 2020 - 14:12 Heating remains energy transition's 'forgotten sector' – commentary News 14 Aug 2020 - 13:56 Car supplier Bosch expands green power supply in carbon neutral push News 13 Aug 2020 - 13:48 Germany paves way for faster wind power expansion licenses News 13 Aug 2020 - 13:25 German industry fears higher power bills due to COVID-19 production slump News 13 Aug 2020 - 12:33 RWE lignite electricity production drops sharply – report News 12 Aug 2020 - 13:55 Nord Stream 2 pipeline could be delayed or fail, Uniper risk report says News 12 Aug 2020 - 13:52 Large renewable power battery to start operating in Brandenburg News 12 Aug 2020 - 13:50 Government announces members of new expert council on climate issues News 11 Aug 2020 - 12:22 Chancellor candidate Scholz says rapid transformation towards sustainability is key election topic News 11 Aug 2020 - 11:43 Pilot programmes for overhead line truck systems could offer climate action solutions – study News 11 Aug 2020 - 11:42 German industry may have to initially pay twice for emissions with new CO₂ price News 11 Aug 2020 - 11:40 Germany’s “green energy account” deeper in the red News 10 Aug 2020 - 14:15 SPD nomination of finance minister Scholz as chancellor candidate kicks off Germany's election year News 10 Aug 2020 - 14:03 Water shortages in German towns foreshadow climate change's impact on entire country - opinion News 10 Aug 2020 - 13:46 Possible 'entrance fee' for offshore projects irks Germany's wind power industry News 10 Aug 2020 - 13:30 German automakers appear to be finally waking up to climate neutrality - op-ed News 10 Aug 2020 - 13:25 Climate activists occupy two German coal power plants, demand closure of "climate killers" News 7 Aug 2020 - 15:11 Green hydrogen pilot plant for chemicals production opens in Saxony-Anhalt News 7 Aug 2020 - 15:05 British energy transition cheaper, more effective than Germany’s – op-ed News 7 Aug 2020 - 14:51 German North Sea outpost Heligoland hopes for green hydrogen boom News 7 Aug 2020 - 14:47 Indigenous group in Norway fears impact of German investor's wind power project News 7 Aug 2020 - 14:42 Outrage in Germany as US senators threaten "crushing" sanctions on port over Nord Stream 2 News 6 Aug 2020 - 14:15 Economists of Germany's largest public bank warn against carbon border tax costs News 6 Aug 2020 - 14:13 Environmental NGO sues to stop Nord Stream 2 over methane leakage concerns News 6 Aug 2020 - 14:10 Climate change's role in German media growing constantly News 6 Aug 2020 - 14:08 Germany's CDU Economic Council rejects ECB role in climate action as "pure industrial policy" News 5 Aug 2020 - 14:32 Germany faces setbacks in international arbitration cases over energy transition News 5 Aug 2020 - 14:30 EU emissions trading rules pose hurdle to Germany's hydrogen plans, report says News 5 Aug 2020 - 14:21 German start-up offers programme to gauge residual value of e-car batteries News 5 Aug 2020 - 14:14 Germany's econ min admits climate policy mistakes, says decarbonisation must be made "irreversible" News 4 Aug 2020 - 14:50 Germany launches tenders to phase out hard coal plants News 4 Aug 2020 - 14:38 Applications for German government's e-car buyer's premium soar to record level News 4 Aug 2020 - 14:24 US's Nord Stream 2 threats pose 'difficult gray area' for German diplomats - legal expert News 3 Aug 2020 - 13:52 There will be no big comeback for the German solar industry - opinion News 3 Aug 2020 - 13:46 German government officials increased domestic air travel in 2019 News 3 Aug 2020 - 13:23 Villagers plan constitutional complaint to save homes from German coal industry News 3 Aug 2020 - 13:17 Green Party pushes for more trees and plants in Germany's inner cities News 31 Jul 2020 - 12:22 Steag coal compensation lawsuit “legitimate” but “politically explosive” – opinions News 31 Jul 2020 - 12:20 Large amounts of methane leak into North Sea from abandoned oil and gas wells – study News 31 Jul 2020 - 12:19 Germany's solar power industry marks steepest climb in business climate on record News 30 Jul 2020 - 13:37 Modest wind power expansion recovery in Germany fails to allay industry fears News 30 Jul 2020 - 13:34 Nord Stream 2 companies seek political help against US sanctions threat News 30 Jul 2020 - 13:31 German state makes PV panels obligatory for new non-residential buildings News 30 Jul 2020 - 13:30 German hard coal company suing for better phase-out compensation News 29 Jul 2020 - 13:47 Germany marks progress on grid expansion to bring wind energy from north to south News 29 Jul 2020 - 13:43 Germany generates enough power to meet e-car growth, government says News 29 Jul 2020 - 13:31 German wind turbine producer Nordex seeks state support – report News 29 Jul 2020 - 13:29 Russia ponders adding hydrogen to Nord Stream 2 gas deliveries to Germany News 28 Jul 2020 - 12:44 Calls grow for improving industrial battery recycling in Germany News 28 Jul 2020 - 12:23 TenneT records offshore wind power growth of more than 20 percent in North Sea News 28 Jul 2020 - 12:21 Environmental groups welcome Deutsche Bank’s coal exit plan but call for greater strides News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:11 Germany's energy-efficient renovation support programmes in high demand also amid pandemic News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:09 BMW says hydrogen fuel cells remain important technology option for passenger cars News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:07 Cleaning up supply chains feasible task for Germany's companies – env agency News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:05 Telsa will also manufacture battery cells at its new Berlin factory, Elon Musk says News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:03 German corporations see 'enormous savings potential' in reducing business trips News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:01 Siemens faces international criticism for supplying new Indonesian coal-fired plant Interview 27 Jul 2020 - 09:50 Europe must take ambitious lead in green hydrogen – German govt advisor News 24 Jul 2020 - 14:50 US halts German Security Council push for UN climate conflict monitoring News 24 Jul 2020 - 14:38 Test by Germany's motoring asscociation reveals e-cars use more power than dashboards show News 24 Jul 2020 - 14:34 German customs office uncovers tax evasion scheme with Chinese solar imports News 24 Jul 2020 - 14:30 German government says pumped hydro power capacity to grow by 1.4 GW by 2030 News 24 Jul 2020 - 14:27 Fridays for Future announces new mass protests in Germany in September News 24 Jul 2020 - 10:40 Europe vies with China for clean hydrogen superpower status News 23 Jul 2020 - 14:20 Swiss solar firm looks to revive Germany’s 'Solar Valley' News 23 Jul 2020 - 14:14 New plant in Hamburg produces biogas from sewage treatment News 23 Jul 2020 - 13:50 Germany to lose biogas capacity amid struggle to achieve 2030 renewables target News 23 Jul 2020 - 13:44 E-mobility could boost Germany's post-pandemic recovery – consultancy News 23 Jul 2020 - 13:37 German transport minister calls for EU-wide road toll for passenger cars Interview 23 Jul 2020 - 12:30 EU plans 'completely change outlook' for global hydrogen economy - BloombergNEF News 22 Jul 2020 - 13:52 Hydrogen and pandemic prevention key areas for EU research cooperation, Germany says News 22 Jul 2020 - 13:48 'Potential to implement Paris Agreement' - German reactions to climate aspects of EU deal News 22 Jul 2020 - 13:32 Volkswagen warns that US battery row could disrupt supplies News 22 Jul 2020 - 13:22 Germany grapples with drought and dying forests despite more rain News 21 Jul 2020 - 13:41 Majority of Germans say climate action a priority despite coronavirus challenge News 21 Jul 2020 - 13:34 Utility ENBW trialing floating wind power turbines to expand usable area News 21 Jul 2020 - 13:28 German startup close to increasing biogas yields by turning leaves into fuel News 20 Jul 2020 - 14:13 Germany to fund green post-corona projects in developing countries News 20 Jul 2020 - 14:08 New cars in Germany becoming greener, but not green enough News 20 Jul 2020 - 14:04 BlackRock says 'fundamental change' to sustainability will sweep financial markets News 20 Jul 2020 - 14:00 Worries about water needs of Tesla's Berlin factory not ebbing away News 17 Jul 2020 - 14:12 Volkswagen expects e-mobility boost after pandemic News 17 Jul 2020 - 13:49 LNG price drop dampens enthusiasm for import terminals in Germany News 17 Jul 2020 - 13:39 Climate activists protest in Frankfurt against ECB's monetary policy during pandemic News 17 Jul 2020 - 13:31 German industry warns Nord Stream 2 sanctions by US mean 'serious stress' for transatlantic partnership News 17 Jul 2020 - 13:28 Onshore wind power expansion in Germany slowly picking up again News 16 Jul 2020 - 13:58 German govt to decide on energy emergency communication after MP's vote News 16 Jul 2020 - 13:52 Volkswagen and Bosch CEOs clash over future use of hydrogen in cars News 16 Jul 2020 - 13:50 Joint venture with Russia's Nornickel threatens EU battery alliance's sustainability credentials News 16 Jul 2020 - 13:44 Deutsche Bahn buys new trains for 1 billion euros but Germany still trails neighbours in investments News 15 Jul 2020 - 13:44 Germany must trigger 'paradigm shift' in water management to cope with droughts News 15 Jul 2020 - 13:43 Particulate matter in atmosphere impacts on Europe's solar power generation – researchers News 15 Jul 2020 - 13:41 German government's 'steel strategy' aims to secure climate-friendly production News 15 Jul 2020 - 13:38 Germany mulls introduction of supply chain act to clean up production abroad News 14 Jul 2020 - 14:38 EU Council presidency events will be made climate neutral – German government News 14 Jul 2020 - 14:31 Germany’s use of renewables in transport failed to rise in 2019 - study News 14 Jul 2020 - 14:15 Industry could reduce emissions by nearly 90 percent with modern technology – VDMA News 14 Jul 2020 - 14:11 Germany's biggest state NRW 'enters new dimension' in CO2 reduction but struggles on transport News 14 Jul 2020 - 13:54 BlackRock's ESG shift mounts sustainability pressure on Germany's energy-hungry companies News 13 Jul 2020 - 14:12 Germany’s solar industry hopeful pandemic and EU Green Deal will bolster upswing News 13 Jul 2020 - 14:04 German construction company Hochtief doubles down on Australian coal News 13 Jul 2020 - 13:59 Former German state secretary Baake heads new climate policy foundation News 13 Jul 2020 - 13:57 Austria calls for carbon border tax after Germany launches EU Presidency News 13 Jul 2020 - 13:51 Germany's green energy account slips into the red as power prices tumble News 10 Jul 2020 - 12:52 Austrian and German researchers to develop solar rooftops for highways News 10 Jul 2020 - 12:50 German economic stimulus needs climate impact assessment - govt advisors News 10 Jul 2020 - 12:48 Audi says will continue to “massively” invest in combustion engines News 10 Jul 2020 - 12:41 German NGOs call for European gas infrastructure moratorium - media report News 9 Jul 2020 - 13:35 New Siemens Energy closes doors on coal technology News 9 Jul 2020 - 13:26 Merkel must use Council presidency to help make EU future-proof – opinion News 9 Jul 2020 - 13:25 Associations propose revival of German railway tracks totalling 4000 km News 8 Jul 2020 - 13:51 Germany’s billion-euro nuclear fund weathers crisis relatively unscathed so far News 8 Jul 2020 - 13:50 European energy system has to be 100% renewable by 2040 – researchers News 8 Jul 2020 - 13:14 EU wants to become market leader in hydrogen technologies, create 1 million jobs News 7 Jul 2020 - 13:25 Recycling body attacks lack of government help in stimulus package News 7 Jul 2020 - 13:24 E.ON calls for green gas quota and tackles hydrogen network News 7 Jul 2020 - 13:22 Renewables levy could be reduced to zero by 2021 – German Energy Agency (dena) News 6 Jul 2020 - 12:25 German states call for renewables reform and greenlight removal of solar support cap News 6 Jul 2020 - 12:23 Government “blackmailed” over coal-power phaseout bill – media reactions News 6 Jul 2020 - 12:22 Natural gas still a bargain for German households – report News 3 Jul 2020 - 12:48 Bumpy conclusion of Germany's landmark coal act clears way to next energy transition chapters News 3 Jul 2020 - 12:37 German new car registrations hit 30-year low though e-car sales rise News 3 Jul 2020 - 12:35 Germany subsidises fossil fuel sector with 37.5 billion euros a year – media report News 2 Jul 2020 - 13:03 German gas network to grow by 1746 kilometres, hydrogen grid is the future News 2 Jul 2020 - 13:01 Rebound effect undoing decade of Germany's home efficiency investments - housing companies News 2 Jul 2020 - 13:00 Government must put acceptance at centre of energy policy - think tank News 2 Jul 2020 - 12:57 Germany's wind power records conceal sector's woes, industry group BWE says News 1 Jul 2020 - 13:18 Hydrogen alliance between E.ON and Thyssenkrupp announced News 1 Jul 2020 - 13:17 Solar power expansion revival advances unperturbed in Germany News 1 Jul 2020 - 13:15 U.S. Nord Stream 2 sanctions encroachment on EU sovereignty – German officials, experts News 1 Jul 2020 - 13:15 Germany irons out last coal exit law hurdles with conversion options for younger plants News 30 Jun 2020 - 13:44 Germany to invest 3 billion euros annually in railway expansion News 30 Jun 2020 - 13:41 Merkel and Macron urge introduction of EU carbon border tax News 30 Jun 2020 - 13:38 Germany bankrolls battery producer VARTA with 300 million euros News 29 Jun 2020 - 13:07 German power grid planning shows little ambition – media News 29 Jun 2020 - 13:06 Heavy industry needs support for transition to climate neutrality - opinion News 29 Jun 2020 - 13:05 EU funds could be tied to CO2 reduction – German environment minister News 29 Jun 2020 - 12:53 Renewables cover over half of German electricity use - preliminary data News 26 Jun 2020 - 12:15 Bosch CEO says car industry must prevent plug-in “hybridgate” emissions scandal News 26 Jun 2020 - 12:12 German lignite exit contract lacks transparency on compensation – think tank News 26 Jun 2020 - 12:11 State must ensure more climate-friendly Lufthansa future after bailout – opinion News 25 Jun 2020 - 13:28 German auctions show investors keen on solar, but still shun wind power News 25 Jun 2020 - 13:26 German government’s lignite contract offers possibility for earlier coal exit – opinion News 25 Jun 2020 - 13:24 German EU Council presidency programme “much too vague” on climate – Germanwatch News 24 Jun 2020 - 17:30 Germany takes next coal exit step with contract for company compensation News 24 Jun 2020 - 14:20 Negative emissions not part of countries’ and companies’ climate strategies yet – WEC News 23 Jun 2020 - 15:13 EU climate plans near top of Germany’s "coronavirus presidency" Interview 23 Jun 2020 - 14:00 Recovery package first test for German EU Council presidency – policy analyst News 23 Jun 2020 - 13:52 German lobbying culture threatens climate-protection progress during EU presidency – NGOs News 23 Jun 2020 - 13:48 Grid operator Amprion opposes German state investing in competitor TenneT News 22 Jun 2020 - 12:40 Northern Germany pushes for greater hydrogen use with pilot project cluster News 22 Jun 2020 - 12:39 Electricity watchdog challenges Germany's local e-car charging monopolies News 22 Jun 2020 - 12:33 Scientists sketch path to EU climate neutrality ahead of German Council presidency News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:46 'Grey energy' from reusing building materials could significantly reduce waste, study says News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:17 New controversial nuclear waste shipments from Germany to Russia approved News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:14 Researchers doubt Germany's new building energy act is breakthrough for heating transition News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:04 Renewables could cover nearly six months of Germany's annual power demand – E.ON News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:01 German industry and govt must enter into 'hydrogen pact' – sustainability council News 18 Jun 2020 - 15:16 German parliament passes contentious wind turbine distance rule and removes solar cap News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:47 New VW brand chief downplays thrust of carmaker's electric transition News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:32 Every party in German parliament says US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 inacceptable News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:29 Germany says green finance criteria not a guiding principle in EU stability mechanism News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:23 'Renovation wave' must be priority in German EU Presidency - industry and NGOs News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:16 Most German cities are wasting vast solar potential on their rooftops – analysis News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:04 Expectations for German EU Council presidency high, climate a priority – Merkel News 18 Jun 2020 - 12:00 Hopes for EU-China climate deal centre on green recovery News 17 Jun 2020 - 15:16 German premium carmakers book above-average sales of plug-in hybrids – report News 17 Jun 2020 - 15:14 Long-term renovation strategy to gear up Germany for reducing buildings emissions News 17 Jun 2020 - 15:11 External mobility costs for German society amount to 149 billion euros per year – NGO News 17 Jun 2020 - 15:06 Coronavirus shows little effect on German industry's climate plans so far – NGO News 16 Jun 2020 - 15:06 Swap German Building Energy Act for tougher efficiency measures, says environment group News 16 Jun 2020 - 15:03 Germany launches competition for green mobility projects as pandemic takes toll on public transport News 16 Jun 2020 - 14:59 Gas price plunge resuscitates hopes for fossil fuel's role in German energy transition News 16 Jun 2020 - 14:57 Germany and six allies push for key hydrogen role in Europe's energy future News 16 Jun 2020 - 14:53 Solar cap removal not enough to bring clean energy to scale - German renewables industry News 16 Jun 2020 - 14:50 Coal state pushes for finalising disputed German phase-out law News 15 Jun 2020 - 15:11 Geothermal lithium mining project cause for controversy in southern Germany News 15 Jun 2020 - 14:47 Germany's car industry warns of bankruptcies due to coronavirus and climate policies News 15 Jun 2020 - 14:43 Vehicle tax for high-emission cars to rise in Germany by 2021 News 15 Jun 2020 - 10:30 The heat is on to make German buildings 'nearly' climate-neutral News 15 Jun 2020 - 09:20 Germany’s geothermal sector is struggling to take off News 15 Jun 2020 - 08:46 Germany must step up climate ambitions for EU Green Deal – govt advisors News 12 Jun 2020 - 13:42 Most wind turbines' output could be boosted by changing rotational direction - study News 12 Jun 2020 - 13:37 Digitalisation boost from pandemic can advance climate protection – analysis News 12 Jun 2020 - 13:31 Energy markets recovering from corona shock, but coal faces 'toxic mix' – experts News 11 Jun 2020 - 14:20 Local authorities' interest in climate change adaptation rises sharply in Germany News 11 Jun 2020 - 14:15 German towns launch trial to shed coal and gas from energy supply News 11 Jun 2020 - 14:11 Car comparison websites say new govt support pushes up e-car demand News 10 Jun 2020 - 16:10 German hydrogen strategy aims for global leadership in energy transition News 10 Jun 2020 - 13:45 German govt approves long-delayed 10-year national energy and climate plan News 10 Jun 2020 - 13:34 Minister calls hydrogen strategy “quantum leap,” but NGOs fear “dead end” News 10 Jun 2020 - 13:03 Solar power storage systems double in two years in Germany News 10 Jun 2020 - 13:01 A fifth of Germans would buy an electric car, one third a conventional model – survey Interview 10 Jun 2020 - 12:15 Recurring droughts will change German forests forever - researcher News 9 Jun 2020 - 13:15 Germany's planned renewable heat bonus fails to boost green district heating – utilities News 9 Jun 2020 - 12:55 Germany must push green recovery during EU Council presidency – NGOs News 9 Jun 2020 - 12:51 Interest in sustainable investments picking up in Germany News 9 Jun 2020 - 12:48 Fewer German cities breaking diesel pollution limit News 8 Jun 2020 - 13:14 Germany denounces further US sanctions planned against Nord Stream 2 News 8 Jun 2020 - 13:13 German solar industry files complaint against persisting support cap News 8 Jun 2020 - 13:11 Germany drafts action plan for competitive climate-neutral steel production News 8 Jun 2020 - 13:09 Coronavirus-induced power price drop prompts calls for extending Germany's renewables support News 5 Jun 2020 - 15:13 Reactions to Germany's stimulus programme and its climate effects News 5 Jun 2020 - 13:22 German stimulus plan “watershed moment” in relations to car industry - media News 5 Jun 2020 - 13:07 German, Austrian and Swiss presidents urge green recovery News 5 Jun 2020 - 13:06 Plug-in hybrids unlikely to lower transport emissions - Greenpeace report News 4 Jun 2020 - 14:06 Germany gives energy transition mild push with economic stimulus programme News 3 Jun 2020 - 13:25 German coal exit 'overtaken by reality,' country must prepare for earlier phase-out – NGO News 3 Jun 2020 - 13:23 Pandemic fails to slow Germany's rollout of solar PV - report News 3 Jun 2020 - 13:15 Germany raises offshore wind power target to 40 GW by 2040 News 2 Jun 2020 - 13:34 Germany to launch 80 billion euro-stimulus programme for 'innovation and sustainability' News 2 Jun 2020 - 13:26 German metal-processing industry calls for common European industry power price News 2 Jun 2020 - 13:23 Purchase premium scheme for all vehicles would cause rise in CO2 emissions – study News 29 May 2020 - 13:11 Spring 2020 in Germany “extremely sunny and much too dry” – weather service News 29 May 2020 - 13:09 Opposition to new car buyer’s premiums within German government coalition News 29 May 2020 - 13:01 Massive offshore wind expansion could solve German hydrogen strategy gridlock News 29 May 2020 - 10:31 Corona crisis shakes up shift to sustainable urban mobility News 28 May 2020 - 17:30 Slowing economy causes sizable German energy use decrease in first quarter 2020 News 28 May 2020 - 12:34 “Strong signal from Brussels” – German reactions to EU recovery proposal News 28 May 2020 - 12:29 German Social Democrats say EU hydrogen production ideal case for coronavirus recovery project News 27 May 2020 - 13:44 German media divided on Lufthansa rescue package News 27 May 2020 - 13:38 High energy industry investments, but uncertainty for 2020/21 – report News 27 May 2020 - 13:35 German government to push “green recovery” in EU Council presidency News 27 May 2020 - 13:32 Costs of stabilising German power grid fall again in 2019 News 26 May 2020 - 12:45 Emissions fraud compensation ruling marks black day for Volkswagen - German media News 26 May 2020 - 12:43 CO₂ removal necessary to reach EU climate neutrality 2050 – study News 26 May 2020 - 12:40 German government should use coronavirus stimulus funds to reduce renewables levy – think tank News 26 May 2020 - 12:38 Lufthansa rescue deal must set example for green recovery conditions – opinion News 25 May 2020 - 14:58 Experts criticise proposed German coal exit law for deviating from commission compromise News 25 May 2020 - 12:41 German environment ministry study says local authorities key to green recovery News 25 May 2020 - 12:40 Consumer association calls for more transparency on grid fees News 25 May 2020 - 12:38 German solar and wind could supply three times today’s power demand by 2040 – study News 22 May 2020 - 14:11 Energy-intensive industry warns against additional burdens from short-term coronavirus recovery measures News 22 May 2020 - 14:07 Soaring renewables output could save villages threatened by German coal mine expansion News 22 May 2020 - 14:04 Hard coal alliance proposes runtime extension for 'reserve' under Germany's phase-out - report News 22 May 2020 - 14:02 Number of German energy workers rises by more than 10,000 in a decade News 20 May 2020 - 13:55 German government adopts higher CO2 starting price of 25 euros per tonne for transport and heating News 20 May 2020 - 13:50 Stimulus debates add fresh drive as energy transition efforts restart after coronavirus break News 20 May 2020 - 13:44 Researchers weigh in on scope and scale of hydrogen use ahead of Germany's national strategy launch News 20 May 2020 - 13:38 Germany to buy stake in Dutch grid operator TenneT as part of broader energy cooperation News 20 May 2020 - 13:36 'Bee power' contracts seek to make Germany's bioenergy crops more sustainable Interview 20 May 2020 - 12:30 Pandemic turns rush hour into public transport's “ultimate problem” – mobility researcher News 19 May 2020 - 14:38 Controversial new coal plant Datteln 4 test runs disrupt German power prices News 19 May 2020 - 14:23 Industry associations release 4-point plan to green Germany's municipal heating News 19 May 2020 - 14:17 Rebuff of environment advisors' report shows Merkel party's disdain of science – opinion News 19 May 2020 - 14:12 Public transport plunge due to coronavirus could inflate Germany's transport emissions – NGO News 18 May 2020 - 18:14 German government coalition agreement removes key hurdles to renewables rollout News 18 May 2020 - 14:16 Merkel's coalition partner pushes for ambitious green hydrogen production News 18 May 2020 - 14:13 Germany weighs higher e-car support payments as local carmakers drag feet News 18 May 2020 - 14:08 Critics blast German parliament's approval of toll-free transport for LNG-powered trucks News 18 May 2020 - 14:06 Germany leads globally in energy security levels, thanks to renewables - study News 18 May 2020 - 14:02 Germany and France say climate action must be cornerstone of EU coronavirus recovery News 15 May 2020 - 16:34 Unravelling the climate footprint of U.S. liquefied natural gas News 15 May 2020 - 14:21 German railway service Deutsche Bahn hit hard by COVID-19 crisis News 15 May 2020 - 14:20 German economy at risk from climate change impacts abroad - study News 15 May 2020 - 14:17 German MPs critical of setting up domestic LNG import infrastructure News 15 May 2020 - 14:07 Germany on course to widely miss EU emission targets – think tank News 14 May 2020 - 14:17 Driverless trucks could shift transport from rails to road – report News 14 May 2020 - 14:15 Unions, utilities and activists call for speeding up heating transition News 14 May 2020 - 14:07 Government advisors say Germany should base climate policy on CO2 budget News 14 May 2020 - 14:03 Germany's gas grid operators present concept for 2030 green hydrogen grid News 13 May 2020 - 13:39 Number of rail passengers in Germany drops 40 percent in March News 13 May 2020 - 13:36 New negotiations on EU effort sharing needed to raise 2030 climate target – Merkel News 13 May 2020 - 13:32 Survey reveals brighter outlook in German wind power industry News 13 May 2020 - 13:21 Germany's ranking slides in World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index News 13 May 2020 - 13:21 German grid agency increases incentive for market players to balance power grid News 12 May 2020 - 13:19 Share of coal in German public power supply down to 16 percent in April News 12 May 2020 - 13:16 German government, coastal states reach agreement for offshore wind expansion News 12 May 2020 - 13:09 Floating solar park ideal future use for Hambach coal mine – researcher News 12 May 2020 - 13:07 German econ minister proposes levies, cheap electricity for wind power communities News 12 May 2020 - 12:50 Across-the-board car buyer premium is “sweet poison” for industry – think tanks News 11 May 2020 - 13:48 Germans say climate crisis will have larger long-term effects than coronavirus – poll News 11 May 2020 - 13:46 Grid expansion delay due to pandemic threatens to split German power price zone News 11 May 2020 - 13:44 Members of Germany's ruling parties call for rapid increase in green hydrogen production News 7 May 2020 - 14:01 Pandemic makes private cars more popular, public transport loses out – survey News 7 May 2020 - 13:58 German household electricity prices second highest in EU News 7 May 2020 - 13:56 Germany's solar energy cap endangers investments worth one billion euros – report News 7 May 2020 - 13:51 German econ min says car industry support must keep climate targets in view News 7 May 2020 - 09:31 Coronavirus impact lays bare inflexibility of German power generation and demand Interview 7 May 2020 - 08:58 Pandemic effects underscore key lessons for German power market – analyst News 6 May 2020 - 13:42 Demand for solar heating in Germany rises with higher subsidies News 6 May 2020 - 13:36 German state aid for car industry highly probable, decision in June – report News 6 May 2020 - 13:29 Renewables can contribute more to future German power supply security – study News 5 May 2020 - 15:07 State energy ministers call for investments in renewables, grid and hydrogen as part of coronavirus recovery News 5 May 2020 - 14:09 German environment ministry weighs wind farm distance regulations to protect birds News 5 May 2020 - 13:50 Germany raises grid stability reserve as network expansion lags behind News 5 May 2020 - 13:35 German govt coalition members at odds over energy and climate ambitions – report News 4 May 2020 - 13:51 German govt unlikely to meet carmaker demands for coronavirus bailout - report News 4 May 2020 - 13:49 Germany adds 1,300 km to power grid News 4 May 2020 - 13:47 German PV expansion stable in March as solar power generation stays high News 4 May 2020 - 13:37 Second energy transition sandbox to transform heat supply in lignite mining areas News 30 Apr 2020 - 13:50 Gas demand drop hits German energy companies as storages full and prices low News 30 Apr 2020 - 12:39 EU industry strategy lacks concrete renewable energy plan – German industry News 30 Apr 2020 - 12:37 Higher 2030 EU climate target would lead to “challenging” debate on German goals News 30 Apr 2020 - 12:36 EU Green Deal must be at centre of coronavirus recovery – climate experts News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:49 Govt must support green start-ups to "strengthen economic immunity" - report News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:15 Biomass auction significantly undersubscribed, industry worries over climate targets News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:14 In 2020, Germany saw sunniest April since records began News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:13 German KfW bank reports climate risks for first time News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:11 Economic coronavirus recovery must be at heart of German EU Council presidency – DIHK News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:09 Europe’s steel industry must invest 100 billion euros for climate neutrality by 2050 – study News 28 Apr 2020 - 18:30 Merkel endorses proposal to raise 2030 EU emission reduction target News 28 Apr 2020 - 12:31 VW CEO calls for economic stimulus, includes combustion engine cars News 28 Apr 2020 - 12:29 Recovery programmes “great opportunity” to invest in climate action – opinion News 28 Apr 2020 - 12:28 Small-scale renewables law reform draft omits provision on solar support cap News 28 Apr 2020 - 12:26 Spring drought leaves German forests under "enormous stress test" – minister News 28 Apr 2020 - 10:59 Coronavirus crisis highlights risks of U.S.-European LNG deals diplomacy News 27 Apr 2020 - 14:17 Germany’s top politicians, companies throw weight behind green stimulus News 27 Apr 2020 - 14:13 German solar industry soars despite coronavirus but support cap awaits News 27 Apr 2020 - 13:53 Lufthansa aid after initial rescue package must incorporate climate action – env min News 27 Apr 2020 - 13:10 Germany bets on green hydrogen in quest for climate neutrality News 24 Apr 2020 - 14:15 Munich Re first to offer insurance for performance of large-scale battery storage facilities News 24 Apr 2020 - 13:49 Income from German renewables levy set to fall significantly due to coronavirus – analysis News 24 Apr 2020 - 13:40 Petersberg Climate Dialogue will focus on green recovery – German and UK govts News 24 Apr 2020 - 09:30 Coronavirus recovery must be tied to climate, innovative mobility, digitalisation – Merkel News 23 Apr 2020 - 13:51 Economy minister calls for tying car industry support to emissions News 23 Apr 2020 - 13:46 Mercedes-Benz gives up on fuel cell cars – report News 22 Apr 2020 - 15:12 German households pay 6 pct less for energy than year ago - report News 22 Apr 2020 - 15:09 Use of cheap oil for power production in Germany possible, but unlikely – report News 22 Apr 2020 - 15:05 PV industry business expectations collapse due to German solar cap News 22 Apr 2020 - 15:01 Merkel must make clear this is moment to “rebuild better” – Greenpeace head News 21 Apr 2020 - 13:30 No one-size-fits-all approach for onshore wind acceptance – study News 21 Apr 2020 - 13:29 Grid agency sends warning notices after 2019 power grid strains News 21 Apr 2020 - 13:25 German media criticises proposal of coronavirus premium for carmakers News 20 Apr 2020 - 13:39 European power production may cause 20 pct fewer emissions due to coronavirus – analysis News 20 Apr 2020 - 13:37 Dry spring ignites fears of yet another German summer drought News 20 Apr 2020 - 13:35 Daimler plans on using green bonds to reach climate goals News 17 Apr 2020 - 13:45 German states and utilities say Energiewende central to economic recovery News 17 Apr 2020 - 13:42 German Fridays for Future takes climate strike online News 17 Apr 2020 - 13:38 Diesel driving bans “off the table” as lockdown shows low effect on German NOx levels – state sec News 16 Apr 2020 - 13:04 Zero-support bids from 2018 could make bidders pay in German offshore auctions News 16 Apr 2020 - 13:02 Corona crisis endangers Siemens Energy spinoff – report News 16 Apr 2020 - 12:58 Coronavirus lockdown pushes up heating demand across Europe – report News 16 Apr 2020 - 12:55 More Germans dissatisfied with energy transition's implementation – survey News 15 Apr 2020 - 15:27 Solar marks new record as renewables repeatedly outstrip German power demand News 15 Apr 2020 - 15:23 Oil industry lobbies German government to boost synthetic fuels amid corona crisis News 15 Apr 2020 - 15:18 Lack of charging points could slow roll-out of e-mobility in Germany, study warns News 15 Apr 2020 - 15:13 German states push for additional help for carmakers News 14 Apr 2020 - 14:30 Germany's national academy of sciences stresses need for climate-friendly coronavirus recovery News 14 Apr 2020 - 14:26 Industry proposes changes to renewables act to avoid levy payments – media News 14 Apr 2020 - 14:24 Carmakers call for state support to boost industry and green mobility after corona News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:58 German strategy should not bet on hydrogen made with renewables alone – Uniper CEO News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:53 German environment agency calls for increasing e-car recycling capacities News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:51 Environmentalists call for halt to German search for nuclear waste site during coronavirus News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:45 German wind power installations slightly up in early 2020 but still below required levels News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:43 Greens call for clarity on ETS allowance cancellations during German coal exit News 8 Apr 2020 - 15:30 Climate after corona: green stimulus package could boost the economic recovery News 8 Apr 2020 - 12:55 Digitalisation of Germany's energy transition on track, but many hurdles ahead – study News 8 Apr 2020 - 12:54 Government rejects state demands for changes to coal exit law News 8 Apr 2020 - 12:53 Coronavirus to have “massive impact” on German EU Council presidency – ambassador News 8 Apr 2020 - 12:51 Record 151 million passengers on German long-distance trains in 2019 News 8 Apr 2020 - 12:49 Germany's climate action plan to run into massive renewable power gap by 2030 – BEE News 7 Apr 2020 - 13:21 Battery storage systems see major growth in Germany - study News 7 Apr 2020 - 13:19 Think tank proposes remuneration for innovative renewables systems guaranteeing non-stop feed-in News 7 Apr 2020 - 13:18 German wind power collapse thwarts new European expansion record in 2019 News 7 Apr 2020 - 13:16 Bosch challenges established carmakers with new e-vehicle chassis News 6 Apr 2020 - 13:58 Nuclear power generation and waste transfers continue in Germany despite coronavirus crisis News 6 Apr 2020 - 12:37 March marks record e-car month in Germany with over 10,000 new registrations News 6 Apr 2020 - 12:36 Coronavirus slump will lead to more hours of negative power prices in Germany – study News 6 Apr 2020 - 12:33 Germany's coronavirus recovery plan should help build climate-neutral economy – env min News 3 Apr 2020 - 13:50 First data centre to contribute to grid stability in Germany News 3 Apr 2020 - 13:47 German chamber of commerce calls for CO2 price delay due to corona crisis News 3 Apr 2020 - 13:44 German car industry calls on EU to drop tighter emission limits in light of crisis News 2 Apr 2020 - 13:44 Tesvolt starts production in 'first European gigafactory' for battery storage News 2 Apr 2020 - 13:39 E-car driver satisfaction drops sharply as vehicles enter mass market – survey News 2 Apr 2020 - 13:31 COP26 delay no excuse to put off climate action, German officials and activists say News 2 Apr 2020 - 13:22 German emissions covered by European trading drop 14 percent in 2019 News 1 Apr 2020 - 15:14 Climate-friendly hybrid trains could replace majority of German diesel engines – study News 1 Apr 2020 - 15:12 Germany's solar installations rise to 50GW, approach cap of 52GW News 1 Apr 2020 - 15:11 Germany marks first ever quarter with more than 50 pct renewable electricity News 31 Mar 2020 - 14:14 “Undisputed success” or “inefficient”? Germany’s landmark renewable energy law at 20 News 31 Mar 2020 - 13:25 German bioenergy industry calls for crisis support to ensure energy supply News 31 Mar 2020 - 13:06 States call on federal govt to lower economic risks posed by turbine lawsuits News 30 Mar 2020 - 14:11 Average price in German solar tender falls slightly to 5.18 cents/kWh News 30 Mar 2020 - 14:03 German utilities support coronavirus rescue package but warn of growing impacts News 30 Mar 2020 - 13:56 Distributed solar generation rising in Germany, with potential across Europe – study News 30 Mar 2020 - 13:53 Germany wants to move key April climate summit online News 27 Mar 2020 - 13:59 Finnish utility Fortum takes majority stake in Uniper, pledges commitment to energy transition News 27 Mar 2020 - 13:58 VW faces major problems in flagship ID.3 e-car production – report News 27 Mar 2020 - 13:56 Russia deploys new vessel to finish Nord Stream 2, gas 'price war' looms News 27 Mar 2020 - 13:49 German carmakers among thousands of companies halting production, employing 'short-time' work News 27 Mar 2020 - 13:44 German wind industry says corona must not overshadow need for action as auction once again falls short News 26 Mar 2020 - 14:07 Climate slides on Germans' list of concerns, Merkel's party reaps credit for corona response - poll News 26 Mar 2020 - 14:03 Germans want their country to take climate leadership during EU presidency – survey News 26 Mar 2020 - 14:00 Nobody can be happy about any positive climate effect now - German climate researcher News 26 Mar 2020 - 13:57 German state plans to unlock Rhine Rift Valley's vast geothermal energy potential News 25 Mar 2020 - 14:16 German researchers test conversion of CO2 from air into solid carbon in 'world first' News 25 Mar 2020 - 14:14 German insurers slow to turn to corporate social responsibility – analysis News 25 Mar 2020 - 13:58 Nuclear plant in Germany taken offline, corona crisis impacts on deconstruction plans News 25 Mar 2020 - 13:56 Devices in standby-mode cost German households nearly 450,000 euros per hour News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:48 Corona impact on German emissions strong but likely short-lived - analysts News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:43 German 2030 climate target only achievable with 'course correction' – consultancy News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:39 Coal plant compensation should go into green corona stimulus package – renewables industry News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:34 German wind power industry welcomes deadline extensions as corona impact sets in News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:30 Solar power industry directly addresses Merkel in bid to remove looming support cap News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:26 Corona crisis hits German carmakers during crucial transition period News 23 Mar 2020 - 14:06 Power lines for trucks could save a fifth of German road freight emissions – study News 23 Mar 2020 - 14:03 German Fridays for Futures leader warns against protests during corona crisis News 23 Mar 2020 - 14:01 Sector coupling projects threatened by regulatory strains – Bundesrat committee News 23 Mar 2020 - 13:57 German utilities rule out power cuts to defaulting households during corona crisis News 23 Mar 2020 - 13:53 Industry production stops set to slash Germany's energy demand News 23 Mar 2020 - 08:55 US keeps wary eye on EU carbon border tax plans News 20 Mar 2020 - 15:00 German economy heading for deep slump and lower emissions due to coronavirus News 20 Mar 2020 - 13:55 Researchers' hydrogen road map expects 50 to 80 GW capacity in Germany by 2050 News 20 Mar 2020 - 13:53 Climate should not become pawn in the coronavirus crisis – environment state sec News 20 Mar 2020 - 13:52 Solar and wind energy expansion in Germany faces paralysis due to coronavirus News 19 Mar 2020 - 13:59 EU should use Green Deal as road map for coronavirus stimulus – foundations News 19 Mar 2020 - 13:13 One fifth of Germany's grid extensions to heavily impact environment – grid agency News 19 Mar 2020 - 13:11 Opposition FDP politician calls for delaying CO2 price due to coronavirus News 18 Mar 2020 - 15:03 German demand for green electricity higher than at any time since Fukushima – Verivox News 18 Mar 2020 - 13:53 Coronavirus increases demand for wind & solar investments – asset manager News 18 Mar 2020 - 13:45 Investors urge Finnish utility to drop support for new German coal plant News 18 Mar 2020 - 13:40 German government postpones hydrogen strategy, coal exit hearing News 18 Mar 2020 - 13:32 German government makes energy efficiency top procurement criterion News 17 Mar 2020 - 14:32 Germany's weather service starts ten-year forecast to improve climate adaptation News 17 Mar 2020 - 14:28 Energy and industry companies team up to launch Germany's first hydrogen network News 17 Mar 2020 - 14:24 Nine-year completion time illustrates struggle of Germany's wind farms News 17 Mar 2020 - 14:20 Domestic gas production in Germany down as consumption increases News 17 Mar 2020 - 14:16 Work on Germany's largest support-free pv farm starts, industry warns against corona fallout News 16 Mar 2020 - 14:27 Hearing on Tesla’s factory postponed because of coronavirus, Berlin senator orders Model 3 News 16 Mar 2020 - 14:19 Steep emissions plunge puts Germany's original 2020 climate target back on the cards News 16 Mar 2020 - 14:09 Germany's utilities say power supply secure amid coronavirus response News 16 Mar 2020 - 14:04 Coronavirus no excuse for renewables gridlock, says German env min News 13 Mar 2020 - 14:28 Econ min confirms German climate package unlikely to achieve 2030 targets News 13 Mar 2020 - 14:20 Solution to Germany's renewables gridlock adjourned due to coronavirus talks News 13 Mar 2020 - 14:12 Utility RWE doubles profits, plans 4 GW of wind and solar by 2022 News 13 Mar 2020 - 14:06 German energy storage market grows 10 percent to 5.5 billion euros News 12 Mar 2020 - 14:21 Seasons in Germany shifting to shorter winters, earlier summers News 12 Mar 2020 - 14:03 Offshore wind farm operators in row with environmentalists over impact on birds News 12 Mar 2020 - 13:59 Bavarian researchers develop new method for brewing climate-friendly beer News 12 Mar 2020 - 13:52 German energy-intensive companies call for Europe-wide industry power price News 11 Mar 2020 - 14:13 German utilities much more optimistic on energy transition – consultancy News 11 Mar 2020 - 13:33 City of Berlin adopts plan to reach 25 percent solar power by 2050 News 11 Mar 2020 - 13:26 Some countries will wait out US elections before deciding on climate targets – policy expert News 11 Mar 2020 - 13:22 German chemical makers connect with engineers to find path to climate neutrality News 11 Mar 2020 - 13:19 Industry, NGOs implore German govt to end renewables impasse at key conference News 10 Mar 2020 - 14:01 Germany must focus on green hydrogen, CCS is a distraction - research minister News 10 Mar 2020 - 13:50 Energy industry says smart meters require dedicated radio frequency News 10 Mar 2020 - 13:46 Windy February drives record negative power prices in Germany News 10 Mar 2020 - 13:17 German grid operator 50Hertz reports renewables record, plans billions in new investments News 10 Mar 2020 - 13:11 Coronavirus impact could undermine aviation’s commitment to climate goals News 9 Mar 2020 - 13:49 German grid and nuclear plant operators step up coronavirus precautions News 9 Mar 2020 - 13:42 Germany's hydrogen strategy doesn't include green gas for heating – report News 9 Mar 2020 - 13:34 Plan for new interim nuclear waste site draws criticism News 9 Mar 2020 - 13:29 Utility chief warns that Germany faces potential blackouts as it exits coal Interview 6 Mar 2020 - 17:00 EU should pressure US over gas production’s climate impact – former US energy official News 6 Mar 2020 - 14:24 Aviation tax should be postponed due to coronavirus – Conservative aviation expert News 6 Mar 2020 - 14:06 Banks say German sustainable finance report impractical, insist on EU rules News 6 Mar 2020 - 13:57 Germany's largest landlord calls for state support to increase energy efficiency News 6 Mar 2020 - 10:27 Govt studies find Germany's 2030 climate package fails to reach objective News 5 Mar 2020 - 15:08 German carmakers to become global EV market leaders from 2021 – McKinsey News 5 Mar 2020 - 14:39 A third of Germans open to buying an e-car in next five years – survey News 5 Mar 2020 - 14:35 Germany’s largest coal state rejects coal exit law News 5 Mar 2020 - 14:32 Solarwatt starts new PV production in Germany, says Europe can compete with Asia News 5 Mar 2020 - 12:43 German govt council calls for urgent action to avoid climate shocks in finance News 4 Mar 2020 - 13:47 Quick renewables boom required to cushion Germany's nuclear and coal exit – think tank News 4 Mar 2020 - 13:46 Austria looks to Bavaria as model for solar-powered Energiewende News 4 Mar 2020 - 13:24 German tradesmen’s association opposes car-free city centres News 4 Mar 2020 - 11:02 German reactions to draft EU Climate Law News 3 Mar 2020 - 14:22 Lower taxes for diesel cost Germany up to seven billion euros in 2019 News 3 Mar 2020 - 14:13 German government divided over hydrogen strategy – report News 3 Mar 2020 - 13:53 Sustainable travel and 'flight shame' growing concerns for Germans - survey News 3 Mar 2020 - 13:44 Tesla could start construction on German e-car factory this month News 2 Mar 2020 - 14:22 StreetScooter's demise reveals challenges for e-car start-ups – industry expert News 2 Mar 2020 - 14:10 German environment ministry seeks to make digitalisation climate-friendly News 2 Mar 2020 - 14:01 Germany's banks largely unprepared for climate risks – NGO News 2 Mar 2020 - 13:50 Germany's climate package support triggers heating modernisation wave – survey News 2 Mar 2020 - 13:34 VW will not develop new natural gas vehicles as it shifts aggressively to e-cars News 28 Feb 2020 - 13:54 Climate and European Green Deal are top priorities, says new UBA head Messner News 28 Feb 2020 - 13:52 German hard coal plant operators fail to reach agreement with economy ministry News 28 Feb 2020 - 13:48 February sets German wind power record News 28 Feb 2020 - 13:45 Offshore wind farms lose yield when too close, North Sea coordination needed – study News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:35 Gas-fired heating still top seller as industry awaits boost for climate-friendly technologies News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:22 German Greens aim for “climate pact” with heavy industry News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:18 Germany bucks international trend with solid increase in electric cars News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:15 “Fridays for Future” strikes have expanded far beyond just students - study News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:12 European Commission earmarks 877 million euros for “just transition” in Germany News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:10 Law firm calls German coal exit law 'unconstitutional,' Greens push for earlier plant closures News 26 Feb 2020 - 13:55 Gas-fired power generation reaches record high in Germany News 26 Feb 2020 - 13:52 Ministry plans to soften controversial wind distance rules – report News 26 Feb 2020 - 13:50 Deutsche Bahn has no plans to bring back night trains despite growing popularity News 26 Feb 2020 - 13:47 Protesters occupy Datteln 4 coal plant, as survey finds most Germans oppose it News 25 Feb 2020 - 14:00 Storm Yulia sets new record in German wind power News 25 Feb 2020 - 13:47 Major eastern German lignite mine resumes operation News 25 Feb 2020 - 13:38 Search is on for new “expert council” to monitor German emissions cuts News 25 Feb 2020 - 13:28 Economy ministry blocks ban on German nuclear fuel rod exports News 24 Feb 2020 - 13:59 Greens surge into second place in Hamburg, climate a key issue for voters News 24 Feb 2020 - 13:56 Netherlands highlights hydrogen cooperation with Germany News 24 Feb 2020 - 13:53 German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp funded climate sceptic – report News 24 Feb 2020 - 13:42 Deutsche Bahn wants to go green but is tied to coal News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:24 Bavaria's renewable capacity growing as nuclear plant shutdown boosts power imports News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:21 Electric commercial aviation still a distant vision, synthetic fuels more realistic – engine producer MTU News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:14 Germany's VW dealers struggling to contain damage by dieselgate scandal News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:06 Germany's environment minister says closure of French nuclear plant makes Germany safer News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:02 Hamburg mayor proposes conversion of coal plant into green hydrogen production site News 21 Feb 2020 - 13:25 Greta Thunberg visit raises profile of Hamburg 'climate election' News 20 Feb 2020 - 14:09 Failed auction illustrates 'dramatic' struggle of German wind power - industry News 20 Feb 2020 - 14:00 Greens and environmental groups say Tesla factory near Berlin should go ahead News 20 Feb 2020 - 13:44 France to shut down contentious Fessenheim nuclear plant on German border News 20 Feb 2020 - 13:39 German car fleet hits horsepower record, challenging EU emission limits News 20 Feb 2020 - 13:35 Most Germans think coal exit will lead to higher electricity prices – survey News 19 Feb 2020 - 18:30 IEA urges Germany to focus on hydrogen, import LNG News 19 Feb 2020 - 14:23 Five years after Dieselgate, VW USA wants to be the climate-friendly alternative News 19 Feb 2020 - 14:20 RWE shares reach highest price in seven years News 19 Feb 2020 - 14:16 German stock exchange's energy branch EEX cashes in on climate action News 19 Feb 2020 - 14:13 German economy minister defies Nord Stream 2 sanctions, says more Russian gas needed News 19 Feb 2020 - 14:10 Environmentalists protest new nuclear waste shipments into Germany News 19 Feb 2020 - 14:08 Higher buyer’s premium for e-cars goes into effect in Germany News 18 Feb 2020 - 13:58 Germany to promote EU maritime strategy including shore power News 18 Feb 2020 - 13:55 Germany's leading role in green technologies at risk – agency News 18 Feb 2020 - 13:53 Survey finds most German automotive suppliers expect to cut jobs News 18 Feb 2020 - 13:48 Tesla gigafactory delay will damage Germany’s reputation, say conservatives News 17 Feb 2020 - 14:13 German env min wants to push green hydrogen with aviation quota, auctions News 17 Feb 2020 - 14:11 Looming solar power support cap impedes funding of new projects – industry News 17 Feb 2020 - 14:09 New rules on wind turbine lighting intended to assuage critics in Germany News 17 Feb 2020 - 14:05 German subsidies expected to boost low-emission heating systems News 17 Feb 2020 - 13:53 US pledges one billion dollars for Eastern Europe energy projects, argues against Nord Stream 2 News 14 Feb 2020 - 13:22 German coal exit too late, climate targets require completion by 2030 – report News 14 Feb 2020 - 13:14 Rhine countries agree measures to make river more climate-resilient News 13 Feb 2020 - 13:37 Tesla searches for bats and resettles ants in preparation for German gigafactory News 13 Feb 2020 - 13:33 Reinsurer Munich Re promises to make asset portfolio climate-neutral by 2050 News 13 Feb 2020 - 13:26 Delay in fixing EU 2030 climate target puts COP26 at risk – environmental NGOs News 12 Feb 2020 - 13:27 Green PPAs can boost renewables, pay off – German energy agency News 12 Feb 2020 - 13:23 Germany must use EU Presidency to bolster European Climate Law – renewables industry News 12 Feb 2020 - 13:19 'Tomorrow's oil': Germany seeks hydrogen export deal with West African states News 11 Feb 2020 - 14:31 Gas industry calls for capacity market debate as Germany exits nuclear and coal News 11 Feb 2020 - 14:18 EU should not rush carbon border tax – German official News 11 Feb 2020 - 13:57 Nitrogen dioxide pollution declining in German cities – environment agency News 11 Feb 2020 - 13:48 Aviation industry cuts domestic flights in Germany, calls for EU-wide synthetic fuel approach News 11 Feb 2020 - 13:36 Storm 'Ciara' blows German wind power production to new record News 11 Feb 2020 - 13:33 Solar and offshore wind are Germans' favourites for future power production News 10 Feb 2020 - 14:42 Merkel confidante decision to quit as CDU leader reopens dispute over party's direction News 10 Feb 2020 - 13:38 Germany's steel industry needs political support to cope with CO2-reduction – opinion News 10 Feb 2020 - 13:36 Waterbed effect could turn German coal exit into mere symbolism – opinion News 10 Feb 2020 - 13:33 Tesla to receive state aid only if research and development 'takes place in Germany' News 10 Feb 2020 - 13:31 German government urges EU to not tighten vehicle emissions limits News 7 Feb 2020 - 13:02 E-mobility in Germany slowly leaves niche role behind – report News 7 Feb 2020 - 12:58 “German energy policy is a problem child” – Bavaria’s state premier News 7 Feb 2020 - 12:55 New Opel Gigafactory in Germany to be largest battery cell producer in Europe News 6 Feb 2020 - 14:10 Thuringia’s planned leftist state govt coalition unexpectedly defeated with far-right backing News 6 Feb 2020 - 12:48 German Naturstrom to sell power from support-free solar parks News 6 Feb 2020 - 12:47 Siemens cautionary example during economy’s climate transition – opinion News 6 Feb 2020 - 12:45 Absence of climate “poster child” UK makes reaching EU targets harder – opinion News 5 Feb 2020 - 13:29 US Heartland Institute supports European climate science deniers – media report News 5 Feb 2020 - 13:21 Siemens Energy ready to be at centre of global climate debate - CEO News 5 Feb 2020 - 13:20 Green hydrogen “elixir of life” of future-proof steel industry – env min News 5 Feb 2020 - 13:17 New sanctions against Nord Stream 2 looming – media report News 4 Feb 2020 - 13:48 Bavarian industry association gives mixed review on German energy transition News 4 Feb 2020 - 13:45 Planned leftist state minority govt promises ‘Green New Deal for Thuringia’ News 4 Feb 2020 - 12:20 EU carbon border tax would come with risks – opinion News 3 Feb 2020 - 13:49 German environment minister calls for markup on big, fuel-intensive cars News 3 Feb 2020 - 13:47 CDU’s economic wing proposes stronger German participation in nuclear energy research – media News 3 Feb 2020 - 13:46 European Green Deal: German econ min calls for industry support - media News 3 Feb 2020 - 13:44 German econ min’s draft strategy criticised for including ‘blue hydrogen’ News 31 Jan 2020 - 14:15 Heat pump industry expects strong growth in Germany after tepid increase in 2019 News 31 Jan 2020 - 14:06 Higher energy prices push inflation up in Germany News 31 Jan 2020 - 14:01 Coach company FlixBus to cut services due to rail tax support - media report News 30 Jan 2020 - 13:55 Germany lags other European countries in new PPA projects – report News 30 Jan 2020 - 13:43 Conservatives' draft would further tighten turbine distances, is 'inacceptable' – wind industry News 30 Jan 2020 - 13:21 German econ min calls for large-scale green hydrogen production in highly anticipated strategy - report News 29 Jan 2020 - 14:32 German govt adopts coal exit, fixes hard coal compensation News 29 Jan 2020 - 14:23 VW set to pay €4.5 bln in EU fines for excessive emissions – consultancy News 29 Jan 2020 - 14:09 CORRECTION - Grid expansion will be Energiewende's next big 'object of hate' – institute News 28 Jan 2020 - 13:50 Gas grid operators say few new pipelines needed to build hydrogen network News 28 Jan 2020 - 13:48 German households use less energy for heating, more for cooling News 28 Jan 2020 - 13:37 Calls for roll-out compromise as data confirms Germany's wind power collapse News 27 Jan 2020 - 14:27 Research project seeks to stabilise German power grid with wind turbines News 27 Jan 2020 - 14:25 Energy heavyweight RWE calls for roundtable on solving Germany's wind power impasse News 27 Jan 2020 - 14:24 Tesla eyes German state aid for new gigafactory as Musk weighs in on environmental concerns News 27 Jan 2020 - 14:22 EU will not leave people of eastern German lignite region behind – cohesion commissioner News 27 Jan 2020 - 14:20 German lignite operator rejects media report on excessive compensation News 27 Jan 2020 - 13:46 Thousands of diesel driving ban infractions in German cities News 24 Jan 2020 - 14:21 VW head says German CO2 price “too low” News 24 Jan 2020 - 14:08 Support of wind power expansion continues to be widespread in Germany News 24 Jan 2020 - 12:12 German industry needs policy trigger for deep emission cuts News 23 Jan 2020 - 15:45 Offshore wind power expansion in Germany overtakes onshore for first time in 2019 News 23 Jan 2020 - 13:29 Govt says climate refugees cannot claim asylum in Germany despite UN ruling News 23 Jan 2020 - 13:23 Germany caused fewer emissions in 2018 than previously thought News 22 Jan 2020 - 13:39 German transport ministry to fund cycling professorships News 22 Jan 2020 - 13:35 Energy efficiency rules raise financial burden for Germany's tenants – association News 22 Jan 2020 - 13:31 Venture capital providers agree sustainability clause to green Germany's start-up scene News 22 Jan 2020 - 13:26 Draft coal exit law tightens reins on German hard coal News 22 Jan 2020 - 11:28 Former coal commission members say German government breached landmark exit compromise News 21 Jan 2020 - 13:21 German network operators plan with long-term bottlenecks in power grid News 21 Jan 2020 - 13:17 VW says govt support could spark 'initial ignition' for switch to e-mobility News 20 Jan 2020 - 13:34 Decarbonisation not possible "with German wind and solar energy alone" - econ min News 20 Jan 2020 - 13:23 Germany's gradual coal phase-out path causes avoidable emissions - critics News 20 Jan 2020 - 12:37 German renewable energy producers received record payout through surcharge News 17 Jan 2020 - 13:48 Greens want Germany to turn its 2020 EU Council presidency into a “climate presidency” News 17 Jan 2020 - 13:36 “Historic compromise” or “pact of unreason”? – media reactions to Germany’s coal exit deal News 17 Jan 2020 - 12:52 RWE head says company shoulders 'biggest burden' of German coal exit News 17 Jan 2020 - 12:49 Villages vanishing despite Germany's coal exit see themselves as pawns in policy tit-for-tat News 17 Jan 2020 - 12:48 Germany's carmakers will need state aid to overcome greatest disruption yet – opinion News 17 Jan 2020 - 12:46 Saxony premier's talk of future nuclear power uses gets swift rejection News 17 Jan 2020 - 12:39 Government, mining states, utilities fix path for Germany's coal phase-out News 16 Jan 2020 - 14:28 Climate package will increase jobs but slow Germany's economic growth – analysis News 16 Jan 2020 - 13:14 Mix of centralised and decentralised technologies key to successful Energiewende – researchers News 16 Jan 2020 - 13:09 Increase of Germany's e-car buyer's premium delayed News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:17 German car industry degraded to supporting role at electronic fair CES News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:16 No additional funding to EU for supporting Green Deal, German finance ministry says News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:10 Germany's new resource strategy aims at 'responsible' supply for energy transition News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:06 Adani coal mine row with climate activists backfires on Siemens CEO Kaeser – media commentaries News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:02 Transport ministry and Deutsche Bahn ink 86 billion euro investment contract News 14 Jan 2020 - 14:29 Sports federations not active enough on climate – researcher News 14 Jan 2020 - 14:27 NRW state premier calls for 'week of coal exit decisions' News 14 Jan 2020 - 14:08 Germans ready to change habits to reduce emissions – EIB survey News 14 Jan 2020 - 14:05 Merkel backs compensation payments for wind turbine neighbours News 14 Jan 2020 - 10:06 Anxious carmakers forced to tread 'arduous' path to e-mobility in 2020 News 13 Jan 2020 - 17:00 EU push for green finance compels Germany to develop coherent strategy in 2020 News 13 Jan 2020 - 14:20 German RWE plans renewables investments largely abroad News 13 Jan 2020 - 14:02 Removal of solar power support cap only in exchange for wind turbine distance rule - CDU business wing News 13 Jan 2020 - 13:59 Hub for climate-friendly aviation launched at Frankfurt Airport News 13 Jan 2020 - 13:57 Reliance on imports for e-mobility could cause major job losses in Germany – gov advisors News 13 Jan 2020 - 13:54 Successful decarbonisation in Germany also hinges on labour unions' support – Merkel News 10 Jan 2020 - 11:54 Less than ten percent of Germany's wind turbines built in woodlands News 10 Jan 2020 - 11:52 German parliament plans to drastically cut funding for energy research News 10 Jan 2020 - 11:50 Germany's RWE could receive two billion euros in compensation for coal exit – media reports News 9 Jan 2020 - 13:35 Volume of Germany's climate package climbs to 62 billion euros – MCC News 9 Jan 2020 - 13:33 Climate activists up pressure on Siemens over Australian coal mine contract News 8 Jan 2020 - 12:31 Germany's emission cut is “joyful but clouded New Year’s message” – commentaries News 8 Jan 2020 - 12:30 Huge state investments needed to hedge against Germany's decarbonisation – economists News 8 Jan 2020 - 12:28 German Uniper offers to shut old coal plants in return for new station – media report News 7 Jan 2020 - 16:05 Transport and heating tarnish Germany's emission cuts in 2019 – researchers News 7 Jan 2020 - 14:03 Electric and hybrid car registrations in Germany rise but SUVs take lead News 7 Jan 2020 - 14:00 Germany's towns urge rapid climate action to make infrastructure fit for future News 7 Jan 2020 - 11:30 EU and Germany hold pivotal role to drive global climate ambition 2020 News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:25 2019 was Germany's third-warmest year on record - meteorological service News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:22 Media sees Austria’s Conservative-Green coalition as role model for Germany News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:20 Must do “everything humanly possible” to deal with global warming – Merkel News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:19 Solar power sales in Germany grow by 30 percent on lower prices News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:14 Rising demand will lead Germany towards renewable power gap - energy researchers News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:12 Germany takes next nuclear plant offline according to schedule News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:10 Proposed compensation payments for wind turbine neighbours met with scepticism in Germany News 20 Dec 2019 - 16:39 Risen from the ruins, Germany's solar power sector has zest for action in 2020 News 20 Dec 2019 - 16:30 German wind power industry anxious as technology tops power mix News 20 Dec 2019 - 16:30 Germany's coal exit is a done deal - or is it? News 20 Dec 2019 - 14:50 Munich joins growing ranks of German cities declaring climate emergency News 20 Dec 2019 - 14:28 Short-term economic effect of German climate package small – Deutsche Bank News 20 Dec 2019 - 14:27 Germany's 2030 target of 65 percent renewables officially adopted in grid planning News 20 Dec 2019 - 14:24 Agriculture climbs up on German government's climate priority list News 20 Dec 2019 - 14:23 “Positive signals” as last German wind power auction 2019 oversubscribed News 19 Dec 2019 - 13:42 German govt squashes speculation on extension for nuclear plants News 19 Dec 2019 - 13:19 Gas to become energy transition’s 'second pillar' – German energy industry News 19 Dec 2019 - 13:16 Merkel criticises US sanctions on Russia-Germany gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 News 19 Dec 2019 - 13:15 Merkel says govt supports raising EU’s 2030 climate target but little on consequences for Germany News 19 Dec 2019 - 13:12 Germany grants homeowners tax incentives for energy efficient renovations News 18 Dec 2019 - 14:05 Drop in coal use pushes Germany closer to 2020 climate target News 18 Dec 2019 - 13:31 Germany sets goal of cutting primary energy use by 30 percent by 2030 News 18 Dec 2019 - 13:28 German wind industry faces same grim fate as country's solar industry – Senvion CEO News 18 Dec 2019 - 13:25 German state clears important legal hurdle for wind turbine repowering, cancels minimum distance rule News 17 Dec 2019 - 13:35 German lawmakers agree to raise planned CO₂ price for buildings, transport News 17 Dec 2019 - 13:23 Deutsche Bahn invests record sum in new trains, revives mothballed connections News 17 Dec 2019 - 13:19 Airline Lufthansa hit hardest by possible EU kerosene tax – Spiegel News 16 Dec 2019 - 12:41 Battery electric cars better than all alternative drives on full lifecycle emissions – study News 16 Dec 2019 - 12:00 COP25 blog - Germany says worst has been avoided in Madrid, urges UN summit must change Interview 16 Dec 2019 - 10:24 Without innovation leaps, Germany will fail on climate action – conservative German MP News 13 Dec 2019 - 13:52 Wind overtakes lignite as Germany's primary power source for the first time in 2019 News 13 Dec 2019 - 13:42 E-car sales in Germany up by almost 50 percent in 2019 - report News 13 Dec 2019 - 13:13 Industry produced almost 13 percent of German electricity in 2018 News 13 Dec 2019 - 13:11 Fossil fuel use for heating German homes rises as govt delays action News 12 Dec 2019 - 16:06 Reactions to EU's Green Deal from Germany News 12 Dec 2019 - 13:36 Task force presents ten theses on the future of mobility News 12 Dec 2019 - 13:30 Germany's green bond will have volume of around ten billion euros News 12 Dec 2019 - 13:14 Implementation of coal exit compromise endangered, associations tell Merkel News 12 Dec 2019 - 13:04 Targeted action needed to curb unrelenting global demand for coal power – German env min News 11 Dec 2019 - 13:11 Bosch CEO calls for aid for structural change in Germany’s car regions News 11 Dec 2019 - 13:04 Startup Lumenion presents pilot for power storage with steel plates News 11 Dec 2019 - 12:59 Germany hesitates on support for European green finance taxonomy News 11 Dec 2019 - 12:56 German grid agency strengthens supply security after strains in June News 10 Dec 2019 - 13:31 Germany to establish coordination hub for international power-to-x activities News 10 Dec 2019 - 13:29 Share of new cars with alternative engines reaches double digits for first time in Germany News 10 Dec 2019 - 13:27 Germany ponders storing CO2 beneath the North Sea News 10 Dec 2019 - 13:24 Climate impact of cooling gases in Germany down by 21 percent in 2018 - Destatis News 9 Dec 2019 - 13:08 E-mobility not the be-all and the end-all to reducing carbon says Deutsche Bank News 9 Dec 2019 - 12:58 German parliament may renegotiate CO₂ price level in climate package - media News 9 Dec 2019 - 12:56 EU can reach climate neutrality without CCS – German environment agency News 9 Dec 2019 - 12:55 Germany will cancel EU ETS allowances in framework of coal exit – state sec News 6 Dec 2019 - 15:18 Germany to stop fuel rod exports to foreign nuclear plants near border News 6 Dec 2019 - 15:06 Germany needs drastic rise in fuel prices to meet climate targets, environment agency paper says News 6 Dec 2019 - 15:02 Merkel announces meeting with states to get renewables expansion back on track News 6 Dec 2019 - 14:56 New SPD leaders call for 'massive investments' in new energy system, say climate package needs revamp News 5 Dec 2019 - 13:42 Coach company FlixBus quits only long-distance electric bus route in Germany News 5 Dec 2019 - 13:13 Sustainable funds climbing in Germany as chemicals heavyweight commits to ESG criteria News 5 Dec 2019 - 13:08 Industry warns new SPD leaders against tightening Germany's climate package News 5 Dec 2019 - 12:47 German car industry makes stand against new EU Commission's climate ambitions News 4 Dec 2019 - 13:48 German state energy ministers criticise climate package, call for 'massive' renewables expansion News 4 Dec 2019 - 13:45 New SPD leadership seen as backtracking from campaign climate demands News 4 Dec 2019 - 13:41 Zero-support wind farm secures world's largest offshore power contract News 3 Dec 2019 - 13:54 German carbon-offsetting nonprofit organisations report rising demand News 3 Dec 2019 - 13:51 Industry associations call on new EU Commission to focus on power-to-x News 3 Dec 2019 - 13:40 Merkel seeks to appease protesting farmers, says effective climate action is 'common cause' News 2 Dec 2019 - 13:45 New SPD leaders put German government’s future in doubt with climate demands News 2 Dec 2019 - 13:43 Tesla's prospective German home region ready to process application for gigafactory News 2 Dec 2019 - 13:40 Renewables overtake fossil fuels in Germany's annual power production for first time News 2 Dec 2019 - 13:38 Eastern German states call coal exit roadmap into question – media report News 29 Nov 2019 - 14:23 Internet hub Frankfurt struggles to reduce energy use as online data volumes skyrocket News 29 Nov 2019 - 14:09 Germany’s climate law and national emissions trading system clear last legislative hurdle News 29 Nov 2019 - 14:02 Northern German states demand renegotiation of wind turbine distance rules News 29 Nov 2019 - 14:00 Energy-intensive companies call for 'aggressive' renewables roll-out News 29 Nov 2019 - 13:58 Wind turbine maker Enercon says drop in business 'partly home-made' News 29 Nov 2019 - 13:39 'The world needs Russia' to solve climate crisis - German development minister News 28 Nov 2019 - 13:40 Germany's emergency services start fuel cell programme as backup system News 28 Nov 2019 - 13:38 End of nuclear no threat to Bavaria's power supply security – state minister News 28 Nov 2019 - 13:36 New SUV registrations in Germany to exceed one million in one year News 28 Nov 2019 - 13:28 Higher wholesale power prices offset planned renewables surcharge cut - industry News 27 Nov 2019 - 15:35 Merkel criticises EIB decision to ban gas lending News 27 Nov 2019 - 14:08 Northern and southern German state each take lead in national renewables ranking News 27 Nov 2019 - 14:04 No dominant actor on German electricity market but RWE merits close look – antitrust authorities News 27 Nov 2019 - 14:01 NRW state premier urges quick adoption of coal exit law, defends new coal plant commissioning News 27 Nov 2019 - 13:50 Climate strikes announced in more than 500 German cities on eve of UN climate conference News 27 Nov 2019 - 13:30 Former energy lobbyist and Merkel confidante to lead German carmaker association News 27 Nov 2019 - 13:19 Climate targets of Germany's biggest companies incompatible with Paris Agreement goals – report News 26 Nov 2019 - 17:36 Germany must adapt as local temperature increase already at 1.5 degrees – govt News 26 Nov 2019 - 13:04 Renewable companies say grid operators' electrolysers monopolise hydrogen market News 26 Nov 2019 - 12:58 EU mining regions say “clean coal” can ease transition, NGOs reject claim News 25 Nov 2019 - 12:36 Energy-intensive industry must jump-start low-CO₂ technologies to reach climate targets – study News 25 Nov 2019 - 12:33 Yet again, no onshore wind bids in fourth joint renewables auction, solar wins News 22 Nov 2019 - 12:04 Coal exit must include cancellation of ETS allowances – climate economist Edenhofer News 22 Nov 2019 - 12:02 German states to deviate from planned minimum distance rule for wind turbines News 22 Nov 2019 - 12:01 German solar power industry’s business climate continues to be positive News 21 Nov 2019 - 13:21 Slow, disruptive climate policies risk to financial stability – Bundesbank News 21 Nov 2019 - 13:15 Scientists should speak up if politicians ignore climate research – survey News 21 Nov 2019 - 13:13 Solar parks have positive effect on biodiversity – study News 21 Nov 2019 - 13:03 UK and Germany mull boosting cooperation on hydrogen production with offshore wind News 20 Nov 2019 - 13:35 Bavaria strives for climate neutrality between 2040 and 2050 News 20 Nov 2019 - 13:34 German govt refuses to name CO₂ budget, says depends on int'l agreements News 20 Nov 2019 - 13:30 Env ministry warns renewable fuels are no substitute for climate action News 20 Nov 2019 - 13:28 Industry associations call for masterplan to boost deep geothermal energy News 20 Nov 2019 - 13:04 Design of Germany's wind power distance rules undecided as opposition to policy grows News 19 Nov 2019 - 13:48 Anti-nuclear activists protest against waste transports from Germany to Russia News 19 Nov 2019 - 13:42 African countries can avoid CO2-intensvie growth path – German-African business association News 19 Nov 2019 - 13:40 Central banks lack mandate to decide which investment is good for climate – opinion News 19 Nov 2019 - 13:39 Green hydrogen is 'European project' – German utility association head News 18 Nov 2019 - 13:33 Packaging waste reaches new record level in Germany – environment agency News 18 Nov 2019 - 13:30 2050 climate neutrality 'magical thinking' – German industry association president News 18 Nov 2019 - 13:29 Green Party dares too little for fear of losing poll tailwind – opinion News 18 Nov 2019 - 12:34 Tesla gigafactory in Germany hailed as gamechanger for lagging e-mobility transition News 15 Nov 2019 - 15:20 Germany's parliament greenlights first major climate law News 15 Nov 2019 - 13:50 German doctors call for national strategy to deal with health effects of climate change News 15 Nov 2019 - 13:44 Climate activists and researchers laud Germany's backing of EIB fossil ban News 15 Nov 2019 - 13:42 Merkel says world heading for 3-degree warming under current climate targets, calls for higher ambitions News 14 Nov 2019 - 13:46 Germany gets low marks on electricity sector flexibility – industry report News 14 Nov 2019 - 13:33 Germans face exposure to air pollution and heatwaves as health effects of climate change grow News 14 Nov 2019 - 13:26 COP25 in Madrid must lead to higher ambitions at crucial time for international climate action – German govt News 13 Nov 2019 - 13:53 German industry warns government's strict wind power rules threaten climate targets News 13 Nov 2019 - 12:01 Ban Ki-moon calls on Germany to back EIB ban on loans for fossil fuel projects News 12 Nov 2019 - 12:52 Environmental lawyers call on German govt to support ban on EIB gas lending News 12 Nov 2019 - 12:47 Thyssenkrupp tests use of hydrogen in steel production to bring down emissions News 12 Nov 2019 - 12:40 Economy and environment ministries pass the blame for slump in German wind power expansion News 12 Nov 2019 - 12:36 Energy use in German buildings stagnates at 2010 levels – report News 11 Nov 2019 - 14:46 No country in the world has found solution for nuclear waste challenge - report News 11 Nov 2019 - 13:04 Higher e-car buyer's premium puts small manufacturers at risk News 11 Nov 2019 - 12:58 German wind turbine maker Enercon to cut 3,000 jobs News 11 Nov 2019 - 12:56 Climate package will lead to fiscal revenue loss in German states – Bundesrat News 11 Nov 2019 - 08:07 G20 need more ambitious climate strategies – report News 8 Nov 2019 - 14:09 Onshore wind permits in Germany fell by 70 percent since 2016 - utility group News 8 Nov 2019 - 14:04 Storage company Sonnen enters e-mobility with flat-rate business model News 8 Nov 2019 - 14:02 Germany's planned carbon pricing system 'unnecessarily expensive' – economists News 8 Nov 2019 - 13:56 German building material giant HeidelbergCement benefits from rising ETS price News 7 Nov 2019 - 14:26 Renewable fuels will not solve aviation's climate dilemma - industry experts News 7 Nov 2019 - 14:17 EU investment bank will turn into 'climate bank,' says EIB head Hoyer News 7 Nov 2019 - 14:09 German lithium importer calls on government to help in row with Bolivia News 7 Nov 2019 - 14:05 Farmers call for better inclusion in Germany's climate policy, announce more protests News 7 Nov 2019 - 14:03 German wind industry warns distance rules threaten country's competitiveness News 7 Nov 2019 - 14:00 Saxony's state premier says climate package 'discriminates against people in Germany' News 6 Nov 2019 - 14:38 Energy and climate observers don’t share German government’s positive mid-term review News 6 Nov 2019 - 14:18 Reliable climate policy needed to bolster German economy – government advisors News 6 Nov 2019 - 13:42 Loss-making coal plants could turn into liability for German taxpayers – NGO News 6 Nov 2019 - 13:39 Trump's Paris Agreement withdrawal illustrates USA's abdication as leader – opinion News 6 Nov 2019 - 13:35 German CO2 price legal 'time bomb', may result in billions of reclaims – researchers News 6 Nov 2019 - 13:32 Nuclear power experts meet in Berlin to debate best ways for plant dismantling News 6 Nov 2019 - 09:11 German government gets mediocre mid-term marks for climate effort News 5 Nov 2019 - 14:43 Germany must beat Asia in hydrogen technology race - government News 5 Nov 2019 - 13:58 Ambitious climate protection will not harm employment in Germany - study News 5 Nov 2019 - 13:56 Study says Germany can achieve 2050 climate neutrality without nuclear and CCS News 5 Nov 2019 - 13:52 German ministers regret US withdrawal from Paris Agreement News 5 Nov 2019 - 13:49 Germany lifts e-car buyer's premium to boost sales of carmakers' new electric fleets News 4 Nov 2019 - 14:13 Volkswagen announces 'system change' as production of e-car model ID.3 starts News 4 Nov 2019 - 14:10 Germany and India agree close partnership on clean mobility and renewables News 4 Nov 2019 - 14:05 Merkel promises e-car charging infrastructure boost ahead of meeting with industry News 4 Nov 2019 - 14:01 Mass dismantling of old wind turbines could overburden Germany's recycling capacities Interview 1 Nov 2019 - 15:35 'Companies would not think of energy efficiency if it wasn't profitable' - KfW development bank News 1 Nov 2019 - 13:29 Germany must specify 2050 emission target for cost-efficient energy transition – study News 1 Nov 2019 - 13:26 Finance minister says Germany to issue 'environment bonds' News 1 Nov 2019 - 13:22 Court in Germany rejects lawsuit against govt over alleged climate action neglect News 31 Oct 2019 - 13:34 Germany could step in for Chile as host of UN climate summit News 31 Oct 2019 - 13:32 Govt allows new coal plant to enter service despite phase-out - report News 31 Oct 2019 - 13:30 Large majority of Germans support wind power rollout – survey News 30 Oct 2019 - 13:47 Government expects decrease in electricity use by 2030 despite e-mobility News 30 Oct 2019 - 13:45 Solar energy makes 'spectacular comeback' in Germany - report News 30 Oct 2019 - 13:43 Central banks must stay neutral on climate policy, German Bundesbank says News 29 Oct 2019 - 17:41 Germany's CO2 emissions set to fall “markedly” in 2019 as energy use declines News 29 Oct 2019 - 14:22 BMW, Daimler frustrated with carsharing, eye investment cuts, sale - report News 29 Oct 2019 - 14:10 US airlines complain about Germany's 'illegal' climate levy - report News 29 Oct 2019 - 08:40 Sustainable start-up builder econnext links social, green and finance worlds News 28 Oct 2019 - 14:06 Australia potentially huge partner for German hydrogen ambitions – industry News 28 Oct 2019 - 13:50 Daimler unveils plan to get rid of diesel engines in commercial vehicles by 2039 News 28 Oct 2019 - 13:46 German parliament to compensate CO2 emissions of members' duty travel News 28 Oct 2019 - 13:41 Merkel's coalition parties take another beating in Thuringia state election News 28 Oct 2019 - 13:36 EU state aid rules could frustrate German coal plant operators' compensation hopes – NGO News 25 Oct 2019 - 15:22 German renewables record overshadowed by slump in onshore wind power expansion News 25 Oct 2019 - 14:24 Supplier Bosch cuts jobs as diesel, petrol car demand dwindles News 25 Oct 2019 - 14:20 Opposition lambasts climate plans as parliamentary process kicks off News 25 Oct 2019 - 14:17 Persisting slump in German wind power expansion poses “drastic” threat to jobs, climate targets – VDMA study News 25 Oct 2019 - 14:11 German government's sustainable finance advisors at odds over obligations for financial sector News 25 Oct 2019 - 14:06 RWE rejects analysis flagging 1 billion euro coal plant losses in 2019 News 24 Oct 2019 - 12:22 Nuclear waste from Germany exported for disposal in Russia News 24 Oct 2019 - 12:19 RWE head insists “nuclear energy economically dead,” expects tenders for gas plants News 24 Oct 2019 - 12:13 Climate package disadvantages the poor and the old - govt auditors News 24 Oct 2019 - 12:06 NGOs call on coal mining state to protect villages and forest near mine News 23 Oct 2019 - 13:32 Germany achieves breakthrough in sluggish grid expansion effort - agency News 23 Oct 2019 - 13:29 Security agency and energy industry compete for Germany's blackout-proof communication line News 23 Oct 2019 - 13:26 German millennials want their own car, prefer combustion models – survey News 23 Oct 2019 - 13:24 Germany slashes key efficiency target in new building energy draft law News 22 Oct 2019 - 14:17 Demand growing for clear definitions in Germany's “green” finance push News 22 Oct 2019 - 14:13 Siemens Gamesa to acquire assets from wind turbine maker Senvion News 22 Oct 2019 - 14:09 Roughly 264,000 people in Germany employed in environmental protection in 2017 News 21 Oct 2019 - 13:15 Germany's new offshore wind power expansion plans must consider environmental limits, NGO warns News 21 Oct 2019 - 13:12 Market forces will drive energy transition in Sweden – energy minister News 21 Oct 2019 - 13:09 Carbon budget: Germany's government dodges climate action's key figure – researcher News 21 Oct 2019 - 13:07 Energy efficiency in Germany improved by 3.2 percent in 2018 – AGEB News 18 Oct 2019 - 14:27 Engineering association rings alarm as next German wind power auction undersubscribed News 18 Oct 2019 - 14:25 Almost all of Germany's non-residential buildings need climate-friendly modernisation - KfW bank News 18 Oct 2019 - 14:22 Rising interest in Germany's e-car buyer's premium, state agency says News 18 Oct 2019 - 14:14 Farmers in Germany call for large protests against environmental policies News 18 Oct 2019 - 14:06 Most Germans support expansion of renewable energy, favour solar PV News 18 Oct 2019 - 11:38 Macron and Merkel back EU carbon neutrality 2050, European green deal News 17 Oct 2019 - 13:41 Germany slow on sustainability goals, youth urge “fundamental change” News 17 Oct 2019 - 13:38 E-fuels will be driving force towards zero-emission logistics – Deutsche Post DHL News 17 Oct 2019 - 13:31 No new lignite mines in Brandenburg, parties agree in state govt coalition talks News 16 Oct 2019 - 12:49 German government decides tax changes for climate plan, CO2 price details News 16 Oct 2019 - 12:45 Mayors from coal regions call on Europe for more help in transition News 16 Oct 2019 - 12:44 German efficiency experts point to Danish district heating model as inspiration News 16 Oct 2019 - 12:43 EnBW to build Germany’s largest PV park in East German lignite state News 16 Oct 2019 - 12:41 Germany wants global consensus on addressing climate in finance News 15 Oct 2019 - 12:27 Germany’s renewables levy rises slightly in 2020 News 15 Oct 2019 - 12:24 Solar and wind expansion could save German society costs - analysis News 15 Oct 2019 - 12:22 Europe must cut meat production to increase forest areas for climate - researchers News 14 Oct 2019 - 13:28 German govt should back banning natural gas from EIB support list – researcher News 14 Oct 2019 - 13:25 Germany's power prices could rise significantly due to coal exit – consultancy News 14 Oct 2019 - 13:23 Deutsche Bahn seeks 500 gigawatt hours green PPAs, gets credit rating boost News 14 Oct 2019 - 11:00 Coming of age: How will Germany’s renewable energy pioneers fare in the free market? News 11 Oct 2019 - 14:15 Major German companies among world's most active anti-climate action lobbyists - study News 11 Oct 2019 - 14:13 Average power outage time in Germany in decline as renewables' share grows News 11 Oct 2019 - 14:11 Siemens and Evonik launch 'artificial photosynthesis' project to turn CO2 into chemicals News 11 Oct 2019 - 14:09 EU has to significantly ramp up emissions reduction goal to stay on track for Paris goals – researchers News 10 Oct 2019 - 13:57 Grid operators consider splitting Germany's single power market zone News 10 Oct 2019 - 13:56 German econ minister says hydrogen key part of future energy system News 10 Oct 2019 - 13:46 Coal exit commission members say timely phase-out in danger News 10 Oct 2019 - 13:43 Germany to make it more attractive for ships to turn off engines in ports and use power grid instead News 9 Oct 2019 - 17:06 German govt adopts major climate law, set of measures to meet 2030 targets News 9 Oct 2019 - 10:44 Germany's chemical industry can become nearly greenhouse gas neutral by 2050 – study News 9 Oct 2019 - 10:42 Germany introduces competitive system for balancing fluctuations in the electricity grid News 9 Oct 2019 - 10:40 Most Germans who switch energy source in heating opt for natural gas – study News 8 Oct 2019 - 14:25 Germany aims to triple its offshore wind power capacity by 2030 News 8 Oct 2019 - 14:20 Hamburg and Fukushima to cooperate on wind power and hydrogen production News 8 Oct 2019 - 14:10 Labour union IG Metall calls for higher top tax rate to cover climate action costs News 8 Oct 2019 - 14:01 German grid only requires fraction of conventional plants continuously running - agency News 8 Oct 2019 - 13:59 Industry and transport seen as biggest potential CO2 savers by most Germans – survey News 8 Oct 2019 - 11:00 Extinction Rebellion protesters block main roads in Berlin, urge climate action News 7 Oct 2019 - 16:41 German climate law draft assigns sectoral emissions budgets for 2020-2030 News 7 Oct 2019 - 14:34 German economy ministry presents onshore wind power rescue plan News 7 Oct 2019 - 14:30 Electric version of VW's trademark Golf now cheaper than traditional model – study News 7 Oct 2019 - 14:29 Legal loophole allowed German companies to avoid paying billions in renewables support – media News 4 Oct 2019 - 13:42 State premier of Saarland calls for billions in support to turn steel industry climate neutral News 4 Oct 2019 - 13:16 Germany and the Netherlands aim to intensify energy cooperation News 4 Oct 2019 - 13:14 Extinction Rebellion climate movement plans blockades in Berlin from 7 October News 2 Oct 2019 - 13:56 Ambitious German energy transition would generate more jobs than business-as-usual by 2050 - study News 2 Oct 2019 - 13:54 Germany to offer less cash to close coal plants than utilities expected – Bloomberg News 2 Oct 2019 - 13:53 Economic institutes criticise German government’s climate package News 2 Oct 2019 - 13:51 Promoting “powerfuels” key to climate-friendly aviation – industry alliance News 2 Oct 2019 - 10:07 Govt expects new CO2 pricing to raise 19 bln euros for climate package News 1 Oct 2019 - 17:30 Germany to reach goal of 4 bln euros for intl climate financing by 2020 – budget draft News 1 Oct 2019 - 13:53 Nuclear power plant operators call for 276 million euros in compensation News 1 Oct 2019 - 13:50 Merkel's CDU examines border adjustment measures to avoid carbon leakage News 1 Oct 2019 - 13:46 WWF calls for higher renewables and onshore wind energy targets in Germany News 1 Oct 2019 - 10:00 Lignite company RWE pledges to become carbon neutral by 2040 News 30 Sep 2019 - 13:41 Two lignite units complete Germany's security standby News 30 Sep 2019 - 13:39 Germany's right-wing populist AfD says climate action criticism to be major campaign issue News 30 Sep 2019 - 13:37 German VW car owners seek fraud compensation in landmark collective lawsuit News 27 Sep 2019 - 13:51 Project-based carbon contracts for differences could help lower industry emissions – analysis News 27 Sep 2019 - 13:44 Renewable power production in German cities lags far behind potential News 27 Sep 2019 - 13:42 Germany's climate targets require huge amounts of renewable hydrogen – reports News 27 Sep 2019 - 13:39 Most Germans say government's 2030 climate action package does not go far enough News 26 Sep 2019 - 14:12 Merkel's Conservatives insist on low initial CO2 price to get public on board News 26 Sep 2019 - 14:01 USA and China overtake Europe in energy R&D expenses – report News 26 Sep 2019 - 13:59 Social Democrats prepared to raise initial CO2 price in Germany's climate package News 26 Sep 2019 - 13:56 Germany's climate package will be “major legislative task” – energy agency News 26 Sep 2019 - 13:55 Germany earmarks 800 million euros to make its battered forests climate-resilient News 25 Sep 2019 - 14:08 German govt defends climate package, env min signals possible amendments News 25 Sep 2019 - 14:04 German carmakers can't shake off dieselgate – VW executives charged, Daimler fined News 25 Sep 2019 - 14:02 Industry sees high AI potential in energy transition but has yet to invest - report News 25 Sep 2019 - 13:57 New IPCC ocean report triggers fresh criticism of German climate package News 24 Sep 2019 - 14:01 Grid agency votes to give Germany's energy industry own blackout-proof communication line News 24 Sep 2019 - 13:58 Climate package not enough for Germany's 2030 targets - govt agencies News 24 Sep 2019 - 13:45 Merkel's commitment to climate neutrality by 2050 at UN summit not enough – critics News 24 Sep 2019 - 13:40 German industry can become CO2-neutral, but not with new govt strategy – WWF News 24 Sep 2019 - 13:39 Only a quarter of German heating systems use renewable energy – industry association News 23 Sep 2019 - 14:12 Climate package faces headwind and legal uncertainty as Merkel addresses UN summit News 23 Sep 2019 - 14:04 Germany, Norway and the UK call for tropical forest protection News 23 Sep 2019 - 13:56 Germany joins 31 nations in coal phaseout alliance PPCA News 23 Sep 2019 - 13:51 Volkswagen begins battery cell production in Salzgitter News 23 Sep 2019 - 13:49 Planned coal exit auctions in Germany unlikely to achieve goals – analysis News 23 Sep 2019 - 10:34 While Germans wait for federal climate action, Berliners call for climate emergency News 23 Sep 2019 - 09:41 Reactions to government agreement on climate strategy, CO2 pricing News 20 Sep 2019 - 20:00 Germany bets on slow-starting CO2 price, slew of incentives to reach 2030 climate goals News 20 Sep 2019 - 13:03 Hambach Forest and coal phaseout must be secured – NRW state premier News 20 Sep 2019 - 12:58 Greens in coalition talks in eastern German states following recent elections News 20 Sep 2019 - 12:55 Massive Fridays for Future climate protests keep pressure on German govt News 20 Sep 2019 - 12:54 Renewables generated nearly half of Germany's electricity in Q2 News 20 Sep 2019 - 10:25 German coalition climate talks enter overtime News 20 Sep 2019 - 10:12 Countdown to Germany's crucial climate cabinet meeting News 19 Sep 2019 - 13:37 German government faces 11th hour talks over climate action News 19 Sep 2019 - 13:23 Climate change and biodiversity most pressing issues – German environment ministry report News 19 Sep 2019 - 13:19 E-mobility and wind power auctions suffer from flawed competition – German Monopolies Commission News 19 Sep 2019 - 13:17 German voters would prefer coal phase-out earlier than 2038 – study News 18 Sep 2019 - 12:30 Energy efficiency sector has low hopes for German climate cabinet outcome – survey News 18 Sep 2019 - 12:24 German government presents blockchain strategy with focus on energy sector News 18 Sep 2019 - 12:23 Switch from coal and oil to gas increases greenhouse effect due to methane emissions – study News 18 Sep 2019 - 12:21 Countries could surpass pledged emissions cuts with help from cities, regions and businesses – report News 17 Sep 2019 - 13:33 German climate policy faces pivotal moment on 20 September News 17 Sep 2019 - 13:31 CDU politicians want to make lawsuits against new power lines more difficult News 17 Sep 2019 - 13:28 Tracking the CO2 price debate in Germany News 17 Sep 2019 - 13:24 EU approves E.ON takeover of innogy assets, subject to conditions News 16 Sep 2019 - 17:01 German economy ministry counts on gas for energy transition News 16 Sep 2019 - 14:08 Thousands of climate protesters target Frankfurt auto show News 16 Sep 2019 - 14:05 German businesses support more climate action, criticise power prices News 16 Sep 2019 - 14:03 Germany needs major change in climate strategy – media comments News 16 Sep 2019 - 12:31 Infeasible "myths" dominate Germany's transport transition debate - db research News 13 Sep 2019 - 13:24 German transport minister proposes billions for e-cars, railway and cleaner trucks News 13 Sep 2019 - 13:23 Conservatives propose national emissions trading system for transport and buildings News 13 Sep 2019 - 13:21 Mayor and climate activists' absence cast shadow over Europe's largest auto show News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:13 Carmakers call on European states to facilitate e-mobility breakthrough News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:11 Germany's environment agency says emissions of new diesel cars still too high News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:08 Merkel: Cutting transport emissions will be “herculean task” for govt and industry News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:03 German industry and tenants call for support in turning German houses climate friendly News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:00 Eight out of ten Germans see climate change as a “very serious problem” – EU survey News 11 Sep 2019 - 14:03 Automotive supplier Continental plans CO2-neutral production by 2040 News 11 Sep 2019 - 13:58 Climate protection “at the heart” of von der Leyen's new European Commission – media News 11 Sep 2019 - 13:55 German wind power industry warns of “precarious” situation at major industry fair News 11 Sep 2019 - 13:53 Coal exit compels Germany to raise offshore wind power expansion plans – industry study News 11 Sep 2019 - 13:45 Climate and digitalisation Germany's key challenges of the future - Merkel News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:27 Carmakers highlight climate ambitions at auto show in response to protest wave News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:13 Germany's finance minister says “restart” with massive climate investments needed to curb emissions News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:10 Onshore wind power auction in Germany once again fails to attract enough bidders News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:08 Rising basic costs disadvantage Germans who save power News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:06 Largest German Protestant state church body calls on members to join climate strike News 10 Sep 2019 - 13:43 German building energy draft law unfit for emissions reduction, critics say News 9 Sep 2019 - 13:41 Major German companies back position paper calling for climate neutrality News 9 Sep 2019 - 13:40 Environment minister says German government coalition hinges on climate action News 9 Sep 2019 - 13:36 Bavarian CSU presents climate plan ahead of crucial 20 September govt meeting News 9 Sep 2019 - 13:32 Over 40 percent of Germans worried climate change will have “dramatic” consequences News 9 Sep 2019 - 12:00 Patchy counselling holds German citizens back from investing climate friendly News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:45 New EU emission rules turn SUVs from “climate killers into profit killers” – report News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:44 VW receives over 30,000 reservations for first purpose-built electric car News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:38 German subsidies for environment and energy rise in 2018 News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:34 German energy ministers promise legal overhaul to revive ailing wind power expansion News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:32 Hamburg wants to build world's largest hydrogen plant News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:27 German companies to play “major role” in second European battery cell production project News 5 Sep 2019 - 16:00 Germany's renewables investments falls on lower prices, slower capacity growth News 5 Sep 2019 - 12:30 Social Democrats' climate plans show large overlap with Conservatives News 5 Sep 2019 - 12:29 Economy ministry plans no compensation for hard coal plant operators after 2030 – media News 5 Sep 2019 - 12:27 Germany set to miss key energy transition targets – McKinsey News 5 Sep 2019 - 12:00 Germany's finance industry struggles to marry climate action and business strategy News 4 Sep 2019 - 13:12 German gov’t urged to unblock wind power expansion ahead of summit News 4 Sep 2019 - 13:06 Room heating demand in German households rises for third year in a row – study News 4 Sep 2019 - 12:14 Renewables expansion recklessly ignored in climate debate – opinion News 4 Sep 2019 - 12:11 German landfill operators agree to significantly lower methane emissions News 4 Sep 2019 - 10:53 Frankfurt car fair promises showdown between Fridays for Future and auto lobby News 3 Sep 2019 - 17:45 German conservatives flesh out climate action plans ahead of decisive cabinet meeting News 3 Sep 2019 - 13:41 “Big coup” in climate policy needed to continue German coalition – SPD Vice Chancellor Scholz News 3 Sep 2019 - 13:38 Gloomy economic outlook pushes auto suppliers towards e-mobility – report News 3 Sep 2019 - 13:34 German industry keenly interested in green PPAs – dena study News 3 Sep 2019 - 13:29 Flexible biomass reaches capacity limit for financial support News 2 Sep 2019 - 13:15 Far-right AfD soars in east German state elections, scoops up votes in coal regions News 2 Sep 2019 - 13:13 Slowdown in wind power expansion could signal end to Germany's “green fairy tale” – commentary News 2 Sep 2019 - 13:11 German environment minister proposes climate reward for forest owners News 2 Sep 2019 - 13:08 Economy minister aims to lower German electricity prices as industry moans News 30 Aug 2019 - 15:19 MPs from Germany's conservative party CSU want extra tax on cheapest European flights News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:25 Sustainable fuels crucial for Germany's transport sector climate targets – industry associations News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:21 Agriculture minister plans large-scale reforestation to tackle 'grave state' of German forests News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:15 German government says new Rhine river engineering is adequate climate adaptation measure News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:12 German grid agency urges federal states to back wind power expansion News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:04 Court orders operations at German coal mine halted over environmental concerns News 29 Aug 2019 - 12:55 Five new 3 MW wind turbines needed every day to reach 2030 renewables target – DIHK News 29 Aug 2019 - 12:41 Locally produced food could feed most city dwellers, German climate researchers say News 29 Aug 2019 - 12:33 Germany needs concept to exploit e-scooter potential for mobility transition – city association News 29 Aug 2019 - 12:29 European alliance to establish two battery production projects News 29 Aug 2019 - 12:25 Lack of clarity poses hurdles to sustainable investment – opinion News 28 Aug 2019 - 14:02 German cabinet adopts draft law to strengthen mining regions during coal exit News 28 Aug 2019 - 13:56 Germany’s Greens call for an “ecological forest transition” News 28 Aug 2019 - 13:54 German energy company Sonnen partners on virtual power plant in US News 28 Aug 2019 - 13:51 Sun and wind displace Germany's coal during summer months News 28 Aug 2019 - 13:48 CORRECTION - Carmaker Daimler to enlist wind farms set to lose Germany's renewable support News 27 Aug 2019 - 16:42 Leading from behind – Germany's government sparks green finance to drive climate policy News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:30 Intelligent charging would make fully electric car fleet in Germany economically feasible – study News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:27 Vestas to install 29 MW of wind power in “lighthouse project” at German steel plant News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:25 German government says power storage capacity could grow more than 50-fold by 2030 News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:22 Germany and US on par in coal phase-out ranking News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:17 Road traffic puts immense financial burden on German society – pro-rail NGO News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:10 Northern German states plan hydrogen initiative to optimise wind power use News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:43 German coal plants face "abrupt shutdown" due to stricter mercury regulations – industry News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:39 German interior ministry calls for tax incentives for climate-friendly home renovations News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:34 Study finds CO2 price of 50 euros per tonne would be 'socially balanced' for Germany News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:32 Number of domestic and international air passengers continues to rise in Germany News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:28 German government criticises Brazil over Amazon fire, calls for rainforest protection programme News 23 Aug 2019 - 13:29 Merkel says would support stepping up 2030 EU climate targets News 23 Aug 2019 - 13:26 Germany bolsters iodine supply as precaution for nuclear accident News 23 Aug 2019 - 13:23 Increasing droughts can destabilise power supply in Germany and beyond – WWF report News 22 Aug 2019 - 13:55 Eastern German coal states welcome proposal for phase-out support News 22 Aug 2019 - 13:53 Entrepreneur initiative calls for fast, effective CO₂ price, will join global climate strike News 22 Aug 2019 - 13:50 Utility E.ON joins ranks of Germany's corporate green bond issuers News 22 Aug 2019 - 13:48 German government initiates strategy for climate-friendly aviation News 22 Aug 2019 - 13:46 Germans want to take active part in energy transition – survey News 22 Aug 2019 - 13:44 Germany should focus on energy efficiency before power-to-x – energy experts Interview 21 Aug 2019 - 17:10 Merkel’s coalition set to survive despite parties’ turmoil – analyst News 21 Aug 2019 - 16:00 German government enters crunch time on climate challenge News 21 Aug 2019 - 12:02 German aviation levy revenues must be used for climate action – transport min News 21 Aug 2019 - 12:01 Work begins on Germany's first crowdfunded solar park News 21 Aug 2019 - 11:59 Utility EnBW plans to order up to 14,000 electric cars – report News 21 Aug 2019 - 11:57 Tenant electricity expansion lags behind expectations - econ min News 20 Aug 2019 - 14:01 CO2 pricing 'not a cure-all' says German industry association BDI News 20 Aug 2019 - 13:59 German emissions trading scheme for transport and heating would delay action several years – study News 20 Aug 2019 - 13:57 CDU climate politician proposes truck toll, use revenues for rail freight News 20 Aug 2019 - 13:55 Lufthansa passengers can choose CO2-neutral synthetic fuel - at a price News 19 Aug 2019 - 13:13 Funds for structural change in German coal regions in dispute – state premiers call for clarity News 19 Aug 2019 - 13:09 Compact power-to-liquid pilot facility demonstrates high degree of efficiency News 19 Aug 2019 - 13:06 Fridays for Future will leave its mark – study News 19 Aug 2019 - 13:03 Rail must be strengthened to replace certain domestic flights with trains – German Aviation Association News 19 Aug 2019 - 12:59 German renewables levy to rise slightly in 2020 and peak the year after – think tank News 16 Aug 2019 - 13:19 NGOs present climate action package, call on German govt for more speed News 16 Aug 2019 - 12:14 Young Germans consider climate most important issue – survey News 16 Aug 2019 - 12:13 On energy policy, Germany thinks itself an island in Europe – opinion News 16 Aug 2019 - 12:11 German economy ministry mulls action on looming solar power support cap News 16 Aug 2019 - 12:09 German transport minister's proposals for climate-friendly traffic 'completely insufficient' – media News 16 Aug 2019 - 10:00 East German state elections pose litmus test for coal exit plans News 15 Aug 2019 - 12:34 Opencast coal mining dries out Germany's embattled Hambach Forest – study News 15 Aug 2019 - 12:21 Solar power module production in Europe can become economically viable again, study finds News 15 Aug 2019 - 12:13 Market introduction strategy for green hydrogen needed – German industry association News 15 Aug 2019 - 12:11 Greens call for ecologic investment programme as German economy slows News 15 Aug 2019 - 12:09 Carmakers and E.ON showcase Germany's innovation failure - opinion News 15 Aug 2019 - 10:58 BMW's new CEO takes the helm at former EV pioneer 'searching for direction' News 14 Aug 2019 - 11:58 Public e-car charging points in Germany increase by more than 50 percent in a year News 14 Aug 2019 - 11:56 Germany’s RWE sees first-half profits surge on energy trading boost News 14 Aug 2019 - 11:55 Communication crucial for success of carbon pricing schemes – study News 14 Aug 2019 - 11:54 Merkel: emissions trading has edge over carbon tax in the long run News 14 Aug 2019 - 11:53 German power grid expansion makes 'slow progress' with 6,600 kilometres to go News 13 Aug 2019 - 13:43 Bolsonaro says Brazil “doesn't need” Amazon aid as German government debates cuts News 13 Aug 2019 - 13:42 Merkel aims for balanced budget in fight against climate change News 13 Aug 2019 - 13:40 Conservative party head opposes faster coal exit News 13 Aug 2019 - 13:37 Switching from oil to gas in home heating systems could save 14 million tonnes CO₂ - study News 12 Aug 2019 - 12:30 Coordinated Dutch-German climate action is critical for Europe – researchers News 12 Aug 2019 - 12:29 Conservative party head calls for overhaul of German energy taxes and levies News 12 Aug 2019 - 12:27 Germany's coal exit likely to lower industry power prices – study News 12 Aug 2019 - 12:25 Low auction turnout means “renewed wake-up call” for German wind power News 9 Aug 2019 - 13:59 Pricier emission permits eat into Uniper profits; Innogy earnings also decrease News 9 Aug 2019 - 13:54 Germany's grid management costs soar as high winds overstrain capacity News 9 Aug 2019 - 13:49 New York looks to Germany for key offshore wind lessons News 9 Aug 2019 - 13:42 German army exits hard coal heating News 8 Aug 2019 - 14:10 “Part of German soul” under threat as forests die News 8 Aug 2019 - 14:03 German politicians call for higher tax on meat to protect climate News 8 Aug 2019 - 14:00 E.ON on course for innogy transaction while 2019 renewables earnings rise News 8 Aug 2019 - 13:53 Supplier Continental bets on electrification but rejects battery cell production News 8 Aug 2019 - 13:51 German government parties debate new public debt to fight climate change – report News 8 Aug 2019 - 13:41 IPCC land use report shows climate change threat to global livelihood – env min News 7 Aug 2019 - 14:01 Germany must raise climate ambitions ahead of UN summit - researchers and climate NGOs News 7 Aug 2019 - 13:58 Fourth north-south power line required in Germany – grid agency News 7 Aug 2019 - 13:51 Germany’s foray into home batteries pushes market to tipping point – report News 6 Aug 2019 - 14:12 Germans consider climate change top issue facing the country News 6 Aug 2019 - 14:05 Germany’s finance ministry considers screening of state budget by climate criteria News 6 Aug 2019 - 13:57 Green party boosts influence in German energy sector News 6 Aug 2019 - 13:53 German labour union calls on 2 million members to join climate strike News 5 Aug 2019 - 13:17 Conservatives debate speedy reduction of VAT on train tickets, Greens present law draft News 5 Aug 2019 - 13:11 German ministers seek climate budget funds News 5 Aug 2019 - 13:09 Grid agency to further limit new wind turbines in northern Germany due to lagging grid expansion – media News 2 Aug 2019 - 12:19 German Aviation Association calls for power-to-liquid road map to bring emissions to zero News 2 Aug 2019 - 12:18 Germans say incentives better than bans to promote climate-friendly behaviour – poll News 2 Aug 2019 - 11:54 Conservative state agriculture ministers demand 800 million euros to save German forests News 2 Aug 2019 - 11:53 Researchers aim to harvest solar energy with truck tarps or window blinds News 2 Aug 2019 - 11:52 Climate Action Law could be “intergenerational climate contract” News 2 Aug 2019 - 11:51 Investments in cleaner vehicles hit BMW profits News 1 Aug 2019 - 12:33 German solar energy capacity expands slightly after downward trend News 1 Aug 2019 - 12:32 Dying forests mean Germany loses “most important climate action ally” – minister News 1 Aug 2019 - 12:30 German government puts focus on green hydrogen for energy transition – media News 1 Aug 2019 - 12:29 Majority wants climate action to become part of German Basic Law – online survey News 1 Aug 2019 - 12:23 German cabinet decides tax break package for electric company cars News 1 Aug 2019 - 12:22 Germany's coalition government turns the tide on climate policy - media News 1 Aug 2019 - 09:00 German lignite plants deep in the red, should get little compensation to close – report News 31 Jul 2019 - 13:57 Federal government unsettles population with climate action debate – Saxony state premier News 31 Jul 2019 - 13:55 Climate cabinet deal on 20 Sep would show grand coalition can deliver – state sec News 31 Jul 2019 - 13:52 German utility RWE raises earnings forecast for 2019 amid lignite compensation talks News 30 Jul 2019 - 13:50 German start-up expands global solar power through crowd investment News 30 Jul 2019 - 13:47 Germany turns into electricity importer for first time in five years in June News 30 Jul 2019 - 13:43 Lower energy use puts Germany on course for further emissions reduction News 30 Jul 2019 - 10:30 Bavarian Merkel ally says climate action belongs in German Basic Law - media News 29 Jul 2019 - 13:43 Right-wing AfD continues to reject man-made climate change in environmental position paper News 29 Jul 2019 - 13:39 Power-to-x requires regulation to stay sustainable – Öko-Institut News 26 Jul 2019 - 13:52 Germany overshoots natural resources two months ahead of global average News 26 Jul 2019 - 13:49 Germany accounts for one third of EU coal power generation despite 2019 drop News 26 Jul 2019 - 13:46 Tenant electricity scheme to boost solar in German cities a failure, industry says News 26 Jul 2019 - 13:43 Germans choose fuel-guzzling cars, pushing up CO2 emissions News 26 Jul 2019 - 13:40 Nuclear power plant in Germany on verge of getting switched off due to heat wave News 25 Jul 2019 - 14:54 Members of Germany’s coal exit commission criticise slow and inert implementation News 25 Jul 2019 - 14:52 Costly nuclear power no option for low-carbon power mix of future – researchers News 25 Jul 2019 - 14:50 German conservatives propose discount on electricity and support for rural commuters News 25 Jul 2019 - 14:48 Germany sets new heat record as climate debate continues News 25 Jul 2019 - 14:46 Germany’s onshore wind power expansion threatens to grind to a halt News 24 Jul 2019 - 14:19 Solar power could be “lifeline” for European coal regions – study News 24 Jul 2019 - 14:16 German Greens want trains to replace domestic flights in 15 years News 24 Jul 2019 - 14:13 Germany’s nuclear fund says financing of waste disposal “very likely ensured” News 24 Jul 2019 - 14:11 Berlin restricts diesel on some roads and sets speed limits to tackle air pollution News 24 Jul 2019 - 14:08 E-car leader BAIC becomes Daimler’s second major Chinese investor News 23 Jul 2019 - 14:07 Lack of charging options in apartment buildings hurdle to Germany’s e-car roll-out – study News 23 Jul 2019 - 14:02 Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg team up on battery research News 23 Jul 2019 - 13:57 CO2 price could bring forward German coal exit – scientists News 23 Jul 2019 - 13:53 Germany's solar power capacity approaching 52 GW support cap, industry warns News 23 Jul 2019 - 13:52 Court annuls price system suspected to be behind recent German grid troubles News 22 Jul 2019 - 14:35 Germany’s embattled forests shift into climate focus News 22 Jul 2019 - 14:10 Auctions and support cuts put brakes on Germany’s citizen energy cooperatives – survey News 22 Jul 2019 - 14:00 More than 2,000 new wind power turbines in Germany on hold due to licensing issues News 22 Jul 2019 - 13:57 Germans willing to pay 32 euros per month for climate action – survey News 22 Jul 2019 - 13:54 German hard coal imports may fall 10 percent in 2019 as renewables rise – importers’ group News 22 Jul 2019 - 13:47 German grid expansion at risk as TenneT enforces Dutch control – media reports News 19 Jul 2019 - 14:04 Merkel backs national CO2 price, cites Greta-effect on policy News 19 Jul 2019 - 14:01 Climate concern could lead to Green chancellor in Germany – media News 19 Jul 2019 - 13:58 Germany’s conservative parliamentary group leader calls for “hundreds of billions of euros” in climate investments News 19 Jul 2019 - 13:56 Hydrogen a focus of German government funding for real-world test projects News 19 Jul 2019 - 13:52 Germany’s grid agency investigates suspected power price speculation News 18 Jul 2019 - 17:05 Switch from coal to gas cut CO2 emissions from German fossil fuel power plants by a third - researcher News 18 Jul 2019 - 13:50 German environment minister calls for higher tax on air travel News 18 Jul 2019 - 13:47 One in five cars in EU seen to be electric by 2025, Germany part of trend - analysis News 18 Jul 2019 - 13:43 Industry, transport and buildings associations weigh in on CO₂ pricing ahead of climate cabinet meeting News 18 Jul 2019 - 13:36 EU must raise 2030 emissions reduction goal to go climate neutral by 2050 – researchers News 17 Jul 2019 - 12:50 Hydrogen fuel cell cars have climate advantage over battery electric cars at high range – study News 17 Jul 2019 - 12:47 German offshore wind industry demands increase of expansion targets News 17 Jul 2019 - 12:46 Strong message, little substance on climate by new EU Commission head – reactions News 16 Jul 2019 - 13:15 State ministers reject German captain’s demands for taking climate refugees News 16 Jul 2019 - 13:11 Right climate policy can reconcile yellow vests and Fridays For Future – French and German advisors News 16 Jul 2019 - 13:08 EU top job candidate promises "Green Deal" and "Climate Law" for Europe ahead of crunch vote News 16 Jul 2019 - 13:08 Threatened Siemens site in mining region to become hub for hydrogen research News 15 Jul 2019 - 13:19 Sea-Watch captain Rackete says Europe must take in climate refugees News 15 Jul 2019 - 13:17 16 percent more wind power generated in the North Sea in first half of 2019 – TenneT News 15 Jul 2019 - 13:16 German government must act quickly on CO2 pricing, after expert opinion – commentaries News 15 Jul 2019 - 13:14 German politicians welcome govt advisors’ call for CO₂ price News 15 Jul 2019 - 13:10 Germany's Lufthansa says more flights, despite climate debate News 15 Jul 2019 - 13:06 Fall in lignite power shows CO₂ price effective – opinion News 13 Jul 2019 - 13:04 German gov’t advisors call for CO2 price to revamp inefficient climate policy News 12 Jul 2019 - 13:49 Germany overtakes Norway as third largest e-mobility market News 12 Jul 2019 - 13:16 NGO Germanwatch calls on government to follow 12 other EU states with CO2 tax News 12 Jul 2019 - 13:07 State minister proposes ban on domestic flights in Germany News 11 Jul 2019 - 14:16 Customers do not want e-cars – electric mobility pioneer Schuh News 11 Jul 2019 - 14:13 Siemens plans hydrogen innovation campus in coal region - media News 11 Jul 2019 - 14:09 Metalworkers’ union and environmental organisations demand German climate action in rare alliance News 11 Jul 2019 - 14:02 Industrial powerhouse states plan to step it up on renewables, climate News 11 Jul 2019 - 14:00 “Vague” messages by EU top-job candidate in parliamentary meetings – media comments News 11 Jul 2019 - 13:56 German biogas lobby expects further slowdown, job losses News 11 Jul 2019 - 13:33 Energy transition start-ups shake up the business world News 11 Jul 2019 - 10:30 “I want Europe to become first climate neutral continent” – EU top-job candidate News 10 Jul 2019 - 18:03 German coal mine and power plant operator builds large-scale battery News 10 Jul 2019 - 13:01 “Très bien”, “symbolic politics” – German media on French flight eco-tax plan News 10 Jul 2019 - 12:58 Industry and unions present joint CO₂ price position News 10 Jul 2019 - 12:56 German court paves way for billions in savings on grid fees for consumers News 10 Jul 2019 - 12:53 Grid operators propose at least ten offshore wind power hubs in North Sea News 9 Jul 2019 - 12:45 German Greens attach conditions to confirming von der Leyen as Commission president News 9 Jul 2019 - 12:43 Government must come clean on climate action costs – opinion News 9 Jul 2019 - 12:42 CDU head’s call for climate consensus could be dead on arrival – opinion News 9 Jul 2019 - 12:40 Conservative-Green government would mean painful compromises – analysts News 9 Jul 2019 - 11:57 Planting trees can be “main weapon against climate change” – study News 8 Jul 2019 - 13:33 “Greta effect” - Demand for 100% renewable electricity contracts rises sharply News 8 Jul 2019 - 13:32 Conservatives criticise environment minister’s CO₂ price proposal News 8 Jul 2019 - 13:30 German parties must come together to find “climate consensus” – CDU party leader News 8 Jul 2019 - 13:28 Recurring extreme weather events show Germany must review climate change adaptation strategy – Merkel News 8 Jul 2019 - 13:26 German “solo attempt” on CO₂ pricing should be cancelled – opinion Interview 8 Jul 2019 - 12:08 ''Germany's finance sector cannot become green without a political plan'' News 5 Jul 2019 - 14:17 German env min calls for raising taxes on transport and heating fuels News 5 Jul 2019 - 14:15 Concrete measures missing in German national climate plan – report News 5 Jul 2019 - 14:12 “Deceptive security” of German electricity supply – commentary News 5 Jul 2019 - 14:09 Siemens boss calls on EU to turn fight against climate change into opportunity for industry News 5 Jul 2019 - 14:05 Germany wants to get shipping on Rhine River ready for climate change News 5 Jul 2019 - 14:01 Lignite plants have become "marginalised" in Germany - media News 4 Jul 2019 - 12:45 German electricity supply security to stay very high even with coal exit – economy ministry News 4 Jul 2019 - 12:43 Local utilities call for mandatory share of renewable gases News 4 Jul 2019 - 12:41 CO₂ emissions from German power production down 15 pct in first half of 2019 News 3 Jul 2019 - 14:56 Recent remarks suggest EU top job frontrunner von der Leyen takes climate crisis seriously News 3 Jul 2019 - 14:20 Germany’s KfW Bank rules out financing of any coal operations News 3 Jul 2019 - 14:15 Oil major Total says keeps an eye on “very interesting” German hydrogen projects News 3 Jul 2019 - 14:09 Shutdown of hard coal plants in Germany initially via tenders – economy minister News 3 Jul 2019 - 14:05 German steelmaker thyssenkrupp aims to be climate neutral by 2050 News 2 Jul 2019 - 17:48 German power grid strained at several moments in June, cause unclear News 2 Jul 2019 - 14:09 Solar PV single largest source of Germany’s net power production in June News 2 Jul 2019 - 13:39 “Red-Green-Red” state coalition in Bremen wants to declare “climate emergency” News 1 Jul 2019 - 13:51 Grid operators step up defense against cyberattacks News 1 Jul 2019 - 13:46 Right-wing AfD plans “eco-strategy” to build on opposition to energy transition News 1 Jul 2019 - 13:42 Germany steps up battery cell research with new institute News 1 Jul 2019 - 13:35 G20 currently not able to send “strong joint messages on climate” - Germanwatch News 28 Jun 2019 - 12:42 Climate effects from airplanes’ condensation trails to triple by 2050 - study News 28 Jun 2019 - 12:40 German Aerospace Center establishes industry decarbonisation institute in lignite area News 28 Jun 2019 - 12:38 Little progress at Bonn climate change conference News 28 Jun 2019 - 12:34 2018 heat wave affected power plants, supply security not in danger – German govt News 28 Jun 2019 - 12:31 German parties hurry to present climate plans as pressure mounts News 27 Jun 2019 - 12:30 Record renewables output shows Germany needs systemic revamp - energy industry News 27 Jun 2019 - 12:28 Governing conservative parties to adopt climate action concept in September News 27 Jun 2019 - 12:27 Environment ministry should have right to initiate laws outside own responsibility – govt advisors News 27 Jun 2019 - 12:24 Expanding ETS to transport, building and agriculture “not expedient” in light of urgency – Merkel Interview 27 Jun 2019 - 10:20 Dedicated engineers have made Germany a “Green Energy Valley” - Start-up expert News 26 Jun 2019 - 12:59 Merkel’s ‘car summit’ addresses carmakers’ rather than society’s problems – commentary News 26 Jun 2019 - 12:57 Spike in heat waves poised to drive up Germany's demand for cooling systems News 26 Jun 2019 - 12:55 Bulk of German government’s coal support spent on transition - study News 26 Jun 2019 - 12:45 Renewables hit record in Germany in H1 2019, outlook uncertain News 25 Jun 2019 - 13:44 BMW accelerates rollout of electric cars to catch up with rivals News 25 Jun 2019 - 13:42 Merkel’s 'car summit' with industry yields meagre results – media reports News 25 Jun 2019 - 13:36 Unusually early heatwave fans talk of climate crisis in Germany News 24 Jun 2019 - 13:56 Wind industry urges Germany’s government to stand firm regarding 2050 climate-neutrality News 24 Jun 2019 - 13:53 German parties call for limiting SUV sales as share of high-emission cars soars News 24 Jun 2019 - 13:50 Bavarian Merkel ally calls for coal exit by 2030, protesters storm lignite mine News 24 Jun 2019 - 13:38 Merkel holds another ‘car summit‘ aimed at making German car industry future proof News 21 Jun 2019 - 13:32 German railway greenlights expansion to protect the climate News 21 Jun 2019 - 13:30 Two thirds of PV solar owners in Germany could become self-sufficient with storage – E.ON News 21 Jun 2019 - 13:27 EU fails to agree on 2050 climate neutrality in blow to Merkel’s newfound ambitions News 20 Jun 2019 - 13:25 Germany should keep coal exit roadmap as flexible as possible – energy agency head News 20 Jun 2019 - 13:24 Germany tops HSBC ranking of countries best prepared for decarbonisation News 20 Jun 2019 - 13:22 Maritime energy transition needs LNG, says German shipping industry News 20 Jun 2019 - 13:20 Little demand for fuel cell cars in Germany News 20 Jun 2019 - 13:18 Merkel's 2050 EU carbon neutrality bid complicates Germany's climate policy – opinion News 19 Jun 2019 - 16:33 EU set to agree climate neutrality 2050 in the end – German official News 19 Jun 2019 - 12:07 Third German solar PV auction in 2019 again oversubscribed News 19 Jun 2019 - 12:04 Germany to support three battery cell alliances – economy minister News 19 Jun 2019 - 12:03 Head of governing conservatives says environmental protection must "get the priority it deserves" News 19 Jun 2019 - 12:01 Massive renewables expansion needed, says energy industry News 19 Jun 2019 - 12:00 RWE and innogy eye 100 MW power-to-hydrogen plant in Netherlands News 19 Jun 2019 - 11:58 Siemens to cut 2,700 jobs at gas and power unit, sells eAircraft business to Rolls-Royce News 18 Jun 2019 - 13:52 Germany faces new protests against coal and for climate action News 18 Jun 2019 - 13:51 National energy and climate plans will not meet targets, EU warns News 18 Jun 2019 - 13:49 Europe’s energy system vulnerable to effects of climate change – EEA report News 18 Jun 2019 - 13:36 Germany trails China and US in installed renewables capacity – REN21 report News 18 Jun 2019 - 13:32 Germany could have 7.5 GW power-to-gas capacity by 2030, say gas grid operators News 18 Jun 2019 - 08:43 Germany to support EU climate neutrality by 2050 – leaked documents News 17 Jun 2019 - 12:52 German energy use falls in first quarter of 2019 News 17 Jun 2019 - 12:50 German Greens call for national “climate fund” to finance reduction and mitigation measures News 17 Jun 2019 - 12:48 Air pollution remains too high in nearly 60 German cities – environment agency News 17 Jun 2019 - 12:47 Bavaria’s conservative state premier says Germany’s 2038 coal exit “too late” News 14 Jun 2019 - 13:18 G20 must throw weight behind climate action – paper News 14 Jun 2019 - 13:16 Spike in offsetting flight emissions with German non-profit atmosfair News 14 Jun 2019 - 13:15 Germany among top ten countries capable of managing climate challenges – ranking News 14 Jun 2019 - 13:14 Merkel is working on a comeback as “climate chancellor” – analysis News 14 Jun 2019 - 13:11 Climate plans for Germany’s transport sector insufficient – ranking News 14 Jun 2019 - 13:10 11 million people working in renewables worldwide in 2018; Germany largest workforce in EU Interview 14 Jun 2019 - 09:07 Start-up Sunfire’s e-fuels can decarbonise industries most addicted to fossil fuels News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:43 Germany lags behind in worldwide boom of power purchase agreements (PPA) – report News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:40 German pilot project produces kerosene from sunlight, water and CO2 for first time News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:38 Climate change will increase the future risk of violent armed conflict – study News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:24 Siemens Gamesa starts operation of world’s first heat storage in volcanic rock News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:16 VW to produce battery cells with Swedish battery maker Northvolt News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:37 Climate activists chain themselves to Merkel’s fence, send keys to ministries News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:33 EU commissioner calls on European leaders to embrace 2050 climate-neutrality goal News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:31 State of Saarland “braces for electric shock” as carmakers switch to e-mobility News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:30 Municipalities to receive “wind power euro” in state of Brandenburg to increase acceptance Interview 12 Jun 2019 - 13:26 Start-up Next Kraftwerke's renewable virtual power plant stabilises grid News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:18 Merkel invites carmakers and suppliers to discuss shift to green mobility - media News 11 Jun 2019 - 13:31 Most Germans ready to change lifestyle for the climate – survey News 11 Jun 2019 - 13:29 Wide gap between environmental rhetoric and climate action in Germany - opinion News 11 Jun 2019 - 13:27 Head of German Council of Economic Experts says chances greater than ever for introducing CO2 price News 11 Jun 2019 - 13:26 Germany’s governing conservatives to propose CO2 pricing model by September News 11 Jun 2019 - 13:24 SPD calls on Merkel’s conservatives to get serious on climate News 7 Jun 2019 - 13:06 Deutsche Bahn CEO plans more ambition on climate and higher capacity News 7 Jun 2019 - 13:05 German car industry states jointly push climate-friendly mobility, criticise government News 7 Jun 2019 - 13:04 Climate could become polarising issue in Germany, conservative party head warns News 7 Jun 2019 - 13:01 Renewable energies become most important source for new residential heating News 7 Jun 2019 - 13:00 German states say renewables roll-out need not wait on grid expansion News 7 Jun 2019 - 12:57 Greens overtake Merkel’s conservatives to lead German national polls News 6 Jun 2019 - 17:11 Government advisors give low marks for German energy transition progress News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:26 French finance minister calls on Germany to intensify climate and energy cooperation News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:23 Merkel says Germany must end 'easy-peasy' approach on climate policy, announces radical changes Interview 6 Jun 2019 - 14:21 Chances “better than ever” for CO₂ pricing in Germany – government advisor News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:21 German states and federal government reach agreement on key grid expansion measures News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:20 Many German industrial companies ill-prepared for decarbonisation – labour union News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:19 Germany’s cities call for carbon price, urge more rapid climate action News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:19 German city of Hamburg decides to end coal heating by 2030 following citizens’ initiative News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:16 Germany launches sustainable finance council to leverage climate action News 6 Jun 2019 - 13:54 Germany's env min and plant operators dismiss call for nuclear lifetime extensions News 5 Jun 2019 - 16:00 'Green wave' vs right-wing populism: Europe faces climate policy polarisation News 5 Jun 2019 - 14:18 Germany’s governing CDU considers taxation of kerosene to curb aviation emissions News 5 Jun 2019 - 12:34 Climate action business generates almost 50 billion euro-turnover in Germany News 5 Jun 2019 - 12:33 German coal exit could raise European emissions without CO₂ floor price or ETS allowances cancellation News 5 Jun 2019 - 12:31 Merkel counters industry's economic policy criticism, says companies deceived public trust News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:50 “Climate action is our new foreign policy imperative” – German foreign minister News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:50 Merkel says Germany to decide between CO2 price and sectoral targets News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:46 Merkel’s Conservatives say will work on energy taxation reform, mull price on CO2 News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:32 German industry association says "vague" climate policy damages economy News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:30 Sonnen says profits “enormously” from global Shell network following takeover News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:27 If Germany wants to achieve climate neutrality, it needs nuclear power – opinion News 3 Jun 2019 - 14:10 VW CEO Diess under fire for suggesting postponing nuclear exit in Germany News 3 Jun 2019 - 14:04 Shift to electric cars unlikely to reduce CO2 emissions in Germany before 2040 - study News 3 Jun 2019 - 14:01 Energy industry group says Germany must add 50 GW secured capacity by 2038 News 3 Jun 2019 - 13:57 Expensive coal at home and cheap gas abroad turn Germany into net power importer News 3 Jun 2019 - 13:54 Germany’s SPD demands clear stance on coal exit from conservative partner as coalition wavers News 3 Jun 2019 - 13:52 EU election debacle lets Merkel’s CDU party wrangle over future climate policy approach News 3 Jun 2019 - 13:31 Germany’s renewable power share jumps to 47 percent in first five months of year News 31 May 2019 - 13:40 World must do all “humanly possible” on climate change, Merkel tells Harvard grads News 31 May 2019 - 13:37 Germany extends electric car bonus to 2020 News 31 May 2019 - 13:34 Ministers propose support for building modernisation and clean mobility at climate cabinet meeting Interview 31 May 2019 - 12:16 Start-up e.GO Mobile hopes to speed up transport transition with cheap subcompact News 29 May 2019 - 15:11 NGOs criticise EU member states for receiving energy transition funds without plan to exit coal News 29 May 2019 - 12:57 Merkel’s climate cabinet says will make key decisions in September News 29 May 2019 - 12:16 Planned LNG import terminal in northern Germany faces opposition News 29 May 2019 - 12:15 Government support for German energy research increases slightly in 2018 News 29 May 2019 - 12:13 German energy industry says ready for millions of e-cars News 29 May 2019 - 12:12 A climate policy that spares everyone does not deserve the name – opinion News 29 May 2019 - 12:09 We have to give better answers on climate – Merkel News 28 May 2019 - 13:31 Energy efficiency businesses unsatisfied with German government – survey News 28 May 2019 - 13:28 EU elections wake-up call to make "future-proof" decisions - opinion News 28 May 2019 - 13:25 Germany's governing coalition spars over climate law ahead of climate cabinet meeting News 28 May 2019 - 13:21 Germans want more climate action and faster Energiewende – study News 27 May 2019 - 15:43 Slump in EU election raises pressure on Merkel's coalition as Greens surge on climate worries News 27 May 2019 - 13:49 Heating manufacturer sees hydrogen as a solution to sector’s inefficiency News 27 May 2019 - 13:47 Car industry supplier Bosch fined for involvement in "dieselgate" News 27 May 2019 - 13:46 German states commit to streamlining energy transition News 24 May 2019 - 17:25 Fridays For Future: Students protest for climate action ahead of EU election News 24 May 2019 - 13:34 Deutsche Bank subsidiary head says “tsunami” of sustainable investment activity ahead News 24 May 2019 - 13:32 Audi aims to sell one million e-cars per year by mid-2020s News 24 May 2019 - 13:30 Slower energy efficiency gains for family homes in Germany News 24 May 2019 - 13:27 Italy’s Enel enters fast-growing German e-car charging market News 24 May 2019 - 13:24 German UN climate report author says country needs carbon storage to become climate-neutral News 23 May 2019 - 12:25 Airbus "seriously aims for decarbonisation", works on electric airplanes News 23 May 2019 - 12:22 German government adopts national Clean Air Programme News 23 May 2019 - 12:20 Climate change to impact Germany largely through foreign trade News 23 May 2019 - 12:19 Daimler CEO announces sweeping cost review as he bows out; new Group structure Interview 22 May 2019 - 16:37 'We can accomplish this' - Fridays for Future pin hopes on EU elections News 22 May 2019 - 13:45 The stakes for energy and climate policy are high in EU elections News 22 May 2019 - 13:26 Moorland restoration could play much bigger role in German emmissions reduction News 22 May 2019 - 13:24 Investment needs to upgrade power grid for e-mobility “surprisingly low” – E.ON board member News 22 May 2019 - 13:23 Entrepreneur initiative from Germany joins Fridays for Future appeal for more climate action News 22 May 2019 - 13:21 Germany’s environment minister says company credit rating needs reform to include sustainability risks News 22 May 2019 - 13:19 Government announces coal region support guidelines ahead of elections News 22 May 2019 - 13:18 World’s largest passenger fuel cell train fleet planned in Germany Interview 22 May 2019 - 11:33 Can Salzgitter cut Germany's CO2 emissions with low-carbon steel project? News 21 May 2019 - 13:33 EU household electricity prices increase in second half of 2018, slight decrease in Germany News 21 May 2019 - 13:31 Elections could mean EU loses "historic opportunity" for climate action - former French climate diplomat News 21 May 2019 - 13:30 German coal power generation drops by one fifth in first quarter of 2019 News 21 May 2019 - 13:27 Researchers in Germany aim to reduce cement’s CO2 footprint with recycling procedure News 21 May 2019 - 13:26 Wind power gut issue in eastern German regional elections Interview 20 May 2019 - 16:29 Markets still bet Paris Agreement will not be honoured, German finance researcher says News 20 May 2019 - 13:30 Economists call for city-toll instead of diesel driving bans in Germany News 20 May 2019 - 13:25 Church near Hambach Forest prepared for demolition to make room for coal mine News 20 May 2019 - 13:18 Volkswagen to relocate production of cheaper e-car to Eastern Europe due to labour costs News 20 May 2019 - 13:12 German parties at odds over idea of banning short-distance flights in Europe News 20 May 2019 - 13:08 Environment minister backs CCS as part of a German 2050 climate-neutrality bid News 17 May 2019 - 13:31 Electric air taxi five-seater by Germany’s Lilium completes maiden flight News 17 May 2019 - 13:23 Germany’s economy ministry presents key points for coal region support News 17 May 2019 - 13:00 Teenage Fridays For Future activist challenges German carmaker BMW at AGM News 17 May 2019 - 12:58 Germany could face even higher billion-euro-bill for failing EU climate targets News 17 May 2019 - 12:48 Nature conservation and the energy transition are compatible – study News 16 May 2019 - 16:50 Merkel puts contentious CCS technology back on German agenda News 16 May 2019 - 14:26 Solar power industry’s business climate reaches all-time high in Germany News 16 May 2019 - 14:02 German grid expansion law takes effect as grid agency urges rapid action News 16 May 2019 - 13:59 Merkel says financial markets must change to better support climate action News 16 May 2019 - 13:57 No EU country on track for 2030 climate goal, Germany ranks second to last – report News 16 May 2019 - 08:45 Germany to miss 2030 climate goal by wide margin without action across economy News 15 May 2019 - 12:25 Germany’s far-right AfD focuses on climate denial ahead of EU elections to woo disgruntled voters News 15 May 2019 - 12:23 Clear-cut Climate Action Law is in German steel industry’s own interest – env min News 15 May 2019 - 12:21 OECD highlights need for rethinking financial sector as part of climate action strategy News 15 May 2019 - 12:05 Little evidence of investment leakage due to EU emissions trade – analysis News 15 May 2019 - 12:02 Merkel’s net-zero 2050 pledge “nod to Paris”, revival of CCS debate – opinions News 14 May 2019 - 16:28 Merkel says climate cabinet to discuss how Germany can reach net-zero emissions by 2050 News 14 May 2019 - 13:33 Germany's power grid stabilising costs fall slightly amid increasing renewables growth News 14 May 2019 - 13:30 Energy researchers spell out four reasons for slow emissions reduction in Germany News 14 May 2019 - 13:27 German wind industry and grid agency sound alarm after substantial drop in auction turnout News 14 May 2019 - 13:24 Daimler aims for share of 50 percent e-cars in sales by 2030 News 14 May 2019 - 13:06 Volkswagen enters battery cell production in Germany News 13 May 2019 - 14:14 Germans consider climate issue biggest challenge for Europe on eve of EP elections News 13 May 2019 - 14:12 CO₂ price must not put additional burden on citizens –Social Democrat leader News 13 May 2019 - 14:08 E.ON head calls for CO₂ price in all sectors News 13 May 2019 - 14:06 Think tanks call for climate action law that includes CO₂ price for transport, buildings News 13 May 2019 - 14:03 Buildings minister proposes tax rebates for climate-friendly renovation News 13 May 2019 - 14:00 Next phase of global climate policy requires more national action – and a CO2 price News 10 May 2019 - 13:28 Star-shaped cities best option for climate-friendly urban planning - study News 10 May 2019 - 13:27 Deutsche Bahn CEO calls for expanding Europe’s rail network and more climate action in transport News 10 May 2019 - 13:26 Germany’s e-car newcomer e.GO starts delivery of compact car News 10 May 2019 - 13:25 Majority of people in Germany against CO2 tax - polls News 10 May 2019 - 13:21 Energy company BayWa Re to build Germany’s first zero-support solar farm News 10 May 2019 - 11:33 Merkel proposes European coalition of willing for CO₂ price in transport, buildings and agriculture News 9 May 2019 - 16:55 World’s largest car supplier Bosch sets goal of being carbon neutral by 2020 News 9 May 2019 - 14:11 Merkel’s partner CSU wants climate action through lower taxes News 9 May 2019 - 14:08 EnBW to spend 12 bln euros by 2025, renewables are strategic priority News 9 May 2019 - 14:06 Power-to-x is gaining traction in Germany’s renewable energy push News 9 May 2019 - 14:04 VW’s Tesla attack gets real as e-car sales begin; start-up Sono Motors hits 10,000 pre-orders News 9 May 2019 - 14:00 Env min says Germany’s coal exit likely to happen “much faster” than by 2038 News 9 May 2019 - 13:57 Insurer Allianz aims to become climate neutral by 2050 News 9 May 2019 - 13:53 Lower emissions in Germany contribute to CO2 reduction across EU in 2018 News 8 May 2019 - 13:46 Digitalisation vital for climate protection – German environment minister News 8 May 2019 - 13:44 Waiting for global solutions impedes climate action progress – opinion News 8 May 2019 - 13:42 Germany, Poland not among EU countries appealing for greater climate ambition – media News 8 May 2019 - 13:35 European Commission President candidates clash over CO₂ tax News 8 May 2019 - 13:31 German industry ready for deep decarbonisation, but laments policy lag News 8 May 2019 - 13:16 Siemens spins off struggling gas and power division, including wind turbines Interview 8 May 2019 - 10:26 Start-up Sono Motors challenges industry giants with PV-clad electric car News 7 May 2019 - 13:32 Expanding European emissions trade to transport and buildings “very difficult” – economists News 7 May 2019 - 13:31 Eastern German state premiers call for EU support to exit coal News 7 May 2019 - 13:30 BMW’s profit falls 74 percent after setting aside 1.4 billion euros for possible EU fine News 7 May 2019 - 12:34 Need to take into account citizens’ wishes and concerns for climate action in transport – acatech News 7 May 2019 - 12:33 Germany opens first overhead electricity test track for trucks on autobahn News 7 May 2019 - 12:30 Regulatory reform needed to reach 2030 renewables expansion goal – Renewable Energy Federation News 6 May 2019 - 13:33 Towns and municipalities want master plan for climate action News 6 May 2019 - 13:29 Small and medium-sized industry unhappy with minister’s power price approach News 6 May 2019 - 13:27 Energiewende: "Mess in Germany" - magazine News 3 May 2019 - 13:25 Constance becomes first German city to declare “climate emergency” News 3 May 2019 - 13:23 Climate protests accompany RWE’s shareholder meeting News 3 May 2019 - 13:20 German research initiative plans world’s first green hydrogen cavern storage News 3 May 2019 - 13:17 Germans see great need for climate action, oppose CO₂ tax – survey News 3 May 2019 - 13:13 German economy minister “not convinced” of CO₂ tax News 2 May 2019 - 13:40 Onshore wind power expansion in Germany drops to lowest level since 2000 News 2 May 2019 - 13:36 Germany says Switzerland’s mountains could help stabilise EU power supply News 2 May 2019 - 13:35 New technology could turn CO2 and water into synthetic fuel with existing AC units, researchers say News 2 May 2019 - 13:33 Major German states demand quick implementation of tax breaks for building insulation Interview 2 May 2019 - 11:32 Finance start-up Bettervest connects small investors with green energy projects News 30 Apr 2019 - 13:15 France and Germany to support battery cell consortium News 30 Apr 2019 - 13:14 Bosch makes another bet on fuel cell technology News 30 Apr 2019 - 13:12 German states debate use of e-scooters on pavements and cycle lanes News 30 Apr 2019 - 13:10 Merkel’s CDU party to wait until after European elections with CO2 price decision News 29 Apr 2019 - 13:50 Right-wing parties poised to bring climate scepticism to European parliament, with Germany’s AfD leading the way News 29 Apr 2019 - 13:47 French utility Engie sells German and Dutch coal plants News 29 Apr 2019 - 13:46 German utility RWE cancels plans for lignite power station, says no more new coal plants News 29 Apr 2019 - 13:43 Standstill in grand coalition working group on renewables expansion News 29 Apr 2019 - 13:42 13 consecutive months of record-high temperatures in Germany News 29 Apr 2019 - 13:39 CO₂ price debate gathers speed within German grand coalition News 26 Apr 2019 - 16:50 Business-friendly Free Democrats aim to be climate action party News 26 Apr 2019 - 13:03 Waste company Remondis could buy parts of ailing utility Steag News 26 Apr 2019 - 12:56 Germany has enough supply to cope with Russian oil pipeline halt News 25 Apr 2019 - 13:06 Rhine-Main region wants to build up hydrogen infrastructure News 25 Apr 2019 - 13:05 German data centres demand power-price rebates to remain competitive News 25 Apr 2019 - 13:04 Green Party: CO2 tax is not enough News 24 Apr 2019 - 17:27 Renewables hit record 77 percent of German power on Easter Monday News 24 Apr 2019 - 13:41 Leading candidate to head European Commission says he would block Nord Stream 2 News 24 Apr 2019 - 13:38 Public info event kicks off search for nuclear waste repository News 24 Apr 2019 - 13:24 Consequences of 2018 drought linger as Germans increasingly see climate as major issue News 23 Apr 2019 - 13:50 Protests against north-south power line in four states News 23 Apr 2019 - 13:48 German conservatives score poorly on climate in EU parliament – NGO ranking News 23 Apr 2019 - 13:46 “Europe’s common energy market is an open-ended experiment” News 23 Apr 2019 - 13:35 Onshore wind projects miss out in joint renewables auction News 23 Apr 2019 - 13:33 German politicians pitch design ideas for CO₂ price News 18 Apr 2019 - 15:15 Govt Energiewende report: “enormous efforts needed” in transport and buildings News 18 Apr 2019 - 12:25 Media commentators critical of minister’s propsal for rail tax cut News 18 Apr 2019 - 12:23 How climate became Germany’s new culture war – opinion News 18 Apr 2019 - 12:21 “That’s our turf” - German utilities worried about Shell acquisitions, expansion plans News 18 Apr 2019 - 12:20 RWE maps out planned expansion in renewables, US in focus – report News 17 Apr 2019 - 13:35 German transport minister considers cutting VAT on train tickets News 17 Apr 2019 - 13:27 Official Energiewende evaluation calls for massive investments - report News 17 Apr 2019 - 13:19 Court says Germany’s efforts to limit diesel bans are in breach of European law News 17 Apr 2019 - 13:18 Oil industry fights preference for electric mobility Interview 17 Apr 2019 - 09:50 Amazon-backed start-up tado uses smart thermostats to cut heating emissions News 16 Apr 2019 - 14:41 Merkel opens Baltic’s largest offshore wind farm as industry warns against slow-down News 16 Apr 2019 - 14:27 Energy company RWE's share price up amid coal exit debate and climate protests News 16 Apr 2019 - 14:22 Grid operators adjust plans to coal exit, raise investment costs for future grid by 9 billion euros News 16 Apr 2019 - 14:16 Green Party calls for shutting down 7 GW of coal by 2022 News 16 Apr 2019 - 13:59 Decision on CO₂ pricing in Germany by end of the year – Merkel News 16 Apr 2019 - 13:24 Volkswagen bets big on electric vehicles – and on China News 15 Apr 2019 - 12:08 Germany’s government wants coal states to foot part of exit bill News 15 Apr 2019 - 12:07 German carmakers want govt support to expand alternative drives – media News 15 Apr 2019 - 12:05 German motor authority probes more Mercedes emissions software News 15 Apr 2019 - 12:01 Germany needs comprehensive reform of power grid fees – think tank News 12 Apr 2019 - 13:45 Wide alliance calls for general speed limit on German autobahn for safety and climate News 12 Apr 2019 - 13:40 Fully renewables-based global energy system possible by 2050, at lower cost – study News 12 Apr 2019 - 13:20 Need measures to reduce carbon footprint by cement industry – WWF Germany News 12 Apr 2019 - 13:14 As end looms for coal, German mining region shifts right - report News 11 Apr 2019 - 14:13 Germany considers CO2 price to reach climate targets - Merkel News 11 Apr 2019 - 12:59 2030 climate goals in agriculture can only be reached by reducing livestock – report News 11 Apr 2019 - 12:56 The World Bank still massively invests in fossil fuels despite climate pledge – NGO News 11 Apr 2019 - 12:54 The time for waiting it out on climate action is over – opinion News 11 Apr 2019 - 12:30 The twilight of combustion comes for Germany’s empire of engines News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:46 Germany’s climate cabinet ready to discuss introduction of carbon price News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:44 Blog: Germany pushes for joint global energy transition News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:34 Slow progress in transport and efficiency endangers EU climate targets News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:30 Coal plant operator Steag reports 20 percent revenue drop, criticises exit plan News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:29 Germany’s science academy says driving bans unsuitable to improve air quality News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:27 German wind turbine maker Senvion files for insolvency News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:26 Rhine River could run too low again for shipping in Germany News 9 Apr 2019 - 17:18 Innovation takes center stage at Berlin Start-up Energy Transition Festival Interview 9 Apr 2019 - 13:29 Energy innovation is our biggest hope in fight against climate change – WEC News 9 Apr 2019 - 12:44 Pure focus on electric mobility wrong – German transport minister News 9 Apr 2019 - 12:40 German finance minister lays out vision for climate policies including changes to taxes, levies News 8 Apr 2019 - 12:48 Fridays For Future Germany presents set of climate action demands News 8 Apr 2019 - 12:46 Mining union wants more efforts to unleash energy transition's job potentials News 8 Apr 2019 - 12:39 German government to consider CO2 tax News 8 Apr 2019 - 12:35 EU charges German carmakers with colluding to block clean emissions technology News 8 Apr 2019 - 12:30 Germany's economic powerhouse states demand clear federal energy policy concept News 5 Apr 2019 - 12:46 Energiewende can become "export hit" for Germany – op-ed by foreign minister News 5 Apr 2019 - 12:44 German govt greenlights first phase-out support payments of 260 million euros to coal regions News 5 Apr 2019 - 12:40 German parliament passes law on faster grid expansion to ensure renewables growth News 5 Apr 2019 - 11:37 Head of Merkel's party criticises plans for Germany's Climate Action Law Interview 5 Apr 2019 - 09:08 German e-car pioneer takes to the skies in hybrid “Silent Air Taxi” News 4 Apr 2019 - 15:12 Germany sees largest emissions drop since 2009 recession News 4 Apr 2019 - 14:37 Germany’s emission drop 2018 even larger – environment agency corrects figures News 4 Apr 2019 - 14:09 Steelmaker Salzgitter expects policymakers to help fund massive decarbonisation project News 4 Apr 2019 - 14:03 German industry says 95 percent emissions reduction by 2050 “totally unthinkable” News 4 Apr 2019 - 13:51 Hydrogen start-up Sunfire reports rising demand from cosmetics industry News 4 Apr 2019 - 13:43 German coal commission helpful example but no climate policy panacea – analysis News 4 Apr 2019 - 13:36 Daimler’s works council warns exclusive focus on battery cars akin to “Fukushima reaction” News 4 Apr 2019 - 13:34 World’s "first large-scale industrial power-to-gas facility" planned in northern Germany News 4 Apr 2019 - 13:26 US repeats Nord Stream 2 criticism as pipeline project runs into new trouble News 3 Apr 2019 - 14:18 Gas group Linde says it is “absolutely sure” there is a future for hydrogen cars Interview 3 Apr 2019 - 13:13 Mobility start-up ubitricity wants to revolutionise e-car charging News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:28 Eastern German coal states refuse to pay for coal exit measures News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:26 German government does not take coal exit compensation for plant operators as a given News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:25 Exchange of experiences necessary for successful global energy transition – report News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:19 Merkel calls for “radical shift” in German mobility sector News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:16 German e-car pioneer says cars should have smaller battery and hydrogen fuel cell News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:11 German media welcome emissions reduction success, debate causes and solutions News 2 Apr 2019 - 14:08 Two German towns illustrate how to build support for the Energiewende - or lose it News 2 Apr 2019 - 14:05 Most German insurers not really interested in sustainability reporting – study News 2 Apr 2019 - 14:01 German wind power curtailment areas do not match actual needs - grid operators News 2 Apr 2019 - 13:56 Tesla’s Model 3 overtakes BMW and Daimler in e-car sales after launch in Europe News 2 Apr 2019 - 13:52 Engineering association urges consensus on wind power expansion in Germany News 2 Apr 2019 - 09:50 German government examines CO₂ price – media reports News 1 Apr 2019 - 14:09 After protest visit, Thunberg continues to make waves in Germany News 1 Apr 2019 - 14:03 Germans more sceptical about e-cars than other Europeans – survey News 1 Apr 2019 - 13:55 SPD leader calls for swift implementation of coal exit proposal News 1 Apr 2019 - 13:50 Comparison website reports highest power prices ever in Germany News 1 Apr 2019 - 13:42 Expansion of low-carbon energy sources too slow in Germany – utility association News 29 Mar 2019 - 14:12 Wind produces over a third of Germany’s electricity in March, setting new record News 29 Mar 2019 - 14:09 Daimler partners with China’s Geely to make Smart a leading e-car brand News 29 Mar 2019 - 14:03 Greta Thunberg joins German students for climate protest in Berlin News 29 Mar 2019 - 14:01 Industry says environmental NGOs have thwarted compromise on Germany’s transport emissions News 29 Mar 2019 - 13:56 Germany’s renewables support system does not violate state aid rules - EU court News 29 Mar 2019 - 13:53 German solar industry wants more land for expansion after oversubscribed auction News 28 Mar 2019 - 13:28 Average CO₂ emissions from new cars increase despite alternative drives - dena News 28 Mar 2019 - 13:25 Agriculture ministry’s initial proposals to reach 2030 climate targets “too vague” – env. NGO News 28 Mar 2019 - 13:23 German utility EnBW to invest 12 billion euros in grids, “growth areas” by 2025 News 28 Mar 2019 - 09:15 A quarter of German start-ups contribute to green economy - report News 27 Mar 2019 - 15:42 German task force can't agree on sufficient traffic emissions cuts News 27 Mar 2019 - 12:29 German finance minister wants to extend electric car incentives News 27 Mar 2019 - 12:27 Commentators blame transport minister for failure of mobility commission News 27 Mar 2019 - 12:24 Germany edges closer to 2020 renewables target News 27 Mar 2019 - 12:22 Affordable natural gas essential to give up nuclear and coal – European Commission News 27 Mar 2019 - 12:19 Cabinet drafts regulation to reduce costs for LNG terminal operators Interview 27 Mar 2019 - 11:14 Heating start-up Thermondo aims to be leading energy supplier News 26 Mar 2019 - 13:28 A successful energy transition requires CO2-oriented energy price reform – KfW News 26 Mar 2019 - 13:20 VW subsidiary MAN Energy Solutions buys stake in electrolysis expert in expectation of future commercial market News 26 Mar 2019 - 13:20 Industry says it will need public funds to abide by German's planned climate law News 26 Mar 2019 - 13:10 EnBW expects construction of new gas power plants in Germany News 25 Mar 2019 - 14:51 German transport minister pledges to avoid bans, price hikes ahead of commission’s final meeting News 25 Mar 2019 - 13:53 Global energy transition stalls, Germany struggles with affordability News 25 Mar 2019 - 13:50 Goldman Sachs still bullish on German utilities News 25 Mar 2019 - 13:43 Germany’s emissions remain high as sector coupling potential stays untapped News 25 Mar 2019 - 13:39 Minimum distance rules for wind turbines threaten energy transition – German environment agency News 22 Mar 2019 - 16:00 EU omits reference to climate neutrality by 2050, as media reports German resistance News 22 Mar 2019 - 13:28 “How the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions” News 22 Mar 2019 - 13:27 Germany’s climate cabinet is “sad declaration of bankruptcy” – opinion News 22 Mar 2019 - 13:25 Volkswagen launches battery alliance with Swedish producer Northvolt News 22 Mar 2019 - 13:18 Commission cannot agree how to reduce Germany’s transport emissions News 22 Mar 2019 - 13:16 Economy minister says Nord Stream 2 and LNG will reduce energy dependence News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:31 German carmakers agree to bet on e-cars and hybrids, fuel cells not ready – media News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:30 German wind turbine maker Senvion stops operations in 30 countries, curtails production News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:29 Saving Hambach Forest would cost over one billion euros, energy company RWE says News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:29 Business alliance calls on German government to speed up transition to e-cars News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:28 German finance minister opts for emission fines rather than climate action - report News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:22 Climate cabinet to ensure Climate Action Law comes before end of year – Merkel News 20 Mar 2019 - 13:52 Western German coal region claims greater share of phase-out compensation News 20 Mar 2019 - 13:40 Merkel’s endorsement of climate strikes “hypocritical” - teachers’ assoc News 20 Mar 2019 - 13:31 Environment minister Schulze to head Germany’s ‘climate cabinet’ News 20 Mar 2019 - 13:23 Environmental NGOs step up opposition to Germany’s first LNG terminal News 20 Mar 2019 - 13:18 Porsche backs Volkswagen’s e-car strategy shift, raises voting rights share News 20 Mar 2019 - 13:12 Major German solar power component maker Wacker bemoans high energy prices Interview 20 Mar 2019 - 11:49 “Utility in a box” - Start-up Lumenaza enables disruptive power trading News 19 Mar 2019 - 14:11 Germany’s coal phase-out goal “seems completely unrealistic” – JP Morgan News 19 Mar 2019 - 14:08 Merkel says Germany needs e-cars for 2030 climate goal, faces “tough decisions” News 19 Mar 2019 - 14:05 VW’s strategy change shows little regard for industry suppliers – op-ed News 19 Mar 2019 - 13:57 Hardware retrofitting of manipulated diesel cars pushes up CO2 emissions – automobile club News 19 Mar 2019 - 13:53 Germany mulls turning old coal plants into thermal storage assets News 19 Mar 2019 - 13:51 Germany’s environment minister Schulze reiterates call for carbon price News 19 Mar 2019 - 13:48 Missing EU emissions reduction targets could cost Germany up to 300 million euros by 2020 - report News 18 Mar 2019 - 14:30 Climate strikes in Germany spark debate over impact, students' commitment News 18 Mar 2019 - 14:07 Germany and Poland agree on forging battery production alliance News 18 Mar 2019 - 14:02 German env minister optimistic cabinet colleagues will subscribe to climate law plans News 18 Mar 2019 - 13:58 Researchers call for standardised CO2 compensation scheme for air travel emissions in Germany News 18 Mar 2019 - 13:55 Volkswagen threatens to leave Germany’s car lobby VDA in spat over e-cars News 18 Mar 2019 - 13:51 Wind power leads Germany’s record renewables output in March News 15 Mar 2019 - 18:19 Students pour into Germany's streets in major climate protest News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:49 Germany’s utilities are dwarfs, not champions – op-ed News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:47 US critics of Germany’s energy transition should put their own house in order – op-ed News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:42 BMW and Daimler mull development of joint e-car platform to save billions in costs News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:38 RWE substantiates claims for billion-euro coal plant compensation News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:35 Transport commission meeting in German Chancellery ends with dispute over principles News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:32 Germany installs “climate cabinet” to coordinate action across ministries News 14 Mar 2019 - 13:52 Southern German states pass the buck to each other on grid expansion News 14 Mar 2019 - 13:44 Weak coal and nuclear performance weighs on RWE’s balance sheet News 14 Mar 2019 - 13:40 Coal phase-out in Germany will be economic net gain, study finds News 14 Mar 2019 - 13:33 Bad marks for Germany’s climate-relevant ministries after first year in office News 14 Mar 2019 - 13:24 Merkel summons transport commission leaders to ensure progress on climate goals News 14 Mar 2019 - 13:24 Thousands of German students to join global strike for climate action News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:19 Germany’s power storage market reaches 5 billion euros News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:17 Shell says Sonnen purchase part of effort to become world’s largest power company News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:13 Germany needs 10 million e-cars for 2030 climate targets – transport minister News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:10 Germany’s oil and gas production slides in 2018 News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:07 EU rebuffs German call for more lax NOx limits in “slap in the face” – report News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:01 E.ON targets steady profits in 2019 ahead of innogy deal News 13 Mar 2019 - 11:10 Court rejects lawsuit aiming to protect Hambach Forest, woodland’s future still uncertain News 12 Mar 2019 - 14:10 Germany’s “green energy account” hits all-time high News 12 Mar 2019 - 14:06 Researchers back “Fridays for Future” protests, global school strike planned for Friday News 12 Mar 2019 - 14:01 Germany should make its energy policy fully European to improve it – DIHK head News 12 Mar 2019 - 14:00 Debate on curbing aviation emissions gains traction in Germany News 12 Mar 2019 - 13:58 Court hears case against clearing of Hambach Forest to protect bat species News 12 Mar 2019 - 13:51 VW accelerates electric push; green NGOs call plan “game changer for industry” News 12 Mar 2019 - 13:48 Wind provides half of Germany’s power for a whole week News 11 Mar 2019 - 14:20 EU regulators scrutinise German utility deal, citing anti-trust concerns News 11 Mar 2019 - 14:17 New parents’ group backs student climate protests in Germany News 11 Mar 2019 - 14:15 Germany’s Siemens and Sonnen leading new wave in home battery storage News 11 Mar 2019 - 14:13 Germany to open climate research institute in coal region News 11 Mar 2019 - 14:09 Leading climate researcher calls for ban on domestic flights in Germany to save emissions News 11 Mar 2019 - 14:04 Siemens wants to shift responsibility for nuclear waste onto German state – report News 11 Mar 2019 - 13:59 German homeowners unhappy with progress in heating sector transition News 11 Mar 2019 - 13:57 Reinsurance company Munich Re introduces battery performance insurance News 11 Mar 2019 - 13:55 Volkswagen faces EU fines, mulls axing up to 7,000 additional jobs News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:45 EU should focus on transport emissions, battery production to reach climate targets - think tank News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:40 As German political parties realign, environment will be a key issue - op-ed News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:38 EU rebukes Germany over lack of green fuels service stations, mulls proceedings News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:36 Scientists take a stance on school strikes for climate but could do more – opinion News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:34 Aviation emissions under scrutiny at Germany’s largest tourism fair ITB News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:30 Germany’s power price reaches new all-time high in March 2019, gas prices spike too News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:29 Germany has understood need to change economy’s structure amid energy transition – WEC News 6 Mar 2019 - 13:37 German environment minister open to Belgian aviation tax proposal News 6 Mar 2019 - 13:35 BMW, Daimler confident they can meet EU’s 2021 emissions targets, 2030 targets a challenge News 6 Mar 2019 - 13:32 German conservatives may embrace carbon price yet - report News 6 Mar 2019 - 13:28 Northern German states want to integrate sectors to utilise more green electricity News 6 Mar 2019 - 11:26 Missing climate targets in transport could cost Germany billions of euros – report News 5 Mar 2019 - 15:32 German e-car lamppost charging startup secures €20mio funding, Honda cooperation News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:58 Germany urges prudence as Europe spars over its own green deal – report News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:56 VW signs e-vehicle startup e.Go as first partner for production platform News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:54 Berlin missing opportunity by leaving solar power out of new school construction - report News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:51 Migrating birds avoid wind turbines, suffer from habitat loss News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:48 Extreme weather “wake-up call” for many Germans to act on climate change – survey News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:46 Hundreds of scientists in Germany back Fridays for Future climate school strikes News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:44 Capacity market debate resurfaces as Germany may need gas to replace coal News 4 Mar 2019 - 13:40 Germany's proposed climate law to create certainty for businesses - op-ed News 4 Mar 2019 - 13:33 German carmakers plan €58 billion investment in e-mobility, self-driving cars News 4 Mar 2019 - 13:28 Nuclear “finished” in Germany, plant operators affirm News 4 Mar 2019 - 13:24 Offshore wind manager sees North Sea wind power island ready by 2030 News 4 Mar 2019 - 13:18 Right-wing climate change deniers shun taking responsibility – opinion News 4 Mar 2019 - 12:01 Merkel encourages school strikes for climate, upsetting her own party News 1 Mar 2019 - 13:50 Young climate activist Greta Thunberg visits Germany for Friday school strikes News 1 Mar 2019 - 13:45 Coal plant operators should be compensated, but reasonably – opinion News 1 Mar 2019 - 13:43 Economists from fossil-fuel importing countries give high priority to energy transition – survey News 1 Mar 2019 - 13:39 E.ON CEO seeks to dispel concerns over market dominance after RWE merger deal News 1 Mar 2019 - 13:34 Most Germans say it is right to close nuclear plants before coal plants News 28 Feb 2019 - 14:15 German renewable power producers face uncertainty as feed-in tariffs expire News 28 Feb 2019 - 14:12 Grid operator 50Hertz set new renewables record in 2018 News 28 Feb 2019 - 14:09 Focus on large-scale solar plants could cut Energiewende costs and land use – study News 28 Feb 2019 - 14:05 Senior Conservative says proposed Climate Action Law would “paralyse” Germany News 28 Feb 2019 - 14:02 EU approval of E.ON & RWE merger raises fears of new “dominator” on German energy market News 28 Feb 2019 - 13:53 Russia announces plans to bypass Ukraine in gas trade, reigniting Nord Stream 2 controversy News 28 Feb 2019 - 10:36 Survey reveals many German economists ignorant of key coal exit details News 27 Feb 2019 - 16:36 Lack of CO2 price is killing energy innovation – German government advisors News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:45 Producing hydrogen from renewables already profitable, researchers say News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:39 Social Democrats demand clear climate proposals after ministry cancels buildings commission News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:33 Landmark deal between German utilities clears major hurdles in EU and at home News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:30 German consumers waste 9 billion euros worth of power each year – survey News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:29 RWE has no claim to compensation over coal exit – parliament lawyers News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:28 Govt committee says Germany must become driving force for sustainable finance News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:28 As US ponders a Green New Deal, commentators debate what lessons to learn from Germany News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:27 Germany promotes e-mobility but many have doubts News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:20 Germany’s AfD among most hardline climate sceptics of all European right-wing parties – study News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:15 German wind turbine producer Senvion shares down 90 percent since mid-2018 News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:13 Majority in Germany’s largest coal state say coal exit should come sooner News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:08 Coal exit to disrupt burning toxic waste in German power plants News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:05 “Climate Action Law has the right aim but relies on inadequate instruments” – op-ed News 25 Feb 2019 - 14:17 Germany's government coalition divided over draft Climate Action Law News 25 Feb 2019 - 14:02 Munich's bid to go 100 percent renewable causes resistance in Norway News 25 Feb 2019 - 14:00 German Court of Auditors calls on govt to “seriously consider” carbon price News 25 Feb 2019 - 13:54 Germany may depend on neighbours for power during coal and nuclear phase-out News 25 Feb 2019 - 13:51 German farmers demand increased compensation for hosting grid infrastructure News 25 Feb 2019 - 13:47 German state NRW explores options to replace coal with geothermal energy for heating News 25 Feb 2019 - 13:39 Germany’s finance minister says rapid grid expansion key to coal exit News 22 Feb 2019 - 18:00 Environment ministry draft law aims to tighten Germany's climate targets News 22 Feb 2019 - 13:47 Australia could follow Germany’s coal phase-out model – commentary News 22 Feb 2019 - 13:45 BMW, Daimler to invest more than 1 bln euros in joint mobility services News 22 Feb 2019 - 13:36 RWE wants at least 12 times more compensation for lignite plants than they are worth - report News 22 Feb 2019 - 13:32 Climate action law draft would enable “reliable climate policy” for first time - commentary News 22 Feb 2019 - 13:27 RWE to win EU okay to buy E.ON, Innogy renewables businesses - report News 22 Feb 2019 - 13:23 New north-south electricity highway takes shape News 21 Feb 2019 - 14:36 Germans remain strongly in favour of energy transition, but want fairer distribution of costs News 21 Feb 2019 - 13:43 Shipping needs “power-to-x” technologies to become climate-friendly - engineering body News 21 Feb 2019 - 13:39 Siemens enters home battery storage market News 21 Feb 2019 - 13:35 EU’s new emission limits for trucks are not enough - op-ed News 21 Feb 2019 - 13:32 Car-sharing usage up in Germany News 21 Feb 2019 - 13:27 New installations of solar thermal arrays slow in 2018 News 21 Feb 2019 - 13:26 Environment minister submits draft of climate action law to chancellery News 20 Feb 2019 - 13:26 German school protests will focus on transport emissions on global strike day in March News 20 Feb 2019 - 13:24 Germany increasingly off-track regarding EU 2030 non-ETS climate targets - researchers News 20 Feb 2019 - 13:22 Industry, researchers and energy agency urge government action on energy transition News 20 Feb 2019 - 13:21 RWE agrees to leave Hambach Forest untouched until 2020 – NRW state premier News 20 Feb 2019 - 11:13 France and Germany call for EU industrial policy to spur low-carbon investments News 19 Feb 2019 - 13:39 Researchers use eggshells in energy storage device News 19 Feb 2019 - 13:36 Lufthansa will buy green kerosene from northern German refinery News 19 Feb 2019 - 13:33 NGOs, RWE and regions argue over which coal plants to shut down first News 19 Feb 2019 - 13:28 Shift to renewables needs better mining standards, German agency says News 19 Feb 2019 - 13:19 German conservative party head calls for serious discussion on climate action law – media News 19 Feb 2019 - 13:15 EU agrees first-ever emissions standards for trucks News 18 Feb 2019 - 13:50 Postponement of buildings commission irks German real estate industry News 18 Feb 2019 - 13:47 Pence, Merkel face off over Nord Stream 2 at Munich Security Conference News 18 Feb 2019 - 13:33 German utility RWE issues first estimates of coal exit costs News 18 Feb 2019 - 13:28 VW plans internal carbon levy and carbon-neutral electric car production News 18 Feb 2019 - 13:24 German climate law put off as disagreements weigh on governing coalition News 15 Feb 2019 - 13:51 Oil & gas company Shell buys German battery storage firm Sonnen News 15 Feb 2019 - 13:49 New German energy state secretary takes carbon price off table for now News 15 Feb 2019 - 12:24 German President Steinmeier retraces Humboldt’s journey to warn against climate change News 15 Feb 2019 - 12:21 German grid agency worries about low participation in wind tenders News 15 Feb 2019 - 12:19 German village to be demolished for lignite mine despite coal exit News 15 Feb 2019 - 12:16 Nord Stream 2 is a failure for EU energy policy – opinion News 15 Feb 2019 - 12:12 South German power supply secure despite coal exit, imports set to rise - study News 15 Feb 2019 - 11:44 EnBW, Energiekontor sign first long-term power supply contract for zero-support solar farm News 15 Feb 2019 - 11:34 Electricity and gas grids need to be better aligned in new energy system News 14 Feb 2019 - 14:18 Energy independence increasingly important to Germans News 14 Feb 2019 - 14:15 EU concessions mean some German cities may avoid diesel bans News 14 Feb 2019 - 14:12 Germany likely to extend buyers’ premium for electric cars – report News 14 Feb 2019 - 14:11 Greens call for implementing coal exit proposal fast News 14 Feb 2019 - 14:09 Renewable development must minimise impact on wildlife – govt agency News 14 Feb 2019 - 14:05 Saving Hambach Forest would make it “Germany’s most expensive woodland” - RWE CEO News 14 Feb 2019 - 14:02 German govt should follow coal exit proposal closely – comission co-leader News 14 Feb 2019 - 13:58 Nord Stream 2 “not close to my heart” but cannot simply be reversed – CDU leader News 14 Feb 2019 - 13:52 Landmark deal between German utilities could meet resistance from antitrust regulators News 13 Feb 2019 - 13:55 "Currency for secure energy" - Russian ambassador dismisses Nord Stream 2 critics News 13 Feb 2019 - 13:50 Electric bus boom is passing Germany by – report News 13 Feb 2019 - 13:45 European market for energy efficiency to reach 50 billion euros by 2025 – consultancy News 13 Feb 2019 - 13:39 German companies team up to explore flying robot taxis at Frankfurt Airport News 13 Feb 2019 - 13:19 Diesel making a comeback in Germany – report News 13 Feb 2019 - 13:14 Global e-car registrations surge, BMW comes 6th and VW 9th – report News 13 Feb 2019 - 10:15 Germany to stay in command on Nord Stream 2 after deal with France on EU directive News 12 Feb 2019 - 18:04 Germany and US attempt to smooth tensions over Nord Stream 2 with LNG News 12 Feb 2019 - 14:14 Companies plan Germany’s first industrial-scale renewable hydrogen project News 12 Feb 2019 - 13:01 German power grid operators plan gigantic batteries to ease grid congestion – report News 12 Feb 2019 - 12:59 Merkel says enormous effort needed to make coal exit a success – report News 12 Feb 2019 - 12:56 Bioenergy crucial to Germany’s 2030 renewables target – industry body News 12 Feb 2019 - 12:53 The end of coal in Germany could come more quickly than you think - op-ed News 12 Feb 2019 - 12:48 Advocates for an American Green New Deal could take a look at Germany - report News 11 Feb 2019 - 14:31 Don’t underestimate symbolic value of German coal exit – op-ed News 11 Feb 2019 - 14:22 E-car roll-out to take billions in grid investment as researchers explore alternatives News 11 Feb 2019 - 14:19 Climate change important security policy issue – Chancellor Merkel News 11 Feb 2019 - 14:09 EU e-car registrations surpass 100,000 in 2018 News 11 Feb 2019 - 14:07 Germany could burn more coal despite capacity reduction - economist News 11 Feb 2019 - 14:05 Coal exit compromise brings uncertainty for Germany’s most modern coal plant News 11 Feb 2019 - 13:50 No investor in sight for Germany’s former solar power pioneer Solarworld News 8 Feb 2019 - 14:10 Stop Nord Stream 2 for EU solidarity – opinion News 8 Feb 2019 - 13:42 Two thirds of Germans in favour of free public transport offers News 8 Feb 2019 - 13:39 Analysts see share price rise for German energy companies after coal exit proposal News 8 Feb 2019 - 13:39 France, Germany compromise on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline – media News 8 Feb 2019 - 13:35 German mobility commission head says speed limit not best option to curb emissions News 8 Feb 2019 - 13:29 Rising demand for heating energy for German government buildings News 8 Feb 2019 - 13:24 Rebates save German industry eight billion euros in power costs in 2017 News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:52 Volkswagen’s electric strategy shift “risky bet” but may yield dominance of e-car market News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:49 Student climate activist Greta Thunberg calls Germany’s 2038 coal exit proposal “absurd” News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:46 Daimler’s dividend cut shows German carmakers have reached crisis mode – media News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:44 Joint Daimler-TenneT project finds e-cars can stabilise power grid News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:43 German wind turbines generate three quarters of expected output News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:39 France ceases to support Germany on Nord Stream 2 – media report News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:37 German coal exit may slow Fortum plan for Uniper takeover – analysts News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:35 Regulatory changes spell trouble for Germany’s e-car charging stations News 6 Feb 2019 - 14:10 Resolute renewables expansion will reduce power price and emissions amid coal exit – report News 6 Feb 2019 - 14:06 How Germany’s carmakers are transforming into tech companies News 6 Feb 2019 - 14:01 German transport minister invites opposition to join mobility commission News 6 Feb 2019 - 13:54 Chinese battery producer plans larger capacity of German cell factory News 6 Feb 2019 - 13:43 Utility EnBW plans to build Germany’s largest solar farm with zero support News 6 Feb 2019 - 13:41 Merkel backs German coal exit by 2038 News 6 Feb 2019 - 13:38 Germany must take new climate measures "urgently" - environment minister News 5 Feb 2019 - 14:23 Grid operators propose thousands of kilometres of new lines to meet green energy needs News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:40 Altmaier wants to boost battery cells, autonomous driving as part of industry policy News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:35 German coal exit proposal is inefficient “planned economy” approach – FDP head News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:33 Carbon capture technologies not yet mature for large-scale use, German gov says News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:30 German Greens' leader in parliament says Macron set bad policy example News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:25 RWE signals Hambach Forest could be saved as NRW government chides protesters News 4 Feb 2019 - 14:18 Businesses ready for faster German coal exit – opinion News 4 Feb 2019 - 14:16 Exports to France push German record power trade surplus in January News 4 Feb 2019 - 14:13 Germany to face EU sanctions if it does not lower heating sector emissions News 4 Feb 2019 - 14:10 Energy lawyers warn against dominance of E.ON and RWE after deal News 4 Feb 2019 - 14:06 Group of companies aim for battery cell production in NRW News 4 Feb 2019 - 14:02 Climate action must not come at the expense of the poor – op ed News 4 Feb 2019 - 13:56 Merkel’s parliamentary group leader says 2038 coal exit depends on secure supply News 1 Feb 2019 - 14:08 German govt almost certain to accept coal exit proposal, action must start now - Forbes News 1 Feb 2019 - 13:53 Relief about German coal exit deal fades as focus turns to implementation challenges News 1 Feb 2019 - 12:37 Conservatives reject environment ministry proposal for climate action law - report News 1 Feb 2019 - 12:31 Operators recommend building or upgrading 4,500 km of power grids - report News 1 Feb 2019 - 12:26 Market effects of plan to cancel emission rights during coal exit unclear - media News 31 Jan 2019 - 14:15 Climate activists in coal commission say proposed exit path violates Paris targets News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:30 New solar PV installations in Germany increased 68 percent in 2018 News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:30 Commission watch – Managing Germany’s coal phase-out News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:27 Air pollution in German cities decreases slightly in 2018 News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:25 Germany set to have “world’s dumbest energy policy” - opinion News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:22 Municipal shareholders tell RWE to take hard line in coal compensation talks News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:19 Ahead of meeting with Merkel: Saxony state premier expects timetable for mining region support News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:13 Demand for electric cars is higher in the countryside than in cities – report News 31 Jan 2019 - 11:58 VW plans to license e-mobility chassis to competitors News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:40 VW’s private customers order more diesel vehicles in 2018 News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:37 Digitalisation of energy transition makes only slow progress – report News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:33 Ten German startups in Cleantech Group’s global 100 cleantech list News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:28 Hard coal phase out gains pace in Europe, lignite exit barely started – analysis News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:24 Germany’s coal exit could breach Paris climate goals by 1 bln tonnes of CO2 – analysis News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:18 CO2 price would trigger efficient energy transition in transport – commentary News 29 Jan 2019 - 15:02 German wind industry worries about public resistance as installations slump News 29 Jan 2019 - 13:52 Tough talks ahead within grand coalition on financing of coal exit – opinion News 29 Jan 2019 - 13:49 Coal exit proposal may create illusory expectations in mining regions News 29 Jan 2019 - 13:41 Parliamentarians see tough road ahead for coal exit proposal News 29 Jan 2019 - 13:40 Angela Merkel’s tarnished legacy on the environment News 29 Jan 2019 - 13:37 German government has no plans for autobahn speed limit News 29 Jan 2019 - 13:34 German wind industry worry about public resistance as installations slump News 28 Jan 2019 - 17:56 German government stands ready to move on coal exit proposal News 28 Jan 2019 - 12:51 Daimler asks economy minister for help against stricter lorry emission targets News 28 Jan 2019 - 12:48 Germany ranks fourth with installed solar PV capacity News 28 Jan 2019 - 12:43 A speed limit on German motorways is “unrealistic” – transport minister News 28 Jan 2019 - 12:39 Climate change is a threat to peace and security – German foreign minister News 28 Jan 2019 - 11:36 German politicians and energy experts praise coal exit deal, say real work starts now News 26 Jan 2019 - 16:45 Germany eyes coal exit by 2038 in bid for climate-friendly economy News 25 Jan 2019 - 14:28 Volkswagen to create battery production unit in push for e-car mass production News 25 Jan 2019 - 14:26 Industry study says 250 billion euros needed for transport transition News 25 Jan 2019 - 14:25 Wind, solar and pumped storage in former lignite mines News 25 Jan 2019 - 14:23 Norway gas to benefit from end to coal in Germany – Equinor News 25 Jan 2019 - 14:22 Majority of Germans for quick lignite exit, split on Autobahn speed limit News 25 Jan 2019 - 13:51 German energy minister gets booed by student climate protesters News 25 Jan 2019 - 11:58 Germany’s coal exit talks in final round News 24 Jan 2019 - 12:11 E-cars given advantage over alternative fuel vehicles – report News 24 Jan 2019 - 12:10 Mobility transition more challenging for government than Energiewende News 24 Jan 2019 - 12:08 German car industry ponders autonomous driving mega alliance News 24 Jan 2019 - 12:07 Autobahn speed limit: good for climate and safety, or a useless loss of freedom? News 24 Jan 2019 - 12:05 Coal commission proposal neglects climate protection – commentary News 24 Jan 2019 - 12:04 Expensive coal exit in Germany could not serve as role model – opinion News 23 Jan 2019 - 18:16 German coal exit timetable to be settled in last minute talks News 23 Jan 2019 - 17:36 Industrialised countries have special responsibility to protect climate – Merkel News 23 Jan 2019 - 13:53 Research minister urges companies to launch domestic battery cell production News 23 Jan 2019 - 13:27 German Energiewende destroys capital – NZZ News 23 Jan 2019 - 13:25 Serious discussion on climate action must include agriculture and its products – opinion News 23 Jan 2019 - 13:23 RWE submits E.ON-innogy renewables deal for EU clearance News 23 Jan 2019 - 13:21 Transport minister cancels clean mobility commission meeting following speed limit controversy News 23 Jan 2019 - 11:04 Coal commission draft recommends shielding consumers from rising power prices – media News 23 Jan 2019 - 10:55 Industry leaders say can cope with coal exit in debate ahead of commission report News 22 Jan 2019 - 17:31 New Franco-German treaty lacks clarity and ambition on energy and climate - NGOs News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:39 German regulator sets partial route of north-south powerline News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:33 Thyssenkrupp to switch to hydrogen-based steel production by 2050 News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:28 BMW and Daimler eye autonomous driving alliance - report News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:17 Porsche and Audi ramp up production capacities ahead of e-car launch - report News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:15 German minister plays down US threats over Nord Stream 2 News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:14 Action needed to cut transport sector emissions – environment agency president News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:12 German industry demands compensation if coal exit pushes up power price News 22 Jan 2019 - 12:46 Blog: Energy firms discuss their role in key year for German energy transition News 21 Jan 2019 - 13:48 Nord Stream 2 “wrong scapegoat” – energy minister News 21 Jan 2019 - 13:43 Rhine could become impassable because of climate change – media report News 21 Jan 2019 - 13:41 Offshore wind industry calls for more ambitious goals as generation grows News 21 Jan 2019 - 13:39 Wind turbines hurt property prices, study finds News 21 Jan 2019 - 13:37 Energy transition to see winners and losers - philosopher of technology News 21 Jan 2019 - 13:30 Energy minister proposes 2030 review of Germany’s coal exit strategy News 21 Jan 2019 - 12:26 Working paper by Germany’s clean mobility commission sparks public outcry News 18 Jan 2019 - 13:37 RWE sets aside 1.5 billion euros per year for renewables investments News 18 Jan 2019 - 13:33 Germany wants to shield companies from higher power prices during coal exit – report News 18 Jan 2019 - 13:26 Germany’s largest green power provider Lichtblick could soon belong to Shell News 18 Jan 2019 - 13:19 Sonnen receives 25-million-euro loan from the European Investment Bank News 17 Jan 2019 - 14:25 Power-to-X gains momentum on two fronts in Germany News 17 Jan 2019 - 14:21 How workers prepare ahead of Germany’s brown coal phase-out News 17 Jan 2019 - 14:16 Germany comes 5th in global renewable investment ranking News 17 Jan 2019 - 14:13 Energy-intensive industries call for energy transition cost “super cap” News 17 Jan 2019 - 14:11 Financial and political risks of coal exit remain high – commentaries News 17 Jan 2019 - 14:07 Germany’s coal commission has made little progress on detailed exit path – reports News 16 Jan 2019 - 14:18 Cities must decouple urban growth from emissions, says Berlin senator News 16 Jan 2019 - 14:00 Lusatia to suffer most from quick coal exit – report News 16 Jan 2019 - 13:35 Siemens-Gamesa’s new 10 MW turbine enables offshore wind power output boost News 16 Jan 2019 - 13:32 VW and Ford eye deals on EVs, self-driving cars News 16 Jan 2019 - 13:29 Support programme for excess heat usage saves 1.4 million tonnes CO2 as of 2020 News 16 Jan 2019 - 13:26 Nord Stream 2 contractor OMV criticises “completely unacceptable threat” from US ambassador News 16 Jan 2019 - 13:16 Govt support pledge for mining regions puts coal commission on home stretch News 15 Jan 2019 - 12:10 Reform of European agricultural policy key to more eco-friendly farming – env min News 15 Jan 2019 - 12:01 German businesses support plans for climate action law News 15 Jan 2019 - 11:59 Drought and new car emissions test dampen German GDP growth in 2018 – ministry News 15 Jan 2019 - 11:57 Germany should continue nuclear fusion research to fight climate change - opinion News 15 Jan 2019 - 11:55 Making the Hambach Forest symbol of climate action could backfire News 14 Jan 2019 - 13:37 Europe must find answer to China's economic strategy – former env min News 14 Jan 2019 - 13:35 Many consumers overpay on power and gas, reform needed – political foundation News 14 Jan 2019 - 13:33 North Rhine-Westphalia govt “expects double-digit billion euro” support for coal exit News 14 Jan 2019 - 13:32 Climate action law must secure social acceptance and German competitiveness – industry News 14 Jan 2019 - 13:29 US warns German companies of possible sanctions over Nord Stream 2 News 11 Jan 2019 - 14:06 World’s largest chemicals maker BASF presents low-carbon strategy News 11 Jan 2019 - 14:03 Berlin start-up to transform 1000 city street lights into e-car charging stations News 11 Jan 2019 - 14:01 Grid operator TenneT will exceed Germany’s 2020 offshore goal this year News 11 Jan 2019 - 13:55 German city of Kiel tests nitrogen oxide removal device to avoid diesel bans News 11 Jan 2019 - 13:53 Germany and US top list of countries with most regions and cities aiming for 100 percent renewable energy – IRENA News 11 Jan 2019 - 10:27 Global move to renewables may reduce energy-related conflicts – report News 10 Jan 2019 - 14:04 Franco-German cooperation treaty does not mention carbon price News 10 Jan 2019 - 14:00 Rift between Germany and Brazil stalls work on carbon market – report News 10 Jan 2019 - 13:49 German households and industry pay highest power prices in Europe News 10 Jan 2019 - 13:46 Businesses invest more than ever in energy efficiency, survey shows News 10 Jan 2019 - 13:32 German energy transition fails on emissions and efficiency – report News 10 Jan 2019 - 13:27 Resolute state intervention must initiate heating transition - study News 10 Jan 2019 - 09:15 Preview2019 - Expect the German coal debate to continue, says Aurora ER News 9 Jan 2019 - 13:53 Utility manager takes crucial energy state secretary job in Germany's econ ministry News 9 Jan 2019 - 12:21 Forest fire insurance costs soar at Munich Re News 9 Jan 2019 - 12:18 Police prepares new evictions from anti-coal protest camp in Hambach forest - report News 9 Jan 2019 - 12:13 Germany supports Dominican Republic’s push for climate action in UN Security Council - source News 9 Jan 2019 - 12:06 Coal mining state premier says Germany will exit coal in 2030s News 9 Jan 2019 - 12:03 Volkswagen plans green power alternative to Tesla’s energy push News 9 Jan 2019 - 11:59 Uniper to build Germany’s first gas-fired power plant in a decade News 9 Jan 2019 - 10:45 Preview2019 - German govt must act on environment to retain votes, says WWF News 8 Jan 2019 - 13:26 Germany’s diesel crisis causes staff layoffs at Bosch News 8 Jan 2019 - 13:20 Protecting climate good for Germany’s economy - study News 8 Jan 2019 - 13:15 Germany presents patchy climate plan draft to European Commission - report News 8 Jan 2019 - 13:09 Merkel pulls "emergency brake" in coal exit talks - commentary News 8 Jan 2019 - 13:02 Germany wobbles on Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline News 8 Jan 2019 - 11:00 Preview2019- Coal exit should be driven by markets, is bad for energy security - RWI News 7 Jan 2019 - 15:55 Germany's 2025 renewables share goal “within reach” - think tank News 7 Jan 2019 - 13:10 Total electricity consumption in Germany largely stable in 2018 News 7 Jan 2019 - 13:07 Performance of Germany’s energy minister Altmaier disappoints industry News 7 Jan 2019 - 13:02 Green Party urges “tailor-made” grid expansion that accounts for coal exit News 7 Jan 2019 - 13:00 Merkel intervenes in stagnating German coal exit talks News 7 Jan 2019 - 09:30 Preview2019 - BUND: Germany's energy policy will change substantially News 4 Jan 2019 - 13:36 EU action plan on green finance elicits doubts from German finance industry News 4 Jan 2019 - 13:34 Share of pure electric vehicles in Germany’s new car registrations rises to one percent in 2018 News 4 Jan 2019 - 13:33 Opposition FDP warns against “fixation” on e-cars News 4 Jan 2019 - 13:29 Wind and hydro power generate enough electricity for all German households in 2018 News 4 Jan 2019 - 13:26 Record renewables share, but still too much electricity made with lignite – opinion News 4 Jan 2019 - 11:00 Preview2019-Govt must urgently clarify 2030 climate strategy – SME rep News 3 Jan 2019 - 12:00 ICCT EU stats: e-cars emit less CO2 over lifetime than combustion cars News 3 Jan 2019 - 11:58 German wholesale power prices turn negative less often in 2018 News 3 Jan 2019 - 11:57 German manufacturers seen catching up on e-mobility in 2019 News 3 Jan 2019 - 11:55 More than 300,000 car owners join lawsuit against VW over emissions cheating News 3 Jan 2019 - 11:30 Preview2019 - BEE: Coal exit will not be enough for Germany News 2 Jan 2019 - 13:23 First city-wide, all-year diesel driving ban takes effect in Stuttgart, home of Daimler and Porsche News 2 Jan 2019 - 13:21 Renewables share grows, but fossils needed for secure power supply – opinion News 2 Jan 2019 - 13:17 Water supply infrastructure must be better prepared for climate change effects – industry News 2 Jan 2019 - 13:12 Renewables supplied 40 percent of net public power in Germany in 2018 News 2 Jan 2019 - 13:10 Merkel calls climate change “vital question” in new year’s address News 2 Jan 2019 - 13:06 Germany takes up seat in UN Security Council, aims to put climate into focus News 21 Dec 2018 - 15:08 Germany aims to put climate into focus at UN Security Council News 21 Dec 2018 - 13:35 Volkswagen may cut up to 7,000 jobs at two German factories due to e-mobility shift – media reports News 21 Dec 2018 - 13:34 Greens leave big mark on coalition treaty with CDU in Hesse News 21 Dec 2018 - 13:33 German providers can have regional origin of renewable electricity certified from 2019 News 21 Dec 2018 - 13:31 End of hard coal mining sets example for successful structural change News 21 Dec 2018 - 13:29 Germany abstains in vote on CO₂ limits for trucks in European Council News 21 Dec 2018 - 11:58 Small island state rep says Germany needs to advocate for climate in UN Security Council News 21 Dec 2018 - 09:32 Preview2019 - Conditions for Energiewende success all set, says dena News 20 Dec 2018 - 16:33 Germany bids farewell to domestic hard coal mining News 20 Dec 2018 - 15:02 2018 Germany's warmest year on record News 20 Dec 2018 - 14:13 Buildings commission to be established next year News 20 Dec 2018 - 14:07 Power sector wants tax funds for energy transition News 20 Dec 2018 - 14:07 German ISS astronaut calls for climate action in message to future grandchildren News 20 Dec 2018 - 14:05 German-French battery declaration paves way for concrete planning in 2019 News 20 Dec 2018 - 14:04 “Whose fault is the CO2 insanity of the EU?” - Bild Zeitung News 20 Dec 2018 - 14:02 State premier expects lignite plant shutdowns in next few years News 20 Dec 2018 - 14:01 Energy industry increases revenue by 6.5 percent in 2017 News 20 Dec 2018 - 13:59 Alternative fuel cars on growth path – dena News 20 Dec 2018 - 09:06 Preview2019 - Govt too "weak" for speedy coal exit, researcher says News 19 Dec 2018 - 14:21 Significant drop in energy use pushes down German emissions in 2018 News 19 Dec 2018 - 14:19 NGO triggering diesel bans now eyes speed limit on German Autobahn News 19 Dec 2018 - 13:58 Lights go out for German hard coal miners as last pit shuts News 19 Dec 2018 - 13:55 New EU fleet emission limits are a “pointless harassment” – commentary News 19 Dec 2018 - 13:52 Greatest threat to car industry jobs are not climate targets, but uninspired carmakers – op-ed News 19 Dec 2018 - 13:49 EU deal on power market rules and capacity mechanisms criticised for coal subsidies News 19 Dec 2018 - 13:49 Volkswagen says it may have to step up e-car plans to meet new EU CO2 targets News 19 Dec 2018 - 10:10 Preview2019- Climate Action Law “crucial” step, says Greenpeace head News 18 Dec 2018 - 14:01 Wintershall board member says US LNG cannot compete against Nord Stream 2 gas News 18 Dec 2018 - 13:59 German economy minister should not call for climate action but rather deliver it - opinion News 18 Dec 2018 - 13:58 Energy ministry stifles German renewables industry – Green MP News 18 Dec 2018 - 13:57 Foundation says it can cover hard coal’s “eternity costs” after phase-out News 18 Dec 2018 - 13:34 SPD group calls for swift coal exit by 2030 to avoid “poverty trap climate change” News 18 Dec 2018 - 13:21 CDU ponders how to rein in NGO pushing for diesel driving bans in Germany News 18 Dec 2018 - 11:24 German car industry decries EU agreement on 2030 car fleet emission limits News 18 Dec 2018 - 09:35 Preview2019 - Gas will loom large on Energiewende agenda, WEC says News 17 Dec 2018 - 13:40 E.ON installs first smart meter in a German household News 17 Dec 2018 - 13:22 German government rejects financial evaluation of individual Energiewende targets News 17 Dec 2018 - 13:20 Closure of German hard coal mining this week is “end of an epoch” News 17 Dec 2018 - 13:19 Green Party calls for CO2 price and reimbursements to spare low-income households News 17 Dec 2018 - 13:17 German federal states mull compensation claims against carmakers News 17 Dec 2018 - 12:51 Climate change abroad hits German economy - Federal Environment Agency News 17 Dec 2018 - 10:11 COP24 reactions from Germany: “A victory for multilateralism” News 15 Dec 2018 - 22:10 COP24 blog: Parties decide "solid" rulebook News 14 Dec 2018 - 14:37 EU Court ruling allowing new diesel bans “next round in witch hunt on drivers” – commentary News 14 Dec 2018 - 14:36 BMW and Porsche unveil new e-car supercharger that is twice as quick as Tesla’s News 14 Dec 2018 - 14:35 “Can Germany revive its stalled energy transition?” News 14 Dec 2018 - 14:35 Economy minister Altmaier defends Germany’s slow breakup with coal News 14 Dec 2018 - 14:34 Climate scientist warns Germany’s coal exit commission could fail News 14 Dec 2018 - 14:32 Renewable power share in Germany rises to record level in 2018 News 14 Dec 2018 - 13:35 Germany stays out of call for stronger carbon pricing in EU News 14 Dec 2018 - 11:00 COP24 blog: "We don't want just any outcome, we want a good one" - env min News 14 Dec 2018 - 10:55 German language association names “Hot Age” Word of the Year in nod to climate change News 13 Dec 2018 - 18:20 “All countries face same challenges, but some simply tackle them” - Green MP News 13 Dec 2018 - 17:52 Mobility and coal task force delay pushes back Germany’s climate policy timetable News 13 Dec 2018 - 17:40 COP24 blog: Rulebook's technical details are sticking point - German negotiator News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:42 German land owners to receive higher compensation for power line construction News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:41 German Conservatives’ foreign policy expert urges government to “reconsider” Nord Stream 2 News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:39 German carmakers discover Formula E racing series as e-car development lab News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:39 German engineers urge development of power-to-x capacities News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:38 Solar PV inverter manufacturer SMA announces over 400 job losses, China closure News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:37 Climate protection has long become a business worth billions for German companies News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:36 Daimler sources electricity from wind farms no longer eligible for feed-in tariffs News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:28 Court ruling forces federal grid agency to reduce grid fee transparency News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:27 Germany invests in zero-emission shipping research News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:25 Germany secures direct access to Bolivian lithium reserves for battery production News 12 Dec 2018 - 17:52 COP24 blog - Germany's environment minister rejects hypocrisy criticism News 12 Dec 2018 - 14:11 Bavaria premier wants coal exit, rejects mining state demands News 12 Dec 2018 - 13:28 Renewable operators receive more compensation for insufficient grid capacities News 12 Dec 2018 - 13:21 Renewable expansion boosts profits at Germany’s fifth-largest utility MVV News 12 Dec 2018 - 13:17 Germany headed for 2018 renewable record – E.ON Interview 12 Dec 2018 - 12:05 “German CO2 price debate is here to stay” - liberal MP News 11 Dec 2018 - 20:00 COP24 blog - Germany pledges 70 million euros extra to Adaptation Fund News 11 Dec 2018 - 15:47 Coal commission to meet again on 25 January – source News 11 Dec 2018 - 13:51 A CO2 price must not hurt the poor – environment minister and union head News 11 Dec 2018 - 13:46 Daimler buys battery cells for more than 20 billion euros News 11 Dec 2018 - 13:43 EU requires TenneT to boost power trading capacity between Denmark and Germany News 11 Dec 2018 - 13:37 Germany opposes stricter EU car emission limits again News 11 Dec 2018 - 13:31 Siemens, Shell, grid operator call for extra offshore wind tenders to produce hydrogen News 11 Dec 2018 - 13:27 Germany’s sustainable transport commission postpones deadline for proposals News 10 Dec 2018 - 14:06 “Capitalism has to save the climate” – opinion News 10 Dec 2018 - 14:04 German industry worried by lack of progress at UN climate talks News 10 Dec 2018 - 14:03 Two German brands in top ten of least damaging airlines News 10 Dec 2018 - 14:02 Merkel leaves long list of unsolved energy policy tasks to her successor News 10 Dec 2018 - 14:00 Germany cashes in on emissions allowances as ETS price rises News 10 Dec 2018 - 14:00 Grid operator warns rapid coal exit could threaten Germany’s supply security News 10 Dec 2018 - 13:58 Germany’s coal exit much more difficult than nuclear exit – NRW state minister News 10 Dec 2018 - 13:54 Most Germans unconvinced UN will be able to solve climate crisis News 10 Dec 2018 - 09:03 COP24 blog - Germany drops in climate performance News 7 Dec 2018 - 19:29 German conservatives elect Merkel-confidante as new party leader News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:37 “Thank you, Elon Musk, for showing German car managers the ropes“ – commentary News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:36 Largest flat owner in Germany to cut energy-efficient investments due to “decline” in acceptance News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:33 ‘Yellow vests’ protests in France are blow to climate activists News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:31 Nord Stream 2 “a German foreign policy disaster” – opinion News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:30 Heating oil costs climb 37 percent over one year in Germany, surpass gas costs News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:28 UN Development Programme head says Germany must “lead by example” on CO2 price News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:27 Reducing CO2 emissions with EU ETS doesn’t hurt industry competitiveness – OECD report News 7 Dec 2018 - 13:29 Climate change, if uncontained, “will change the face of our planet” - Merkel News 7 Dec 2018 - 10:05 Coal shortage at power plants due to low river levels may persist over the winter News 7 Dec 2018 - 09:13 Climate and energy views of candidates to follow Merkel at helm of CDU News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:24 VW eyes phase-out of combustion engines, but says it will sell conventional cars into 2040s News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:23 German city Leipzig plans to abandon coal by 2023 News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:22 Port of Hamburg mulls construction of hyperloop track for cargo transport News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:21 Diesel cars still needed to meet climate targets, German carmakers say News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:18 Transition in transport sector needs comprehensive tax reform – think tank News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:16 Germany to back global moorland protection initiative with two million euros News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:12 Mixed prospects for success of Germany’s sustainability strategy, report says News 5 Dec 2018 - 14:48 Shift to electric cars will cost more than 100,000 jobs in Germany by 2035 - study News 5 Dec 2018 - 14:00 Merkel will leave vacuum in climate negotiations when her Chancellorship is over – commentary News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:58 Solar home storage company Sonnen certified to provide control energy News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:57 Rising power prices put higher burden on low-income households than on wealthy ones News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:55 German government could finance climate goals with little fiscal strain – consultancy News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:52 Lignite mining and power station operator Leag plans large-scale battery News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:48 VW plans climate-neutral production of ID Neo model, successor of E-Golf News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:44 US citizens more optimistic about economic potential of climate action than Europeans News 4 Dec 2018 - 15:34 Offshore wind operators want legal basis for raised capacity target News 4 Dec 2018 - 15:33 EU climate commissioner says climate targets no danger for industry News 4 Dec 2018 - 15:32 Germany backs Nord Stream 2 despite Ukraine-Russia tensions News 4 Dec 2018 - 15:31 German development minister proposes biennial rhythm for COP climate summits News 4 Dec 2018 - 15:29 “There is no planet B” – video message from the ISS News 4 Dec 2018 - 15:27 2018 may be warmest, driest year in Germany on record – weather service News 3 Dec 2018 - 14:43 Germany tops up clean air programme with one billion euros to prevent diesel bans News 3 Dec 2018 - 14:42 Lignite mine operator's precautions for rehabilitation "adequate" – report News 3 Dec 2018 - 14:40 Has-been climate pioneer Germany “total failure” at COP24 – opinion News 3 Dec 2018 - 14:39 World must step up cooperation to fight global warming but it does not – opinion News 3 Dec 2018 - 14:38 Katowice must send message to increase climate commitments – env minister News 3 Dec 2018 - 14:37 German researchers propose “nothing less than relaunch of climate policy” News 3 Dec 2018 - 11:28 Fear of public backlash and complexity hold back German CO2 price News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:10 Germany’s government coalition wrangles over feasibility of 65 percent renewables goal for 2030 News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:09 Germany closes last hard coal mine this year, continues to import News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:07 “Climate Chancellor” Merkel has failed – opinion News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:06 Germany alone can’t save the climate, but must push others – opinion News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:05 BMW mulls converting hybrids to electric only mode in polluted cities News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:04 “We’re not going to Katowice empty-handed” – environment minister News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:02 “We will not leave developing countries alone” – environment minister News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:00 State will have to spend “several billions of euros” to support coal regions – finance minister News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:33 Germany will double contribution to Green Climate Fund – minister News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:32 Material producer makes sports field from carbon dioxide News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:31 Tension between Russia and Ukraine puts Nord Stream 2 in spotlight News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:30 Macron’s fuel tax courageous move which Germany does not dare to make – opinion News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:29 Volkswagen announces plans for pure e-car factory in US News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:28 Industry criticises German government for delayed introduction of smart meters News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:27 German energy company Uniper calls for coal exit timetable by French government News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:26 “Complete uncertainty” on climate ahead of G20 summit – German official News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:25 European Commission’s zero-carbon 2050 target a “farewell to the industry” – opinion News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:24 NGOs and industry groups welcome European Commission’s 2050 CO2-neutrality target News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:21 Kramp-Karrenbauer sets herself apart from other CDU leadership candidates on climate action News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:20 “Global climate protection will be decided in emerging countries” - minister News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:18 German state of Saxony-Anhalt tightens wind power regulations to protect birds News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:01 Germany holds national drill for “long-lasting natural gas shortage” News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:59 German policymakers cautiously welcome Macron’s nuclear plans News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:57 UN’s Emissions Gap Report is a call for a carbon price in Germany – think tank News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:55 Bavaria’s energy minister calls for “Energiewende 2.0” as investment in renewables falters in Germany News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:55 Prospect of state support reignites German companies’ interest in battery production News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:54 Germany’s diesel strategy pointless from a climate perspective News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:53 Coal commission delay shows “crucial questions” are on the table – opinion News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:47 France overtakes Germany as most attractive G20 country for renewable energy investments News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:46 NGOs and citizens file lawsuit with Germany’s highest court to enforce climate protection News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:45 European leaders call for ambition ahead of climate conference News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:44 State ministers criticise Germany's energy transition policy News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:43 Increase in engine performance major driver of rising total CO₂ emissions of passenger cars News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:41 Coal exit commission exemplary also without result ahead of COP24 – govt spokesperson News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:40 Coal commission can finish fast if finance min puts money up – RWE CEO News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:38 Coal commission members eager to find solutions, but framework conditions “chaotic” – task force member News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:36 No tightening of building efficiency standards planned in Germany News 29 Nov 2018 - 12:35 New business mindset bolsters Paris Agreement - German official News 28 Nov 2018 - 16:19 Germany supports pilot project for testing offshore wind farm deconstruction News 28 Nov 2018 - 16:16 E-mobility could lead to lower household power prices in Germany News 28 Nov 2018 - 16:14 German Greens thrive in backlash to right wing-conservative push News 28 Nov 2018 - 15:20 Just transition in Germany could help counter populism - state sec News 27 Nov 2018 - 15:07 Protests in France highlight why a CO2 price must be socially fair - German minister News 27 Nov 2018 - 14:00 Drought in Germany continues in autumn, forces chemical plant shutdown News 27 Nov 2018 - 12:01 Germany's coal exit commission extends work to 2019 News 22 Nov 2018 - 15:06 German government plans to postpone deadline for coal commission News 20 Nov 2018 - 10:30 Coal commission fail would be lost year for climate policy - member News 16 Nov 2018 - 16:19 German commission draft suggests coal exit with compensation News 14 Nov 2018 - 14:13 New govt report on climate ups pressure on Germany’s coal commission News 12 Nov 2018 - 14:15 German env minister plans CO₂ price concept to boost climate action News 2 Nov 2018 - 14:40 Germany headed for largest emissions drop since 2009 recession News 29 Oct 2018 - 16:39 Merkel prepares departure in shock move at key time for climate policy News 26 Oct 2018 - 10:47 Fresh Green upset in Hesse state election may derail Merkel government News 26 Oct 2018 - 08:41 Taskforce agrees on post-coal strategy for German mining regions News 22 Oct 2018 - 16:34 Must Germans give up sausage and schnitzel to cut agri-food emissions? News 17 Oct 2018 - 14:44 Disruption caused by energy transition is unstoppable - Amory Lovins News 15 Oct 2018 - 17:33 Bavarian vote shakes Berlin coalition, leaves energy policy in limbo News 15 Oct 2018 - 14:44 Renewables surcharge set to fall by six percent in 2019 News 12 Oct 2018 - 16:40 Special deals for mining areas to ease coal exit – task force draft News 12 Oct 2018 - 16:30 Shake-up in Bavaria's election may impact German energy policy News 10 Oct 2018 - 17:18 German parties fiercely debate IPCC's 1.5°C report in parliament News 8 Oct 2018 - 16:58 Court's halt to forest clearing fans talk of easier German coal exit News 5 Oct 2018 - 17:00 German court stops controversial clearing of forest for lignite mine News 4 Oct 2018 - 17:11 Germany’s 'huge step' to solve diesel crisis leaves NGOs unconvinced News 4 Oct 2018 - 14:48 A power grid fit for a clean energy future News 4 Oct 2018 - 14:16 Germany laggard in assessing fossil investment risks - Deutsche Börse News 28 Sep 2018 - 15:37 Germany needs plan to unleash solar power again - researcher News 28 Sep 2018 - 12:24 Auditors: German govt must manage Energiewende better, need CO2 price News 27 Sep 2018 - 13:57 Call for open debate on CCU and CCS to save industry emissions News 27 Sep 2018 - 10:04 "Demonizing global trade" no fix for agri-food emissions News 26 Sep 2018 - 13:53 Euro 2024 may force German football to get serious on climate - expert News 26 Sep 2018 - 13:14 Sustainability concept bolsters Germany’s football Euro 2024 bid News 25 Sep 2018 - 14:33 German financial sector expects EU standards to boost green finance News 21 Sep 2018 - 16:19 NGOs warn govt that tight housing market no excuse to neglect climate News 20 Sep 2018 - 18:33 Germany sets deadline for grid expansion plans News 19 Sep 2018 - 15:20 Germany launches task force to kickstart shift to sustainable mobility News 18 Sep 2018 - 18:50 Germany’s coal commission insists no decision yet on exit date News 17 Sep 2018 - 10:30 Report about coal exit plan causes stir ahead of commission meeting News 4 Sep 2018 - 09:02 Germany's home battery boom is far from over - Solarwatt CEO News 31 Aug 2018 - 13:36 Norway bets on gas and CCS to complement Europe’s energy transition News 28 Aug 2018 - 13:59 Logging row continues to weigh on work of Germany’s coal commission News 27 Aug 2018 - 14:30 Batteries cut Energiewende costs, spell utility trouble - researcher News 23 Aug 2018 - 18:15 Coal commission keeps out of lignite mine expansion dispute News 23 Aug 2018 - 11:30 Contested forest and loud criticism cloud 3rd coal commission session News 21 Aug 2018 - 15:33 Rising CO2-price could trigger German coal phase-out in 5 years News 18 Aug 2018 - 20:13 Putin and Merkel meet to find solution on gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 News 16 Aug 2018 - 16:59 Minister promises stability for troubled German wind power sector News 14 Aug 2018 - 14:31 New “Power Grid Action Plan” to accelerate network development News 9 Aug 2018 - 14:07 Hot summer turns up the heat on Germany’s coal commission News 3 Aug 2018 - 08:44 Germany's power system weathers heat wave despite fossil plant curbs News 1 Aug 2018 - 17:31 One year after German "diesel summit," air quality challenge remains News 31 Jul 2018 - 14:06 Dip in energy use, rise in renewables lowers German CO2 emissions News 27 Jul 2018 - 13:55 Elephants and aliens - a cartoonist's take on the Energiewende News 26 Jul 2018 - 16:22 Wind industry calls for special auctions amid expansion slowdown News 10 Jul 2018 - 15:01 Renewables overtake coal as Germany’s most important power source News 10 Jul 2018 - 11:52 Chinese-German battery cell deal key step for mobility transition News 9 Jul 2018 - 15:15 'Last tonne of CO₂ should come from natural gas' –gas industry rep News 5 Jul 2018 - 13:29 Biggest German gas grid operator sees role in renewable energy future News 3 Jul 2018 - 15:30 Natural gas could power up to 10 percent of all cars – Volkswagen News 2 Jul 2018 - 16:12 Reporter's Guide to Germany's Energy Transition - 2018 edition News 2 Jul 2018 - 15:13 Renewables hit record as concerns over German govt quarrels grow News 28 Jun 2018 - 16:17 Gov advisors say Energiewende will only thrive in European framework News 27 Jun 2018 - 17:29 "Energiewende acceptance will become key question" -gov energy advisor News 27 Jun 2018 - 16:59 Climate goal failure warrants high Energiewende priority- gov advisors News 26 Jun 2018 - 17:32 Gore says Germany faces historic step as coal commission starts work News 21 Jun 2018 - 16:13 First 100 days - German government in disarray neglects energy policy News 19 Jun 2018 - 18:10 Merkel pledges stronger climate action globally and at home News 18 Jun 2018 - 14:58 Germany's coal commission model for fair decarbonisation - union rep News 13 Jun 2018 - 00:00 Clear steps must underpin EU renewables goal - German energy minister News 13 Jun 2018 - 00:00 German utilities urge gvt to speed up Energiewende policy making News 13 Jun 2018 - 00:00 Germany on track to widely miss 2020 climate target – government News 8 Jun 2018 - 00:00 German environment ministry pushes for tougher EU car emission rules News 7 Jun 2018 - 00:00 Reactions to Germany's official launch of coal exit task force News 6 Jun 2018 - 00:00 Germany starts coal exit talks in bid to improve patchy climate record News 5 Jun 2018 - 00:00 Energy minister rejects idea of changing fees and taxes on energy News 30 May 2018 - 00:00 Wrangling over German coal exit talks reveals difficult task ahead News 29 May 2018 - 00:00 Merkel calls for honouring Paris deal as German climate action falters News 22 May 2018 - 00:00 Germany gears up for official talks on coal phase-out News 17 May 2018 - 00:00 German unions call for 'just Energiewende,' fear carmaker job losses News 11 May 2018 - 00:00 German government looks ahead as Bonn climate talks leave much to do News 3 May 2018 - 00:00 Germany wants transparent global climate reporting to ensure trust News 2 May 2018 - 00:00 Emission-free aviation is technically feasible - DLR Researcher News 27 Apr 2018 - 00:00 Time to advance Energiewende by cutting power costs - top economist News 23 Apr 2018 - 00:00 German environment minister open to national carbon price News 18 Apr 2018 - 00:00 The Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2018 News 10 Apr 2018 - 00:00 Economy minister Altmaier calls for mobility transition push News 29 Mar 2018 - 00:00 New government gets little credit in quest to regain climate lead News 27 Mar 2018 - 00:00 Energy sector drives slight drop in German emissions in 2017 News 15 Mar 2018 - 00:00 New German environment minister faces steep uphill battle on climate News 14 Mar 2018 - 00:00 Coalition watch – The making of a new German government News 12 Mar 2018 - 00:00 RWE and E.ON overhaul power sector - German reactions to innogy deal News 12 Mar 2018 - 00:00 Germany's car-loving transport minister faces clean mobility challenge News 7 Mar 2018 - 00:00 Merkel puts long-time confidant in charge of energy transition News 27 Feb 2018 - 00:00 Court ruling opens door for diesel bans in German cities News 27 Feb 2018 - 00:00 Reactions to Germany's court ruling on diesel driving bans News 22 Feb 2018 - 00:00 German top court postpones ruling on diesel driving bans News 16 Feb 2018 - 00:00 New phase in transition research: Focus on an integrated energy system News 16 Feb 2018 - 00:00 "Germany is a 'living lab' for the energy transition" News 15 Feb 2018 - 00:00 German cities might test free public transport to cut pollution News 9 Feb 2018 - 00:00 2030 renewables goal "not difficult" -CDU energy politician Pfeiffer News 9 Feb 2018 - 00:00 Coalition treaty grasps challenges, lacks detail - Energiewende expert News 8 Feb 2018 - 00:00 Commission on coal exit "easy way out" - Greens' climate spokesperson News 8 Feb 2018 - 00:00 Germany's coalition negotiators agree treaty, promise coal exit date News 8 Feb 2018 - 00:00 Reactions to Germany's coalition agreement News 7 Feb 2018 - 00:00 "There will be no more excuses in 2030"-SPD energy politician Westphal News 23 Jan 2018 - 00:00 Germany may have to buy way out of EU climate goal - ministry paper News 18 Jan 2018 - 00:00 German industry says protecting climate can benefit economy News 15 Jan 2018 - 00:00 Reactions to climate & energy policy in parties' coalition blueprint News 12 Jan 2018 - 00:00 German party leaders agree energy policy blueprint for coalition talks News 8 Jan 2018 - 00:00 German coalition negotiators want to postpone 2020 climate goal News 8 Jan 2018 - 00:00 Preview2018 - Link climate to labour market goals - Trade Unions News 5 Jan 2018 - 00:00 Renewables cover about 100% of German power use for first time ever News 4 Jan 2018 - 00:00 Preview2018 - Merkel is "a master of announcements" - environment NGO News 4 Jan 2018 - 00:00 Preview2018 - Cutting power costs tops German industry's agenda - DIHK News 3 Jan 2018 - 00:00 Preview2018 - 2020 climate target failure "not an option" - German NGO News 2 Jan 2018 - 00:00 Preview2018 - Urgent need to reform renewables levy and grid fees -bne News 22 Dec 2017 - 00:00 Preview2018 - Next German government faces urgent coal choice News 22 Dec 2017 - 00:00 Preview2018 - Energiewende funding needs fixing -German energy agency News 21 Dec 2017 - 00:00 Preview2018 - German coal exit would not help climate - researcher News 19 Dec 2017 - 00:00 Preview2018 - WWF calls for German climate policy emergency programme News 18 Dec 2017 - 00:00 Preview2018 - Energy economist fears for Germany's climate reputation News 14 Dec 2017 - 00:00 Renewables could supply emergency power during blackouts in Germany News 11 Dec 2017 - 00:00 Private climate finance under scrutiny on eve of Paris summit News 7 Dec 2017 - 00:00 SPD leader says Germany must exit coal, but not at expense of workers News 30 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Argentina to carry on Germany's G20 climate focus - env min Bergman News 24 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Government gridlock - Can Germany still act on climate? News 20 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Germany reacts to collapse of coalition talks News 20 Nov 2017 - 00:00 German coalition talks collapse despite progress on climate and energy News 19 Nov 2017 - 00:00 German coalition talks past 2nd deadline still stalled over climate News 18 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 12: Germany positive on results from Bonn News 17 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Poland's Katowice COP: Next coal country hosting UN climate talks News 16 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 11: Germany ratifies Doha / Canada, UK march ahead on coal News 15 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 10: Merkel disappoints hopes for clear words on coal News 15 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Germany’s aspiring coalition parties disagree over coal exit speed News 14 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 9: Technical talks approach end/ Germany Fossil of the Day News 13 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 8: German climate responsibility/ Protest against US event News 13 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Germany's energy use and emissions likely to rise yet again in 2017 News 10 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 5: Progress in tough talks News 9 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 4: EU CO2 market deal signal for Bonn / Climate Risk Index News 8 Nov 2017 - 00:00 EU car emission limits too weak for German climate targets - experts News 8 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 3: US should be kept on board / "Time to stop digging" News 7 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Greens ready to make climate policy concessions in coalition talks News 7 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 2: Conference agenda accepted / More ambition needed News 6 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - German negotiator will try to keep Turkey on side News 6 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - 'Firms need certainty on climate policy to unlock investments' News 6 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - Day 1: More German money for adaptation fund News 3 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - 'Bonn talks will be about the heart of the Paris Agreement' News 2 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Combustion engine ban splitting point in coalition talks on transport News 1 Nov 2017 - 00:00 COP23 – ‘Outgoing government could well act more boldly in Bonn’ News 1 Nov 2017 - 00:00 Govt energy transition commission calls for CO2 price, mobility action News 31 Oct 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - ‘We must use Bonn to push the national climate debate’ News 27 Oct 2017 - 00:00 Coalition talks on climate goals, energy policy "heated" - negotiator News 27 Oct 2017 - 00:00 German coalition talks stuck over climate, energy policy News 25 Oct 2017 - 00:00 COP23 – 'Germany can achieve most for climate by technology export' News 23 Oct 2017 - 00:00 COP23 - 'Our guests will be surprised how much Germany relies on coal' News 16 Oct 2017 - 00:00 Auctions bring German solar power price to new record low News 16 Oct 2017 - 00:00 COP23 – Heartland of coal and renewables hosts climate summit News 12 Oct 2017 - 00:00 Merkel: 2020 climate target plays big role in upcoming coalition talks News 11 Oct 2017 - 00:00 Germany set to widely miss climate targets, env ministry warns News 10 Oct 2017 - 00:00 CDU & Greens' energy politicians clash over Germany's coal exit speed News 9 Oct 2017 - 00:00 Vote in No.1 wind power state stalls Germany’s coalition talks News 9 Oct 2017 - 00:00 German Greens confident pro-climate government coalition possible News 28 Sep 2017 - 00:00 All must compromise in coalition talks, also on climate - Merkel ally News 26 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Vote2017: Reactions to German election results News 25 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Vote2017: Politicians' comments on German election results News 24 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Weakened Merkel set to seek coalition talks with Greens, FDP News 18 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Dieselgate and climate fears fail to ignite voters' passion - pollster News 18 Sep 2017 - 00:00 German election to define speed and shape of energy transition News 15 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Ignore 'red line' campaign talk on energy and climate – analyst News 15 Sep 2017 - 00:00 'Parties unlikely to draw energy policy red lines in coalition talks' News 11 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Booming German wind power sector fears 2019 cliff News 8 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Frankfurt car show puts spotlight on German carmakers’ troubles News 8 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Merkel’s grand coalition in review: The climate and energy record News 7 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Germany heads for "spectacular" 2020 climate target miss - study News 4 Sep 2017 - 00:00 Merkel at second diesel summit: must avoid driving bans "by all means" News 8 Aug 2017 - 00:00 Germany’s vaunted vocational training programme strains to meet Energiewende’s demand for skilled workers News 2 Aug 2017 - 00:00 German carmakers pledge diesel software updates and buyer’s bonus News 2 Aug 2017 - 00:00 "Win for car industry" - First reactions to German diesel summit News 31 Jul 2017 - 00:00 Env min Hendricks: "Nothing less than transforming our society" News 28 Jul 2017 - 00:00 Why the German diesel summit matters for climate and energy News 28 Jul 2017 - 00:00 “Diesel summit comes two years too late” News 27 Jul 2017 - 00:00 Reactions to allegations over German carmaker cartel News 26 Jul 2017 - 00:00 SPD's Westphal: "Conditions to set coal exit date lacking" News 13 Jul 2017 - 00:00 German carbon tax most efficient way to meet climate goals -study News 11 Jul 2017 - 00:00 Views on the G20 summit results on climate and energy News 8 Jul 2017 - 00:00 Merkel wins respect for G20 climate result at "B-"-summit News 8 Jul 2017 - 00:00 Isolating Trump, 19 G20-members say Paris climate deal "irreversible" News 6 Jul 2017 - 00:00 Sino-German tandem: Export champions promote global energy transition News 5 Jul 2017 - 00:00 Germany faces balancing act in climate leadership role News 4 Jul 2017 - 00:00 “G20 needs to show concrete steps to implement Paris climate accord” News 1 Jul 2017 - 00:00 “Merkel has to play her cards right at the G20 summit in Hamburg” News 30 Jun 2017 - 00:00 G20 climate, energy plan goes to the wire at Hamburg summit News 29 Jun 2017 - 00:00 EU leaders pledge to work for joint solution on climate at G20 News 23 Jun 2017 - 00:00 Leaders of Greens, FDP lock horns over energy policy as elections loom News 22 Jun 2017 - 00:00 “There’s no way around a coal exit law” News 20 Jun 2017 - 00:00 NGOs urge Merkel to push G20 on climate despite US opt-out News 2 Jun 2017 - 00:00 German reactions to US decision to withdraw from Paris Agreement News 1 Jun 2017 - 00:00 German reactions to reports on US withdrawal from Paris Agreement News 1 Jun 2017 - 00:00 Cities and municipalities spearhead local transport revolution News 30 May 2017 - 00:00 How a Hessian county outpaces Germany's energy transition News 29 May 2017 - 00:00 Efficiency gains make eastern German city Energiewende frontrunner News 24 May 2017 - 00:00 International climate community pins hopes on Merkel to sway Trump News 23 May 2017 - 00:00 "Merkel's experience, credibility make her key in swaying Trump" News 23 May 2017 - 00:00 Merkel vows to convince climate sceptic “elephant in the room” News 22 May 2017 - 00:00 Germany, China urge US to remain in climate agreement News 19 May 2017 - 00:00 Citizens’ energy projects dominate first onshore wind power auction News 12 May 2017 - 00:00 Coal exit: elephant in the room at vote in German industry heartland News 11 May 2017 - 00:00 Last major German solar cell maker surrenders to Chinese competition News 5 May 2017 - 00:00 Wind power course at stake in election in "cradle of Energiewende" News 2 May 2017 - 00:00 Pilot project taps batteries & blockchain to iron out renewable power News 28 Apr 2017 - 00:00 "We’re not here to protect German carmakers" News 24 Apr 2017 - 00:00 Merkel: Need to develop a certain passion and joy for the Energiewende News 19 Apr 2017 - 00:00 Operators to build offshore wind farms without support payments News 31 Mar 2017 - 00:00 New owner scraps plans to expand east German lignite mine News 24 Mar 2017 - 00:00 Saarland election first test on road to next Energiewende government News 21 Mar 2017 - 00:00 Quotes from the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue News 20 Mar 2017 - 00:00 Germany keeps pushing for G20 climate focus News 15 Mar 2017 - 00:00 Reporter's Guide to Germany's Energy Transition - 2017 edition News 14 Mar 2017 - 00:00 Germany “stands by existing climate targets” – chancellery chief News 7 Mar 2017 - 00:00 State Sec sees efficient sector-coupling gaining ground post-election News 23 Feb 2017 - 00:00 Debate on financing renewables in new ways gathers pace in Germany News 25 Jan 2017 - 00:00 New energy minister seen keeping Energiewende course till elections News 24 Jan 2017 - 00:00 German energy minister to change office, takes stock of policies News 17 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Preview2017 - Bring ideological coal debate "back to civilised level" News 16 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Environment agency shows options for halving coal emissions by 2030 News 13 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Preview2017 - "Coal exit must start now" News 12 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Government lacks overview of Energiewende costs - auditors News 11 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Preview2017 - "High pressure to decarbonise heating sector" News 6 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Little headway in 2016 for Germany’s energy transition - think tank News 5 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Preview2017- “Transport remains problem child of the Energiewende” News 3 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Preview2017 - "Prosperity and decarbonisation not mutually exclusive" News 2 Jan 2017 - 00:00 Preview2017- "Urgent matters won’t be tackled in election campaign" News 23 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Preview2017 – Elections, G20 set to dominate Energiewende policy News 22 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Preview2017 - "The debate on energy transition costs will intensify" News 22 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Preview2017 - Missing emission targets would be "disastrous signal" News 21 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Preview2017 - "A top-down approach won’t get us very far" News 20 Dec 2016 - 00:00 German carbon emissions rise in 2016 despite coal use drop News 20 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Preview2017 - "Turn Energiewende into an advantage for industry" News 16 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Preview2017 - "I don’t think the momentum can be reversed" News 15 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Experts call for CO2 price to retain Energiewende’s credibility News 9 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Vote2017 - Bareiß: "We will have to talk about a gradual end to renewables support." News 7 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Merkel shuns energy, climate at party conference focused on security, migration News 6 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Germany's constitutional court backs speedy nuclear exit News 1 Dec 2016 - 00:00 IEA director calls on Germany to lead on climate during G20 presidency News 30 Nov 2016 - 00:00 German reactions to the EU energy package News 23 Nov 2016 - 00:00 Businesses should make proposals to reach climate goals- govt official News 17 Nov 2016 - 00:00 Vote2017 - Hofreiter: “We have to deliver on the Paris targets” News 14 Nov 2016 - 00:00 German Greens to make coal exit, fossil car ban an election focus News 14 Nov 2016 - 00:00 Reactions to Germany's Climate Action Plan 2050 News 11 Nov 2016 - 00:00 Germany finally sets specific CO₂ targets in climate roadmap News 9 Nov 2016 - 00:00 Coal exit dispute delays Germany’s Climate Action Plan News 8 Nov 2016 - 00:00 Germany seeks to prove climate credentials with last-minute plan News 3 Nov 2016 - 00:00 German energy use stable in 2016 as gas spike compensates coal drop News 2 Nov 2016 - 00:00 Industry grid fee rebates top 1 billion euros, fuel reform debate News 26 Oct 2016 - 00:00 Deep divisions persist over German climate plan, coal exit News 24 Oct 2016 - 00:00 Activists hope new climate unit signals transport ministry shift News 19 Oct 2016 - 00:00 German utilities buy out of nuclear waste liability for 23.6 bln euros News 17 Oct 2016 - 00:00 Germany debates form of renewables support as levy rises News 11 Oct 2016 - 00:00 Germany’s renewables surcharge to rise less than expected - report News 10 Oct 2016 - 00:00 German states - New cars in EU should be emission-free by 2030 News 7 Oct 2016 - 00:00 Ministry projections highlight risk of Germany missing emissions goal News 29 Sep 2016 - 00:00 VW, Daimler take key step for e-mobility at Paris Car Show News 25 Sep 2016 - 00:00 Germany ratifies Paris Agreement News 16 Sep 2016 - 00:00 New economy ministry proposal to fire up renewables in all sectors News 8 Sep 2016 - 00:00 Ministry avoids concrete targets in weakened Climate Action Plan News 31 Aug 2016 - 00:00 Migration trumps energy in regional votes despite anti-wind party News 30 Aug 2016 - 00:00 Agreement with EU Commission clears way for German power market reform News 26 Aug 2016 - 00:00 PV auctions: More competition, but critics warn of target shortfalls News 16 Aug 2016 - 00:00 Weather forecasts aim to make renewable power predictable News 15 Aug 2016 - 00:00 Lagging efficiency to get top priority in Germany’s Energiewende News 9 Aug 2016 - 00:00 Drop in fossil fuel prices could derail Energiewende - study News 29 Jul 2016 - 00:00 Renewable energy levy set to rise in 2017 – think tank News 29 Jun 2016 - 00:00 CO2 targets and coal deadline omitted from Climate Action Plan draft News 24 Jun 2016 - 00:00 Germany’s roadmap to CO2-neutrality delayed amid industry objections News 2 Jun 2016 - 00:00 Wind development has to wait for grid expansion News 31 May 2016 - 00:00 Merkel, state premiers seek compromise on core Energiewende law News 27 May 2016 - 00:00 Climate levy – the debate and proposals for cutting CO2 emissions News 28 Apr 2016 - 00:00 Reactions to government decision on e-car subsidies News 27 Apr 2016 - 00:00 Commission: nuclear utilities should pay 23.3 bn euros into fund News 27 Apr 2016 - 00:00 Federal government decides on 4,000 euro buyer's premium for e-cars News 21 Apr 2016 - 00:00 "Nuclear power wouldn't have stood a chance - even without Chernobyl" News 18 Apr 2016 - 00:00 Czech utility takes over Vattenfall’s German lignite News 11 Apr 2016 - 00:00 German steelworkers fight EU plans for emissions trading News 11 Apr 2016 - 00:00 Auctions to set the price for wind and solar - the debate News 8 Apr 2016 - 00:00 Czech utility set to buy Vattenfall’s lignite assets in eastern Germany - Reuters News 18 Mar 2016 - 00:00 "Mammoth" energy transition key to German climate efforts - minister News 17 Mar 2016 - 00:00 Time to move from negotiations to actions on climate - German minister News 16 Mar 2016 - 00:00 Reporter's Guide to the Energiewende - 2016 edition published News 16 Mar 2016 - 00:00 Reporter's Guide to the Energiewende - 2016 edition published News 8 Mar 2016 - 00:00 Looking back: Germany five years after Fukushima News 4 Mar 2016 - 00:00 Energy policy sidelined in regional elections, results may have impact News 23 Feb 2016 - 00:00 Capacity markets will not be dominant in Europe - energy state secretary News 27 Jan 2016 - 00:00 First reactions to Renewable Energy Act reform proposal News 20 Jan 2016 - 00:00 Environment minister says Germany needs plan to exit coal News 19 Jan 2016 - 00:00 German energy minister wants round table on future of coal News 15 Jan 2016 - 00:00 The CLEW Yearbook 2014/2015 News 13 Jan 2016 - 00:00 Coal exit proposal reveals faultlines in energy debate News 7 Jan 2016 - 00:00 Renewables surge pushes coal power exports to record high - think tank News 29 Dec 2015 - 00:00 Loops and cracks: Excess German power strains Europe’s grids News 29 Dec 2015 - 00:00 2016 Outlook – Key topics for Germany’s energy transition News 21 Dec 2015 - 00:00 German CO2 emissions rise in 2015 despite renewables surge News 18 Dec 2015 - 00:00 Germany passes laws on grid, CHP to keep Energiewende going News 17 Dec 2015 - 00:00 Germans celebrate climate deal, turn to task ahead News 15 Dec 2015 - 00:00 Paris deal fuels German coal exit debate, stirs industry concerns News 12 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 13: "Historic" global climate agreement adopted News 11 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 12: One day delay, leaders talk, scientists fear weak deal News 10 Dec 2015 - 12:00 Pulling the plug on nuclear News 10 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 11: New draft, pressure to compromise, finish in sight News 9 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 10: New text, same issues, overnight talks News 8 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 9: Finding a word between "able" and "willing" News 7 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 7/8: A German facilitator, a climate action plan 2050 News 7 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: The energy transition is not a cakewalk News 5 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 – Day 6: Hard work ahead, more finance, elephants in the room News 4 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 5: Mentioning 1.5°C, fossil fuels, finance News 3 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 – Day 4: Slow progress, transport and the German COP slogan News 3 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Next innovation wave in economy will be “green" News 2 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 3: Measuring CO2, divestment and resilience News 1 Dec 2015 - 00:00 Ailing German energy giant RWE spins off renewables News 1 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Old business models are challenged by Energiewende News 1 Dec 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 2: Forests and finance News 30 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 - Day 1: Merkel says decarbonisation needed, but mum on coal News 24 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: We must err on the side of caution News 24 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: We must err on the side of caution News 19 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Paris must send signal for global fossil fuel exit News 18 Nov 2015 - 00:00 Energiewende climate targets in “serious danger” - govt advisors News 17 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Paris must be starting point for carbon price talks News 13 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Energy sector key to cutting CO2, cannot do job alone News 10 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: World expects Germany to lead way with Energiewende News 5 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: We need global deal and national efforts News 2 Nov 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Emissions trading is the key to climate protection News 29 Oct 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Paris deal "no guaranteed home run" News 21 Oct 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Machinery makers to benefit from global climate deal News 15 Oct 2015 - 00:00 German green power levy to rise in 2016 to new record News 12 Oct 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: Germany must commit to brown coal exit before Paris News 7 Oct 2015 - 00:00 COP21 Interview: EU must speak with one voice News 2 Oct 2015 - 00:00 New by CLEW - A Reporter's Guide to the Energiewende News 24 Sep 2015 - 00:00 Europe's largest electricity market set to split News 10 Sep 2015 - 00:00 E.ON bows to political pressure and keeps nuclear plants News 9 Sep 2015 - 00:00 German draft power market law sticks to lignite reserve News 31 Aug 2015 - 00:00 Germany posts significant increase in energy efficiency News 10 Aug 2015 - 00:00 RWE unveils turnaround plan News 15 Jul 2015 - 00:00 German reactions to the EU Commission’s energy summer package News 2 Jul 2015 - 00:00 German government shuns coal levy, mothballs some lignite plants News 2 Jul 2015 - 00:00 Reactions to government decision to adopt alternative to coal levy News 17 Jun 2015 - 00:00 Grid authority considers split of Austrian-German electricity market News 8 Jun 2015 - 00:00 "We know that we need very deep cuts in global emissions" - Merkel News 8 Jun 2015 - 00:00 "Elmau delivered" - Comments on G7 climate, energy statement News 7 Jun 2015 - 00:00 Merkel voices optimism about cutting German emissions from coal News 7 Jun 2015 - 00:00 Merkel's quest for climate leadership at G7 News 4 Jun 2015 - 00:00 G7 to vow decarbonisation, support for climate summit - official News 2 Jun 2015 - 00:00 Must combine climate action and competitiveness - Merkel ally News 29 May 2015 - 00:00 Germany, neighbours agree to ban price caps in power market News 20 May 2015 - 00:00 G7 business groups - Strong climate deal “eminently important” News 19 May 2015 - 00:00 Merkel and Hollande urge ambitious push for climate agreement News 19 May 2015 - 00:00 Minister set to ease climate levy burden on old coal plants - draft proposal News 12 May 2015 - 00:00 G7 ministers: Invest in efficiency while energy is cheap News 11 May 2015 - 00:00 Can Germany’s energy giants change their DNA? News 8 May 2015 - 00:00 PV auction designer hopes to keep citizens' projects on board News 7 May 2015 - 00:00 Mixed reactions to EU agreement on Market Stability Reserve News 6 May 2015 - 00:00 Renewables squeeze wholesale power prices and boost electricity exports News 29 Apr 2015 - 00:00 First solar auction sees price above current feed-in tariff News 27 Apr 2015 - 00:00 Utilities urged to face reality in row over coal levy News 24 Apr 2015 - 00:00 Ministry to tweak climate levy to ease industry concerns - reports News 23 Apr 2015 - 00:00 German solar array auction “well-received”, bids 9-10 cents per kWh News 20 Apr 2015 - 00:00 Climate high on Germany's G7 agenda, ambitious goals tough to agree - Merkel News 17 Apr 2015 - 00:00 Welfare groups urge power cost relief for German poor News 16 Apr 2015 - 00:00 Researchers rebuff claim of major job losses from coal levy News 8 Apr 2015 - 00:00 German Energiewende enjoys strong social mandate News 1 Apr 2015 - 00:00 Strict rules set to make commercial fracking in Germany unlikely News 27 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Germany's "Man-to-the-Moon"-project: Quotes from Energiewende conference News 26 Mar 2015 - 00:00 “The Energiewende is a big democratic project” News 25 Mar 2015 - 00:00 “Time is running out” - Struggle over future of brown coal in Germany heats up News 24 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Emission cap faces legal challenge, utility resistance News 20 Mar 2015 - 00:00 New power market design without capacity mechanism in ministry plans News 20 Mar 2015 - 00:00 German government wants to tackle old coal-fired plants to meet emission goals News 20 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Energiewende passes solar eclipse stress test News 17 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Moorburg power plant – Last of a dying breed, or the future of coal in Germany? News 17 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Solar eclipse to stress test German Energiewende News 11 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Germany's energy giants in dire straits News 10 Mar 2015 - 11:02 Citizen participation as the key to energy transition success News 4 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Lobbies, experts disagree over ideal power market redesign News 3 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Ministry assures chemicals industry on Energiewende costs News 27 Feb 2015 - 00:00 German grid agency stresses need for new power lines News 25 Feb 2015 - 00:00 Germany views European Energy Union proposals through Energiewende lens News 25 Feb 2015 - 00:00 Reactions to EU Commission's strategy paper on the Energy Union News 24 Feb 2015 - 00:00 Reactions to European Parliament committee vote on ETS reform News 24 Feb 2015 - 00:00 Energy ministry wants market forces to secure power supply News 11 Feb 2015 - 00:00 German grid regulator cuts lignite in its planning scenarios News 4 Feb 2015 - 00:00 Bavaria struggles with crucial decision on power lines News 2 Feb 2015 - 00:00 “If people participate with their own money in a wind or solar power plant in their area, they will also support it” News 29 Jan 2015 - 00:00 Auction scheme for solar installations ushers in new phase for renewables market News 21 Jan 2015 - 00:00 Countries must commit on climate action for 2015 summit success - German minister News 20 Jan 2015 - 00:00 Energy minister locks horns with utilities over capacity markets News 16 Jan 2015 - 00:00 Merkel's capacity market scepticism seen as signal in reform debate News 15 Jan 2015 - 00:00 Unions between embracing the new and defending the old in Energiewende News 8 Jan 2015 - 00:00 No room for Energiewende complacency despite 2014 CO2-drop News 7 Jan 2015 - 00:00 Sharp drop in German emissions sign of Energiewende turnaround - think-tank News 30 Dec 2014 - 00:00 2015 outlook: Key topics for the Energiewende News 18 Dec 2014 - 00:00 Proposal for nuclear fund seen by some as no-confidence vote in utilities News 17 Dec 2014 - 00:00 Renewables overtake lignite: German CO2 emissions fall in 2014 News 3 Dec 2014 - 00:00 Question marks remain as Germany steps up efforts to cut CO2 emissions News 3 Dec 2014 - 00:00 Views and comments on Germany's Climate Action Programme News 2 Dec 2014 - 00:00 Regulator says German power system stable, price rise slows News 26 Nov 2014 - 00:00 Critical reception for government plans to cut power sector emissions News 21 Nov 2014 - 00:00 Debate over future of German coal heats up ahead of climate action plan News 18 Nov 2014 - 00:00 Homes for the Energiewende News 17 Nov 2014 - 00:00 German energy minister dismisses reports of changes to climate goals News 14 Nov 2014 - 00:00 Energy transition becomes a tourist attraction News 12 Nov 2014 - 00:00 Many German households to get cheaper power for first time in years News 11 Nov 2014 - 00:00 German minister warns against quick exit from coal power News 3 Nov 2014 - 00:00 Reduction of coal power inevitable, says German environment minister News 31 Oct 2014 - 00:00 Government paper lays out options for German power market overhaul News 28 Oct 2014 - 00:00 German CO2 emissions set to fall in 2014 as overall energy use drops News 24 Oct 2014 - 00:00 EU Climate agreement gets mixed reception in Germany News 22 Oct 2014 - 00:00 Germany faces challenges to its triad of targets at European climate negotiations News 15 Oct 2014 - 00:00 Green energy levy set for drop on excess payments for renewables News 9 Oct 2014 - 00:00 Feed-in tariffs for British nuclear power rile German politicians and renewables industry
News 16 Jul 2021 - 15:15 New EU climate proposals to accelerate German coal exit and industry transformation – think tanks
News 11 Jan 2022 - 14:20 Germany to launch emergency programme for “huge, gigantic” 2030 emissions target task
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
News 1 Jul 2021 - 13:26 German government seeks consensus on climate-friendly farming akin to coal phase-out deal
News 1 Jul 2021 - 12:38 Electricity demand in Germany set to soar to 700 billion kWh by 2030 – energy industry
News 30 Jun 2021 - 13:50 Plastic production and waste remain blind spots in Europe's climate policies – researchers
News 30 Jun 2021 - 13:47 German states demand more federal support to make public transport fit for future
News 30 Jun 2021 - 13:34 German president cautions 'giant steps' needed to curb climate change, says topic dominates election
News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:42 Eastern Germany to bear brunt of drier weather conditions in next years - researcher
News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:38 An 'historic achievement' – German govt praises nuclear exit decision ten years on
News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:28 Conservative climate group says Germany could reach 100% renewables by 2030 at low cost
News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:19 City tunnel beneath Frankfurt to become 'centrepiece' of German railway strategy – ministry
News 28 Jun 2021 - 14:03 Pilot project aims to bind Swedish bread company's CO2 emissions in German rye fields
News 28 Jun 2021 - 13:49 New RWE head calls for "urgent" removal of hurdles for rapid renewables expansion
News 28 Jun 2021 - 13:30 Little wind and sunshine let German renewables share slide in first half of 2021
News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:45 Green tech startup alliance pushes for 500-euro ‘energy transition bonus’ for German households
News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:43 Citizens' Assembly on Climate publishes recommendations for Germany to achieve Paris Agreement goals
News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:41 Majority of Germans want more laws, less personal responsibility in climate protection efforts - survey
News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:40 Germany passes new Climate Action Law, pulls forward climate neutrality target to 2045
News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:55 German housing association criticizes new climate requirements for residential buildings
News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:51 E-cars must dominate car registrations in Germany by 2025 - government advisors
News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:46 Govt passes 8 bn euro climate emergency programme, leaves critics dissatisfied
News 23 Jun 2021 - 13:25 Merkel calls for high-tech investments as industry demands clarity on climate goals
News 22 Jun 2021 - 13:45 Environmental experts, industry reps call for more concrete policy in Climate Action Law
News 22 Jun 2021 - 12:56 Conservatives’ “business-as-usual” election manifesto weak on climate details
News 21 Jun 2021 - 12:30 Left Party agrees most ambitious climate targets of all major parties in election manifesto
News 21 Jun 2021 - 12:25 Conservatives to present few details on climate policy in election programme
News 18 Jun 2021 - 13:07 City of Berlin lawmakers pass rooftop solar law, approve buyback of city grid
News 18 Jun 2021 - 11:17 Greens’ Baerbock refines proposal for carbon contracts for difference to support industry
News 17 Jun 2021 - 13:02 Germany’s corporate sector divided on potential impact of future climate policy – survey
News 17 Jun 2021 - 12:00 Chancellor candidates agree Germany must cut red tape to speed up renewables roll-out
News 17 Jun 2021 - 11:51 New environmental lawsuit threatens Tesla Berlin factory with construction stop
News 17 Jun 2021 - 11:49 Next German government must introduce end date for fossil fuels – think tanks
News 17 Jun 2021 - 11:48 Fridays for Future activists return to German streets ahead of national election
News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:27 Negative emissions technologies must be deployed early for climate neutrality - report
News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:26 Public support for energy transition continues, but KfW expects less willingness to invest
News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:24 Per capita refund of transport CO2 price fairest form of climate action – researchers
News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:21 NGOs call for 80% renewable power share by 2030, early new combustion engine car ban
News 15 Jun 2021 - 12:51 German industry calls for impact assessment of decision to raise climate targets
News 15 Jun 2021 - 12:33 German onshore wind tender surpasses 1,000 megawatt mark for first time since 2017
News 15 Jun 2021 - 10:53 Conservatives ponder earlier switch to market-based CO2 price for transport and heating
News 15 Jun 2021 - 10:52 Germany provides €900 mio for green hydrogen ramp-up via new auction platform
News 14 Jun 2021 - 13:07 Energy ministry prepares new calculations for higher German electricity demand – minister
News 14 Jun 2021 - 13:00 German government, air navigation service facilitate onshore wind power expansion
News 14 Jun 2021 - 12:27 Germany plans to raise climate financing to €6 bln by 2025, welcomed by NGOs
News 14 Jun 2021 - 12:17 Greens decide against ratcheting up party’s climate plans as bid for chancellery flounders
News 11 Jun 2021 - 14:14 German climate think tanks propose path to rapid building sector heating transition
News 11 Jun 2021 - 14:09 Natural carbon sinks should be seperate sector with binding targets – env. NGOs
News 11 Jun 2021 - 12:54 Green congress delegates push for more radical manifesto as party drops in polls
News 11 Jun 2021 - 08:00 On her way out, Merkel could set stage for Germany as even more progressive climate partner
News 10 Jun 2021 - 14:00 German climate activists prepare wave of court cases in wake of Shell ruling
News 10 Jun 2021 - 13:49 Germany must not leave transport, heating out of hydrogen ramp-up - industry
News 9 Jun 2021 - 13:20 People in G7 and emerging countries see climate as major security risk – survey
News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:23 Lignite power plant to shut down six years earlier than planned, due to high CO2 price – operator
News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:18 Partial solar eclipse in Germany will reduce solar PV output by 4.2 GW on Thursday
News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:11 City of Berlin set to make solar PV mandatory for new and renovated buildings
News 8 Jun 2021 - 13:08 Germany’s shipbuilding and offshore supply industry key for maritime energy transition - VDMA
News 4 Jun 2021 - 11:55 German election campaign row over petrol price shows climate hypocrisy – opinion
News 3 Jun 2021 - 12:14 German govt to propose higher renewables targets in climate emergency programme
News 3 Jun 2021 - 12:12 Debate over CO2 price makes social fairness key issue in German election campaign
News 2 Jun 2021 - 13:21 East German state election highlights political conflicts of energy transition
News 2 Jun 2021 - 12:14 Agriculture must do its part to help Germany reach climate neutrality 2045 – foundation
News 2 Jun 2021 - 12:09 German agriculture minister proposes climate action payments to forest owners
News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:39 Polluters must pay – fair environmental tax reform could relieve German citizens
News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:37 Local utilities association calls for faster increase of CO2 price to avoid later “price shocks”
News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:37 Energy industry calls on next German govt to increase 2030 renewables share to 70%
News 31 May 2021 - 13:39 Six German cities still exceed EU NO2 air pollution limits ahead of EU court ruling
News 31 May 2021 - 13:36 Industry criticises lack of progress one year after approval of Germany’s hydrogen strategy
News 31 May 2021 - 11:05 Post feed-in tariff futures for pioneer renewable plants: Onshore wind power
News 28 May 2021 - 13:29 Share of citizen energy in decline as funding runs out and big investors take over
News 27 May 2021 - 14:41 Merkel supports idea of strong European power grid integration at NordLink launch
News 27 May 2021 - 14:00 For German youth activists, climate justice means more than getting to net-zero
News 27 May 2021 - 13:28 Next govt must ensure faster renewables ramp-up and earlier coal exit to reach new climate targets - Wuppertal Institute
News 26 May 2021 - 13:27 Aviation sector needs very high share of sustainable fuels to reverse trend of rising CO2 emissions - report
News 26 May 2021 - 13:25 Germany must accelerate hydrogen ramp-up to achieve 2045 climate target – report
News 21 May 2021 - 13:14 Parliament passes fast charging law, tender for 1,000 stations starts this summer
News 21 May 2021 - 13:13 Majority of German consumers want supply chain law that protects the environment
News 21 May 2021 - 12:49 Germany could see installation of 150,000 residential batteries in 2021 amid solar PV boom
News 20 May 2021 - 12:29 Coal phase-out after 2030 too late, new climate targets only achievable through early exit – analysis
News 19 May 2021 - 13:38 German legislators disagree on who should bear the burden of CO2 heating price
News 19 May 2021 - 13:36 SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz proposes international climate organisation
News 19 May 2021 - 13:34 U.S. climate envoy Kerry's efforts ahead of COP26 welcomed by German politicians
News 18 May 2021 - 13:35 Uptake of e-cars on the rise, more people concerned about environmental impact
News 18 May 2021 - 13:33 Ministry spells out details of hydrogen support, consumer and renewables lobbies not satisfied
News 18 May 2021 - 13:32 Avoiding stranded assets and costly compensations by enshrining zero emissions target in law
News 18 May 2021 - 13:29 Allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang implicate German solar companies' supply chains
News 17 May 2021 - 13:29 NGOs obtain govt calculations for coal exit compensations, say sums are too high
News 17 May 2021 - 12:30 Industry leaders concerned over lack of impact assessment in new climate policy
News 17 May 2021 - 09:59 Shutting down nuclear and coal – can Germany maintain supply security on renewables alone?
News 14 May 2021 - 14:16 Uniper agrees to consider early closure of controversial Datteln 4 coal plant
News 12 May 2021 - 15:34 Cabinet decides climate law reform, tougher sector emission budgets included
News 12 May 2021 - 13:48 Climate-neutral German building stock requires power-to-gas infrastructure - study
News 11 May 2021 - 13:27 Circular economy could reduce raw material consumption by 68% by 2050 - report
News 10 May 2021 - 14:27 German government and industry agree on power-to-liquid aviation fuel roadmap
News 10 May 2021 - 14:22 Germany's largest union warns new CO2 target will speed up car industry job losses
News 7 May 2021 - 15:54 Germany takes lead with 2045 net zero target but disappoints on climate finance
News 7 May 2021 - 12:03 Green chancellor candidate Baerbock envisions ‘transatlantic green deal,’ calls for halt to Nord Stream 2
News 7 May 2021 - 12:01 Raising carbon price could help lower German renewables levy to 2.5 cents – think tank
News 6 May 2021 - 13:11 Retirements won't compensate combustion engine job losses in e-car boom - report
News 6 May 2021 - 13:10 German Environment Agency calls for tougher corporate environmental reporting guidelines
News 6 May 2021 - 13:08 Climate protection cornerstone of govt coalition agreement in Baden-Württemberg
News 6 May 2021 - 13:07 German govt must propose ways to reach new climate targets – media commentaries
News 6 May 2021 - 13:06 Industry calls for better CO2 price protection measures against competitive disadvantages
News 6 May 2021 - 13:05 Energy industry to shoulder bulk of additional German emissions reduction by 2030
News 6 May 2021 - 12:12 Germany aims to become global leader in sustainable finance with new strategy
News 4 May 2021 - 12:12 Ukraine could become important part of Europe’s hydrogen supply chain – German MPs
News 3 May 2021 - 12:59 Court ruling puts spotlight on climate as German election campaign picks up speed
News 3 May 2021 - 12:55 Few bids for onshore wind but big interest in solar in Germany’s renewables tenders
Interview 3 May 2021 - 10:50 Battery gigafactories will rapidly make e-cars even greener – battery expert
Interview 30 Apr 2021 - 14:41 Court ruling forces govt to rethink climate policy to stay within CO2 budget – law professor
News 30 Apr 2021 - 14:04 Reactions to top court ruling that Germany's climate policies are insufficient
News 27 Apr 2021 - 13:48 German network operators update 2035 grid plan, account for higher renewables share
News 26 Apr 2021 - 13:32 German car supplier ZF says e-car orders can 'overcompensate' combustion engine losses
News 22 Apr 2021 - 13:36 SPD chancellor candidate Scholz wants EU-wide carbon price for heating and transport
News 22 Apr 2021 - 13:32 Next German government has to make climate action mainstream in politics – NGOs
News 22 Apr 2021 - 13:30 Industry representatives deem hydrogen scale-up most important energy policy task
News 22 Apr 2021 - 12:58 EU indecision over gas as green investment imperils supply security – German utilities
News 21 Apr 2021 - 16:38 High stakes for Europe’s largest industrial nation – German reactions to EU climate law deal
News 21 Apr 2021 - 12:37 Conservatives choose Laschet as chancellor candidate, signalling post-Merkel continuity
News 19 Apr 2021 - 13:55 Greens name 40-year old Annalena Baerbock as candidate for German chancellor
News 19 Apr 2021 - 13:33 German grid agency expects too little interest in next wind power auction, cuts capacity
News 16 Apr 2021 - 13:46 German transport minister calls for speeding up switch to climate-friendly buses
News 16 Apr 2021 - 13:42 German railways and Lufthansa want to lure 4.3 million flight passengers onto trains
News 15 Apr 2021 - 15:15 New EU goal means Germany might have to cut emissions by 62-68% by 2030 – climate council
News 15 Apr 2021 - 14:27 European transmission grid operators plan to connect offshore wind platforms
News 15 Apr 2021 - 14:13 German civil society alliance calls for just and climate-friendly mobility transition
News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:32 German Left Party outflanks Greens on climate action - Tagesspiegel Background
News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:31 NordLink interconnector links German windpower with Norwegian hydro capacity
News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:29 Conservative candidates put focus on climate as they enter open race for campaign top spot
News 13 Apr 2021 - 12:27 Departure of key conservative energy MP could give “new momentum” to renewables talks – SPD
News 12 Apr 2021 - 14:18 U.S. will use 'all available means' to stop completion of Nord Stream 2 pipeline
News 9 Apr 2021 - 12:16 Conservative politicians set up climate group, call for climate neutrality in 10-20 years
News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:43 Industry calls on next German government to put efficiency front and centre of energy policy
News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:42 German environmental NGOs launch citizens' climate council to advise lawmakers
News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:38 With right food choices, Germans could halve their diets' climate footprint – WWF
News 8 Apr 2021 - 12:37 Tesla calls for speedy permits for climate-friendly projects, as Berlin gigafactory awaits approval
News 7 Apr 2021 - 12:54 Outgoing German govt’s climate and energy policy lacked master plan – legal expert
News 7 Apr 2021 - 12:51 Energy industry calls on govt to facilitate EU state aid approval of renewables support
News 6 Apr 2021 - 12:11 Greens and conservatives to form coalition to make Baden-Württemberg “climate action state”
News 6 Apr 2021 - 12:08 EU environmental requirements for cars must be “feasible” – German transport minister
News 1 Apr 2021 - 13:50 German gas grid conversion on track with about 1 million appliances so far – operators
News 31 Mar 2021 - 13:46 CO2-neutral geothermal lithium project plans full traceability in 'world-first'
News 30 Mar 2021 - 13:37 Green hydrogen could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 25 million tonnes in German Ruhr region – report
News 29 Mar 2021 - 13:54 German meat consumption needs to be halved to reduce emissions – Environment Agency
News 29 Mar 2021 - 13:52 Extra CO2 costs for households not alleviated by cheaper power – comparison portal
News 29 Mar 2021 - 13:16 More farming subsidies to be used for climate measures, but devil is in the details
News 25 Mar 2021 - 14:04 Sale of emission allowances for German heating and transport fuels starts in autumn
News 25 Mar 2021 - 13:57 Hydrogen produced with regular power mix needed for market ramp-up – industry union
News 24 Mar 2021 - 13:14 German govt decides amended nuclear law, settles disputes with plant operators
News 23 Mar 2021 - 13:06 Germany needs power grid fee reform to ease fast-charging infrastructure build-up
News 23 Mar 2021 - 13:01 Deutsche Post to invest 7 billion euros in climate-neutral logistics by 2030
News 22 Mar 2021 - 12:43 Environmental NGOs call on carmakers to phase out combustion engines by 2030
News 22 Mar 2021 - 12:17 German regulator paves way for converting natural gas infrastructure to hydrogen
News 22 Mar 2021 - 12:16 EU should aim for international “climate club”, not unilateral carbon border tax – govt advisors
News 19 Mar 2021 - 13:36 Fridays for Future holds strike across Germany, demands 1.5°C action and gas exit
News 18 Mar 2021 - 14:03 German industry calls for faster climate-friendly refurbishment of buildings
News 18 Mar 2021 - 14:02 German Greens enter election campaign with climate investment plan – media reports
News 18 Mar 2021 - 13:57 EU needs to determine rules, measures to ensure CO2 uptake of natural sinks – report
News 17 Mar 2021 - 13:04 New EU climate target largely drives coal out of German power market by 2030 – analysis
News 17 Mar 2021 - 12:59 Fridays for Future plans protests in 210 German cities to highlight 1.5°C limit
News 17 Mar 2021 - 12:56 Conservative MPs propose makeover of German energy tax system based on higher CO2 price
News 16 Mar 2021 - 17:30 Ministers call for global hydrogen cooperation as climate activist says leaders have “failed”
News 16 Mar 2021 - 12:00 Germany sees record greenhouse gas emission fall due to pandemic, renewables
News 15 Mar 2021 - 13:38 German transport minister wants to save combustion engine cars with synthetic fuels
News 15 Mar 2021 - 13:35 NGO calls on insurance companies to stop supporting Europe's LNG infrastructure
News 15 Mar 2021 - 13:33 German state votes deal blow to CDU's post-Merkel hopes while Greens get boost
News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:31 Germans believe lack of renewable storage biggest energy transition hurdle - survey
News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:29 More frugal power use could lower German household emissions by 15 million tonnes - report
News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:24 Recycling industry teams up with German solar companies to improve resource use
News 11 Mar 2021 - 14:21 Germany right to stick to nuclear exit despite revival plans abroad - media comments
News 10 Mar 2021 - 13:48 World on course to exceed 2°C global warming by wide margin – German meteorological service
News 10 Mar 2021 - 13:44 Germany updates sustainability strategy, reaches most 2020 energy and climate goals
News 10 Mar 2021 - 13:25 Small modular reactors not the solution – German nuclear authority assessments
News 9 Mar 2021 - 13:26 Grid agency awards blackout-proof radio frequency to energy industry alliance
News 9 Mar 2021 - 13:20 Need more than strict CO2 limits for transport transition – MEP and VW workers’ council head
News 9 Mar 2021 - 09:00 Vote in German carmaker state foreshadows national election amid pandemic uncertainty
News 5 Mar 2021 - 13:51 Individualised flight routes can minimise planes' climate impact - German space agency
News 5 Mar 2021 - 13:12 Germany agrees to pay energy companies over 2 billion euros in nuclear exit compensation
News 4 Mar 2021 - 12:25 German electric air taxi pioneer Volocopter raises 200 million euros in funding
News 4 Mar 2021 - 12:23 Rail alliance calls for speedy expansion of European express and night train services
News 3 Mar 2021 - 12:21 Germany's new supply chain law omits companies' climate responsibilities – media report
News 3 Mar 2021 - 12:20 Germany should double petrol and diesel prices for new combustion engine cars – industry analyst
News 3 Mar 2021 - 12:17 EU state aid probe into German coal company compensations means “tough negotiations” – researcher
News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:30 German coal region looks for transition opportunities with new green hydrogen lab
News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:05 Architects call on German parliament to initiate true transition in buildings sector
News 2 Mar 2021 - 13:01 Moorburg coal plant not deemed crucial for grid stability, can go offline for good
News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:33 Protest at Hamburg coal-fired heating plant against possible use of Namibian wood
News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:13 NGO alliance calls for exiting all fossil fuels by early 2040s ahead of German elections
News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:08 Number of e-buses in German public transport doubled in 2020, fuel cell falling behind – report
News 1 Mar 2021 - 14:03 German chemical producers eye substitution of fossil fuels in bid to achieve resource circularity
News 26 Feb 2021 - 17:01 Coming months decisive for global net zero race – Europe reacts to UN report on national climate plans
News 26 Feb 2021 - 12:20 European interconnection key for affordable CO2-free power supply by 2050 – report
News 26 Feb 2021 - 12:14 New EU car emissions rules could lead to major job losses – BMW works council head
News 25 Feb 2021 - 17:00 German government committee proposes steps for 'great transformation' of sustainable finance sector
News 25 Feb 2021 - 13:18 Texas-like winter storm gas outage “extremely unlikely” in Germany – grid operators
News 25 Feb 2021 - 13:17 Majority of Germany’s pioneer wind turbines continue operation after end of renewables support
News 25 Feb 2021 - 13:14 Cutting climate-damaging subsidies can reduce social injustice in Germany – report
News 24 Feb 2021 - 12:38 Climate change must become fixed part of UN Security Council agenda – German foreign minister
News 24 Feb 2021 - 12:37 Uniper, Siemens Energy plan green power, heat and hydrogen project at Hamburg coal plant site
News 23 Feb 2021 - 11:56 Worldwide renewables growth rate must rise to meet climate targets – German engineers
News 23 Feb 2021 - 11:54 EU Green Deal requires binding targets for e-car charging infrastructure – BMW CEO
News 23 Feb 2021 - 11:48 Deutsche Post's e-van StreetScooter attracts buyers, defying predicted demise
News 22 Feb 2021 - 12:27 Natural gas exit in heating must be initiated in the coming years – economy ministry
News 19 Feb 2021 - 13:59 Sea levels on German coast have risen 15-20 cm in last 100 years - researchers
News 19 Feb 2021 - 13:55 Virtual meetings can replace a third of business trips, saving emissions – survey
News 18 Feb 2021 - 14:24 Nord Stream 2 saves European industry several billion euros – German gas group
News 18 Feb 2021 - 14:19 Need for better battery recycling spurs industry projects in Germany and Europe
News 18 Feb 2021 - 14:13 German engineers warn new EU emission rules could spell end of combustion engine
News 17 Feb 2021 - 13:18 Debate on scrapping renewables levy gathers pace in Merkel's conservative party
News 16 Feb 2021 - 14:16 Germany funds switch to cargo e-bikes and micro depots to improve inner city transport
News 16 Feb 2021 - 14:03 German chemicals industry says lower power prices crucial for climate-friendly transformation
News 16 Feb 2021 - 14:00 Bill Gates warns German carmakers of 'tragedy' if switch to e-cars does not succeed
News 15 Feb 2021 - 13:44 German government's supply chain draft law criticised for shunning environmental standards
News 15 Feb 2021 - 13:44 Union, grid operator want to turn Eastern Germany into climate-friendly industry pioneer
News 15 Feb 2021 - 13:42 Reduction of domestic flights requires rail investment – German aviation industry
News 12 Feb 2021 - 13:54 Car of the future must be climate neutral 'smartphone on wheels' – German president
News 11 Feb 2021 - 13:34 Germany to keep hydrogen and gas network regulation separate, updates storage rules
News 11 Feb 2021 - 13:31 Germany needs higher CO2 price and new climate adaptation strategy – CSU leader
News 10 Feb 2021 - 13:05 Energy transition's resource needs difficult to reconcile with clean supply chain ambitions
News 10 Feb 2021 - 12:58 City of Berlin aims to decarbonise district heating with new energy transition law
News 10 Feb 2021 - 12:52 CO2 emissions from German power mix fluctuated a lot in 2020, storage needed – consultancy
News 9 Feb 2021 - 13:31 German Left Party puts climate and fair transition at heart of election programme
News 9 Feb 2021 - 13:30 German gas reserves depleting during winter months as Gazprom reduces deliveries
News 9 Feb 2021 - 13:21 Shift to decentral heating needed to make Germany’s buildings climate neutral - industry
News 8 Feb 2021 - 13:09 German govt allocates €6 bln to building efficiency, hopes for EU-wide CO2 price
News 5 Feb 2021 - 14:02 Majority of coal region residents in central Germany support coal exit – survey
News 5 Feb 2021 - 13:43 Digital & decentralised energy system both opportunity and risk for supply security - Researchers
News 5 Feb 2021 - 13:38 German development minister says lobby groups prevent sustainability in global trade
News 5 Feb 2021 - 13:33 RWE sues Netherlands for two billion euros compensation over the state's 2030 coal exit
News 4 Feb 2021 - 13:29 Nearly 40 percent of German motorists will not buy e-car 'under any circumstances' - survey
News 4 Feb 2021 - 13:12 Drop in production and installation cuts employment in German renewables sector
News 4 Feb 2021 - 13:06 Climate 'greatest challenge' for next German government, says CSU leader as he courts Green Party
News 4 Feb 2021 - 11:15 German govt decides new renewables quota for transport fuels, doubles EU target
News 3 Feb 2021 - 13:38 German govt spends €2bln to ramp up Autobahn e-car charging network - media report
News 3 Feb 2021 - 13:31 'Dark doldrums' highlight supply challenges for Germany's fossil power phase-out
News 3 Feb 2021 - 13:29 Heat pumps see record growth as lockdowns encourage Germans to modernise homes
Interview 3 Feb 2021 - 09:23 Germany's energy transition too slow to reach 2030 targets – govt advisor
News 2 Feb 2021 - 14:25 German sustainable bank GLS grows in crisis year, calls for restructuring of financial system
News 2 Feb 2021 - 14:22 Improved funding conditions in Germany spur energy efficient refurbishment of buildings
News 2 Feb 2021 - 14:05 Germany's solar power expansion reaches 8-year-high in 2020, adding nearly 5 GW
News 2 Feb 2021 - 13:44 EU's tighter climate target likely to reopen debate over Germany's share – econ min state sec
News 1 Feb 2021 - 13:52 Germany's wind industry at risk of losing market to Chinese producers – metal industry
News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:17 Households could save up to 413 euros a year without renewables levy – economic institute
News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:15 Energy transition needs better recycling of wind turbines and e-cars - German engineers
News 29 Jan 2021 - 13:14 Ten percent green hydrogen in German gas supply would save 6.5 mio t of CO2 - utilities
News 27 Jan 2021 - 13:30 German transport ministry drives development of large-scale synthetic fuel plant
News 27 Jan 2021 - 13:29 German government lowers economic forecast for 2021, emphasises green recovery
News 26 Jan 2021 - 13:28 Building sector is key element of climate action and potential post-pandemic job engine - study
News 26 Jan 2021 - 12:06 Industrialist Gupta aims to acquire Thyssen-Krupp's steel business and make it climate-friendly
News 26 Jan 2021 - 12:05 Germany provides extra 220 million euros for climate adaptation in poorest countries
News 25 Jan 2021 - 12:39 Climate neutral flying is realistic, regulations and technical innovations needed – report
News 25 Jan 2021 - 12:35 Energy industry criticises planned German e-car charging infrastructure support
Interview 25 Jan 2021 - 10:48 Demanding climate justice is our unique selling point – Left Party MP Beutin
News 21 Jan 2021 - 14:09 Merkel sticks with Nord Stream 2 despite mounting opposition in Germany and EU
Interview 21 Jan 2021 - 11:30 “Those who only want to achieve climate action through a price on carbon will fail” – SPD’s Miersch
News 20 Jan 2021 - 13:37 German North Sea wind farms produce more electricity in 2020 than ever before
News 20 Jan 2021 - 13:33 First mandatory resident participation option for German wind farm as auction problems continue
News 20 Jan 2021 - 13:27 Biden presidency sparks hope for climate but policy differences remain – German env min
News 19 Jan 2021 - 12:21 Climate regulation threatens competitiveness of German auto industry - Deutsche Bank
News 18 Jan 2021 - 13:57 New CDU leader brings continuity with Merkel era but comes with stained climate reputation
News 18 Jan 2021 - 13:52 German hard coal imports set to continue steep decline in 2021 - industry group
News 18 Jan 2021 - 13:50 New EU climate target means Germany must cut emissions by 65% by 2030 – env ministry
News 15 Jan 2021 - 13:06 Nord Stream 2 gets new construction permit as researchers question pipeline's necessity
News 15 Jan 2021 - 12:57 Share of private individuals involved in renewables production falls in Germany
News 15 Jan 2021 - 12:50 Insurer Allianz plans to reduce assets' climate impact by one quarter by 2025
News 14 Jan 2021 - 13:41 Vattenfall wants to build offshore wind farms in Germany, struggles with framework conditions
News 14 Jan 2021 - 13:34 German power sector could achieve 100% renewables by 2040 – economy minister
News 13 Jan 2021 - 13:35 Environmentalists say amendment to German fossil plants' air pollution limits too lenient
News 13 Jan 2021 - 13:14 Share of renewables in German buildings sector stagnates as clear target is lacking
Interview 13 Jan 2021 - 11:41 Germany will need much more renewable power than govt assumes - Greens' Nestle
News 12 Jan 2021 - 14:28 European power grid disturbance has German energy intensive industry worried
News 12 Jan 2021 - 13:52 German NGOs call for major changes to industrial meat production to protect climate
News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:56 Technology-neutral approach in car industry 'excuse for doing nothing' – Daimler union rep
News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:53 Left Party leaders bet on fair and climate-friendly recovery in campaign year kick-off
News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:49 German environment agency hires mining firm subsidiary to assess renaturation costs
News 11 Jan 2021 - 13:32 German conservatives pick leader set to shape handling of Merkel's climate legacy
Interview 11 Jan 2021 - 12:51 “We should be honest about need for blue hydrogen and CCS” – FDP's Lukas Köhler
News 8 Jan 2021 - 12:39 German regional govt attempt to circumvent Nord Stream 2 sanctions futile – analyst
News 7 Jan 2021 - 13:59 2020 records show e-mobility “has entered mainstream” in Germany – motor authority
News 7 Jan 2021 - 13:57 European energy companies to invest up to one trillion euros in renewables by 2030
News 6 Jan 2021 - 13:19 Biden administration will be “quantum leap” for US-German relations – transatlantic coordinator
News 6 Jan 2021 - 11:52 German renewables reform could lead to downward spiral of wind auction bids – official
News 5 Jan 2021 - 12:50 Germans affected by traffic more likely to support mobility transition measures – survey
Interview 4 Jan 2021 - 14:26 Preview 2021: Making finance truly sustainable “is not easy, but can be done”
News 23 Dec 2020 - 13:51 Bosch supervisory board head calls EU preference for e-cars harmful for climate
News 23 Dec 2020 - 13:43 New rules proposed for lithium mining, power users, to make Germany fit for net-zero
News 22 Dec 2020 - 13:36 Onshore wind bids exceed auctioned capacity for first time in 2020 in Germany
News 22 Dec 2020 - 13:07 Consistent environmental protection saves society billions of euros – report
News 22 Dec 2020 - 13:05 Most Germans willing to make significant lifestyle changes for environment - survey
News 22 Dec 2020 - 12:28 Green Party calls for exceptions in nature conservation for wind energy expansion
News 22 Dec 2020 - 12:27 Energy industry alliance applies for radio frequency to enable digitalisation
News 21 Dec 2020 - 12:55 Public transport should be used to deliver parcels - German transport minister
News 21 Dec 2020 - 12:54 Major German car suppliers warn higher EU climate target will cost many jobs
Interview 18 Dec 2020 - 12:15 Preview 2021 – ‘A strong Green Party is the only realistic option to tackle climate issues in Germany’
News 17 Dec 2020 - 14:16 German parties warn against burden of sustainable finance for smaller businesses
News 17 Dec 2020 - 14:08 “Unpredictable” climate plans offer German industry little planning security – Stiebel Eltron
News 17 Dec 2020 - 13:51 German energy use hits 'historic low' in pandemic, renewables share keeps rising
Interview 17 Dec 2020 - 10:40 Catenary trucks still stand chance in race to decarbonise road freight - researcher
Interview 17 Dec 2020 - 10:36 Preview 2021: 'The crisis must be seen as an opportunity for a climate-neutral economy'
News 16 Dec 2020 - 15:59 Villagers keep up fight against relocation due to German coal mine as media report tells of government "disinformation"
News 16 Dec 2020 - 15:32 German trade union urges 'climate check' to improve efficiency of public buildings
News 16 Dec 2020 - 15:26 Shift to e-mobility will cost fewer jobs at carmakers than feared, suppliers hit harder – VW study
Interview 16 Dec 2020 - 10:18 Preview 2021: 'Industry fears pandemic widens gap in global climate ambitions'
News 15 Dec 2020 - 14:17 Germany and Denmark to strengthen cooperation on offshore energy island hubs
News 15 Dec 2020 - 14:14 Renaturation and 'nature-based solutions' must be part of EU Green Deal – German env min
News 15 Dec 2020 - 14:12 New EU climate target means Germany has to boost renewables expansion - economy minister
Interview 15 Dec 2020 - 14:02 Preview 2021 – ‘We have to radicalise all parties to adopt more ambitious climate plans’
News 15 Dec 2020 - 13:59 EU countries need to coordinate renewables support to avoid investor hopping - study
News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:20 Germany pledges 500 million euros at Paris Agreement anniversary summit that leaves critics unimpressed
News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:16 Buying online or in-store has limited effect on products' climate impact – env agency
News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:12 Germany's renewable power share climbs to 46 percent in 2020 – preliminary data
News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:09 Breakthrough in Germany’s renewables law reform: wind and solar capacity to grow faster
News 14 Dec 2020 - 14:09 Most Germans say climate policy could be decisive issue in 2021 elections – survey
Interview 10 Dec 2020 - 11:02 Preview 2021: ‘German CO2 price can only be a start of energy taxes reform’
News 9 Dec 2020 - 15:21 All German parties should make climate 'central pillar' of election programmes – govt advisors
Interview 9 Dec 2020 - 11:43 Preview 2021: ‘EU decision on 2030 target will set tone for next year’s climate and energy policy’
Interview 8 Dec 2020 - 08:03 Preview 2021 – ‘EU energy sovereignty key issue even under US president Biden’
News 7 Dec 2020 - 14:02 E-car battery demand triggers race between two German lithium extraction projects
News 7 Dec 2020 - 14:00 German grid operator Amprion tops up investment plans by 9 billion euros - report
News 7 Dec 2020 - 13:55 German Greens and wind power-critical NGO find bird protection compromise – report
News 4 Dec 2020 - 13:03 Report criticises subway’s climate impact in Berlin as city’s newest line starts service
News 3 Dec 2020 - 13:49 German car manufacturers risk billions in EU fines due to SUV sales – Greenpeace
News 3 Dec 2020 - 13:48 Germany paves way for electrolyser ramp-up by scrapping renewables fee on hydrogen production
News 2 Dec 2020 - 13:44 EU Council agreement on supply chain law ups pressure on Germany to follow suit
News 2 Dec 2020 - 13:40 Disgruntled Green Party members in Hesse consider joining new 'Climate list' party
News 1 Dec 2020 - 14:48 First phase-out auction for German hard coal deemed success, modern plants go offline
News 1 Dec 2020 - 14:09 Market share of alternative drives continues to grow in Germany – energy agency
News 30 Nov 2020 - 15:24 New electricity providers take advantage of digital solutions to enter German market
News 30 Nov 2020 - 14:34 Bavaria's state premier says Conservative-Green coalition is many Germans' favoured option
News 30 Nov 2020 - 14:27 Employees working from home face higher heating bill during coronavirus pandemic – Verivox
News 30 Nov 2020 - 14:25 State's involvement in utility EnBW appears to be success ten years later but criticism lives on
News 27 Nov 2020 - 14:22 Merkel warns against EU car emissions regulation, says combustion engines still indispensable
News 27 Nov 2020 - 14:20 German mobility far from climate-friendly, car still has central role - study
News 27 Nov 2020 - 13:53 Coronavirus effects weigh on German SMEs’ climate investments – development bank
News 27 Nov 2020 - 13:50 Econ and env ministries share patronage of Germany's international hydrogen hub
News 26 Nov 2020 - 13:55 More durable consumer goods can contribute significantly to GHG reduction – study
News 26 Nov 2020 - 13:46 German states struggle to find compromise on recycling construction materials
News 26 Nov 2020 - 13:31 Germany's new stock exchange rules fail to allay climate concerns as ECB issues warning
News 25 Nov 2020 - 14:24 IT industry says digitalisation can get Germany halfway to 2030 climate targets
News 25 Nov 2020 - 13:50 Lower Saxony to invest one billion euros in bid to become Germany's 'No.1 climate state'
News 25 Nov 2020 - 13:46 Govt plans two major research centres to support German coal regions in transition
Interview 25 Nov 2020 - 12:19 Battery-electric trucks will win race against fuel cells and e-fuels - researcher
News 24 Nov 2020 - 13:26 Hesse's hydropower operators anxious water protection decree will stifle business model
News 24 Nov 2020 - 13:21 Germany's onshore wind power potential greater than previously thought – study
News 23 Nov 2020 - 13:41 German steel, chemicals industry lament lack of support for net-zero transition
News 20 Nov 2020 - 13:50 German industry welcomes EU offshore wind plans, but environmental concerns remain
News 19 Nov 2020 - 13:56 German household power prices unlikely to decrease despite government efforts
News 18 Nov 2020 - 13:38 Germany commits additional €3 bln to ease green mobility transition in car industry
News 17 Nov 2020 - 15:38 Deal with Global South necessary if Germany opts for 2050 net zero climate goal – opinion
News 17 Nov 2020 - 13:53 New development cooperation project to lay foundations for German hydrogen imports
News 17 Nov 2020 - 13:48 Germany's charging infrastructure outgrows demand by e-car drivers – energy industry
Interview 13 Nov 2020 - 15:15 EU should take lead in climate cooperation with the US - political analyst
News 13 Nov 2020 - 15:02 Highway protest camp removal deepens rift between German Greens and climate activists
News 12 Nov 2020 - 14:21 Small fraction of Germany's biogas plants contribute to grid stability – study
News 12 Nov 2020 - 14:18 Court forces Germany to revisit phase-out compensation for nuclear operators
News 11 Nov 2020 - 13:17 Germany wants to keep loophole for higher NOx car emissions open – media report
News 10 Nov 2020 - 14:00 North Rhine-Westphalia presents hydrogen roadmap, eyes creation of 130,000 new jobs
News 10 Nov 2020 - 13:56 Energy industry calls on German states to harmonise species protection laws for wind power
News 10 Nov 2020 - 13:47 Environment minister urges higher renewables goal in German transport sector
News 9 Nov 2020 - 13:19 Shift to e-cars only works if Germany builds 2,000 charging points per week – car lobby
News 9 Nov 2020 - 13:14 German trade union calls for use of “blue” hydrogen, European industry power price
News 6 Nov 2020 - 14:24 German renewables operators urged to register facilities to avoid losing remuneration
News 6 Nov 2020 - 14:19 Leading conservatives from German states call for extending e-car buyer's premium
News 6 Nov 2020 - 14:10 German energy industry to receive dedicated radio frequency to weather blackouts
News 5 Nov 2020 - 14:35 Volkswagen to convert entire Greek island's transport system to electric mobility
News 5 Nov 2020 - 14:17 German farmers understand need for climate action, seek economically viable solutions - association
News 5 Nov 2020 - 14:14 Germany remains odd one out as more and more countries announce combustion engine bans
News 5 Nov 2020 - 14:08 German nuclear industry cautious about usefulness of small reactors for energy transition
News 4 Nov 2020 - 14:03 Fully electric cars' share of new registrations reaches record 8.4 percent in Germany
News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:59 Debates about climate change causes have largely vanished from German social media - study
News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:57 Solar industry warns German renewables reform could choke off roof-mounted installations
News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:56 Industry production cuts due to pandemic to reduce German power demand by 3.5 percent in 2020
News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:54 Climate action surging on German companies' agendas as EU Green Deal splits opinions
News 4 Nov 2020 - 13:51 German government 'in denial of reality' regarding future electricity needs – opposition
News 3 Nov 2020 - 14:10 Land use report backs German environment minister’s strict stance on farming and biofuels
News 3 Nov 2020 - 13:49 German chemicals producer Bayer backs climate change denying US Republicans - report
News 3 Nov 2020 - 13:44 Germany’s narrow focus on battery cars endangers CO2 targets - engineers' association
News 3 Nov 2020 - 13:40 Domestic green hydrogen production offers huge economic potential for Germany – study
News 3 Nov 2020 - 12:53 Pandemic triggers 10% cut in German energy emissions in 2020 – market researchers
News 2 Nov 2020 - 14:09 Climate activists protest against infamously belated opening of new Berlin Airport BER
News 2 Nov 2020 - 14:03 German government to fund outdoor heaters to help restaurants cope with pandemic
News 2 Nov 2020 - 13:59 German agency fines Tesla for allegedly failing to comply with battery recycling laws
News 2 Nov 2020 - 13:57 Coach company FlixBus suspends services as Germany enters into second lockdown
News 30 Oct 2020 - 11:42 Europe’s transport sector needs “comprehensive transition,” environmental groups say
News 30 Oct 2020 - 10:18 Germany’s power grids need 110 billion euros of investment by 2050, operator says
News 29 Oct 2020 - 17:50 German car industry commits to 2050 climate neutrality, insists on combustion engines
News 29 Oct 2020 - 13:51 Protesters occupy Green Party headquarters in Berlin in bid to stop Autobahn expansion
News 29 Oct 2020 - 13:44 SPD proposes end of renewables surcharge and mandatory solar power in energy policy reform
News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:31 Moving too slowly on climate targets could become expensive - Court of Auditors
News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:28 German government calls for closer climate cooperation with US as elections loom
News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:25 Home insulation makes big difference in heating bill and CO2 emissions – government report
News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:24 Use nuclear to fight climate change, says IAEA - but Germany sticking to renewables
News 27 Oct 2020 - 13:21 One of Germany’s most used news outlets adds climate change section to website, newsletter
News 26 Oct 2020 - 13:53 Daimler and BMW mulling partial sale of jointly run mobility services – reports
News 23 Oct 2020 - 11:56 EU ministers agree on climate law, postpone decision on 2030 emissions target
News 22 Oct 2020 - 13:09 Think tanks call for second 'Economic Miracle' to reach climate neutrality by 2050
News 22 Oct 2020 - 12:51 Volkswagen continues fight with German car lobby group over future use of fuels
News 22 Oct 2020 - 12:49 Oil price crash could pull plug on new domestic production projects in Germany
News 21 Oct 2020 - 13:41 EU Council votes for climate measures in future farming subsidies, critics say effects will be minimal
News 21 Oct 2020 - 12:22 Government aims to make Germany climate resilient as average temperature rises
News 20 Oct 2020 - 13:39 EU must include global warming in security policy – Munich Security Conference head
News 20 Oct 2020 - 12:36 Public's interest flags in participation in Germany's nuclear waste disposal search
News 20 Oct 2020 - 12:34 German transmission grid operator 50Hertz calls for more Baltic offshore wind power
News 16 Oct 2020 - 13:44 Germany's environment ministry defends its “no-food, no-palm oil” policy for future biofuels
News 16 Oct 2020 - 13:30 Tesla forced to halt construction at Berlin factory after failing to pay its water bill
News 15 Oct 2020 - 13:56 Lack of e-car charging price transparency continues to irk German consumer groups
News 15 Oct 2020 - 13:52 Germany's renewables surcharge capped at 6.5 cents in 2021 but benefit for customers uncertain
News 15 Oct 2020 - 13:45 Synthetic fuels ready for serial use in passenger cars by 2030 – Porsche CEO
News 15 Oct 2020 - 13:42 German industry welcomes EU buildings renovation wave but houseowners lament high costs
News 15 Oct 2020 - 11:29 Most EU states on track for 2030 climate goals, but higher targets on horizon
News 14 Oct 2020 - 15:14 Fridays for Future study on net-zero 2035 lacks plausible pathways – energy agency
News 14 Oct 2020 - 15:05 Germans convinced transport must change but doubt e-cars are the solution - survey
News 14 Oct 2020 - 14:44 Germany's old wind turbines will be given new lifelines at end of 20-year support
News 13 Oct 2020 - 13:54 Germany's solar industry slams renewables act reform, cites possible EU law violation
News 13 Oct 2020 - 13:21 Germany's SMEs worry EU sustainable finance regulation might overstretch their capacities
News 12 Oct 2020 - 13:40 Outdoor heater producers see record demand as Germany's restaurants prepare for pandemic winter
News 9 Oct 2020 - 13:38 Electric cars and plug-in hybrids set to outsell diesels in Germany soon – survey
News 8 Oct 2020 - 14:21 German lignite state to greenlight resettlement of villages to expand mine - media report
News 8 Oct 2020 - 14:13 Older Germans more concerned about climate and environment than young – survey
News 8 Oct 2020 - 14:10 German state of Lower Saxony against nuclear power plant in bordering Netherlands
News 7 Oct 2020 - 13:41 Merkel's chancellery comes last in NGO's ministry buildings' efficiency survey
News 6 Oct 2020 - 13:30 Germany says green hydrogen imports should not harm environment in partner countries
News 6 Oct 2020 - 13:16 Industry heavyweight Viessmann pushes for controversial hydrogen use in heating
News 6 Oct 2020 - 13:09 Germany's e-car subsidies cause 'economic damage' as pandemic strains budget – researchers
News 6 Oct 2020 - 13:03 German military needs to adapt to momentous climate change challenges – defence minister
News 5 Oct 2020 - 13:45 Germany registers more than 20,000 pure electric cars in a month for first time
News 1 Oct 2020 - 13:42 Activists aim to unite small parties under one climate roof to gain seats in next German parliament
News 1 Oct 2020 - 13:25 Solar, storage hybrid projects win majority of Germany's new “innovation auctions”
News 30 Sep 2020 - 13:18 Shell turns German operations into test case for global sustainability transformation
News 29 Sep 2020 - 13:01 “Glyphosate is a means to making agriculture climate-neutral” – Bayer board member
News 29 Sep 2020 - 13:00 Making intelligent vehicles will be bigger challenge than electric cars – VW brand chief
News 28 Sep 2020 - 14:12 German govt says push for climate neutrality is major opportunity for financial sector
News 28 Sep 2020 - 13:42 Green party wins several big city mayor posts in Germany’s most populous state
News 28 Sep 2020 - 13:41 US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 no clear breach of international law – German parliament research service
News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:43 German econ min warns Nord Stream 2 stop could damage trust in large-scale projects
News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:41 Renewables cover almost half of German electricity use in first 9 months 2020 – preliminary data
News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:39 German NGOs call for coherent EU sustainable finance approach to support Green Deal
News 25 Sep 2020 - 13:34 German car industry says California's 2035 conventional car ban is inappropriate
News 24 Sep 2020 - 12:46 Germany must prepare for more frequent and intensive extreme weather - meteorologists
News 24 Sep 2020 - 12:43 Critics of Tesla's Berlin gigafactory object to construction without licenses
News 24 Sep 2020 - 12:42 Lack of incentives biggest hurdle for climate-neutral gases – German energy industry
News 24 Sep 2020 - 09:24 Europe welcomes China’s pledge to carbon neutrality as part of joint climate drive
News 23 Sep 2020 - 13:30 Germany set to partly reimburse energy-intensive companies for new CO₂ price
News 23 Sep 2020 - 13:28 A quarter of German wind turbines at risk of going offline as fixed remuneration expires – study
News 22 Sep 2020 - 13:49 German draft budget shows climate and energy spending tripling – Tagesspiegel Background
News 22 Sep 2020 - 13:45 EU agriculture reform not ambitious enough for new 2050 climate target - NGO
News 21 Sep 2020 - 13:58 German Social Democrats in government push for CO2 price contribution by landlords
News 21 Sep 2020 - 13:57 13 billion euros in German taxpayers’ money invested in high-emissions companies – analysis
News 18 Sep 2020 - 13:27 Germany raises tax on high-emission cars, but critics call reform 'cosmetics'
News 16 Sep 2020 - 12:58 Germans don't believe EU will manage to become climate-neutral by 2050 - survey
News 16 Sep 2020 - 12:49 Pandemic offers municipalities chance to speed up transport transition – study
News 15 Sep 2020 - 14:29 Controversial petition for CO2 food labels heard by German parliament committee
News 15 Sep 2020 - 14:27 German electricity sector should be climate neutral by 2040s - Renewable Energy Act reform
News 15 Sep 2020 - 14:25 German wind industry hopeful amid expansion recovery but laments regional imbalance
News 14 Sep 2020 - 13:52 Econ min's “historic” climate consensus ideas met with surprise and suspicion in Germany
News 14 Sep 2020 - 13:50 Climate crisis takes heavy toll on mental health, psychotherapists' association says
News 14 Sep 2020 - 13:49 CDU wins local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia as Greens surge on climate concerns
News 11 Sep 2020 - 14:36 German economy minister calls for 'historic' consensus on climate neutrality
News 11 Sep 2020 - 14:32 A quarter of new cars in Europe electric by 2025, Germany scoops up half of production – study
News 11 Sep 2020 - 14:27 Food supplement for cows could reduce methane emissions by nearly 40 percent, company says
News 10 Sep 2020 - 13:56 Villagers fearing resettlement file constitutional complaint against RWE coal mine
News 10 Sep 2020 - 13:55 Future of German offshore wind auction design contested in parliamentary hearing
News 10 Sep 2020 - 13:52 Majority in Germany and other EU countries reject Mercosur agreement on climate grounds
News 9 Sep 2020 - 14:35 German env min backs tighter EU climate target as industry reiterates warnings
News 9 Sep 2020 - 14:31 City of Berlin wrangles over clean mobility concept including combustion engine ban
News 9 Sep 2020 - 14:29 German rail operator adds hundreds of electro-diesel hybrid locomotives to fleet
News 8 Sep 2020 - 14:21 Potential shutdown of modern coal plant sparks debate over Hamburg's electricity supply
News 8 Sep 2020 - 14:11 Germany eyes green hydrogen production with new dam project on the Congo River
News 8 Sep 2020 - 13:58 Europe must continue to set pace for clean maritime transport - German transport min
News 8 Sep 2020 - 13:53 Germany's econ min sceptical about Nord Stream 2 sanctions in reaction to Navalny poisoning
News 7 Sep 2020 - 14:27 Germany’s CO2 pricing part of 'irreversible' path – SPD chancellor candidate Scholz
News 7 Sep 2020 - 14:16 Germany's new agriculture commission aims to reconcile climate, environment and farming
News 4 Sep 2020 - 15:15 Germany faces packed election year as voters weigh climate against pandemic recovery
News 4 Sep 2020 - 14:00 German transport minister calls for uniform Europe-wide e-car charging infrastructure
News 3 Sep 2020 - 13:50 Global aviation accounts for 3.5 percent of human climate impact - aeronautics researchers
News 2 Sep 2020 - 13:05 Pandemic could slow German energy transition as households reconsider investments – KfW
News 1 Sep 2020 - 12:47 Hydrogen prices to rise sharply without electrification of heating, transport — Aurora
News 31 Aug 2020 - 13:42 Germany needs power market overhaul to reach renewables targets - industry group
News 28 Aug 2020 - 13:22 German economy minister says willing to support climate-friendly steel production
News 28 Aug 2020 - 11:53 Major German cold cuts company sells more substitutes than meat for first time
News 27 Aug 2020 - 11:49 Ukraine and Germany ink energy partnership to 'modernise' Ukraine's energy sector
News 26 Aug 2020 - 12:26 German government advisors call for binding “climate label” for food products
News 26 Aug 2020 - 12:23 First details of planned renewables reform leave German energy market innovators unfazed
News 25 Aug 2020 - 13:26 Energy industry calls for fixing ambitious expansion path in reform of Germany's renewables act
News 24 Aug 2020 - 12:45 EU-Africa strategy must focus on energy transition – German development minister
News 24 Aug 2020 - 12:29 State minister warns end of German renewables support could lead to wind power slump
News 20 Aug 2020 - 14:54 Thunberg, other activists tell Merkel during meeting to 'abandon fossil industry contracts'
News 20 Aug 2020 - 13:28 German commuters return to public transport as operators implement health measures
News 20 Aug 2020 - 13:01 German power costs prevent domestic green hydrogen projects - startup Sunfire
News 18 Aug 2020 - 14:15 Decentralised European power systems could offer better public participation – study
News 18 Aug 2020 - 14:13 E-mobility and hydrogen compel Germany to boost renewables expansion - utilities
News 17 Aug 2020 - 13:43 Most Germans say economic growth no justification for neglecting environment
News 14 Aug 2020 - 15:45 Germany set to reach original 2020 climate target due to pandemic – researchers
News 11 Aug 2020 - 12:22 Chancellor candidate Scholz says rapid transformation towards sustainability is key election topic
News 11 Aug 2020 - 11:43 Pilot programmes for overhead line truck systems could offer climate action solutions – study
News 11 Aug 2020 - 11:42 German industry may have to initially pay twice for emissions with new CO₂ price
News 10 Aug 2020 - 14:15 SPD nomination of finance minister Scholz as chancellor candidate kicks off Germany's election year
News 10 Aug 2020 - 14:03 Water shortages in German towns foreshadow climate change's impact on entire country - opinion
News 10 Aug 2020 - 13:46 Possible 'entrance fee' for offshore projects irks Germany's wind power industry
News 10 Aug 2020 - 13:30 German automakers appear to be finally waking up to climate neutrality - op-ed
News 10 Aug 2020 - 13:25 Climate activists occupy two German coal power plants, demand closure of "climate killers"
News 7 Aug 2020 - 14:47 Indigenous group in Norway fears impact of German investor's wind power project
News 7 Aug 2020 - 14:42 Outrage in Germany as US senators threaten "crushing" sanctions on port over Nord Stream 2
News 6 Aug 2020 - 14:15 Economists of Germany's largest public bank warn against carbon border tax costs
News 6 Aug 2020 - 14:08 Germany's CDU Economic Council rejects ECB role in climate action as "pure industrial policy"
News 5 Aug 2020 - 14:32 Germany faces setbacks in international arbitration cases over energy transition
News 5 Aug 2020 - 14:30 EU emissions trading rules pose hurdle to Germany's hydrogen plans, report says
News 5 Aug 2020 - 14:14 Germany's econ min admits climate policy mistakes, says decarbonisation must be made "irreversible"
News 4 Aug 2020 - 14:38 Applications for German government's e-car buyer's premium soar to record level
News 4 Aug 2020 - 14:24 US's Nord Stream 2 threats pose 'difficult gray area' for German diplomats - legal expert
News 3 Aug 2020 - 13:23 Villagers plan constitutional complaint to save homes from German coal industry
News 31 Jul 2020 - 12:22 Steag coal compensation lawsuit “legitimate” but “politically explosive” – opinions
News 31 Jul 2020 - 12:20 Large amounts of methane leak into North Sea from abandoned oil and gas wells – study
News 31 Jul 2020 - 12:19 Germany's solar power industry marks steepest climb in business climate on record
News 30 Jul 2020 - 13:37 Modest wind power expansion recovery in Germany fails to allay industry fears
News 29 Jul 2020 - 13:47 Germany marks progress on grid expansion to bring wind energy from north to south
News 28 Jul 2020 - 12:23 TenneT records offshore wind power growth of more than 20 percent in North Sea
News 28 Jul 2020 - 12:21 Environmental groups welcome Deutsche Bank’s coal exit plan but call for greater strides
News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:11 Germany's energy-efficient renovation support programmes in high demand also amid pandemic
News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:09 BMW says hydrogen fuel cells remain important technology option for passenger cars
News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:07 Cleaning up supply chains feasible task for Germany's companies – env agency
News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:05 Telsa will also manufacture battery cells at its new Berlin factory, Elon Musk says
News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:03 German corporations see 'enormous savings potential' in reducing business trips
News 27 Jul 2020 - 13:01 Siemens faces international criticism for supplying new Indonesian coal-fired plant
Interview 27 Jul 2020 - 09:50 Europe must take ambitious lead in green hydrogen – German govt advisor
News 24 Jul 2020 - 14:38 Test by Germany's motoring asscociation reveals e-cars use more power than dashboards show
News 24 Jul 2020 - 14:34 German customs office uncovers tax evasion scheme with Chinese solar imports
News 24 Jul 2020 - 14:30 German government says pumped hydro power capacity to grow by 1.4 GW by 2030
News 23 Jul 2020 - 13:50 Germany to lose biogas capacity amid struggle to achieve 2030 renewables target
Interview 23 Jul 2020 - 12:30 EU plans 'completely change outlook' for global hydrogen economy - BloombergNEF
News 22 Jul 2020 - 13:52 Hydrogen and pandemic prevention key areas for EU research cooperation, Germany says
News 22 Jul 2020 - 13:48 'Potential to implement Paris Agreement' - German reactions to climate aspects of EU deal
News 21 Jul 2020 - 13:41 Majority of Germans say climate action a priority despite coronavirus challenge
News 21 Jul 2020 - 13:28 German startup close to increasing biogas yields by turning leaves into fuel
News 20 Jul 2020 - 14:04 BlackRock says 'fundamental change' to sustainability will sweep financial markets
News 17 Jul 2020 - 13:39 Climate activists protest in Frankfurt against ECB's monetary policy during pandemic
News 17 Jul 2020 - 13:31 German industry warns Nord Stream 2 sanctions by US mean 'serious stress' for transatlantic partnership
News 16 Jul 2020 - 13:50 Joint venture with Russia's Nornickel threatens EU battery alliance's sustainability credentials
News 16 Jul 2020 - 13:44 Deutsche Bahn buys new trains for 1 billion euros but Germany still trails neighbours in investments
News 15 Jul 2020 - 13:44 Germany must trigger 'paradigm shift' in water management to cope with droughts
News 15 Jul 2020 - 13:43 Particulate matter in atmosphere impacts on Europe's solar power generation – researchers
News 15 Jul 2020 - 13:41 German government's 'steel strategy' aims to secure climate-friendly production
News 15 Jul 2020 - 13:38 Germany mulls introduction of supply chain act to clean up production abroad
News 14 Jul 2020 - 14:38 EU Council presidency events will be made climate neutral – German government
News 14 Jul 2020 - 14:15 Industry could reduce emissions by nearly 90 percent with modern technology – VDMA
News 14 Jul 2020 - 14:11 Germany's biggest state NRW 'enters new dimension' in CO2 reduction but struggles on transport
News 14 Jul 2020 - 13:54 BlackRock's ESG shift mounts sustainability pressure on Germany's energy-hungry companies
News 13 Jul 2020 - 14:12 Germany’s solar industry hopeful pandemic and EU Green Deal will bolster upswing
News 8 Jul 2020 - 13:51 Germany’s billion-euro nuclear fund weathers crisis relatively unscathed so far
News 8 Jul 2020 - 13:14 EU wants to become market leader in hydrogen technologies, create 1 million jobs
News 7 Jul 2020 - 13:22 Renewables levy could be reduced to zero by 2021 – German Energy Agency (dena)
News 6 Jul 2020 - 12:25 German states call for renewables reform and greenlight removal of solar support cap
News 3 Jul 2020 - 12:48 Bumpy conclusion of Germany's landmark coal act clears way to next energy transition chapters
News 3 Jul 2020 - 12:35 Germany subsidises fossil fuel sector with 37.5 billion euros a year – media report
News 2 Jul 2020 - 13:01 Rebound effect undoing decade of Germany's home efficiency investments - housing companies
News 1 Jul 2020 - 13:15 U.S. Nord Stream 2 sanctions encroachment on EU sovereignty – German officials, experts
News 1 Jul 2020 - 13:15 Germany irons out last coal exit law hurdles with conversion options for younger plants
News 26 Jun 2020 - 12:15 Bosch CEO says car industry must prevent plug-in “hybridgate” emissions scandal
News 26 Jun 2020 - 12:12 German lignite exit contract lacks transparency on compensation – think tank
News 26 Jun 2020 - 12:11 State must ensure more climate-friendly Lufthansa future after bailout – opinion
News 25 Jun 2020 - 13:26 German government’s lignite contract offers possibility for earlier coal exit – opinion
News 25 Jun 2020 - 13:24 German EU Council presidency programme “much too vague” on climate – Germanwatch
News 24 Jun 2020 - 14:20 Negative emissions not part of countries’ and companies’ climate strategies yet – WEC
Interview 23 Jun 2020 - 14:00 Recovery package first test for German EU Council presidency – policy analyst
News 23 Jun 2020 - 13:52 German lobbying culture threatens climate-protection progress during EU presidency – NGOs
News 22 Jun 2020 - 12:33 Scientists sketch path to EU climate neutrality ahead of German Council presidency
News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:46 'Grey energy' from reusing building materials could significantly reduce waste, study says
News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:14 Researchers doubt Germany's new building energy act is breakthrough for heating transition
News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:04 Renewables could cover nearly six months of Germany's annual power demand – E.ON
News 19 Jun 2020 - 14:01 German industry and govt must enter into 'hydrogen pact' – sustainability council
News 18 Jun 2020 - 15:16 German parliament passes contentious wind turbine distance rule and removes solar cap
News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:32 Every party in German parliament says US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 inacceptable
News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:29 Germany says green finance criteria not a guiding principle in EU stability mechanism
News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:23 'Renovation wave' must be priority in German EU Presidency - industry and NGOs
News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:16 Most German cities are wasting vast solar potential on their rooftops – analysis
News 18 Jun 2020 - 14:04 Expectations for German EU Council presidency high, climate a priority – Merkel
News 17 Jun 2020 - 15:16 German premium carmakers book above-average sales of plug-in hybrids – report
News 17 Jun 2020 - 15:14 Long-term renovation strategy to gear up Germany for reducing buildings emissions
News 17 Jun 2020 - 15:11 External mobility costs for German society amount to 149 billion euros per year – NGO
News 17 Jun 2020 - 15:06 Coronavirus shows little effect on German industry's climate plans so far – NGO
News 16 Jun 2020 - 15:06 Swap German Building Energy Act for tougher efficiency measures, says environment group
News 16 Jun 2020 - 15:03 Germany launches competition for green mobility projects as pandemic takes toll on public transport
News 16 Jun 2020 - 14:59 Gas price plunge resuscitates hopes for fossil fuel's role in German energy transition
News 16 Jun 2020 - 14:53 Solar cap removal not enough to bring clean energy to scale - German renewables industry
News 15 Jun 2020 - 14:47 Germany's car industry warns of bankruptcies due to coronavirus and climate policies
News 12 Jun 2020 - 13:42 Most wind turbines' output could be boosted by changing rotational direction - study
News 12 Jun 2020 - 13:37 Digitalisation boost from pandemic can advance climate protection – analysis
News 12 Jun 2020 - 13:31 Energy markets recovering from corona shock, but coal faces 'toxic mix' – experts
News 11 Jun 2020 - 14:20 Local authorities' interest in climate change adaptation rises sharply in Germany
News 10 Jun 2020 - 13:01 A fifth of Germans would buy an electric car, one third a conventional model – survey
News 9 Jun 2020 - 13:15 Germany's planned renewable heat bonus fails to boost green district heating – utilities
News 8 Jun 2020 - 13:09 Coronavirus-induced power price drop prompts calls for extending Germany's renewables support
News 3 Jun 2020 - 13:25 German coal exit 'overtaken by reality,' country must prepare for earlier phase-out – NGO
News 2 Jun 2020 - 13:34 Germany to launch 80 billion euro-stimulus programme for 'innovation and sustainability'
News 2 Jun 2020 - 13:26 German metal-processing industry calls for common European industry power price
News 2 Jun 2020 - 13:23 Purchase premium scheme for all vehicles would cause rise in CO2 emissions – study
News 29 May 2020 - 13:01 Massive offshore wind expansion could solve German hydrogen strategy gridlock
News 28 May 2020 - 17:30 Slowing economy causes sizable German energy use decrease in first quarter 2020
News 28 May 2020 - 12:29 German Social Democrats say EU hydrogen production ideal case for coronavirus recovery project
News 26 May 2020 - 12:45 Emissions fraud compensation ruling marks black day for Volkswagen - German media
News 26 May 2020 - 12:40 German government should use coronavirus stimulus funds to reduce renewables levy – think tank
News 26 May 2020 - 12:38 Lufthansa rescue deal must set example for green recovery conditions – opinion
News 25 May 2020 - 14:58 Experts criticise proposed German coal exit law for deviating from commission compromise
News 25 May 2020 - 12:41 German environment ministry study says local authorities key to green recovery
News 25 May 2020 - 12:38 German solar and wind could supply three times today’s power demand by 2040 – study
News 22 May 2020 - 14:11 Energy-intensive industry warns against additional burdens from short-term coronavirus recovery measures
News 22 May 2020 - 14:07 Soaring renewables output could save villages threatened by German coal mine expansion
News 22 May 2020 - 14:04 Hard coal alliance proposes runtime extension for 'reserve' under Germany's phase-out - report
News 20 May 2020 - 13:55 German government adopts higher CO2 starting price of 25 euros per tonne for transport and heating
News 20 May 2020 - 13:50 Stimulus debates add fresh drive as energy transition efforts restart after coronavirus break
News 20 May 2020 - 13:44 Researchers weigh in on scope and scale of hydrogen use ahead of Germany's national strategy launch
News 20 May 2020 - 13:38 Germany to buy stake in Dutch grid operator TenneT as part of broader energy cooperation
News 20 May 2020 - 13:36 'Bee power' contracts seek to make Germany's bioenergy crops more sustainable
Interview 20 May 2020 - 12:30 Pandemic turns rush hour into public transport's “ultimate problem” – mobility researcher
News 19 May 2020 - 14:38 Controversial new coal plant Datteln 4 test runs disrupt German power prices
News 19 May 2020 - 14:23 Industry associations release 4-point plan to green Germany's municipal heating
News 19 May 2020 - 14:17 Rebuff of environment advisors' report shows Merkel party's disdain of science – opinion
News 19 May 2020 - 14:12 Public transport plunge due to coronavirus could inflate Germany's transport emissions – NGO
News 18 May 2020 - 18:14 German government coalition agreement removes key hurdles to renewables rollout
News 18 May 2020 - 14:08 Critics blast German parliament's approval of toll-free transport for LNG-powered trucks
News 18 May 2020 - 14:06 Germany leads globally in energy security levels, thanks to renewables - study
News 18 May 2020 - 14:02 Germany and France say climate action must be cornerstone of EU coronavirus recovery
News 13 May 2020 - 13:36 New negotiations on EU effort sharing needed to raise 2030 climate target – Merkel
News 13 May 2020 - 13:21 German grid agency increases incentive for market players to balance power grid
News 12 May 2020 - 13:16 German government, coastal states reach agreement for offshore wind expansion
News 12 May 2020 - 13:07 German econ minister proposes levies, cheap electricity for wind power communities
News 12 May 2020 - 12:50 Across-the-board car buyer premium is “sweet poison” for industry – think tanks
News 11 May 2020 - 13:48 Germans say climate crisis will have larger long-term effects than coronavirus – poll
News 11 May 2020 - 13:46 Grid expansion delay due to pandemic threatens to split German power price zone
News 11 May 2020 - 13:44 Members of Germany's ruling parties call for rapid increase in green hydrogen production
News 7 May 2020 - 14:01 Pandemic makes private cars more popular, public transport loses out – survey
News 7 May 2020 - 13:56 Germany's solar energy cap endangers investments worth one billion euros – report
News 7 May 2020 - 09:31 Coronavirus impact lays bare inflexibility of German power generation and demand
Interview 7 May 2020 - 08:58 Pandemic effects underscore key lessons for German power market – analyst
News 6 May 2020 - 13:29 Renewables can contribute more to future German power supply security – study
News 5 May 2020 - 15:07 State energy ministers call for investments in renewables, grid and hydrogen as part of coronavirus recovery
News 5 May 2020 - 14:09 German environment ministry weighs wind farm distance regulations to protect birds
News 5 May 2020 - 13:35 German govt coalition members at odds over energy and climate ambitions – report
News 4 May 2020 - 13:51 German govt unlikely to meet carmaker demands for coronavirus bailout - report
News 4 May 2020 - 13:37 Second energy transition sandbox to transform heat supply in lignite mining areas
News 30 Apr 2020 - 13:50 Gas demand drop hits German energy companies as storages full and prices low
News 30 Apr 2020 - 12:37 Higher 2030 EU climate target would lead to “challenging” debate on German goals
News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:49 Govt must support green start-ups to "strengthen economic immunity" - report
News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:15 Biomass auction significantly undersubscribed, industry worries over climate targets
News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:11 Economic coronavirus recovery must be at heart of German EU Council presidency – DIHK
News 29 Apr 2020 - 13:09 Europe’s steel industry must invest 100 billion euros for climate neutrality by 2050 – study
News 28 Apr 2020 - 12:29 Recovery programmes “great opportunity” to invest in climate action – opinion
News 28 Apr 2020 - 12:28 Small-scale renewables law reform draft omits provision on solar support cap
News 28 Apr 2020 - 12:26 Spring drought leaves German forests under "enormous stress test" – minister
News 27 Apr 2020 - 13:53 Lufthansa aid after initial rescue package must incorporate climate action – env min
News 24 Apr 2020 - 14:15 Munich Re first to offer insurance for performance of large-scale battery storage facilities
News 24 Apr 2020 - 13:49 Income from German renewables levy set to fall significantly due to coronavirus – analysis
News 24 Apr 2020 - 13:40 Petersberg Climate Dialogue will focus on green recovery – German and UK govts
News 24 Apr 2020 - 09:30 Coronavirus recovery must be tied to climate, innovative mobility, digitalisation – Merkel
News 22 Apr 2020 - 15:09 Use of cheap oil for power production in Germany possible, but unlikely – report
News 20 Apr 2020 - 13:39 European power production may cause 20 pct fewer emissions due to coronavirus – analysis
News 17 Apr 2020 - 13:38 Diesel driving bans “off the table” as lockdown shows low effect on German NOx levels – state sec
News 16 Apr 2020 - 13:04 Zero-support bids from 2018 could make bidders pay in German offshore auctions
News 15 Apr 2020 - 15:27 Solar marks new record as renewables repeatedly outstrip German power demand
News 15 Apr 2020 - 15:23 Oil industry lobbies German government to boost synthetic fuels amid corona crisis
News 15 Apr 2020 - 15:18 Lack of charging points could slow roll-out of e-mobility in Germany, study warns
News 14 Apr 2020 - 14:30 Germany's national academy of sciences stresses need for climate-friendly coronavirus recovery
News 14 Apr 2020 - 14:24 Carmakers call for state support to boost industry and green mobility after corona
News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:58 German strategy should not bet on hydrogen made with renewables alone – Uniper CEO
News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:51 Environmentalists call for halt to German search for nuclear waste site during coronavirus
News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:45 German wind power installations slightly up in early 2020 but still below required levels
News 9 Apr 2020 - 13:43 Greens call for clarity on ETS allowance cancellations during German coal exit
News 8 Apr 2020 - 15:30 Climate after corona: green stimulus package could boost the economic recovery
News 8 Apr 2020 - 12:55 Digitalisation of Germany's energy transition on track, but many hurdles ahead – study
News 8 Apr 2020 - 12:53 Coronavirus to have “massive impact” on German EU Council presidency – ambassador
News 8 Apr 2020 - 12:49 Germany's climate action plan to run into massive renewable power gap by 2030 – BEE
News 7 Apr 2020 - 13:19 Think tank proposes remuneration for innovative renewables systems guaranteeing non-stop feed-in
News 6 Apr 2020 - 13:58 Nuclear power generation and waste transfers continue in Germany despite coronavirus crisis
News 6 Apr 2020 - 12:36 Coronavirus slump will lead to more hours of negative power prices in Germany – study
News 6 Apr 2020 - 12:33 Germany's coronavirus recovery plan should help build climate-neutral economy – env min
News 3 Apr 2020 - 13:44 German car industry calls on EU to drop tighter emission limits in light of crisis
News 2 Apr 2020 - 13:44 Tesvolt starts production in 'first European gigafactory' for battery storage
News 2 Apr 2020 - 13:39 E-car driver satisfaction drops sharply as vehicles enter mass market – survey
News 2 Apr 2020 - 13:31 COP26 delay no excuse to put off climate action, German officials and activists say
News 1 Apr 2020 - 15:14 Climate-friendly hybrid trains could replace majority of German diesel engines – study
News 31 Mar 2020 - 14:14 “Undisputed success” or “inefficient”? Germany’s landmark renewable energy law at 20
News 31 Mar 2020 - 13:06 States call on federal govt to lower economic risks posed by turbine lawsuits
News 30 Mar 2020 - 14:03 German utilities support coronavirus rescue package but warn of growing impacts
News 30 Mar 2020 - 13:56 Distributed solar generation rising in Germany, with potential across Europe – study
News 27 Mar 2020 - 13:59 Finnish utility Fortum takes majority stake in Uniper, pledges commitment to energy transition
News 27 Mar 2020 - 13:49 German carmakers among thousands of companies halting production, employing 'short-time' work
News 27 Mar 2020 - 13:44 German wind industry says corona must not overshadow need for action as auction once again falls short
News 26 Mar 2020 - 14:07 Climate slides on Germans' list of concerns, Merkel's party reaps credit for corona response - poll
News 26 Mar 2020 - 14:03 Germans want their country to take climate leadership during EU presidency – survey
News 26 Mar 2020 - 14:00 Nobody can be happy about any positive climate effect now - German climate researcher
News 26 Mar 2020 - 13:57 German state plans to unlock Rhine Rift Valley's vast geothermal energy potential
News 25 Mar 2020 - 14:16 German researchers test conversion of CO2 from air into solid carbon in 'world first'
News 25 Mar 2020 - 13:58 Nuclear plant in Germany taken offline, corona crisis impacts on deconstruction plans
News 25 Mar 2020 - 13:56 Devices in standby-mode cost German households nearly 450,000 euros per hour
News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:43 German 2030 climate target only achievable with 'course correction' – consultancy
News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:39 Coal plant compensation should go into green corona stimulus package – renewables industry
News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:34 German wind power industry welcomes deadline extensions as corona impact sets in
News 24 Mar 2020 - 14:30 Solar power industry directly addresses Merkel in bid to remove looming support cap
News 23 Mar 2020 - 14:06 Power lines for trucks could save a fifth of German road freight emissions – study
News 23 Mar 2020 - 14:03 German Fridays for Futures leader warns against protests during corona crisis
News 23 Mar 2020 - 14:01 Sector coupling projects threatened by regulatory strains – Bundesrat committee
News 23 Mar 2020 - 13:57 German utilities rule out power cuts to defaulting households during corona crisis
News 20 Mar 2020 - 15:00 German economy heading for deep slump and lower emissions due to coronavirus
News 20 Mar 2020 - 13:55 Researchers' hydrogen road map expects 50 to 80 GW capacity in Germany by 2050
News 20 Mar 2020 - 13:53 Climate should not become pawn in the coronavirus crisis – environment state sec
News 20 Mar 2020 - 13:52 Solar and wind energy expansion in Germany faces paralysis due to coronavirus
News 19 Mar 2020 - 13:13 One fifth of Germany's grid extensions to heavily impact environment – grid agency
News 18 Mar 2020 - 15:03 German demand for green electricity higher than at any time since Fukushima – Verivox
News 17 Mar 2020 - 14:32 Germany's weather service starts ten-year forecast to improve climate adaptation
News 17 Mar 2020 - 14:28 Energy and industry companies team up to launch Germany's first hydrogen network
News 17 Mar 2020 - 14:16 Work on Germany's largest support-free pv farm starts, industry warns against corona fallout
News 16 Mar 2020 - 14:27 Hearing on Tesla’s factory postponed because of coronavirus, Berlin senator orders Model 3
News 16 Mar 2020 - 14:19 Steep emissions plunge puts Germany's original 2020 climate target back on the cards
News 13 Mar 2020 - 14:20 Solution to Germany's renewables gridlock adjourned due to coronavirus talks
News 12 Mar 2020 - 14:03 Offshore wind farm operators in row with environmentalists over impact on birds
News 11 Mar 2020 - 13:26 Some countries will wait out US elections before deciding on climate targets – policy expert
News 11 Mar 2020 - 13:22 German chemical makers connect with engineers to find path to climate neutrality
News 11 Mar 2020 - 13:19 Industry, NGOs implore German govt to end renewables impasse at key conference
News 10 Mar 2020 - 14:01 Germany must focus on green hydrogen, CCS is a distraction - research minister
News 10 Mar 2020 - 13:17 German grid operator 50Hertz reports renewables record, plans billions in new investments
Interview 6 Mar 2020 - 17:00 EU should pressure US over gas production’s climate impact – former US energy official
News 6 Mar 2020 - 14:24 Aviation tax should be postponed due to coronavirus – Conservative aviation expert
News 6 Mar 2020 - 13:57 Germany's largest landlord calls for state support to increase energy efficiency
News 5 Mar 2020 - 14:32 Solarwatt starts new PV production in Germany, says Europe can compete with Asia
News 5 Mar 2020 - 12:43 German govt council calls for urgent action to avoid climate shocks in finance
News 4 Mar 2020 - 13:47 Quick renewables boom required to cushion Germany's nuclear and coal exit – think tank
News 2 Mar 2020 - 14:22 StreetScooter's demise reveals challenges for e-car start-ups – industry expert
News 2 Mar 2020 - 13:50 Germany's climate package support triggers heating modernisation wave – survey
News 2 Mar 2020 - 13:34 VW will not develop new natural gas vehicles as it shifts aggressively to e-cars
News 28 Feb 2020 - 13:54 Climate and European Green Deal are top priorities, says new UBA head Messner
News 28 Feb 2020 - 13:52 German hard coal plant operators fail to reach agreement with economy ministry
News 28 Feb 2020 - 13:45 Offshore wind farms lose yield when too close, North Sea coordination needed – study
News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:35 Gas-fired heating still top seller as industry awaits boost for climate-friendly technologies
News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:12 European Commission earmarks 877 million euros for “just transition” in Germany
News 27 Feb 2020 - 14:10 Law firm calls German coal exit law 'unconstitutional,' Greens push for earlier plant closures
News 26 Feb 2020 - 13:50 Deutsche Bahn has no plans to bring back night trains despite growing popularity
News 26 Feb 2020 - 13:47 Protesters occupy Datteln 4 coal plant, as survey finds most Germans oppose it
News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:24 Bavaria's renewable capacity growing as nuclear plant shutdown boosts power imports
News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:21 Electric commercial aviation still a distant vision, synthetic fuels more realistic – engine producer MTU
News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:06 Germany's environment minister says closure of French nuclear plant makes Germany safer
News 21 Feb 2020 - 14:02 Hamburg mayor proposes conversion of coal plant into green hydrogen production site
News 20 Feb 2020 - 14:09 Failed auction illustrates 'dramatic' struggle of German wind power - industry
News 20 Feb 2020 - 14:00 Greens and environmental groups say Tesla factory near Berlin should go ahead
News 20 Feb 2020 - 13:35 Most Germans think coal exit will lead to higher electricity prices – survey
News 19 Feb 2020 - 14:23 Five years after Dieselgate, VW USA wants to be the climate-friendly alternative
News 19 Feb 2020 - 14:13 German economy minister defies Nord Stream 2 sanctions, says more Russian gas needed
News 17 Feb 2020 - 13:53 US pledges one billion dollars for Eastern Europe energy projects, argues against Nord Stream 2
News 14 Feb 2020 - 13:22 German coal exit too late, climate targets require completion by 2030 – report
News 13 Feb 2020 - 13:37 Tesla searches for bats and resettles ants in preparation for German gigafactory
News 13 Feb 2020 - 13:33 Reinsurer Munich Re promises to make asset portfolio climate-neutral by 2050
News 13 Feb 2020 - 13:26 Delay in fixing EU 2030 climate target puts COP26 at risk – environmental NGOs
News 12 Feb 2020 - 13:23 Germany must use EU Presidency to bolster European Climate Law – renewables industry
News 12 Feb 2020 - 13:19 'Tomorrow's oil': Germany seeks hydrogen export deal with West African states
News 11 Feb 2020 - 14:31 Gas industry calls for capacity market debate as Germany exits nuclear and coal
News 11 Feb 2020 - 13:48 Aviation industry cuts domestic flights in Germany, calls for EU-wide synthetic fuel approach
News 10 Feb 2020 - 14:42 Merkel confidante decision to quit as CDU leader reopens dispute over party's direction
News 10 Feb 2020 - 13:38 Germany's steel industry needs political support to cope with CO2-reduction – opinion
News 10 Feb 2020 - 13:33 Tesla to receive state aid only if research and development 'takes place in Germany'
News 7 Feb 2020 - 12:55 New Opel Gigafactory in Germany to be largest battery cell producer in Europe
News 6 Feb 2020 - 14:10 Thuringia’s planned leftist state govt coalition unexpectedly defeated with far-right backing
News 6 Feb 2020 - 12:45 Absence of climate “poster child” UK makes reaching EU targets harder – opinion
News 5 Feb 2020 - 13:29 US Heartland Institute supports European climate science deniers – media report
News 3 Feb 2020 - 13:47 CDU’s economic wing proposes stronger German participation in nuclear energy research – media
News 31 Jan 2020 - 14:15 Heat pump industry expects strong growth in Germany after tepid increase in 2019
News 31 Jan 2020 - 14:01 Coach company FlixBus to cut services due to rail tax support - media report
News 30 Jan 2020 - 13:43 Conservatives' draft would further tighten turbine distances, is 'inacceptable' – wind industry
News 30 Jan 2020 - 13:21 German econ min calls for large-scale green hydrogen production in highly anticipated strategy - report
News 29 Jan 2020 - 14:09 CORRECTION - Grid expansion will be Energiewende's next big 'object of hate' – institute
News 28 Jan 2020 - 13:37 Calls for roll-out compromise as data confirms Germany's wind power collapse
News 27 Jan 2020 - 14:25 Energy heavyweight RWE calls for roundtable on solving Germany's wind power impasse
News 27 Jan 2020 - 14:24 Tesla eyes German state aid for new gigafactory as Musk weighs in on environmental concerns
News 27 Jan 2020 - 14:22 EU will not leave people of eastern German lignite region behind – cohesion commissioner
News 23 Jan 2020 - 15:45 Offshore wind power expansion in Germany overtakes onshore for first time in 2019
News 22 Jan 2020 - 13:35 Energy efficiency rules raise financial burden for Germany's tenants – association
News 22 Jan 2020 - 13:31 Venture capital providers agree sustainability clause to green Germany's start-up scene
News 22 Jan 2020 - 11:28 Former coal commission members say German government breached landmark exit compromise
News 21 Jan 2020 - 13:17 VW says govt support could spark 'initial ignition' for switch to e-mobility
News 20 Jan 2020 - 13:34 Decarbonisation not possible "with German wind and solar energy alone" - econ min
News 17 Jan 2020 - 13:48 Greens want Germany to turn its 2020 EU Council presidency into a “climate presidency”
News 17 Jan 2020 - 13:36 “Historic compromise” or “pact of unreason”? – media reactions to Germany’s coal exit deal
News 17 Jan 2020 - 12:49 Villages vanishing despite Germany's coal exit see themselves as pawns in policy tit-for-tat
News 17 Jan 2020 - 12:48 Germany's carmakers will need state aid to overcome greatest disruption yet – opinion
News 16 Jan 2020 - 14:28 Climate package will increase jobs but slow Germany's economic growth – analysis
News 16 Jan 2020 - 13:14 Mix of centralised and decentralised technologies key to successful Energiewende – researchers
News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:16 No additional funding to EU for supporting Green Deal, German finance ministry says
News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:10 Germany's new resource strategy aims at 'responsible' supply for energy transition
News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:06 Adani coal mine row with climate activists backfires on Siemens CEO Kaeser – media commentaries
News 15 Jan 2020 - 14:02 Transport ministry and Deutsche Bahn ink 86 billion euro investment contract
News 13 Jan 2020 - 17:00 EU push for green finance compels Germany to develop coherent strategy in 2020
News 13 Jan 2020 - 14:02 Removal of solar power support cap only in exchange for wind turbine distance rule - CDU business wing
News 13 Jan 2020 - 13:57 Reliance on imports for e-mobility could cause major job losses in Germany – gov advisors
News 13 Jan 2020 - 13:54 Successful decarbonisation in Germany also hinges on labour unions' support – Merkel
News 10 Jan 2020 - 11:50 Germany's RWE could receive two billion euros in compensation for coal exit – media reports
News 8 Jan 2020 - 12:31 Germany's emission cut is “joyful but clouded New Year’s message” – commentaries
News 8 Jan 2020 - 12:30 Huge state investments needed to hedge against Germany's decarbonisation – economists
News 8 Jan 2020 - 12:28 German Uniper offers to shut old coal plants in return for new station – media report
News 7 Jan 2020 - 14:00 Germany's towns urge rapid climate action to make infrastructure fit for future
News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:14 Rising demand will lead Germany towards renewable power gap - energy researchers
News 6 Jan 2020 - 14:10 Proposed compensation payments for wind turbine neighbours met with scepticism in Germany
News 20 Dec 2019 - 16:39 Risen from the ruins, Germany's solar power sector has zest for action in 2020
News 20 Dec 2019 - 14:27 Germany's 2030 target of 65 percent renewables officially adopted in grid planning
News 19 Dec 2019 - 13:15 Merkel says govt supports raising EU’s 2030 climate target but little on consequences for Germany
News 18 Dec 2019 - 13:28 German wind industry faces same grim fate as country's solar industry – Senvion CEO
News 18 Dec 2019 - 13:25 German state clears important legal hurdle for wind turbine repowering, cancels minimum distance rule
News 17 Dec 2019 - 13:23 Deutsche Bahn invests record sum in new trains, revives mothballed connections
News 16 Dec 2019 - 12:41 Battery electric cars better than all alternative drives on full lifecycle emissions – study
News 16 Dec 2019 - 12:00 COP25 blog - Germany says worst has been avoided in Madrid, urges UN summit must change
Interview 16 Dec 2019 - 10:24 Without innovation leaps, Germany will fail on climate action – conservative German MP
News 13 Dec 2019 - 13:52 Wind overtakes lignite as Germany's primary power source for the first time in 2019
News 12 Dec 2019 - 13:04 Targeted action needed to curb unrelenting global demand for coal power – German env min
News 10 Dec 2019 - 13:31 Germany to establish coordination hub for international power-to-x activities
News 10 Dec 2019 - 13:29 Share of new cars with alternative engines reaches double digits for first time in Germany
News 10 Dec 2019 - 13:24 Climate impact of cooling gases in Germany down by 21 percent in 2018 - Destatis
News 9 Dec 2019 - 13:08 E-mobility not the be-all and the end-all to reducing carbon says Deutsche Bank
News 6 Dec 2019 - 15:06 Germany needs drastic rise in fuel prices to meet climate targets, environment agency paper says
News 6 Dec 2019 - 15:02 Merkel announces meeting with states to get renewables expansion back on track
News 6 Dec 2019 - 14:56 New SPD leaders call for 'massive investments' in new energy system, say climate package needs revamp
News 5 Dec 2019 - 13:13 Sustainable funds climbing in Germany as chemicals heavyweight commits to ESG criteria
News 5 Dec 2019 - 12:47 German car industry makes stand against new EU Commission's climate ambitions
News 4 Dec 2019 - 13:48 German state energy ministers criticise climate package, call for 'massive' renewables expansion
News 3 Dec 2019 - 13:40 Merkel seeks to appease protesting farmers, says effective climate action is 'common cause'
News 2 Dec 2019 - 13:43 Tesla's prospective German home region ready to process application for gigafactory
News 2 Dec 2019 - 13:40 Renewables overtake fossil fuels in Germany's annual power production for first time
News 29 Nov 2019 - 14:23 Internet hub Frankfurt struggles to reduce energy use as online data volumes skyrocket
News 29 Nov 2019 - 14:09 Germany’s climate law and national emissions trading system clear last legislative hurdle
News 29 Nov 2019 - 13:39 'The world needs Russia' to solve climate crisis - German development minister
News 28 Nov 2019 - 13:38 End of nuclear no threat to Bavaria's power supply security – state minister
News 28 Nov 2019 - 13:28 Higher wholesale power prices offset planned renewables surcharge cut - industry
News 27 Nov 2019 - 14:08 Northern and southern German state each take lead in national renewables ranking
News 27 Nov 2019 - 14:04 No dominant actor on German electricity market but RWE merits close look – antitrust authorities
News 27 Nov 2019 - 14:01 NRW state premier urges quick adoption of coal exit law, defends new coal plant commissioning
News 27 Nov 2019 - 13:50 Climate strikes announced in more than 500 German cities on eve of UN climate conference
News 27 Nov 2019 - 13:30 Former energy lobbyist and Merkel confidante to lead German carmaker association
News 27 Nov 2019 - 13:19 Climate targets of Germany's biggest companies incompatible with Paris Agreement goals – report
News 26 Nov 2019 - 17:36 Germany must adapt as local temperature increase already at 1.5 degrees – govt
News 26 Nov 2019 - 13:04 Renewable companies say grid operators' electrolysers monopolise hydrogen market
News 25 Nov 2019 - 12:36 Energy-intensive industry must jump-start low-CO₂ technologies to reach climate targets – study
News 25 Nov 2019 - 12:33 Yet again, no onshore wind bids in fourth joint renewables auction, solar wins
News 22 Nov 2019 - 12:04 Coal exit must include cancellation of ETS allowances – climate economist Edenhofer
News 22 Nov 2019 - 12:02 German states to deviate from planned minimum distance rule for wind turbines
News 21 Nov 2019 - 13:03 UK and Germany mull boosting cooperation on hydrogen production with offshore wind
News 20 Nov 2019 - 13:04 Design of Germany's wind power distance rules undecided as opposition to policy grows
News 19 Nov 2019 - 13:48 Anti-nuclear activists protest against waste transports from Germany to Russia
News 19 Nov 2019 - 13:42 African countries can avoid CO2-intensvie growth path – German-African business association
News 19 Nov 2019 - 13:40 Central banks lack mandate to decide which investment is good for climate – opinion
News 18 Nov 2019 - 13:30 2050 climate neutrality 'magical thinking' – German industry association president
News 18 Nov 2019 - 12:34 Tesla gigafactory in Germany hailed as gamechanger for lagging e-mobility transition
News 15 Nov 2019 - 13:50 German doctors call for national strategy to deal with health effects of climate change
News 15 Nov 2019 - 13:42 Merkel says world heading for 3-degree warming under current climate targets, calls for higher ambitions
News 14 Nov 2019 - 13:33 Germans face exposure to air pollution and heatwaves as health effects of climate change grow
News 14 Nov 2019 - 13:26 COP25 in Madrid must lead to higher ambitions at crucial time for international climate action – German govt
News 13 Nov 2019 - 13:53 German industry warns government's strict wind power rules threaten climate targets
News 13 Nov 2019 - 12:01 Ban Ki-moon calls on Germany to back EIB ban on loans for fossil fuel projects
News 12 Nov 2019 - 12:47 Thyssenkrupp tests use of hydrogen in steel production to bring down emissions
News 12 Nov 2019 - 12:40 Economy and environment ministries pass the blame for slump in German wind power expansion
News 11 Nov 2019 - 14:46 No country in the world has found solution for nuclear waste challenge - report
News 11 Nov 2019 - 12:56 Climate package will lead to fiscal revenue loss in German states – Bundesrat
News 8 Nov 2019 - 14:09 Onshore wind permits in Germany fell by 70 percent since 2016 - utility group
News 8 Nov 2019 - 14:02 Germany's planned carbon pricing system 'unnecessarily expensive' – economists
News 8 Nov 2019 - 13:56 German building material giant HeidelbergCement benefits from rising ETS price
News 7 Nov 2019 - 14:05 Farmers call for better inclusion in Germany's climate policy, announce more protests
News 7 Nov 2019 - 14:00 Saxony's state premier says climate package 'discriminates against people in Germany'
News 6 Nov 2019 - 14:38 Energy and climate observers don’t share German government’s positive mid-term review
News 6 Nov 2019 - 14:18 Reliable climate policy needed to bolster German economy – government advisors
News 6 Nov 2019 - 13:39 Trump's Paris Agreement withdrawal illustrates USA's abdication as leader – opinion
News 6 Nov 2019 - 13:35 German CO2 price legal 'time bomb', may result in billions of reclaims – researchers
News 6 Nov 2019 - 13:32 Nuclear power experts meet in Berlin to debate best ways for plant dismantling
News 5 Nov 2019 - 13:56 Study says Germany can achieve 2050 climate neutrality without nuclear and CCS
News 5 Nov 2019 - 13:49 Germany lifts e-car buyer's premium to boost sales of carmakers' new electric fleets
News 4 Nov 2019 - 14:13 Volkswagen announces 'system change' as production of e-car model ID.3 starts
News 4 Nov 2019 - 14:05 Merkel promises e-car charging infrastructure boost ahead of meeting with industry
News 4 Nov 2019 - 14:01 Mass dismantling of old wind turbines could overburden Germany's recycling capacities
Interview 1 Nov 2019 - 15:35 'Companies would not think of energy efficiency if it wasn't profitable' - KfW development bank
News 1 Nov 2019 - 13:29 Germany must specify 2050 emission target for cost-efficient energy transition – study
News 1 Nov 2019 - 13:22 Court in Germany rejects lawsuit against govt over alleged climate action neglect
News 29 Oct 2019 - 17:41 Germany's CO2 emissions set to fall “markedly” in 2019 as energy use declines
News 29 Oct 2019 - 08:40 Sustainable start-up builder econnext links social, green and finance worlds
News 28 Oct 2019 - 13:50 Daimler unveils plan to get rid of diesel engines in commercial vehicles by 2039
News 28 Oct 2019 - 13:36 EU state aid rules could frustrate German coal plant operators' compensation hopes – NGO
News 25 Oct 2019 - 15:22 German renewables record overshadowed by slump in onshore wind power expansion
News 25 Oct 2019 - 14:17 Persisting slump in German wind power expansion poses “drastic” threat to jobs, climate targets – VDMA study
News 25 Oct 2019 - 14:11 German government's sustainable finance advisors at odds over obligations for financial sector
News 24 Oct 2019 - 12:19 RWE head insists “nuclear energy economically dead,” expects tenders for gas plants
News 23 Oct 2019 - 13:29 Security agency and energy industry compete for Germany's blackout-proof communication line
News 22 Oct 2019 - 14:09 Roughly 264,000 people in Germany employed in environmental protection in 2017
News 21 Oct 2019 - 13:15 Germany's new offshore wind power expansion plans must consider environmental limits, NGO warns
News 21 Oct 2019 - 13:09 Carbon budget: Germany's government dodges climate action's key figure – researcher
News 18 Oct 2019 - 14:27 Engineering association rings alarm as next German wind power auction undersubscribed
News 18 Oct 2019 - 14:25 Almost all of Germany's non-residential buildings need climate-friendly modernisation - KfW bank
News 17 Oct 2019 - 13:38 E-fuels will be driving force towards zero-emission logistics – Deutsche Post DHL
News 17 Oct 2019 - 13:31 No new lignite mines in Brandenburg, parties agree in state govt coalition talks
News 16 Oct 2019 - 12:44 German efficiency experts point to Danish district heating model as inspiration
News 15 Oct 2019 - 12:22 Europe must cut meat production to increase forest areas for climate - researchers
News 14 Oct 2019 - 13:28 German govt should back banning natural gas from EIB support list – researcher
News 14 Oct 2019 - 13:25 Germany's power prices could rise significantly due to coal exit – consultancy
News 14 Oct 2019 - 11:00 Coming of age: How will Germany’s renewable energy pioneers fare in the free market?
News 11 Oct 2019 - 14:15 Major German companies among world's most active anti-climate action lobbyists - study
News 11 Oct 2019 - 14:11 Siemens and Evonik launch 'artificial photosynthesis' project to turn CO2 into chemicals
News 11 Oct 2019 - 14:09 EU has to significantly ramp up emissions reduction goal to stay on track for Paris goals – researchers
News 10 Oct 2019 - 13:43 Germany to make it more attractive for ships to turn off engines in ports and use power grid instead
News 9 Oct 2019 - 10:44 Germany's chemical industry can become nearly greenhouse gas neutral by 2050 – study
News 9 Oct 2019 - 10:42 Germany introduces competitive system for balancing fluctuations in the electricity grid
News 8 Oct 2019 - 14:10 Labour union IG Metall calls for higher top tax rate to cover climate action costs
News 8 Oct 2019 - 14:01 German grid only requires fraction of conventional plants continuously running - agency
News 8 Oct 2019 - 13:59 Industry and transport seen as biggest potential CO2 savers by most Germans – survey
News 8 Oct 2019 - 11:00 Extinction Rebellion protesters block main roads in Berlin, urge climate action
News 7 Oct 2019 - 14:30 Electric version of VW's trademark Golf now cheaper than traditional model – study
News 7 Oct 2019 - 14:29 Legal loophole allowed German companies to avoid paying billions in renewables support – media
News 4 Oct 2019 - 13:42 State premier of Saarland calls for billions in support to turn steel industry climate neutral
News 4 Oct 2019 - 13:14 Extinction Rebellion climate movement plans blockades in Berlin from 7 October
News 2 Oct 2019 - 13:56 Ambitious German energy transition would generate more jobs than business-as-usual by 2050 - study
News 2 Oct 2019 - 13:54 Germany to offer less cash to close coal plants than utilities expected – Bloomberg
News 1 Oct 2019 - 17:30 Germany to reach goal of 4 bln euros for intl climate financing by 2020 – budget draft
News 30 Sep 2019 - 13:39 Germany's right-wing populist AfD says climate action criticism to be major campaign issue
News 27 Sep 2019 - 13:51 Project-based carbon contracts for differences could help lower industry emissions – analysis
News 27 Sep 2019 - 13:42 Germany's climate targets require huge amounts of renewable hydrogen – reports
News 27 Sep 2019 - 13:39 Most Germans say government's 2030 climate action package does not go far enough
News 26 Sep 2019 - 14:12 Merkel's Conservatives insist on low initial CO2 price to get public on board
News 26 Sep 2019 - 13:59 Social Democrats prepared to raise initial CO2 price in Germany's climate package
News 26 Sep 2019 - 13:55 Germany earmarks 800 million euros to make its battered forests climate-resilient
News 25 Sep 2019 - 14:04 German carmakers can't shake off dieselgate – VW executives charged, Daimler fined
News 25 Sep 2019 - 14:02 Industry sees high AI potential in energy transition but has yet to invest - report
News 24 Sep 2019 - 14:01 Grid agency votes to give Germany's energy industry own blackout-proof communication line
News 24 Sep 2019 - 13:45 Merkel's commitment to climate neutrality by 2050 at UN summit not enough – critics
News 24 Sep 2019 - 13:40 German industry can become CO2-neutral, but not with new govt strategy – WWF
News 24 Sep 2019 - 13:39 Only a quarter of German heating systems use renewable energy – industry association
News 23 Sep 2019 - 14:12 Climate package faces headwind and legal uncertainty as Merkel addresses UN summit
News 23 Sep 2019 - 10:34 While Germans wait for federal climate action, Berliners call for climate emergency
News 20 Sep 2019 - 20:00 Germany bets on slow-starting CO2 price, slew of incentives to reach 2030 climate goals
News 20 Sep 2019 - 12:58 Greens in coalition talks in eastern German states following recent elections
News 19 Sep 2019 - 13:23 Climate change and biodiversity most pressing issues – German environment ministry report
News 19 Sep 2019 - 13:19 E-mobility and wind power auctions suffer from flawed competition – German Monopolies Commission
News 18 Sep 2019 - 12:30 Energy efficiency sector has low hopes for German climate cabinet outcome – survey
News 18 Sep 2019 - 12:23 Switch from coal and oil to gas increases greenhouse effect due to methane emissions – study
News 18 Sep 2019 - 12:21 Countries could surpass pledged emissions cuts with help from cities, regions and businesses – report
News 17 Sep 2019 - 13:31 CDU politicians want to make lawsuits against new power lines more difficult
News 16 Sep 2019 - 12:31 Infeasible "myths" dominate Germany's transport transition debate - db research
News 13 Sep 2019 - 13:24 German transport minister proposes billions for e-cars, railway and cleaner trucks
News 13 Sep 2019 - 13:23 Conservatives propose national emissions trading system for transport and buildings
News 13 Sep 2019 - 13:21 Mayor and climate activists' absence cast shadow over Europe's largest auto show
News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:11 Germany's environment agency says emissions of new diesel cars still too high
News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:08 Merkel: Cutting transport emissions will be “herculean task” for govt and industry
News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:03 German industry and tenants call for support in turning German houses climate friendly
News 12 Sep 2019 - 14:00 Eight out of ten Germans see climate change as a “very serious problem” – EU survey
News 11 Sep 2019 - 13:58 Climate protection “at the heart” of von der Leyen's new European Commission – media
News 11 Sep 2019 - 13:55 German wind power industry warns of “precarious” situation at major industry fair
News 11 Sep 2019 - 13:53 Coal exit compels Germany to raise offshore wind power expansion plans – industry study
News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:27 Carmakers highlight climate ambitions at auto show in response to protest wave
News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:13 Germany's finance minister says “restart” with massive climate investments needed to curb emissions
News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:10 Onshore wind power auction in Germany once again fails to attract enough bidders
News 10 Sep 2019 - 14:06 Largest German Protestant state church body calls on members to join climate strike
News 9 Sep 2019 - 13:40 Environment minister says German government coalition hinges on climate action
News 9 Sep 2019 - 13:36 Bavarian CSU presents climate plan ahead of crucial 20 September govt meeting
News 9 Sep 2019 - 13:32 Over 40 percent of Germans worried climate change will have “dramatic” consequences
News 9 Sep 2019 - 12:00 Patchy counselling holds German citizens back from investing climate friendly
News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:45 New EU emission rules turn SUVs from “climate killers into profit killers” – report
News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:34 German energy ministers promise legal overhaul to revive ailing wind power expansion
News 6 Sep 2019 - 13:27 German companies to play “major role” in second European battery cell production project
News 5 Sep 2019 - 16:00 Germany's renewables investments falls on lower prices, slower capacity growth
News 5 Sep 2019 - 12:29 Economy ministry plans no compensation for hard coal plant operators after 2030 – media
News 5 Sep 2019 - 12:00 Germany's finance industry struggles to marry climate action and business strategy
News 4 Sep 2019 - 13:06 Room heating demand in German households rises for third year in a row – study
News 4 Sep 2019 - 10:53 Frankfurt car fair promises showdown between Fridays for Future and auto lobby
News 3 Sep 2019 - 17:45 German conservatives flesh out climate action plans ahead of decisive cabinet meeting
News 3 Sep 2019 - 13:41 “Big coup” in climate policy needed to continue German coalition – SPD Vice Chancellor Scholz
News 2 Sep 2019 - 13:15 Far-right AfD soars in east German state elections, scoops up votes in coal regions
News 2 Sep 2019 - 13:13 Slowdown in wind power expansion could signal end to Germany's “green fairy tale” – commentary
News 30 Aug 2019 - 15:19 MPs from Germany's conservative party CSU want extra tax on cheapest European flights
News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:25 Sustainable fuels crucial for Germany's transport sector climate targets – industry associations
News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:21 Agriculture minister plans large-scale reforestation to tackle 'grave state' of German forests
News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:15 German government says new Rhine river engineering is adequate climate adaptation measure
News 30 Aug 2019 - 14:04 Court orders operations at German coal mine halted over environmental concerns
News 29 Aug 2019 - 12:55 Five new 3 MW wind turbines needed every day to reach 2030 renewables target – DIHK
News 29 Aug 2019 - 12:41 Locally produced food could feed most city dwellers, German climate researchers say
News 29 Aug 2019 - 12:33 Germany needs concept to exploit e-scooter potential for mobility transition – city association
News 28 Aug 2019 - 14:02 German cabinet adopts draft law to strengthen mining regions during coal exit
News 28 Aug 2019 - 13:48 CORRECTION - Carmaker Daimler to enlist wind farms set to lose Germany's renewable support
News 27 Aug 2019 - 16:42 Leading from behind – Germany's government sparks green finance to drive climate policy
News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:30 Intelligent charging would make fully electric car fleet in Germany economically feasible – study
News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:27 Vestas to install 29 MW of wind power in “lighthouse project” at German steel plant
News 27 Aug 2019 - 13:25 German government says power storage capacity could grow more than 50-fold by 2030
News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:43 German coal plants face "abrupt shutdown" due to stricter mercury regulations – industry
News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:39 German interior ministry calls for tax incentives for climate-friendly home renovations
News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:34 Study finds CO2 price of 50 euros per tonne would be 'socially balanced' for Germany
News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:32 Number of domestic and international air passengers continues to rise in Germany
News 26 Aug 2019 - 13:28 German government criticises Brazil over Amazon fire, calls for rainforest protection programme
News 23 Aug 2019 - 13:23 Increasing droughts can destabilise power supply in Germany and beyond – WWF report
News 22 Aug 2019 - 13:53 Entrepreneur initiative calls for fast, effective CO₂ price, will join global climate strike
News 22 Aug 2019 - 13:44 Germany should focus on energy efficiency before power-to-x – energy experts
News 21 Aug 2019 - 12:02 German aviation levy revenues must be used for climate action – transport min
News 20 Aug 2019 - 13:59 German emissions trading scheme for transport and heating would delay action several years – study
News 19 Aug 2019 - 13:13 Funds for structural change in German coal regions in dispute – state premiers call for clarity
News 19 Aug 2019 - 13:09 Compact power-to-liquid pilot facility demonstrates high degree of efficiency
News 19 Aug 2019 - 13:03 Rail must be strengthened to replace certain domestic flights with trains – German Aviation Association
News 19 Aug 2019 - 12:59 German renewables levy to rise slightly in 2020 and peak the year after – think tank
News 16 Aug 2019 - 12:09 German transport minister's proposals for climate-friendly traffic 'completely insufficient' – media
News 15 Aug 2019 - 12:21 Solar power module production in Europe can become economically viable again, study finds
News 15 Aug 2019 - 12:13 Market introduction strategy for green hydrogen needed – German industry association
News 14 Aug 2019 - 11:58 Public e-car charging points in Germany increase by more than 50 percent in a year
News 14 Aug 2019 - 11:53 German power grid expansion makes 'slow progress' with 6,600 kilometres to go
News 13 Aug 2019 - 13:43 Bolsonaro says Brazil “doesn't need” Amazon aid as German government debates cuts
News 13 Aug 2019 - 13:37 Switching from oil to gas in home heating systems could save 14 million tonnes CO₂ - study
News 12 Aug 2019 - 12:30 Coordinated Dutch-German climate action is critical for Europe – researchers
News 12 Aug 2019 - 12:29 Conservative party head calls for overhaul of German energy taxes and levies
News 9 Aug 2019 - 13:59 Pricier emission permits eat into Uniper profits; Innogy earnings also decrease
News 8 Aug 2019 - 13:53 Supplier Continental bets on electrification but rejects battery cell production
News 8 Aug 2019 - 13:51 German government parties debate new public debt to fight climate change – report
News 8 Aug 2019 - 13:41 IPCC land use report shows climate change threat to global livelihood – env min
News 7 Aug 2019 - 14:01 Germany must raise climate ambitions ahead of UN summit - researchers and climate NGOs
News 6 Aug 2019 - 14:05 Germany’s finance ministry considers screening of state budget by climate criteria
News 5 Aug 2019 - 13:17 Conservatives debate speedy reduction of VAT on train tickets, Greens present law draft
News 5 Aug 2019 - 13:09 Grid agency to further limit new wind turbines in northern Germany due to lagging grid expansion – media
News 2 Aug 2019 - 12:19 German Aviation Association calls for power-to-liquid road map to bring emissions to zero
News 2 Aug 2019 - 12:18 Germans say incentives better than bans to promote climate-friendly behaviour – poll
News 2 Aug 2019 - 11:54 Conservative state agriculture ministers demand 800 million euros to save German forests
News 1 Aug 2019 - 12:32 Dying forests mean Germany loses “most important climate action ally” – minister
News 1 Aug 2019 - 12:29 Majority wants climate action to become part of German Basic Law – online survey
News 1 Aug 2019 - 09:00 German lignite plants deep in the red, should get little compensation to close – report
News 31 Jul 2019 - 13:57 Federal government unsettles population with climate action debate – Saxony state premier
News 31 Jul 2019 - 13:55 Climate cabinet deal on 20 Sep would show grand coalition can deliver – state sec
News 31 Jul 2019 - 13:52 German utility RWE raises earnings forecast for 2019 amid lignite compensation talks
News 30 Jul 2019 - 13:47 Germany turns into electricity importer for first time in five years in June
News 30 Jul 2019 - 10:30 Bavarian Merkel ally says climate action belongs in German Basic Law - media
News 29 Jul 2019 - 13:43 Right-wing AfD continues to reject man-made climate change in environmental position paper
News 26 Jul 2019 - 13:49 Germany accounts for one third of EU coal power generation despite 2019 drop
News 26 Jul 2019 - 13:46 Tenant electricity scheme to boost solar in German cities a failure, industry says
News 26 Jul 2019 - 13:40 Nuclear power plant in Germany on verge of getting switched off due to heat wave
News 25 Jul 2019 - 14:54 Members of Germany’s coal exit commission criticise slow and inert implementation
News 25 Jul 2019 - 14:52 Costly nuclear power no option for low-carbon power mix of future – researchers
News 25 Jul 2019 - 14:50 German conservatives propose discount on electricity and support for rural commuters
News 24 Jul 2019 - 14:13 Germany’s nuclear fund says financing of waste disposal “very likely ensured”
News 24 Jul 2019 - 14:11 Berlin restricts diesel on some roads and sets speed limits to tackle air pollution
News 23 Jul 2019 - 14:07 Lack of charging options in apartment buildings hurdle to Germany’s e-car roll-out – study
News 23 Jul 2019 - 13:53 Germany's solar power capacity approaching 52 GW support cap, industry warns
News 23 Jul 2019 - 13:52 Court annuls price system suspected to be behind recent German grid troubles
News 22 Jul 2019 - 14:10 Auctions and support cuts put brakes on Germany’s citizen energy cooperatives – survey
News 22 Jul 2019 - 14:00 More than 2,000 new wind power turbines in Germany on hold due to licensing issues
News 22 Jul 2019 - 13:54 German hard coal imports may fall 10 percent in 2019 as renewables rise – importers’ group
News 22 Jul 2019 - 13:47 German grid expansion at risk as TenneT enforces Dutch control – media reports
News 19 Jul 2019 - 13:58 Germany’s conservative parliamentary group leader calls for “hundreds of billions of euros” in climate investments
News 18 Jul 2019 - 17:05 Switch from coal to gas cut CO2 emissions from German fossil fuel power plants by a third - researcher
News 18 Jul 2019 - 13:47 One in five cars in EU seen to be electric by 2025, Germany part of trend - analysis
News 18 Jul 2019 - 13:43 Industry, transport and buildings associations weigh in on CO₂ pricing ahead of climate cabinet meeting
News 18 Jul 2019 - 13:36 EU must raise 2030 emissions reduction goal to go climate neutral by 2050 – researchers
News 17 Jul 2019 - 12:50 Hydrogen fuel cell cars have climate advantage over battery electric cars at high range – study
News 17 Jul 2019 - 12:46 Strong message, little substance on climate by new EU Commission head – reactions
News 16 Jul 2019 - 13:11 Right climate policy can reconcile yellow vests and Fridays For Future – French and German advisors
News 16 Jul 2019 - 13:08 EU top job candidate promises "Green Deal" and "Climate Law" for Europe ahead of crunch vote
News 16 Jul 2019 - 13:08 Threatened Siemens site in mining region to become hub for hydrogen research
News 15 Jul 2019 - 13:17 16 percent more wind power generated in the North Sea in first half of 2019 – TenneT
News 15 Jul 2019 - 13:16 German government must act quickly on CO2 pricing, after expert opinion – commentaries
News 13 Jul 2019 - 13:04 German gov’t advisors call for CO2 price to revamp inefficient climate policy
News 12 Jul 2019 - 13:16 NGO Germanwatch calls on government to follow 12 other EU states with CO2 tax
News 11 Jul 2019 - 14:09 Metalworkers’ union and environmental organisations demand German climate action in rare alliance
News 11 Jul 2019 - 14:00 “Vague” messages by EU top-job candidate in parliamentary meetings – media comments
News 11 Jul 2019 - 10:30 “I want Europe to become first climate neutral continent” – EU top-job candidate
News 10 Jul 2019 - 13:01 “Très bien”, “symbolic politics” – German media on French flight eco-tax plan
News 9 Jul 2019 - 12:45 German Greens attach conditions to confirming von der Leyen as Commission president
News 8 Jul 2019 - 13:33 “Greta effect” - Demand for 100% renewable electricity contracts rises sharply
News 8 Jul 2019 - 13:30 German parties must come together to find “climate consensus” – CDU party leader
News 8 Jul 2019 - 13:28 Recurring extreme weather events show Germany must review climate change adaptation strategy – Merkel
Interview 8 Jul 2019 - 12:08 ''Germany's finance sector cannot become green without a political plan''
News 5 Jul 2019 - 14:09 Siemens boss calls on EU to turn fight against climate change into opportunity for industry
News 4 Jul 2019 - 12:45 German electricity supply security to stay very high even with coal exit – economy ministry
News 3 Jul 2019 - 14:56 Recent remarks suggest EU top job frontrunner von der Leyen takes climate crisis seriously
News 3 Jul 2019 - 14:15 Oil major Total says keeps an eye on “very interesting” German hydrogen projects
News 3 Jul 2019 - 14:09 Shutdown of hard coal plants in Germany initially via tenders – economy minister
News 2 Jul 2019 - 13:39 “Red-Green-Red” state coalition in Bremen wants to declare “climate emergency”
News 1 Jul 2019 - 13:46 Right-wing AfD plans “eco-strategy” to build on opposition to energy transition
News 1 Jul 2019 - 13:35 G20 currently not able to send “strong joint messages on climate” - Germanwatch
News 28 Jun 2019 - 12:42 Climate effects from airplanes’ condensation trails to triple by 2050 - study
News 28 Jun 2019 - 12:40 German Aerospace Center establishes industry decarbonisation institute in lignite area
News 28 Jun 2019 - 12:34 2018 heat wave affected power plants, supply security not in danger – German govt
News 27 Jun 2019 - 12:30 Record renewables output shows Germany needs systemic revamp - energy industry
News 27 Jun 2019 - 12:27 Environment ministry should have right to initiate laws outside own responsibility – govt advisors
News 27 Jun 2019 - 12:24 Expanding ETS to transport, building and agriculture “not expedient” in light of urgency – Merkel
Interview 27 Jun 2019 - 10:20 Dedicated engineers have made Germany a “Green Energy Valley” - Start-up expert
News 26 Jun 2019 - 12:59 Merkel’s ‘car summit’ addresses carmakers’ rather than society’s problems – commentary
News 24 Jun 2019 - 13:56 Wind industry urges Germany’s government to stand firm regarding 2050 climate-neutrality
News 24 Jun 2019 - 13:53 German parties call for limiting SUV sales as share of high-emission cars soars
News 24 Jun 2019 - 13:50 Bavarian Merkel ally calls for coal exit by 2030, protesters storm lignite mine
News 24 Jun 2019 - 13:38 Merkel holds another ‘car summit‘ aimed at making German car industry future proof
News 21 Jun 2019 - 13:30 Two thirds of PV solar owners in Germany could become self-sufficient with storage – E.ON
News 21 Jun 2019 - 13:27 EU fails to agree on 2050 climate neutrality in blow to Merkel’s newfound ambitions
News 20 Jun 2019 - 13:25 Germany should keep coal exit roadmap as flexible as possible – energy agency head
News 20 Jun 2019 - 13:18 Merkel's 2050 EU carbon neutrality bid complicates Germany's climate policy – opinion
News 19 Jun 2019 - 12:03 Head of governing conservatives says environmental protection must "get the priority it deserves"
News 19 Jun 2019 - 11:58 Siemens to cut 2,700 jobs at gas and power unit, sells eAircraft business to Rolls-Royce
News 18 Jun 2019 - 13:32 Germany could have 7.5 GW power-to-gas capacity by 2030, say gas grid operators
News 17 Jun 2019 - 12:50 German Greens call for national “climate fund” to finance reduction and mitigation measures
News 17 Jun 2019 - 12:48 Air pollution remains too high in nearly 60 German cities – environment agency
News 17 Jun 2019 - 12:47 Bavaria’s conservative state premier says Germany’s 2038 coal exit “too late”
News 14 Jun 2019 - 13:15 Germany among top ten countries capable of managing climate challenges – ranking
News 14 Jun 2019 - 13:10 11 million people working in renewables worldwide in 2018; Germany largest workforce in EU
Interview 14 Jun 2019 - 09:07 Start-up Sunfire’s e-fuels can decarbonise industries most addicted to fossil fuels
News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:43 Germany lags behind in worldwide boom of power purchase agreements (PPA) – report
News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:40 German pilot project produces kerosene from sunlight, water and CO2 for first time
News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:38 Climate change will increase the future risk of violent armed conflict – study
News 13 Jun 2019 - 13:24 Siemens Gamesa starts operation of world’s first heat storage in volcanic rock
News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:37 Climate activists chain themselves to Merkel’s fence, send keys to ministries
News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:33 EU commissioner calls on European leaders to embrace 2050 climate-neutrality goal
News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:31 State of Saarland “braces for electric shock” as carmakers switch to e-mobility
News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:30 Municipalities to receive “wind power euro” in state of Brandenburg to increase acceptance
Interview 12 Jun 2019 - 13:26 Start-up Next Kraftwerke's renewable virtual power plant stabilises grid
News 12 Jun 2019 - 13:18 Merkel invites carmakers and suppliers to discuss shift to green mobility - media
News 11 Jun 2019 - 13:29 Wide gap between environmental rhetoric and climate action in Germany - opinion
News 11 Jun 2019 - 13:27 Head of German Council of Economic Experts says chances greater than ever for introducing CO2 price
News 7 Jun 2019 - 13:05 German car industry states jointly push climate-friendly mobility, criticise government
News 7 Jun 2019 - 13:04 Climate could become polarising issue in Germany, conservative party head warns
News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:26 French finance minister calls on Germany to intensify climate and energy cooperation
News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:23 Merkel says Germany must end 'easy-peasy' approach on climate policy, announces radical changes
Interview 6 Jun 2019 - 14:21 Chances “better than ever” for CO₂ pricing in Germany – government advisor
News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:21 German states and federal government reach agreement on key grid expansion measures
News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:20 Many German industrial companies ill-prepared for decarbonisation – labour union
News 6 Jun 2019 - 14:19 German city of Hamburg decides to end coal heating by 2030 following citizens’ initiative
News 6 Jun 2019 - 13:54 Germany's env min and plant operators dismiss call for nuclear lifetime extensions
News 5 Jun 2019 - 16:00 'Green wave' vs right-wing populism: Europe faces climate policy polarisation
News 5 Jun 2019 - 14:18 Germany’s governing CDU considers taxation of kerosene to curb aviation emissions
News 5 Jun 2019 - 12:33 German coal exit could raise European emissions without CO₂ floor price or ETS allowances cancellation
News 5 Jun 2019 - 12:31 Merkel counters industry's economic policy criticism, says companies deceived public trust
News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:50 “Climate action is our new foreign policy imperative” – German foreign minister
News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:46 Merkel’s Conservatives say will work on energy taxation reform, mull price on CO2
News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:30 Sonnen says profits “enormously” from global Shell network following takeover
News 4 Jun 2019 - 13:27 If Germany wants to achieve climate neutrality, it needs nuclear power – opinion
News 3 Jun 2019 - 14:04 Shift to electric cars unlikely to reduce CO2 emissions in Germany before 2040 - study
News 3 Jun 2019 - 13:57 Expensive coal at home and cheap gas abroad turn Germany into net power importer
News 3 Jun 2019 - 13:54 Germany’s SPD demands clear stance on coal exit from conservative partner as coalition wavers
News 3 Jun 2019 - 13:52 EU election debacle lets Merkel’s CDU party wrangle over future climate policy approach
News 3 Jun 2019 - 13:31 Germany’s renewable power share jumps to 47 percent in first five months of year
News 31 May 2019 - 13:40 World must do all “humanly possible” on climate change, Merkel tells Harvard grads
News 31 May 2019 - 13:34 Ministers propose support for building modernisation and clean mobility at climate cabinet meeting
Interview 31 May 2019 - 12:16 Start-up e.GO Mobile hopes to speed up transport transition with cheap subcompact
News 29 May 2019 - 15:11 NGOs criticise EU member states for receiving energy transition funds without plan to exit coal
News 28 May 2019 - 13:25 Germany's governing coalition spars over climate law ahead of climate cabinet meeting
News 27 May 2019 - 15:43 Slump in EU election raises pressure on Merkel's coalition as Greens surge on climate worries
News 24 May 2019 - 17:25 Fridays For Future: Students protest for climate action ahead of EU election
News 24 May 2019 - 13:34 Deutsche Bank subsidiary head says “tsunami” of sustainable investment activity ahead
News 24 May 2019 - 13:24 German UN climate report author says country needs carbon storage to become climate-neutral
News 23 May 2019 - 12:19 Daimler CEO announces sweeping cost review as he bows out; new Group structure
Interview 22 May 2019 - 16:37 'We can accomplish this' - Fridays for Future pin hopes on EU elections
News 22 May 2019 - 13:26 Moorland restoration could play much bigger role in German emmissions reduction
News 22 May 2019 - 13:24 Investment needs to upgrade power grid for e-mobility “surprisingly low” – E.ON board member
News 22 May 2019 - 13:23 Entrepreneur initiative from Germany joins Fridays for Future appeal for more climate action
News 22 May 2019 - 13:21 Germany’s environment minister says company credit rating needs reform to include sustainability risks
Interview 22 May 2019 - 11:33 Can Salzgitter cut Germany's CO2 emissions with low-carbon steel project?
News 21 May 2019 - 13:33 EU household electricity prices increase in second half of 2018, slight decrease in Germany
News 21 May 2019 - 13:31 Elections could mean EU loses "historic opportunity" for climate action - former French climate diplomat
News 21 May 2019 - 13:27 Researchers in Germany aim to reduce cement’s CO2 footprint with recycling procedure
Interview 20 May 2019 - 16:29 Markets still bet Paris Agreement will not be honoured, German finance researcher says
News 20 May 2019 - 13:25 Church near Hambach Forest prepared for demolition to make room for coal mine
News 20 May 2019 - 13:18 Volkswagen to relocate production of cheaper e-car to Eastern Europe due to labour costs
News 20 May 2019 - 13:12 German parties at odds over idea of banning short-distance flights in Europe
News 20 May 2019 - 13:08 Environment minister backs CCS as part of a German 2050 climate-neutrality bid
News 17 May 2019 - 12:58 Germany could face even higher billion-euro-bill for failing EU climate targets
News 16 May 2019 - 13:57 No EU country on track for 2030 climate goal, Germany ranks second to last – report
News 16 May 2019 - 08:45 Germany to miss 2030 climate goal by wide margin without action across economy
News 15 May 2019 - 12:25 Germany’s far-right AfD focuses on climate denial ahead of EU elections to woo disgruntled voters
News 15 May 2019 - 12:23 Clear-cut Climate Action Law is in German steel industry’s own interest – env min
News 15 May 2019 - 12:21 OECD highlights need for rethinking financial sector as part of climate action strategy
News 15 May 2019 - 12:02 Merkel’s net-zero 2050 pledge “nod to Paris”, revival of CCS debate – opinions
News 14 May 2019 - 16:28 Merkel says climate cabinet to discuss how Germany can reach net-zero emissions by 2050
News 14 May 2019 - 13:33 Germany's power grid stabilising costs fall slightly amid increasing renewables growth
News 14 May 2019 - 13:30 Energy researchers spell out four reasons for slow emissions reduction in Germany
News 14 May 2019 - 13:27 German wind industry and grid agency sound alarm after substantial drop in auction turnout
News 13 May 2019 - 14:14 Germans consider climate issue biggest challenge for Europe on eve of EP elections
News 13 May 2019 - 14:12 CO₂ price must not put additional burden on citizens –Social Democrat leader
News 13 May 2019 - 14:06 Think tanks call for climate action law that includes CO₂ price for transport, buildings
News 13 May 2019 - 14:00 Next phase of global climate policy requires more national action – and a CO2 price
News 10 May 2019 - 13:27 Deutsche Bahn CEO calls for expanding Europe’s rail network and more climate action in transport
News 10 May 2019 - 11:33 Merkel proposes European coalition of willing for CO₂ price in transport, buildings and agriculture
News 9 May 2019 - 14:04 VW’s Tesla attack gets real as e-car sales begin; start-up Sono Motors hits 10,000 pre-orders
News 8 May 2019 - 13:42 Germany, Poland not among EU countries appealing for greater climate ambition – media
Interview 8 May 2019 - 10:26 Start-up Sono Motors challenges industry giants with PV-clad electric car
News 7 May 2019 - 13:32 Expanding European emissions trade to transport and buildings “very difficult” – economists
News 7 May 2019 - 13:30 BMW’s profit falls 74 percent after setting aside 1.4 billion euros for possible EU fine
News 7 May 2019 - 12:34 Need to take into account citizens’ wishes and concerns for climate action in transport – acatech
News 7 May 2019 - 12:30 Regulatory reform needed to reach 2030 renewables expansion goal – Renewable Energy Federation
News 2 May 2019 - 13:35 New technology could turn CO2 and water into synthetic fuel with existing AC units, researchers say
News 2 May 2019 - 13:33 Major German states demand quick implementation of tax breaks for building insulation
Interview 2 May 2019 - 11:32 Finance start-up Bettervest connects small investors with green energy projects
News 30 Apr 2019 - 13:10 Merkel’s CDU party to wait until after European elections with CO2 price decision
News 29 Apr 2019 - 13:50 Right-wing parties poised to bring climate scepticism to European parliament, with Germany’s AfD leading the way
News 29 Apr 2019 - 13:46 German utility RWE cancels plans for lignite power station, says no more new coal plants
News 24 Apr 2019 - 13:41 Leading candidate to head European Commission says he would block Nord Stream 2
News 24 Apr 2019 - 13:24 Consequences of 2018 drought linger as Germans increasingly see climate as major issue
News 18 Apr 2019 - 15:15 Govt Energiewende report: “enormous efforts needed” in transport and buildings
News 18 Apr 2019 - 12:21 “That’s our turf” - German utilities worried about Shell acquisitions, expansion plans
News 17 Apr 2019 - 13:19 Court says Germany’s efforts to limit diesel bans are in breach of European law
Interview 17 Apr 2019 - 09:50 Amazon-backed start-up tado uses smart thermostats to cut heating emissions
News 16 Apr 2019 - 14:41 Merkel opens Baltic’s largest offshore wind farm as industry warns against slow-down
News 16 Apr 2019 - 14:27 Energy company RWE's share price up amid coal exit debate and climate protests
News 16 Apr 2019 - 14:22 Grid operators adjust plans to coal exit, raise investment costs for future grid by 9 billion euros
News 12 Apr 2019 - 13:45 Wide alliance calls for general speed limit on German autobahn for safety and climate
News 12 Apr 2019 - 13:40 Fully renewables-based global energy system possible by 2050, at lower cost – study
News 11 Apr 2019 - 12:59 2030 climate goals in agriculture can only be reached by reducing livestock – report
News 11 Apr 2019 - 12:56 The World Bank still massively invests in fossil fuels despite climate pledge – NGO
News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:30 Coal plant operator Steag reports 20 percent revenue drop, criticises exit plan
News 10 Apr 2019 - 13:29 Germany’s science academy says driving bans unsuitable to improve air quality
Interview 9 Apr 2019 - 13:29 Energy innovation is our biggest hope in fight against climate change – WEC
News 9 Apr 2019 - 12:40 German finance minister lays out vision for climate policies including changes to taxes, levies
News 8 Apr 2019 - 12:46 Mining union wants more efforts to unleash energy transition's job potentials
News 8 Apr 2019 - 12:35 EU charges German carmakers with colluding to block clean emissions technology
News 8 Apr 2019 - 12:30 Germany's economic powerhouse states demand clear federal energy policy concept
News 5 Apr 2019 - 12:44 German govt greenlights first phase-out support payments of 260 million euros to coal regions
News 5 Apr 2019 - 12:40 German parliament passes law on faster grid expansion to ensure renewables growth
News 4 Apr 2019 - 14:37 Germany’s emission drop 2018 even larger – environment agency corrects figures
News 4 Apr 2019 - 14:09 Steelmaker Salzgitter expects policymakers to help fund massive decarbonisation project
News 4 Apr 2019 - 14:03 German industry says 95 percent emissions reduction by 2050 “totally unthinkable”
News 4 Apr 2019 - 13:43 German coal commission helpful example but no climate policy panacea – analysis
News 4 Apr 2019 - 13:36 Daimler’s works council warns exclusive focus on battery cars akin to “Fukushima reaction”
News 4 Apr 2019 - 13:34 World’s "first large-scale industrial power-to-gas facility" planned in northern Germany
News 3 Apr 2019 - 14:18 Gas group Linde says it is “absolutely sure” there is a future for hydrogen cars
News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:26 German government does not take coal exit compensation for plant operators as a given
News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:25 Exchange of experiences necessary for successful global energy transition – report
News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:16 German e-car pioneer says cars should have smaller battery and hydrogen fuel cell
News 3 Apr 2019 - 12:11 German media welcome emissions reduction success, debate causes and solutions
News 2 Apr 2019 - 14:08 Two German towns illustrate how to build support for the Energiewende - or lose it
News 2 Apr 2019 - 14:05 Most German insurers not really interested in sustainability reporting – study
News 2 Apr 2019 - 14:01 German wind power curtailment areas do not match actual needs - grid operators
News 2 Apr 2019 - 13:56 Tesla’s Model 3 overtakes BMW and Daimler in e-car sales after launch in Europe
News 1 Apr 2019 - 13:42 Expansion of low-carbon energy sources too slow in Germany – utility association
News 29 Mar 2019 - 14:12 Wind produces over a third of Germany’s electricity in March, setting new record
News 29 Mar 2019 - 14:01 Industry says environmental NGOs have thwarted compromise on Germany’s transport emissions
News 29 Mar 2019 - 13:56 Germany’s renewables support system does not violate state aid rules - EU court
News 29 Mar 2019 - 13:53 German solar industry wants more land for expansion after oversubscribed auction
News 28 Mar 2019 - 13:28 Average CO₂ emissions from new cars increase despite alternative drives - dena
News 28 Mar 2019 - 13:25 Agriculture ministry’s initial proposals to reach 2030 climate targets “too vague” – env. NGO
News 28 Mar 2019 - 13:23 German utility EnBW to invest 12 billion euros in grids, “growth areas” by 2025
News 27 Mar 2019 - 12:22 Affordable natural gas essential to give up nuclear and coal – European Commission
News 26 Mar 2019 - 13:28 A successful energy transition requires CO2-oriented energy price reform – KfW
News 26 Mar 2019 - 13:20 VW subsidiary MAN Energy Solutions buys stake in electrolysis expert in expectation of future commercial market
News 26 Mar 2019 - 13:20 Industry says it will need public funds to abide by German's planned climate law
News 25 Mar 2019 - 14:51 German transport minister pledges to avoid bans, price hikes ahead of commission’s final meeting
News 25 Mar 2019 - 13:39 Minimum distance rules for wind turbines threaten energy transition – German environment agency
News 22 Mar 2019 - 16:00 EU omits reference to climate neutrality by 2050, as media reports German resistance
News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:31 German carmakers agree to bet on e-cars and hybrids, fuel cells not ready – media
News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:30 German wind turbine maker Senvion stops operations in 30 countries, curtails production
News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:29 Saving Hambach Forest would cost over one billion euros, energy company RWE says
News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:29 Business alliance calls on German government to speed up transition to e-cars
News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:28 German finance minister opts for emission fines rather than climate action - report
News 21 Mar 2019 - 12:22 Climate cabinet to ensure Climate Action Law comes before end of year – Merkel
Interview 20 Mar 2019 - 11:49 “Utility in a box” - Start-up Lumenaza enables disruptive power trading
News 19 Mar 2019 - 14:08 Merkel says Germany needs e-cars for 2030 climate goal, faces “tough decisions”
News 19 Mar 2019 - 13:57 Hardware retrofitting of manipulated diesel cars pushes up CO2 emissions – automobile club
News 19 Mar 2019 - 13:48 Missing EU emissions reduction targets could cost Germany up to 300 million euros by 2020 - report
News 18 Mar 2019 - 14:02 German env minister optimistic cabinet colleagues will subscribe to climate law plans
News 18 Mar 2019 - 13:58 Researchers call for standardised CO2 compensation scheme for air travel emissions in Germany
News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:47 US critics of Germany’s energy transition should put their own house in order – op-ed
News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:42 BMW and Daimler mull development of joint e-car platform to save billions in costs
News 15 Mar 2019 - 13:35 Transport commission meeting in German Chancellery ends with dispute over principles
News 14 Mar 2019 - 13:33 Bad marks for Germany’s climate-relevant ministries after first year in office
News 14 Mar 2019 - 13:24 Merkel summons transport commission leaders to ensure progress on climate goals
News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:17 Shell says Sonnen purchase part of effort to become world’s largest power company
News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:13 Germany needs 10 million e-cars for 2030 climate targets – transport minister
News 13 Mar 2019 - 14:07 EU rebuffs German call for more lax NOx limits in “slap in the face” – report
News 13 Mar 2019 - 11:10 Court rejects lawsuit aiming to protect Hambach Forest, woodland’s future still uncertain
News 12 Mar 2019 - 14:06 Researchers back “Fridays for Future” protests, global school strike planned for Friday
News 12 Mar 2019 - 14:01 Germany should make its energy policy fully European to improve it – DIHK head
News 12 Mar 2019 - 13:51 VW accelerates electric push; green NGOs call plan “game changer for industry”
News 11 Mar 2019 - 14:09 Leading climate researcher calls for ban on domestic flights in Germany to save emissions
News 11 Mar 2019 - 14:04 Siemens wants to shift responsibility for nuclear waste onto German state – report
News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:45 EU should focus on transport emissions, battery production to reach climate targets - think tank
News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:38 EU rebukes Germany over lack of green fuels service stations, mulls proceedings
News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:36 Scientists take a stance on school strikes for climate but could do more – opinion
News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:30 Germany’s power price reaches new all-time high in March 2019, gas prices spike too
News 7 Mar 2019 - 13:29 Germany has understood need to change economy’s structure amid energy transition – WEC
News 6 Mar 2019 - 13:35 BMW, Daimler confident they can meet EU’s 2021 emissions targets, 2030 targets a challenge
News 6 Mar 2019 - 13:28 Northern German states want to integrate sectors to utilise more green electricity
News 6 Mar 2019 - 11:26 Missing climate targets in transport could cost Germany billions of euros – report
News 5 Mar 2019 - 15:32 German e-car lamppost charging startup secures €20mio funding, Honda cooperation
News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:54 Berlin missing opportunity by leaving solar power out of new school construction - report
News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:48 Extreme weather “wake-up call” for many Germans to act on climate change – survey
News 5 Mar 2019 - 13:46 Hundreds of scientists in Germany back Fridays for Future climate school strikes
News 4 Mar 2019 - 13:33 German carmakers plan €58 billion investment in e-mobility, self-driving cars
News 1 Mar 2019 - 13:50 Young climate activist Greta Thunberg visits Germany for Friday school strikes
News 1 Mar 2019 - 13:43 Economists from fossil-fuel importing countries give high priority to energy transition – survey
News 1 Mar 2019 - 13:39 E.ON CEO seeks to dispel concerns over market dominance after RWE merger deal
News 28 Feb 2019 - 14:09 Focus on large-scale solar plants could cut Energiewende costs and land use – study
News 28 Feb 2019 - 14:05 Senior Conservative says proposed Climate Action Law would “paralyse” Germany
News 28 Feb 2019 - 14:02 EU approval of E.ON & RWE merger raises fears of new “dominator” on German energy market
News 28 Feb 2019 - 13:53 Russia announces plans to bypass Ukraine in gas trade, reigniting Nord Stream 2 controversy
News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:39 Social Democrats demand clear climate proposals after ministry cancels buildings commission
News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:33 Landmark deal between German utilities clears major hurdles in EU and at home
News 27 Feb 2019 - 13:28 Govt committee says Germany must become driving force for sustainable finance
News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:28 As US ponders a Green New Deal, commentators debate what lessons to learn from Germany
News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:20 Germany’s AfD among most hardline climate sceptics of all European right-wing parties – study
News 26 Feb 2019 - 14:05 “Climate Action Law has the right aim but relies on inadequate instruments” – op-ed
News 25 Feb 2019 - 13:54 Germany may depend on neighbours for power during coal and nuclear phase-out
News 25 Feb 2019 - 13:51 German farmers demand increased compensation for hosting grid infrastructure
News 25 Feb 2019 - 13:47 German state NRW explores options to replace coal with geothermal energy for heating
News 22 Feb 2019 - 13:36 RWE wants at least 12 times more compensation for lignite plants than they are worth - report
News 22 Feb 2019 - 13:32 Climate action law draft would enable “reliable climate policy” for first time - commentary
News 21 Feb 2019 - 14:36 Germans remain strongly in favour of energy transition, but want fairer distribution of costs
News 21 Feb 2019 - 13:43 Shipping needs “power-to-x” technologies to become climate-friendly - engineering body
News 20 Feb 2019 - 13:26 German school protests will focus on transport emissions on global strike day in March
News 20 Feb 2019 - 13:24 Germany increasingly off-track regarding EU 2030 non-ETS climate targets - researchers
News 20 Feb 2019 - 13:22 Industry, researchers and energy agency urge government action on energy transition
News 20 Feb 2019 - 11:13 France and Germany call for EU industrial policy to spur low-carbon investments
News 19 Feb 2019 - 13:19 German conservative party head calls for serious discussion on climate action law – media
News 15 Feb 2019 - 12:24 German President Steinmeier retraces Humboldt’s journey to warn against climate change
News 15 Feb 2019 - 12:12 South German power supply secure despite coal exit, imports set to rise - study
News 15 Feb 2019 - 11:44 EnBW, Energiekontor sign first long-term power supply contract for zero-support solar farm
News 14 Feb 2019 - 14:05 Saving Hambach Forest would make it “Germany’s most expensive woodland” - RWE CEO
News 14 Feb 2019 - 13:58 Nord Stream 2 “not close to my heart” but cannot simply be reversed – CDU leader
News 14 Feb 2019 - 13:52 Landmark deal between German utilities could meet resistance from antitrust regulators
News 13 Feb 2019 - 13:55 "Currency for secure energy" - Russian ambassador dismisses Nord Stream 2 critics
News 13 Feb 2019 - 13:45 European market for energy efficiency to reach 50 billion euros by 2025 – consultancy
News 13 Feb 2019 - 10:15 Germany to stay in command on Nord Stream 2 after deal with France on EU directive
News 12 Feb 2019 - 13:01 German power grid operators plan gigantic batteries to ease grid congestion – report
News 12 Feb 2019 - 12:48 Advocates for an American Green New Deal could take a look at Germany - report
News 11 Feb 2019 - 14:22 E-car roll-out to take billions in grid investment as researchers explore alternatives
News 11 Feb 2019 - 14:05 Coal exit compromise brings uncertainty for Germany’s most modern coal plant
News 8 Feb 2019 - 13:39 Analysts see share price rise for German energy companies after coal exit proposal
News 8 Feb 2019 - 13:35 German mobility commission head says speed limit not best option to curb emissions
News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:52 Volkswagen’s electric strategy shift “risky bet” but may yield dominance of e-car market
News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:49 Student climate activist Greta Thunberg calls Germany’s 2038 coal exit proposal “absurd”
News 7 Feb 2019 - 13:46 Daimler’s dividend cut shows German carmakers have reached crisis mode – media
News 6 Feb 2019 - 14:10 Resolute renewables expansion will reduce power price and emissions amid coal exit – report
News 5 Feb 2019 - 14:23 Grid operators propose thousands of kilometres of new lines to meet green energy needs
News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:40 Altmaier wants to boost battery cells, autonomous driving as part of industry policy
News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:35 German coal exit proposal is inefficient “planned economy” approach – FDP head
News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:33 Carbon capture technologies not yet mature for large-scale use, German gov says
News 5 Feb 2019 - 13:25 RWE signals Hambach Forest could be saved as NRW government chides protesters
News 4 Feb 2019 - 13:56 Merkel’s parliamentary group leader says 2038 coal exit depends on secure supply
News 1 Feb 2019 - 14:08 German govt almost certain to accept coal exit proposal, action must start now - Forbes
News 1 Feb 2019 - 13:53 Relief about German coal exit deal fades as focus turns to implementation challenges
News 1 Feb 2019 - 12:37 Conservatives reject environment ministry proposal for climate action law - report
News 1 Feb 2019 - 12:26 Market effects of plan to cancel emission rights during coal exit unclear - media
News 31 Jan 2019 - 14:15 Climate activists in coal commission say proposed exit path violates Paris targets
News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:22 Municipal shareholders tell RWE to take hard line in coal compensation talks
News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:19 Ahead of meeting with Merkel: Saxony state premier expects timetable for mining region support
News 31 Jan 2019 - 13:13 Demand for electric cars is higher in the countryside than in cities – report
News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:28 Hard coal phase out gains pace in Europe, lignite exit barely started – analysis
News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:24 Germany’s coal exit could breach Paris climate goals by 1 bln tonnes of CO2 – analysis
News 30 Jan 2019 - 13:18 CO2 price would trigger efficient energy transition in transport – commentary
News 29 Jan 2019 - 13:52 Tough talks ahead within grand coalition on financing of coal exit – opinion
News 28 Jan 2019 - 12:51 Daimler asks economy minister for help against stricter lorry emission targets
News 28 Jan 2019 - 11:36 German politicians and energy experts praise coal exit deal, say real work starts now
News 25 Jan 2019 - 14:28 Volkswagen to create battery production unit in push for e-car mass production
News 24 Jan 2019 - 12:07 Autobahn speed limit: good for climate and safety, or a useless loss of freedom?
News 23 Jan 2019 - 17:36 Industrialised countries have special responsibility to protect climate – Merkel
News 23 Jan 2019 - 13:53 Research minister urges companies to launch domestic battery cell production
News 23 Jan 2019 - 13:25 Serious discussion on climate action must include agriculture and its products – opinion
News 23 Jan 2019 - 13:21 Transport minister cancels clean mobility commission meeting following speed limit controversy
News 23 Jan 2019 - 11:04 Coal commission draft recommends shielding consumers from rising power prices – media
News 23 Jan 2019 - 10:55 Industry leaders say can cope with coal exit in debate ahead of commission report
News 22 Jan 2019 - 17:31 New Franco-German treaty lacks clarity and ambition on energy and climate - NGOs
News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:17 Porsche and Audi ramp up production capacities ahead of e-car launch - report
News 22 Jan 2019 - 13:14 Action needed to cut transport sector emissions – environment agency president
News 22 Jan 2019 - 12:46 Blog: Energy firms discuss their role in key year for German energy transition
News 18 Jan 2019 - 13:33 Germany wants to shield companies from higher power prices during coal exit – report
News 18 Jan 2019 - 13:26 Germany’s largest green power provider Lichtblick could soon belong to Shell
News 17 Jan 2019 - 14:07 Germany’s coal commission has made little progress on detailed exit path – reports
News 16 Jan 2019 - 13:29 Support programme for excess heat usage saves 1.4 million tonnes CO2 as of 2020
News 16 Jan 2019 - 13:26 Nord Stream 2 contractor OMV criticises “completely unacceptable threat” from US ambassador
News 15 Jan 2019 - 12:10 Reform of European agricultural policy key to more eco-friendly farming – env min
News 15 Jan 2019 - 11:59 Drought and new car emissions test dampen German GDP growth in 2018 – ministry
News 15 Jan 2019 - 11:57 Germany should continue nuclear fusion research to fight climate change - opinion
News 14 Jan 2019 - 13:35 Many consumers overpay on power and gas, reform needed – political foundation
News 14 Jan 2019 - 13:33 North Rhine-Westphalia govt “expects double-digit billion euro” support for coal exit
News 14 Jan 2019 - 13:32 Climate action law must secure social acceptance and German competitiveness – industry
News 11 Jan 2019 - 14:03 Berlin start-up to transform 1000 city street lights into e-car charging stations
News 11 Jan 2019 - 13:55 German city of Kiel tests nitrogen oxide removal device to avoid diesel bans
News 11 Jan 2019 - 13:53 Germany and US top list of countries with most regions and cities aiming for 100 percent renewable energy – IRENA
News 9 Jan 2019 - 13:53 Utility manager takes crucial energy state secretary job in Germany's econ ministry
News 9 Jan 2019 - 12:18 Police prepares new evictions from anti-coal protest camp in Hambach forest - report
News 9 Jan 2019 - 12:13 Germany supports Dominican Republic’s push for climate action in UN Security Council - source
News 8 Jan 2019 - 11:00 Preview2019- Coal exit should be driven by markets, is bad for energy security - RWI
News 4 Jan 2019 - 13:34 Share of pure electric vehicles in Germany’s new car registrations rises to one percent in 2018
News 4 Jan 2019 - 13:29 Wind and hydro power generate enough electricity for all German households in 2018
News 4 Jan 2019 - 13:26 Record renewables share, but still too much electricity made with lignite – opinion
News 2 Jan 2019 - 13:23 First city-wide, all-year diesel driving ban takes effect in Stuttgart, home of Daimler and Porsche
News 2 Jan 2019 - 13:17 Water supply infrastructure must be better prepared for climate change effects – industry
News 21 Dec 2018 - 13:35 Volkswagen may cut up to 7,000 jobs at two German factories due to e-mobility shift – media reports
News 21 Dec 2018 - 13:33 German providers can have regional origin of renewable electricity certified from 2019
News 21 Dec 2018 - 11:58 Small island state rep says Germany needs to advocate for climate in UN Security Council
News 20 Dec 2018 - 14:07 German ISS astronaut calls for climate action in message to future grandchildren
News 19 Dec 2018 - 13:52 Greatest threat to car industry jobs are not climate targets, but uninspired carmakers – op-ed
News 19 Dec 2018 - 13:49 EU deal on power market rules and capacity mechanisms criticised for coal subsidies
News 19 Dec 2018 - 13:49 Volkswagen says it may have to step up e-car plans to meet new EU CO2 targets
News 18 Dec 2018 - 14:01 Wintershall board member says US LNG cannot compete against Nord Stream 2 gas
News 18 Dec 2018 - 13:59 German economy minister should not call for climate action but rather deliver it - opinion
News 18 Dec 2018 - 13:34 SPD group calls for swift coal exit by 2030 to avoid “poverty trap climate change”
News 17 Dec 2018 - 13:22 German government rejects financial evaluation of individual Energiewende targets
News 17 Dec 2018 - 13:19 Green Party calls for CO2 price and reimbursements to spare low-income households
News 14 Dec 2018 - 14:37 EU Court ruling allowing new diesel bans “next round in witch hunt on drivers” – commentary
News 14 Dec 2018 - 14:36 BMW and Porsche unveil new e-car supercharger that is twice as quick as Tesla’s
News 14 Dec 2018 - 10:55 German language association names “Hot Age” Word of the Year in nod to climate change
News 13 Dec 2018 - 18:20 “All countries face same challenges, but some simply tackle them” - Green MP
News 13 Dec 2018 - 17:52 Mobility and coal task force delay pushes back Germany’s climate policy timetable
News 13 Dec 2018 - 17:40 COP24 blog: Rulebook's technical details are sticking point - German negotiator
News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:42 German land owners to receive higher compensation for power line construction
News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:41 German Conservatives’ foreign policy expert urges government to “reconsider” Nord Stream 2
News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:38 Solar PV inverter manufacturer SMA announces over 400 job losses, China closure
News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:37 Climate protection has long become a business worth billions for German companies
News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:36 Daimler sources electricity from wind farms no longer eligible for feed-in tariffs
News 13 Dec 2018 - 14:25 Germany secures direct access to Bolivian lithium reserves for battery production
News 12 Dec 2018 - 13:28 Renewable operators receive more compensation for insufficient grid capacities
News 11 Dec 2018 - 13:43 EU requires TenneT to boost power trading capacity between Denmark and Germany
News 11 Dec 2018 - 13:31 Siemens, Shell, grid operator call for extra offshore wind tenders to produce hydrogen
News 10 Dec 2018 - 14:00 Grid operator warns rapid coal exit could threaten Germany’s supply security
News 10 Dec 2018 - 13:58 Germany’s coal exit much more difficult than nuclear exit – NRW state minister
News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:37 “Thank you, Elon Musk, for showing German car managers the ropes“ – commentary
News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:36 Largest flat owner in Germany to cut energy-efficient investments due to “decline” in acceptance
News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:30 Heating oil costs climb 37 percent over one year in Germany, surpass gas costs
News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:28 UN Development Programme head says Germany must “lead by example” on CO2 price
News 7 Dec 2018 - 14:27 Reducing CO2 emissions with EU ETS doesn’t hurt industry competitiveness – OECD report
News 7 Dec 2018 - 13:29 Climate change, if uncontained, “will change the face of our planet” - Merkel
News 7 Dec 2018 - 10:05 Coal shortage at power plants due to low river levels may persist over the winter
News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:24 VW eyes phase-out of combustion engines, but says it will sell conventional cars into 2040s
News 6 Dec 2018 - 14:12 Mixed prospects for success of Germany’s sustainability strategy, report says
News 5 Dec 2018 - 14:48 Shift to electric cars will cost more than 100,000 jobs in Germany by 2035 - study
News 5 Dec 2018 - 14:00 Merkel will leave vacuum in climate negotiations when her Chancellorship is over – commentary
News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:57 Rising power prices put higher burden on low-income households than on wealthy ones
News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:55 German government could finance climate goals with little fiscal strain – consultancy
News 5 Dec 2018 - 13:44 US citizens more optimistic about economic potential of climate action than Europeans
News 3 Dec 2018 - 14:43 Germany tops up clean air programme with one billion euros to prevent diesel bans
News 3 Dec 2018 - 14:39 World must step up cooperation to fight global warming but it does not – opinion
News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:10 Germany’s government coalition wrangles over feasibility of 65 percent renewables goal for 2030
News 30 Nov 2018 - 15:00 State will have to spend “several billions of euros” to support coal regions – finance minister
News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:30 Macron’s fuel tax courageous move which Germany does not dare to make – opinion
News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:28 Industry criticises German government for delayed introduction of smart meters
News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:27 German energy company Uniper calls for coal exit timetable by French government
News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:25 European Commission’s zero-carbon 2050 target a “farewell to the industry” – opinion
News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:24 NGOs and industry groups welcome European Commission’s 2050 CO2-neutrality target
News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:21 Kramp-Karrenbauer sets herself apart from other CDU leadership candidates on climate action
News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:20 “Global climate protection will be decided in emerging countries” - minister
News 29 Nov 2018 - 16:18 German state of Saxony-Anhalt tightens wind power regulations to protect birds
News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:57 UN’s Emissions Gap Report is a call for a carbon price in Germany – think tank
News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:55 Bavaria’s energy minister calls for “Energiewende 2.0” as investment in renewables falters in Germany
News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:55 Prospect of state support reignites German companies’ interest in battery production
News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:47 France overtakes Germany as most attractive G20 country for renewable energy investments
News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:46 NGOs and citizens file lawsuit with Germany’s highest court to enforce climate protection
News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:43 Increase in engine performance major driver of rising total CO₂ emissions of passenger cars
News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:41 Coal exit commission exemplary also without result ahead of COP24 – govt spokesperson
News 29 Nov 2018 - 15:38 Coal commission members eager to find solutions, but framework conditions “chaotic” – task force member
News 28 Nov 2018 - 16:19 Germany supports pilot project for testing offshore wind farm deconstruction
News 27 Nov 2018 - 15:07 Protests in France highlight why a CO2 price must be socially fair - German minister
News 8 Aug 2017 - 00:00 Germany’s vaunted vocational training programme strains to meet Energiewende’s demand for skilled workers
News 9 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Vote2017 - Bareiß: "We will have to talk about a gradual end to renewables support."
News 7 Dec 2016 - 00:00 Merkel shuns energy, climate at party conference focused on security, migration
News 8 Apr 2016 - 00:00 Czech utility set to buy Vattenfall’s lignite assets in eastern Germany - Reuters
News 19 May 2015 - 00:00 Minister set to ease climate levy burden on old coal plants - draft proposal
News 20 Apr 2015 - 00:00 Climate high on Germany's G7 agenda, ambitious goals tough to agree - Merkel
News 25 Mar 2015 - 00:00 “Time is running out” - Struggle over future of brown coal in Germany heats up
News 20 Mar 2015 - 00:00 German government wants to tackle old coal-fired plants to meet emission goals
News 17 Mar 2015 - 00:00 Moorburg power plant – Last of a dying breed, or the future of coal in Germany?
News 2 Feb 2015 - 00:00 “If people participate with their own money in a wind or solar power plant in their area, they will also support it”
News 29 Jan 2015 - 00:00 Auction scheme for solar installations ushers in new phase for renewables market
News 21 Jan 2015 - 00:00 Countries must commit on climate action for 2015 summit success - German minister
News 22 Oct 2014 - 00:00 Germany faces challenges to its triad of targets at European climate negotiations
News 9 Oct 2014 - 00:00 Feed-in tariffs for British nuclear power rile German politicians and renewables industry
