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13:55 Two in five young Germans feel effects of climate change on health – survey News 28 Sep 2023 - 13:52 Germany has subsidised a total of two million electric cars News 28 Sep 2023 - 13:50 Germans could receive revenue from carbon price from 2025, says finance minister News 27 Sep 2023 - 14:16 German solar EV charging support programme closes after a day due to “overwhelming” interest News 27 Sep 2023 - 14:14 Circular economy could halve industry's decarbonisation costs – think tank News 27 Sep 2023 - 14:12 Smaller companies in Germany cope well with energy price fluctuations - survey News 27 Sep 2023 - 14:09 Economy minister questions Germany’s debt rule in light of decarbonisation costs News 26 Sep 2023 - 13:06 Building industry welcomes “new realism regarding climate action” in German government News 26 Sep 2023 - 13:04 $25 mln U.S. fine for German fund manager is sustainable finance “wake-up call” – NGO News 26 Sep 2023 - 12:57 Heating costs in Germany increased by up to 81 percent in 2022 – analysis News 26 Sep 2023 - 12:32 Germany, UK seek to expand cooperation on offshore wind-based hydrogen News 26 Sep 2023 - 12:30 Germany strives for establishing climate-neutral aviation industry – Scholz News 25 Sep 2023 - 13:38 German gas demand set to rapidly decline by 2030, new investments questionable – consultancy News 25 Sep 2023 - 13:36 Coalition at odds over transport sector measures in Germany's Climate Action Law reform News 25 Sep 2023 - 13:33 German government to suspend tightening of building efficiency rules News 25 Sep 2023 - 13:31 German economy ministry plans 2060 target for negative emissions – media report News 22 Sep 2023 - 13:37 Europe isn’t sufficiently exploring domestic potential for hydrogen production – report News 22 Sep 2023 - 13:35 German court hands out heftiest punishment to date for climate protester, Last Generation group says News 22 Sep 2023 - 13:21 Germany sets binding 2030 target for energy consumption reduction News 22 Sep 2023 - 13:16 Price drops for clean technologies could become energy transition 'game changer' – report News 22 Sep 2023 - 12:00 In brief News 21 Sep 2023 - 13:40 Chancellor Scholz calls 2023 potential turning point in fight against climate change News 21 Sep 2023 - 13:37 Number of public transport users rising in Germany in first half of 2023 News 21 Sep 2023 - 13:34 Hydrogen could unlock green potential of German sewage treatment plans – industry News 21 Sep 2023 - 13:27 German grid agency practices for possible gas supply crisis News 20 Sep 2023 - 13:34 German wind power association warns against loss of land due to planned military restrictions News 20 Sep 2023 - 13:25 Subsidising electricity for German industry economically ineffective - researchers News 20 Sep 2023 - 13:17 German society split on climate action, policymakers must find middle ground – survey News 19 Sep 2023 - 13:47 Industry association calls for revision of German long-term renewable energy forecast News 19 Sep 2023 - 13:41 Fossil heating phase out and energy efficiency key for decarbonising Germany's buildings – report News 19 Sep 2023 - 13:37 German government to raise VAT on natural gas after reduction during energy crisis News 19 Sep 2023 - 13:30 Heat pump expansion and producers in Germany need lower electricity prices to succeed - industry News 18 Sep 2023 - 13:44 Technical hurdles to hydrogen imports into Germany spur calls for increased domestic production News 18 Sep 2023 - 13:37 German construction minister rejects EU plans to increase energy efficiency in old buildings News 18 Sep 2023 - 13:34 Gov't asks German cities and municipalities to provide climate change risk assessments News 18 Sep 2023 - 13:27 Germany aims to initiate sustainable development goals “catch-up race” at UN summit – env minister News 15 Sep 2023 - 11:55 Scholz promises new national ports strategy to make Germany’s maritime industry fit for climate targets News 15 Sep 2023 - 11:39 German activists decry “weakening” of key climate law during global strike News 15 Sep 2023 - 11:38 Less than half of Germans endorse climate damage compensation to poor nations – survey News 14 Sep 2023 - 14:10 German Greens call for joint EU CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in draft election programme News 14 Sep 2023 - 14:03 Germany faces high costs, technical hurdles for ship-based imports of hydrogen-based fuels – report News 14 Sep 2023 - 13:51 Rains in Greece and Libya dwarf Germany’s 2021 disaster, must spur action – climate researcher News 14 Sep 2023 - 13:47 Coal imports from Colombia rise as Germany bolsters supply substitutes for Russia News 14 Sep 2023 - 13:36 France, Germany vow to cooperate on industry transformation, back EU probe into Chinese EVs News 13 Sep 2023 - 14:20 Small and mid-sized towns hold enough solar potential to power all German households - EON News 13 Sep 2023 - 14:20 BP wants to build 20,000 'ultrafast' electric vehicle charging stations in Germany News 12 Sep 2023 - 14:30 Coastal states call for tenfold funding increase to German ports in energy transition News 12 Sep 2023 - 14:20 Proposed industry power price could slow Germany's renewables expansion – report News 12 Sep 2023 - 14:04 Texas’s energy future a key focus on German foreign minister’s U.S. visit News 12 Sep 2023 - 14:01 Germany starts construction of North-South power line pivotal for energy transition News 12 Sep 2023 - 13:59 Lack of knowledge about CO2 price among Germans raises questions over efficacy - researchers News 11 Sep 2023 - 13:49 Lack of G20 agreement means fossil fuel exit "left open for COP28 to answer" – German envoy News 11 Sep 2023 - 13:37 Most people in Germany endorse resolute switch from fossil to sustainable heating – survey News 11 Sep 2023 - 13:33 New German heating law met with mixed reactions from industry and environmental groups News 8 Sep 2023 - 15:13 Fossil fuel boiler phase out in Germany to save much less CO2 than originally planned News 8 Sep 2023 - 13:42 Germany pushes for global renewables targets at G20 summit News 8 Sep 2023 - 13:32 Subsidies for boiler exchanges should take into account lifecycle emissions – certifier News 8 Sep 2023 - 13:28 CORRECTION - Germany’s latest onshore wind tender is yet again undersubscribed News 7 Sep 2023 - 13:45 Germany could use geothermal wells to cover part of lithium needs – researchers News 7 Sep 2023 - 13:33 Two in five homeowners in Germany say they can’t afford climate-friendly renovations News 7 Sep 2023 - 13:26 Rising temperatures can cause serious side effects with many medicines - health authority News 7 Sep 2023 - 13:23 Germany's electricity export surplus decreases significantly in first half of 2023 News 6 Sep 2023 - 14:00 “Perfect Storm” - Car show IAA highlights China’s lead in electric cars News 6 Sep 2023 - 13:32 Germany plans to spend more than €1 bln on nuclear fusion research by 2028 News 6 Sep 2023 - 13:27 Germany’s coastal states call for help to transform ports into offshore and hydrogen hubs News 6 Sep 2023 - 13:25 Germany’s Scholz announces charging infrastructure push in IAA mobility show opening address News 6 Sep 2023 - 13:21 Chancellor Scholz calls on all levels of govt to pull together for German modernisation News 5 Sep 2023 - 14:55 Germany's energy transition off track – McKinsey News 5 Sep 2023 - 12:11 Tunisia, Spain, Brazil could be among green hydrogen import hotspots for Germany – report News 5 Sep 2023 - 12:09 Europe should ensure domestic production of critical transition technologies to lessen import dependence – report News 5 Sep 2023 - 12:07 Germany's climate action 'insufficient' to meet targets – researchers News 4 Sep 2023 - 13:25 German parliament to greenlight controversial heating law on Friday News 4 Sep 2023 - 13:23 German finance minister plans tax breaks for cars powered by synthetic fuels - report News 4 Sep 2023 - 13:19 Germany’s state premiers call on EU to allow industry electricity subsidies - report News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:12 New housing in Germany to receive tax credits without requirement for tighter efficiency standards News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:09 Only combustion engines and fuel cells allow Europe self-sufficient car production – BMW CEO News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:07 Economic stress increases cost impacts from extreme weather by third in EU – report News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:06 German coalition’s energy and climate policy dissent continues after government retreat News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:03 End of German subsidy for electric company cars to have negative effect on market - industry News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:02 Transport transition won't cost municipalities extra money if they do it right – report News 31 Aug 2023 - 13:54 Germany’s flat-rate public transport ticket does not significantly reduce car use – report News 31 Aug 2023 - 13:53 Energy crisis and climate policy lead to strong increase of German state subsidies News 31 Aug 2023 - 13:29 Germany should abolish electricity tax to give e-mobility a push – economic institute News 31 Aug 2023 - 13:28 Germany had above average warm summers for 27 consecutive years – weather service News 31 Aug 2023 - 10:00 The race is on to climate-proof Europe’s water resources News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:08 Germany passes 100,000 public electric car charging points on eve of industry show IAA News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:07 All new trucks in Germany could be battery-electric by 2035 with enough charging points – report News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:05 Record number of German firms worry about competitiveness due to energy transition – survey News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:03 Energy industry “fairly optimistic” for upcoming winter gas supply one year after Russian delivery halt News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:02 Govt announces tax credits and support worth €7 bln annually to strengthen economy in transition News 29 Aug 2023 - 13:36 Germany reaches €6 bln climate finance target three years early News 29 Aug 2023 - 13:33 Report calls for reduction of environmentally harmful subsidies in Germany News 29 Aug 2023 - 13:31 German heating law brawl could have repercussions for planned EU rules News 28 Aug 2023 - 13:43 German shipbuilders call for support for billion-euro investments needed for offshore wind expansion News 28 Aug 2023 - 13:40 Planned state support means heat pumps pay off even in inefficient buildings – WWF News 28 Aug 2023 - 13:39 Low turnout in Germany's final auction for early coal power plant shutdowns News 28 Aug 2023 - 13:35 German farmers blame climate change for 'enormously challenging' weather News 25 Aug 2023 - 13:34 Chancellor Scholz pledges tenfold increase of geothermal energy in heating networks News 25 Aug 2023 - 13:30 German govt neglects biodiversity due to internal disputes and crisis management – env association News 25 Aug 2023 - 13:20 Grid operator plans €16 bln link from offshore wind parks to German industry hub News 24 Aug 2023 - 13:23 Germany’s Social Democrats propose industry power price of 5 cents News 24 Aug 2023 - 13:21 German energy industry allays supply fears for coming winter – media News 24 Aug 2023 - 13:16 EU debate on post-2030 climate efforts should focus on proven policies, not ambitions – researchers News 23 Aug 2023 - 13:29 Associations call for tougher climate measures following ‘inadequate’ govt plans News 23 Aug 2023 - 13:24 Slow expansion of wind power in southern Germany is 'depressing' – Scholz News 23 Aug 2023 - 13:21 Germany’s homes face increasing risk of overheating in summer – report News 23 Aug 2023 - 09:00 Germany could face costly EU target miss as govt overestimates its climate programme – expert council News 22 Aug 2023 - 13:44 Germany’s energy price caps prove too cumbersome to effectively reduce costs for companies – report News 22 Aug 2023 - 13:43 Germany off track for 2030 and 2045 climate targets – environment agency News 22 Aug 2023 - 13:41 Construction minister opposes stricter efficiency standards as housing sector tumbles News 21 Aug 2023 - 13:36 Berlin could use disused airfields for wind turbines, says state govt official News 21 Aug 2023 - 13:33 Most populous German state set to abolish minimum distance rule for wind turbines News 21 Aug 2023 - 13:30 German state scheme scoops up €417 million of electricity companies’ windfall profits News 18 Aug 2023 - 14:06 German importers “insufficiently prepared” for EU carbon border tax – consultancy News 18 Aug 2023 - 13:58 Skills shortage hampers sustainable innovation at German companies - report News 18 Aug 2023 - 13:24 Companies lament German coalition row over tax relief for climate investments News 17 Aug 2023 - 14:30 German lignite mining regions have used only small part of €40bln support so far News 17 Aug 2023 - 14:25 Germany’s efficiency standards for new builds 'fatal' for affordable housing, renovations key – industry News 17 Aug 2023 - 14:02 German government weakens renewables targets in municipal heating plans News 17 Aug 2023 - 13:54 Record number of bids by far exceeds capacity in latest solar power auction News 17 Aug 2023 - 13:45 Two thirds of eastern Germans dissatisfied with government's climate policy - survey News 17 Aug 2023 - 13:30 Energy crisis price cap for gas and electricity led to desired effect, German govt says News 16 Aug 2023 - 13:47 Industry expects “lasting solar boom” as farmers turn against German govt's expansion rules News 16 Aug 2023 - 13:45 Most Germans say state is incapable of tackling urgent tasks like climate change News 16 Aug 2023 - 13:42 Local representatives urge halt to plans for LNG terminal on German Baltic Sea island News 15 Aug 2023 - 14:19 Installation of solar panels on German residential buildings to be made easier in draft law News 15 Aug 2023 - 14:07 China increasingly pushing German industry out of top spot in exports to EU neighbours News 15 Aug 2023 - 14:04 Share of battery-run electric vehicles continues strong growth in Germany since beginning of 2023 News 15 Aug 2023 - 14:02 Deutsche Post says postage fee cap slows move to climate neutral service News 14 Aug 2023 - 13:05 German economy remains sluggish despite falling energy prices News 14 Aug 2023 - 13:02 Bavaria rejects German grid regulator’s plans for different power price zones News 14 Aug 2023 - 13:00 Fridays for Future criticise radical tactics of Last Generation climate activists News 11 Aug 2023 - 13:16 Companies pay almost €800m for right to build offshore wind farms in German tender News 11 Aug 2023 - 13:13 EU Commission approves Germany's €6.5 bln 'carbon leakage' scheme News 11 Aug 2023 - 13:10 German government committed to returning CO2 price revenues to citizens – media report News 10 Aug 2023 - 14:20 Public discontent with government risks slowing Germany’s climate efforts News 10 Aug 2023 - 13:11 Bavarian mayors call for accelerated windpower rollout in cross-party appeal News 10 Aug 2023 - 13:05 RWE has dominant position on Germany’s electricity market, watchdog warns News 10 Aug 2023 - 13:02 German emissions fall 9% in first half of 2023 – think tank News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:56 German Greens propose to boost flagging economy with building investments News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:53 German wind industry decries “sabotage” of turbine rollout by Autobahn operator News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:51 Germany earmarks almost €60bln for energy transition spending next year News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:44 German economy ministry hails €10bln chip investment as key for energy transition News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:26 EU report says making green hydrogen in Germany uneconomical, questioning government plans News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:24 Less than one in five Germans say govt’s climate policy moving too fast – survey News 8 Aug 2023 - 13:43 Heat pump demand collapses as Germany debates fossil fuel boiler phaseout News 8 Aug 2023 - 13:33 German start-up Marvel Fusion invests in US, laments lack of support in Europe News 7 Aug 2023 - 13:19 New German funding guidelines to speed up domestic production of clean technologies – econ min News 7 Aug 2023 - 13:17 Renewables share in German public electricity supply reaches record high in July – researchers News 7 Aug 2023 - 13:16 Planned reform of climate label for cars underestimates CO2 price – consumer protection organisation News 4 Aug 2023 - 13:05 State of Bavaria seeks takeover of Uniper hydropower plants News 4 Aug 2023 - 12:15 Researchers see long-distance hydrogen transport solution in deodorant spray propellant News 4 Aug 2023 - 12:14 Biogas supplier insolvency proceedings pose risk for German local utilities – association News 4 Aug 2023 - 12:12 Germany aims to submit delayed draft climate plan update to EU this summer – ministry News 3 Aug 2023 - 13:37 German and EU officials call on member states to join hydrogen purchasing scheme – media News 3 Aug 2023 - 13:26 Possible EU ban on forever chemicals poses threat to bloc’s climate targets – industry News 3 Aug 2023 - 13:24 Must focus on social dimension of climate-friendly transformation, survey shows – UBA head News 2 Aug 2023 - 14:54 Germany generates record €3.9 bln EU emissions trading revenues in first half of 2023 News 2 Aug 2023 - 13:13 Most customers not willing to pay “true" environmental costs in campaign by supermarket chain – poll News 2 Aug 2023 - 13:11 SPD lawmakers call for green gas quota in German grid News 2 Aug 2023 - 13:10 Germany must double annual e-car registrations to reach 2030 target of 15 million – researchers News 2 Aug 2023 - 13:07 High prices and weak economy lower German energy use and CO2 emissions in first half of 2023 News 1 Aug 2023 - 12:49 Latest round of offshore wind auctions leads to higher power prices for industry – consultant News 1 Aug 2023 - 12:47 EU sets state support conditions for German gas and hydrogen power plants – econ min News 31 Jul 2023 - 13:33 Germany aims to halve number of excess deaths due to heat in 2023 with new protection plan News 31 Jul 2023 - 13:30 Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C “politically no longer manageable” – climate scientist News 31 Jul 2023 - 13:23 Far-right AfD lead candidate for EU election rejects Green Deal News 28 Jul 2023 - 14:30 Franco-German push for EU green industrial revival needs close alignment to succeed News 28 Jul 2023 - 13:11 German winter gas supply outlook positive, EU coordination on LNG imports key – industry News 28 Jul 2023 - 13:10 Germany should halve approval times for grid expansion – econ minister News 28 Jul 2023 - 13:06 German energy price brakes to be extended as govt spending below expected – econ minister News 27 Jul 2023 - 13:52 Germany strengthens lightweight construction to save emissions and raw materials News 27 Jul 2023 - 13:41 German insurers warn of more frequent heavy rainfall as damages likely to surge in future News 27 Jul 2023 - 13:21 Court rules German drugstore chain must stop advertising certain products as ‘climate neutral’ News 26 Jul 2023 - 13:36 Germany aims to accelerate hydrogen market ramp-up with strategy update News 26 Jul 2023 - 13:20 Tesla’s German gigafactory expansion plans face setback over water protection concerns – media News 25 Jul 2023 - 13:34 German lignite projects receive support worth €1.7 bln in 2022 – report News 25 Jul 2023 - 13:29 Germany to overhaul export guarantee scheme to push climate protection News 25 Jul 2023 - 13:26 City of Berlin adopts €5 bln climate protection fund to reduce fossil fuel dependency News 24 Jul 2023 - 13:50 Europe is cracking down on radical climate protests News 24 Jul 2023 - 13:42 Consumers avoid businesses linked to greenwashing claims – survey News 24 Jul 2023 - 13:35 Germany brings forward publication deadline for climate-friendly municipal heating plans News 24 Jul 2023 - 13:31 Journeys made by rail increase since introduction of flatrate 'Germany ticket' – media News 21 Jul 2023 - 14:12 Poland’s decision to resume mining on the Polish-Czech-German border irks local lawmakers News 21 Jul 2023 - 13:58 EU Commission approves funding for largest industry decarbonisation project in Germany so far News 21 Jul 2023 - 13:45 State agency vows to speed up Germany’s transmission grid buildout News 21 Jul 2023 - 12:23 Looming collapse of sustainable building retrofitting threatens climate targets, social peace – associations Interview 21 Jul 2023 - 11:27 'Carrots and sticks' needed to heat homes cleanly — energy analyst News 20 Jul 2023 - 13:22 Germany’s electricity grids not yet equipped for the energy transition – Munich utility CEO News 20 Jul 2023 - 13:19 Siemens CEO expects electricity prices in Germany to increase in next years News 20 Jul 2023 - 13:16 Support for climate movement halves as Germans reject street blockades – survey News 20 Jul 2023 - 13:12 Finance ministry advisors reject plans for lowering industry power prices in Germany News 19 Jul 2023 - 13:26 German economy minister to put focus on clean energy during India trip News 19 Jul 2023 - 13:23 Climate change among EU's most polarising issues – report News 19 Jul 2023 - 13:19 Airplanes in Germany to be supplied with clean electricity during airport stops News 19 Jul 2023 - 13:18 Wind power expansion in Germany accelerating but still off 2030 target path News 18 Jul 2023 - 14:19 German electrolyser, solar PV, CCS projects receive funding under EU decarbonisation scheme News 18 Jul 2023 - 13:55 German govt’s 2030 target of 15 million e-cars unlikely to be met as orders drop - industry News 18 Jul 2023 - 13:49 German workers should adopt ‘siesta’ break to escape extreme heat, public health officers say News 18 Jul 2023 - 13:46 Reduced Chinese LNG demand raises prospect of lower gas prices in Germany next winter News 17 Jul 2023 - 13:50 Government report shows Germany set to miss 2045 climate neutrality target – media News 17 Jul 2023 - 13:41 Controversy over government's heating law fuels far-right AfD’s success – state premier News 17 Jul 2023 - 13:38 Heat pump installations tumble in Germany following subsidy cut News 14 Jul 2023 - 13:41 Rising costs put 4 GW of wind energy projects planned in Germany at risk – media report News 14 Jul 2023 - 13:39 Germany vows to push China for more ambitious climate targets in new strategy News 14 Jul 2023 - 13:33 Germany plans hydrogen use for heating and mobility in strategy update – media report News 13 Jul 2023 - 13:40 Oil majors pay €13-bln entry fee in “quantum leap” for offshore wind energy News 13 Jul 2023 - 13:38 Germany to make climate adaptation legally binding as municipalities call for better financing News 12 Jul 2023 - 14:02 Lingering nuclear dissent between Paris and Berlin obstacle for EU renewables push News 12 Jul 2023 - 13:37 Many Germans still underinsured against floods, insurance industry warns News 12 Jul 2023 - 13:28 Consumer groups warn Germans against hidden costs of installing new gas boilers News 12 Jul 2023 - 13:22 Lufthansa aiming to increase domestic flights to compete with railway and video calls News 11 Jul 2023 - 13:55 VW registers sharp drop in domestic demand for electric cars – media report News 11 Jul 2023 - 13:40 Ecosystem impact must guide offshore wind development - NGO News 11 Jul 2023 - 13:38 German government plans to cut spending for cycle lanes but not roads News 10 Jul 2023 - 13:46 EU should triple size of high-speed railway network – Deutsche Bahn report News 10 Jul 2023 - 13:00 Germany braces for heatwave impacts on health, economy and water supply News 10 Jul 2023 - 12:16 Poorly insulated homes proving a hard sell in Germany with prices dropping News 10 Jul 2023 - 12:10 One in eight German households already use air conditioning – survey News 7 Jul 2023 - 13:14 Faster expansion of renewables required as German ETS emissions remain unchanged – env agency News 7 Jul 2023 - 13:13 German recycling industry calls for paradigm shift in construction of wind turbines News 6 Jul 2023 - 13:43 Europe struggles to heat homes without cooking the planet News 6 Jul 2023 - 13:25 Germany’s top court blocks rapid passage of controversial heating law through parliament News 6 Jul 2023 - 13:24 Energy industry proposes capacity mechanism for Germany’s electricity market News 6 Jul 2023 - 13:17 Car registrations on the rise in Germany, electric vehicles with strongest growth News 5 Jul 2023 - 14:06 Solar PV auction for roofs and sound barriers in Germany oversubscribed News 5 Jul 2023 - 14:04 Germany’s railways to receive less than half of promised funds to modernise – report News 5 Jul 2023 - 14:02 Majority in Germany strongly supports energy transition, is dissatisfied with implementation – survey News 5 Jul 2023 - 13:53 German govt agrees higher 2024 national CO2 price, returning to pre-crisis plans – media News 4 Jul 2023 - 13:32 NGO warns against broad adoption of carbon capture and storage in Germany News 4 Jul 2023 - 13:25 More rail transport, fossil heating restriction might put Germany on track towards 2030 climate target – report News 4 Jul 2023 - 13:23 Europe needs hydrogen market debate to ensure technology leadership – energy industry News 3 Jul 2023 - 14:16 Recycling, electrification, renewable raw materials key for climate neutral chemicals industry – report News 3 Jul 2023 - 14:15 French and German energy discrepancies hamper joint EU climate strategy News 3 Jul 2023 - 14:14 Security tops Germans' priorities for energy supply, followed by climate protection – survey News 3 Jul 2023 - 14:13 German env minister urges industry to save water amidst increasing heat and drought News 30 Jun 2023 - 12:20 German environment minister supports EU push to reign in false green claims News 30 Jun 2023 - 12:18 EU climate policy must put more focus on food security – German farmers News 30 Jun 2023 - 12:17 Making electricity distribution grids fit for renewable future is “mammoth task” – energy industry News 29 Jun 2023 - 12:38 Gas industry welcomes Germany’s compromise on phasing out fossil fuel heating News 29 Jun 2023 - 12:36 Germany to spend extra €900 million on charging points for electric cars and trucks News 29 Jun 2023 - 12:34 Economy ministry plans to extend German gas storage level requirements News 29 Jun 2023 - 12:32 Germany must consider climate risks during LNG buildout – govt advisors News 28 Jun 2023 - 13:42 Germany to subsidise up to 70% of costs for switching to a climate-friendly boiler News 28 Jun 2023 - 13:40 Energy efficiency investment climate in Germany at low point – index News 28 Jun 2023 - 13:39 Six out of ten German companies do not see themselves affected by climate change News 28 Jun 2023 - 13:36 Domestic green hydrogen from Germany “more competitive than expected” – renewables lobby News 27 Jun 2023 - 12:07 Incoming govt coalition in city state Bremen bets on green hydrogen News 27 Jun 2023 - 12:06 EU state aid rules hurdle for German plans for state support to build new gas power plants News 27 Jun 2023 - 12:06 Germany lacks comprehensive vision for becoming a true circular economy – report News 27 Jun 2023 - 12:05 Renewables covered more than half of German electricity consumption in first half of 2023 News 27 Jun 2023 - 09:42 France, Italy, Germany launch joint push for securing critical raw materials News 26 Jun 2023 - 13:31 German health minister proposes warning system and concepts to deal with heat waves – media News 26 Jun 2023 - 13:30 Germany, Benelux must cooperate better to play key role in hydrogen economy – report News 26 Jun 2023 - 13:28 Economy ministry set to unveil plan to speed up solar PV rollout News 26 Jun 2023 - 13:26 Germany to issue power grid expansion building permits on a large scale from 2024 – agency head News 23 Jun 2023 - 13:13 German research ministry plans to boost nuclear fusion development News 23 Jun 2023 - 13:11 Germany plans new funding to revive solar sector News 23 Jun 2023 - 13:05 Large Oktoberfest beer tents want to become 'climate neutral' by 2028 Interview 23 Jun 2023 - 11:00 France and Germany “agree on 90 percent” of energy issues, must close ranks - researcher Interview 23 Jun 2023 - 10:00 French-German energy policy rift puts EU’s climate lead at risk - expert News 22 Jun 2023 - 14:03 Germany to give cities greater leeway in regulating road traffic News 22 Jun 2023 - 14:00 Energy market association calls for wide adoption of “biodiversity PV” in Germany News 22 Jun 2023 - 13:58 Germany bets on timber to advance decarbonisation of construction sector News 21 Jun 2023 - 13:27 Germany’s government agrees controversial reform of climate action law News 21 Jun 2023 - 13:22 Europe’s largest heat pump to heat Cologne homes using Rhine river water News 21 Jun 2023 - 13:19 Climate activist coalition to target east German coal mine in Sunday protest News 21 Jun 2023 - 09:00 China and Germany agree “Climate and Transformation Dialogue” in difficult political landscape News 20 Jun 2023 - 14:40 Low water levels in Rhine river threat to German economic recovery – analysts News 20 Jun 2023 - 13:23 Scholz announces reduced government spending, assures climate commitments unaffected News 20 Jun 2023 - 13:20 Shift to e-cars may herald “strong disruption” in Chinese-German trade relations – economists News 20 Jun 2023 - 12:27 Eastern Germany strong regarding country's electric vehicle production News 20 Jun 2023 - 12:18 Last Generation climate activists target Germany's “super-rich” island of Sylt News 19 Jun 2023 - 13:14 Bidders in Germany’s largest ever offshore wind auction forgo subsidies News 19 Jun 2023 - 13:12 Germany to support Colombia’s energy transition with extra €200m News 16 Jun 2023 - 13:49 Ruling conservatives in city of Berlin aim to halt cycle lane projects to save car parking spaces News 16 Jun 2023 - 13:45 Climate change could make home insurance twice as expensive in ten years - industry News 15 Jun 2023 - 12:36 Germany needs 100,000 extra workers to meet its solar power targets – association News 14 Jun 2023 - 19:55 New climate action package fails to get Germany on course for 2030 targets News 14 Jun 2023 - 13:45 Breaching 1.5°C limit would jeopardise security, says novel German govt strategy News 14 Jun 2023 - 13:10 German government reaches hard-fought compromise on fossil fuel heating ban News 14 Jun 2023 - 13:06 Germany gears up for rising temperatures with federal heatwave plan News 13 Jun 2023 - 13:41 Eastern German coal phase-out threatens regional water supply – report News 13 Jun 2023 - 13:39 Germany to connect 100,000 buildings to district heating annually News 13 Jun 2023 - 13:38 German rail service says sustainability central to its UEFA Euro 2024 football partnership News 12 Jun 2023 - 13:53 German gas storage levels can be fully filled before winter, shortage risk remains – operator News 12 Jun 2023 - 13:50 German transport minister says proposed Euro 7 car emission rules “fatal mistake” News 12 Jun 2023 - 13:46 Germany’s windfall tax on electricity companies’ profits ends in June News 12 Jun 2023 - 13:41 Germany will present security strategy this week, including focus on raw materials News 9 Jun 2023 - 14:00 “Unique” French-German district heating project to connect grids across Rhine River News 9 Jun 2023 - 13:43 World’s largest device for measuring torque in wind turbines opens News 9 Jun 2023 - 13:41 Cost of living fears set scene for tough climate debates a year before 2024 EU vote News 9 Jun 2023 - 13:39 New wind power-to-heat plant in northern Germany capable of supplying thousands of households News 9 Jun 2023 - 13:36 Leaders of Italy and Germany endorse natural gas and hydrogen pipeline project "SoutH2 Corridor" News 8 Jun 2023 - 13:54 Energy crisis not over yet, gas storage must be full before winter - German grid agency News 8 Jun 2023 - 13:51 High energy prices bring about “first signs of deindustrialisation” in Germany – RWE head News 8 Jun 2023 - 13:47 Norway and northern German state agree on blue hydrogen supplies to scale up industry News 8 Jun 2023 - 13:45 Wind power tops Germany's electricity mix as total power output shrinks in early 2023 News 7 Jun 2023 - 13:02 Germany increases energy transition research funds to €1.5 billion News 7 Jun 2023 - 11:49 German tender scheme for new gas power plants could be delayed – media report News 7 Jun 2023 - 11:48 Electricity grid regulator aims to spur investments with higher interest rates News 7 Jun 2023 - 11:47 “Very uncertain” to what extent fracking could help German supply security – researchers News 6 Jun 2023 - 13:14 Iron and steel plants top NGO’s “dirty thirty” list of most polluting industry facilities in Germany News 6 Jun 2023 - 13:02 Chinese MG e-cars make successful entry into German car market, overtake traditional brands News 6 Jun 2023 - 12:59 Hydrogen industry ramp-up in Germany faces raw material supply challenge – agency News 5 Jun 2023 - 14:26 About half of German households could use district heating to decarbonise – industry News 5 Jun 2023 - 14:24 Germany launches “pioneering” subsidy system to slash industry emissions News 5 Jun 2023 - 14:23 Last Generation activists say next round of protests will target “the rich” News 5 Jun 2023 - 14:21 German chancellor promises monitoring of renewables expansion to stay on track for 2030 target News 2 Jun 2023 - 13:34 UN climate talks in Bonn 'tough' with high pressure from fossil fuel lobby – NGO News 2 Jun 2023 - 13:31 Eastern German lignite power plants from reserve needed next winter – econ min News 2 Jun 2023 - 13:29 Denmark, Germany sign agreement on joint offshore wind project "Bornholm Energy Island" News 2 Jun 2023 - 13:26 Majority of Germans feel poorly informed about heating transition plans – survey News 1 Jun 2023 - 14:20 Germany must prepare for spread of new infectious diseases due to climate change – report News 1 Jun 2023 - 12:21 Germany, Denmark, UK, EU launch €100 mio funding contest for climate action in developing countries News 1 Jun 2023 - 12:19 Planned sale of coal operator risks delaying Germany's plan to exit coal by 2030 – analysts News 1 Jun 2023 - 12:17 High prices push down German energy use in Q1 2023 – researchers News 31 May 2023 - 13:24 First oversubscribed bioenergy auction in Germany follows increase in support rates News 31 May 2023 - 13:22 Four million fossil fuel heating systems in Germany reach legal runtime limit in 2024 News 31 May 2023 - 13:20 Municipal heating law reform takes important step forward in German govt coalition negotiations News 31 May 2023 - 13:18 BASF deploys new freight vessel on Rhine River to cope with lower water levels News 30 May 2023 - 13:36 Average CO2 emissions from new cars in Germany increased in first months of 2023 News 30 May 2023 - 13:22 At least 150,000 additional skilled workers needed for German climate neutrality plans for buildings – association News 30 May 2023 - 13:19 Number of solar PV installations in Germany hits 3 million News 30 May 2023 - 13:17 State govt calls for one billion euros in investments to ensure acceptance of Baltic Sea LNG terminal News 30 May 2023 - 13:15 Ruling parties seek compromise in Germany's heating transition dispute News 26 May 2023 - 13:40 UN calls for protection of climate activists following crackdown in Germany News 26 May 2023 - 13:38 Chancellor and finance minister play down coalition spat over heating transition News 26 May 2023 - 13:35 Energy companies propose new incentives for much-needed new gas power plants News 25 May 2023 - 14:01 German government agrees to build “core” hydrogen grid News 25 May 2023 - 13:28 Germany could launch new attempt to return CO2 income to citizens – media report News 25 May 2023 - 13:26 Namibia launches 10 billion dollar-hydrogen project with German participation News 24 May 2023 - 13:28 German econ ministry to simplify installation of plug-in solar ‘balcony power plants’ News 24 May 2023 - 13:26 Coalition spat threatens to delay law for phaseout of fossil heating systems News 23 May 2023 - 14:00 Germany can double onshore wind power capacity buildout in 2023 – economy minister News 23 May 2023 - 13:44 Chancellor Scholz labels Last Generation climate activists’ protests as “completely nutty” News 23 May 2023 - 13:15 Companies continue to see energy prices, personnel shortage as key business risks – survey News 23 May 2023 - 13:13 German gas storage capacities insufficient for hydrogen plans – storage operator News 22 May 2023 - 13:33 German universities attract foreign students with energy transition courses News 22 May 2023 - 13:32 German chancellor doesn’t expect major changes to plans for gas boiler phaseout News 22 May 2023 - 13:29 German and Japanese governments under fire for 'problematic' G7 climate outcome News 22 May 2023 - 13:26 German climate minister picks economist as successor for ousted energy state secretary News 19 May 2023 - 13:41 German govt to set controversial location for floating LNG terminals into law News 19 May 2023 - 13:32 Departure of energy state secretary bad news for climate action – opinion News 19 May 2023 - 13:12 Economy minister Habeck seeks replacement for key energy transition official News 19 May 2023 - 13:09 German chancellor must push for faster fossil fuel phase out at G7 summit – NGO News 17 May 2023 - 14:09 Exit of German energy state secretary deals blow to Green Party’s climate plans News 17 May 2023 - 12:59 Venture capital investments in Germany’s green start-ups fall in 2022 News 17 May 2023 - 12:56 PV-clad electric car start-up Sono Motors files for insolvency News 17 May 2023 - 12:53 Climate-friendly heating transition must not lead to spike in rents – SPD head News 16 May 2023 - 13:47 Hydrogen heating “sham” solution, NGOs, unions, trade groups warn News 16 May 2023 - 13:43 Heat pump installation plans may overburden Germany’s grid - energy industry News 16 May 2023 - 13:41 Wind power subsidiary weighs on Siemens Energy’s profitability News 16 May 2023 - 13:40 Nuclear exit without notable effect on German power price in first month – agency News 15 May 2023 - 13:20 SPD wins northern German city state election, Greens suffer heavy losses News 15 May 2023 - 13:18 Majority in wind power laggard state Bavaria would accept turbines in their vicinity – survey News 15 May 2023 - 13:17 Southern and western states oppose splitting Germany’s power price zone News 15 May 2023 - 13:12 Electricity smart meters to become standard in German homes from 2032 News 12 May 2023 - 13:52 Half of Germans would accept CO2 storage sites in their region - survey News 12 May 2023 - 13:51 Flatrate 'Germany Ticket' for public transport proves success, third of citizens interested News 12 May 2023 - 13:48 Oil and gas boiler sales are soaring in Germany in anticipation of 2024 ban News 12 May 2023 - 13:46 New wind turbine installations in Germany grow almost 50% in early 2023 News 11 May 2023 - 13:14 German buildings minister opposes stricter energy efficiency rules for new houses News 11 May 2023 - 13:11 German minister opposes economic decoupling from China, but warns against over-reliance News 11 May 2023 - 13:09 Greenfield sites to be replaced when lost to construction – environment minister News 11 May 2023 - 11:58 Regional elections litmus test for German govt after months of climate policy discord News 10 May 2023 - 12:24 Govt decides controversial location for LNG terminal on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast – media News 10 May 2023 - 12:23 Germany must lessen dependency on energy transition raw materials – govt advisors News 10 May 2023 - 12:20 Germany should create ‘climate passport’ for refugees – expert council News 10 May 2023 - 12:19 Policy push needed for resilient energy system with green gas – gas industry News 9 May 2023 - 13:10 Nord Stream cost Germany dearly, wind power now priority in Baltic Sea – foreign minister News 9 May 2023 - 12:54 Europe should rally behind just transition – chancellor Scholz News 9 May 2023 - 12:53 Germany must address structural weaknesses to reach ambitious climate targets – OECD News 9 May 2023 - 12:10 Huge increase in cross-border traffic as Germany's national railway expands services News 8 May 2023 - 13:36 300-metre wind power testing mast in Germany hoped to herald new turbine generation News 8 May 2023 - 13:34 Scholz’s visit to Kenya yields possible new ‘climate club’ member, geothermal power exchange News 8 May 2023 - 13:30 Replacing heating systems in Germany’s public buildings expected to cost about 8 bln euros News 8 May 2023 - 12:48 Germany “already found” answer to U.S. inflation reduction act – econ min News 5 May 2023 - 14:28 Germany tables solar power strategy as 2023 expansion could surpass goal News 5 May 2023 - 13:34 German households, industry and power plants reduced gas use by a quarter in second half 2022 News 5 May 2023 - 13:32 Vast majority of costs to switch heaters should be subsidised – Greens parliamentary group News 5 May 2023 - 13:29 German economy minister wants to lower industry electricity costs with billions in subsidies News 4 May 2023 - 12:05 NGOs criticise government decision to speed up motorway upgrades News 4 May 2023 - 12:04 Europe can halve fossil gas use by 2030 without risk to supply security – think tank News 4 May 2023 - 09:35 Chancellor Scholz pledges 2 billion euros for Green Climate Fund News 3 May 2023 - 12:06 New chip plant key for German success in climate friendly technologies – Scholz News 3 May 2023 - 12:04 Government postpones decision on disputed LNG terminal off Germany’s Baltic coast News 3 May 2023 - 12:02 German government divided over subsidising industry electricity News 2 May 2023 - 13:39 German foreign minister calls for global renewables and efficiency targets News 2 May 2023 - 13:37 Energy costs for German households drop nearly one third since peak of energy crisis News 2 May 2023 - 13:34 Germany overtakes Spain to become leading solar PV market in Europe - analysis News 2 May 2023 - 13:26 Germany to present plans for nationwide "hydrogen highways" by summer - econ min News 28 Apr 2023 - 13:21 Renewables cover half of Germany’s electricity demand in first quarter of 2023 News 28 Apr 2023 - 13:18 German railway operator waives higher fees for power cables under railways – media News 28 Apr 2023 - 13:17 Estimates on hydrogen needs for decarbonising chemical industry vary widely – science academy News 28 Apr 2023 - 13:12 Germany kicks off nationwide public transport ticket as NGOs lament wasted potential News 27 Apr 2023 - 13:02 German economy ministry to unveil plan to support industry with lower electricity prices News 27 Apr 2023 - 13:00 Bavarian municipalities demand more funding, clear legislative framework to reach state’s 2040 net zero target News 27 Apr 2023 - 12:57 Renewables federation bets on energy-sharing to drive acceptance of energy transition News 27 Apr 2023 - 12:44 International govt talks in Berlin opportunity for Olaf Scholz’s climate credibility – think tank News 26 Apr 2023 - 13:18 Majority of rooftop solar to be in Germany's south and west, show power grid plans News 26 Apr 2023 - 13:15 Asset managers see risks in LNG investments in Germany – report News 26 Apr 2023 - 13:12 U.S. takeover of German heat pump maker Viessmann sparks fears of key industry loss News 25 Apr 2023 - 13:43 Germany must not create overcapacity of gas power plants – renewables industry News 25 Apr 2023 - 13:41 Cyclist satisfaction increases in major German cities but room for improvement remains – survey News 25 Apr 2023 - 13:26 Operators face ‘massive financing problem’ converting district heating to renewables – report News 24 Apr 2023 - 13:13 Conservatives look set to lead Berlin’s new city government after Social Democrats’ consent News 24 Apr 2023 - 13:12 Germany’s south faces hydrogen supply bottleneck as H2 economy takes shape – consultancy News 24 Apr 2023 - 13:10 German municipal spending on climate insufficient to reach targets – report News 21 Apr 2023 - 13:33 Green-led ministries quarrel over using agricultural land for solar power – media report News 21 Apr 2023 - 13:27 German chancellor defends controversial plans for LNG terminal during site visit News 21 Apr 2023 - 13:21 Cities must protect children against UV rays intensified by climate crisis - ministry News 20 Apr 2023 - 12:37 Heat pump owners benefit from rising number of power price rebates in Germany News 20 Apr 2023 - 12:33 European gas grid operators agree to build North Sea hydrogen network – media report News 20 Apr 2023 - 12:31 Renewable operators accuse German rail company of slowing energy transition News 19 Apr 2023 - 13:30 Energy industry wants to scrap Germany’s target of one million car charging points News 19 Apr 2023 - 13:27 Germany lacks overview of costs and success of climate spending – federal auditors News 19 Apr 2023 - 13:24 Germany can fill gas storages before winter, but risks of shortage remain – operators News 19 Apr 2023 - 13:20 German cabinet adopts ban of new fossil fuel boilers, but consumers remain uncertain News 18 Apr 2023 - 13:14 Forest fires cost Germany over €600 mln in 2022, experts call for protection improvements News 18 Apr 2023 - 13:09 Germany, Indonesia to expand economic ties, energy transition opportunities News 18 Apr 2023 - 13:07 Germany's move to climate neutrality makes 90% of gas distribution grid obsolete – think tank News 18 Apr 2023 - 13:01 Germany “in critical phase” as industry location, associations warn News 17 Apr 2023 - 13:58 “The right path” - Germany welcomes first G7 renewables targets News 17 Apr 2023 - 13:53 Germany's nuclear power era ends as remaining reactors go offline as planned News 17 Apr 2023 - 13:50 Consumer groups warn against “hydrogen ready” gas boilers News 17 Apr 2023 - 13:36 Climate council warns Germany against 'pushing off' responsibility to Europe News 14 Apr 2023 - 13:42 Nuclear controversy flares up as Germany shuts down last reactors News 14 Apr 2023 - 13:35 Efforts to speed up grid expansion in Germany show first effects – Amprion CEO News 14 Apr 2023 - 13:33 Home owners in Germany support change to climate-friendly heating systems, worry about costs News 14 Apr 2023 - 10:18 Q&A: Why is Germany phasing out nuclear power - and why now? News 13 Apr 2023 - 13:16 German states call for 30% wood quota as sustainable solution to housing shortage News 13 Apr 2023 - 13:08 Energy industry calls for faster construction of new gas power plants for supply security News 13 Apr 2023 - 13:01 Chances for Germany's deindustrialisation are slim, cost rises will boost efficiency – Bosch CEO News 13 Apr 2023 - 12:59 Greens and Fridays for Future denounce radical climate protests by Last Generation group News 13 Apr 2023 - 11:38 Germany still struggling to truly mainstream climate adaptation News 12 Apr 2023 - 13:58 Germany remains nuclear power market actor with Uniper stakes in Swedish reactors News 12 Apr 2023 - 13:55 Companies increasingly cite energy costs, bureaucracy, taxes as reasons to invest abroad – media report News 12 Apr 2023 - 13:50 Govt coalition party calls for keeping German nuclear plants in reserve after shutdown News 11 Apr 2023 - 13:34 German env min emphasises G7 responsibility ahead of minister meeting News 11 Apr 2023 - 13:31 Germany's short term energy saving measures run out News 11 Apr 2023 - 13:24 Stark differences in electricity consumption and cost amongst German states – analysis News 11 Apr 2023 - 13:21 Two thirds of Germans against shutting down last nuclear power plants at this point – survey News 6 Apr 2023 - 13:42 German certifier withdraws ‘climate neutral’ label in face of growing criticism News 6 Apr 2023 - 12:11 Windpower industry needs tens of thousands of new workers in Germany News 6 Apr 2023 - 12:09 "Counterproductive" industry subsidies stifle clean tech innovation - economic institutes News 6 Apr 2023 - 12:01 German law to set rules for climate adaptation efforts at national and state level News 5 Apr 2023 - 13:51 Using Russian uranium should be sanctioned across EU - German econ min News 5 Apr 2023 - 13:20 Researchers critical of German plans for e-fuel use in road transport News 5 Apr 2023 - 13:19 Environmental NGO wins greenwashing lawsuit against TotalEnergies News 5 Apr 2023 - 11:36 France braces for 4°C warming in “turning point” strategy News 4 Apr 2023 - 14:03 Lower Saxony aims to become geothermal energy leader in Germany News 4 Apr 2023 - 13:56 Despite mild winter, heating costs in Germany at all time high News 4 Apr 2023 - 13:54 German government aims to reduce final energy consumption over one quarter by 2030 News 3 Apr 2023 - 13:47 German government settles heating row, relaxes rules on new fossil fuel systems News 3 Apr 2023 - 13:35 Conservative CDU to oversee climate and mobility in Berlin’s new city government News 3 Apr 2023 - 13:34 German econ min makes unannounced visit to Kyiv, aims to strengthen energy partnership News 3 Apr 2023 - 13:33 Germany explores raw material and hydrogen partnership with Australia News 31 Mar 2023 - 11:38 Germany will complete nuclear phase-out as planned but technology's risks remain - env min News 31 Mar 2023 - 11:37 State energy ministers call for industry power price and lower electricity tax News 31 Mar 2023 - 11:35 Adapting Germany's gas transmission grid to new supply will cost €4.4 bln – operators News 30 Mar 2023 - 13:42 Germany to further expand cooperation on climate and energy with Chile and Uruguay News 30 Mar 2023 - 13:33 Deal to raise renewables target “huge success” for EU – German econ min News 30 Mar 2023 - 13:32 Germany to strengthen natural ecosystems for climate protection News 30 Mar 2023 - 13:30 Three-quarters of Germans dissatisfied with energy transition progress – survey News 30 Mar 2023 - 13:29 Ukrainian and German renewable energy industry vow to strengthen cooperation News 29 Mar 2023 - 14:19 German coalition ends climate policy deadlock with contentious reform plans News 29 Mar 2023 - 13:26 A third of Germany's start-ups are involved in green economy News 29 Mar 2023 - 13:23 Germany’s gas pipelines are hydrogen-ready – gas standardisation body News 29 Mar 2023 - 13:19 German econ min warns against new global rifts on way to climate neutrality News 28 Mar 2023 - 13:52 Heat pump boom causes Germany’s biggest chip maker to expand capacity News 28 Mar 2023 - 13:44 National hydrogen network company could accelerate grid development – research institutes News 28 Mar 2023 - 13:41 Africa key European energy transition partner, says Kenya’s president, warns against trade barriers News 28 Mar 2023 - 11:36 Germany and the Netherlands aim to connect hydrogen grids News 27 Mar 2023 - 14:06 Making Germany’s electricity grid fit for climate neutrality to cost extra €128 billion News 27 Mar 2023 - 14:01 EU combustion engine car deal could stand in way of resolute climate policy – govt advisor News 27 Mar 2023 - 13:57 Germany “without sense of direction” on path to climate neutrality – advisors News 27 Mar 2023 - 13:51 German emissions trading revenues could add up to €227 bln by 2030 – researchers News 27 Mar 2023 - 13:44 Berlin’s referendum on climate neutrality by 2030 fails News 24 Mar 2023 - 13:47 Govt carbon management strategy must set clear restrictions on CCS use – NGOs News 24 Mar 2023 - 13:44 Debate over “Berlin 2030 climate neutral” initiative heats up ahead of referendum News 24 Mar 2023 - 13:42 German government considers scrap bonus for old boilers – media report News 23 Mar 2023 - 13:38 German states have now fundamentally embraced wind power – minister News 23 Mar 2023 - 13:34 Germany’s government attempts to overcome climate policy deadlock in key meeting News 23 Mar 2023 - 13:25 Homeowners concerned about German ministry’s plans for de-facto oil and gas heating ban News 23 Mar 2023 - 13:23 German electric car exports rise more than 65 percent in 2022 News 22 Mar 2023 - 13:30 Road-blocking German climate activists consider founding political party – media report News 22 Mar 2023 - 13:28 Meteorological service calculates risk of extreme rain for every location in Germany News 22 Mar 2023 - 13:26 Germany, U.S. push for World Bank reform to tackle climate change News 21 Mar 2023 - 13:46 EU should refrain from subsidy race with the U.S. – econ research institute News 21 Mar 2023 - 13:38 Majority of Germany's large companies look positively at green transformation – report News 21 Mar 2023 - 13:36 Better working conditions and faster licensing key to Germany's wind power buildout – report News 21 Mar 2023 - 13:33 Two thirds of Europeans favour stricter rules to curb individual emissions - survey News 20 Mar 2023 - 17:27 Must start looking seriously at global warming beyond 1.5°C – IPCC report author News 20 Mar 2023 - 12:15 Germany and Japan vow deeper cooperation to secure raw material supply News 20 Mar 2023 - 12:12 German govt rules out further runtime extension of nuclear power plants News 20 Mar 2023 - 12:10 German cities debate giving in to climate activists' demands to end protests News 17 Mar 2023 - 14:25 Transition state of play – Germany is emerging from the energy crisis Interview 17 Mar 2023 - 13:31 EU proposal on green claims to massively impact ecolabels – NGO News 17 Mar 2023 - 13:11 North and Baltic Sea winter temperatures 1.5C higher than average – maritime agency News 17 Mar 2023 - 12:21 Germany welcomes EU plans to lead global shift to climate-neutral industry News 16 Mar 2023 - 13:01 Number of e-bikes sold in Germany set to overtake conventional bikes in 2023 – industry News 16 Mar 2023 - 12:59 Potential city of Berlin coalition plans to spend €5 billion on climate action News 15 Mar 2023 - 13:22 2022 emissions reduction too little to put Germany on track for 2030 target News 15 Mar 2023 - 13:21 “Overwhelming majority” supports acceleration of renewables roll-out in Germany – survey News 15 Mar 2023 - 09:45 German renewables industry criticises EU electricity market reform proposal News 14 Mar 2023 - 13:32 Germany's heating transition will be socially just and happen gradually - buildings minister News 14 Mar 2023 - 13:17 Germany’s e-car charging infrastructure grows over a third in 2022, capacity rising even faster News 14 Mar 2023 - 13:12 Long way to go to increase digitalisation in Germany’s urban planning process – experts News 14 Mar 2023 - 13:08 Investment of 111 billion euros required for expansion of electricity grid operator – media News 13 Mar 2023 - 13:48 Retrofitting quota and minimum standards needed in EU building efficiency regulation – analysis News 13 Mar 2023 - 13:44 Govt strategy aims to adapt water supply to changing climate News 13 Mar 2023 - 13:41 German ministers seek to strengthen trade and climate action ties in Brazil and Colombia News 10 Mar 2023 - 13:29 National solar PV strategy aims to strengthen Germany's renewable power sovereignty News 10 Mar 2023 - 12:21 State aid changes strengthen EU clean tech sovereignty – German econ min News 10 Mar 2023 - 12:19 EU climate and energy diplomacy conclusions “strong statement on the road to COP28” – climate envoy News 10 Mar 2023 - 12:18 Germany edges closer to compromise on decarbonising heating – media News 10 Mar 2023 - 11:27 Denmark keeps on dithering over climate adaptation plans News 9 Mar 2023 - 11:57 Germans travel more sustainably, demand still at low level – env min News 9 Mar 2023 - 11:55 Research map reveals great local differences across Germany in attitude to climate action News 9 Mar 2023 - 11:53 Germany to use tenders to build 25 gigawatts of new gas power plants by 2030 – econ min News 8 Mar 2023 - 13:30 German govt stays cautious on media reports on Nord Stream sabotage News 8 Mar 2023 - 13:21 Subsidy scheme to cut industry emissions broadened to smaller firms – media News 8 Mar 2023 - 13:20 German hydrogen strategy update draft fails to match US subsidies – industry News 7 Mar 2023 - 13:46 German EV sales off track to reaching 15 million target by 2030 – researchers News 7 Mar 2023 - 12:28 CO2 footprint to become ‘decisive competitive factor’ in travel – industry association News 7 Mar 2023 - 12:26 Scholz urges local utilities to invest in green future, guarantees govt support News 7 Mar 2023 - 12:25 German postal service calls for CO2 labelling on parcels News 6 Mar 2023 - 13:36 Germany needs new gas power plants to secure electricity supply – McKinsey News 6 Mar 2023 - 13:32 German Science Academy urges speed and cooperation in Europe’s energy transition News 6 Mar 2023 - 13:30 Draft update to Germany's hydrogen strategy sees higher 2030 demand – media News 6 Mar 2023 - 12:14 Climate change effects could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros by 2050 – report News 3 Mar 2023 - 13:34 German government plans extensive LNG infrastructure build-up to ensure security of European supply News 3 Mar 2023 - 13:16 German service union under fire for joining climate activists’ strike News 3 Mar 2023 - 13:10 Deutsche Bank unit DWS faces new greenwashing accusations over fossil fuel investments News 3 Mar 2023 - 12:55 EU delays crucial 2035 car emissions vote after German insistence on combustion engines News 2 Mar 2023 - 14:21 Solar power battery installations increase exponentially in Germany News 2 Mar 2023 - 14:17 Scooping up German energy company’s windfall profits should end by mid-2023 – minister News 2 Mar 2023 - 14:08 Federal govt, eastern German states clash over supply security effects of 2030 coal phase-out News 2 Mar 2023 - 14:06 Lack of interest in German PV and wind tenders 'painful aftermath' of energy crisis - industry News 1 Mar 2023 - 13:52 Planned ban on new gas and oil heating sparks dispute within German govt coalition News 1 Mar 2023 - 13:39 Europe’s LNG import capacity sufficient for next decade – report News 1 Mar 2023 - 13:13 Combustion engine’s uncertain future troubles employees at supplier Bosch News 1 Mar 2023 - 13:10 Government in talks about merging TSOs into “German Grid Corporation” – media News 1 Mar 2023 - 13:07 “Catastrophic” winter drought in France bodes ill for Europe’s power production in 2023 News 28 Feb 2023 - 14:21 Greta Thunberg joins protests against City of Munich's wind farm in Norway News 28 Feb 2023 - 14:17 German alliance takes aim at EU Commission plan to separate gas grid ownership News 28 Feb 2023 - 13:57 German transport minister insists on exception for e-fuels in EU car emissions rules News 28 Feb 2023 - 13:24 Redesigned offshore auction signals “critical stage” for Germany’s wind power industry News 27 Feb 2023 - 14:08 Skilled workers from India encouraged to fill gap in Germany’s solar industry News 27 Feb 2023 - 13:55 Industry lashes out at plan to throttle power supply to households' e-car chargers, heat pumps News 27 Feb 2023 - 13:50 Cooperation on renewables can increase India’s energy sovereignty, Scholz says at state visit News 27 Feb 2023 - 13:48 Meagre onshore expansion in early 2023 rings alarm for Germany’s wind power industry News 24 Feb 2023 - 13:13 Putin’s plan to blackmail Germany with energy supplies has failed, Scholz says after one year of Ukraine war News 24 Feb 2023 - 13:10 Household energy costs 12 percent higher in Germany one year after start of Russia's war News 24 Feb 2023 - 13:05 Chemicals producer BASF to axe jobs at energy intensive production sites in Germany News 24 Feb 2023 - 13:03 Engineer association calls for removing regulatory hurdles to Germany's ‘balcony power plants’ News 24 Feb 2023 - 11:00 War in Ukraine: Tracking the impacts on German energy and climate policy News 23 Feb 2023 - 13:44 Circular economy still too fragmented to increase sustainability in EU building sector – report News 23 Feb 2023 - 13:43 East German mining state leader says ready for talks on pulling forward coal exit News 23 Feb 2023 - 13:35 Germany is unlikely to face gas shortage next winter – economic research institute News 22 Feb 2023 - 13:52 Alliance believes in ‘Berlin 2030 climate neutral’ referendum success despite little political support News 22 Feb 2023 - 13:47 East German region rejects earlier coal phase-out as econ minister presents funds for structural change News 22 Feb 2023 - 13:46 Germany eyes state aid to boost domestic production of solar and wind technologies News 21 Feb 2023 - 13:29 Delayed draft law to increase renewable energy use in German heating making ‘good progress’ – media News 21 Feb 2023 - 13:24 Dieselgate scandal catches up with carmakers as VW loses “groundbreaking” lawsuit News 21 Feb 2023 - 13:22 German building policy should focus on renovations to meet housing shortage sustainably – report News 20 Feb 2023 - 16:47 Germany launches dialogue platform to prepare comprehensive electricity market reform News 20 Feb 2023 - 13:55 Fight against climate change will fail if it neglects states' economic interests – econ min News 20 Feb 2023 - 13:52 German finance ministry eyes tax cuts for firms' efficiency and climate investments News 17 Feb 2023 - 13:05 PV sector calls on Germany to facilitate solar industry 'renaissance' in Europe News 17 Feb 2023 - 12:55 Germany’s economy ministry wants to delete CO2 certificates from coal exit News 16 Feb 2023 - 13:59 Consultancies cash in on climate advice as firms race towards net zero News 16 Feb 2023 - 13:30 German environmental NGOs call out ‘systematic blocking’ of climate protection News 16 Feb 2023 - 13:27 Germany must stop building houses in areas threatened by flooding, insurers warn News 16 Feb 2023 - 13:10 City of Hamburg bans new combustion engine taxis from 2025 News 15 Feb 2023 - 13:02 State must support domestic production to fulfill Germany's renewables expansion aims – agency News 15 Feb 2023 - 12:59 Germans say public transport key to achieving climate targets but refuse to let go of cars News 15 Feb 2023 - 12:57 Germany and Belgium to link hydrogen networks, double LNG transit and explore second interconnector News 14 Feb 2023 - 13:15 Gas boilers continue to dominate German heating market, but heat pumps on the rise News 14 Feb 2023 - 13:12 Climate targets could greatly inflate costs of modernising German military News 14 Feb 2023 - 13:03 German research reactors can continue to operate after nuclear phase-out News 13 Feb 2023 - 14:05 German TV increases climate coverage, but “still a lot of room for improvement” - report News 13 Feb 2023 - 14:03 German states show 'unknown unity' in preparing faster wind power roll-out News 13 Feb 2023 - 13:45 Global companies’ “net zero” targets amount to only 36% emissions cut – report News 10 Feb 2023 - 13:01 Prioritisation of energy transport on German trains no longer necessary – transport associations News 10 Feb 2023 - 12:52 Germany to auction “huge number” of hydrogen power plants – minister News 9 Feb 2023 - 15:22 Corporate net zero commitments send ripple effects across the globe News 9 Feb 2023 - 13:39 Corporate run on carbon credits triggers offset gold rush in Mexico's forests News 9 Feb 2023 - 13:10 ‘Intensive use’ of German coal power plants releases additional 15 mio t of CO2 in 2022 – report News 9 Feb 2023 - 13:07 Household gas prices in Germany show first signs of falling – BDEW report News 8 Feb 2023 - 13:25 Businesses, NGOs, think tanks call for quick design of EU Green Deal Industrial Plan News 8 Feb 2023 - 13:23 Germany should use green lead markets to decarbonise industry – govt advisors News 8 Feb 2023 - 13:16 Germany and France say “substantial progress” made in green subsidy talks with U.S. News 7 Feb 2023 - 13:08 German car industry and politicians say new Euro 7 car emissions target technically unfeasible News 7 Feb 2023 - 13:05 ‘Neglected’ building renovations have cost Germany 50 billion euros – report News 6 Feb 2023 - 13:26 Low investment volumes leave 600-billion-euro gap for Germany’s energy transition – report News 6 Feb 2023 - 13:20 E-car sales plummet in Germany following subsidy cut News 6 Feb 2023 - 13:14 U.S. and EU should aim for “joint green lead markets”, France and Germany to advocate News 6 Feb 2023 - 13:12 Scholz promises construction of “four to five wind turbines per day” to reach 2030 target News 3 Feb 2023 - 13:36 German solar power capacity in 2022 sees fast growth, still well below target News 3 Feb 2023 - 12:56 NGO urges “pause to think” about LNG expansion as Germany overshoots gas storage target News 3 Feb 2023 - 12:52 Plans to fast-track expansion of Germany's highway network spark resistance News 3 Feb 2023 - 12:49 Germany pushes green hydrogen use in transport as national infrastructure takes shape News 3 Feb 2023 - 12:05 Climate debates and war in Ukraine on citizens’ minds as city of Berlin votes again News 2 Feb 2023 - 13:30 EU green industry plan an ‘important proposal’ to improve investment conditions – chancellor Scholz News 2 Feb 2023 - 13:26 Household energy prices in Germany continue to fall but remain high in early 2023 News 2 Feb 2023 - 13:19 Net-zero by 2045 only achievable through society-wide effort – German science academy News 2 Feb 2023 - 13:08 U.S. company’s plans for chip factory in Germany welcome as booster to EV industry News 2 Feb 2023 - 10:20 Extreme weather forces unprepared Europe to focus on climate adaptation News 1 Feb 2023 - 13:45 Energy cost crisis hits companies differently across German states News 1 Feb 2023 - 13:40 Solar PV production must return to Europe to avoid future dependence – Swiss company CEO News 1 Feb 2023 - 13:35 Earlier 2030 coal exit poses no threat to security of German electricity supply – ministry News 1 Feb 2023 - 13:24 Bidders could end up paying production fee in Germany’s largest-ever offshore wind auction News 31 Jan 2023 - 13:39 German grid regulators face backlash over plans to throttle households’ charging stations, heat pumps News 31 Jan 2023 - 13:25 EU suspension of environmental checks a boon for German energy transition – econ min News 31 Jan 2023 - 13:17 Scholz eyes energy deals, Amazon protection during trip to Brazil News 30 Jan 2023 - 15:52 German govt must present plan on future gas needs - think tank News 30 Jan 2023 - 12:54 Renewable energy leaders show mixed views on whether Germany can meet renewable targets – media News 30 Jan 2023 - 12:48 German chancellor Scholz wants to secure critical raw materials from South America News 27 Jan 2023 - 13:16 Germany and Australia to strengthen energy and climate ties with focus on hydrogen News 27 Jan 2023 - 13:08 German government coalition fails to agree on transport policy News 26 Jan 2023 - 13:05 German transport infrastructure plan outdated, not in line with climate goals – think tank News 26 Jan 2023 - 12:56 German drugstore Rossmann to remove “climate neutral” labelling from own-branded products News 25 Jan 2023 - 13:22 German government no longer expects recession due to energy crisis News 25 Jan 2023 - 13:10 NGOs propose to align renewables rollout with ‘green infrastructure’ protection News 25 Jan 2023 - 13:03 Germany to promote green restructuring of African economy – dev ministry News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:25 2022 sunniest and among warmest years in Germany – meteorological service DWD News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:20 Germany raises auction support rates for ground-mounted solar PV by 25 percent News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:17 “Klimageld” to return CO2 price revenues to citizens not before 2025 – econ min Habeck News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:16 IEA head weary of too much energy security optimism in Europe ahead of 2023 winter News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:10 NGO sues German government for failing climate targets in transport and buildings sectors News 23 Jan 2023 - 13:34 Germany and France strengthen energy transition ties following cracks in relation News 23 Jan 2023 - 13:32 German transport minister rejects autobahn speed limit after report shows climate benefits News 23 Jan 2023 - 13:30 German environment minister hopes to phase out biofuels from 2030 News 20 Jan 2023 - 13:21 Germany takes key step towards offshore wind targets with development plan - ministry News 20 Jan 2023 - 13:19 Data centres in Frankfurt to provide excess heat to district network News 20 Jan 2023 - 13:17 Power grid delays are key hurdle to securing business location Bavaria – industry News 19 Jan 2023 - 13:47 Experts reject tougher penalties for climate activists’ civil disobedience in Germany News 19 Jan 2023 - 13:44 Clashes over village destruction for coal mine damage Germany’s climate image abroad – researcher News 19 Jan 2023 - 13:41 80 percent of German households lowered heating this winter – report News 19 Jan 2023 - 13:39 Researchers call on governments to push CO2 removal from atmosphere in 2020s News 18 Jan 2023 - 13:13 NGO alliance calls for Basic Law reform for better climate action in municipalities News 18 Jan 2023 - 13:07 Germany auctions record onshore wind capacity to compensate slow 2022 rollout News 18 Jan 2023 - 13:01 Heat pump sales in Germany jump 53 percent in 2022 News 18 Jan 2023 - 12:59 Opposition urges speed in making German ports leading energy hubs – media News 17 Jan 2023 - 13:25 Oil and gas supplies made Germany Norway's most important export partner in 2022 News 17 Jan 2023 - 13:23 Requirement to report cyber-attacks to include LNG terminal operators News 17 Jan 2023 - 13:21 Businesses' sustainability investments in Germany rising despite economic uncertainty – survey News 17 Jan 2023 - 13:18 Energy crisis taking toll on Germany's attractiveness as industrial location – report News 16 Jan 2023 - 14:08 Coal protest in Germany deepens rift between Green Party and climate movement News 16 Jan 2023 - 14:01 ‘Gratifyingly resilient’ German economy dodges recession for now News 16 Jan 2023 - 13:59 Germany sees next weak offshore wind expansion year, industry urges “turbocharger” by 2025 News 16 Jan 2023 - 13:56 Energy crisis has become manageable, can be overcome by 2024 - German minister News 16 Jan 2023 - 13:54 Heat pump and e-car boom threatens local electricity grids – German agency News 16 Jan 2023 - 13:30 Q&A: Why are police and climate activists clashing in German village near coal mine? News 13 Jan 2023 - 13:38 Germany might not have enough hydrogen for government plans - researchers News 13 Jan 2023 - 13:37 Consultancy says Germany must invest €900bn in 15 years for switch to renewables News 13 Jan 2023 - 13:35 Transformation of German economy at risk due to skills shortage – DIHK News 12 Jan 2023 - 13:53 Greens increase pressure on transport minister with climate action proposals News 12 Jan 2023 - 13:51 Inflation, lack of skilled workers hindering energy-efficient renovations – report News 12 Jan 2023 - 13:25 Lützerath is not the right symbol for climate protests in Germany – econ min News 12 Jan 2023 - 11:20 'Net zero' Netflix is far from climate neutral News 11 Jan 2023 - 13:39 Germany relaunches smart meter rollout News 11 Jan 2023 - 12:21 Skills shortage becomes cyber security risk in energy industry – consultancy News 11 Jan 2023 - 12:17 Lower energy prices mean Germany likely to spend much less on subsidies than planned – consultancy News 11 Jan 2023 - 12:16 EU must restore 500,000 hectares of moorland per year for 1.5°C target – report News 10 Jan 2023 - 13:53 Expression ‘climate terrorists’ that criminalises activists voted Germany’s ‘non-word’ 2022 News 10 Jan 2023 - 13:50 First mobility summit under chancellor Scholz remains contentious despite inviting car industry critics News 10 Jan 2023 - 13:14 Germany should be able to substantively fill its gas storage ahead of next winter – storage operators News 9 Jan 2023 - 14:28 Germany considers subsidising offshore wind electricity for industry users News 9 Jan 2023 - 14:10 Germany to support climate adaptation in Pakistan with additional €84 million News 9 Jan 2023 - 14:09 Police to start vacating protesters from German village standing in way of coal mine News 6 Jan 2023 - 13:17 German tax laws impede shift to low-carbon economy - analysis News 6 Jan 2023 - 13:15 Germany to subsidise development of e-fuels with €1.9 bln package News 6 Jan 2023 - 13:13 Cruise ships in Europe switch to diesel from LNG due to high costs Interview 6 Jan 2023 - 11:03 Preview 2023: EU must reduce critical raw material dependency - government advisor News 5 Jan 2023 - 13:44 Chancellor Scholz invites carmaker CEOs to discuss mobility transition – media reports News 5 Jan 2023 - 13:40 Battery electric cars catch up with new diesels in Germany News 5 Jan 2023 - 13:37 Germany’s coal and nuclear power exit will not lead to electricity shortage – grid agency Interview 5 Jan 2023 - 13:13 2023 Preview: Supporting municipalities key for successful climate protection – urban research institute News 4 Jan 2023 - 13:41 Climate ministry proposes recycling focus in update of German resource strategy News 4 Jan 2023 - 13:39 Transport minister launches fresh call to extend lifespan of German nuclear power plants News 4 Jan 2023 - 13:37 Germany intensifies energy transition cooperation with Norway and Portugal Interview 4 Jan 2023 - 13:25 Preview 2023: EU taxonomy’s implementation must deliver push for sustainable finance – researcher News 4 Jan 2023 - 11:30 Nord Stream 2: Twists and turns of a controversial gas pipeline News 3 Jan 2023 - 13:30 Expert report accuses German transport minister of breaking climate law - media News 3 Jan 2023 - 13:28 First U.S. LNG shipment arrives in German port News 3 Jan 2023 - 13:27 CO2 pricing brings Germany record 13 billion euros in revenues in 2022 News 3 Jan 2023 - 13:25 Earlier coal phase-out in eastern Germany needed “for economic reasons” – state env minister Interview 3 Jan 2023 - 13:18 Preview 2023: Germany can get safely through next winter with focus on energy efficiency – agency News 2 Jan 2023 - 13:10 German finance minister calls for lifting fracking ban News 2 Jan 2023 - 13:07 Economy minister calls for earlier coal exit in eastern Germany, state premiers object News 2 Jan 2023 - 13:03 Germany unfreezes 35 million euros for Amazon Fund Interview 2 Jan 2023 - 12:53 Preview 2023: Energy-intensive companies need help to stay competitive - industry News 23 Dec 2022 - 14:20 Preview 2023: Reality check set to drive resolve in Germany’s energy transition News 23 Dec 2022 - 13:13 Three planned ammonia-ready LNG bunker vessels aimed at bolstering Germany’s maritime energy transition News 23 Dec 2022 - 13:08 Farmers and TSOs agree ‘groundbreaking’ compensation for transmission highways Interview 23 Dec 2022 - 10:24 Preview 2023: Climate action delay in transport sector must end – govt advisor News 22 Dec 2022 - 13:11 New German nutritional strategy highlights environmental impact of food News 22 Dec 2022 - 13:07 German Greens' leader says climate activists' impatience "partly justified" Interview 22 Dec 2022 - 12:40 Preview 2023: 'Investment offensive' must secure fossil fuel independence - energy industry News 22 Dec 2022 - 09:12 Hungary’s climate activists struggle to make their voices heard News 21 Dec 2022 - 13:34 Carbon farming “essential tool” in achieving net zero targets – farmers association News 21 Dec 2022 - 13:28 Three quarters of German houseowners ready to put solar installation on their roofs – survey News 21 Dec 2022 - 13:27 Germany must implement fast-tracked energy transition in 2023 – energy industry News 21 Dec 2022 - 12:59 Resource shortage hit Germany already before Russia's war, more recycling indispensable - agency News 21 Dec 2022 - 12:53 Preview 2023: Germany must show efforts to replace Russian gas do not impede emission reduction – researcher News 21 Dec 2022 - 10:51 India’s policy and funding vacuum makes corporate net zero targets unviable News 20 Dec 2022 - 14:10 Germany paves way for nationalisation of gas supplier Uniper News 20 Dec 2022 - 14:00 Germany and France present response proposal to U.S. green subsidy programme News 20 Dec 2022 - 13:56 EU gas price cap bad deal for Germany, could damage the whole of Europe – opinion News 20 Dec 2022 - 13:21 Energy crisis pushes German energy use in 2022 to lowest level since reunification Interview 20 Dec 2022 - 13:19 Preview 2023: Germany must avoid exodus of energy-intensive companies – trade union Interview 19 Dec 2022 - 13:52 Preview 2023: Energy saving and supply increase are key to address gas shortage next year – analyst News 19 Dec 2022 - 13:47 Germany hails EU carbon market deal as “fantastic result” for bloc's climate ambitions News 19 Dec 2022 - 13:43 Eastern German coal state leaders launch joint call against earlier coal phase-out News 19 Dec 2022 - 13:36 Speedy LNG terminal opening should set pace for infrastructure modernisation - Scholz News 16 Dec 2022 - 13:36 German agency calls on policymakers to stop trend towards SUVs News 16 Dec 2022 - 13:30 “Waterbed effect” threatens coal exit's climate impact as govt shuns deleting allowances - media News 16 Dec 2022 - 13:28 French and German industry call for coordinated green hydrogen roll-out in Europe News 16 Dec 2022 - 13:25 “Mittelstand” action programme to support German SMEs' climate efforts News 16 Dec 2022 - 13:22 Germany approves gas and power subsidies, but industry worried about implementation Interview 16 Dec 2022 - 13:03 Preview 2023: Food supply security, long-term price stability keys for German agriculture – NGO News 16 Dec 2022 - 11:26 Net zero targets could force Taiwan's chipmakers abroad News 15 Dec 2022 - 14:03 Ministry paper says Germany could be headed for LNG import overcapacity News 15 Dec 2022 - 13:58 Cold snap drains German gas storages one percent in a single day News 15 Dec 2022 - 13:51 Governments seek to avert green subsidy conflict between U.S. and EU – media News 15 Dec 2022 - 13:43 Construction of Europe’s first hydrogen pipeline network to begin in Germany News 15 Dec 2022 - 13:40 Further runtime extension for German nuclear plants no longer possible – EnBW Interview 15 Dec 2022 - 11:57 Preview 2023: Germany must make up for lost year in mobility transition – think tank News 14 Dec 2022 - 13:22 Bavaria says on track to become renewables hotspot News 14 Dec 2022 - 13:20 German govt earmarks €1.8 billion in aid for households heating with pellets and oil News 14 Dec 2022 - 13:20 German grid regulator to take into account company saving efforts in case of gas rationing News 14 Dec 2022 - 13:19 Rising energy costs see German municipalities restrict services – report Interview 14 Dec 2022 - 13:18 Preview 2023: Germany, EU must respond to U.S. “Inflation Reduction Act” - BEE News 13 Dec 2022 - 13:46 Civil society alliance calls on German govt to abandon plans to support gas project in Senegal News 13 Dec 2022 - 13:41 Germany curtails four percent of renewable power production due to grid bottlenecks News 13 Dec 2022 - 13:37 G7 establish climate club with focus on industry decarbonisation News 13 Dec 2022 - 13:31 Need for supply security drives acceptance of renewables in Germany – survey Interview 13 Dec 2022 - 11:30 Preview 2023: Reform of EU’s fiscal rules key climate debate next year – E3G News 12 Dec 2022 - 13:14 Germany sets renewable power record in 2022, but is off-track for 2030 target News 12 Dec 2022 - 13:12 First direct LNG flows into German gas grid expected before end of 2022 News 12 Dec 2022 - 13:11 Germany pledges €112 million for Kenya’s renewable and green hydrogen expansion News 9 Dec 2022 - 13:53 Estern German coal regions secure €1.4bn for renaturation of opencast mines News 9 Dec 2022 - 13:52 German government draft report proposes to change legal framework on CCS News 9 Dec 2022 - 13:51 German state and federal government leaders clear way for 49-euro public transport ticket News 9 Dec 2022 - 13:50 Likelihood of gas shortage in Germany decreases further – storage operators News 8 Dec 2022 - 13:24 Germany launches first auction for green hydrogen imports News 8 Dec 2022 - 13:21 German state “de facto speculator” on gas markets in efforts to fill storages News 8 Dec 2022 - 13:20 Plans for German LNG terminals “massively oversized” – NewClimate Institute Interview 8 Dec 2022 - 08:58 Climate activists risk antagonising people with blame games – researcher News 7 Dec 2022 - 12:45 Middle East and North Africa carry “huge” green hydrogen potential for Europe – researchers News 7 Dec 2022 - 12:44 Germany and Europe in danger of falling behind on renewables due to regulation, bureaucracy – dena head News 7 Dec 2022 - 12:42 Germany needs human rights-based climate adaptation policy – advisors News 7 Dec 2022 - 12:41 Solar power auctions in Germany again fail to meet government's ambitious capacity targets News 6 Dec 2022 - 13:46 Regulation stalling competitive hydrogen infrastructure buildout in EU – RWE head News 6 Dec 2022 - 13:42 German gov’t must do more despite “most ambitious renewables package ever” - NGO News 6 Dec 2022 - 13:37 Transport ministry’s plans for expansion of motorways irk Green coalition partner News 6 Dec 2022 - 13:34 Germany must avoid “energy-imperialism” in hydrogen deal with Namibia - minister News 5 Dec 2022 - 13:55 Germany needs fossil gas for more than a decade alongside renewables expansion – McKinsey News 5 Dec 2022 - 13:45 Germany considers hydrogen grid company with state stake – media report News 5 Dec 2022 - 09:35 Radical climate protests face broad rejection in Germany News 2 Dec 2022 - 13:54 Poland and Germany set to cooperate closer on oil supply security News 2 Dec 2022 - 13:51 Germany welcomes EU carbon removal certification proposal, calls for further development News 2 Dec 2022 - 13:46 German hydrogen strategy revision aims to solidify target to double electrolysis capacity by 2030 - media Interview 2 Dec 2022 - 11:59 Regulation must enable markets for climate neutral products – German certifier TÜV News 1 Dec 2022 - 13:22 Govt explores buying stake in German unit of grid operator TenneT – report News 1 Dec 2022 - 13:20 German energy industry calls for 'urgent' fundamental power market reform News 1 Dec 2022 - 13:17 Reform of German immigration law aimed at filling tens of thousands of vacant energy transition jobs News 1 Dec 2022 - 13:13 Germany and Norway call for better coordination to protect energy infrastructure at sea News 1 Dec 2022 - 12:20 Tumultuous first year for Germany's government may start energy transition push News 30 Nov 2022 - 13:21 NGO calls for making use of plug-in solar "balcony power plants" simpler for German households News 30 Nov 2022 - 13:18 Long-term Qatar LNG deal “good message for Germany's energy security” – chancellor Scholz News 30 Nov 2022 - 13:16 Tighter German-African relations “of strategic importance” for raw material supply diversification – industry News 29 Nov 2022 - 13:42 No one-size-fits-all solution to decarbonise heating in Germany – report News 29 Nov 2022 - 13:40 Environment minister urges end to gas extraction project off German North Sea island News 29 Nov 2022 - 13:38 Keeping industry in Germany a central challenge for 2023 – econ min News 28 Nov 2022 - 13:20 Climate activists to be evicted from German town next to coal mine in January News 28 Nov 2022 - 13:18 Shortage of more than 200,000 skilled workers for implementing Germany's energy transition - report News 28 Nov 2022 - 13:13 German government approves price cap for gas and electricity News 25 Nov 2022 - 13:11 Bavaria eyes gas and green hydrogen supplies through new pipeline from Croatia News 25 Nov 2022 - 13:07 IEA head Birol calls on Germany to preserve European unity during energy crisis News 25 Nov 2022 - 13:03 Millions of German households face 50% power price increase without government support News 24 Nov 2022 - 13:46 “Climate neutral” product claims are deceptive and must be banned – consumer NGO News 24 Nov 2022 - 13:44 Economy and finance ministers renew quarrel over gas fracking in Germany News 24 Nov 2022 - 13:40 Ukraine war pushes Germans’ acceptance of wind turbines to record level – survey News 24 Nov 2022 - 13:39 First LNG regasification ship arrives in Germany News 23 Nov 2022 - 14:07 German NGOs, industry union call for annual €100 bln climate investment drive News 23 Nov 2022 - 14:00 Germany mulls strategy to reduce reliance on China in green technologies – report News 23 Nov 2022 - 13:53 France and Germany agree closer cooperation on strategic energy transition technologies News 23 Nov 2022 - 13:48 German plans for gas and power price cap put decarbonisation at risk - energy industry News 22 Nov 2022 - 14:09 German companies must double down on climate investments to move towards climate neutrality News 22 Nov 2022 - 14:05 Carmakers need to introduce sustainable finance in company ratings to succeed – think tank News 22 Nov 2022 - 13:59 Heating costs to rise by 1,000 euros for German homeowners even after deducting state support News 22 Nov 2022 - 13:57 Germany's 2030 target of 50% renewables in heating "ambitious, but possible" – industry News 22 Nov 2022 - 13:56 Germany examines state guarantees for wind and solar power News 21 Nov 2022 - 13:59 Bureaucracy, supply chains and skills shortage curb Germany’s renewables shift – report News 21 Nov 2022 - 13:57 German government disappointed with “far from sufficient” COP27 results News 21 Nov 2022 - 13:53 Large-scale electricity blackouts in Germany “extremely unlikely” this winter - civil protection office Interview 21 Nov 2022 - 10:32 Truly climate-neutral products still only possible in theory - German env agency News 18 Nov 2022 - 14:54 Winter gas shortage in Germany has become “highly unlikely” – storage operators News 18 Nov 2022 - 13:23 Germany to build its first green ammonia import terminal in Hamburg News 18 Nov 2022 - 12:29 Intensified energy cooperation between Poland and Germany aimed at increasing mutual trust News 17 Nov 2022 - 13:35 Psychiatrists call for care prioritisation as climate change increases mental health conditions News 17 Nov 2022 - 13:27 Germany wants to support Brazil’s just transition “beyond energy sector” – dev minister News 16 Nov 2022 - 13:21 Chancellery aims to speed up approval times for renewable projects News 16 Nov 2022 - 13:19 One in ten German companies face insolvency risk from energy crisis – analysis News 16 Nov 2022 - 13:17 Majority of German start-ups have climate protection in view – report News 15 Nov 2022 - 14:04 Germany finishes construction of first floating LNG terminal News 15 Nov 2022 - 13:24 Germany plans additional €550 million for green hydrogen cooperation News 15 Nov 2022 - 13:22 New Just Energy Transition Partnership with Indonesia important signal for COP27 – env minister News 15 Nov 2022 - 13:15 Germany nationalises former Gazprom subsidiary in bid to secure gas supply News 15 Nov 2022 - 12:15 Germany's "gas price brake" could lead to supply chain disruptions – report News 15 Nov 2022 - 12:11 Germany needs renewables push to reach targets and avoid prolonged cost crisis – BEE News 14 Nov 2022 - 13:24 Denmark tops climate index, Germany down three places on slow renewables expansion News 14 Nov 2022 - 13:20 G7 climate disaster support pledge ‘good start’, but distraction from real loss and damage fund – NGOs News 14 Nov 2022 - 13:17 Germany’s largest real estate firm gets EIB funds for energy efficiency renovations News 14 Nov 2022 - 12:19 Germany seeks climate cooperation and supply chain diversification in Asia News 14 Nov 2022 - 12:12 Germany to leave Energy Charter Treaty in effort to better tackle climate change News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:50 Southern German state plans ahead with 2030 hydrogen pipeline despite unclear supply and demand News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:42 Germany’s nuclear waste repository search to miss 2031 decision deadline - media News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:31 Germany says EU proposal to limit environmental checks key to speed up energy transition News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:27 Geothermal energy to get relaunch in Germany as government seeks new heating sources News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:23 More active raw material policy could see German govt buy resources and manage stocks News 10 Nov 2022 - 13:39 Mild winter forecast sparks hope for avoiding gas shortage in Germany, economists remain wary News 10 Nov 2022 - 13:34 Moorland strategy aims to reconcile German farmers with reviving natural carbon sinks News 10 Nov 2022 - 13:32 Wind turbine construction in German woodlands cannot be sweepingly banned – court News 10 Nov 2022 - 13:27 Windfall levy to finance Germany’s power price subsidy set to apply later than planned - report News 9 Nov 2022 - 13:55 Germany signs roadmap to support Kenya’s complete shift to renewable energy News 9 Nov 2022 - 13:22 Heat pumps installed in over half of all new buildings in Germany in 2021 – report News 9 Nov 2022 - 13:19 French and German politicians and business leaders assure sound cooperation on energy and climate News 9 Nov 2022 - 13:12 German govt agrees on new building CO2 costs split between tenants and landlords News 8 Nov 2022 - 14:08 Bavaria to invest 500 million euros in hydrogen and green energy projects News 8 Nov 2022 - 13:51 Germany to double forest protection support, promises loss & damage finance at COP27 News 8 Nov 2022 - 13:45 Severe heat spikes hit North Sea and Baltic Sea in summer 2022 – maritime agency News 8 Nov 2022 - 13:38 German and French finance ministers warn against green tech trade conflict with the U.S. News 7 Nov 2022 - 13:35 Sprawling and slow bureaucracy undermines Germany’s energy transition – industry News 7 Nov 2022 - 13:19 German finance minister earmarks 83 billion euro for energy price brakes – report News 7 Nov 2022 - 13:17 Egypt’s green hydrogen plans met with keen interest by German industry News 7 Nov 2022 - 13:13 Germany’s solar power industry worried by dependence on Chinese suppliers News 4 Nov 2022 - 14:20 Europe’s credibility at risk during UN climate talks amid energy crisis News 4 Nov 2022 - 14:03 Germany unlikely to reach climate targets without policy “paradigm shift” – govt advisors News 4 Nov 2022 - 14:02 Germany agrees key steps to speed up offshore wind expansion News 4 Nov 2022 - 14:00 Egypt signs LNG and hydrogen deals with Germany ahead of COP27 News 3 Nov 2022 - 13:38 Germany’s 2022 emissions to increase slightly despite declining energy consumption News 3 Nov 2022 - 13:34 Germany retains stance on foreign gas support despite criticism ahead of COP27 News 3 Nov 2022 - 13:32 Timely implementation of electricity price subsidy scheme “completely unrealistic” – energy industry News 3 Nov 2022 - 13:10 Climate pledges put companies in crosshairs of consumer litigation News 2 Nov 2022 - 14:10 Germany ready to unfreeze Amazon Fund donation after Lula win in Brazil – state sec News 2 Nov 2022 - 13:51 One in five German industrial firms plans production cuts due to energy costs News 2 Nov 2022 - 13:31 German railway group DB uses innovative electric charging to replace diesel trains News 2 Nov 2022 - 13:27 Calls grow for safeguarding municipal utilities from further energy supply problems News 2 Nov 2022 - 13:24 Lower Saxony’s new govt plans to make state climate neutral by 2040 News 1 Nov 2022 - 13:45 Experts propose additional measures to ease impact of gas price rise ahead of govt decision News 1 Nov 2022 - 13:40 Chancellor Scholz criticises artwork targeting by climate activists News 1 Nov 2022 - 13:37 Government draft climate programme insufficient to reach transport sector target News 1 Nov 2022 - 13:33 Germany’s gas reserves at highest level ever nearing 99% News 31 Oct 2022 - 13:25 Household gas prices increased 18% in first half of 2022 – Destatis News 31 Oct 2022 - 13:17 Former open-cast mining area to host largest floating solar PV plant in Germany News 31 Oct 2022 - 13:12 NGOs call on German govt to close door on foreign fossil fuel support News 28 Oct 2022 - 13:17 Germany to be “bridge builder” at COP27 – climate envoy Morgan News 28 Oct 2022 - 13:11 African countries risk stranded investments in response to European gas supply crisis – report News 28 Oct 2022 - 13:07 Wind power expansion in Germany too slow – report News 27 Oct 2022 - 13:24 Majority of Europeans say energy crisis should make countries speed up transition – survey News 27 Oct 2022 - 13:19 Continued use of third German nuclear plant “of little benefit” to energy crisis – consultancy News 27 Oct 2022 - 13:15 German wind power industry says fixed remuneration in auctions too low News 27 Oct 2022 - 13:12 Gas crisis can be overcome with climate targets in mind – env protection agency News 26 Oct 2022 - 13:34 E-scooters can help reduce urban transport emissions – researchers News 26 Oct 2022 - 13:30 Plans to skim off solar PV windfall profits could “poison investment climate” – industry News 26 Oct 2022 - 13:29 Households reduced heating during pandemic, but not enough to reach climate targets News 25 Oct 2022 - 14:03 Digitalisation of entire energy system key to successful decarbonisation – report News 25 Oct 2022 - 13:44 €9 ticket boosted social participation of low-income households, alleviated loneliness – report News 25 Oct 2022 - 13:39 Germany to pay millions for EU emissions targets missed between 2013 and 2020 News 25 Oct 2022 - 13:36 Tighter energy efficiency laws put “massive burden” on data centres – digital association News 25 Oct 2022 - 13:34 Renewable energy exports key pillar for Ukraine’s reconstruction – chancellor Scholz News 24 Oct 2022 - 13:46 DAX companies’ long-term emission reduction plans insufficient to reach net-zero targets – consultancy News 24 Oct 2022 - 13:43 Energy industry says German gas price relief plans cannot be brought forward News 24 Oct 2022 - 13:41 Protesters in Germany call for greater social solidarity in energy crisis News 24 Oct 2022 - 12:23 German coal states to receive €2.5 billion EU funds for just transition News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:58 Slow German wind energy expansion continues as applications wait for approval News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:44 Germany announces relaunch of sluggish smart meter roll-out News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:40 Russia’s war makes raw material supply strategy imperative for Germany – industry News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:37 Spain’s turnaround on Pyrenees gas pipeline project upsets Germany’s supply plans News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:27 Delayed Franco-German government consultations seen as crack in relation caused by energy crisis News 20 Oct 2022 - 14:48 Germany must cut gas use by 30 percent to avoid shortages and ensure energy sovereignty – report News 20 Oct 2022 - 14:27 Germany increases climate finance to poorer nations to €5.3 billion News 20 Oct 2022 - 13:49 Germany steps up installation of charging infrastructure to become "lead market for electromobility" News 20 Oct 2022 - 13:46 Coach company FlixBus insists on inclusion in Germany’s planned 49-euro public transport ticket News 20 Oct 2022 - 13:44 German government plans to fund power price brake with windfall profit tax News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:39 Local utilities call on German govt for support as “situation continues to worsen” News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:20 Skilled workers and supply chains take front seat in German energy transition plans - govt News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:20 German chancellor decides runtime extension for all remaining nuclear plants, ending coalition row News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:12 Nuclear extension likely to reduce German gas demand but could curtail renewables News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:07 Pyrenees pipeline wanted by Spain and Germany could be finished within a year – Enagas CEO News 18 Oct 2022 - 14:17 Far-right AfD gains popularity amidst energy crisis, recession fears – polls News 18 Oct 2022 - 14:10 Energy crisis especially severe for Germany, 2023 possibly “even harder” - IMF News 18 Oct 2022 - 14:03 Czech nuclear power plans pose difficulties for Bavaria’s stance on contested technology News 17 Oct 2022 - 13:33 Projected warm winter in Europe could mean gas savings but also curb wind power News 17 Oct 2022 - 13:29 German coalition still at odds over nuclear power as Green Party accepts limited extension News 17 Oct 2022 - 13:26 Germany mulls financial support for companies competing for critical raw materials News 14 Oct 2022 - 13:56 Germany continues coal exit auctions amid energy crisis News 14 Oct 2022 - 13:53 Germany reaches 95% gas storage target early News 14 Oct 2022 - 13:50 Industry and household savings reduce German gas consumption News 14 Oct 2022 - 13:46 Ministers agree on 49-euro public transport ticket, financing still in the air News 13 Oct 2022 - 13:50 Germany still in the dark about LNG supplies to its new terminals News 13 Oct 2022 - 13:35 Germany’s new labour strategy sees skilled workers as crucial for energy transition News 13 Oct 2022 - 13:30 Targeted EU funding can mitigate widening divisions in Europe caused by green and digital transition – report News 13 Oct 2022 - 10:52 Greta Thunberg's pro-nuclear comment stirs up German runtime extension debate News 12 Oct 2022 - 14:48 Energy crisis to push Germany into recession in 2023, warns government News 12 Oct 2022 - 12:55 Key renewable energy tenders significantly undersubscribed as projects face rising costs News 12 Oct 2022 - 12:44 Germany sees slight increase of power outages for first time in years News 12 Oct 2022 - 12:36 CO2 emissions intensity continues to decline among Germany’s economic sectors – report News 12 Oct 2022 - 12:08 World Bank must put more focus on climate – German development minister News 12 Oct 2022 - 12:07 One third of German companies have emergency plan for energy shortage – survey News 11 Oct 2022 - 14:16 Government agreement on German nuclear plant runtime extension plans delayed News 11 Oct 2022 - 14:10 Germany to continue push for 1.5°C goal amid energy crisis – foreign min Baerbock News 11 Oct 2022 - 12:47 Gas cost relief proposal “quick fix” lacking long-term solution – media reactions News 11 Oct 2022 - 12:39 German PV industry business expectations high – survey News 11 Oct 2022 - 12:37 Recession could hamper chemical industry's green transition – analyst News 10 Oct 2022 - 14:09 Lower Saxony election winner SPD aims to make state No. 1 for energy in Germany News 10 Oct 2022 - 14:07 German postal service tests delivery via solar-powered ship in Berlin News 10 Oct 2022 - 14:04 Bavaria’s turbine distance rules delayed wind power expansion – govt report News 10 Oct 2022 - 13:41 Expert commission proposes gas price relief of 90 billion euros by 2024 for German consumers News 7 Oct 2022 - 14:55 Economists in Germany sceptical towards electricity and gas price cap – survey News 7 Oct 2022 - 14:40 Germany's households alter heating behaviours but gas use still too high News 7 Oct 2022 - 14:37 Second east German state government leader rejects faster 2030 coal phase-out News 7 Oct 2022 - 13:32 Energy crisis looming large in election in Germany’s biggest wind power state News 6 Oct 2022 - 14:31 Germany’s biomass strategy to focus on sustainable use and climate protection News 6 Oct 2022 - 13:52 Germany’s climate diplomacy push in need of improvement – report News 6 Oct 2022 - 13:48 Runaway gas prices boost sales of oil-fired heating systems in Germany News 6 Oct 2022 - 13:45 Germany slows power price increase with €13 bln grid fee subsidy News 5 Oct 2022 - 14:00 Keeping Germany's nuclear plants in operation would save 1.3 mio tonnes of CO2 – economy ministry News 5 Oct 2022 - 13:55 Pyrenee gas pipeline pushed by Germany and Spain runs into French opposition – media News 5 Oct 2022 - 13:53 Friendly countries could show more solidarity in gas crisis, German econ min says News 5 Oct 2022 - 13:51 Energy transition remains priority for German citizens during energy crisis – survey News 5 Oct 2022 - 13:48 State premier says east German coal region won’t follow early phase-out agreed in west News 4 Oct 2022 - 15:05 German coal region brings phase-out forward to 2030 but refires lignite short-term News 4 Oct 2022 - 13:11 German government pledges energy cost support to hospitals News 4 Oct 2022 - 13:08 States urge German government to launch gas price brake fast News 4 Oct 2022 - 12:14 German town next to coal mine that has become symbol for resistance will be demolished News 30 Sep 2022 - 12:37 Germany’s slow progress in rail electrification “shameful” – railway lobby group News 30 Sep 2022 - 12:35 Germany’s RWE brings lignite power plants back online to strengthen supply security News 30 Sep 2022 - 12:31 200-billion-euro relief package warily welcomed in Germany – media opinions News 30 Sep 2022 - 12:29 Gaps in German power supply through 2030 possible – report News 30 Sep 2022 - 12:24 Power producer LEAG plans €10bln renewables ‘GigawattFactory’ in lignite mining area News 29 Sep 2022 - 17:37 Germany agrees 200-billion euro ‘defence shield’ against soaring energy prices News 29 Sep 2022 - 14:02 German railway group Deutsche Bahn raises ticket fares, citing increasing energy costs News 29 Sep 2022 - 13:53 German coalition party FDP says nuclear runtime extension must be longer than proposed News 29 Sep 2022 - 13:41 Germany’s basic material industries ring alarm, demand power price cap News 29 Sep 2022 - 10:46 Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks lead to “significant climate damage” - environment agency News 28 Sep 2022 - 13:53 Local activists protest German LNG infrastructure plans over environmental concerns News 28 Sep 2022 - 13:45 Wind power expansion success depends entirely on efforts by German states – econ min News 28 Sep 2022 - 13:43 Household gas heating costs in Germany climb nearly 70% in 2022 – index News 28 Sep 2022 - 13:39 Nuclear plant operators and German government agree to extend operations until April 2023 News 27 Sep 2022 - 14:25 Summer heat waves caused Germany to lose one of its five remaining glaciers
News 29 Sep 2023 - 13:56 Germany covers 52 percent of electricity consumption with renewables so far this year
News 29 Sep 2023 - 13:53 Germany tops €6 bln climate finance target for poorer nations three years early
News 29 Sep 2023 - 10:11 Fears of populist climate policy backlash loom over Germany’s two southern state elections
News 28 Sep 2023 - 13:50 Germans could receive revenue from carbon price from 2025, says finance minister
News 27 Sep 2023 - 14:16 German solar EV charging support programme closes after a day due to “overwhelming” interest
News 27 Sep 2023 - 14:12 Smaller companies in Germany cope well with energy price fluctuations - survey
News 27 Sep 2023 - 14:09 Economy minister questions Germany’s debt rule in light of decarbonisation costs
News 26 Sep 2023 - 13:06 Building industry welcomes “new realism regarding climate action” in German government
News 26 Sep 2023 - 13:04 $25 mln U.S. fine for German fund manager is sustainable finance “wake-up call” – NGO
News 25 Sep 2023 - 13:38 German gas demand set to rapidly decline by 2030, new investments questionable – consultancy
News 25 Sep 2023 - 13:36 Coalition at odds over transport sector measures in Germany's Climate Action Law reform
News 25 Sep 2023 - 13:31 German economy ministry plans 2060 target for negative emissions – media report
News 22 Sep 2023 - 13:37 Europe isn’t sufficiently exploring domestic potential for hydrogen production – report
News 22 Sep 2023 - 13:35 German court hands out heftiest punishment to date for climate protester, Last Generation group says
News 22 Sep 2023 - 13:16 Price drops for clean technologies could become energy transition 'game changer' – report
News 21 Sep 2023 - 13:40 Chancellor Scholz calls 2023 potential turning point in fight against climate change
News 21 Sep 2023 - 13:34 Hydrogen could unlock green potential of German sewage treatment plans – industry
News 20 Sep 2023 - 13:34 German wind power association warns against loss of land due to planned military restrictions
News 20 Sep 2023 - 13:25 Subsidising electricity for German industry economically ineffective - researchers
News 20 Sep 2023 - 13:17 German society split on climate action, policymakers must find middle ground – survey
News 19 Sep 2023 - 13:47 Industry association calls for revision of German long-term renewable energy forecast
News 19 Sep 2023 - 13:41 Fossil heating phase out and energy efficiency key for decarbonising Germany's buildings – report
News 19 Sep 2023 - 13:37 German government to raise VAT on natural gas after reduction during energy crisis
News 19 Sep 2023 - 13:30 Heat pump expansion and producers in Germany need lower electricity prices to succeed - industry
News 18 Sep 2023 - 13:44 Technical hurdles to hydrogen imports into Germany spur calls for increased domestic production
News 18 Sep 2023 - 13:37 German construction minister rejects EU plans to increase energy efficiency in old buildings
News 18 Sep 2023 - 13:34 Gov't asks German cities and municipalities to provide climate change risk assessments
News 18 Sep 2023 - 13:27 Germany aims to initiate sustainable development goals “catch-up race” at UN summit – env minister
News 15 Sep 2023 - 11:55 Scholz promises new national ports strategy to make Germany’s maritime industry fit for climate targets
News 15 Sep 2023 - 11:38 Less than half of Germans endorse climate damage compensation to poor nations – survey
News 14 Sep 2023 - 14:10 German Greens call for joint EU CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in draft election programme
News 14 Sep 2023 - 14:03 Germany faces high costs, technical hurdles for ship-based imports of hydrogen-based fuels – report
News 14 Sep 2023 - 13:51 Rains in Greece and Libya dwarf Germany’s 2021 disaster, must spur action – climate researcher
News 14 Sep 2023 - 13:47 Coal imports from Colombia rise as Germany bolsters supply substitutes for Russia
News 14 Sep 2023 - 13:36 France, Germany vow to cooperate on industry transformation, back EU probe into Chinese EVs
News 13 Sep 2023 - 14:20 Small and mid-sized towns hold enough solar potential to power all German households - EON
News 13 Sep 2023 - 14:20 BP wants to build 20,000 'ultrafast' electric vehicle charging stations in Germany
News 12 Sep 2023 - 14:30 Coastal states call for tenfold funding increase to German ports in energy transition
News 12 Sep 2023 - 14:20 Proposed industry power price could slow Germany's renewables expansion – report
News 12 Sep 2023 - 14:01 Germany starts construction of North-South power line pivotal for energy transition
News 12 Sep 2023 - 13:59 Lack of knowledge about CO2 price among Germans raises questions over efficacy - researchers
News 11 Sep 2023 - 13:49 Lack of G20 agreement means fossil fuel exit "left open for COP28 to answer" – German envoy
News 11 Sep 2023 - 13:37 Most people in Germany endorse resolute switch from fossil to sustainable heating – survey
News 11 Sep 2023 - 13:33 New German heating law met with mixed reactions from industry and environmental groups
News 8 Sep 2023 - 15:13 Fossil fuel boiler phase out in Germany to save much less CO2 than originally planned
News 8 Sep 2023 - 13:32 Subsidies for boiler exchanges should take into account lifecycle emissions – certifier
News 8 Sep 2023 - 13:28 CORRECTION - Germany’s latest onshore wind tender is yet again undersubscribed
News 7 Sep 2023 - 13:45 Germany could use geothermal wells to cover part of lithium needs – researchers
News 7 Sep 2023 - 13:33 Two in five homeowners in Germany say they can’t afford climate-friendly renovations
News 7 Sep 2023 - 13:26 Rising temperatures can cause serious side effects with many medicines - health authority
News 7 Sep 2023 - 13:23 Germany's electricity export surplus decreases significantly in first half of 2023
News 6 Sep 2023 - 13:27 Germany’s coastal states call for help to transform ports into offshore and hydrogen hubs
News 6 Sep 2023 - 13:25 Germany’s Scholz announces charging infrastructure push in IAA mobility show opening address
News 6 Sep 2023 - 13:21 Chancellor Scholz calls on all levels of govt to pull together for German modernisation
News 5 Sep 2023 - 12:11 Tunisia, Spain, Brazil could be among green hydrogen import hotspots for Germany – report
News 5 Sep 2023 - 12:09 Europe should ensure domestic production of critical transition technologies to lessen import dependence – report
News 4 Sep 2023 - 13:23 German finance minister plans tax breaks for cars powered by synthetic fuels - report
News 4 Sep 2023 - 13:19 Germany’s state premiers call on EU to allow industry electricity subsidies - report
News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:12 New housing in Germany to receive tax credits without requirement for tighter efficiency standards
News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:09 Only combustion engines and fuel cells allow Europe self-sufficient car production – BMW CEO
News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:07 Economic stress increases cost impacts from extreme weather by third in EU – report
News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:06 German coalition’s energy and climate policy dissent continues after government retreat
News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:03 End of German subsidy for electric company cars to have negative effect on market - industry
News 1 Sep 2023 - 12:02 Transport transition won't cost municipalities extra money if they do it right – report
News 31 Aug 2023 - 13:54 Germany’s flat-rate public transport ticket does not significantly reduce car use – report
News 31 Aug 2023 - 13:53 Energy crisis and climate policy lead to strong increase of German state subsidies
News 31 Aug 2023 - 13:29 Germany should abolish electricity tax to give e-mobility a push – economic institute
News 31 Aug 2023 - 13:28 Germany had above average warm summers for 27 consecutive years – weather service
News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:08 Germany passes 100,000 public electric car charging points on eve of industry show IAA
News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:07 All new trucks in Germany could be battery-electric by 2035 with enough charging points – report
News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:05 Record number of German firms worry about competitiveness due to energy transition – survey
News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:03 Energy industry “fairly optimistic” for upcoming winter gas supply one year after Russian delivery halt
News 30 Aug 2023 - 12:02 Govt announces tax credits and support worth €7 bln annually to strengthen economy in transition
News 28 Aug 2023 - 13:43 German shipbuilders call for support for billion-euro investments needed for offshore wind expansion
News 28 Aug 2023 - 13:40 Planned state support means heat pumps pay off even in inefficient buildings – WWF
News 25 Aug 2023 - 13:34 Chancellor Scholz pledges tenfold increase of geothermal energy in heating networks
News 25 Aug 2023 - 13:30 German govt neglects biodiversity due to internal disputes and crisis management – env association
News 25 Aug 2023 - 13:20 Grid operator plans €16 bln link from offshore wind parks to German industry hub
News 24 Aug 2023 - 13:16 EU debate on post-2030 climate efforts should focus on proven policies, not ambitions – researchers
News 23 Aug 2023 - 13:29 Associations call for tougher climate measures following ‘inadequate’ govt plans
News 23 Aug 2023 - 09:00 Germany could face costly EU target miss as govt overestimates its climate programme – expert council
News 22 Aug 2023 - 13:44 Germany’s energy price caps prove too cumbersome to effectively reduce costs for companies – report
News 22 Aug 2023 - 13:41 Construction minister opposes stricter efficiency standards as housing sector tumbles
News 21 Aug 2023 - 13:36 Berlin could use disused airfields for wind turbines, says state govt official
News 21 Aug 2023 - 13:33 Most populous German state set to abolish minimum distance rule for wind turbines
News 21 Aug 2023 - 13:30 German state scheme scoops up €417 million of electricity companies’ windfall profits
News 18 Aug 2023 - 14:06 German importers “insufficiently prepared” for EU carbon border tax – consultancy
News 18 Aug 2023 - 13:24 Companies lament German coalition row over tax relief for climate investments
News 17 Aug 2023 - 14:30 German lignite mining regions have used only small part of €40bln support so far
News 17 Aug 2023 - 14:25 Germany’s efficiency standards for new builds 'fatal' for affordable housing, renovations key – industry
News 17 Aug 2023 - 13:45 Two thirds of eastern Germans dissatisfied with government's climate policy - survey
News 17 Aug 2023 - 13:30 Energy crisis price cap for gas and electricity led to desired effect, German govt says
News 16 Aug 2023 - 13:47 Industry expects “lasting solar boom” as farmers turn against German govt's expansion rules
News 16 Aug 2023 - 13:45 Most Germans say state is incapable of tackling urgent tasks like climate change
News 16 Aug 2023 - 13:42 Local representatives urge halt to plans for LNG terminal on German Baltic Sea island
News 15 Aug 2023 - 14:19 Installation of solar panels on German residential buildings to be made easier in draft law
News 15 Aug 2023 - 14:07 China increasingly pushing German industry out of top spot in exports to EU neighbours
News 15 Aug 2023 - 14:04 Share of battery-run electric vehicles continues strong growth in Germany since beginning of 2023
News 14 Aug 2023 - 13:02 Bavaria rejects German grid regulator’s plans for different power price zones
News 14 Aug 2023 - 13:00 Fridays for Future criticise radical tactics of Last Generation climate activists
News 11 Aug 2023 - 13:16 Companies pay almost €800m for right to build offshore wind farms in German tender
News 11 Aug 2023 - 13:10 German government committed to returning CO2 price revenues to citizens – media report
News 10 Aug 2023 - 13:11 Bavarian mayors call for accelerated windpower rollout in cross-party appeal
News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:53 German wind industry decries “sabotage” of turbine rollout by Autobahn operator
News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:44 German economy ministry hails €10bln chip investment as key for energy transition
News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:26 EU report says making green hydrogen in Germany uneconomical, questioning government plans
News 9 Aug 2023 - 13:24 Less than one in five Germans say govt’s climate policy moving too fast – survey
News 8 Aug 2023 - 13:33 German start-up Marvel Fusion invests in US, laments lack of support in Europe
News 7 Aug 2023 - 13:19 New German funding guidelines to speed up domestic production of clean technologies – econ min
News 7 Aug 2023 - 13:17 Renewables share in German public electricity supply reaches record high in July – researchers
News 7 Aug 2023 - 13:16 Planned reform of climate label for cars underestimates CO2 price – consumer protection organisation
News 4 Aug 2023 - 12:15 Researchers see long-distance hydrogen transport solution in deodorant spray propellant
News 4 Aug 2023 - 12:14 Biogas supplier insolvency proceedings pose risk for German local utilities – association
News 4 Aug 2023 - 12:12 Germany aims to submit delayed draft climate plan update to EU this summer – ministry
News 3 Aug 2023 - 13:37 German and EU officials call on member states to join hydrogen purchasing scheme – media
News 3 Aug 2023 - 13:26 Possible EU ban on forever chemicals poses threat to bloc’s climate targets – industry
News 3 Aug 2023 - 13:24 Must focus on social dimension of climate-friendly transformation, survey shows – UBA head
News 2 Aug 2023 - 14:54 Germany generates record €3.9 bln EU emissions trading revenues in first half of 2023
News 2 Aug 2023 - 13:13 Most customers not willing to pay “true" environmental costs in campaign by supermarket chain – poll
News 2 Aug 2023 - 13:10 Germany must double annual e-car registrations to reach 2030 target of 15 million – researchers
News 2 Aug 2023 - 13:07 High prices and weak economy lower German energy use and CO2 emissions in first half of 2023
News 1 Aug 2023 - 12:49 Latest round of offshore wind auctions leads to higher power prices for industry – consultant
News 1 Aug 2023 - 12:47 EU sets state support conditions for German gas and hydrogen power plants – econ min
News 31 Jul 2023 - 13:33 Germany aims to halve number of excess deaths due to heat in 2023 with new protection plan
News 31 Jul 2023 - 13:30 Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C “politically no longer manageable” – climate scientist
News 28 Jul 2023 - 14:30 Franco-German push for EU green industrial revival needs close alignment to succeed
News 28 Jul 2023 - 13:11 German winter gas supply outlook positive, EU coordination on LNG imports key – industry
News 28 Jul 2023 - 13:06 German energy price brakes to be extended as govt spending below expected – econ minister
News 27 Jul 2023 - 13:52 Germany strengthens lightweight construction to save emissions and raw materials
News 27 Jul 2023 - 13:41 German insurers warn of more frequent heavy rainfall as damages likely to surge in future
News 27 Jul 2023 - 13:21 Court rules German drugstore chain must stop advertising certain products as ‘climate neutral’
News 26 Jul 2023 - 13:20 Tesla’s German gigafactory expansion plans face setback over water protection concerns – media
News 25 Jul 2023 - 13:26 City of Berlin adopts €5 bln climate protection fund to reduce fossil fuel dependency
News 24 Jul 2023 - 13:35 Germany brings forward publication deadline for climate-friendly municipal heating plans
News 24 Jul 2023 - 13:31 Journeys made by rail increase since introduction of flatrate 'Germany ticket' – media
News 21 Jul 2023 - 14:12 Poland’s decision to resume mining on the Polish-Czech-German border irks local lawmakers
News 21 Jul 2023 - 13:58 EU Commission approves funding for largest industry decarbonisation project in Germany so far
News 21 Jul 2023 - 12:23 Looming collapse of sustainable building retrofitting threatens climate targets, social peace – associations
News 20 Jul 2023 - 13:22 Germany’s electricity grids not yet equipped for the energy transition – Munich utility CEO
News 20 Jul 2023 - 13:16 Support for climate movement halves as Germans reject street blockades – survey
News 20 Jul 2023 - 13:12 Finance ministry advisors reject plans for lowering industry power prices in Germany
News 19 Jul 2023 - 13:19 Airplanes in Germany to be supplied with clean electricity during airport stops
News 18 Jul 2023 - 14:19 German electrolyser, solar PV, CCS projects receive funding under EU decarbonisation scheme
News 18 Jul 2023 - 13:55 German govt’s 2030 target of 15 million e-cars unlikely to be met as orders drop - industry
News 18 Jul 2023 - 13:49 German workers should adopt ‘siesta’ break to escape extreme heat, public health officers say
News 18 Jul 2023 - 13:46 Reduced Chinese LNG demand raises prospect of lower gas prices in Germany next winter
News 17 Jul 2023 - 13:50 Government report shows Germany set to miss 2045 climate neutrality target – media
News 17 Jul 2023 - 13:41 Controversy over government's heating law fuels far-right AfD’s success – state premier
News 14 Jul 2023 - 13:41 Rising costs put 4 GW of wind energy projects planned in Germany at risk – media report
News 14 Jul 2023 - 13:39 Germany vows to push China for more ambitious climate targets in new strategy
News 14 Jul 2023 - 13:33 Germany plans hydrogen use for heating and mobility in strategy update – media report
News 13 Jul 2023 - 13:38 Germany to make climate adaptation legally binding as municipalities call for better financing
News 12 Jul 2023 - 14:02 Lingering nuclear dissent between Paris and Berlin obstacle for EU renewables push
News 12 Jul 2023 - 13:28 Consumer groups warn Germans against hidden costs of installing new gas boilers
News 12 Jul 2023 - 13:22 Lufthansa aiming to increase domestic flights to compete with railway and video calls
News 7 Jul 2023 - 13:14 Faster expansion of renewables required as German ETS emissions remain unchanged – env agency
News 7 Jul 2023 - 13:13 German recycling industry calls for paradigm shift in construction of wind turbines
News 6 Jul 2023 - 13:25 Germany’s top court blocks rapid passage of controversial heating law through parliament
News 6 Jul 2023 - 13:17 Car registrations on the rise in Germany, electric vehicles with strongest growth
News 5 Jul 2023 - 14:04 Germany’s railways to receive less than half of promised funds to modernise – report
News 5 Jul 2023 - 14:02 Majority in Germany strongly supports energy transition, is dissatisfied with implementation – survey
News 5 Jul 2023 - 13:53 German govt agrees higher 2024 national CO2 price, returning to pre-crisis plans – media
News 4 Jul 2023 - 13:25 More rail transport, fossil heating restriction might put Germany on track towards 2030 climate target – report
News 4 Jul 2023 - 13:23 Europe needs hydrogen market debate to ensure technology leadership – energy industry
News 3 Jul 2023 - 14:16 Recycling, electrification, renewable raw materials key for climate neutral chemicals industry – report
News 3 Jul 2023 - 14:14 Security tops Germans' priorities for energy supply, followed by climate protection – survey
News 3 Jul 2023 - 14:13 German env minister urges industry to save water amidst increasing heat and drought
News 30 Jun 2023 - 12:17 Making electricity distribution grids fit for renewable future is “mammoth task” – energy industry
News 29 Jun 2023 - 12:38 Gas industry welcomes Germany’s compromise on phasing out fossil fuel heating
News 29 Jun 2023 - 12:36 Germany to spend extra €900 million on charging points for electric cars and trucks
News 28 Jun 2023 - 13:42 Germany to subsidise up to 70% of costs for switching to a climate-friendly boiler
News 28 Jun 2023 - 13:39 Six out of ten German companies do not see themselves affected by climate change
News 28 Jun 2023 - 13:36 Domestic green hydrogen from Germany “more competitive than expected” – renewables lobby
News 27 Jun 2023 - 12:06 EU state aid rules hurdle for German plans for state support to build new gas power plants
News 27 Jun 2023 - 12:06 Germany lacks comprehensive vision for becoming a true circular economy – report
News 27 Jun 2023 - 12:05 Renewables covered more than half of German electricity consumption in first half of 2023
News 27 Jun 2023 - 09:42 France, Italy, Germany launch joint push for securing critical raw materials
News 26 Jun 2023 - 13:31 German health minister proposes warning system and concepts to deal with heat waves – media
News 26 Jun 2023 - 13:30 Germany, Benelux must cooperate better to play key role in hydrogen economy – report
News 26 Jun 2023 - 13:26 Germany to issue power grid expansion building permits on a large scale from 2024 – agency head
Interview 23 Jun 2023 - 11:00 France and Germany “agree on 90 percent” of energy issues, must close ranks - researcher
Interview 23 Jun 2023 - 10:00 French-German energy policy rift puts EU’s climate lead at risk - expert
News 22 Jun 2023 - 14:00 Energy market association calls for wide adoption of “biodiversity PV” in Germany
News 21 Jun 2023 - 13:19 Climate activist coalition to target east German coal mine in Sunday protest
News 21 Jun 2023 - 09:00 China and Germany agree “Climate and Transformation Dialogue” in difficult political landscape
News 20 Jun 2023 - 14:40 Low water levels in Rhine river threat to German economic recovery – analysts
News 20 Jun 2023 - 13:23 Scholz announces reduced government spending, assures climate commitments unaffected
News 20 Jun 2023 - 13:20 Shift to e-cars may herald “strong disruption” in Chinese-German trade relations – economists
News 20 Jun 2023 - 12:18 Last Generation climate activists target Germany's “super-rich” island of Sylt
News 16 Jun 2023 - 13:49 Ruling conservatives in city of Berlin aim to halt cycle lane projects to save car parking spaces
News 16 Jun 2023 - 13:45 Climate change could make home insurance twice as expensive in ten years - industry
News 15 Jun 2023 - 12:36 Germany needs 100,000 extra workers to meet its solar power targets – association
News 14 Jun 2023 - 13:45 Breaching 1.5°C limit would jeopardise security, says novel German govt strategy
News 13 Jun 2023 - 13:38 German rail service says sustainability central to its UEFA Euro 2024 football partnership
News 12 Jun 2023 - 13:53 German gas storage levels can be fully filled before winter, shortage risk remains – operator
News 12 Jun 2023 - 13:50 German transport minister says proposed Euro 7 car emission rules “fatal mistake”
News 12 Jun 2023 - 13:41 Germany will present security strategy this week, including focus on raw materials
News 9 Jun 2023 - 14:00 “Unique” French-German district heating project to connect grids across Rhine River
News 9 Jun 2023 - 13:41 Cost of living fears set scene for tough climate debates a year before 2024 EU vote
News 9 Jun 2023 - 13:39 New wind power-to-heat plant in northern Germany capable of supplying thousands of households
News 9 Jun 2023 - 13:36 Leaders of Italy and Germany endorse natural gas and hydrogen pipeline project "SoutH2 Corridor"
News 8 Jun 2023 - 13:54 Energy crisis not over yet, gas storage must be full before winter - German grid agency
News 8 Jun 2023 - 13:51 High energy prices bring about “first signs of deindustrialisation” in Germany – RWE head
News 8 Jun 2023 - 13:47 Norway and northern German state agree on blue hydrogen supplies to scale up industry
News 8 Jun 2023 - 13:45 Wind power tops Germany's electricity mix as total power output shrinks in early 2023
News 7 Jun 2023 - 11:49 German tender scheme for new gas power plants could be delayed – media report
News 7 Jun 2023 - 11:48 Electricity grid regulator aims to spur investments with higher interest rates
News 7 Jun 2023 - 11:47 “Very uncertain” to what extent fracking could help German supply security – researchers
News 6 Jun 2023 - 13:14 Iron and steel plants top NGO’s “dirty thirty” list of most polluting industry facilities in Germany
News 6 Jun 2023 - 13:02 Chinese MG e-cars make successful entry into German car market, overtake traditional brands
News 6 Jun 2023 - 12:59 Hydrogen industry ramp-up in Germany faces raw material supply challenge – agency
News 5 Jun 2023 - 14:26 About half of German households could use district heating to decarbonise – industry
News 5 Jun 2023 - 14:21 German chancellor promises monitoring of renewables expansion to stay on track for 2030 target
News 2 Jun 2023 - 13:34 UN climate talks in Bonn 'tough' with high pressure from fossil fuel lobby – NGO
News 2 Jun 2023 - 13:31 Eastern German lignite power plants from reserve needed next winter – econ min
News 2 Jun 2023 - 13:29 Denmark, Germany sign agreement on joint offshore wind project "Bornholm Energy Island"
News 2 Jun 2023 - 13:26 Majority of Germans feel poorly informed about heating transition plans – survey
News 1 Jun 2023 - 14:20 Germany must prepare for spread of new infectious diseases due to climate change – report
News 1 Jun 2023 - 12:21 Germany, Denmark, UK, EU launch €100 mio funding contest for climate action in developing countries
News 1 Jun 2023 - 12:19 Planned sale of coal operator risks delaying Germany's plan to exit coal by 2030 – analysts
News 31 May 2023 - 13:24 First oversubscribed bioenergy auction in Germany follows increase in support rates
News 31 May 2023 - 13:22 Four million fossil fuel heating systems in Germany reach legal runtime limit in 2024
News 31 May 2023 - 13:20 Municipal heating law reform takes important step forward in German govt coalition negotiations
News 31 May 2023 - 13:18 BASF deploys new freight vessel on Rhine River to cope with lower water levels
News 30 May 2023 - 13:36 Average CO2 emissions from new cars in Germany increased in first months of 2023
News 30 May 2023 - 13:22 At least 150,000 additional skilled workers needed for German climate neutrality plans for buildings – association
News 30 May 2023 - 13:17 State govt calls for one billion euros in investments to ensure acceptance of Baltic Sea LNG terminal
News 26 May 2023 - 13:38 Chancellor and finance minister play down coalition spat over heating transition
News 26 May 2023 - 13:35 Energy companies propose new incentives for much-needed new gas power plants
News 25 May 2023 - 13:28 Germany could launch new attempt to return CO2 income to citizens – media report
News 25 May 2023 - 13:26 Namibia launches 10 billion dollar-hydrogen project with German participation
News 24 May 2023 - 13:28 German econ ministry to simplify installation of plug-in solar ‘balcony power plants’
News 24 May 2023 - 13:26 Coalition spat threatens to delay law for phaseout of fossil heating systems
News 23 May 2023 - 14:00 Germany can double onshore wind power capacity buildout in 2023 – economy minister
News 23 May 2023 - 13:44 Chancellor Scholz labels Last Generation climate activists’ protests as “completely nutty”
News 23 May 2023 - 13:15 Companies continue to see energy prices, personnel shortage as key business risks – survey
News 23 May 2023 - 13:13 German gas storage capacities insufficient for hydrogen plans – storage operator
News 22 May 2023 - 13:32 German chancellor doesn’t expect major changes to plans for gas boiler phaseout
News 22 May 2023 - 13:29 German and Japanese governments under fire for 'problematic' G7 climate outcome
News 22 May 2023 - 13:26 German climate minister picks economist as successor for ousted energy state secretary
News 19 May 2023 - 13:41 German govt to set controversial location for floating LNG terminals into law
News 19 May 2023 - 13:12 Economy minister Habeck seeks replacement for key energy transition official
News 19 May 2023 - 13:09 German chancellor must push for faster fossil fuel phase out at G7 summit – NGO
News 17 May 2023 - 14:09 Exit of German energy state secretary deals blow to Green Party’s climate plans
News 17 May 2023 - 12:53 Climate-friendly heating transition must not lead to spike in rents – SPD head
News 16 May 2023 - 13:43 Heat pump installation plans may overburden Germany’s grid - energy industry
News 16 May 2023 - 13:40 Nuclear exit without notable effect on German power price in first month – agency
News 15 May 2023 - 13:18 Majority in wind power laggard state Bavaria would accept turbines in their vicinity – survey
News 12 May 2023 - 13:51 Flatrate 'Germany Ticket' for public transport proves success, third of citizens interested
News 11 May 2023 - 13:14 German buildings minister opposes stricter energy efficiency rules for new houses
News 11 May 2023 - 13:11 German minister opposes economic decoupling from China, but warns against over-reliance
News 11 May 2023 - 13:09 Greenfield sites to be replaced when lost to construction – environment minister
News 11 May 2023 - 11:58 Regional elections litmus test for German govt after months of climate policy discord
News 10 May 2023 - 12:24 Govt decides controversial location for LNG terminal on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast – media
News 10 May 2023 - 12:23 Germany must lessen dependency on energy transition raw materials – govt advisors
News 10 May 2023 - 12:19 Policy push needed for resilient energy system with green gas – gas industry
News 9 May 2023 - 13:10 Nord Stream cost Germany dearly, wind power now priority in Baltic Sea – foreign minister
News 9 May 2023 - 12:53 Germany must address structural weaknesses to reach ambitious climate targets – OECD
News 9 May 2023 - 12:10 Huge increase in cross-border traffic as Germany's national railway expands services
News 8 May 2023 - 13:36 300-metre wind power testing mast in Germany hoped to herald new turbine generation
News 8 May 2023 - 13:34 Scholz’s visit to Kenya yields possible new ‘climate club’ member, geothermal power exchange
News 8 May 2023 - 13:30 Replacing heating systems in Germany’s public buildings expected to cost about 8 bln euros
News 5 May 2023 - 13:34 German households, industry and power plants reduced gas use by a quarter in second half 2022
News 5 May 2023 - 13:32 Vast majority of costs to switch heaters should be subsidised – Greens parliamentary group
News 5 May 2023 - 13:29 German economy minister wants to lower industry electricity costs with billions in subsidies
News 4 May 2023 - 12:04 Europe can halve fossil gas use by 2030 without risk to supply security – think tank
News 3 May 2023 - 12:06 New chip plant key for German success in climate friendly technologies – Scholz
News 3 May 2023 - 12:04 Government postpones decision on disputed LNG terminal off Germany’s Baltic coast
News 2 May 2023 - 13:37 Energy costs for German households drop nearly one third since peak of energy crisis
News 2 May 2023 - 13:34 Germany overtakes Spain to become leading solar PV market in Europe - analysis
News 2 May 2023 - 13:26 Germany to present plans for nationwide "hydrogen highways" by summer - econ min
News 28 Apr 2023 - 13:21 Renewables cover half of Germany’s electricity demand in first quarter of 2023
News 28 Apr 2023 - 13:18 German railway operator waives higher fees for power cables under railways – media
News 28 Apr 2023 - 13:17 Estimates on hydrogen needs for decarbonising chemical industry vary widely – science academy
News 28 Apr 2023 - 13:12 Germany kicks off nationwide public transport ticket as NGOs lament wasted potential
News 27 Apr 2023 - 13:02 German economy ministry to unveil plan to support industry with lower electricity prices
News 27 Apr 2023 - 13:00 Bavarian municipalities demand more funding, clear legislative framework to reach state’s 2040 net zero target
News 27 Apr 2023 - 12:57 Renewables federation bets on energy-sharing to drive acceptance of energy transition
News 27 Apr 2023 - 12:44 International govt talks in Berlin opportunity for Olaf Scholz’s climate credibility – think tank
News 26 Apr 2023 - 13:18 Majority of rooftop solar to be in Germany's south and west, show power grid plans
News 26 Apr 2023 - 13:12 U.S. takeover of German heat pump maker Viessmann sparks fears of key industry loss
News 25 Apr 2023 - 13:43 Germany must not create overcapacity of gas power plants – renewables industry
News 25 Apr 2023 - 13:41 Cyclist satisfaction increases in major German cities but room for improvement remains – survey
News 25 Apr 2023 - 13:26 Operators face ‘massive financing problem’ converting district heating to renewables – report
News 24 Apr 2023 - 13:13 Conservatives look set to lead Berlin’s new city government after Social Democrats’ consent
News 24 Apr 2023 - 13:12 Germany’s south faces hydrogen supply bottleneck as H2 economy takes shape – consultancy
News 21 Apr 2023 - 13:33 Green-led ministries quarrel over using agricultural land for solar power – media report
News 21 Apr 2023 - 13:27 German chancellor defends controversial plans for LNG terminal during site visit
News 21 Apr 2023 - 13:21 Cities must protect children against UV rays intensified by climate crisis - ministry
News 20 Apr 2023 - 12:37 Heat pump owners benefit from rising number of power price rebates in Germany
News 20 Apr 2023 - 12:33 European gas grid operators agree to build North Sea hydrogen network – media report
News 19 Apr 2023 - 13:30 Energy industry wants to scrap Germany’s target of one million car charging points
News 19 Apr 2023 - 13:27 Germany lacks overview of costs and success of climate spending – federal auditors
News 19 Apr 2023 - 13:24 Germany can fill gas storages before winter, but risks of shortage remain – operators
News 19 Apr 2023 - 13:20 German cabinet adopts ban of new fossil fuel boilers, but consumers remain uncertain
News 18 Apr 2023 - 13:14 Forest fires cost Germany over €600 mln in 2022, experts call for protection improvements
News 18 Apr 2023 - 13:07 Germany's move to climate neutrality makes 90% of gas distribution grid obsolete – think tank
News 17 Apr 2023 - 13:53 Germany's nuclear power era ends as remaining reactors go offline as planned
News 17 Apr 2023 - 13:36 Climate council warns Germany against 'pushing off' responsibility to Europe
News 14 Apr 2023 - 13:35 Efforts to speed up grid expansion in Germany show first effects – Amprion CEO
News 14 Apr 2023 - 13:33 Home owners in Germany support change to climate-friendly heating systems, worry about costs
News 13 Apr 2023 - 13:16 German states call for 30% wood quota as sustainable solution to housing shortage
News 13 Apr 2023 - 13:08 Energy industry calls for faster construction of new gas power plants for supply security
News 13 Apr 2023 - 13:01 Chances for Germany's deindustrialisation are slim, cost rises will boost efficiency – Bosch CEO
News 13 Apr 2023 - 12:59 Greens and Fridays for Future denounce radical climate protests by Last Generation group
News 12 Apr 2023 - 13:58 Germany remains nuclear power market actor with Uniper stakes in Swedish reactors
News 12 Apr 2023 - 13:55 Companies increasingly cite energy costs, bureaucracy, taxes as reasons to invest abroad – media report
News 12 Apr 2023 - 13:50 Govt coalition party calls for keeping German nuclear plants in reserve after shutdown
News 11 Apr 2023 - 13:24 Stark differences in electricity consumption and cost amongst German states – analysis
News 11 Apr 2023 - 13:21 Two thirds of Germans against shutting down last nuclear power plants at this point – survey
News 6 Apr 2023 - 13:42 German certifier withdraws ‘climate neutral’ label in face of growing criticism
News 6 Apr 2023 - 12:09 "Counterproductive" industry subsidies stifle clean tech innovation - economic institutes
News 6 Apr 2023 - 12:01 German law to set rules for climate adaptation efforts at national and state level
News 4 Apr 2023 - 13:54 German government aims to reduce final energy consumption over one quarter by 2030
News 3 Apr 2023 - 13:47 German government settles heating row, relaxes rules on new fossil fuel systems
News 3 Apr 2023 - 13:35 Conservative CDU to oversee climate and mobility in Berlin’s new city government
News 3 Apr 2023 - 13:34 German econ min makes unannounced visit to Kyiv, aims to strengthen energy partnership
News 31 Mar 2023 - 11:38 Germany will complete nuclear phase-out as planned but technology's risks remain - env min
News 31 Mar 2023 - 11:37 State energy ministers call for industry power price and lower electricity tax
News 31 Mar 2023 - 11:35 Adapting Germany's gas transmission grid to new supply will cost €4.4 bln – operators
News 30 Mar 2023 - 13:42 Germany to further expand cooperation on climate and energy with Chile and Uruguay
News 30 Mar 2023 - 13:30 Three-quarters of Germans dissatisfied with energy transition progress – survey
News 30 Mar 2023 - 13:29 Ukrainian and German renewable energy industry vow to strengthen cooperation
News 28 Mar 2023 - 13:44 National hydrogen network company could accelerate grid development – research institutes
News 28 Mar 2023 - 13:41 Africa key European energy transition partner, says Kenya’s president, warns against trade barriers
News 27 Mar 2023 - 14:06 Making Germany’s electricity grid fit for climate neutrality to cost extra €128 billion
News 27 Mar 2023 - 14:01 EU combustion engine car deal could stand in way of resolute climate policy – govt advisor
News 27 Mar 2023 - 13:57 Germany “without sense of direction” on path to climate neutrality – advisors
News 27 Mar 2023 - 13:51 German emissions trading revenues could add up to €227 bln by 2030 – researchers
News 24 Mar 2023 - 13:47 Govt carbon management strategy must set clear restrictions on CCS use – NGOs
News 24 Mar 2023 - 13:44 Debate over “Berlin 2030 climate neutral” initiative heats up ahead of referendum
News 23 Mar 2023 - 13:34 Germany’s government attempts to overcome climate policy deadlock in key meeting
News 23 Mar 2023 - 13:25 Homeowners concerned about German ministry’s plans for de-facto oil and gas heating ban
News 22 Mar 2023 - 13:30 Road-blocking German climate activists consider founding political party – media report
News 22 Mar 2023 - 13:28 Meteorological service calculates risk of extreme rain for every location in Germany
News 21 Mar 2023 - 13:38 Majority of Germany's large companies look positively at green transformation – report
News 21 Mar 2023 - 13:36 Better working conditions and faster licensing key to Germany's wind power buildout – report
News 21 Mar 2023 - 13:33 Two thirds of Europeans favour stricter rules to curb individual emissions - survey
News 20 Mar 2023 - 17:27 Must start looking seriously at global warming beyond 1.5°C – IPCC report author
News 20 Mar 2023 - 12:10 German cities debate giving in to climate activists' demands to end protests
News 17 Mar 2023 - 13:11 North and Baltic Sea winter temperatures 1.5C higher than average – maritime agency
News 16 Mar 2023 - 13:01 Number of e-bikes sold in Germany set to overtake conventional bikes in 2023 – industry
News 16 Mar 2023 - 12:59 Potential city of Berlin coalition plans to spend €5 billion on climate action
News 15 Mar 2023 - 13:21 “Overwhelming majority” supports acceleration of renewables roll-out in Germany – survey
News 14 Mar 2023 - 13:32 Germany's heating transition will be socially just and happen gradually - buildings minister
News 14 Mar 2023 - 13:17 Germany’s e-car charging infrastructure grows over a third in 2022, capacity rising even faster
News 14 Mar 2023 - 13:12 Long way to go to increase digitalisation in Germany’s urban planning process – experts
News 14 Mar 2023 - 13:08 Investment of 111 billion euros required for expansion of electricity grid operator – media
News 13 Mar 2023 - 13:48 Retrofitting quota and minimum standards needed in EU building efficiency regulation – analysis
News 13 Mar 2023 - 13:41 German ministers seek to strengthen trade and climate action ties in Brazil and Colombia
News 10 Mar 2023 - 13:29 National solar PV strategy aims to strengthen Germany's renewable power sovereignty
News 10 Mar 2023 - 12:19 EU climate and energy diplomacy conclusions “strong statement on the road to COP28” – climate envoy
News 9 Mar 2023 - 11:55 Research map reveals great local differences across Germany in attitude to climate action
News 9 Mar 2023 - 11:53 Germany to use tenders to build 25 gigawatts of new gas power plants by 2030 – econ min
News 7 Mar 2023 - 13:46 German EV sales off track to reaching 15 million target by 2030 – researchers
News 7 Mar 2023 - 12:28 CO2 footprint to become ‘decisive competitive factor’ in travel – industry association
News 7 Mar 2023 - 12:26 Scholz urges local utilities to invest in green future, guarantees govt support
News 6 Mar 2023 - 13:32 German Science Academy urges speed and cooperation in Europe’s energy transition
News 6 Mar 2023 - 12:14 Climate change effects could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros by 2050 – report
News 3 Mar 2023 - 13:34 German government plans extensive LNG infrastructure build-up to ensure security of European supply
News 3 Mar 2023 - 13:10 Deutsche Bank unit DWS faces new greenwashing accusations over fossil fuel investments
News 3 Mar 2023 - 12:55 EU delays crucial 2035 car emissions vote after German insistence on combustion engines
News 2 Mar 2023 - 14:17 Scooping up German energy company’s windfall profits should end by mid-2023 – minister
News 2 Mar 2023 - 14:08 Federal govt, eastern German states clash over supply security effects of 2030 coal phase-out
News 2 Mar 2023 - 14:06 Lack of interest in German PV and wind tenders 'painful aftermath' of energy crisis - industry
News 1 Mar 2023 - 13:52 Planned ban on new gas and oil heating sparks dispute within German govt coalition
News 1 Mar 2023 - 13:10 Government in talks about merging TSOs into “German Grid Corporation” – media
News 1 Mar 2023 - 13:07 “Catastrophic” winter drought in France bodes ill for Europe’s power production in 2023
News 28 Feb 2023 - 14:17 German alliance takes aim at EU Commission plan to separate gas grid ownership
News 28 Feb 2023 - 13:57 German transport minister insists on exception for e-fuels in EU car emissions rules
News 28 Feb 2023 - 13:24 Redesigned offshore auction signals “critical stage” for Germany’s wind power industry
News 27 Feb 2023 - 14:08 Skilled workers from India encouraged to fill gap in Germany’s solar industry
News 27 Feb 2023 - 13:55 Industry lashes out at plan to throttle power supply to households' e-car chargers, heat pumps
News 27 Feb 2023 - 13:50 Cooperation on renewables can increase India’s energy sovereignty, Scholz says at state visit
News 27 Feb 2023 - 13:48 Meagre onshore expansion in early 2023 rings alarm for Germany’s wind power industry
News 24 Feb 2023 - 13:13 Putin’s plan to blackmail Germany with energy supplies has failed, Scholz says after one year of Ukraine war
News 24 Feb 2023 - 13:10 Household energy costs 12 percent higher in Germany one year after start of Russia's war
News 24 Feb 2023 - 13:05 Chemicals producer BASF to axe jobs at energy intensive production sites in Germany
News 24 Feb 2023 - 13:03 Engineer association calls for removing regulatory hurdles to Germany's ‘balcony power plants’
News 23 Feb 2023 - 13:44 Circular economy still too fragmented to increase sustainability in EU building sector – report
News 23 Feb 2023 - 13:43 East German mining state leader says ready for talks on pulling forward coal exit
News 23 Feb 2023 - 13:35 Germany is unlikely to face gas shortage next winter – economic research institute
News 22 Feb 2023 - 13:52 Alliance believes in ‘Berlin 2030 climate neutral’ referendum success despite little political support
News 22 Feb 2023 - 13:47 East German region rejects earlier coal phase-out as econ minister presents funds for structural change
News 22 Feb 2023 - 13:46 Germany eyes state aid to boost domestic production of solar and wind technologies
News 21 Feb 2023 - 13:29 Delayed draft law to increase renewable energy use in German heating making ‘good progress’ – media
News 21 Feb 2023 - 13:24 Dieselgate scandal catches up with carmakers as VW loses “groundbreaking” lawsuit
News 21 Feb 2023 - 13:22 German building policy should focus on renovations to meet housing shortage sustainably – report
News 20 Feb 2023 - 16:47 Germany launches dialogue platform to prepare comprehensive electricity market reform
News 20 Feb 2023 - 13:55 Fight against climate change will fail if it neglects states' economic interests – econ min
News 20 Feb 2023 - 13:52 German finance ministry eyes tax cuts for firms' efficiency and climate investments
News 17 Feb 2023 - 13:05 PV sector calls on Germany to facilitate solar industry 'renaissance' in Europe
News 16 Feb 2023 - 13:30 German environmental NGOs call out ‘systematic blocking’ of climate protection
News 16 Feb 2023 - 13:27 Germany must stop building houses in areas threatened by flooding, insurers warn
News 15 Feb 2023 - 13:02 State must support domestic production to fulfill Germany's renewables expansion aims – agency
News 15 Feb 2023 - 12:59 Germans say public transport key to achieving climate targets but refuse to let go of cars
News 15 Feb 2023 - 12:57 Germany and Belgium to link hydrogen networks, double LNG transit and explore second interconnector
News 14 Feb 2023 - 13:15 Gas boilers continue to dominate German heating market, but heat pumps on the rise
News 13 Feb 2023 - 14:05 German TV increases climate coverage, but “still a lot of room for improvement” - report
News 13 Feb 2023 - 13:45 Global companies’ “net zero” targets amount to only 36% emissions cut – report
News 10 Feb 2023 - 13:01 Prioritisation of energy transport on German trains no longer necessary – transport associations
News 9 Feb 2023 - 13:39 Corporate run on carbon credits triggers offset gold rush in Mexico's forests
News 9 Feb 2023 - 13:10 ‘Intensive use’ of German coal power plants releases additional 15 mio t of CO2 in 2022 – report
News 8 Feb 2023 - 13:25 Businesses, NGOs, think tanks call for quick design of EU Green Deal Industrial Plan
News 8 Feb 2023 - 13:23 Germany should use green lead markets to decarbonise industry – govt advisors
News 8 Feb 2023 - 13:16 Germany and France say “substantial progress” made in green subsidy talks with U.S.
News 7 Feb 2023 - 13:08 German car industry and politicians say new Euro 7 car emissions target technically unfeasible
News 6 Feb 2023 - 13:26 Low investment volumes leave 600-billion-euro gap for Germany’s energy transition – report
News 6 Feb 2023 - 13:14 U.S. and EU should aim for “joint green lead markets”, France and Germany to advocate
News 6 Feb 2023 - 13:12 Scholz promises construction of “four to five wind turbines per day” to reach 2030 target
News 3 Feb 2023 - 13:36 German solar power capacity in 2022 sees fast growth, still well below target
News 3 Feb 2023 - 12:56 NGO urges “pause to think” about LNG expansion as Germany overshoots gas storage target
News 3 Feb 2023 - 12:49 Germany pushes green hydrogen use in transport as national infrastructure takes shape
News 3 Feb 2023 - 12:05 Climate debates and war in Ukraine on citizens’ minds as city of Berlin votes again
News 2 Feb 2023 - 13:30 EU green industry plan an ‘important proposal’ to improve investment conditions – chancellor Scholz
News 2 Feb 2023 - 13:26 Household energy prices in Germany continue to fall but remain high in early 2023
News 2 Feb 2023 - 13:19 Net-zero by 2045 only achievable through society-wide effort – German science academy
News 2 Feb 2023 - 13:08 U.S. company’s plans for chip factory in Germany welcome as booster to EV industry
News 1 Feb 2023 - 13:40 Solar PV production must return to Europe to avoid future dependence – Swiss company CEO
News 1 Feb 2023 - 13:35 Earlier 2030 coal exit poses no threat to security of German electricity supply – ministry
News 1 Feb 2023 - 13:24 Bidders could end up paying production fee in Germany’s largest-ever offshore wind auction
News 31 Jan 2023 - 13:39 German grid regulators face backlash over plans to throttle households’ charging stations, heat pumps
News 31 Jan 2023 - 13:25 EU suspension of environmental checks a boon for German energy transition – econ min
News 30 Jan 2023 - 12:54 Renewable energy leaders show mixed views on whether Germany can meet renewable targets – media
News 30 Jan 2023 - 12:48 German chancellor Scholz wants to secure critical raw materials from South America
News 27 Jan 2023 - 13:16 Germany and Australia to strengthen energy and climate ties with focus on hydrogen
News 26 Jan 2023 - 13:05 German transport infrastructure plan outdated, not in line with climate goals – think tank
News 26 Jan 2023 - 12:56 German drugstore Rossmann to remove “climate neutral” labelling from own-branded products
News 25 Jan 2023 - 13:10 NGOs propose to align renewables rollout with ‘green infrastructure’ protection
News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:25 2022 sunniest and among warmest years in Germany – meteorological service DWD
News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:20 Germany raises auction support rates for ground-mounted solar PV by 25 percent
News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:17 “Klimageld” to return CO2 price revenues to citizens not before 2025 – econ min Habeck
News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:16 IEA head weary of too much energy security optimism in Europe ahead of 2023 winter
News 24 Jan 2023 - 13:10 NGO sues German government for failing climate targets in transport and buildings sectors
News 23 Jan 2023 - 13:34 Germany and France strengthen energy transition ties following cracks in relation
News 23 Jan 2023 - 13:32 German transport minister rejects autobahn speed limit after report shows climate benefits
News 20 Jan 2023 - 13:21 Germany takes key step towards offshore wind targets with development plan - ministry
News 20 Jan 2023 - 13:17 Power grid delays are key hurdle to securing business location Bavaria – industry
News 19 Jan 2023 - 13:47 Experts reject tougher penalties for climate activists’ civil disobedience in Germany
News 19 Jan 2023 - 13:44 Clashes over village destruction for coal mine damage Germany’s climate image abroad – researcher
News 19 Jan 2023 - 13:39 Researchers call on governments to push CO2 removal from atmosphere in 2020s
News 18 Jan 2023 - 13:13 NGO alliance calls for Basic Law reform for better climate action in municipalities
News 18 Jan 2023 - 13:07 Germany auctions record onshore wind capacity to compensate slow 2022 rollout
News 17 Jan 2023 - 13:25 Oil and gas supplies made Germany Norway's most important export partner in 2022
News 17 Jan 2023 - 13:21 Businesses' sustainability investments in Germany rising despite economic uncertainty – survey
News 17 Jan 2023 - 13:18 Energy crisis taking toll on Germany's attractiveness as industrial location – report
News 16 Jan 2023 - 14:08 Coal protest in Germany deepens rift between Green Party and climate movement
News 16 Jan 2023 - 13:59 Germany sees next weak offshore wind expansion year, industry urges “turbocharger” by 2025
News 16 Jan 2023 - 13:56 Energy crisis has become manageable, can be overcome by 2024 - German minister
News 16 Jan 2023 - 13:30 Q&A: Why are police and climate activists clashing in German village near coal mine?
News 13 Jan 2023 - 13:37 Consultancy says Germany must invest €900bn in 15 years for switch to renewables
News 12 Jan 2023 - 13:53 Greens increase pressure on transport minister with climate action proposals
News 12 Jan 2023 - 13:51 Inflation, lack of skilled workers hindering energy-efficient renovations – report
News 12 Jan 2023 - 13:25 Lützerath is not the right symbol for climate protests in Germany – econ min
News 11 Jan 2023 - 12:21 Skills shortage becomes cyber security risk in energy industry – consultancy
News 11 Jan 2023 - 12:17 Lower energy prices mean Germany likely to spend much less on subsidies than planned – consultancy
News 11 Jan 2023 - 12:16 EU must restore 500,000 hectares of moorland per year for 1.5°C target – report
News 10 Jan 2023 - 13:53 Expression ‘climate terrorists’ that criminalises activists voted Germany’s ‘non-word’ 2022
News 10 Jan 2023 - 13:50 First mobility summit under chancellor Scholz remains contentious despite inviting car industry critics
News 10 Jan 2023 - 13:14 Germany should be able to substantively fill its gas storage ahead of next winter – storage operators
News 9 Jan 2023 - 14:10 Germany to support climate adaptation in Pakistan with additional €84 million
News 9 Jan 2023 - 14:09 Police to start vacating protesters from German village standing in way of coal mine
Interview 6 Jan 2023 - 11:03 Preview 2023: EU must reduce critical raw material dependency - government advisor
News 5 Jan 2023 - 13:44 Chancellor Scholz invites carmaker CEOs to discuss mobility transition – media reports
News 5 Jan 2023 - 13:37 Germany’s coal and nuclear power exit will not lead to electricity shortage – grid agency
Interview 5 Jan 2023 - 13:13 2023 Preview: Supporting municipalities key for successful climate protection – urban research institute
News 4 Jan 2023 - 13:41 Climate ministry proposes recycling focus in update of German resource strategy
News 4 Jan 2023 - 13:39 Transport minister launches fresh call to extend lifespan of German nuclear power plants
Interview 4 Jan 2023 - 13:25 Preview 2023: EU taxonomy’s implementation must deliver push for sustainable finance – researcher
News 3 Jan 2023 - 13:30 Expert report accuses German transport minister of breaking climate law - media
News 3 Jan 2023 - 13:25 Earlier coal phase-out in eastern Germany needed “for economic reasons” – state env minister
Interview 3 Jan 2023 - 13:18 Preview 2023: Germany can get safely through next winter with focus on energy efficiency – agency
News 2 Jan 2023 - 13:07 Economy minister calls for earlier coal exit in eastern Germany, state premiers object
Interview 2 Jan 2023 - 12:53 Preview 2023: Energy-intensive companies need help to stay competitive - industry
News 23 Dec 2022 - 14:20 Preview 2023: Reality check set to drive resolve in Germany’s energy transition
News 23 Dec 2022 - 13:13 Three planned ammonia-ready LNG bunker vessels aimed at bolstering Germany’s maritime energy transition
News 23 Dec 2022 - 13:08 Farmers and TSOs agree ‘groundbreaking’ compensation for transmission highways
Interview 23 Dec 2022 - 10:24 Preview 2023: Climate action delay in transport sector must end – govt advisor
Interview 22 Dec 2022 - 12:40 Preview 2023: 'Investment offensive' must secure fossil fuel independence - energy industry
News 21 Dec 2022 - 13:34 Carbon farming “essential tool” in achieving net zero targets – farmers association
News 21 Dec 2022 - 13:28 Three quarters of German houseowners ready to put solar installation on their roofs – survey
News 21 Dec 2022 - 13:27 Germany must implement fast-tracked energy transition in 2023 – energy industry
News 21 Dec 2022 - 12:59 Resource shortage hit Germany already before Russia's war, more recycling indispensable - agency
News 21 Dec 2022 - 12:53 Preview 2023: Germany must show efforts to replace Russian gas do not impede emission reduction – researcher
News 20 Dec 2022 - 14:00 Germany and France present response proposal to U.S. green subsidy programme
News 20 Dec 2022 - 13:56 EU gas price cap bad deal for Germany, could damage the whole of Europe – opinion
News 20 Dec 2022 - 13:21 Energy crisis pushes German energy use in 2022 to lowest level since reunification
Interview 20 Dec 2022 - 13:19 Preview 2023: Germany must avoid exodus of energy-intensive companies – trade union
Interview 19 Dec 2022 - 13:52 Preview 2023: Energy saving and supply increase are key to address gas shortage next year – analyst
News 19 Dec 2022 - 13:47 Germany hails EU carbon market deal as “fantastic result” for bloc's climate ambitions
News 19 Dec 2022 - 13:43 Eastern German coal state leaders launch joint call against earlier coal phase-out
News 19 Dec 2022 - 13:36 Speedy LNG terminal opening should set pace for infrastructure modernisation - Scholz
News 16 Dec 2022 - 13:30 “Waterbed effect” threatens coal exit's climate impact as govt shuns deleting allowances - media
News 16 Dec 2022 - 13:28 French and German industry call for coordinated green hydrogen roll-out in Europe
News 16 Dec 2022 - 13:22 Germany approves gas and power subsidies, but industry worried about implementation
Interview 16 Dec 2022 - 13:03 Preview 2023: Food supply security, long-term price stability keys for German agriculture – NGO
News 15 Dec 2022 - 13:51 Governments seek to avert green subsidy conflict between U.S. and EU – media
News 15 Dec 2022 - 13:43 Construction of Europe’s first hydrogen pipeline network to begin in Germany
News 15 Dec 2022 - 13:40 Further runtime extension for German nuclear plants no longer possible – EnBW
Interview 15 Dec 2022 - 11:57 Preview 2023: Germany must make up for lost year in mobility transition – think tank
News 14 Dec 2022 - 13:20 German govt earmarks €1.8 billion in aid for households heating with pellets and oil
News 14 Dec 2022 - 13:20 German grid regulator to take into account company saving efforts in case of gas rationing
Interview 14 Dec 2022 - 13:18 Preview 2023: Germany, EU must respond to U.S. “Inflation Reduction Act” - BEE
News 13 Dec 2022 - 13:46 Civil society alliance calls on German govt to abandon plans to support gas project in Senegal
News 13 Dec 2022 - 13:41 Germany curtails four percent of renewable power production due to grid bottlenecks
News 13 Dec 2022 - 13:31 Need for supply security drives acceptance of renewables in Germany – survey
Interview 13 Dec 2022 - 11:30 Preview 2023: Reform of EU’s fiscal rules key climate debate next year – E3G
News 12 Dec 2022 - 13:14 Germany sets renewable power record in 2022, but is off-track for 2030 target
News 12 Dec 2022 - 13:11 Germany pledges €112 million for Kenya’s renewable and green hydrogen expansion
News 9 Dec 2022 - 13:51 German state and federal government leaders clear way for 49-euro public transport ticket
News 8 Dec 2022 - 13:21 German state “de facto speculator” on gas markets in efforts to fill storages
Interview 8 Dec 2022 - 08:58 Climate activists risk antagonising people with blame games – researcher
News 7 Dec 2022 - 12:45 Middle East and North Africa carry “huge” green hydrogen potential for Europe – researchers
News 7 Dec 2022 - 12:44 Germany and Europe in danger of falling behind on renewables due to regulation, bureaucracy – dena head
News 7 Dec 2022 - 12:41 Solar power auctions in Germany again fail to meet government's ambitious capacity targets
News 6 Dec 2022 - 13:46 Regulation stalling competitive hydrogen infrastructure buildout in EU – RWE head
News 6 Dec 2022 - 13:42 German gov’t must do more despite “most ambitious renewables package ever” - NGO
News 6 Dec 2022 - 13:37 Transport ministry’s plans for expansion of motorways irk Green coalition partner
News 6 Dec 2022 - 13:34 Germany must avoid “energy-imperialism” in hydrogen deal with Namibia - minister
News 5 Dec 2022 - 13:55 Germany needs fossil gas for more than a decade alongside renewables expansion – McKinsey
News 2 Dec 2022 - 13:51 Germany welcomes EU carbon removal certification proposal, calls for further development
News 2 Dec 2022 - 13:46 German hydrogen strategy revision aims to solidify target to double electrolysis capacity by 2030 - media
Interview 2 Dec 2022 - 11:59 Regulation must enable markets for climate neutral products – German certifier TÜV
News 1 Dec 2022 - 13:17 Reform of German immigration law aimed at filling tens of thousands of vacant energy transition jobs
News 1 Dec 2022 - 13:13 Germany and Norway call for better coordination to protect energy infrastructure at sea
News 1 Dec 2022 - 12:20 Tumultuous first year for Germany's government may start energy transition push
News 30 Nov 2022 - 13:21 NGO calls for making use of plug-in solar "balcony power plants" simpler for German households
News 30 Nov 2022 - 13:18 Long-term Qatar LNG deal “good message for Germany's energy security” – chancellor Scholz
News 30 Nov 2022 - 13:16 Tighter German-African relations “of strategic importance” for raw material supply diversification – industry
News 29 Nov 2022 - 13:40 Environment minister urges end to gas extraction project off German North Sea island
News 28 Nov 2022 - 13:20 Climate activists to be evicted from German town next to coal mine in January
News 28 Nov 2022 - 13:18 Shortage of more than 200,000 skilled workers for implementing Germany's energy transition - report
News 25 Nov 2022 - 13:11 Bavaria eyes gas and green hydrogen supplies through new pipeline from Croatia
News 25 Nov 2022 - 13:07 IEA head Birol calls on Germany to preserve European unity during energy crisis
News 25 Nov 2022 - 13:03 Millions of German households face 50% power price increase without government support
News 24 Nov 2022 - 13:46 “Climate neutral” product claims are deceptive and must be banned – consumer NGO
News 24 Nov 2022 - 13:40 Ukraine war pushes Germans’ acceptance of wind turbines to record level – survey
News 23 Nov 2022 - 14:07 German NGOs, industry union call for annual €100 bln climate investment drive
News 23 Nov 2022 - 14:00 Germany mulls strategy to reduce reliance on China in green technologies – report
News 23 Nov 2022 - 13:53 France and Germany agree closer cooperation on strategic energy transition technologies
News 23 Nov 2022 - 13:48 German plans for gas and power price cap put decarbonisation at risk - energy industry
News 22 Nov 2022 - 14:09 German companies must double down on climate investments to move towards climate neutrality
News 22 Nov 2022 - 14:05 Carmakers need to introduce sustainable finance in company ratings to succeed – think tank
News 22 Nov 2022 - 13:59 Heating costs to rise by 1,000 euros for German homeowners even after deducting state support
News 22 Nov 2022 - 13:57 Germany's 2030 target of 50% renewables in heating "ambitious, but possible" – industry
News 21 Nov 2022 - 13:59 Bureaucracy, supply chains and skills shortage curb Germany’s renewables shift – report
News 21 Nov 2022 - 13:53 Large-scale electricity blackouts in Germany “extremely unlikely” this winter - civil protection office
Interview 21 Nov 2022 - 10:32 Truly climate-neutral products still only possible in theory - German env agency
News 18 Nov 2022 - 14:54 Winter gas shortage in Germany has become “highly unlikely” – storage operators
News 18 Nov 2022 - 12:29 Intensified energy cooperation between Poland and Germany aimed at increasing mutual trust
News 17 Nov 2022 - 13:35 Psychiatrists call for care prioritisation as climate change increases mental health conditions
News 17 Nov 2022 - 13:27 Germany wants to support Brazil’s just transition “beyond energy sector” – dev minister
News 16 Nov 2022 - 13:19 One in ten German companies face insolvency risk from energy crisis – analysis
News 15 Nov 2022 - 13:22 New Just Energy Transition Partnership with Indonesia important signal for COP27 – env minister
News 15 Nov 2022 - 12:11 Germany needs renewables push to reach targets and avoid prolonged cost crisis – BEE
News 14 Nov 2022 - 13:24 Denmark tops climate index, Germany down three places on slow renewables expansion
News 14 Nov 2022 - 13:20 G7 climate disaster support pledge ‘good start’, but distraction from real loss and damage fund – NGOs
News 14 Nov 2022 - 13:17 Germany’s largest real estate firm gets EIB funds for energy efficiency renovations
News 14 Nov 2022 - 12:12 Germany to leave Energy Charter Treaty in effort to better tackle climate change
News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:50 Southern German state plans ahead with 2030 hydrogen pipeline despite unclear supply and demand
News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:42 Germany’s nuclear waste repository search to miss 2031 decision deadline - media
News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:31 Germany says EU proposal to limit environmental checks key to speed up energy transition
News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:27 Geothermal energy to get relaunch in Germany as government seeks new heating sources
News 11 Nov 2022 - 13:23 More active raw material policy could see German govt buy resources and manage stocks
News 10 Nov 2022 - 13:39 Mild winter forecast sparks hope for avoiding gas shortage in Germany, economists remain wary
News 10 Nov 2022 - 13:34 Moorland strategy aims to reconcile German farmers with reviving natural carbon sinks
News 10 Nov 2022 - 13:32 Wind turbine construction in German woodlands cannot be sweepingly banned – court
News 10 Nov 2022 - 13:27 Windfall levy to finance Germany’s power price subsidy set to apply later than planned - report
News 9 Nov 2022 - 13:22 Heat pumps installed in over half of all new buildings in Germany in 2021 – report
News 9 Nov 2022 - 13:19 French and German politicians and business leaders assure sound cooperation on energy and climate
News 9 Nov 2022 - 13:12 German govt agrees on new building CO2 costs split between tenants and landlords
News 8 Nov 2022 - 13:51 Germany to double forest protection support, promises loss & damage finance at COP27
News 8 Nov 2022 - 13:45 Severe heat spikes hit North Sea and Baltic Sea in summer 2022 – maritime agency
News 8 Nov 2022 - 13:38 German and French finance ministers warn against green tech trade conflict with the U.S.
News 7 Nov 2022 - 13:35 Sprawling and slow bureaucracy undermines Germany’s energy transition – industry
News 7 Nov 2022 - 13:19 German finance minister earmarks 83 billion euro for energy price brakes – report
News 4 Nov 2022 - 14:03 Germany unlikely to reach climate targets without policy “paradigm shift” – govt advisors
News 3 Nov 2022 - 13:38 Germany’s 2022 emissions to increase slightly despite declining energy consumption
News 3 Nov 2022 - 13:34 Germany retains stance on foreign gas support despite criticism ahead of COP27
News 3 Nov 2022 - 13:32 Timely implementation of electricity price subsidy scheme “completely unrealistic” – energy industry
News 2 Nov 2022 - 14:10 Germany ready to unfreeze Amazon Fund donation after Lula win in Brazil – state sec
News 2 Nov 2022 - 13:51 One in five German industrial firms plans production cuts due to energy costs
News 2 Nov 2022 - 13:31 German railway group DB uses innovative electric charging to replace diesel trains
News 2 Nov 2022 - 13:27 Calls grow for safeguarding municipal utilities from further energy supply problems
News 1 Nov 2022 - 13:45 Experts propose additional measures to ease impact of gas price rise ahead of govt decision
News 1 Nov 2022 - 13:37 Government draft climate programme insufficient to reach transport sector target
News 31 Oct 2022 - 13:17 Former open-cast mining area to host largest floating solar PV plant in Germany
News 28 Oct 2022 - 13:11 African countries risk stranded investments in response to European gas supply crisis – report
News 27 Oct 2022 - 13:24 Majority of Europeans say energy crisis should make countries speed up transition – survey
News 27 Oct 2022 - 13:19 Continued use of third German nuclear plant “of little benefit” to energy crisis – consultancy
News 27 Oct 2022 - 13:12 Gas crisis can be overcome with climate targets in mind – env protection agency
News 26 Oct 2022 - 13:30 Plans to skim off solar PV windfall profits could “poison investment climate” – industry
News 26 Oct 2022 - 13:29 Households reduced heating during pandemic, but not enough to reach climate targets
News 25 Oct 2022 - 14:03 Digitalisation of entire energy system key to successful decarbonisation – report
News 25 Oct 2022 - 13:44 €9 ticket boosted social participation of low-income households, alleviated loneliness – report
News 25 Oct 2022 - 13:39 Germany to pay millions for EU emissions targets missed between 2013 and 2020
News 25 Oct 2022 - 13:36 Tighter energy efficiency laws put “massive burden” on data centres – digital association
News 25 Oct 2022 - 13:34 Renewable energy exports key pillar for Ukraine’s reconstruction – chancellor Scholz
News 24 Oct 2022 - 13:46 DAX companies’ long-term emission reduction plans insufficient to reach net-zero targets – consultancy
News 24 Oct 2022 - 13:43 Energy industry says German gas price relief plans cannot be brought forward
News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:58 Slow German wind energy expansion continues as applications wait for approval
News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:40 Russia’s war makes raw material supply strategy imperative for Germany – industry
News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:37 Spain’s turnaround on Pyrenees gas pipeline project upsets Germany’s supply plans
News 21 Oct 2022 - 13:27 Delayed Franco-German government consultations seen as crack in relation caused by energy crisis
News 20 Oct 2022 - 14:48 Germany must cut gas use by 30 percent to avoid shortages and ensure energy sovereignty – report
News 20 Oct 2022 - 13:49 Germany steps up installation of charging infrastructure to become "lead market for electromobility"
News 20 Oct 2022 - 13:46 Coach company FlixBus insists on inclusion in Germany’s planned 49-euro public transport ticket
News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:39 Local utilities call on German govt for support as “situation continues to worsen”
News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:20 Skilled workers and supply chains take front seat in German energy transition plans - govt
News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:20 German chancellor decides runtime extension for all remaining nuclear plants, ending coalition row
News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:12 Nuclear extension likely to reduce German gas demand but could curtail renewables
News 19 Oct 2022 - 13:07 Pyrenees pipeline wanted by Spain and Germany could be finished within a year – Enagas CEO
News 18 Oct 2022 - 14:17 Far-right AfD gains popularity amidst energy crisis, recession fears – polls
News 18 Oct 2022 - 14:10 Energy crisis especially severe for Germany, 2023 possibly “even harder” - IMF
News 18 Oct 2022 - 14:03 Czech nuclear power plans pose difficulties for Bavaria’s stance on contested technology
News 17 Oct 2022 - 13:33 Projected warm winter in Europe could mean gas savings but also curb wind power
News 17 Oct 2022 - 13:29 German coalition still at odds over nuclear power as Green Party accepts limited extension
News 17 Oct 2022 - 13:26 Germany mulls financial support for companies competing for critical raw materials
News 14 Oct 2022 - 13:46 Ministers agree on 49-euro public transport ticket, financing still in the air
News 13 Oct 2022 - 13:35 Germany’s new labour strategy sees skilled workers as crucial for energy transition
News 13 Oct 2022 - 13:30 Targeted EU funding can mitigate widening divisions in Europe caused by green and digital transition – report
News 13 Oct 2022 - 10:52 Greta Thunberg's pro-nuclear comment stirs up German runtime extension debate
News 12 Oct 2022 - 12:55 Key renewable energy tenders significantly undersubscribed as projects face rising costs
News 12 Oct 2022 - 12:36 CO2 emissions intensity continues to decline among Germany’s economic sectors – report
News 12 Oct 2022 - 12:07 One third of German companies have emergency plan for energy shortage – survey
News 11 Oct 2022 - 14:16 Government agreement on German nuclear plant runtime extension plans delayed
News 11 Oct 2022 - 14:10 Germany to continue push for 1.5°C goal amid energy crisis – foreign min Baerbock
News 11 Oct 2022 - 12:47 Gas cost relief proposal “quick fix” lacking long-term solution – media reactions
News 10 Oct 2022 - 14:09 Lower Saxony election winner SPD aims to make state No. 1 for energy in Germany
News 10 Oct 2022 - 13:41 Expert commission proposes gas price relief of 90 billion euros by 2024 for German consumers
News 7 Oct 2022 - 14:55 Economists in Germany sceptical towards electricity and gas price cap – survey
News 7 Oct 2022 - 14:37 Second east German state government leader rejects faster 2030 coal phase-out
News 7 Oct 2022 - 13:32 Energy crisis looming large in election in Germany’s biggest wind power state
News 6 Oct 2022 - 14:31 Germany’s biomass strategy to focus on sustainable use and climate protection
News 5 Oct 2022 - 14:00 Keeping Germany's nuclear plants in operation would save 1.3 mio tonnes of CO2 – economy ministry
News 5 Oct 2022 - 13:55 Pyrenee gas pipeline pushed by Germany and Spain runs into French opposition – media
News 5 Oct 2022 - 13:53 Friendly countries could show more solidarity in gas crisis, German econ min says
News 5 Oct 2022 - 13:51 Energy transition remains priority for German citizens during energy crisis – survey
News 5 Oct 2022 - 13:48 State premier says east German coal region won’t follow early phase-out agreed in west
News 4 Oct 2022 - 15:05 German coal region brings phase-out forward to 2030 but refires lignite short-term
News 4 Oct 2022 - 12:14 German town next to coal mine that has become symbol for resistance will be demolished
News 30 Sep 2022 - 12:37 Germany’s slow progress in rail electrification “shameful” – railway lobby group
News 30 Sep 2022 - 12:35 Germany’s RWE brings lignite power plants back online to strengthen supply security
News 30 Sep 2022 - 12:24 Power producer LEAG plans €10bln renewables ‘GigawattFactory’ in lignite mining area
News 29 Sep 2022 - 17:37 Germany agrees 200-billion euro ‘defence shield’ against soaring energy prices
News 29 Sep 2022 - 14:02 German railway group Deutsche Bahn raises ticket fares, citing increasing energy costs
News 29 Sep 2022 - 13:53 German coalition party FDP says nuclear runtime extension must be longer than proposed
News 29 Sep 2022 - 10:46 Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks lead to “significant climate damage” - environment agency
News 28 Sep 2022 - 13:53 Local activists protest German LNG infrastructure plans over environmental concerns
News 28 Sep 2022 - 13:45 Wind power expansion success depends entirely on efforts by German states – econ min
News 28 Sep 2022 - 13:39 Nuclear plant operators and German government agree to extend operations until April 2023
