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News 26 Sep 2022 - 12:14 “Climate neutral” product labels mislead vast majority of consumers – survey News 26 Sep 2022 - 12:09 German gas levy may never take effect as government struggles to lower energy prices News 26 Sep 2022 - 12:08 Northern states call for splitting German power price zone based on renewables capacity News 26 Sep 2022 - 12:04 Adverts with unregulated climate claims are barrier to real emission cuts – NGO lawyer News 23 Sep 2022 - 14:02 US likely to become Europe’s most important LNG supplier – report News 23 Sep 2022 - 13:53 2030 coal exit unachievable, German state premier says ahead of vote dominated by energy crisis News 22 Sep 2022 - 14:08 Germany pushes for EU alliance on energy transition technologies News 22 Sep 2022 - 14:02 Prices for firewood and wood pellets almost double due to energy crisis News 22 Sep 2022 - 14:00 Germany and Côte d’Ivoire plan climate and development partnership News 22 Sep 2022 - 13:52 German industry says decarbonisation targets remain unchagend despite crisis News 22 Sep 2022 - 13:50 Uniper nationalisation makes Germany owner of coal and nuclear plants abroad News 21 Sep 2022 - 13:23 German wholesale power prices to rise steeply before falling from 2024 - report News 21 Sep 2022 - 13:22 German state Baden-Württemberg approves ambitious new climate law News 21 Sep 2022 - 13:02 Germany nationalises largest gas importer to avert market collapse following Russia’s gas cut News 21 Sep 2022 - 12:59 Germany clinches solar power record already by mid-September News 20 Sep 2022 - 13:12 Urgent repairs needed at nuclear plant earmarked to back up German electricity News 20 Sep 2022 - 13:07 More than half of all new trucks will be electric by 2035 - McKinsey News 20 Sep 2022 - 13:03 Car rental group Sixt set to electrify up to 90 percent of fleet by 2030 News 19 Sep 2022 - 12:01 Germany must speed up energy transition instead of fuelling fossil renaissance – NGOs News 19 Sep 2022 - 12:00 Lower state support and high power prices could derail e-car boom in Germany – report News 19 Sep 2022 - 11:58 German power grid operator does not expect blackouts this winter News 16 Sep 2022 - 13:56 German brewers fear wave of bankruptcies due to energy crisis, call for state aid News 16 Sep 2022 - 13:52 Impossible to forecast gas shortage in winter far in advance, says German grid agency News 16 Sep 2022 - 13:45 Germany receives first hydrogen test delivery from United Arab Emirates News 15 Sep 2022 - 13:46 Germany pushes solar with tax breaks and PV “crisis tender” News 15 Sep 2022 - 13:44 German nuclear extension would not reduce CO2 emissions – ifo institute News 15 Sep 2022 - 13:40 Car density in Germany climbs to record high News 14 Sep 2022 - 13:52 German coal industry says more money needed for restarting plants to save gas News 14 Sep 2022 - 13:50 Government advisors call on Germany to use nuclear until end of energy crisis News 14 Sep 2022 - 13:48 Germany to quickly extend industry energy price relief to smaller companies News 13 Sep 2022 - 12:08 Sustainability high up on German SMEs’ agendas also amid energy crisis, survey shows News 13 Sep 2022 - 12:07 Fridays for Future activists call for 100-billion-euro climate fund for Germany News 13 Sep 2022 - 12:05 First local utilities in Germany struggle due to high power and gas prices – media News 12 Sep 2022 - 13:37 German railway proposes large-scale green hydrogen transportation on trains News 12 Sep 2022 - 13:35 German grid agency warns mass use of electric heaters in winter risks blackouts News 12 Sep 2022 - 13:33 Germany to assess Swiss plan for nuclear repository near border News 9 Sep 2022 - 14:06 E-kerosene made with sustainable CO2 can make air traffic fossil free – report News 9 Sep 2022 - 13:46 Renewables industry warns German windfall tax on profits could scare off investors News 9 Sep 2022 - 13:40 Uranium delivery from Russia on its way to Germany to supply Europe’s nuclear plants with fuel rods News 9 Sep 2022 - 13:38 Germany’s third largest gas supplier seeks state aid to cushion losses News 8 Sep 2022 - 13:43 Germany prepares “wide” rescue programme for SMEs struggling with rising energy prices News 8 Sep 2022 - 13:33 Germany's Scholz clashes with CDU leader over conservatives’ energy policy legacy News 8 Sep 2022 - 13:31 German econ min “astonished” by nuclear plant operator’s objection to emergency reserve Interview 8 Sep 2022 - 13:00 'Climate neutral' products are counterproductive greenwashing bluff - NGO Interview 8 Sep 2022 - 12:00 Climate claims show that companies realise they must act on emissions - consultant News 7 Sep 2022 - 13:46 Finance and economy ministries launch concerted solar power booster for Germany News 7 Sep 2022 - 13:43 Sufficient preparations will get Germany through winter despite Russian gas cut-off - Scholz News 7 Sep 2022 - 13:41 Fears of severe damage to German industry loom as high energy prices hit firms News 7 Sep 2022 - 13:37 German Greens reject calls for greater use of nuclear as plant operators voice concerns News 6 Sep 2022 - 14:05 Boosting renewables will cut Germany's energy costs – renewables industry News 6 Sep 2022 - 14:02 Germany's energy plans no longer count on Russian gas - econ min News 6 Sep 2022 - 13:50 Econ min proposes to keep two of Germany’s remaining nuclear plants on standby during winter News 5 Sep 2022 - 13:46 Industry warns Bavaria's role as economic powerhouse at risk for lack of renewables News 5 Sep 2022 - 13:37 German automakers benefit from company car tax breaks for third of domestic sales News 5 Sep 2022 - 13:24 Germany likely to burn coal and gas in power plants beyond 2030 – consultancy News 5 Sep 2022 - 13:10 Third German energy relief package introduces power price brake, windfall taxes, and freezes CO2-price News 2 Sep 2022 - 12:53 Rising prices and climate top worries in Germany, energy transition seen as solution News 2 Sep 2022 - 12:46 Germany charters fifth floating LNG terminal News 2 Sep 2022 - 12:44 Germany’s nuclear power “stress test” suggests limited runtime extension could make sense - media News 1 Sep 2022 - 13:42 Growing energy cooperation between EU and UK defies worst of Brexit fallout News 1 Sep 2022 - 12:15 New digitalisation strategy to help fight climate crisis – German govt News 1 Sep 2022 - 12:14 Germany must accelerate hydrogen ramp-up – gas grid operators News 1 Sep 2022 - 12:12 Germany presents €4bn programme for natural climate action News 1 Sep 2022 - 12:11 Import price for natural gas to Germany in July 2022 three times higher than last year News 31 Aug 2022 - 12:17 Transport minister promises follow-up as 9-euro public transport ticket ends News 31 Aug 2022 - 12:16 Germany “prepared” to get through winter – econ min Habeck News 31 Aug 2022 - 12:08 German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg forge hydrogen alliance News 31 Aug 2022 - 12:06 Stiebel Eltron to invest 600 million euros to expand heat pump production capacity News 31 Aug 2022 - 12:05 Timber cities could provide climate saving solution for growing urban populations - study News 30 Aug 2022 - 13:34 Germany's summer 2022 sunniest and among warmest on record News 30 Aug 2022 - 13:32 Econony mininister lays out conditions for companies seeking Germany's gas levy support News 30 Aug 2022 - 13:11 Germany's popular 9-euro public transport ticket a boon for climate action - market analysis News 29 Aug 2022 - 13:31 Germany ponders new market design to decouple power price from gas price – media News 29 Aug 2022 - 13:22 German SPD proposes further relief measures to ease burden of high energy prices News 29 Aug 2022 - 13:20 Bavaria will build 1,000 new wind turbines - state premier News 26 Aug 2022 - 14:20 Germany introduces energy saving provisions as key relief runs out and higher prices loom News 26 Aug 2022 - 14:12 Germany’s €9 flat rate affected mobility as strongly as coronavirus pandemic – survey News 26 Aug 2022 - 14:08 Government to revisit Germany's gas levy regulation amid wide criticism News 26 Aug 2022 - 12:56 Coal and oil most important commodities in drought-hit German inland shipping News 25 Aug 2022 - 13:58 World first achieved as hydrogen trains in Germany commence regular operation News 25 Aug 2022 - 13:44 Government advisors slam Germany’s plans to reduce transport emissions News 25 Aug 2022 - 13:32 Germany plans to increase biogas production to substitute Russian imports News 25 Aug 2022 - 13:29 German government greenlights range of short- and long-term measures to save energy News 24 Aug 2022 - 13:32 Future Volkswagen boss renews backing for controversial synthetic fuels News 24 Aug 2022 - 13:30 "Sheer panic" more likely to push up European power prices than actual shortage - energy consultant News 24 Aug 2022 - 13:27 German farmers feel effect of climate change as harvests remain meagre News 23 Aug 2022 - 13:34 German companies use 85% of their water to cool production and power plants News 23 Aug 2022 - 13:32 Germany aims to push energy efficiency with digitalisation strategy News 23 Aug 2022 - 13:29 Little investor interest in solar auction dampens Germany's hopes for rapid buildout News 22 Aug 2022 - 13:07 Green hydrogen supplies are focus of German state visit to Canada News 22 Aug 2022 - 13:05 German econ min says limited extension of one single nuclear plant conceivable News 22 Aug 2022 - 11:45 Waste heat from data centres can greatly aid in gas saving efforts - industry group News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:59 German VAT reduction on gas opposite of what is needed, economists say News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:56 Low storage levy could indicate German gas traders prepare for “worst-case scenario” – media News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:53 Co-use of sea areas could allow over 80 GW of offshore wind in Germany - industry News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:51 Uniper’s €12 bln loss must be wake-up call for changing German energy policy – opinion News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:49 Bavarian CSU accuses grid agency of actively “disadvantaging” certain regions in gas crisis News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:53 Germany reduces VAT on gas to relieve consumers News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:40 End of German 9-euro public transport ticket to be followed by even higher fares - survey News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:15 Energy crisis must give rise to true European energy and climate policy – former EU commissioner News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:03 Company gas cutoffs likely in Germany during “two hard winters ahead” – grid agency News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:00 Higher gas use in Germany’s power generation highlights obstacles to savings News 17 Aug 2022 - 15:01 German gas levy to cause great financial difficulties for households and industries - associations News 17 Aug 2022 - 14:53 Green construction materials next step to climate neutrality – German construction minister News 17 Aug 2022 - 14:01 German authorities warn against Russian attempts to sow division in society amid energy crisis News 17 Aug 2022 - 13:51 Power prices on European Energy Exchange hit new all-time high due to gas crisis News 16 Aug 2022 - 13:48 German gas consumption down nearly 15 percent in first half of 2022 News 16 Aug 2022 - 13:34 Bavarian Greens say limited runtime extension of Isar 2 nuclear plant is viable option if necessary News 16 Aug 2022 - 13:22 Norway agrees to sustain maximum gas deliveries to Germany News 16 Aug 2022 - 13:09 Rivers’ ecosystems across Germany threatened by low water levels and high temperatures News 16 Aug 2022 - 10:18 Q&A: Why is Germany phasing out nuclear power and why now? News 15 Aug 2022 - 14:30 Germany sets new gas levy at 2.4 cents, sparking warnings about rising inflation News 15 Aug 2022 - 14:13 Oil, gas and coal transports to get priority on German rails News 15 Aug 2022 - 13:44 "Climate check" filter for new laws in Germany could be presented by December – media News 15 Aug 2022 - 13:43 German govt renews call to brace for hard winter, introduces new gas saving measures News 12 Aug 2022 - 11:58 Supermarket chain Rewe stops advertising own-brand products as “climate neutral” News 12 Aug 2022 - 11:57 High RWE profits reignite debate about windfall profit tax for energy companies News 12 Aug 2022 - 11:56 German associations call for rapid energy efficiency boost before beginning of winter News 12 Aug 2022 - 11:55 Further gas supply cuts are “main risk” for German economy – econ min News 11 Aug 2022 - 17:39 EU countries will show solidarity in energy crunch – chancellor Scholz News 11 Aug 2022 - 14:08 E.ON has “no plans” to extend Bavarian nuclear power plant runtime, but is “open to discussion” News 11 Aug 2022 - 14:07 RWE boosts spending on renewables amid energy crisis News 11 Aug 2022 - 14:03 Heat pump installations up 25% in Germany in first half 2022 while gas heating sales slump News 10 Aug 2022 - 13:31 Finance minister presents proposals for tackling inflation burden on citizens News 10 Aug 2022 - 13:30 Still no LNG supply contracts between German and Qatari companies – media report News 10 Aug 2022 - 13:29 Europe stalls on bilateral gas solidarity agreements News 10 Aug 2022 - 12:16 Major German companies’ CO2 emissions jump back to 2019 levels after pandemic dip News 10 Aug 2022 - 12:13 Local utilities to explore domestic lithium sourcing in Germany News 9 Aug 2022 - 13:54 Finance ministry’s energy cost relief plans lack sustainability components – NGO News 9 Aug 2022 - 13:43 Germany’s nuclear plant operators show little appetite for runtime extension News 9 Aug 2022 - 13:36 Germany unlikely to reach gas storage targets without Nord Stream 1 supply News 8 Aug 2022 - 12:09 Two in three of Germany's small and medium companies aim to reduce CO2 emissions – survey News 8 Aug 2022 - 12:08 Germans are underestimating the power costs of booming electric heaters – survey News 8 Aug 2022 - 12:07 Germany must prepare for tropical diseases due to climate change – RKI head News 8 Aug 2022 - 12:06 Bavaria retains leading position among German states in solar power expansion News 5 Aug 2022 - 14:16 Berlin forest fire at ammunition storage site continues to rage in hot and dry climate News 5 Aug 2022 - 14:06 German govt agrees additional levy on gas price to save struggling importers News 5 Aug 2022 - 14:00 Cities need greater autonomy in reformed and more sustainable German traffic code – think tank News 5 Aug 2022 - 13:53 Industry urges German env min to allow green hydrogen for production in refineries News 5 Aug 2022 - 11:34 Q&A: Is Germany reverting to coal to fight the gas supply crunch? News 4 Aug 2022 - 14:16 German govt ponders best design of new gas levy as households' gas bills set to tripple News 4 Aug 2022 - 14:05 German NGOs call for clear energy saving rules modelled on Spanish scheme News 4 Aug 2022 - 13:55 Wind power industry appeals to Bavaria to “change course” and embrace new turbines News 4 Aug 2022 - 13:43 French nuclear fleet “problem child” of Europe’s electricity system – researcher News 4 Aug 2022 - 13:38 SPD leader rejects revision of German nuclear exit as calls for limited extension of Bavarian plant grow News 3 Aug 2022 - 14:52 Germany eyes potential gas opportunities in Africa despite environmental concerns News 3 Aug 2022 - 13:59 Drop in economic output and warm weather cut German energy use 3% in first half of 2022 News 3 Aug 2022 - 13:47 EU greenlights Germany’s 3-billion euro district heating subsidy programme News 3 Aug 2022 - 13:37 Scholz says "no technical reasons" for reduced gas flows from Russia News 2 Aug 2022 - 14:20 July marks Germany’s third monthly solar power output record in a row News 2 Aug 2022 - 14:06 Resurgent coal power could cause 30 million tonnes of extra emissions in Germany – think tank News 2 Aug 2022 - 13:42 Insistence on Nord Stream 2 biggest stain on Germany’s reputation – Polish president News 2 Aug 2022 - 13:36 No dominant option for future German hydrogen import – researchers News 2 Aug 2022 - 13:28 World's govts must factor in “climate endgame” scenario of catastrophic heating effects – PIK director News 2 Aug 2022 - 13:05 Boom of electric heaters causing concerns about German grid stability next winter News 1 Aug 2022 - 13:28 July marks heat records in Germany as drought and forest fires plague country’s east News 1 Aug 2022 - 13:23 First hard coal “market returnee” power plant ready to replace gas in supply crisis News 1 Aug 2022 - 13:20 German Greens struggle to find firm position on limited nuclear plant runtime extension News 29 Jul 2022 - 12:22 Limited rail capacities could pose hurdle for German coal supply News 29 Jul 2022 - 11:51 Germany ranks midfield in e-mobility preparedness among leading European countries News 29 Jul 2022 - 11:42 Fuel price relief benefits car owners, but it’s ecologically counterproductive, says RWI News 29 Jul 2022 - 11:27 Germany to introduce consumer levy on gas to relieve struggling importers News 28 Jul 2022 - 12:27 German gas storage levels could reach 90% despite reduced Nord Stream flows – operators News 28 Jul 2022 - 12:25 German right-wing extremists mobilise for autumn protests against high energy prices News 28 Jul 2022 - 12:21 City of Berlin to stop illuminating landmarks to save energy News 27 Jul 2022 - 15:02 Germany to spend €177.5 bln on climate action and economic transformation by 2026 News 27 Jul 2022 - 13:35 Germany should rethink strategy on domestic fossil resources and nuclear energy – fin min News 27 Jul 2022 - 12:42 Government puts focus on energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings News 27 Jul 2022 - 12:32 Germany lowers e-car support News 26 Jul 2022 - 13:18 EU gas savings deal “signal of unity” as Gazprom cuts flows again – econ min News 26 Jul 2022 - 11:54 Renovation of most energy-inefficient homes protects the poor, helps climate – report News 26 Jul 2022 - 11:23 Germany’s LNG import plans put climate targets at risk – Greenpeace News 25 Jul 2022 - 14:35 Bavarian breweries mull energy switch to maintain production in case of gas shortage News 25 Jul 2022 - 14:02 One in six German industrial firms plan production cuts due to expensive energy - survey News 25 Jul 2022 - 13:29 Germany considers support to protect defaulting gas customers – media report News 25 Jul 2022 - 13:26 Germany needs public investments worth €500 bln to become climate-neutral by 2045 - report News 22 Jul 2022 - 13:48 Business groups launch energy saving appeal to prevent winter gas shortfalls News 22 Jul 2022 - 13:43 Northern Germany has largest green hydrogen production potential – research ministry News 22 Jul 2022 - 13:38 Germany bails out Uniper, Europe’s largest buyer of Russian gas News 21 Jul 2022 - 14:12 German government and industry call for close EU coordination to reduce gas demand News 21 Jul 2022 - 14:10 Coalition partners reject Green-backed CO2 levy for conventional cars News 21 Jul 2022 - 14:03 Germany steps up gas emergency preparations as Nord Stream resumes operation News 21 Jul 2022 - 11:49 Two in three Germans prepared to wear extra jumper to save gas in winter - survey News 20 Jul 2022 - 15:19 Germany mulls climate levy for new combustion engine car registrations News 20 Jul 2022 - 14:02 Low German river levels pose issues for ship loading, complicates coal supply News 20 Jul 2022 - 13:56 Tesla sued in Germany over possible customer deception regarding CO2 emissions News 20 Jul 2022 - 13:53 German cities encouraged to protect green spaces against heat and floods News 20 Jul 2022 - 12:58 Fifth floating LNG terminal to help Germany become independent of Russian gas News 19 Jul 2022 - 14:23 Egypt to supply Germany with gas, agrees hydrogen partnership News 19 Jul 2022 - 14:21 German transport minister considers follow-up of nationwide 9-euro public transport ticket News 19 Jul 2022 - 13:55 Rising prices raise fears European energy crisis could also engulf electricity market News 19 Jul 2022 - 13:54 Second grid “stress test” to determine whether Germany’s remaining nuclear plants still needed News 19 Jul 2022 - 13:49 “Public consultation” launched to kickstart Germany’s heating sector transition News 19 Jul 2022 - 13:30 “Climate change most important security issue of our time” – German foreign minister News 18 Jul 2022 - 13:40 Clean power plants produce nearly 50% of Germany’s electricity output in H1 2022 News 18 Jul 2022 - 13:36 Berlin launches “heat aid” programme as govt gauges extreme weather costs News 18 Jul 2022 - 13:33 Quest for energy independence set to boost Germany’s energy transition – report News 18 Jul 2022 - 13:11 Number of wind turbines in German state falling amid government’s expansion push News 15 Jul 2022 - 13:40 Gas supply crisis to push Germany into recession – Deutsche Bank analysts News 15 Jul 2022 - 13:38 Chancellor Scholz must demonstrate climate credibility at Berlin summit – NGO News 15 Jul 2022 - 13:37 German e-car registrations up 26 percent in first half of 2022 News 15 Jul 2022 - 13:35 EU greenlights €5 bn German state aid scheme for companies affected by rising energy prices News 15 Jul 2022 - 12:10 Transport companies propose 69-euro "climate ticket" for Germany News 14 Jul 2022 - 13:18 Europe can be free of Russian energy imports within a few years, but gas shortages this winter – researchers News 14 Jul 2022 - 13:15 Govt plans for buildings & transport too vague, fall short on boiler bans & speed limits – NGOs News 14 Jul 2022 - 12:52 Gas bills to triple from 2023, says grid agency boss News 14 Jul 2022 - 12:22 Biochar company announces plans for multiple large-scale carbon removal parks News 14 Jul 2022 - 11:51 Climate impacts back in focus as heat wave hits Europe one year after deadly floods News 13 Jul 2022 - 12:58 Higher gas prices make market-driven 2030 coal phase-out much harder, report finds News 13 Jul 2022 - 12:57 Offshore wind expansion picks up but no turbines constructed in first half of 2022 News 13 Jul 2022 - 12:03 Ministries present action programmes to make up for high emissions from transport & buildings News 13 Jul 2022 - 11:48 Germany and Austria deepen cooperation to reduce dependence on Russian energy News 12 Jul 2022 - 12:23 Germany installed only 235 new onshore wind turbines in first half of 2022 News 12 Jul 2022 - 12:20 More and faster climate action best response to energy crisis – business initiative News 12 Jul 2022 - 12:06 German economy faces “severe crisis” in case of Russian gas supply halt – chemical industry News 12 Jul 2022 - 12:05 German govt takes next step to reactivate hard coal plants for supply security in gas crisis News 11 Jul 2022 - 12:24 German govt to present climate action programme for all sectors News 11 Jul 2022 - 12:23 Econ min Habeck stresses “solidarity in the energy crisis” ahead of visit to Czech Republic and Austria News 11 Jul 2022 - 12:22 Germany faces uncertainty over Russian gas supply as Nord Stream maintenance starts News 11 Jul 2022 - 12:21 Loss and damage to be at centre of Germany’s international climate policy – foreign min News 8 Jul 2022 - 13:46 Parliament weakens building efficiency standards, nature protection – reactions to new energy transition laws News 8 Jul 2022 - 13:45 Switch to e-mobility can be managed without major job losses – VW workers’ council head News 8 Jul 2022 - 12:31 Germany puts up additional €126 mln for transitions in emerging and developing countries News 8 Jul 2022 - 12:16 Nuclear energy “not green”, gas needed for transition, says Germany’s Scholz News 7 Jul 2022 - 14:21 Parliament amends energy transition laws, weakens 2035 renewables target News 7 Jul 2022 - 13:28 Critics blast EU Parliament’s taxonomy decision to label nuclear and gas ‘sustainable’ News 7 Jul 2022 - 13:24 European banks show resilience in ECB climate stress test, but next challenge could be tougher News 7 Jul 2022 - 13:21 German coal power firms search personnel as parliament set to greenlight reactivation News 7 Jul 2022 - 13:19 Scholz rejects nuclear runtime extension as parliament holds key energy policy votes News 6 Jul 2022 - 14:14 Political uncertainty in U.S. bodes ill for German chancellor’s climate club initiative – opinion News 6 Jul 2022 - 13:48 Old lignite plants and hard coal import hurdles complicate Germany’s emergency coal revival News 6 Jul 2022 - 13:46 Local availability of renewable power could shift Germany‘s industrial centre of gravity further north News 6 Jul 2022 - 12:03 Grid operators and NGOs at odds over gas infrastructure planning News 5 Jul 2022 - 13:51 Critics blast German government plan to end support for small hydropower plants News 5 Jul 2022 - 13:42 Majority of Germans against banning combustion engine cars - survey News 5 Jul 2022 - 13:14 Germany to change laws to allow company bailouts for energy supply security News 5 Jul 2022 - 13:08 French EU commissioner says Germany must keep nuclear plants online as long as possible News 5 Jul 2022 - 13:04 Germany’s renewables output climbs to 49% of power demand in first half of 2022 Interview 5 Jul 2022 - 12:40 State support for Uniper is right, as insolvency would shake up entire German gas industry – analyst News 4 Jul 2022 - 14:20 Efficiency “paradigm shift” needed in German heating – state foundation News 4 Jul 2022 - 14:02 Energy poverty increasingly affecting Germany’s middle class – analysis News 4 Jul 2022 - 13:56 EU parliament’s conservative group head calls for binding energy solidarity rules News 4 Jul 2022 - 13:39 Scholz rejects motorway speed limit, fears “social dynamite” in energy costs News 1 Jul 2022 - 13:10 Major energy scenarios see Germany without nuclear in the future – analysis News 1 Jul 2022 - 13:08 Grid operator Amprion sets CO2 reduction goal News 1 Jul 2022 - 13:02 Shut down of last German wind turbine rotor plant could put renewables expansion in danger News 30 Jun 2022 - 14:07 Germany stops landmark mechanism that funded renewables expansion via power bills News 30 Jun 2022 - 13:34 Germany's plan to install half a million new heat pumps annually "ambitious but feasible" - industry News 30 Jun 2022 - 13:25 German firms must diversify supply chains for energy transition resources – analysis News 30 Jun 2022 - 13:24 German gas consumption one third lower in May than same time last year News 29 Jun 2022 - 13:00 Germany will miss 2030 e-car target due to lack of charging points – consultancy News 29 Jun 2022 - 12:59 Solar power auction in Germany fails to fill increased tender volume News 29 Jun 2022 - 12:51 EU ministers reach agreement on climate bills, zero emission cars by 2035 News 28 Jun 2022 - 17:16 G7 say they won't compromise on climate goals as they tackle fallout of war against Ukraine News 28 Jun 2022 - 17:00 G7 Summit: Leaders say they won't compromise on climate goals News 28 Jun 2022 - 15:11 Scholz "still has a big gap to fill" to advance climate action - reactions to result of Germany's G7 summit News 28 Jun 2022 - 13:23 Industry fears halving of its gas supply, major loss in output if Russia stops deliveries to Germany News 28 Jun 2022 - 13:18 German govt welcomes new EU renewables & efficiency targets but struggles with 2035 car ban News 28 Jun 2022 - 13:17 Number of green jobs up 2% in Germany in 2020 as industry turnover grows Interview 27 Jun 2022 - 19:30 "Real fight" at G7 summit about ending fossil fuel finance – political analyst News 27 Jun 2022 - 14:23 G7 should opt for import tariff on oil and gas from Russia – researchers News 27 Jun 2022 - 13:57 German parliament adopts laws for faster grid & hydrogen expansion News 24 Jun 2022 - 14:08 Germany triggers second alert stage of three step-emergency gas plan News 24 Jun 2022 - 13:25 Modelling of Germany's 2035 climate neutral power system plans finds multitude of open tasks News 24 Jun 2022 - 13:24 Env min confident German government coalition will come together on combustion engine ban News 24 Jun 2022 - 13:19 Conservative-Green coalition agreed in Germany's industry heartland state, eyes 2030 coal exit News 23 Jun 2022 - 13:05 European Parliament’s ETS reform met with widespread criticism News 23 Jun 2022 - 13:02 Conservative-Green coalition takes shape in Northern German state News 22 Jun 2022 - 14:29 Germany prepares for ‘alarm stage’ of emergency gas plan - media reports News 22 Jun 2022 - 14:10 Extension of nuclear power not helpful in the short term – chancellor Scholz News 22 Jun 2022 - 14:05 Germany will not back 2035 combustion engine ban in EU – finance minister News 22 Jun 2022 - 13:09 Clear rules needed for shipping used e-car batteries to Africa - researchers News 21 Jun 2022 - 12:52 Faster decarbonisation must accompany shift from Russian energy – G7 business groups News 21 Jun 2022 - 12:49 Germany pushes joint effort to become climate-neutral aviation ‘pioneer’ News 21 Jun 2022 - 12:28 German banks expect ECB climate stress test to yield 'unremarkable' results News 21 Jun 2022 - 12:22 RWE halts early retirements as Germany ramps up coal use to replace Russian gas News 20 Jun 2022 - 12:32 German economy minister rejects calls for using fracking to secure gas supplies News 20 Jun 2022 - 12:29 German finance minister calls for ending e-car subsidies, carmakers protest News 20 Jun 2022 - 12:23 Security official concerned over Chinese involvement in German wind sector News 20 Jun 2022 - 12:17 Germany to adopt national drinking water strategy, adapt cities to climate change News 20 Jun 2022 - 12:16 Replacing Russian gas to play “enormous role” at leaders’ summits – govt official News 17 Jun 2022 - 14:15 Delivery times and labour shortage hamper German households’ drive for energy autarky News 17 Jun 2022 - 14:12 Turbines in commercial zones needed to achieve Germany’s wind power target - industry News 17 Jun 2022 - 14:08 Diminished Russian gas flows could lead Germany to regulate gas retailing – econ min News 17 Jun 2022 - 08:50 Ukraine war overshadows energy and climate talks at G7 summit in Bavaria News 16 Jun 2022 - 13:22 German funding for energy research reaches 1.31 billion euros News 16 Jun 2022 - 13:20 German environment agency calls for ETS reforms as emissions reach pre-pandemic levels News 16 Jun 2022 - 13:17 Grid agency head proposes lower legal minimum temperature in German flats to save gas News 15 Jun 2022 - 15:01 Two percent of German land area for onshore wind by 2032 - cabinet approves next batch of energy transition laws News 15 Jun 2022 - 13:00 Gazprom announcement to reduce Nord Stream gas flows "political decision" - econ min News 15 Jun 2022 - 12:20 Germany’s remaining CO2 emission budget “rapidly shrinking,” say govt advisors News 15 Jun 2022 - 12:20 Australia can supply Germany with green hydrogen at competitive prices – feasibility study News 14 Jun 2022 - 13:09 German companies increasingly adopting science-based climate targets – report News 14 Jun 2022 - 13:07 G7 science ministers pledge joint action on climate, ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus News 14 Jun 2022 - 13:02 Bavaria, Scotland team up on green hydrogen development News 14 Jun 2022 - 12:11 Germany launches "transformation alliance" with businesses, researchers and civil society News 14 Jun 2022 - 12:07 Fuel tax cut “mess” a “low point in German politics” – media commentaries Interview 14 Jun 2022 - 08:55 War will not push climate off German G7 summit agenda – political analyst News 13 Jun 2022 - 12:07 Germany needs fraction of e-car charging points currently planned – energy industry News 13 Jun 2022 - 12:05 Oil embargo must not lead to regional price differences at German petrol stations – chancellor Scholz News 13 Jun 2022 - 12:03 Germany to tighten antitrust law as fuel tax cuts fail to bring price relief News 10 Jun 2022 - 13:49 Germans urged to cut energy use to lessen dependence on Russia News 10 Jun 2022 - 13:22 Sustainable investment surge in Germany spurred by expectations of tighter EU regulation News 10 Jun 2022 - 13:16 Chancellor Scholz should offer Western Balkan close climate cooperation – NGO News 10 Jun 2022 - 13:10 Germany's wind power acceleration legislation could be delayed due to formality News 9 Jun 2022 - 13:35 German govt considering minority stake in grid operator TransnetBW - media News 9 Jun 2022 - 13:33 Average temperature in Germany up to 1°C too warm in next 7 years - meteorological service News 9 Jun 2022 - 13:29 Car lobby says EU vote on 2035 combustion engine ban will slow climate action News 9 Jun 2022 - 13:26 Climate friendly home modernisation to cost average German family €49,000 - analysis News 9 Jun 2022 - 13:25 Geothermal heat pumps could cover 75% of Germany’s heating needs - report News 8 Jun 2022 - 13:51 Govt approves plan for larger coal plant reserve and gas cut for power stations News 8 Jun 2022 - 13:30 German govt to curtail state prerogatives and cancel wind power distances - media News 8 Jun 2022 - 13:28 UAE wants to cooperate with Germany on hydrogen for climate-neutral future – minister News 8 Jun 2022 - 13:27 Supply chain disruptions and rising costs unsettle German windpower investors News 7 Jun 2022 - 13:25 Majority of German economists support EU tariffs on Russian energy News 7 Jun 2022 - 13:16 German emissions reduction labelled “insufficient” by Climate Action Tracker News 7 Jun 2022 - 13:12 NGO calls on EU lawmakers to vote for ambitious emissions trading reform News 7 Jun 2022 - 13:08 Return of undersubscribed wind power auctions a setback for Germany's expansion push News 7 Jun 2022 - 13:03 Germany's CO2 price could be extended to waste and small lignite plants – media News 7 Jun 2022 - 13:02 German econ min's Israel visit focused on renewables rather than LNG News 3 Jun 2022 - 13:56 Share of renewable heat installations in Germany’s new buildings at 71% in 2021 News 3 Jun 2022 - 13:43 Tightening of U.S. sustainable finance rules could spell further trouble for German asset manager News 3 Jun 2022 - 13:40 Former state env min becomes first female CEO of industry group BDI News 2 Jun 2022 - 13:53 Business leaders doubt East Germany can successfully shift to sustainable industry News 2 Jun 2022 - 13:32 Major car supplier ZF to switch largest plant to electric car parts News 2 Jun 2022 - 13:27 Favourable weather and savings lower Germany’s energy consumption by 2% in first quarter 2022 News 2 Jun 2022 - 13:26 City of Berlin mulls wind power buildout, Bavaria has highest expansion potential News 2 Jun 2022 - 08:34 Build up new global gas supply chains rather than fight over existing volumes – chancellor Scholz News 1 Jun 2022 - 14:19 Greenwashing investigation raid shakes up Deutsche Bank investment subsidiary’s management News 1 Jun 2022 - 14:16 Gas still a bridge technology, must “think big” on hydrogen – BDEW head News 1 Jun 2022 - 13:51 Nuclear extension plea and strict wind turbine rules in Bavaria’s energy plan irk opposition News 1 Jun 2022 - 13:45 Fuel price rebate in Germany takes effect, observers expect oil companies to cash in News 1 Jun 2022 - 13:40 Science academies call on G7 to provide leadership on climate action News 31 May 2022 - 14:21 Lack of engineers threat to Germany’s accelerated energy transition - association News 31 May 2022 - 14:14 Waste heat potential largely untapped in Germany’s energy independence push – opinion News 31 May 2022 - 14:03 Fridays for Future leader accuses German Chancellor of likening climate activists to Nazis News 31 May 2022 - 13:50 Germany should consider speed limit, nuclear extension to counter energy crisis – IEA head News 30 May 2022 - 14:04 Peruvian farmer’s climate lawsuit against German energy company RWE enters decisive stage News 30 May 2022 - 13:56 EU carbon border tariff could push countries to step up climate action – foreign office News 30 May 2022 - 13:51 German government split over integrating “climate money” in social security system News 27 May 2022 - 14:00 Making Germany’s forests climate-resilient will cost 50 billion euros - forestry industry News 27 May 2022 - 13:54 Germany and US formally launch climate and energy partnership News 27 May 2022 - 13:31 G7 commit to “predominantly” decarbonise electricity by 2035 News 25 May 2022 - 13:41 Roll-out of smart electricity meters in Germany faces new delays News 25 May 2022 - 13:39 Offshore wind projects’ carbon footprint could determine winners in future German auctions News 25 May 2022 - 13:36 Germany pushes for closer offshore wind cooperation between Baltic Sea states News 24 May 2022 - 13:49 German energy industry says EU green hydrogen rulebook could prevent scale-up News 24 May 2022 - 13:46 Repeated cyberattacks cause concern about German wind industry’s IT security News 24 May 2022 - 13:43 EU plans to sell more permits could “destroy” vital CO2 trade, RWE and green think tank warn News 24 May 2022 - 07:59 German-Senegalese gas plans under fire for violating pledge to end fossil fuel support News 23 May 2022 - 13:19 Europe’s move away from Russian gas revives controversial LNG projects in Canada News 23 May 2022 - 13:14 G7 summit must act to make green hydrogen trade sustainable - NGOs News 20 May 2022 - 13:52 Car industry rejects German gas suppliers’ right to hike prices in case of supply shortfall News 20 May 2022 - 13:46 Offshore wind farm balancing German power grid seen as energy transition “milestone” News 20 May 2022 - 13:44 State CDU says gas power plants needed for supply security, but NGOs decry reliance News 20 May 2022 - 13:41 Germany to launch 9-euro public transport ticket and fuel price support News 19 May 2022 - 12:11 Majority of Germans favour higher top tax rate to finance climate protection - poll News 19 May 2022 - 12:09 Economy ministry plans carbon capture strategy News 19 May 2022 - 12:07 Germany and neighbours agree tenfold increase of North Sea wind power News 19 May 2022 - 12:05 NGO takes legal action against companies’ “fake” climate neutrality claims News 19 May 2022 - 12:04 Mutual energy security assistance imperative of EU solidarity – Scholz News 19 May 2022 - 12:00 Germany welcomes EU plans to end dependence on Russian energy News 18 May 2022 - 12:27 Bavaria aims to double renewable power share by 2030 News 18 May 2022 - 12:25 G7 development ministers discuss just energy transition partnerships News 18 May 2022 - 12:24 SPD wrestles with legacy of senior members' Russian fossil fuel lobbying News 18 May 2022 - 12:23 No fixed shutdown sequence for gas users in case of supply shortage – regulator News 17 May 2022 - 12:51 Germany presents energy efficiency "work plan" to reduce fossil fuel demand News 17 May 2022 - 12:49 Fridays for Future protests influenced parents, benefitted Green Party in German elections – researchers News 17 May 2022 - 12:36 Agriculture minister proposes more funds for climate action by forest owners News 17 May 2022 - 11:51 German parliament committee greenlights controversial 9-euro public transport ticket News 17 May 2022 - 11:49 Energy industry calls for law to ramp-up Germany's hydrogen economy – media report News 16 May 2022 - 13:17 Conservatives win vote in Germany’s industrial heartland, “kingmaker” Green Party with big gains News 16 May 2022 - 13:12 “Decade of the e-bus has begun” – PwC News 16 May 2022 - 13:11 German state agriculture ministers aim to streamline forest protection News 16 May 2022 - 13:08 German federal and state govts to forge ‘pact’ to speed up infrastructure projects News 16 May 2022 - 13:07 G7 ministers call for “new climate partnerships” with emerging and developing countries News 13 May 2022 - 13:00 Russia "weaponises" gas supply, Germany could cope with halt by winter – econ min News 13 May 2022 - 12:26 NGOs urge lawmakers to focus on renewables, not long-term LNG supply News 13 May 2022 - 12:20 Germany cannot cut heating emissions fast enough with current laws – BDEW News 13 May 2022 - 12:18 NGOs call for demolishing Nord Stream 2 to avoid environmental damages News 12 May 2022 - 14:00 Area for wind power expansion in Germany ‘clearly available’ - study News 12 May 2022 - 13:57 Germany greenlights over 150 million euros for Northvolt battery factory News 12 May 2022 - 13:47 Environmental groups call for more climate leadership of German chancellor Scholz at G7 summit News 12 May 2022 - 13:38 Germany's major renewables reform triggers hopes, but also fears of delay News 11 May 2022 - 13:10 Praise and criticism for German government’s LNG acceleration act News 11 May 2022 - 12:48 Work-from-home could push up CO2-emissions in the long run - researchers News 11 May 2022 - 12:46 Lufthansa shareholders want airline to present more effective climate strategy News 10 May 2022 - 13:30 Climate takes over as most pressing issue for majority of Germany’s city leaders – survey News 10 May 2022 - 13:14 German transport minister rejects news about massive e-car support increase News 10 May 2022 - 13:06 Politicians from major German coal state say 2030 phase-out possible despite Russia’s war News 10 May 2022 - 13:03 Eager house owners and govt's climate push boost German solar industry's confidence News 9 May 2022 - 14:15 Germans could cut gas use by 100 TWh with heat pumps, solar, less heating – E.ON News 9 May 2022 - 14:02 Continued lack of rainfall mounts pressure on eastern Germany’s farmers News 9 May 2022 - 14:01 German transport minister plans massive increase of e-car subsidies – media report News 9 May 2022 - 13:54 Conservatives triumph in northern German state election as Scholz’s SPD takes hit News 6 May 2022 - 14:04 Energy fallout from Ukraine war to impact vote in key German state News 6 May 2022 - 13:53 Germany’s climate budget too small for necessary public investments – report News 6 May 2022 - 13:48 Mandatory share in wind power profits to communities constitutional News 6 May 2022 - 13:42 Govt should introduce further relief as household energy prices rise – BDEW News 5 May 2022 - 13:58 Climate goals cannot be achieved with CO2 prices alone – report News 5 May 2022 - 13:48 Renewables cover 50% of German electricity consumption in first quarter 2022 News 5 May 2022 - 13:32 Germany goes full steam ahead on LNG import infrastructure News 4 May 2022 - 13:59 Ukraine war overtakes climate change as young Germans' main concern News 4 May 2022 - 13:57 BMW and Mercedes-Benz sell car-sharing joint venture News 4 May 2022 - 13:54 City of Berlin rejects popular petition calling for 2030 climate neutrality News 3 May 2022 - 13:59 India and Germany announce cooperation on climate, hydrogen and forests News 3 May 2022 - 13:55 More hydrogen funding in draft govt climate action programme News 3 May 2022 - 13:54 Municipalities struggle with high energy costs, households lower consumption – surveys News 3 May 2022 - 12:30 Viessmann to invest 1 billion euros in climate solutions and heat pumps News 3 May 2022 - 12:28 Germany to limit use of biofuel from crops in face of imminent food crisis News 2 May 2022 - 14:14 Gas imports and hydrogen put centre stage in northern German election News 2 May 2022 - 13:43 Grid expansion lag forces Germany to increase winter power plant backup reserve News 2 May 2022 - 13:41 German states lag behind national target for specifying areas for wind power News 2 May 2022 - 13:38 Germany ready to agree to oil embargo, can lower Russian gas dependence to 30% by year end News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:16 Germany stops renewables funding via power bills to make electricity cheaper News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:15 RWE shareholders reject lignite spinoff request, but call for faster renewables shift News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:14 Russia refuses payments for gas from German firm for the first time News 28 Apr 2022 - 14:00 Skilled crafts and trades groups warn that labour shortages imperil energy transition News 28 Apr 2022 - 13:57 Construction work risks making German rail freight less attractive - industry News 28 Apr 2022 - 12:13 German auto association calls for bicycle use to save energy News 28 Apr 2022 - 12:11 Conservatives agree on exceptions for wind power distance rules in Bavaria News 28 Apr 2022 - 11:30 Germany one step away from ending dependence on Russian oil News 27 Apr 2022 - 12:35 High energy prices make building renovations more economical than ever - report News 27 Apr 2022 - 11:40 Berlin neighbourhood plans to ban car parking in mobility experiment News 27 Apr 2022 - 11:38 German finance minister warns against further accelerating energy transition News 26 Apr 2022 - 13:13 Germany's energy cost relief packages not well targeted - researchers News 26 Apr 2022 - 13:07 Government sharpens toolbox to ensure energy supply security News 26 Apr 2022 - 12:40 Ideas for large research centres in former coal mining states take shape News 26 Apr 2022 - 12:34 Petition for speed limits, domestic flight bans in Germany set for Bundestag review News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:52 German car industry and government launch sustainability “battery pass” News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:47 Ex-German chancellor Schröder’s continued ties to Russian energy industry spark outcry News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:44 German efforts to protect business should focus on saving energy, slower coal exit - economist News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:42 German government must justify its refusal to ban Russian oil and gas – opinion News 22 Apr 2022 - 12:42 Europe highly dependent on Russian uranium for nuclear power plants - report News 22 Apr 2022 - 12:37 VW group raises target for 2030 emission cuts in production to 50 from 30 percent News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:49 Combined road-rail transport is 'climate giant in chains' – German industry News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:45 Germans worry less about local climate change impacts than people in other countries - survey News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:42 Germany tightens buildings subsidy rules after 1-billion-euro programme depleted in one day News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:41 German e-car charging point subsidies so ineffective they need relaunch - energy industry News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:39 Share of new cars with alternative drive systems reaches 45 percent in Germany News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:33 Majority of Bundesliga clubs have no concrete climate neutrality target - survey News 19 Apr 2022 - 13:37 Finance ministry approves €3 billion for floating LNG terminals News 19 Apr 2022 - 13:33 Fracking still not an option for Germany, says econ and climate minister News 19 Apr 2022 - 13:25 Regional leader under pressure over support for Nord Stream 2 News 19 Apr 2022 - 12:24 Rising gas prices make green hydrogen cheaper than grey hydrogen News 19 Apr 2022 - 12:23 RWE nearing showdown with activist investor over future of brown coal division News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:41 EU emissions regulation must relax rules for green hydrogen production – researchers News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:39 Green economy minister’s “pragmatism” relief for German business elite – opinion News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:36 Russia’s influence in EU nuclear power projects shown by Siemens Energy cooperation News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:21 Bavarian state premier's calls for nuclear power and fracking isolate state's energy policy - media News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:14 Germany ending subsidies for plug-in hybrids earlier than planned News 13 Apr 2022 - 13:56 German economy would shrink by 2% in case of embargo on Russian energy – economists News 13 Apr 2022 - 13:55 Germany reports higher emission intensity for first time since 2013 News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:53 Skyrocketing energy prices lead to highest inflation rate in reunited Germany News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:52 Critics blast government relief package as fossil fuel prices stabilise News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:51 German solar tender oversubscribed despite increased volume News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:50 German LNG plans receive boost as critics warn of stranded assets News 12 Apr 2022 - 09:53 Q&A: How can renewables enable Germany's energy independence push? News 11 Apr 2022 - 13:26 Governments agree to preserve eco areas amid wheat supply worries News 11 Apr 2022 - 13:25 War-fuelled energy crisis must not erode climate action – govt advisor News 11 Apr 2022 - 13:23 Germany should examine fracking, says Bavarian state premier News 11 Apr 2022 - 13:22 Onshore wind power permits in Germany decrease despite expansion push News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:13 Ukraine war: Germany agrees state aid for companies affected by rising energy prices News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:09 Embargo on Russian coal “unpleasant but tolerable” for German economy – researcher News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:00 EU’s push for green hydrogen scale-up fuels talk of “Desertec reloaded” – media News 8 Apr 2022 - 13:34 New gas extraction plans near German North Sea national park gain traction News 7 Apr 2022 - 13:51 Longer nuclear plant runtimes push out renewables - analysts News 7 Apr 2022 - 13:28 German economy ministry publishes advice to save energy in households News 7 Apr 2022 - 12:55 Supply bottlenecks slow down expansion of PV systems in Germany – survey News 7 Apr 2022 - 12:53 Oil companies make billion-euro gains from high fuel prices amid war, says Greenpeace News 7 Apr 2022 - 11:20 Germany boosts renewables with “biggest energy policy reform in decades” News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:09 Germany must speed up green hydrogen scale-up in reaction to war – government advisors News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:08 Auditors criticise German govt’s energy research funding “blindfolded” and with unclear benefits News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:07 German industry supports Russian coal embargo, but warns against stopping gas imports News 6 Apr 2022 - 09:49 Europe must come together as a green electricity and hydrogen union – analyst News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:43 'The world is on fire' - German reactions to IPCC report link conflicts and fossil fuels News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:38 Parliament’s legal experts say Berlin city autobahn project would undermine climate action News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:32 Local utility installs one of Europe’s largest heat pumps in Rhine River News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:30 Russia’s war spells end for NIMBY approach on energy transition in Germany – op-ed News 4 Apr 2022 - 14:04 Germany splits CO2 price for heating between landlords and tenants News 4 Apr 2022 - 14:01 Investors push VW to reveal emissions lobbying News 4 Apr 2022 - 13:51 Govt attempts to reconcile bird protection and wind power in bid to boost renewables News 4 Apr 2022 - 13:50 Inaction on climate exacerbates energy dependence on Russia – IPCC author News 1 Apr 2022 - 13:01 Siemens Energy and BASF warn Russian gas supply cuts would cause severe damage News 1 Apr 2022 - 12:57 Discounter Lidl opens Europe's first logistics hub with green hydrogen vehicle fleet News 31 Mar 2022 - 14:00 RWE switches off lignite unit but conserves it in case of emergency News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:53 Dutch-German hydrogen infrastructure development could boost decarbonisation – report News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:51 Electric vehicles much more economical than combustion-engine cars – Greenpeace News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:47 More district heating, more investment incentives needed for German heat transition - Vattenfall News 30 Mar 2022 - 15:54 BETD22: Supporting energy transition in developing nations more urgent amid war Interview 30 Mar 2022 - 14:45 Energy industry calls for gas supply priority list of German companies News 30 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Climate activists vow to resist demolition of town for German lignite mine expansion News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:58 Autobahn project in central Berlin causes stir among government parties News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Germany earmarks 4 billion euros to restore ecosystems for natural climate protection News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:49 Germany prepares for Russian cuts to gas supplies by issuing 'early warning' News 30 Mar 2022 - 12:05 Heat pumps could be key in replacing Russian gas in Europe – consultancy News 29 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Germany must shed “bureaucratic corset” for renewables in next legislation package – wind industry News 29 Mar 2022 - 13:51 High prices reduced German energy consumption despite post-pandemic GDP recovery News 29 Mar 2022 - 12:06 RWE wins legal battle to continue coal mine expansion News 28 Mar 2022 - 18:45 Must work on issues of the future despite Ukraine war “turning point” – Scholz News 28 Mar 2022 - 14:25 G7 call on gas importers not to comply with Russian rouble demands News 28 Mar 2022 - 13:18 Wind, solar and other renewables cover 54% of Germany’s power consumption in early 2022 News 28 Mar 2022 - 12:50 Using heat pump currently almost 40% cheaper than natural gas heating News 28 Mar 2022 - 12:49 Parliament agrees law to fill German gas storage 90% before winter News 28 Mar 2022 - 12:47 SPD sustains winning streak by gaining absolute majority in Saarland election Interview 28 Mar 2022 - 10:56 Russian energy embargo would force drastic rationing decisions - security expert News 25 Mar 2022 - 15:02 Germany can do without Russian gas by 2024, oil and coal by end-2022 – econ min News 25 Mar 2022 - 13:34 Govt spending must be more targeted to achieve emission reductions – Court of Auditors News 24 Mar 2022 - 14:20 Germany lowers petrol and public transport prices to relieve citizens News 24 Mar 2022 - 14:15 Ukraine war triggers surge in demand for renewable heating systems News 24 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Germany must trigger gas emergency plans after Putin's rouble demands - energy industry News 24 Mar 2022 - 12:26 Government announces emergency climate adaptation programme News 24 Mar 2022 - 12:07 Lower Saxony requests state funding for four liquified natural gas projects News 23 Mar 2022 - 15:41 Germany warns sudden halt of Russian energy imports would plunge Europe into recession News 23 Mar 2022 - 12:38 Must convince other countries to bet on energy transition – German climate envoy News 23 Mar 2022 - 12:37 Former coal plant site in Hamburg could produce green hydrogen by 2026 News 23 Mar 2022 - 12:35 Climate movement demands fossil fuel embargo, will strike on Friday News 22 Mar 2022 - 15:21 Tesla Berlin gigafactory launch hailed as “model” for investment projects in Germany News 22 Mar 2022 - 14:29 Small state of Saarland poses first public vote of confidence in Germany's new government News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:17 Network operator TenneT proposes to fasten offshore grid expansion News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:15 High need for gas grid transformation to wean Europe off Russian supply – researchers News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:00 German realpolitik: Govt bets on gas from Qatar to replace Russian supply – media verdicts News 22 Mar 2022 - 12:13 Nickel shortage caused by Ukraine war could endanger e-mobility transition News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:17 Solar PV on all new German homes could supply 4 million households by 2036, E.ON says News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:08 Lack of skilled workers major issue for German transition plans – opinion News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:06 Government coalition debates “mobility bonus” to cushion rising fuel prices News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:02 Germany agrees energy deal with Qatar to lessen dependence on Russian gas supply Interview 18 Mar 2022 - 16:15 Sustainable finance principles could have reduced EU's energy dependence on Russia - finance expert News 18 Mar 2022 - 14:48 German govt’s climate policy has been through baptism of fire in first 100 days News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Germany can cope with a lot less Russian gas, but not entirely without it - analysis News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:45 Industry warns govt proposal for gas reserves could undermine supply security News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:43 Government says it will launch 'major efficiency programme' soon News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:41 Tackling climate crisis to be at heart of German security strategy – foreign min News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:37 RWE aims to make LNG import terminal hydrogen-ready with green ammonia News 17 Mar 2022 - 14:00 Germany supports EU proposal to end sales of combustion engine cars from 2035 News 17 Mar 2022 - 13:57 Govt investigates why petrol prices have remained high despite falling oil prices News 17 Mar 2022 - 13:55 Germany mulls hydrogen pipeline from Norway in bid to lessen dependence on Russian gas imports News 16 Mar 2022 - 14:35 Mineralising CO2 can reduce cement production emissions by a third - study News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:47 Families could be key ‘change agents’ in tackling climate crisis - analysis News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:37 Eastern Germany offers significant potential for burgeoning e-mobility sector - report News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:35 German environmental taxes hit record low and don't do enough for climate – report News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:31 Energy industry calls for 'igniting the PV turbo' to reduce Germany's import dependence News 15 Mar 2022 - 14:02 High fuel prices not slowing down German motorists, road use data suggests News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:55 Emissions up 4.5% in 2021 after pandemic slump, transport and heating fail targets News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:54 Support for nuclear and coal power rising among Germans in view of soaring energy prices - survey News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:44 Coal company LEAG receives record support credit amid price crisis – media News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:42 Environmental groups reject German finance minister’s fuel price subsidy plan News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:33 EU's CO2 border adjustment plans threaten German steel industry’s climate-neutral future - report Interview 15 Mar 2022 - 10:46 Rise of radical actions risks dividing German climate movement – protest researcher News 14 Mar 2022 - 13:56 German government debates new oil and gas production in North Sea News 14 Mar 2022 - 13:47 Germany plans new energy price relief for consumers News 14 Mar 2022 - 13:44 Majority of Germans is in favour of oil and gas embargo against Russia - survey News 11 Mar 2022 - 14:33 Solar and wind rollout doesn't depend on Russian exports but e-cars do – German industry News 11 Mar 2022 - 14:26 Advisors, NGOs urge consumers to save fossil fuels through behaviour changes News 11 Mar 2022 - 13:50 Next oversubscribed auction and energy independence push spur German wind industry News 11 Mar 2022 - 13:45 G7 energy ministers discuss ways to support Ukraine’s energy security News 11 Mar 2022 - 13:03 Q&A: How can Germany and the EU weather a fossil fuel embargo on Russia? News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:32 70 percent of German industrial companies expect serious energy price strains News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:28 German utilities call for emergency funding amid energy crisis News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:22 EU climate plans must become 'Apollo programme for energy sovereignty' – NGOs News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:20 Ukraine war pushes demand for solar batteries as homeowners strive for independence News 9 Mar 2022 - 13:32 Russian energy import ban is possible if Germany uses more coal – PIK director News 9 Mar 2022 - 13:00 Germany must transform power system 'at Tesla speed' but tread carefully regarding Russian imports - econ min News 9 Mar 2022 - 12:55 Germany should support unbureaucratic model for carbon border tax – researchers News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Bavaria urges EU to allow state support to wind power expansion in Southern Germany News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:35 Extending nuclear plants’ runtime not advisable, German govt concludes News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:33 Environmental groups call Germany’s 200-billion-euro climate spending announcement a trick calculation News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:30 Chancellor Scholz says Russian energy supplies “essential” as fears of halt to trading loom News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:28 Environmental groups urge Germany to present binding plan to end gas use by 2040 News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:19 German operators prepare for extending runtime of decommissioned coal plants News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:13 City of Hamburg presents strategy to become European green hydrogen hub News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:05 Tesla gets green light for Berlin gigafactory, VW to build new e-car plant News 7 Mar 2022 - 13:56 Germany will fund half of new LNG terminal in alliance with Dutch operator News 7 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Germany to spend 200 billion euros on energy transition in independence push News 4 Mar 2022 - 13:26 Germans support steps against Russia even if they endanger energy supply – survey News 4 Mar 2022 - 13:16 EU rules for green investments could slow down German energy transition News 4 Mar 2022 - 13:14 Prices for diesel and hard coal on the rise amid Ukraine war News 3 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Efficiency industry calls for massive energy saving initiative to cut import dependence News 3 Mar 2022 - 13:50 Renewables stocks surge as govt renews vow to speed up expansion amid Ukraine war News 3 Mar 2022 - 12:55 Germany releases a share of its oil reserve to calm the market News 3 Mar 2022 - 12:46 German growth in climate action technology innovation lagging behind competitors – report News 3 Mar 2022 - 12:42 Consumers can do more to reduce dependence on Russian gas – NGO News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:36 War’s knock-on effects could lead to Germany missing emissions reduction targets - energy industry News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:31 Renewables will guarantee energy security, short term use of more coal possible – German econ min News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:29 German households pay 52 percent more for energy than a year ago News 2 Mar 2022 - 12:15 Germany needs to invest heavily to reach carbon-neutral heating by 2035 – report News 1 Mar 2022 - 14:31 100% green power by 2035 – high hopes for Germany's next renewables reform News 1 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Germany to prescribe minimum levels for gas storages, set up 30-day coal reserve News 1 Mar 2022 - 13:29 UN climate scientists warn window for mitigation is closing - Reactions from Germany News 28 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces Germany to come clean on energy transition strategy News 28 Feb 2022 - 13:46 Germany will build two LNG import terminals – chancellor Scholz News 28 Feb 2022 - 13:42 Germany agrees to cut Russia out of SWIFT payment system in about-face News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:50 Germany plans strategic gas and coal reserves News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:24 German engineers insist on hydrogen trucks for long-distance road transport News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:20 German ports unprepared for offshore ramp-up – business associations News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:12 Germany opposes Russia's cutoff from SWIFT banking over energy access concerns News 24 Feb 2022 - 13:17 Cheap electricity and origin certificates key for hydrogen ramp-up – stakeholder survey News 24 Feb 2022 - 13:07 German government agrees wide-ranging energy price relief for consumers News 24 Feb 2022 - 12:59 NGOs call EU supply chain proposal insufficient, businesses fear overburdening News 24 Feb 2022 - 09:30 Nord Stream 2: Twists and turns of a controversial gas pipeline News 23 Feb 2022 - 14:35 German government advisors say EU gas package insufficient for hydrogen ramp-up News 23 Feb 2022 - 10:15 German chancellor suspends Nord Stream 2 over Russian aggression against Ukraine News 22 Feb 2022 - 16:45 Reactions from Germany to halt of Nord Stream 2 following Russian aggression News 22 Feb 2022 - 13:12 Germany’s plan for agriculture funding puts focus on organic farming News 22 Feb 2022 - 13:06 Germany’s monopolies commission warns against market abuse amid energy crisis News 22 Feb 2022 - 12:24 Climate-related damage to German forests ‘unprecedented’ - researchers News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Lack of skilled workers could put Germany’s energy transition at risk News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:52 One in four German industry companies fear for existence due to costly energy - survey News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:49 Abolition of renewables levy must exclusively benefit consumers - German econ min News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:46 Conservative state premiers call for German 'energy plan' to counter price hikes News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:05 RWE has dominant position in Germany's power market – competition authority News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:03 Temporary “price shock” for oil and gas in event of Russian invasion of Ukraine – ifo head News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:01 Germany must push for EU CO2 price in transport and buildings – govt advisors News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:03 German government to tighten e-car subsidy rules to curb lucrative resales abroad News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:01 Billions in climate subsidies have been wasted on new buildings with low efficiency standards - NGO News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:00 NGOs call on govt to soon start returning CO2 price revenues to citizens News 16 Feb 2022 - 13:35 Germany will not call for stricter EU car emission limits – media reports News 16 Feb 2022 - 13:32 Researchers call for earlier start of auctions for CO2 price in transport and heating News 16 Feb 2022 - 12:05 Government agrees to split heating CO2 price between landlords and tenants – media reports News 15 Feb 2022 - 14:11 Hydrogen production in Germany will be booming soon – economy minster News 15 Feb 2022 - 14:09 Eastern German state governments push ahead with ambitious renewables goals News 15 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Biodiversity and climate need to be protected together – German IPCC report contributors News 15 Feb 2022 - 13:24 German foreign minister to use scheduled flights to lower emissions News 14 Feb 2022 - 14:15 German film industry plans minimum climate standards News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:55 Plans for construction of first German LNG terminal plagued by delays and uncertainty News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:38 Climate change creates dangerous state of “collective helplessness” in society – security report News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:35 Netherlands, Belgium and Germany must step up cooperation on CO2 infrastructure – company alliance News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:31 German transport ministry opposes raising ambition in EU fleet emission target proposal – media report News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:32 Climate activists' motorway blockage triggers debate in German government about protest legitimacy News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:29 Ending renewables levy early might not cost German treasury extra money in 2022 – media News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:21 Indonesia to receive €2.5 bn in loans from German development ministry for climate projects News 11 Feb 2022 - 13:55 Wind turbines will occupy only fraction of German land earmarked for expansion – think tank News 11 Feb 2022 - 13:44 Fridays for Future accuses new German government of failing on climate promise News 10 Feb 2022 - 14:18 East German state premier says 2030 coal exit "not possible in current framework" News 10 Feb 2022 - 14:06 German wind power state pushes for progress on artificial energy islands in North Sea News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:57 German economy minister calls France's focus on nuclear "outdated" News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:51 Germany to open agricultural areas to solar power in first move of renewables push News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:48 European LNG imports reach record high in January News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:43 Definitions and supply chain troubles stall Germany's climate investment 'super write-offs' News 10 Feb 2022 - 09:25 Germany bolsters climate foreign policy with appointment of Greenpeace head as special envoy News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:27 German government party FDP calls for national negative emissions strategy News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:24 Government lost track of billions of euros poured into public transport – German auditors News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:20 Maze of support programmes means German energy transition could 'hit a wall' – economists News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:01 Germans mainly opt for fossil fuel heating systems, but heat pumps on the rise News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:48 Germany must change its Africa policy in light of climate crisis - think tank News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:44 E.ON lambasts study questioning its climate credentials News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:10 France and Germany plan revamp of their energy cooperation News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:07 Bavaria’s econ min says exceptions to state’s strict wind power distance rules are necessary News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:51 Energy price hike erodes approval of phase-out in eastern German coal regions – survey News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:42 Deutsche Bahn to replace diesel with 100 percent biofuels by 2040 News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:39 Hybrid cars can be bridge to climate-neutral transportation - German transport minister News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:36 Carbon Contracts for Difference could kickstart German industry decarbonisation – think tank News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:32 Energy price hike is “advertisement” for Germany’s energy transition – govt advisor News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:29 More cooperation on renewables and green hydrogen benefits Europe and Africa – EIB president News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:27 Utilities’ decarbonisation plans not enough to reach German climate targets – report News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:25 Govt party politican wants to ensure savings from end to renewables levy passed on to consumers News 3 Feb 2022 - 13:46 German govt coalition wrangling over joint position on EU car emissions reduction plans News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:36 Economists split over direct economic benefits of German energy transition News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:32 Deutsche Bahn announces record investment of over 13 bln euros in climate push News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:13 German politicians reject EU green label for nuclear power, welcome gas provisions News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:43 German govt finds compromise on buildings’ subsidy to appease construction sector News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:42 Geothermal energy could cover a quarter of Germany’s heating needs – researchers News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:40 German environment ministry funds moorland protection in Africa News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:38 Cabinet approves heating cost support for poor households News 2 Feb 2022 - 12:52 Q&A: EU sustainable finance taxonomy and the dispute about nuclear power and gas News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:30 Germans less enthusiastic about electric cars than other Europeans - survey News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:29 Solar PV overtakes wind power capacity in Germany in 2021 - media News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:27 Constitutional court declines to accept climate cases against state legislatures News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:25 Network operator starts using offshore wind to stabilise grid News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:23 New support for farmers to reduce emissions from farm manure News 31 Jan 2022 - 13:39 German treasury on board with plans to abolish renewables levy early News 31 Jan 2022 - 13:31 Consumer electricity costs could be curbed with ‘contracts for difference’ – researchers News 31 Jan 2022 - 13:29 German foreign ministry gets new state secretary for climate policy – media News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:47 Raw material cost hike threatens to inflate German energy transition’s bill – media News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:43 Plans for offshore wind power boom threaten ecosystems in North Sea – German NGO News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:41 Conservatives announce legal measures against German govt’s climate action budget News 27 Jan 2022 - 13:04 Climate-friendly recovery key issue at G7 finance ministers’ summit in May News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:59 Metals needed for hydrogen production could get scarce, German authority warns News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:50 Young people and NGO launch new climate lawsuit in Germany's highest court News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:22 Germany considers strategic gas reserve to prevent future supply crisis – media report News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:15 Gas, power, hydrogen infrastructure planning must be combined – German agency News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:11 High metal prices could thwart energy transition – institute News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:01 Germany's move to 'social-ecological' economy to focus on CO2 price and climate diplomacy News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:59 UK calls for end to Nord Stream 2 in event of Russian attack on Ukraine News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:38 Germany’s ambitious climate plans threatened by labour shortages News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:30 Policy reactions to climate change growing factor for financial stability – German central bank News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:24 Sudden halt of controversial buildings subsidy dismays Germany's construction sector News 24 Jan 2022 - 13:33 Utilities welcome Germany's pro-gas taxonomy feedback, but environmentalists cry foul News 24 Jan 2022 - 13:31 German government vows to speed up energy transition News 24 Jan 2022 - 12:51 Investors plan import terminal for synthetic methane from Middle East in Germany News 24 Jan 2022 - 12:32 Majority of promised financial aid is yet to reach German coal regions News 21 Jan 2022 - 18:40 Global coordination of climate policy top priority in German G7 presidency News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:21 Grid agency seeks information on gas pipelines fit for conversion to hydrogen transport News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:20 First battery-powered train to start trial operations in German regional transport News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:19 Planned EU transport and buildings emissions trading needs socially just framework – NGO alliance News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:18 Renewables levy could come to early end as govt split over power consumer relief News 20 Jan 2022 - 13:42 Final 2020 emissions data out: Germany narrowly stays within EU climate goal margin News 20 Jan 2022 - 13:28 German grid agency to get consumer advocate as new president - media News 20 Jan 2022 - 13:27 German energy companies invested record amounts in 2021 News 20 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Legal opinion finds German national carbon pricing system constitutional News 20 Jan 2022 - 12:01 Onshore wind expansion in Germany at 2011 level as industry hopes grow News 20 Jan 2022 - 11:54 Economist calls for climate policies to meet different countries’ needs News 20 Jan 2022 - 10:22 German government push is key to kickstarting EU industry decarbonisation News 19 Jan 2022 - 13:45 Germany aims to turn G7 into “nucleus of an international climate club” – chancellor News 19 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Germany may use blue hydrogen from Norway for transitional period – state secretary News 19 Jan 2022 - 12:08 Executives’ climate change awareness on rise globally, less so in Germany News 19 Jan 2022 - 12:06 Germany must revamp system of mobility taxes – UBA report News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:40 German econ min pledges state support for industry transformation News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:39 Draft power grid scenarios show ways to ready system for climate neutrality by 2045 News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:37 EU taxonomy plans could lead to waste of precious green hydrogen – German industry News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:36 Germany’s environment and agriculture ministries form strategic alliance on climate policy News 17 Jan 2022 - 12:13 New German agriculture minister sets out plan for sustainable farming News 17 Jan 2022 - 12:11 Industry leaders call on German government to lower energy prices News 17 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Clash between wind power expansion plans and military needs can be resolved – industry News 14 Jan 2022 - 14:00 New German government must prepare offshore wind boom after expansion halt in 2021 – industry News 14 Jan 2022 - 13:46 Opposition says new economy minister Habeck neglects businesses amid climate push News 14 Jan 2022 - 13:36 German steelmaker Salzgitter says it will stop using blast furnaces by mid-2030s News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:32 German authority rejects EU nuclear plans as Commission leader defends taxonomy proposal News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:18 Prospect for "decade of the heat pump" in Germany excites producers News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:11 German industry calls on government to use G7 presidency for cooperation on climate News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:01 Cancellation of power supply contracts by budget providers possibly illegal – German env min News 13 Jan 2022 - 13:43 E-fuels no solution for cleaning up existing car fleet – new German transport minister News 13 Jan 2022 - 13:39 Bavarian industry calls for end to state’s strict wind power distance rules News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:50 Promoting Green Deal beyond EU central issue for German G7 presidency – climate minister News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:35 German EU lawmaker proposes temporary “opt out” for CO2 price in private transport and buildings News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:19 Poorest households in Germany pay highest share of income on energy expenditures News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:18 New German climate ministry says grid expansion years behind schedule News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:16 Greens in German-French border state want to overcome nuclear row and focus on cooperation News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:12 New German central bank head says addressing climate change a core task for monetary stability News 12 Jan 2022 - 12:20 Germany to launch emergency programme for “huge, gigantic” 2030 emissions target task News 12 Jan 2022 - 12:00 G7 climate club could strike “grand bargain” on climate and health – advisor to German govt News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:44 Shared e-scooters causing overall increase of emissions in urban mobility – study News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:40 Environment minister says Germany prepares “clear no” on nuclear in EU taxonomy News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:38 KfW launches broad credit support programme for climate push in German transport sector News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:36 Netherlands concerned about effects of high German gas demand on domestic reserves News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:43 German economy minister aims to speed up climate action with emergency measures – media News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:34 Auditors say German finance minister's climate funding booster 'constitutionally questionable' News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:30 “Greenflation” for energy transition resources could derail Germany’s climate plans – analysis News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:26 Nord Stream 2 must run to avoid “billion-euro ruin” in the Baltic – German climate committee head News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:18 Concern over earlier coal exit grows in Germany’s biggest mining region Interview 10 Jan 2022 - 12:20 “Nuclear is the opposite of what wind & solar need to partner with” - ex energy state sec News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:59 High energy prices: German government examines support for poorer households News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:58 Germany off course to 2030 climate target – think tank News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:56 Nuclear power no longer an option for Germany, former advocate party FDP says News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:54 Kazakhstan crisis causing concern among German energy partners News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:41 Utility Uniper uses state-owned KfW bank for hedging against extreme market developments News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:40 Slow progress casts doubt on domestic German lithium mining projects News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:36 German coal plants benefit from record gas prices despite higher CO2 costs - analysis News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:34 Mobility transition expected to create 60,000 additional jobs News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:33 Digitalisation can complement existing climate action measures – report News 5 Jan 2022 - 13:47 Emissions trading revenue in Germany reaches 12.5 billion euros News 5 Jan 2022 - 13:46 Higher greenhouse gas reduction quota for transport fuels applies in Germany News 5 Jan 2022 - 13:44 German carmaker Porsche bets on e-fuels News 5 Jan 2022 - 12:37 German registrations of purely electric cars soar 83 percent in 2021 News 4 Jan 2022 - 12:30 Renewables supplied 46% of net public power in Germany in 2021 News 4 Jan 2022 - 11:00 Solar module installations up 10% in Germany 2021, mandatory solar roofs in two states News 4 Jan 2022 - 08:37 German government split over EU plans to label gas as sustainable News 3 Jan 2022 - 14:13 Germany to use G7 presidency to make group ‘trailblazer’ for climate-neutral economy – Scholz News 3 Jan 2022 - 14:09 Germany saw mostly average weather in 2021, but hit by worst flood in decades News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:19 German climate minister says country set to miss 2022 emission reduction targets News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:18 Germany enters last year of nuclear, takes reactors and lignite plants offline News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:17 German agriculture minister says end of ‘junk prices for food’ will protect animals and climate News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:15 German consumers experience biggest rise ever in gas and power prices in 2021 News 23 Dec 2021 - 13:33 German government plans “solidarity platform” to get gas to those in need News 23 Dec 2021 - 13:13 New German govt enters 2022 with no time to lose in race for climate neutrality News 23 Dec 2021 - 12:51 Share of alternative engines in German car registrations doubles again to over 40% in 2021 News 23 Dec 2021 - 12:49 Government coalition plans legal framework for climate adaptation News 22 Dec 2021 - 13:50 Germany to push for international climate club during G7 presidency News 22 Dec 2021 - 12:46 Germany's cultural heritage in danger due to climate change - NGO News 22 Dec 2021 - 12:42 German govt needs clear framework for energy transition by end of 2022 – RWE CEO News 22 Dec 2021 - 12:40 Most Germans want faster and fairer energy transition – survey News 21 Dec 2021 - 14:21 Germany’s energy consumption rising, renewables share falling in 2021 News 21 Dec 2021 - 13:29 Car industry experts expect rapid rise in insolvencies among German suppliers News 21 Dec 2021 - 13:27 German grid operators and utilities prepare for spread of Omicron variant News 21 Dec 2021 - 13:04 Germans spend low share of income on energy bills in EU comparison News 21 Dec 2021 - 12:45 Domestic tourism caused 2.6 pct of German CO2 emissions before pandemic News 21 Dec 2021 - 12:31 Share of trucks in German road freight transport hits record high News 20 Dec 2021 - 13:57 New German environment minister wants to reconcile wind power demand and nature conservation News 20 Dec 2021 - 13:33 Germany's 'super minister' announces climate and energy opening balance News 20 Dec 2021 - 10:55 Preview 2022 - What to watch in energy & climate in Germany and beyond News 17 Dec 2021 - 14:17 Popular conservative Merz wins bid for German CDU leadership News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:28 Chancellor Scholz calls for keeping "private sector project" Nord Stream 2 out of Ukraine crisis News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:27 German industry and energy companies propose to speed up renewables and grid buildout News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:23 Germany needs faster digitalisation to ensure sustainable, competitive industry – SAP board member News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:21 Deutsche Post ready to end domestic flights if German govt relaxes delivery deadline News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:26 German stakeholders welcome EU energy proposals, criticise lack of ambition News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:23 Support for Germany’s lignite regions must be better focused in order to succeed – ifo Institute News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:22 Prices and costs of e-cars reach level of combustion engine cars – think tank Interview 16 Dec 2021 - 11:11 Germany needs clear and mandatory guidelines for climate adaptation - analyst News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:44 Germany's renewable power share declines slightly to 42% in 2021 – preliminary data News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:42 Gas producers, automakers have biggest climate impact among Germany’s corporations – report News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:33 German Aerospace Center presents strategy for future, emission-free aviation News 15 Dec 2021 - 12:09 Germany chooses three more coal plants to go offline by 2023 in fourth exit tender News 15 Dec 2021 - 11:57 Nord Stream 2 delay makes pipeline unfit as tool in Ukraine crisis– German govt sources News 15 Dec 2021 - 11:55 Doubling renewables by 2030 “gigantic task” but Germany will succeed – chancellor Scholz News 14 Dec 2021 - 13:07 Germany needs new power market design to enable renewables growth – industry News 14 Dec 2021 - 12:12 German gas mix emissions incompatible with climate targets - report News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:56 Germany's new transport minister “determined” to accelerate move towards climate neutrality News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:54 Auditors and opposition criticise German govt’s debt-financed boost to climate fund News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:31 Support for use and expansion of renewable energy in Germany remains strong – survey News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:28 Commerzbank pushes for coal phase-out by 2030 News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:51 New German finance minister must strike balance between climate spending & solid budget News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:24 Climate and energy key issues in German cabinet members’ first trips abroad News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:22 Ambitious “Fit for 55” proposals would be tailwind for new German govt – Germanwatch News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:21 EnBW to supply zero-support offshore wind power to airport operator Fraport News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:19 German govt extends e-car bonus programme to 2022, says rules tightened thereafter News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:07 Citizens and NGO file further lawsuits against German states to improve climate policy News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:05 Structural change in western German coal region could create up to 27,000 new jobs – report News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:02 Germany's fast-charging infrastructure growing quicker than demand from e-cars News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:00 German environment ministry to retain climate tasks despite losing competencies – new minister News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:43 Nuclear plant shutdown will boost wind energy in northern German state – env min News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:38 Candidates for leadership of Germany’s opposition CDU party confirm commitment to 1.5C target News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:34 New German development minister to highlight climate in cooperation with global South News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:30 Warmer winters pushing white Christmas out of Germany – meteorological service DWD News 8 Dec 2021 - 15:00 Election aftermath: Tracking the making of Germany's new government News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:48 New German govt sworn in, faced with climate 'project of immense proportions' News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:40 More flexible German CO2 price would make it resilient to market turbulences – former govt advisor News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:36 Germany’s new government to make foreign minister Baerbock international face of climate policy - media News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:11 About half of Germans say nuclear energy should remain an option in climate policy News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:07 Critics warn moving climate from German environment to economy ministry could backfire News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:05 Unclear responsibilities for climate could dwarf Germany’s new buildings ministry News 7 Dec 2021 - 14:04 Cannabis plant could contribute to German sustainability efforts post legalisation – industry News 7 Dec 2021 - 13:49 Faster renewables expansion will require intense debate in German society – Habeck News 7 Dec 2021 - 13:46 European energy price hike partly fueled by statistical short-term effects – German KfW bank News 7 Dec 2021 - 12:55 Suppliers say 'mixed approach' with e-cars and e-fuels could save many European car industry jobs News 7 Dec 2021 - 12:54 Earlier German coal exit feasible but requires more work to grid system – Amprion News 6 Dec 2021 - 14:06 New German govt faces tough challenge in French nuclear power push for the EU – media News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:58 German copper heavyweight Aurubis to enter e-car battery recycling market News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:49 New German government cabinet complete as parties greenlight coalition treaty News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:36 Germany’s new energy targets require never-seen-before industrial transformation – report News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:34 Coal region mayors criticise new German government’s faster 2030 phase-out plan News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:21 EU ministers fail to find agreement on energy price crisis as Germany and Austria make gas solidarity-pact News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:20 Sustainability has become “existential challenge” for companies – Siemens News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:18 New govt’s renewables expansion plans could double Germany's CO2 reduction by 2030 – report News 3 Dec 2021 - 11:39 Will Germany's new transport minister surprise critics with clean mobility shift? News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:42 Quick removal of renewables expansion barriers must be priority for next German govt – association News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:40 Households need compensation if coal exit pushes up power prices - consumer groups News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:39 Five biggest power suppliers continue to lose market share – monitoring report News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:36 RWE wins bid to build 1GW offshore wind farm in Danish waters News 1 Dec 2021 - 14:47 German coal state premier encourages protests against new govt’s 2030 exit plans News 1 Dec 2021 - 14:02 Most 'sustainable funds' in Germany amount to little more than greenwashing – NGO News 1 Dec 2021 - 13:54 Federal climate programmes lack measurable targets – govt auditors News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:53 Whole-of-government approach needed to address climate crisis - German govt advisers News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:51 Germany needs to invest massively in international climate protection – WWF News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:49 New Berlin state government to introduce citizen climate council and 'climate check' for laws News 30 Nov 2021 - 10:50 Reactions to climate and energy plans of Germany's next government News 29 Nov 2021 - 13:25 German climate activists’ media image on the decline – analysis News 29 Nov 2021 - 13:24 Sustainability increasingly important for German companies – survey News 29 Nov 2021 - 13:13 Legislators need to remove blockages on road to climate neutrality – dena and law firm News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:25 Germany's new climate 'super minister' Habeck must ignite energy transition booster News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:16 Next government plans “coal foundation” to ensure earlier phase-out News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Terminating the renewables levy on electricity will save consumers 5.6 billion euros News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:11 Green Party proposes ministers for their departments after quarrel over agriculture News 25 Nov 2021 - 13:59 Greens criticise European Commission's plans against methane emissions News 24 Nov 2021 - 16:23 Next German government aims for coal exit in 2030 in bid to get on 1.5 degree path News 24 Nov 2021 - 13:06 German NGOs want more national climate action to complement EU agriculture funding News 24 Nov 2021 - 12:15 German nuclear power shutdown will not lead to power shortages – report News 24 Nov 2021 - 12:14 German environment ministry launches project to decarbonise glass industry News 24 Nov 2021 - 11:32 Germany's next government plans to present coalition treaty on Wednesday afternoon News 23 Nov 2021 - 14:23 Germany needs €860 billion investment in industry to reach climate goals, lobby group tells next govt News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:30 UK makes carbon capture central pillar of net-zero drive News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:24 Young Germans prefer strong climate policies over individual lifestyle changes - survey News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:22 Comprehensive tax reform in German transport sector could bring climate targets in reach - report News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:18 City of Hamburg needs to reduce coal use faster before 2030 exit – legal experts News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:16 Opening of "black box" grid fees could save German power and gas customers billions of euros News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:17 “The wind farm saves our swimming pool” – survey looks into renewables dividend for German towns News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:16 German cities' demand for subsidised e-buses outstrips expectations News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Southern German states call on EU to allow regional wind power privileges News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:13 Greens will be judged against keeping 1.5°C target alive in coalition treaty - media News 19 Nov 2021 - 13:17 Germany's Social Democratic Party has new climate movement - report News 19 Nov 2021 - 13:15 German environment agency warns against using fossil CO2 in CCU News 19 Nov 2021 - 13:10 Only a third of German shipping companies already implement emissions cuts - survey News 18 Nov 2021 - 13:25 Germany not able to import enough renewable hydrogen by 2030 – analysis News 18 Nov 2021 - 13:21 Prospective German government split over role of natural gas in EU taxonomy News 18 Nov 2021 - 13:18 City of Berlin plans to pull forward own coal exit to 2028-2029 from 2030 News 17 Nov 2021 - 13:08 City of Berlin agrees expansion of bicycle network to 3,000 kilometres News 17 Nov 2021 - 13:03 Regulatory hurdles limit huge potential of green PPAs in Germany - energy agency News 17 Nov 2021 - 12:55 German housholds set to see more gas and electricity price hikes through winter News 17 Nov 2021 - 12:49 Climate change hits intensively managed forests more than natural ones – Greenpeace News 16 Nov 2021 - 16:05 Parties confident to agree coalition treaty, new German government by end of November News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:59 Northeastern German state aims for climate neutrality 2040 under new SPD-led govt News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:55 European NGOs urge aspiring chancellor Scholz to ban gas and nuclear from EU taxonomy News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:50 Continued use of conventional technologies will significantly increase costs of energy transition - report News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:44 Energy ministry raises estimate for Germany’s 2030 power need News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:41 Bavaria announces new climate protection act but leaves doors shut for wind power News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline suspended over legal details News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:35 Germany should keep its options open on green hydrogen - govt advisers News 15 Nov 2021 - 13:56 Carbon markets – COP26 closes biggest loopholes but lacks clarity on voluntary trade News 15 Nov 2021 - 13:48 COP26 results increase pressure on prospective German government to deliver on climate News 15 Nov 2021 - 12:10 German reactions to the COP26 climate summit results News 14 Nov 2021 - 12:40 COP26 - Glasgow Climate Pact decided in overtime with weakened coal pledge News 12 Nov 2021 - 18:24 Day 12 at COP26: "Must defend good proposals on the table" – German env min News 12 Nov 2021 - 17:20 Carbon offset markets in limbo: Key issues of Article 6 PA as talks come to a head News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:47 Germany’s aspiring coalition parties signal energy price relief for households News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Many German corporations actively setting their own ambitious climate targets – survey News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:37 German nuclear power operators reject calls to keep running plants longer Interview 12 Nov 2021 - 13:04 EU taxonomy must distinguish between fossil and green gas – German state minister News 11 Nov 2021 - 16:01 Day 11 at COP26: Germany and other EU countries call for nuclear-free taxonomy News 11 Nov 2021 - 13:22 German case study shows electric trucks pay off to food retailer News 11 Nov 2021 - 13:18 More than 700 German companies call for next government to cut fossil fuel subsidies News 10 Nov 2021 - 17:04 Day 10 at COP26: Germany stresses need for both ambitious political outcome & strong rulebook News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:51 Government dispute over e-fuels stops Germany from signing COP26 car pledge News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:23 German climate policy needs international scope to succeed - economic expert council News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:18 German cities increasingly relying on electric cars for municipal vehicle fleets News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Fiscal instruments exist to finance Germany’s climate investments – think tanks News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:00 Activists take fight against climate change from streets into courts News 9 Nov 2021 - 18:30 Day 9 at COP26: Germany signs pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding by 2022, hailed as “game changer” News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:54 Wind power proponents target biodiversity NGO in German state's species protection dispute News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:50 Climate activists demand 2030 end to combustion engines in lawsuit against Volkswagen News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:36 Climate “perhaps the most important point” in Germany’s planned coalition treaty – SPD News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:33 New German gov’t must back goal of 2% land area for wind power with other measures - advisors News 8 Nov 2021 - 17:30 Day 8 at COP26: Germany pledges additional 150 million euros for climate adaptation News 8 Nov 2021 - 14:18 German politicians affirm rejection of nuclear power in EU sustainable finance taxonomy News 8 Nov 2021 - 14:02 German energy consumption up 3 percent in 2021 as renewables share declines News 8 Nov 2021 - 13:58 Greens' Baerbock calls for veto option on laws conflicting 1.5°C climate target News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Role of gas key issue as Germany hesitates signing COP26 pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:37 Germany's environment agency calls for doubling CO2 price to lower transport emissions News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:35 Climate among stumbling blocks which could delay German coalition talks - Green Party News 5 Nov 2021 - 12:23 Greens and pro-business FDP aim to break up railway company Deutsche Bahn - media report News 5 Nov 2021 - 12:21 NGOs call on German corporations to invest more in climate protection News 4 Nov 2021 - 14:47 COP26 fossil fuel pledges increase pressure on next German govt to pull forward coal exit News 4 Nov 2021 - 14:09 Funding, burden sharing of climate action loom over quiet coalition talks in Germany News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:36 Three quarters of German buildings still heated with fossil fuels – report News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:33 Germany has high share in global market for green technologies – report News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:32 Govt to fund CO2 removal research with €20 million over next three years News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:11 Scientific advisory board stresses need for forest adaptation in face of “existential threat” News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:08 German big business CEOs say they expect reaching CO2 neutrality in 14 years News 3 Nov 2021 - 14:30 New state premier of North-Rhine Westphalia ready to end coal by 2030 News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:47 Next German govt likely to support EU carbon border mechanism – state secretary News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:44 First stocktake of just transition funding in Germany’s coal regions News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:43 Wealthy nations to “get very close” to $100-bln climate finance pledge in 2022 – state sec News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:40 German climate programmes insufficient for reaching targets – government report News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:37 German energy emissions up 4% in 2021 as economy recovers, first estimates show News 3 Nov 2021 - 12:35 Most Germans favor technical support for energy transition in Global South
News 16 Jul 2021 - 15:15 New EU climate proposals to accelerate German coal exit and industry transformation – think tanks
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
News 27 Sep 2022 - 13:33 Energy price crisis likely to push Germany into recession in 2023 – economists
News 27 Sep 2022 - 13:27 Split-up of German power price zones would make sense economically – researcher
News 26 Sep 2022 - 12:14 “Climate neutral” product labels mislead vast majority of consumers – survey
News 26 Sep 2022 - 12:09 German gas levy may never take effect as government struggles to lower energy prices
News 26 Sep 2022 - 12:08 Northern states call for splitting German power price zone based on renewables capacity
News 26 Sep 2022 - 12:04 Adverts with unregulated climate claims are barrier to real emission cuts – NGO lawyer
News 23 Sep 2022 - 13:53 2030 coal exit unachievable, German state premier says ahead of vote dominated by energy crisis
News 22 Sep 2022 - 13:52 German industry says decarbonisation targets remain unchagend despite crisis
News 22 Sep 2022 - 13:50 Uniper nationalisation makes Germany owner of coal and nuclear plants abroad
News 21 Sep 2022 - 13:23 German wholesale power prices to rise steeply before falling from 2024 - report
News 21 Sep 2022 - 13:02 Germany nationalises largest gas importer to avert market collapse following Russia’s gas cut
News 20 Sep 2022 - 13:12 Urgent repairs needed at nuclear plant earmarked to back up German electricity
News 19 Sep 2022 - 12:01 Germany must speed up energy transition instead of fuelling fossil renaissance – NGOs
News 19 Sep 2022 - 12:00 Lower state support and high power prices could derail e-car boom in Germany – report
News 16 Sep 2022 - 13:56 German brewers fear wave of bankruptcies due to energy crisis, call for state aid
News 16 Sep 2022 - 13:52 Impossible to forecast gas shortage in winter far in advance, says German grid agency
News 14 Sep 2022 - 13:52 German coal industry says more money needed for restarting plants to save gas
News 14 Sep 2022 - 13:50 Government advisors call on Germany to use nuclear until end of energy crisis
News 13 Sep 2022 - 12:08 Sustainability high up on German SMEs’ agendas also amid energy crisis, survey shows
News 13 Sep 2022 - 12:07 Fridays for Future activists call for 100-billion-euro climate fund for Germany
News 13 Sep 2022 - 12:05 First local utilities in Germany struggle due to high power and gas prices – media
News 12 Sep 2022 - 13:35 German grid agency warns mass use of electric heaters in winter risks blackouts
News 9 Sep 2022 - 14:06 E-kerosene made with sustainable CO2 can make air traffic fossil free – report
News 9 Sep 2022 - 13:46 Renewables industry warns German windfall tax on profits could scare off investors
News 9 Sep 2022 - 13:40 Uranium delivery from Russia on its way to Germany to supply Europe’s nuclear plants with fuel rods
News 8 Sep 2022 - 13:43 Germany prepares “wide” rescue programme for SMEs struggling with rising energy prices
News 8 Sep 2022 - 13:33 Germany's Scholz clashes with CDU leader over conservatives’ energy policy legacy
News 8 Sep 2022 - 13:31 German econ min “astonished” by nuclear plant operator’s objection to emergency reserve
Interview 8 Sep 2022 - 13:00 'Climate neutral' products are counterproductive greenwashing bluff - NGO
Interview 8 Sep 2022 - 12:00 Climate claims show that companies realise they must act on emissions - consultant
News 7 Sep 2022 - 13:46 Finance and economy ministries launch concerted solar power booster for Germany
News 7 Sep 2022 - 13:43 Sufficient preparations will get Germany through winter despite Russian gas cut-off - Scholz
News 7 Sep 2022 - 13:41 Fears of severe damage to German industry loom as high energy prices hit firms
News 7 Sep 2022 - 13:37 German Greens reject calls for greater use of nuclear as plant operators voice concerns
News 6 Sep 2022 - 13:50 Econ min proposes to keep two of Germany’s remaining nuclear plants on standby during winter
News 5 Sep 2022 - 13:46 Industry warns Bavaria's role as economic powerhouse at risk for lack of renewables
News 5 Sep 2022 - 13:37 German automakers benefit from company car tax breaks for third of domestic sales
News 5 Sep 2022 - 13:24 Germany likely to burn coal and gas in power plants beyond 2030 – consultancy
News 5 Sep 2022 - 13:10 Third German energy relief package introduces power price brake, windfall taxes, and freezes CO2-price
News 2 Sep 2022 - 12:53 Rising prices and climate top worries in Germany, energy transition seen as solution
News 2 Sep 2022 - 12:44 Germany’s nuclear power “stress test” suggests limited runtime extension could make sense - media
News 1 Sep 2022 - 12:11 Import price for natural gas to Germany in July 2022 three times higher than last year
News 31 Aug 2022 - 12:17 Transport minister promises follow-up as 9-euro public transport ticket ends
News 31 Aug 2022 - 12:06 Stiebel Eltron to invest 600 million euros to expand heat pump production capacity
News 31 Aug 2022 - 12:05 Timber cities could provide climate saving solution for growing urban populations - study
News 30 Aug 2022 - 13:32 Econony mininister lays out conditions for companies seeking Germany's gas levy support
News 30 Aug 2022 - 13:11 Germany's popular 9-euro public transport ticket a boon for climate action - market analysis
News 29 Aug 2022 - 13:31 Germany ponders new market design to decouple power price from gas price – media
News 29 Aug 2022 - 13:22 German SPD proposes further relief measures to ease burden of high energy prices
News 26 Aug 2022 - 14:20 Germany introduces energy saving provisions as key relief runs out and higher prices loom
News 26 Aug 2022 - 14:12 Germany’s €9 flat rate affected mobility as strongly as coronavirus pandemic – survey
News 26 Aug 2022 - 12:56 Coal and oil most important commodities in drought-hit German inland shipping
News 25 Aug 2022 - 13:58 World first achieved as hydrogen trains in Germany commence regular operation
News 25 Aug 2022 - 13:29 German government greenlights range of short- and long-term measures to save energy
News 24 Aug 2022 - 13:30 "Sheer panic" more likely to push up European power prices than actual shortage - energy consultant
News 23 Aug 2022 - 13:29 Little investor interest in solar auction dampens Germany's hopes for rapid buildout
News 22 Aug 2022 - 13:05 German econ min says limited extension of one single nuclear plant conceivable
News 22 Aug 2022 - 11:45 Waste heat from data centres can greatly aid in gas saving efforts - industry group
News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:56 Low storage levy could indicate German gas traders prepare for “worst-case scenario” – media
News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:53 Co-use of sea areas could allow over 80 GW of offshore wind in Germany - industry
News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:51 Uniper’s €12 bln loss must be wake-up call for changing German energy policy – opinion
News 19 Aug 2022 - 12:49 Bavarian CSU accuses grid agency of actively “disadvantaging” certain regions in gas crisis
News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:40 End of German 9-euro public transport ticket to be followed by even higher fares - survey
News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:15 Energy crisis must give rise to true European energy and climate policy – former EU commissioner
News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:03 Company gas cutoffs likely in Germany during “two hard winters ahead” – grid agency
News 18 Aug 2022 - 14:00 Higher gas use in Germany’s power generation highlights obstacles to savings
News 17 Aug 2022 - 15:01 German gas levy to cause great financial difficulties for households and industries - associations
News 17 Aug 2022 - 14:53 Green construction materials next step to climate neutrality – German construction minister
News 17 Aug 2022 - 14:01 German authorities warn against Russian attempts to sow division in society amid energy crisis
News 17 Aug 2022 - 13:51 Power prices on European Energy Exchange hit new all-time high due to gas crisis
News 16 Aug 2022 - 13:34 Bavarian Greens say limited runtime extension of Isar 2 nuclear plant is viable option if necessary
News 16 Aug 2022 - 13:09 Rivers’ ecosystems across Germany threatened by low water levels and high temperatures
News 15 Aug 2022 - 14:30 Germany sets new gas levy at 2.4 cents, sparking warnings about rising inflation
News 15 Aug 2022 - 13:44 "Climate check" filter for new laws in Germany could be presented by December – media
News 15 Aug 2022 - 13:43 German govt renews call to brace for hard winter, introduces new gas saving measures
News 12 Aug 2022 - 11:58 Supermarket chain Rewe stops advertising own-brand products as “climate neutral”
News 12 Aug 2022 - 11:57 High RWE profits reignite debate about windfall profit tax for energy companies
News 12 Aug 2022 - 11:56 German associations call for rapid energy efficiency boost before beginning of winter
News 11 Aug 2022 - 14:08 E.ON has “no plans” to extend Bavarian nuclear power plant runtime, but is “open to discussion”
News 11 Aug 2022 - 14:03 Heat pump installations up 25% in Germany in first half 2022 while gas heating sales slump
News 10 Aug 2022 - 13:31 Finance minister presents proposals for tackling inflation burden on citizens
News 10 Aug 2022 - 13:30 Still no LNG supply contracts between German and Qatari companies – media report
News 10 Aug 2022 - 12:16 Major German companies’ CO2 emissions jump back to 2019 levels after pandemic dip
News 9 Aug 2022 - 13:54 Finance ministry’s energy cost relief plans lack sustainability components – NGO
News 8 Aug 2022 - 12:09 Two in three of Germany's small and medium companies aim to reduce CO2 emissions – survey
News 8 Aug 2022 - 12:08 Germans are underestimating the power costs of booming electric heaters – survey
News 8 Aug 2022 - 12:06 Bavaria retains leading position among German states in solar power expansion
News 5 Aug 2022 - 14:16 Berlin forest fire at ammunition storage site continues to rage in hot and dry climate
News 5 Aug 2022 - 14:00 Cities need greater autonomy in reformed and more sustainable German traffic code – think tank
News 5 Aug 2022 - 13:53 Industry urges German env min to allow green hydrogen for production in refineries
News 4 Aug 2022 - 14:16 German govt ponders best design of new gas levy as households' gas bills set to tripple
News 4 Aug 2022 - 13:55 Wind power industry appeals to Bavaria to “change course” and embrace new turbines
News 4 Aug 2022 - 13:43 French nuclear fleet “problem child” of Europe’s electricity system – researcher
News 4 Aug 2022 - 13:38 SPD leader rejects revision of German nuclear exit as calls for limited extension of Bavarian plant grow
News 3 Aug 2022 - 14:52 Germany eyes potential gas opportunities in Africa despite environmental concerns
News 3 Aug 2022 - 13:59 Drop in economic output and warm weather cut German energy use 3% in first half of 2022
News 2 Aug 2022 - 14:06 Resurgent coal power could cause 30 million tonnes of extra emissions in Germany – think tank
News 2 Aug 2022 - 13:42 Insistence on Nord Stream 2 biggest stain on Germany’s reputation – Polish president
News 2 Aug 2022 - 13:28 World's govts must factor in “climate endgame” scenario of catastrophic heating effects – PIK director
News 2 Aug 2022 - 13:05 Boom of electric heaters causing concerns about German grid stability next winter
News 1 Aug 2022 - 13:28 July marks heat records in Germany as drought and forest fires plague country’s east
News 1 Aug 2022 - 13:23 First hard coal “market returnee” power plant ready to replace gas in supply crisis
News 1 Aug 2022 - 13:20 German Greens struggle to find firm position on limited nuclear plant runtime extension
News 29 Jul 2022 - 11:51 Germany ranks midfield in e-mobility preparedness among leading European countries
News 29 Jul 2022 - 11:42 Fuel price relief benefits car owners, but it’s ecologically counterproductive, says RWI
News 28 Jul 2022 - 12:27 German gas storage levels could reach 90% despite reduced Nord Stream flows – operators
News 28 Jul 2022 - 12:25 German right-wing extremists mobilise for autumn protests against high energy prices
News 27 Jul 2022 - 15:02 Germany to spend €177.5 bln on climate action and economic transformation by 2026
News 27 Jul 2022 - 13:35 Germany should rethink strategy on domestic fossil resources and nuclear energy – fin min
News 26 Jul 2022 - 13:18 EU gas savings deal “signal of unity” as Gazprom cuts flows again – econ min
News 26 Jul 2022 - 11:54 Renovation of most energy-inefficient homes protects the poor, helps climate – report
News 25 Jul 2022 - 14:35 Bavarian breweries mull energy switch to maintain production in case of gas shortage
News 25 Jul 2022 - 14:02 One in six German industrial firms plan production cuts due to expensive energy - survey
News 25 Jul 2022 - 13:29 Germany considers support to protect defaulting gas customers – media report
News 25 Jul 2022 - 13:26 Germany needs public investments worth €500 bln to become climate-neutral by 2045 - report
News 22 Jul 2022 - 13:48 Business groups launch energy saving appeal to prevent winter gas shortfalls
News 22 Jul 2022 - 13:43 Northern Germany has largest green hydrogen production potential – research ministry
News 21 Jul 2022 - 14:12 German government and industry call for close EU coordination to reduce gas demand
News 21 Jul 2022 - 14:03 Germany steps up gas emergency preparations as Nord Stream resumes operation
News 21 Jul 2022 - 11:49 Two in three Germans prepared to wear extra jumper to save gas in winter - survey
News 20 Jul 2022 - 14:02 Low German river levels pose issues for ship loading, complicates coal supply
News 20 Jul 2022 - 13:56 Tesla sued in Germany over possible customer deception regarding CO2 emissions
News 20 Jul 2022 - 12:58 Fifth floating LNG terminal to help Germany become independent of Russian gas
News 19 Jul 2022 - 14:21 German transport minister considers follow-up of nationwide 9-euro public transport ticket
News 19 Jul 2022 - 13:55 Rising prices raise fears European energy crisis could also engulf electricity market
News 19 Jul 2022 - 13:54 Second grid “stress test” to determine whether Germany’s remaining nuclear plants still needed
News 19 Jul 2022 - 13:49 “Public consultation” launched to kickstart Germany’s heating sector transition
News 19 Jul 2022 - 13:30 “Climate change most important security issue of our time” – German foreign minister
News 18 Jul 2022 - 13:40 Clean power plants produce nearly 50% of Germany’s electricity output in H1 2022
News 18 Jul 2022 - 13:33 Quest for energy independence set to boost Germany’s energy transition – report
News 18 Jul 2022 - 13:11 Number of wind turbines in German state falling amid government’s expansion push
News 15 Jul 2022 - 13:38 Chancellor Scholz must demonstrate climate credibility at Berlin summit – NGO
News 15 Jul 2022 - 13:35 EU greenlights €5 bn German state aid scheme for companies affected by rising energy prices
News 14 Jul 2022 - 13:18 Europe can be free of Russian energy imports within a few years, but gas shortages this winter – researchers
News 14 Jul 2022 - 13:15 Govt plans for buildings & transport too vague, fall short on boiler bans & speed limits – NGOs
News 14 Jul 2022 - 12:22 Biochar company announces plans for multiple large-scale carbon removal parks
News 14 Jul 2022 - 11:51 Climate impacts back in focus as heat wave hits Europe one year after deadly floods
News 13 Jul 2022 - 12:58 Higher gas prices make market-driven 2030 coal phase-out much harder, report finds
News 13 Jul 2022 - 12:57 Offshore wind expansion picks up but no turbines constructed in first half of 2022
News 13 Jul 2022 - 12:03 Ministries present action programmes to make up for high emissions from transport & buildings
News 13 Jul 2022 - 11:48 Germany and Austria deepen cooperation to reduce dependence on Russian energy
News 12 Jul 2022 - 12:20 More and faster climate action best response to energy crisis – business initiative
News 12 Jul 2022 - 12:06 German economy faces “severe crisis” in case of Russian gas supply halt – chemical industry
News 12 Jul 2022 - 12:05 German govt takes next step to reactivate hard coal plants for supply security in gas crisis
News 11 Jul 2022 - 12:23 Econ min Habeck stresses “solidarity in the energy crisis” ahead of visit to Czech Republic and Austria
News 11 Jul 2022 - 12:22 Germany faces uncertainty over Russian gas supply as Nord Stream maintenance starts
News 11 Jul 2022 - 12:21 Loss and damage to be at centre of Germany’s international climate policy – foreign min
News 8 Jul 2022 - 13:46 Parliament weakens building efficiency standards, nature protection – reactions to new energy transition laws
News 8 Jul 2022 - 13:45 Switch to e-mobility can be managed without major job losses – VW workers’ council head
News 8 Jul 2022 - 12:31 Germany puts up additional €126 mln for transitions in emerging and developing countries
News 7 Jul 2022 - 13:28 Critics blast EU Parliament’s taxonomy decision to label nuclear and gas ‘sustainable’
News 7 Jul 2022 - 13:24 European banks show resilience in ECB climate stress test, but next challenge could be tougher
News 7 Jul 2022 - 13:21 German coal power firms search personnel as parliament set to greenlight reactivation
News 7 Jul 2022 - 13:19 Scholz rejects nuclear runtime extension as parliament holds key energy policy votes
News 6 Jul 2022 - 14:14 Political uncertainty in U.S. bodes ill for German chancellor’s climate club initiative – opinion
News 6 Jul 2022 - 13:48 Old lignite plants and hard coal import hurdles complicate Germany’s emergency coal revival
News 6 Jul 2022 - 13:46 Local availability of renewable power could shift Germany‘s industrial centre of gravity further north
News 5 Jul 2022 - 13:51 Critics blast German government plan to end support for small hydropower plants
News 5 Jul 2022 - 13:08 French EU commissioner says Germany must keep nuclear plants online as long as possible
News 5 Jul 2022 - 13:04 Germany’s renewables output climbs to 49% of power demand in first half of 2022
Interview 5 Jul 2022 - 12:40 State support for Uniper is right, as insolvency would shake up entire German gas industry – analyst
News 4 Jul 2022 - 13:56 EU parliament’s conservative group head calls for binding energy solidarity rules
News 1 Jul 2022 - 13:02 Shut down of last German wind turbine rotor plant could put renewables expansion in danger
News 30 Jun 2022 - 14:07 Germany stops landmark mechanism that funded renewables expansion via power bills
News 30 Jun 2022 - 13:34 Germany's plan to install half a million new heat pumps annually "ambitious but feasible" - industry
News 30 Jun 2022 - 13:25 German firms must diversify supply chains for energy transition resources – analysis
News 29 Jun 2022 - 13:00 Germany will miss 2030 e-car target due to lack of charging points – consultancy
News 28 Jun 2022 - 17:16 G7 say they won't compromise on climate goals as they tackle fallout of war against Ukraine
News 28 Jun 2022 - 15:11 Scholz "still has a big gap to fill" to advance climate action - reactions to result of Germany's G7 summit
News 28 Jun 2022 - 13:23 Industry fears halving of its gas supply, major loss in output if Russia stops deliveries to Germany
News 28 Jun 2022 - 13:18 German govt welcomes new EU renewables & efficiency targets but struggles with 2035 car ban
Interview 27 Jun 2022 - 19:30 "Real fight" at G7 summit about ending fossil fuel finance – political analyst
News 24 Jun 2022 - 13:25 Modelling of Germany's 2035 climate neutral power system plans finds multitude of open tasks
News 24 Jun 2022 - 13:24 Env min confident German government coalition will come together on combustion engine ban
News 24 Jun 2022 - 13:19 Conservative-Green coalition agreed in Germany's industry heartland state, eyes 2030 coal exit
News 22 Jun 2022 - 14:10 Extension of nuclear power not helpful in the short term – chancellor Scholz
News 22 Jun 2022 - 13:09 Clear rules needed for shipping used e-car batteries to Africa - researchers
News 21 Jun 2022 - 12:52 Faster decarbonisation must accompany shift from Russian energy – G7 business groups
News 21 Jun 2022 - 12:22 RWE halts early retirements as Germany ramps up coal use to replace Russian gas
News 20 Jun 2022 - 12:32 German economy minister rejects calls for using fracking to secure gas supplies
News 20 Jun 2022 - 12:17 Germany to adopt national drinking water strategy, adapt cities to climate change
News 20 Jun 2022 - 12:16 Replacing Russian gas to play “enormous role” at leaders’ summits – govt official
News 17 Jun 2022 - 14:15 Delivery times and labour shortage hamper German households’ drive for energy autarky
News 17 Jun 2022 - 14:12 Turbines in commercial zones needed to achieve Germany’s wind power target - industry
News 17 Jun 2022 - 14:08 Diminished Russian gas flows could lead Germany to regulate gas retailing – econ min
News 16 Jun 2022 - 13:20 German environment agency calls for ETS reforms as emissions reach pre-pandemic levels
News 16 Jun 2022 - 13:17 Grid agency head proposes lower legal minimum temperature in German flats to save gas
News 15 Jun 2022 - 15:01 Two percent of German land area for onshore wind by 2032 - cabinet approves next batch of energy transition laws
News 15 Jun 2022 - 13:00 Gazprom announcement to reduce Nord Stream gas flows "political decision" - econ min
News 15 Jun 2022 - 12:20 Germany’s remaining CO2 emission budget “rapidly shrinking,” say govt advisors
News 15 Jun 2022 - 12:20 Australia can supply Germany with green hydrogen at competitive prices – feasibility study
News 14 Jun 2022 - 13:09 German companies increasingly adopting science-based climate targets – report
News 14 Jun 2022 - 13:07 G7 science ministers pledge joint action on climate, ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus
News 14 Jun 2022 - 12:11 Germany launches "transformation alliance" with businesses, researchers and civil society
Interview 14 Jun 2022 - 08:55 War will not push climate off German G7 summit agenda – political analyst
News 13 Jun 2022 - 12:07 Germany needs fraction of e-car charging points currently planned – energy industry
News 13 Jun 2022 - 12:05 Oil embargo must not lead to regional price differences at German petrol stations – chancellor Scholz
News 13 Jun 2022 - 12:03 Germany to tighten antitrust law as fuel tax cuts fail to bring price relief
News 10 Jun 2022 - 13:22 Sustainable investment surge in Germany spurred by expectations of tighter EU regulation
News 10 Jun 2022 - 13:16 Chancellor Scholz should offer Western Balkan close climate cooperation – NGO
News 10 Jun 2022 - 13:10 Germany's wind power acceleration legislation could be delayed due to formality
News 9 Jun 2022 - 13:33 Average temperature in Germany up to 1°C too warm in next 7 years - meteorological service
News 9 Jun 2022 - 13:29 Car lobby says EU vote on 2035 combustion engine ban will slow climate action
News 9 Jun 2022 - 13:26 Climate friendly home modernisation to cost average German family €49,000 - analysis
News 8 Jun 2022 - 13:51 Govt approves plan for larger coal plant reserve and gas cut for power stations
News 8 Jun 2022 - 13:30 German govt to curtail state prerogatives and cancel wind power distances - media
News 8 Jun 2022 - 13:28 UAE wants to cooperate with Germany on hydrogen for climate-neutral future – minister
News 8 Jun 2022 - 13:27 Supply chain disruptions and rising costs unsettle German windpower investors
News 7 Jun 2022 - 13:08 Return of undersubscribed wind power auctions a setback for Germany's expansion push
News 7 Jun 2022 - 13:03 Germany's CO2 price could be extended to waste and small lignite plants – media
News 3 Jun 2022 - 13:56 Share of renewable heat installations in Germany’s new buildings at 71% in 2021
News 3 Jun 2022 - 13:43 Tightening of U.S. sustainable finance rules could spell further trouble for German asset manager
News 2 Jun 2022 - 13:53 Business leaders doubt East Germany can successfully shift to sustainable industry
News 2 Jun 2022 - 13:27 Favourable weather and savings lower Germany’s energy consumption by 2% in first quarter 2022
News 2 Jun 2022 - 13:26 City of Berlin mulls wind power buildout, Bavaria has highest expansion potential
News 2 Jun 2022 - 08:34 Build up new global gas supply chains rather than fight over existing volumes – chancellor Scholz
News 1 Jun 2022 - 14:19 Greenwashing investigation raid shakes up Deutsche Bank investment subsidiary’s management
News 1 Jun 2022 - 13:51 Nuclear extension plea and strict wind turbine rules in Bavaria’s energy plan irk opposition
News 1 Jun 2022 - 13:45 Fuel price rebate in Germany takes effect, observers expect oil companies to cash in
News 31 May 2022 - 14:21 Lack of engineers threat to Germany’s accelerated energy transition - association
News 31 May 2022 - 14:14 Waste heat potential largely untapped in Germany’s energy independence push – opinion
News 31 May 2022 - 14:03 Fridays for Future leader accuses German Chancellor of likening climate activists to Nazis
News 31 May 2022 - 13:50 Germany should consider speed limit, nuclear extension to counter energy crisis – IEA head
News 30 May 2022 - 14:04 Peruvian farmer’s climate lawsuit against German energy company RWE enters decisive stage
News 30 May 2022 - 13:56 EU carbon border tariff could push countries to step up climate action – foreign office
News 30 May 2022 - 13:51 German government split over integrating “climate money” in social security system
News 27 May 2022 - 14:00 Making Germany’s forests climate-resilient will cost 50 billion euros - forestry industry
News 25 May 2022 - 13:39 Offshore wind projects’ carbon footprint could determine winners in future German auctions
News 25 May 2022 - 13:36 Germany pushes for closer offshore wind cooperation between Baltic Sea states
News 24 May 2022 - 13:49 German energy industry says EU green hydrogen rulebook could prevent scale-up
News 24 May 2022 - 13:46 Repeated cyberattacks cause concern about German wind industry’s IT security
News 24 May 2022 - 13:43 EU plans to sell more permits could “destroy” vital CO2 trade, RWE and green think tank warn
News 24 May 2022 - 07:59 German-Senegalese gas plans under fire for violating pledge to end fossil fuel support
News 23 May 2022 - 13:19 Europe’s move away from Russian gas revives controversial LNG projects in Canada
News 20 May 2022 - 13:52 Car industry rejects German gas suppliers’ right to hike prices in case of supply shortfall
News 20 May 2022 - 13:46 Offshore wind farm balancing German power grid seen as energy transition “milestone”
News 20 May 2022 - 13:44 State CDU says gas power plants needed for supply security, but NGOs decry reliance
News 19 May 2022 - 12:11 Majority of Germans favour higher top tax rate to finance climate protection - poll
News 18 May 2022 - 12:23 No fixed shutdown sequence for gas users in case of supply shortage – regulator
News 17 May 2022 - 12:49 Fridays for Future protests influenced parents, benefitted Green Party in German elections – researchers
News 17 May 2022 - 12:36 Agriculture minister proposes more funds for climate action by forest owners
News 17 May 2022 - 11:51 German parliament committee greenlights controversial 9-euro public transport ticket
News 17 May 2022 - 11:49 Energy industry calls for law to ramp-up Germany's hydrogen economy – media report
News 16 May 2022 - 13:17 Conservatives win vote in Germany’s industrial heartland, “kingmaker” Green Party with big gains
News 16 May 2022 - 13:08 German federal and state govts to forge ‘pact’ to speed up infrastructure projects
News 16 May 2022 - 13:07 G7 ministers call for “new climate partnerships” with emerging and developing countries
News 13 May 2022 - 13:00 Russia "weaponises" gas supply, Germany could cope with halt by winter – econ min
News 12 May 2022 - 13:47 Environmental groups call for more climate leadership of German chancellor Scholz at G7 summit
News 11 May 2022 - 12:46 Lufthansa shareholders want airline to present more effective climate strategy
News 10 May 2022 - 13:30 Climate takes over as most pressing issue for majority of Germany’s city leaders – survey
News 10 May 2022 - 13:06 Politicians from major German coal state say 2030 phase-out possible despite Russia’s war
News 10 May 2022 - 13:03 Eager house owners and govt's climate push boost German solar industry's confidence
News 9 May 2022 - 14:15 Germans could cut gas use by 100 TWh with heat pumps, solar, less heating – E.ON
News 9 May 2022 - 14:01 German transport minister plans massive increase of e-car subsidies – media report
News 9 May 2022 - 13:54 Conservatives triumph in northern German state election as Scholz’s SPD takes hit
News 3 May 2022 - 13:54 Municipalities struggle with high energy costs, households lower consumption – surveys
News 2 May 2022 - 13:43 Grid expansion lag forces Germany to increase winter power plant backup reserve
News 2 May 2022 - 13:38 Germany ready to agree to oil embargo, can lower Russian gas dependence to 30% by year end
News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:16 Germany stops renewables funding via power bills to make electricity cheaper
News 29 Apr 2022 - 13:15 RWE shareholders reject lignite spinoff request, but call for faster renewables shift
News 28 Apr 2022 - 14:00 Skilled crafts and trades groups warn that labour shortages imperil energy transition
News 28 Apr 2022 - 13:57 Construction work risks making German rail freight less attractive - industry
News 27 Apr 2022 - 12:35 High energy prices make building renovations more economical than ever - report
News 27 Apr 2022 - 11:38 German finance minister warns against further accelerating energy transition
News 26 Apr 2022 - 12:34 Petition for speed limits, domestic flight bans in Germany set for Bundestag review
News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:47 Ex-German chancellor Schröder’s continued ties to Russian energy industry spark outcry
News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:44 German efforts to protect business should focus on saving energy, slower coal exit - economist
News 25 Apr 2022 - 12:42 German government must justify its refusal to ban Russian oil and gas – opinion
News 22 Apr 2022 - 12:42 Europe highly dependent on Russian uranium for nuclear power plants - report
News 22 Apr 2022 - 12:37 VW group raises target for 2030 emission cuts in production to 50 from 30 percent
News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:45 Germans worry less about local climate change impacts than people in other countries - survey
News 21 Apr 2022 - 13:42 Germany tightens buildings subsidy rules after 1-billion-euro programme depleted in one day
News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:41 German e-car charging point subsidies so ineffective they need relaunch - energy industry
News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:39 Share of new cars with alternative drive systems reaches 45 percent in Germany
News 20 Apr 2022 - 13:33 Majority of Bundesliga clubs have no concrete climate neutrality target - survey
News 19 Apr 2022 - 12:23 RWE nearing showdown with activist investor over future of brown coal division
News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:41 EU emissions regulation must relax rules for green hydrogen production – researchers
News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:39 Green economy minister’s “pragmatism” relief for German business elite – opinion
News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:36 Russia’s influence in EU nuclear power projects shown by Siemens Energy cooperation
News 14 Apr 2022 - 12:21 Bavarian state premier's calls for nuclear power and fracking isolate state's energy policy - media
News 13 Apr 2022 - 13:56 German economy would shrink by 2% in case of embargo on Russian energy – economists
News 12 Apr 2022 - 11:53 Skyrocketing energy prices lead to highest inflation rate in reunited Germany
News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:13 Ukraine war: Germany agrees state aid for companies affected by rising energy prices
News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:09 Embargo on Russian coal “unpleasant but tolerable” for German economy – researcher
News 8 Apr 2022 - 14:00 EU’s push for green hydrogen scale-up fuels talk of “Desertec reloaded” – media
News 7 Apr 2022 - 12:53 Oil companies make billion-euro gains from high fuel prices amid war, says Greenpeace
News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:09 Germany must speed up green hydrogen scale-up in reaction to war – government advisors
News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:08 Auditors criticise German govt’s energy research funding “blindfolded” and with unclear benefits
News 6 Apr 2022 - 13:07 German industry supports Russian coal embargo, but warns against stopping gas imports
News 6 Apr 2022 - 09:49 Europe must come together as a green electricity and hydrogen union – analyst
News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:43 'The world is on fire' - German reactions to IPCC report link conflicts and fossil fuels
News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:38 Parliament’s legal experts say Berlin city autobahn project would undermine climate action
News 5 Apr 2022 - 13:30 Russia’s war spells end for NIMBY approach on energy transition in Germany – op-ed
News 4 Apr 2022 - 13:51 Govt attempts to reconcile bird protection and wind power in bid to boost renewables
News 1 Apr 2022 - 13:01 Siemens Energy and BASF warn Russian gas supply cuts would cause severe damage
News 1 Apr 2022 - 12:57 Discounter Lidl opens Europe's first logistics hub with green hydrogen vehicle fleet
News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:53 Dutch-German hydrogen infrastructure development could boost decarbonisation – report
News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:51 Electric vehicles much more economical than combustion-engine cars – Greenpeace
News 31 Mar 2022 - 13:47 More district heating, more investment incentives needed for German heat transition - Vattenfall
News 30 Mar 2022 - 15:54 BETD22: Supporting energy transition in developing nations more urgent amid war
News 30 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Climate activists vow to resist demolition of town for German lignite mine expansion
News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Germany earmarks 4 billion euros to restore ecosystems for natural climate protection
News 30 Mar 2022 - 13:49 Germany prepares for Russian cuts to gas supplies by issuing 'early warning'
News 29 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Germany must shed “bureaucratic corset” for renewables in next legislation package – wind industry
News 29 Mar 2022 - 13:51 High prices reduced German energy consumption despite post-pandemic GDP recovery
News 28 Mar 2022 - 18:45 Must work on issues of the future despite Ukraine war “turning point” – Scholz
News 28 Mar 2022 - 13:18 Wind, solar and other renewables cover 54% of Germany’s power consumption in early 2022
News 28 Mar 2022 - 12:47 SPD sustains winning streak by gaining absolute majority in Saarland election
Interview 28 Mar 2022 - 10:56 Russian energy embargo would force drastic rationing decisions - security expert
News 25 Mar 2022 - 15:02 Germany can do without Russian gas by 2024, oil and coal by end-2022 – econ min
News 25 Mar 2022 - 13:34 Govt spending must be more targeted to achieve emission reductions – Court of Auditors
News 24 Mar 2022 - 14:07 Germany must trigger gas emergency plans after Putin's rouble demands - energy industry
News 23 Mar 2022 - 15:41 Germany warns sudden halt of Russian energy imports would plunge Europe into recession
News 23 Mar 2022 - 12:38 Must convince other countries to bet on energy transition – German climate envoy
News 22 Mar 2022 - 15:21 Tesla Berlin gigafactory launch hailed as “model” for investment projects in Germany
News 22 Mar 2022 - 14:29 Small state of Saarland poses first public vote of confidence in Germany's new government
News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:15 High need for gas grid transformation to wean Europe off Russian supply – researchers
News 22 Mar 2022 - 13:00 German realpolitik: Govt bets on gas from Qatar to replace Russian supply – media verdicts
News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:17 Solar PV on all new German homes could supply 4 million households by 2036, E.ON says
News 21 Mar 2022 - 12:02 Germany agrees energy deal with Qatar to lessen dependence on Russian gas supply
Interview 18 Mar 2022 - 16:15 Sustainable finance principles could have reduced EU's energy dependence on Russia - finance expert
News 18 Mar 2022 - 14:48 German govt’s climate policy has been through baptism of fire in first 100 days
News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Germany can cope with a lot less Russian gas, but not entirely without it - analysis
News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:45 Industry warns govt proposal for gas reserves could undermine supply security
News 18 Mar 2022 - 13:41 Tackling climate crisis to be at heart of German security strategy – foreign min
News 17 Mar 2022 - 14:00 Germany supports EU proposal to end sales of combustion engine cars from 2035
News 17 Mar 2022 - 13:57 Govt investigates why petrol prices have remained high despite falling oil prices
News 17 Mar 2022 - 13:55 Germany mulls hydrogen pipeline from Norway in bid to lessen dependence on Russian gas imports
News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:37 Eastern Germany offers significant potential for burgeoning e-mobility sector - report
News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:35 German environmental taxes hit record low and don't do enough for climate – report
News 16 Mar 2022 - 13:31 Energy industry calls for 'igniting the PV turbo' to reduce Germany's import dependence
News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:55 Emissions up 4.5% in 2021 after pandemic slump, transport and heating fail targets
News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:54 Support for nuclear and coal power rising among Germans in view of soaring energy prices - survey
News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:42 Environmental groups reject German finance minister’s fuel price subsidy plan
News 15 Mar 2022 - 13:33 EU's CO2 border adjustment plans threaten German steel industry’s climate-neutral future - report
Interview 15 Mar 2022 - 10:46 Rise of radical actions risks dividing German climate movement – protest researcher
News 14 Mar 2022 - 13:44 Majority of Germans is in favour of oil and gas embargo against Russia - survey
News 11 Mar 2022 - 14:33 Solar and wind rollout doesn't depend on Russian exports but e-cars do – German industry
News 11 Mar 2022 - 14:26 Advisors, NGOs urge consumers to save fossil fuels through behaviour changes
News 11 Mar 2022 - 13:50 Next oversubscribed auction and energy independence push spur German wind industry
News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:32 70 percent of German industrial companies expect serious energy price strains
News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:22 EU climate plans must become 'Apollo programme for energy sovereignty' – NGOs
News 10 Mar 2022 - 13:20 Ukraine war pushes demand for solar batteries as homeowners strive for independence
News 9 Mar 2022 - 13:32 Russian energy import ban is possible if Germany uses more coal – PIK director
News 9 Mar 2022 - 13:00 Germany must transform power system 'at Tesla speed' but tread carefully regarding Russian imports - econ min
News 9 Mar 2022 - 12:55 Germany should support unbureaucratic model for carbon border tax – researchers
News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Bavaria urges EU to allow state support to wind power expansion in Southern Germany
News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:33 Environmental groups call Germany’s 200-billion-euro climate spending announcement a trick calculation
News 8 Mar 2022 - 13:30 Chancellor Scholz says Russian energy supplies “essential” as fears of halt to trading loom
News 7 Mar 2022 - 14:28 Environmental groups urge Germany to present binding plan to end gas use by 2040
News 4 Mar 2022 - 13:26 Germans support steps against Russia even if they endanger energy supply – survey
News 3 Mar 2022 - 13:52 Efficiency industry calls for massive energy saving initiative to cut import dependence
News 3 Mar 2022 - 13:50 Renewables stocks surge as govt renews vow to speed up expansion amid Ukraine war
News 3 Mar 2022 - 12:46 German growth in climate action technology innovation lagging behind competitors – report
News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:36 War’s knock-on effects could lead to Germany missing emissions reduction targets - energy industry
News 2 Mar 2022 - 13:31 Renewables will guarantee energy security, short term use of more coal possible – German econ min
News 2 Mar 2022 - 12:15 Germany needs to invest heavily to reach carbon-neutral heating by 2035 – report
News 1 Mar 2022 - 13:48 Germany to prescribe minimum levels for gas storages, set up 30-day coal reserve
News 1 Mar 2022 - 13:29 UN climate scientists warn window for mitigation is closing - Reactions from Germany
News 28 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces Germany to come clean on energy transition strategy
News 25 Feb 2022 - 13:12 Germany opposes Russia's cutoff from SWIFT banking over energy access concerns
News 24 Feb 2022 - 13:17 Cheap electricity and origin certificates key for hydrogen ramp-up – stakeholder survey
News 24 Feb 2022 - 12:59 NGOs call EU supply chain proposal insufficient, businesses fear overburdening
News 23 Feb 2022 - 14:35 German government advisors say EU gas package insufficient for hydrogen ramp-up
News 23 Feb 2022 - 10:15 German chancellor suspends Nord Stream 2 over Russian aggression against Ukraine
News 22 Feb 2022 - 16:45 Reactions from Germany to halt of Nord Stream 2 following Russian aggression
News 22 Feb 2022 - 13:06 Germany’s monopolies commission warns against market abuse amid energy crisis
News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:52 One in four German industry companies fear for existence due to costly energy - survey
News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:49 Abolition of renewables levy must exclusively benefit consumers - German econ min
News 21 Feb 2022 - 13:46 Conservative state premiers call for German 'energy plan' to counter price hikes
News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:03 Temporary “price shock” for oil and gas in event of Russian invasion of Ukraine – ifo head
News 18 Feb 2022 - 12:01 Germany must push for EU CO2 price in transport and buildings – govt advisors
News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:03 German government to tighten e-car subsidy rules to curb lucrative resales abroad
News 17 Feb 2022 - 12:01 Billions in climate subsidies have been wasted on new buildings with low efficiency standards - NGO
News 16 Feb 2022 - 13:32 Researchers call for earlier start of auctions for CO2 price in transport and heating
News 16 Feb 2022 - 12:05 Government agrees to split heating CO2 price between landlords and tenants – media reports
News 15 Feb 2022 - 13:58 Biodiversity and climate need to be protected together – German IPCC report contributors
News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:55 Plans for construction of first German LNG terminal plagued by delays and uncertainty
News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:38 Climate change creates dangerous state of “collective helplessness” in society – security report
News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:35 Netherlands, Belgium and Germany must step up cooperation on CO2 infrastructure – company alliance
News 14 Feb 2022 - 13:31 German transport ministry opposes raising ambition in EU fleet emission target proposal – media report
News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:32 Climate activists' motorway blockage triggers debate in German government about protest legitimacy
News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:29 Ending renewables levy early might not cost German treasury extra money in 2022 – media
News 11 Feb 2022 - 14:21 Indonesia to receive €2.5 bn in loans from German development ministry for climate projects
News 11 Feb 2022 - 13:55 Wind turbines will occupy only fraction of German land earmarked for expansion – think tank
News 11 Feb 2022 - 13:44 Fridays for Future accuses new German government of failing on climate promise
News 10 Feb 2022 - 14:18 East German state premier says 2030 coal exit "not possible in current framework"
News 10 Feb 2022 - 14:06 German wind power state pushes for progress on artificial energy islands in North Sea
News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:51 Germany to open agricultural areas to solar power in first move of renewables push
News 10 Feb 2022 - 13:43 Definitions and supply chain troubles stall Germany's climate investment 'super write-offs'
News 10 Feb 2022 - 09:25 Germany bolsters climate foreign policy with appointment of Greenpeace head as special envoy
News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:24 Government lost track of billions of euros poured into public transport – German auditors
News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:20 Maze of support programmes means German energy transition could 'hit a wall' – economists
News 9 Feb 2022 - 13:01 Germans mainly opt for fossil fuel heating systems, but heat pumps on the rise
News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:48 Germany must change its Africa policy in light of climate crisis - think tank
News 8 Feb 2022 - 14:07 Bavaria’s econ min says exceptions to state’s strict wind power distance rules are necessary
News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:51 Energy price hike erodes approval of phase-out in eastern German coal regions – survey
News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:39 Hybrid cars can be bridge to climate-neutral transportation - German transport minister
News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:36 Carbon Contracts for Difference could kickstart German industry decarbonisation – think tank
News 7 Feb 2022 - 13:32 Energy price hike is “advertisement” for Germany’s energy transition – govt advisor
News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:29 More cooperation on renewables and green hydrogen benefits Europe and Africa – EIB president
News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:27 Utilities’ decarbonisation plans not enough to reach German climate targets – report
News 4 Feb 2022 - 12:25 Govt party politican wants to ensure savings from end to renewables levy passed on to consumers
News 3 Feb 2022 - 13:46 German govt coalition wrangling over joint position on EU car emissions reduction plans
News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:32 Deutsche Bahn announces record investment of over 13 bln euros in climate push
News 3 Feb 2022 - 12:13 German politicians reject EU green label for nuclear power, welcome gas provisions
News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:43 German govt finds compromise on buildings’ subsidy to appease construction sector
News 2 Feb 2022 - 13:42 Geothermal energy could cover a quarter of Germany’s heating needs – researchers
News 2 Feb 2022 - 12:52 Q&A: EU sustainable finance taxonomy and the dispute about nuclear power and gas
News 1 Feb 2022 - 13:27 Constitutional court declines to accept climate cases against state legislatures
News 31 Jan 2022 - 13:31 Consumer electricity costs could be curbed with ‘contracts for difference’ – researchers
News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:47 Raw material cost hike threatens to inflate German energy transition’s bill – media
News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:43 Plans for offshore wind power boom threaten ecosystems in North Sea – German NGO
News 28 Jan 2022 - 13:41 Conservatives announce legal measures against German govt’s climate action budget
News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:59 Metals needed for hydrogen production could get scarce, German authority warns
News 27 Jan 2022 - 12:22 Germany considers strategic gas reserve to prevent future supply crisis – media report
News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:15 Gas, power, hydrogen infrastructure planning must be combined – German agency
News 26 Jan 2022 - 13:01 Germany's move to 'social-ecological' economy to focus on CO2 price and climate diplomacy
News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:30 Policy reactions to climate change growing factor for financial stability – German central bank
News 25 Jan 2022 - 13:24 Sudden halt of controversial buildings subsidy dismays Germany's construction sector
News 24 Jan 2022 - 13:33 Utilities welcome Germany's pro-gas taxonomy feedback, but environmentalists cry foul
News 24 Jan 2022 - 12:51 Investors plan import terminal for synthetic methane from Middle East in Germany
News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:21 Grid agency seeks information on gas pipelines fit for conversion to hydrogen transport
News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:20 First battery-powered train to start trial operations in German regional transport
News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:19 Planned EU transport and buildings emissions trading needs socially just framework – NGO alliance
News 21 Jan 2022 - 12:18 Renewables levy could come to early end as govt split over power consumer relief
News 20 Jan 2022 - 13:42 Final 2020 emissions data out: Germany narrowly stays within EU climate goal margin
News 19 Jan 2022 - 13:45 Germany aims to turn G7 into “nucleus of an international climate club” – chancellor
News 19 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Germany may use blue hydrogen from Norway for transitional period – state secretary
News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:39 Draft power grid scenarios show ways to ready system for climate neutrality by 2045
News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:37 EU taxonomy plans could lead to waste of precious green hydrogen – German industry
News 18 Jan 2022 - 12:36 Germany’s environment and agriculture ministries form strategic alliance on climate policy
News 17 Jan 2022 - 12:09 Clash between wind power expansion plans and military needs can be resolved – industry
News 14 Jan 2022 - 14:00 New German government must prepare offshore wind boom after expansion halt in 2021 – industry
News 14 Jan 2022 - 13:46 Opposition says new economy minister Habeck neglects businesses amid climate push
News 14 Jan 2022 - 13:36 German steelmaker Salzgitter says it will stop using blast furnaces by mid-2030s
News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:32 German authority rejects EU nuclear plans as Commission leader defends taxonomy proposal
News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:11 German industry calls on government to use G7 presidency for cooperation on climate
News 13 Jan 2022 - 14:01 Cancellation of power supply contracts by budget providers possibly illegal – German env min
News 13 Jan 2022 - 13:43 E-fuels no solution for cleaning up existing car fleet – new German transport minister
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:50 Promoting Green Deal beyond EU central issue for German G7 presidency – climate minister
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:35 German EU lawmaker proposes temporary “opt out” for CO2 price in private transport and buildings
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:19 Poorest households in Germany pay highest share of income on energy expenditures
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:16 Greens in German-French border state want to overcome nuclear row and focus on cooperation
News 12 Jan 2022 - 13:12 New German central bank head says addressing climate change a core task for monetary stability
News 12 Jan 2022 - 12:20 Germany to launch emergency programme for “huge, gigantic” 2030 emissions target task
News 12 Jan 2022 - 12:00 G7 climate club could strike “grand bargain” on climate and health – advisor to German govt
News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:44 Shared e-scooters causing overall increase of emissions in urban mobility – study
News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:40 Environment minister says Germany prepares “clear no” on nuclear in EU taxonomy
News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:38 KfW launches broad credit support programme for climate push in German transport sector
News 11 Jan 2022 - 13:36 Netherlands concerned about effects of high German gas demand on domestic reserves
News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:43 German economy minister aims to speed up climate action with emergency measures – media
News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:34 Auditors say German finance minister's climate funding booster 'constitutionally questionable'
News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:30 “Greenflation” for energy transition resources could derail Germany’s climate plans – analysis
News 10 Jan 2022 - 13:26 Nord Stream 2 must run to avoid “billion-euro ruin” in the Baltic – German climate committee head
Interview 10 Jan 2022 - 12:20 “Nuclear is the opposite of what wind & solar need to partner with” - ex energy state sec
News 7 Jan 2022 - 11:56 Nuclear power no longer an option for Germany, former advocate party FDP says
News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:41 Utility Uniper uses state-owned KfW bank for hedging against extreme market developments
News 6 Jan 2022 - 13:36 German coal plants benefit from record gas prices despite higher CO2 costs - analysis
News 4 Jan 2022 - 11:00 Solar module installations up 10% in Germany 2021, mandatory solar roofs in two states
News 3 Jan 2022 - 14:13 Germany to use G7 presidency to make group ‘trailblazer’ for climate-neutral economy – Scholz
News 3 Jan 2022 - 14:09 Germany saw mostly average weather in 2021, but hit by worst flood in decades
News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:19 German climate minister says country set to miss 2022 emission reduction targets
News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:18 Germany enters last year of nuclear, takes reactors and lignite plants offline
News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:17 German agriculture minister says end of ‘junk prices for food’ will protect animals and climate
News 3 Jan 2022 - 13:15 German consumers experience biggest rise ever in gas and power prices in 2021
News 23 Dec 2021 - 13:13 New German govt enters 2022 with no time to lose in race for climate neutrality
News 23 Dec 2021 - 12:51 Share of alternative engines in German car registrations doubles again to over 40% in 2021
News 22 Dec 2021 - 12:42 German govt needs clear framework for energy transition by end of 2022 – RWE CEO
News 21 Dec 2021 - 13:29 Car industry experts expect rapid rise in insolvencies among German suppliers
News 20 Dec 2021 - 13:57 New German environment minister wants to reconcile wind power demand and nature conservation
News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:28 Chancellor Scholz calls for keeping "private sector project" Nord Stream 2 out of Ukraine crisis
News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:27 German industry and energy companies propose to speed up renewables and grid buildout
News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:23 Germany needs faster digitalisation to ensure sustainable, competitive industry – SAP board member
News 17 Dec 2021 - 12:21 Deutsche Post ready to end domestic flights if German govt relaxes delivery deadline
News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:23 Support for Germany’s lignite regions must be better focused in order to succeed – ifo Institute
News 16 Dec 2021 - 12:22 Prices and costs of e-cars reach level of combustion engine cars – think tank
Interview 16 Dec 2021 - 11:11 Germany needs clear and mandatory guidelines for climate adaptation - analyst
News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:44 Germany's renewable power share declines slightly to 42% in 2021 – preliminary data
News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:42 Gas producers, automakers have biggest climate impact among Germany’s corporations – report
News 15 Dec 2021 - 13:33 German Aerospace Center presents strategy for future, emission-free aviation
News 15 Dec 2021 - 12:09 Germany chooses three more coal plants to go offline by 2023 in fourth exit tender
News 15 Dec 2021 - 11:57 Nord Stream 2 delay makes pipeline unfit as tool in Ukraine crisis– German govt sources
News 15 Dec 2021 - 11:55 Doubling renewables by 2030 “gigantic task” but Germany will succeed – chancellor Scholz
News 14 Dec 2021 - 13:07 Germany needs new power market design to enable renewables growth – industry
News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:56 Germany's new transport minister “determined” to accelerate move towards climate neutrality
News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:54 Auditors and opposition criticise German govt’s debt-financed boost to climate fund
News 14 Dec 2021 - 11:31 Support for use and expansion of renewable energy in Germany remains strong – survey
News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:51 New German finance minister must strike balance between climate spending & solid budget
News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:22 Ambitious “Fit for 55” proposals would be tailwind for new German govt – Germanwatch
News 13 Dec 2021 - 13:19 German govt extends e-car bonus programme to 2022, says rules tightened thereafter
News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:07 Citizens and NGO file further lawsuits against German states to improve climate policy
News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:05 Structural change in western German coal region could create up to 27,000 new jobs – report
News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:02 Germany's fast-charging infrastructure growing quicker than demand from e-cars
News 10 Dec 2021 - 14:00 German environment ministry to retain climate tasks despite losing competencies – new minister
News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:43 Nuclear plant shutdown will boost wind energy in northern German state – env min
News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:38 Candidates for leadership of Germany’s opposition CDU party confirm commitment to 1.5C target
News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:34 New German development minister to highlight climate in cooperation with global South
News 9 Dec 2021 - 13:30 Warmer winters pushing white Christmas out of Germany – meteorological service DWD
News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:48 New German govt sworn in, faced with climate 'project of immense proportions'
News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:40 More flexible German CO2 price would make it resilient to market turbulences – former govt advisor
News 8 Dec 2021 - 14:36 Germany’s new government to make foreign minister Baerbock international face of climate policy - media
News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:11 About half of Germans say nuclear energy should remain an option in climate policy
News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:07 Critics warn moving climate from German environment to economy ministry could backfire
News 8 Dec 2021 - 13:05 Unclear responsibilities for climate could dwarf Germany’s new buildings ministry
News 7 Dec 2021 - 14:04 Cannabis plant could contribute to German sustainability efforts post legalisation – industry
News 7 Dec 2021 - 13:49 Faster renewables expansion will require intense debate in German society – Habeck
News 7 Dec 2021 - 13:46 European energy price hike partly fueled by statistical short-term effects – German KfW bank
News 7 Dec 2021 - 12:55 Suppliers say 'mixed approach' with e-cars and e-fuels could save many European car industry jobs
News 7 Dec 2021 - 12:54 Earlier German coal exit feasible but requires more work to grid system – Amprion
News 6 Dec 2021 - 14:06 New German govt faces tough challenge in French nuclear power push for the EU – media
News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:49 New German government cabinet complete as parties greenlight coalition treaty
News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:36 Germany’s new energy targets require never-seen-before industrial transformation – report
News 6 Dec 2021 - 13:34 Coal region mayors criticise new German government’s faster 2030 phase-out plan
News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:21 EU ministers fail to find agreement on energy price crisis as Germany and Austria make gas solidarity-pact
News 3 Dec 2021 - 13:18 New govt’s renewables expansion plans could double Germany's CO2 reduction by 2030 – report
News 3 Dec 2021 - 11:39 Will Germany's new transport minister surprise critics with clean mobility shift?
News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:42 Quick removal of renewables expansion barriers must be priority for next German govt – association
News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:40 Households need compensation if coal exit pushes up power prices - consumer groups
News 2 Dec 2021 - 13:39 Five biggest power suppliers continue to lose market share – monitoring report
News 1 Dec 2021 - 14:47 German coal state premier encourages protests against new govt’s 2030 exit plans
News 1 Dec 2021 - 14:02 Most 'sustainable funds' in Germany amount to little more than greenwashing – NGO
News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:53 Whole-of-government approach needed to address climate crisis - German govt advisers
News 30 Nov 2021 - 13:49 New Berlin state government to introduce citizen climate council and 'climate check' for laws
News 29 Nov 2021 - 13:13 Legislators need to remove blockages on road to climate neutrality – dena and law firm
News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:25 Germany's new climate 'super minister' Habeck must ignite energy transition booster
News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Terminating the renewables levy on electricity will save consumers 5.6 billion euros
News 26 Nov 2021 - 13:11 Green Party proposes ministers for their departments after quarrel over agriculture
News 24 Nov 2021 - 16:23 Next German government aims for coal exit in 2030 in bid to get on 1.5 degree path
News 24 Nov 2021 - 13:06 German NGOs want more national climate action to complement EU agriculture funding
News 24 Nov 2021 - 11:32 Germany's next government plans to present coalition treaty on Wednesday afternoon
News 23 Nov 2021 - 14:23 Germany needs €860 billion investment in industry to reach climate goals, lobby group tells next govt
News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:24 Young Germans prefer strong climate policies over individual lifestyle changes - survey
News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:22 Comprehensive tax reform in German transport sector could bring climate targets in reach - report
News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:18 City of Hamburg needs to reduce coal use faster before 2030 exit – legal experts
News 23 Nov 2021 - 13:16 Opening of "black box" grid fees could save German power and gas customers billions of euros
News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:17 “The wind farm saves our swimming pool” – survey looks into renewables dividend for German towns
News 22 Nov 2021 - 13:13 Greens will be judged against keeping 1.5°C target alive in coalition treaty - media
News 19 Nov 2021 - 13:10 Only a third of German shipping companies already implement emissions cuts - survey
News 17 Nov 2021 - 13:03 Regulatory hurdles limit huge potential of green PPAs in Germany - energy agency
News 17 Nov 2021 - 12:55 German housholds set to see more gas and electricity price hikes through winter
News 17 Nov 2021 - 12:49 Climate change hits intensively managed forests more than natural ones – Greenpeace
News 16 Nov 2021 - 16:05 Parties confident to agree coalition treaty, new German government by end of November
News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:59 Northeastern German state aims for climate neutrality 2040 under new SPD-led govt
News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:55 European NGOs urge aspiring chancellor Scholz to ban gas and nuclear from EU taxonomy
News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:50 Continued use of conventional technologies will significantly increase costs of energy transition - report
News 16 Nov 2021 - 13:41 Bavaria announces new climate protection act but leaves doors shut for wind power
News 15 Nov 2021 - 13:56 Carbon markets – COP26 closes biggest loopholes but lacks clarity on voluntary trade
News 15 Nov 2021 - 13:48 COP26 results increase pressure on prospective German government to deliver on climate
News 12 Nov 2021 - 17:20 Carbon offset markets in limbo: Key issues of Article 6 PA as talks come to a head
News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:47 Germany’s aspiring coalition parties signal energy price relief for households
News 12 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Many German corporations actively setting their own ambitious climate targets – survey
Interview 12 Nov 2021 - 13:04 EU taxonomy must distinguish between fossil and green gas – German state minister
News 11 Nov 2021 - 16:01 Day 11 at COP26: Germany and other EU countries call for nuclear-free taxonomy
News 11 Nov 2021 - 13:18 More than 700 German companies call for next government to cut fossil fuel subsidies
News 10 Nov 2021 - 17:04 Day 10 at COP26: Germany stresses need for both ambitious political outcome & strong rulebook
News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:23 German climate policy needs international scope to succeed - economic expert council
News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:18 German cities increasingly relying on electric cars for municipal vehicle fleets
News 10 Nov 2021 - 13:14 Fiscal instruments exist to finance Germany’s climate investments – think tanks
News 9 Nov 2021 - 18:30 Day 9 at COP26: Germany signs pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding by 2022, hailed as “game changer”
News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:54 Wind power proponents target biodiversity NGO in German state's species protection dispute
News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:50 Climate activists demand 2030 end to combustion engines in lawsuit against Volkswagen
News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:36 Climate “perhaps the most important point” in Germany’s planned coalition treaty – SPD
News 9 Nov 2021 - 12:33 New German gov’t must back goal of 2% land area for wind power with other measures - advisors
News 8 Nov 2021 - 17:30 Day 8 at COP26: Germany pledges additional 150 million euros for climate adaptation
News 8 Nov 2021 - 14:18 German politicians affirm rejection of nuclear power in EU sustainable finance taxonomy
News 8 Nov 2021 - 13:58 Greens' Baerbock calls for veto option on laws conflicting 1.5°C climate target
News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:39 Role of gas key issue as Germany hesitates signing COP26 pledge to end foreign fossil fuel funding
News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:37 Germany's environment agency calls for doubling CO2 price to lower transport emissions
News 5 Nov 2021 - 13:35 Climate among stumbling blocks which could delay German coalition talks - Green Party
News 5 Nov 2021 - 12:23 Greens and pro-business FDP aim to break up railway company Deutsche Bahn - media report
News 4 Nov 2021 - 14:47 COP26 fossil fuel pledges increase pressure on next German govt to pull forward coal exit
News 4 Nov 2021 - 14:09 Funding, burden sharing of climate action loom over quiet coalition talks in Germany
News 4 Nov 2021 - 13:11 Scientific advisory board stresses need for forest adaptation in face of “existential threat”
News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:47 Next German govt likely to support EU carbon border mechanism – state secretary
News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:43 Wealthy nations to “get very close” to $100-bln climate finance pledge in 2022 – state sec
News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:40 German climate programmes insufficient for reaching targets – government report
News 3 Nov 2021 - 13:37 German energy emissions up 4% in 2021 as economy recovers, first estimates show
