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News 7 May 2025 - 15:00 Merz government urged to table convincing climate and energy plans in first 100 days
News 6 May 2025 - 14:00 Designated German climate minister could push transition with experience bridging political divide
News 2 May 2025 - 13:28 Stripping German foreign office of climate responsibility risks weakening international dimension – experts
News 2 May 2025 - 13:25 EU countries must better embed social justice in climate plans ahead of ETS 2 introduction – NGOs
News 24 Apr 2025 - 13:16 Number of sunshine hours in Germany up significantly in recent years – meteorological service
News 22 Apr 2025 - 13:32 Support for combating global warming falls globally but concerns about effects are on the rise - survey
News 4 Apr 2025 - 12:01 North Sea CO2 storage should be confined to unavoidable emissions due to limited capacity, environmental risks – report
News 3 Apr 2025 - 11:46 Grain harvest at risk as drought likely in Central and Eastern Europe, warn researchers
News 2 Apr 2025 - 13:15 Climate policy eases pressure on EU defence spending by lowering Russian oil revenues – research report
News 1 Apr 2025 - 12:50 Germany already experiencing serious consequences of climate change – weather service
News 31 Mar 2025 - 13:36 Conservative proposal for offsetting Germany's emissions outside the EU eyed critically by climate researchers
News 25 Mar 2025 - 13:21 New wastewater treatment plant uses sewage to produce climate-friendly shipping fuel
News 20 Mar 2025 - 13:35 Judge “cannot yet” see sound claims in landmark climate case by Peruvian farmer against RWE
News 17 Mar 2025 - 13:21 Germany’s biggest energy companies call for energy transition “restart” and fewer rules
News 14 Mar 2025 - 13:15 Next German gov’t must raise climate ambition to avoid multi-billion-euro EU target miss – env agency