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CLEW's Dossiers and Factsheets provide in-depth information, figures and background on key energy transition topics.
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Factsheets

CLEW Factsheets explain key aspects of the energy transition and provide an overview of current issues.

03 Jul 2020 | Julian Wettengel

Spelling out the coal exit – Germany’s phase-out plan

#Coal #Climate & CO2
04 Apr 2019 | Kerstine Appunn

National climate measures and European emission trading: Assessing the ‘waterbed effect’

#Coal #Climate & CO2 #Cost & Prices
23 Jan 2020 | Benjamin Wehrmann, Julian Wettengel

Implementing Germany’s coal exit proposal

#Coal #Elections & Politics
17 May 2019 | Sven Egenter, Benjamin Wehrmann

German commission proposes coal exit by 2038

#Coal #Climate & CO2 #Fossil fuels #Policy
07 Aug 2018 | Kerstine Appunn

Germany’s three lignite mining regions

#Coal #Fossil fuels
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Dossiers

CLEW Dossiers provide in-depth analysis on the main topics of the energy transition.

22 Dec 2020 | Sören Amelang, Kerstine Appunn, Charlotte Nijhuis, Benjamin Wehrmann, Julian Wettengel

Preview 2021: 'Climate election' set to dominate Germany's energy transition agenda

#Coal #Climate & CO2 #Grid #Renewables #Mobility #Business
03 Jul 2020 | Sören Amelang, Kerstine Appunn, Sven Egenter, Benjamin Wehrmann, Julian Wettengel

Europe's largest economy exits coal to reach climate goals

#Coal
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News

Our news articles offer comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in Germany’s energy transition.

13 Jan 2021 | Charlotte Nijhuis

Environmentalists say amendment to German fossil plants' air pollution limits too lenient

#Coal #Fossil fuels
11 Jan 2021 | Kerstine Appunn

German environment agency hires mining firm subsidiary to assess renaturation costs

#Coal
04 Jan 2021 | Julian Wettengel

German coal exit on its way with first plants off the grid

#Coal
21 Dec 2020 | Charlotte Nijhuis

Energy company RWE shuts down first lignite unit as part of coal phase-out

#Coal #Utilities
16 Dec 2020 | Charlotte Nijhuis

Villagers keep up fight against relocation due to German coal mine as media report tells of government "disinformation"

#Coal #Society
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