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The Clean Energy Wire produces and enables first-class journalism about the energy transition in Germany and beyond.
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Our daily news articles and newsletters offer comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in Germany’s energy transition.
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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.

31 Jan 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.

29 Jan 2020 | Sören Amelang, Kerstine Appunn, Sven Egenter, Benjamin Wehrmann, Julian Wettengel

Europe's largest economy aims to exit 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.

08 Apr 2020 | Julian Wettengel

Government rejects state demands for changes to coal exit law

#Coal
24 Mar 2020 | Benjamin Wehrmann

Coal plant compensation should go into green corona stimulus package – renewables industry

#Coal #Policy
18 Mar 2020 | Sören Amelang

German government postpones hydrogen strategy, coal exit hearing

#Coal #Gas #Policy
09 Mar 2020 | Rachel Waldholz

Utility chief warns that Germany faces potential blackouts as it exits coal

#Coal #Electricity market
05 Mar 2020 | Rachel Waldholz

Germany’s largest coal state rejects coal exit law

#Coal #Policy
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