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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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CLEW covers all aspects of the energy transition – browse through our topic pages to find news and background on:

Factsheets

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

23 Sep 2022 | Isabel Sutton

Company climate claims in court: Pending cases will shape future of 'net zero' pledges

#Company climate claims #Society
05 Nov 2021 | Isabel Sutton

Climate litigation advances to key tool for enforcing emission cuts

#Climate & CO2 #Society #International
10 Mar 2019 | Rachel Waldholz

Students demand climate action with “Fridays for Future” school strikes

#Climate & CO2 #Society
16 Nov 2018 | Paul Hockenos

How Germany’s Vocational Education and Training system works

#Business & Jobs #Society
27 Mar 2019 | Benjamin Wehrmann

Limits to growth: Resistance against wind power in Germany

#Renewables #Wind #Society
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Dossiers

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

23 Dec 2022 | Sören Amelang, Kerstine Appunn, Benjamin Wehrmann, Julian Wettengel

CLEW focus: 'Climate neutral' products and companies - Greenwashing or sign of serious action?

#Carbon market #Business #Industry #Company climate claims #Society
22 Jun 2015 | Paul Hockenos

The history of the Energiewende

#Energiewende #Society
02 Jun 2021 | Lars Borchert, Isabel Sutton

Germany between citizens’ energy and Nimbyism

#Citizens' energy #Society
05 Nov 2014 | Paul Hockenos

The social impact of Germany's energy transition

#Energiewende #Society
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News

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

24 Jan 2023 | Julian Wettengel

“Klimageld” to return CO2 price revenues to citizens not before 2025 – econ min Habeck

#Cost & Prices #Society
26 Jan 2023 | Philippa Nuttall

Extreme weather forces unprepared Europe to focus on climate adaptation

#Climate & CO2 #Adaptation #Policy #Society #EU
19 Jan 2023 | Carolina Kyllmann

Experts reject tougher penalties for climate activists’ civil disobedience in Germany

#Society
19 Jan 2023 | Edgar Meza

Clashes over village destruction for coal mine damage Germany’s climate image abroad – researcher

#Society
19 Jan 2023 | Edgar Meza

80 percent of German households lowered heating this winter – report

#Society
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