New emission test leads to higher average motor vehicle tax in Germany
The implementation of new emissions tests for cars has led to a large increase in average vehicle tax for newly…
Energy industry calls for fixing ambitious expansion path in reform of Germany’s renewables act
German energy industry association BDEW says a steady expansion of renewable power capacity is necessary for the country to reach…
Germany launches its first green bond issuance
Germany announced on Monday (24 August) details of its first “green” bond placing, tapping financial markets to fund environmental projects…
Germany’s gypsum supply threatened by coal exit
Germany’s coal exit is threatening the country’s supply of gypsum, Steven Hanke reports in Tagesspiegel Background. More than half of…
Pandemic revived the debate over the four-day work week in Germany
The idea of shortening the working week to four days reappeared in Germany, as a remedy for maintaining jobs during…
German lignite exit contract lacks transparency on compensation – think tank
Experts have criticised the lack of transparency in the contract between lignite operators and the German state, presented by the…
Germany will offer more than 4 bln. euro to closing lignite operators
Germany is one step closer to finalising legislation on the planned coal exit by 2038 at the latest, as the…
Germany and six allies push for key hydrogen role in Europe’s energy future
A group of seven European countries has launched a joint declaration on the key role they see for hydrogen production…
German govt approves long-delayed 10-year national energy and climate plan
Germany’s government has approved the final version of its 10-year national energy and climate plan (NECP) after more than six…
German hydrogen strategy aims for global leadership in energy transition
Germany’s government has agreed on a national hydrogen strategy with a controversial focus on hydrogen made with renewable energies to…
Germany raises offshore wind power target to 40 GW by 2040
The German government has adopted an amendment to its offshore wind power law that sets new expansion targets of 20…
Germany to launch 80 billion euro-stimulus programme for ‘innovation and sustainability’
The German government’s coronavirus recovery programme will likely mobilise funds of about 80 billion to 100 billion euros, Kerstin Schwenn…
German cabinet agrees CO2 price of 25 euro per ton from January 2021
Germany’s cabinet agreed on changes to the climate package launched last September, and it is now certain that from January…
Germany on course to widely miss EU emission targets – think tank
Germany is on track to widely miss its EU obligations to reduce CO2 emissions, even if the EU does not…
Members of Germany’s ruling parties call for rapid increase in green hydrogen production
German Research minister Anja Karliczek, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU party, is pushing for a prompt government…
Germany’s solar energy cap endangers investments worth one billion euros – report
Germany’s market for solar energy and home storage systems will collapse if the government doesn’t deliver on its promise to…
Germany helps the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police
German Embassy in Bucharest, Federal Ministry of Interior, Construction and Development Territorial Police and the Ministry of Interior of the…
3 Green Deal priorities – renewable energy, clean mobility, energy efficient houses
EU energy ministers express strong support for the European Green Deal as an essential part of the EU’s recovery strategy…
German business community calls for “Kurzarbeit” law
The second questionnaire regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on business, carried out by AHK Romania, shows that all…
Nuclear plant in Germany taken offline, corona crisis impacts on deconstruction plans
The nuclear plant Gundremmingen in Bavaria will go offline until the end of March or early April due to a…
Corona crisis hits German carmakers during crucial transition period
The production stops and far-reaching sales collapse in the automotive industry is hitting Germany’s major carmakers at a crucial time…
Germany and Netherlands ”open” to consider ”coronabonds”
Germany and the Netherlands, two of the staunchest opponents of the idea of issuing common debt in the eurozone, would…
Industry production stops set to slash Germany’s energy demand, lowers CO2 certificates cost
The extensive suspension of Germany’s industrial production in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus will have a substantial…