New cable between Germany and UK advances Europe’s integrated power system
One of the first project financed interconnectors in Europe is due to be built between Germany and the UK by…
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Russia rejects allegations that it uses energy resources for political pressure
Russia rejects any attempt to accuse it of using energy resources as a “weapon” of political pressure, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…
Merkel wants to rally EU member states behind 55% climate target
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown her weight behind the European Commission’s proposal to increase the bloc’s climate target to…
Thunberg, activists tell Merkel during meeting to ”abandon fossil industry contracts”
Greta Thunberg and other youth climate activists have called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to review her government’s treatment of the…
Germany’s CDU Economic Council rejects ECB role in climate action
The German business association CDU Economic Council, associated with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, opposes plans by the…
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…
Datteln-4: Controversial German coal-fired power plant to start this week
Germany’s latest coal plant will enter service this week, angering environmentalists who say it threatens to derail the country’s attempts…
Saxo Bank: The Franco-German initiative, a promising start
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have proposed a joint issuance of debt securities by the EU…
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…
Merkel endorses proposal to raise 2030 EU emission reduction target
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she welcomes the proposal by the European Commission to raise the bloc’s greenhouse gas…
Ursula von der Leyen: Green Deal will be ”our motor for the recovery”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised on Tuesday (28 April) to put the European Green Deal at the…
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…
Activists occupy German coal plant site Datteln 4 in green protest
More than 100 environmentalist activists occupied the site of the yet-to-be commissioned Datteln 4 coal fired power plant in western…
Putin says Nord Stream 2 to be completed by early 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he hopes work on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be finished by…
Merkel criticises US sanctions on Russia-Germany gas pipeline Nord Stream 2
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the US sanctions to be imposed on companies working on the natural gas pipeline…
Increasing the price of carbon certificates will result in higher fuel prices
The government led by Angela Merkel and the German Lands have reached an agreement on increasing the price of carbon…
Merkel criticises EIB decision to ban gas lending
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she disapproves of the European Investment Bank’s decision to ban funding for natural gas projects…
Court in Germany rejects lawsuit supported by Greenpeace against Merkel govt over alleged climate action neglect
A court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit filed against the German government for not doing enough to avert global…
German government parties debate new public debt to fight climate change
An increasing number of MPs from Germany’s governing parties are in favour of abandoning the target of a balanced budget…
Merkel backs national CO2 price, cites Greta-effect on policy
Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed the introduction of price on CO2 emissions as part of a package to reach the…
Threatened Siemens site in mining region to become hub for hydrogen research
Siemens is planning a hydrogen research laboratory and innovation campus in the east German city of Görlitz, where the company’s…
Nord Stream 2 ready by 57% – Gazprom
Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which lies from Russia to Germany is constructed by 57%, as Gazprom’s information office informed,…
Merkel says Germany needs e-cars for 2030 climate goal, faces “tough decisions”
Germany needs e-mobility to reach its 2030 emissions reduction targets in transport, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, according to Suddeutsche Zeitung.…