Since the ECB postponed its plan to reduce climate-damaging investments in July 2024, it has accepted fossil collateral worth EUR 13 billion. The NGO Reclaim Finance criticizes the long maturity of individual assets as particularly problematic.
By Lukas Bayer
Friedrich Merz has announced that new gas-fired power plants equipped with CCS will be built quickly to ensure energy security during dark doldrums. However, there is no such commercial gas-fired power plant in the world, and the technology is not fully developed and is expensive.
By Nico Beckert
Climate action will likely play a much smaller role in the next German government than under the previous one. This is suggested by the coalition contract, the distribution of responsibilities, and the minimal mention of this topic. While climate action will return to the Ministry of the Environment (SPD), the energy agenda will remain in the CDU-led Ministry of Economic Affairs.
By Bernhard Pötter
US President Donald Trump has ushered in a coal revival for his country – and wrongly cited Germany as a positive example. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order to heavily subsidize coal as an energy source. Ministries and authorities are instructed to repeal all measures diverting the country from coal production.
By Lukas Bayer
The plans of several large power utilities to expand their gas supply are jeopardizing the energy transition in Europe. Instead of credible transformation plans, utilities such as RWE and Enel are setting themselves net-zero targets between 2040 and 2050 – too late to comply with the Paris Agreement.
By Lukas Bayer
The Renewable Energy Sources Act was enacted in Germany on April 1, 2000. It has fundamentally changed the landscape of energy supply and has often been copied worldwide as an export hit.
By Bernhard Pötter
In an open letter, more than 100 environmental organizations call for an immediate end to offshore oil and gas production.
By Nicolas Heronymus
The trend towards oversubscribed bids for onshore wind turbines is continuing in Germany. The German Federal Network Agency published new figures on Tuesday. The turnaround could see expansion return to the expansion path of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) by early 2026.
By Lukas Bayer
If managed appropriately, solar parks can increase biodiversity and contribute to national and EU-level biodiversity targets. A new study commissioned by the German Association of the New Energy Economy shows what is needed to achieve this.
By Lukas Bayer
The new German government plans to massively expand climate-damaging gas-fired power plants to ensure a reliable supply and stabilize electricity prices. However, the shifting global situation requires a resilient power grid. However, amid a new global situation, Germany's security requires a resilient power grid – renewable energies combined with storage and a reform of the electricity system instead of subsidizing expensive natural gas.
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