Ifo recommends that the next German government depend less on “strict sectoral objectives” for emission reductions

In an editorial article published in Handelsblatt, Clemens Fuest, head of the Institute for Economic Research (ifo), urges on the new German administration to demonstrate more commitment to European policy. A “new way of thinking” is required in climate policy,…

By 2024, the German government will invest 350 million euros in green hydrogen projects across the world

According to a news release from Germany’s economics ministry, the country will fund green hydrogen projects in foreign countries with up to 350 million euros by 2024 and has released a regulation with the necessary requirements. The financing directive promotes…

According to experts, the German government will have to make unpleasant decisions on carbon reductions in the near future

According to a group of experts, whomever forms Germany’s next federal administration would have to make hard decisions in order to fulfill the country’s climate objectives, which require carbon reductions. According to an article in WirtschaftsWoche, the government-funded Ariadne project,…

The German government has made the decision to purchase “climate-friendly” goods in the future

By adopting a new administrative regulation, the German cabinet has determined that government procurement would become more climate-friendly as of January 2022. The procurement regulation “AVV Klima” will include a negative list of items that should not be purchased, such…