Due to rising energy prices, mild weather, and a government plea to residents to preserve energy in light of an unexpected decline in Russian gas shipments, Germany’s energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7% year-on-year to the lowest level since…
A new call to extend the lifespan of German nuclear power reactors is made by the transport minister
A new round of controversy has been sparked by Volker Wissing, the transport minister of Germany, about the decision made by the government to shut down the country’s last nuclear units in the middle of April. Wissing argued that nuclear…
German transport minister is charged in an expert assessment with violating climate law
According to a report published in Handelsblatt, an expert concluded that German Transport Minister Volker Wissing had violated the country’s Climate Protection Act. According to a report that was compiled by the scientific service of parliament, the minister from the…
German government unfreezes 35 million euros for Amazon Fund
Following the inauguration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as the new president of Brazil on January 1, Germany transferred 35 million euros to the country’s Amazon Fund, which is devoted to the preservation of Brazil’s rainforest. During his state…
German organization urges lawmakers to reverse the trend toward SUVs
The German Energy Agency (dena) has stated that the current trend toward heavy and fuel-hungry sports utility vehicles (SUVs) poses a threat to Germany’s climate ambitions and that authorities should work to reverse the trend. According to dena, “the share…
Germany’s 2022 renewable energy output increases but falls short of the 2030 objective
The Environment Agency reported on Monday that although Germany’s power production from renewable energy increased in 2022, it is still below the threshold required to fulfill the aim of generating 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The agency…
German coal areas in Estern receive €1.4 billion for reopening opencast mines
Former coal districts in eastern Germany have been successful in securing a budget amounting to 1.44 billion euros to be used for the renaturation of lignite mines over the course of the next five years. Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia…
Environment minister urges termination of gas extraction project off the German North Sea Island
According to sources in the daily Neuen Osnabrücker Zeitung, the German environment minister has requested that plans for gas extraction be shelved in the area surrounding the northwestern island of Borkum. Beginning around the end of the year 2024, the…
Germany’s €99 billion energy support program’s final details
The German government reached an agreement on the final specifics of its flagship energy support program, which will lower energy costs for individuals and businesses and will be financed by a tax on energy companies’ windfall profits. EU nations expressed…
Large-scale power outages in Germany are “extremely unlikely” this winter
According to the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), there is a relatively low risk of power outages occurring in Germany over the upcoming winter. According to the agency, “a widespread power outage in Germany is quite…