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Germany considers leniency on emissions limits for carmakers that use green steel made in the EU – sources

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Germany considers leniency on emissions limits for carmakers that use green steel made in the EU – sources

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Rooftop solar on housing blocks could cover over a quarter of new capacity by 2030 – researchers

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German government advisors urge structural shift over support for energy-intensive industries

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EU to push development banks' climate focus despite US opposition, draft shows The European Union will double down on its support for reforming global development banks to do more to fight climate change, a draft EU document showed, a stance that puts Brussels at odds with the U.S. ahead of World Bank and IMF meetings this month.

EU to push development banks' climate focus despite US opposition, draft shows

A decade of national climate action: stocktake and the road ahead - research report

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French and German Power Prices Hit Seven-Month High on Cold Snap French and German power prices climbed to the highest since February on forecasts for colder temperatures and concerns about lower renewable output.

French and German power prices hit seven-month high on cold snap

European Union's US gas use set to soar, increasing price volatility Europe will need to import up to 160 additional liquefied natural gas cargoes this winter due to lower storage and a decline in pipeline flows from Russia and Algeria, according to analysts and data, deepening its dependency on U.S. gas.

European Union's US gas use set to soar, increasing price volatility

Sweden fails to secure strategic power reserve for this winter A Swedish tender to reserve up to 800 megawatt (MW) of back-up electricity generation capacity for this winter has failed, leaving the country more exposed to potential power disruptions, transmission system operator Svenska kraftnat said on Tuesday.

Sweden fails to secure strategic power reserve for this winter

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

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European Chemicals Giant Ineos Plans to Cut Output in Germany Chemicals giant Ineos Group Ltd. plans to cut production in Germany, blaming high costs and cheap imports.

European chemicals giant Ineos plans to cut output in Germany

"The closures are the direct result of crippling energy and carbon costs, and a lack of tariff protection," says company

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Global renewable capacity is set to grow strongly, driven by solar PV - News - IEA Global renewable capacity is set to grow strongly, driven by solar PV - News from the International Energy Agency

Global renewable capacity is set to grow strongly, driven by solar PV

German government confirms tax exemption for electric cars to continue

Finance minister says tax exemption is on the agenda for chancellor Merz’s “car summit” on 9 October

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Germany starts preparations for 2026 round of industry climate contracts

For first time, country's Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) scheme allows CCS and CCU projects

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Germany’s solar industry calls for 100 GWh 2030 grid battery target

“Massive potential as an efficiency booster for the energy transition”

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German government confirms tax exemption for electric cars to continue

Finance minister says tax exemption is on the agenda for chancellor Merz’s “car summit” on 9 October

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Germany starts preparations for 2026 round of industry climate contracts

CCS and CCU projects eligible in country's Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) scheme for first time

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Germany’s solar industry calls for 100 GWh 2030 grid battery target

Industry calls for speeding up deployment of stationary batteries to harness their “massive potential as an efficiency booster for the energy transition”

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Iberian blackout was first known caused by excessive voltage, report says The massive power outage that hit the Iberian Peninsula in April is the first known blackout caused by excessive voltage, the European network of electricity transmission system operators said in a report on Friday.

Iberian blackout was first known caused by excessive voltage, report says

Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using renewables | Ember Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth which reduced the influence of expensive coal and gas power on the electricity market.

Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using renewables

Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth

Food is wrecking the planet. And Europe has lost its appetite for change. A landmark study says food systems are breaching Earth’s limits. Europe once promised to lead the way, but the revolution fizzled.

Food is wrecking the planet. And Europe has lost its appetite for change.

A landmark study says food systems are breaching Earth’s limits. Europe once promised to lead the way, but the revolution fizzled

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China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally

Bank Climate Group Formally Winds Down After Wall Street Exodus The world’s biggest climate alliance for banks said on Friday it has ceased operations, bringing to a formal end a project that drew net zero pledges from many of the world’s biggest lenders just four years ago.

Bank Climate Group Formally Winds Down After Wall Street Exodus

World’s biggest climate alliance for banks has ceased operations, ending a project that drew net zero pledges from many of the world’s biggest lenders just four years ago

UPDATE German government pledges more than €2 bln for nuclear fusion

Technical certifier TÜV says timelines for implementing nuclear fusion "very ambitious," concepts still need to prove viable in practice

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Industry welcomes German government plans to accelerate hydrogen rollout

Draft law to declare H2 infrastructure as public priority to speed up expansion of electrolysers, pipelines, storage

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City of Berlin adopts citizen initiative to plant hundreds of thousands of trees

Initiative's draft law calls for 1 million trees, 100 additional parks, 1,000 'cooling islands' in German capital by 2040

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City of Berlin adopts citizen initiative to plant hundreds of thousands of trees

Initiative aims for 1 million trees, 100 additional parks, 1,000 cooling islands in German capital by 2040

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UPDATE German government pledges more than €2 bln for nuclear fusion

Technical certifier TÜV warns timelines for implementing nuclear fusion "very ambitious," concepts still need to prove viable in practice

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Industry welcomes German government plans to accelerate hydrogen rollout

Draft law to declare H2 infrastructure as public priority to speed up construction of electrolysers, pipelines, storage

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'Alternative Nobel Prize' goes to Pacific climate activists – DW – 10/01/2025 A student group that took the issue of climate justice to the world's top court has received a prestigious award for its work. Activists from Myanmar, Sudan and Taiwan were also honored with the Right Livelihood prize.

'Alternative Nobel Prize' goes to Pacific climate activists

Student group that took the issue of climate justice to the world's top court has received a prestigious award for its work

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