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Policy & Planning

Steep emissions plunge puts Germany’s original 2020 climate target back in sight
Germany’s carbon emissions have fallen sharply in 2019 for the third year in a row, bringing the country closer to climate targets it had already written off.
Benjamin Wehrmann

Mar 17, 2020

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Other Good Stuff

Germany to oblige ships to turn off engines in ports and use power grid instead
Ships entering German port cities will have to turn off their combustion engines for the duration of their stopover and use electricity from the local grid instead.
Benjamin Wehrmann

Oct 11, 2019

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France relies on German coal to heat homes in cold winter
Germany posts record energy exports in January as France looks for more power to heat homes in absence of eight nuclear plants.
Benjamin Wehrmann

Feb 5, 2019

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Renewables

Renewables overtake coal as Germany’s most important power source
Renewables become Germany’s single largest electricity source ahead of coal. But experts warn the milestone must be taken with a pinch of salt.
Benjamin Wehrmann

Jul 17, 2018

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Commentary

Renewables hit record of 41.5% in Germany in first half of 2018
The production of renewable energy in Germany dashes to a new record output, providing more than 40 percent of the country’s power supply in the first half of 2018.
Benjamin Wehrmann

Jul 3, 2018

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