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Germany’s planned variable grid fees could curb renewable feed-in – report Dynamic grid fees only partially reduce need for redispatch measures, when operators deliberately curtail renewable output to keep grids safe

Germany needs gas plants and batteries for electricity backup, research finds One-sided focus on gas-fired power stations would make the electricity system "unnecessarily expensive," think tank says cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-n…

Environmental groups appeal against axing support for rooftop solar in Germany Govt plans to end support would severely impede one of the energy transition’s central building blocks, NGOs say cleanenergywire.org/news/environme…

ICAP: Global emissions trading continues to expand and mature despite a turbulent geopolitical landscape icapcarbonaction.com/en/news/out-no…

EU approves state aid schemes providing temporary industry electricity price relief Commission grants schemes for energy-intensive companies in Germany (€3.8bln), Bulgaria (€334mln) and Slovenia (€90mln) on condition to reinvest aid received in decarb ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

The macroeconomic case for investing in climate adaptation Report provides synthesis of the economic and fiscal risks arising from physical climate change and the economic case for investing in adaptation to climate impacts lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit…

What the future of the Renewable Energy Directive should look like EU must maintain sectoral targets across transport, industry, heating and cooling, and buildings, to ensure clear decarbonisation pathways and strong demand signals transportenvironment.org/articles/how-t…

Iran war sparks “fundamental energy transition” in Seoul toward renewables: Energy minister South Korea commits to achieving 100 GW of renewables by 2030, from a current total capacity of only 37 GW cnbc.com/2026/04/16/ira…

Almost like Lake Como: Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape Eastern Germany's mega complex of artificial lakes created from disused coal mines will reach a new milestone this summer euronews.com/2026/04/14/alm…

Brussels faces pushback over bid to fast-track grids package European Commission hoped to ‘exploit’ latest energy crisis to bolster its case for centralised electricity network planning euractiv.com/news/brussels-…

Europe’s new energy crisis fuels a green 'told you so' The war in Iran has already added 22 billion euros to the EU’s fossil fuel bill. Climate campaigners say much of it could have been avoided theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/e…

Defence firms are asking EIB for help navigating energy crisis Companies are looking into PPAs with renewables providers, investing in their own plants, including solar, and exploring small nuclear reactors to make firms more resilient bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

European clean tech investors make the case for geothermal The energy source is emissions-free, reliable and can’t easily be attacked by adversaries bloomberg.com/news/newslette… bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Offshore wind jobs in Germany hit 31,500 despite bottlenecks, industry says Analysis estimates sector could employ up to 120,000 people by 2045 if country is to meet its 70GW expansion target cleanenergywire.org/news/offshore-…

Germany’s flat-rate transport ticket improves mobility and reduces emissions – govt evaluation Trransport ministry noted a wider shift from private car to public transport, says an additional 5.8 million subscribers could be added to the system cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-…

Raw materials and energy central to new German-Ukrainian strategic partnership Germany to assist Ukraine's green recovery, takes part in exploring and developing critical mineral deposits cleanenergywire.org/news/raw-mater…

Péter Magyar's win could open a new window for climate action in Hungary Election winner hasn’t said much on climate action, but willingness to engage with EU presents new opportunities for the country to reduce emissions and invest in clean energy time.com/article/2026/0…

Geological hydrogen - an overlooked energy source? With development of "green" and "blue" hydrogen taking more time than expected, German researchers discuss natural hydrogen's potential energiesysteme-zukunft.de/en/publikation… energiesysteme-zukunft.de/en/publikation…

Turkey demands decisive climate action ahead of new global talks World entering "decisive period" for future of climate action, environment minister Murat Kurum says in letter outlining plans for COP31 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Germany must brace for prolonged Iran war energy shock, says finance minister Crisis once again showing that country must become more independent, more crisis-proof and more resilient, minister Klingbeil says reuters.com/business/energ…