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German government plans to limit grid priority for renewables – media reports Renewable industry warns the changes could sharply increase costs and slow the energy transition cleanenergywire.org/news/german-go…

German government plans to limit grid priority for renewables – media reports Changes could sharply increase project costs and slow the energy transition, renewable industry warns cleanenergywire.org/news/german-go…

Europe needs green tech. Europe needs to be resilient against Chinese coercion. Two imperatives, two camps. How to reconcile them? @byfordt just published the definitive study for @ecfr. Read it ⬇️ ecfr.eu/publication/do…

Dutch and German supermarkets lead on sustainability, but fail to significantly reduce emissions – report International ranking of supermarket chains based on roadmaps retailers have for reducing emissions, and on sales volumes of plant-based protein cleanenergywire.org/news/dutch-and…

Interactive map of global ambition to adopt electric vehicles Map provides overview of electric mobility, level of ambition while also identifying gaps in policy instruments and measures agora-verkehrswende.org/publications/e…

Many climate risks have been underestimated by policymakers, report finds Global temperatures accelerating faster than predicted, driven by hidden “sunshine” effect created by air pollution which has offset risk predictions around warming, finds analysis forbes.com/sites/jamiehai…

France’s second social leasing programme reaches 50,000 EV target Through this initiative, 50,000 low-income households were able to lease an electric car on special terms for three years electrive.com/2026/01/15/fra…

Germany says new gas power plants will be online by 2031 following EU deal Germany and the European Commission have agreed to allow state support for 12 GW of “controllable capacity” in 2026 cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-s…

Water shortages increasingly threaten Germany’s economy, ecosystems – report Failing to address this could cost €500 to 625 billion in total until 2050, the authors say cleanenergywire.org/news/water-sho… Source photo: EU

German energy and climate regulation should not exceed EU requirements – business cleanenergywire.org/news/german-en… #energytransition #climateneutrality cleanenergywire.org/news/german-en…

German energy and climate regulation should not exceed EU requirements – business cleanenergywire.org/news/german-en… #DIHK #climatechange cleanenergywire.org/news/german-en…

If French resistance kills Mercosur, and Belgian resistance kills the Russian-assets plan, this could turn out to be an absolutely disastrous week for the EU. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

#Preview2026: Germany urged to fight harder to protect EU emissions trading ambition –researcher Weakening the ETS w/o strengthening other policies risks collapsing climate action structure "tanking overall clean investments," says @ph_jaeg @DelorsBerlin cleanenergywire.org/news/preview-2…

Crucial with ETS review starting in 2026: Waning support for the ETS in Germany “Moreover, given pressure from the German energy-intensive industry, the government is now considering watering down ETS-1. High carbon prices are seen as overly burdensome”

In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy. Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.

Germany’s chief energy transition advisors have urged in their 2025 energy transition monitoring report clear phase-out strategies for oil and gas to avoid high costs and supply risks, writes Julian Wettengel for @CleanEnergyWire. cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-n… via @cleanenergywire

Germany needs gas and oil phase-out strategies, coal exit on track for now – govt advisors cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-n… #energytransition #climateneutrality #emissions

Germany covers nearly 56 percent of 2025 electricity use with renewables cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-c… #renewableenergy #solarpower #windpower

Germany covers nearly 56 percent of 2025 electricity use with renewables cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-c… #cleanenergy #energytransition #solar #PV #windpower

Last gas-heated homes in Germany could face extra costs of 4,000 euros per year – analysis Costs could rise by a factor of ten, as fewer customers would foot the bill for maintaining distribution grids cleanenergywire.org/news/last-gas-…