Environmental groups urge German gov't to scrap plans to cut aviation tax www.cleanenergywire.org/news/environ... #aviation #taxes #fossilfuels #climatechange #energycrisis

Poland and Germany break ground on pioneering cross-border district heating project www.cleanenergywire.org/news/poland-... #districtheating #EnergyUnion #renewables #heating

Energy price shock from Iran war dampens Germany's economic recovery – economists www.cleanenergywire.org/news/energy-... #energycrisis #fossilfuels #Iran

Environmental groups urge German gov't to scrap plans to cut aviation tax www.cleanenergywire.org/news/environ...

Poland and Germany break ground on pioneering cross-border district heating project

Energy price shock from Iran war dampens Germany's economic recovery – economists www.cleanenergywire.org/news/energy-...

European Commission: EU reinforces the stability and predictability of its carbon market Commission presents first proposals for changes to EU ETS ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Bruegel: How Europe should respond to the Iran gas shock – and how it shouldn’t The European Union should act now to head off growing impacts from the Iran conflict on gas prices and availability www.bruegel.org/analysis/how...

Germany warns EU methane rules risk hindering gas imports

How Europe can use emissions trading to also manage carbon removals

Germany’s gas dependence: An energy security risk Germany can lower its exposure to volatile gas prices and geopolitical conflicts by scaling up renewable energy and clean heating systems. ieefa.org/resources/ge...

How bad will Europe’s energy crisis get? Germany’s Friedrich Merz warns the economic fallout from the war in Iran is on track to rival that of the Covid pandemic or the Russian invasion of Ukraine. www.politico.eu/article/how-...

Former German gov't coalition MPs file lawsuit against 500 bln euro climate and infrastructure fund www.cleanenergywire.org/news/former-... #climatechange #climateaction #funding

Heat pump sales to increase 10% this year, but growth falls short of potential – industry www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heat-pu... photo: Stiebel Eltron #heatpump #heating #energytransition

Onshore wind tenders heavily oversubscribed in Germany as average bid price hits 7-year low www.cleanenergywire.org/news/onshore... #windpower #onshore #renewables

Southern and eastern Germany experience fastest warming – weather service www.cleanenergywire.org/news/souther... #weather #climatechange#climate#climate

EU tells members to prepare for 'prolonged disruption' to energy markets from Iran war

Former German gov't coalition MPs file lawsuit against 500 bln euro climate and infrastructure fund

Heat pump sales to increase 10% this year, but growth falls short of potential – industry www.cleanenergywire.org/news/heat-pu... photo: Stiebel Eltron

Onshore wind tenders heavily oversubscribed in Germany as average bid price hits 7-year low www.cleanenergywire.org/news/onshore...

Southern and eastern Germany experience fastest warming – weather service www.cleanenergywire.org/news/souther...

EU carbon is pricing in a less aggressive push to ease costs

Chokepoints: A systemic threat to energy security for oil and gas importers - E3G

Brussels says Europeans should consider traveling less to avoid energy shortages EU Commission letter reflects growing fears that the Iran war is sparking an all-out global economic crisis.

German states want further energy price relief, stress security advantage of renewables They called on federal government to enact reduction of electricity tax for all consumers, and examine further measures to mitigate impacts on population and economy

Germany may have to slow coal plant closures, Merz says "We may even have to keep existing coal-fired power stations connected to the grid for longer, should the energy crisis continue, and a shortage actually arise," Germany's chancellor said

German states want further energy price relief, stress security advantage of renewables Energy ministers from 15 states outlined demands from federal government to ensure energy supply security and maintain affordable petrol prices

Germany may have to slow coal plant closures, Merz says Germany may have to keep some coal-fired power plants online longer than planned, as it aims to accelerate construction of gas-fired power stations amid ongoing energy crisis, chancellor Merz said

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks “That transition is strongest when countries act together," she said.

‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running Arctic sea ice has reached its peak extent for this winter, clocking in as the joint-smallest in a satellite record going back almost half a century

Can a new generation of hydropower dams save the energy transition? There is nearly 200 GW of pumped storage hydro (PSH) capacity, accounting for 90% of long-duration energy storage globally

AI’s arrival complicates Big Tech climate goals, and some worry it’s locking in more fossil fuels Race to deploy AI is complicating tech companies’ commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, most of which come from burning of gas, oil and coal

European stocks slip as Lagarde warns Iran war shock is 'beyond what we can imagine' ECB president Christine Lagarde has warned that markets are "overly optimistic" about the Iran war's economic impact, as stocks fell across Europe, Asia and Wall Street

‘Easter eggflation’: How climate change and budget cuts have sent the price of chocolate soaring Human-caused climate change has fuelled extreme weather events in West Africa, triggering cocoa production to plummet

‘Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why German petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis Driving fast is in ‘the German DNA’, say lovers of the speed-limit free Autobahn, but support in the country for a restriction is growing

Europe’s energy illusion: Why a €1 trillion green bet hasn’t broken its import habit - Analysis The war with Iran is exposing a hard truth – Europe’s green push has left it no less dependent on imported energy

German state ministers agree formula to set future prices of nationwide transport ticket Transport ministers from Germany’s 16 states agreed to “index” the ticket’s price, meaning it will automatically rise in line with general price trends

German grid regulator launches proceedings against 77 firms over smart meter rollout failures Now, these companies face penalty payments for not complying with the legal installation requirements

German state ministers agree formula to set future prices of nationwide transport ticket Price increases for “Deutschlandticket” will no longer be set by politicians but by fixed formula calculating running costs

German grid regulator launches proceedings against 77 firms over smart meter rollout failures By end of 2025, meter operators were required to equip minimum share of households in their area with smart meters, yet 688 of 814 companies failed to do so

UK climate minister: We need to remake the case for net zero - Interview The UK is broadly on track for net zero by 2050 – yet success is being drowned out by those who suggest the war in Iran means the UK should not bother to address the climate crisis

Iran War is pushing consumers to break up with fossil fuels EVs, solar panels, induction stoves and heat pumps, now cheaper than ever, are becoming more attractive as the conflict upends oil and gas markets

German ‘city of peace’ wrestles with weapons pivot to save VW jobs Converting Osnabrück factory to make Iron Dome components may be ‘moonshot’ for embattled carmaker

EU urges countries to start filling gas storage early amid Iran war, sources say

Share prices, sports results … CO₂ levels? The case for reporting climate stats every day - Commentary Numeric snapshots – what’s up, what’s down and overall trends – are very familiar from daily reports of everything from stock markets to sports

Fossil fuel companies finally accept the climate crisis – just not their role in it - analysis The era of corporate climate denial is over but in courts around the world the big names have shifted strategy

Renewables industry decries "incoherent" German energy policy as next crisis looms Govt's energy policy is fraught with inconsistencies and mixed messages, says head of German renewable energy federation

Germany bets on lower energy prices, EU emissions reform to aid chemical industry Chemicals Agenda 2045 spells out short and long-term plans to “restore and secure” competitiveness of key industry www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany...

Gov't agrees reform to allow German gas grid decommissioning, transformation Reform gives utilities legal basis for grid conversions to hydrogen or biogas, or for shutting down networks where permanent reduction in gas demand is expected

Transport-sector emissions in the G20 have grown just four percent since 2015 – a notable slowdown from the rapid increases of past decades, shows report Primary driver of trend is accelerating electrification of transport, say authors