In late May, the federal cabinet adopted the key principles for a Carbon Management Strategy and draft legislation on the basis of this to amend the Carbon Storage Act. This marks an important step towards reaching the climate targets and improving the competitiveness of the German industrial sector.
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A dense network of charging points for electric vehicles is needed across the whole of Germany to allow electric mobility to really take off. By 2023, more than 112,000 environmentally-friendly charging points of this kind had already been registered by the Bundesnetzagentur.
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Investments in climate action can have a positive impact on overall economic development. This is a finding of a recent report by the GWS/Prognos research consortium, which looked at changes in climate policy over the last three years.
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At the end of May, the ground-breaking ceremony for NeuConnect marked the beginning of construction of the first direct electricity link between the UK and Germany. In the video, Federal Minister Robert Habeck explains why this is important for the energy transition as a whole.
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Each EU country must have a register of guarantees of origin to give consumers the option of making a conscious decision to use energy from renewables. Guarantees of origin are used to show where a given quantity of energy comes from.
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The Federal Immission Control Act seeks to protect humans and nature from harmful environmental impacts. Now, the Act has been amended to include the climate a a natural resource worthy of protection. Furthermore, the construction of wind-powered installations can now begin faster, resulting in an acceleration of the energy transition.
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Why people living with children are keener on the energy transition, how the EU can save billions by joining forces on climate action and when electricity generation from renewables reached a new record high.
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“Only by expanding our grids can we guarantee that cheap wind energy from the North Sea and the Baltic Sea and affordable solar energy reach European industries and households. The expansion of the power grid is a decisive element if we are to secure Europe’s competitiveness on a global scale.”
The new funding announcement by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action lists a number of concrete issues to be researched, all on the basis of the 8th Energy Research Programme. These include technologies for the expansion of renewables or building a hydrogen industry. Companies, research institutions, universities and other institutions can now submit their applications for funding. Find out more
On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, the coordinating office of the Energy Export Initiative had its own stand at the Intersolar Europe in Munich from 19 to 21 June 2024. This trade fair is considered the world’s leading meeting ground for the solar industry and its partners. Each year, the spotlight is on different individual markets in addition to the focus on market development in Europe. Find out more
The Solar Package I, which entered into force on 16 May, paves the way for more electricity from solar installations – in particular installations mounted on buildings. An online seminar based on real-life examples provided free-of-charge general information on the new regulations for solar installations on buildings. Find out more
Windeck comprehensive school from North Rhine-Westphalia has won the federal energy efficiency championship competition, leaving more than 440 other participants behind. Silver and bronze were awarded to schools in Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Federal Minister Robert Habeck, patron of the competition, awarded prizes to a total of 16 schools from all German Länder and gave out two special awards at the ceremony at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Find out more
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