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Key Impact Points: Why it matters: Germany, aiming to become climate-neutral by 2045, is taking bold steps to decarbonize its industries. The government’s $3.1 billion subsidies will support industrial companies...
Germany and Morocco have established a new climate and energy alliance to collaborate on climate protection and energy transition. This alliance, marked by the signing of a declaration in Berlin,...
The Federal Government believes that Germany’s climate targets for 2030 are achievable. “Providing we stay on course, we are set to achieve our 2030 climate targets,” said Economics and Climate...
In a significant shift towards achieving its ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, Germany announced plans to embrace carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for specific industrial sectors. This...
Germany’s CO₂ emissions fell to their lowest level in 70 years in 2023. A large part of this reduction is due to an unexpectedly sharp decline in coal use. At...
The new DHL Europe Innovation Center will serve as a hub for trend research and technology development, providing innovative solutions to assist customers and partners in navigating their logistics journey....
The German government has pledged to invest €4 billion in African green energy projects until 2030. The announcement was made by Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the G20 Compact with Africa...
A new important agreement between the UK and Germany could help to accelerate the development of an international hydrogen industry – with the 2 countries at the cutting edge of...
German logistics giant DHL is joining forces with energy firm HH2E and South African petrochemicals firm Sasol. Together, they are embarking on a pioneering venture to expand the production of...
The German Federal Network Agency announced that RWE has been granted awards for Nordseecluster B. This involves the N-3.6 and N-3.5 sites in the German North Sea, on which RWE...
Germany will top up a pot to fund climate-protection measures and investment in semiconductor production by about €20 billion ($22 billion) to more than €200 billion, according to people familiar...
Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies, and Vodafone, the largest pan-European and African telecoms company, have signed new clean PPA in Spain and Portugal, adding to a recent agreement...
Germany and South Africa on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on green hydrogen projects in the latest bid by Europe to tap into Africa’s huge renewable resource potential to meet 2050...
Maersk, a leading innovator in integrated and sustainable logistics solutions, announces a new initiative to reduce GHG emissions in hinterland container transports by purchasing 25 state-of-the-art Volvo FH electric trucks...
Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles for millions of European customers. Ford has...
Germany is planning to make around 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) available to help fund a green steel plant that Thyssenkrupp aims to build at its base in Duisburg, one of...
Germany is launching a program that will make available tens of billions of euros for firms facing substantial energy costs, in a bid to help its challenged industrial sector fund...
Germany and Denmark have signed an agreement to connect at least 3 gigawatts of wind energy generation capacity on the Danish island of Bornholm to the mainland by the beginning...
Investment comes ahead of a larger funding round planned for later this year NexWafe GmbH announced it secured €30M to accelerate the construction of its first commercial-scale facility in Bitterfeld,...
Kebony Clear decking completes the sustainable credentials of a renovated open-air facility A holiday resort on the outskirts of Hanover, Germany, has recently completed renovation of a new 745m2 swimming...
Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies, and Holcim, a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, have signed a major new clean energy power purchase agreement in Germany – as...
Maersk, together with the German project developer bauwo, is building a 20,000 square meter logistics center near Hanover for the storage and handling of electric car batteries and components to...
Shell Germany and the Volkswagen Group are jointly driving forward the expansion of the charging infrastructure for electric mobility: On May 4, 2023, the first innovative 150 kW Elli Flexpole...
True to its “Partnering for Transformation” strategic mission, the Salzgitter Group is working closely with customers and partners to achieve its climate targets, as evidenced by the collaboration with Spanish energy producer Iberdrola. Salzgitter Flachstahl...
The number of electric vehicle charging points in Germany rose by 35% last year, exceeding the rate of increase needed to keep up with the rollout of battery EVs in...
Yesterday’s final investment decision clears the way for the start of construction of EnBW’s largest offshore wind farm to date, with an installed capacity of 960 megawatts (MW). “The final...
Extreme weather caused by climate change could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros in cumulative economic damage by mid-century, a study showed on Monday, as Europe’s biggest economy seeks...
Mercedes-Benz laid the foundation stone for a sustainable battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, southern Germany on Friday. The pilot plant will have an annual capacity of 2500 tonnes and will contribute...
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.1 billion German scheme to compensate rail transport operators using electric traction in the context of the recent spike...
GE Renewable Energy announced that is has been selected by German company wpd to supply 16 onshore wind turbines to three wind farms to be built in Landkreis Uelzen, Niedersachsen,...
“We are delighted to explore cooperation opportunities with HH2E, as it is another step forward in our hydrogen strategy and will enable us to drive the structural change in our...
Germany on Monday pledged 200 million euros ($217 million) to help Brazil defend the Amazon rainforest, a global ecosystem devastated during years of rule under former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro....
In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed Germany’s goal of attaining climate neutrality, or net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, by 2045....
Germany’s carbon dioxide emissions held steady last year, jeopardising its climate targets as higher use of oil and coal offset lower energy consumption and record renewables output, data from climate...
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the modification of a German scheme to support the production of electricity from renewable energy sources. The scheme reflects a...
Germany has pledged 82 million euros ($86 million) to Ghana in grants to support renewable energy and financial sector development, Ghana’s finance ministry said in a statement late on Thursday....
The High Ambition Coalition organized the session titled, Putting good quality adaptation finance in the spotlight at COP27 Germany has committed €40 million to the African Development Bank Group’s Climate...
South Africa on Thursday released the terms of two climate loans for a combined 600 million euros ($596.7 million) from French and German development banks, saying they were substantially cheaper...
The German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, Saxony and Saxony Anhalt are launching the Just Transition Fund programming to support their fair transition to a green economy The country has committed...
Earlier coal phase-out contributes significantly to achieving German climate protection goals Neurath D and E power plant units to remain temporarily on the grid to strengthen security of supply and...
Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometres annually, fuelled...
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1 billion German measure to help Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH decarbonize its steel production processes by using hydrogen, including renewable...
Wind farm will produce more than 15% of company’s electricity demand in Germany The 800-hectare site has been an integral part of R&D activities since 1998 Mercedes-Benz also planning long-term...
Steam created from agricultural waste will help decarbonize chemical production at Brunsbüttel plant Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd., plans to double its use of green steam from...
Slate, a global alternative investment platform targeting real assets, has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in amperio, a specialist planner and operator of electric vehicle charging infrastructure...
11.7 MW/34 MWh battery-based energy storage system co-located with a solar farm, has been awarded a contract under the Innovation Tender. Once completed, the project will produce enough energy to...
Sasol Ltd and Germany’s Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have agreed to conduct research into substances to help produce sustainable aviation fuel on a commercial scale, the South African company said on Tuesday....
Coupa BSM platform expands ESG support to help customers comply with German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act Coupa Software, a leader in Business Spend Management (BSM), announced new capabilities to...
JCDecaux SA, the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced that its German subsidiary Wall won a 15-year exclusive street furniture contract with Dresden, the capital city of Saxony. Effective from January...
Accenture has acquired akzente, a recognized sustainability consultancy. akzente helps companies across a broad range of industries including automotive, financial services, energy and consumer goods build sustainability into the core...
Germany’s economy and climate ministry presented a package of measures on Wednesday to speed up the expansion of renewable energy, as the need to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on...
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