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Germany’s top climate envoy says ‘this is the critical decade’ after Dutton ditches 2030 target
2024-06-14 in The GuardianRepresentative from Europe’s biggest economy and key player in global climate talks says deep emissions cuts by 2030 ‘essential’ to limit climate heating to 1.5C
Tagged under: Climate Change Mitigation | Germany | Europe | Economics
Potentials and perspectives of food self-sufficiency in urban areas—a case study from Leipzig | Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems | Cambridge Core
2024-03-13 (or before) in Cambridge University Press & AssessmentPotentials and perspectives of food self-sufficiency in urban areas—a case study from Leipzig - Volume 37 Issue 3
Tagged under: Climate Change Adaption | Germany | Agriculture | Food Production and Consumption
Hail causes massive damage in southern German town, disaster declared | South China Morning Post
2023-08-27 (or before) in South China Morning PostBad Bayersoien in the southern German state of Bavaria was hit by a severe storm on Saturday with massive hailstones of up to 8cm. About 80 per cent of the buildings in the town were severely damaged.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Germany
Germany will complete nuclear phase-out as planned but technology's risks remain - env min
2023-03-31 in Clean Energy WireTagged under: Germany | Nuclear Power
Lützerath bleibt!
2023-02-21 by in resilienceOn the 14th of January 2023, a large-scale demonstration of around 35,000 people proved that the evicted village of Lützerath (Germany) has reignited the climate movement’s determination.
Tagged under: Germany
France in new row with Germany and Spain over nuclear-derived hydrogen
2023-02-10 (or before) in EURACTIVA new row has erupted between France, Germany and Spain over nuclear energy, with Paris furious about a lack of support from Berlin and Madrid for its efforts to have nuclear-derived hydrogen labelled as 'green' in EU legislation, sources said.
Tagged under: Spain | Hydrogen | Nuclear Power | Germany | France | Legislation
Brussels recommends EU-wide exit from controversial energy treaty
2023-02-08 (or before) in EuronewsFrance, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland are among those who had advocated an exit from the contentious agreement.
Tagged under: Spain | Germany | France
HSBC’s secretive loan to a coal company bulldozing a village
2023-01-13 (or before) in The Bureau InvestigatesSenior bankers greenlit $340m deal with energy giant RWE but recommended HSBC's involvement was kept quiet
Tagged under: Coal | Germany | Finance
Germans say goodbye to summer of €9 travel tickets - BBC News
2022-09-09 (or before) in The BBCThe tickets, aimed at helping the public with increasing prices, have been hailed a major success.
Tagged under: Germany
Drought hits Germany's Rhine River: 'We have 30cm of water left' - BBC News
2022-08-13 (or before) in BBCThe Rhine is a key shipping route for Germany and Europe - so what happens if it's too shallow to use?
Tagged under: Drought | Germany | Rivers
G7 countries to stop funding fossil fuel development overseas
2022-05-30 in The GuardianMinisters from world’s biggest economies reach agreement that could shift estimated $33bn a year to clean energy sources
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Germany | France | Fossil Fuels | Japan
Four countries pledge tenfold rise in EU offshore wind power capacity
2022-05-18 in ReutersGermany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark on Wednesday pledged to build at least 150 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea by 2050 to create a "green power plant"for Europe.
Tagged under: Germany | Climate Change | Wind Power
Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources by 2035 | Reuters
2022-02-28 (or before) in ReutersTagged under: Renewable Energy | Germany | Climate Change | ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance
Direct pesticide exposure of insects in nature conservation areas in Germany - Scientific Reports
2021-12-16 (or before) in NatureIn Germany, the decline of insect biomass was observed in nature conservation areas in agricultural landscapes. One of the main causal factors discussed is the use of synthetic pesticides in conventional agriculture. In a Germany-wide field study, we collected flying insects using Malaise traps in nature conservation areas adjacent to agricultural land. We used a multi-component chemical trace element analysis to detect 92 common agricultural pesticides in ethanol from insect traps sampled in May and August 2020. In total, residues of 47 current use pesticides were detected, and insect samples were on average contaminated with 1...
Tagged under: Germany | Insects
The Black Forest Holds a Secret to Making Electric Cars Greener
2021-12-15 (or before) in BloombergA new mining process aims to produce battery-grade lithium in Germany without hurting the environment.
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Germany | Electric Cars | Cars | Trees
“Slow Disaster Playing Out” As Germany Moves To Shut Down 8.5 GW Of Baseload Nuclear Capacity
2021-11-29 in Watts Up With That?In just over a month, Germany will close 3 of its newest and best nuclear power plants and more than 4050 MW of electricity will disappear from northern Europe’s power grid. 4050 MW is equivalent t…
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Germany | Electricity | Electricity Grid
How will post-Merkel Germany tackle the climate crisis? | View
2021-10-14 (or before) in Euronews"Angela Merkel had more luck in pushing the climate agenda abroad than at home - in Germany, she had no choice but to balance between competing demands from powerful car and coal industries."
Germany to widely miss 2030 climate target – draft govt report
2021-08-20 in Clean Energy WireTagged under: Germany
Germany ‘set for biggest rise in greenhouse gases for 30 years’
2021-08-15 in The GuardianIncrease means country will slip back from goal of cutting emissions by 40% from 1990 levels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Germany
Heat, Floods, Fires: Jet Stream Is Key Link in Climate Disasters
2021-07-25 (or before) in BloombergDeadly weather as far apart as China, Germany and the U.S. reveal the devastating impact of a swinging jet stream.
Tagged under: China | Germany | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts
Europe's flood damage begins to emerge
2021-7-22 in Fruit NetProduction has been affected in large parts of Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland
Tagged under: Germany
Germany to bring forward climate goals after constitutional court ruling
2021-05-06 in The GuardianGovernment proposes net zero deadline of 2045 instead of 2050, but critics demand actions not numbers
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Germany | Net Zero
‘Historic’ German ruling says climate goals not tough enough
2021-04-29 in The GuardianJudges order government to strengthen legislation before end of next year to protect future generations
Tagged under: Germany | Fossil Fuels | Legislation
Ende Gelände - Wikipedia
2021-02-07 (or before) in WikipediaTagged under: Germany
Could a deadly pig virus transform Germany’s fixation on 'cheap meat'?
2021-01-07 in The GuardianAfrican swine fever and Covid outbreaks among workers have raised questions over mega farms for pork
Tagged under: Farming | Germany | Africa
World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
2020-09-27 in The GuardianFrance, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans
Tagged under: Bolsonaro | Germany | France | Wildlife
Germany plans to promote 'green' hydrogen with €7 billion
2020-06-21 (or before) in EURACTIVThe German government adopted its national hydrogen strategy yesterday (10 June), with plans to ramp up production capacity to 5 GW by 2030 and 10 GW by 2040. To achieve this, €7 billion will be invested in new businesses and research. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Hydrogen | Germany
Greta Thunberg and children's group hit back at attempt to throw out climate case
2020-05-05 in The GuardianBrazil, France and Germany say UN can’t hear complaint against five countries of flouting child rights to clean air
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Brazil | Germany | France | Women and Children | Children
How Germany closed its coal industry without sacking a single miner
2020-02-16 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.auAfter Coal: Can Australia learn from Germany's efforts to end its coal era while protecting its workers and communities?
Tagged under: Coal | Germany | Climate Change
Merkel Issues Warning on ‘Real, Dangerous’ Climate Change
2019-12-31 (or before) in BloombergChancellor Angela Merkel called global warming “real” and “dangerous” in her New Year’s address, saying she will do everything in her power to ensure Germany makes a meaningful contribution to tackling it.
Tagged under: Germany | Climate Change | ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance
France and Germany: A neck-and-neck race on electric vehicle sales - International Council on Clean Transportation
2019-11-22 in International Council on Clean TransportationAre upcoming adjustments to France's vehicle taxation policy the right tactic to impact its EV sales ranking?
Tagged under: Germany | France
European Heat Wave Shifts East; All-Time Heat Records Tumble in Germany
2019-07-02 (or before) in Weather UndergroundMore than 30 locations in Central Europe—including towns and cities in Denmark, France, Germany, and Poland—set all-time temperature records on Sunday as the continent’s historic June heat wave of 2019 shifted eastward.
Tagged under: Germany | France
Polls reveal citizen support for climate action and energy transition
2015-04-07 in Clean Energy WireTagged under: Public Opinion | Germany
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