Kerstine Appunn
@keappunn
Knows a lot about climate & energy policy in Germany.
Usual disclaimer.
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03-04-2018 14:30:45
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German econ & climate minister #Habeck Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz says agreement on binding EU energy efficiency target and ambitious new renewables target (40% by 2030) plus making renewables an overarching public interest is “a big success” consilium.europa.eu/en/topics/ener…
German env min SteffiLemke will negotiate on 2035 combustion engine ban #Fitfor55 at EU Council meeting “so that the European Commission can develop a mechanism to ensure CO2 reduction in the future, but also guarantee openness in terms of technology”. Says it will be a long day.
German Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz says the govt position is: "We want to make it possible for passenger cars with CO2-neutral drives, including e-fuels, to be registered after 2035" (speaking at #G7 press conference)
“Russia’s war has convinced the last person in Germany that we need more renewables & energy efficiency to safeguard not only the climate but also our energy security. Renewable energy is also freedom energy“ – 🇩🇪 Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock GermanForeignOffice at #PCD2022 cleanenergywire.org/news/climate-c…
Great summary by Kerstine Appunn on the why, how, when, ... of Germany bringing back retired #coal power plants as a way to tackle the current #EnergyCrisis Which plants can be used, under which circumstances? What does it mean for coal exit plans? For #climate targets?
German economy ministry to call for putting two of Germany's three remaining #nuclear plants into reserve beyond scheduled phase-out at end of the year - DER SPIEGEL Reactors to remain in operation as emergency reserve until spring 2023 spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…
The first permits for large-scale CO2 storage in the Danish North Sea are in place. From 2030 up to 13 million tonnes of CO2 a year could be pumped underground, danish Klimaministeriet announces via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelel…
And here's the Clean Energy Wire "evergreen" article (dated but not out of date) on "The carbon balancing act - Emission reduction and removal in the bid for net-zero" cleanenergywire.org/news/carbon-ba…