Last week the German government announced a step-up in their ambition to reduce emissions, with a new target date for net-zero emissions of 2045. This …
Category: Germany
The Role of the EU Emissions Trading System
Over recent weeks, a number of media outlets have noted the launch of a new commission in Germany, officially known as the “Commission on Growth, …
COP23: Long pathways and lengthy documents
Under grey autumnal skies, COP23 is now into its second week. This year the event has been presided over by the Government of Fiji, but …
Energy reality meets Climate Reality
In its enthusiasm to spread the word about the rapid uptake of renewable sources of energy, the Climate Reality Project recently circulated the picture below. …
Some energy system home truths
One point of note on the annual calendar of energy events is the release by BP of their Statistical Review of World Energy. The data, …
Steps towards Paris 2015
National climate negotiators and a number of Energy/Environment Ministers are currently meeting in Bonn as the global climate deal process slowly edges forward. Whether the …
Two sides to every coin
As we near the middle of the year and therefore have, at least in the Northern Hemisphere (i.e. Germany), long days with lots of sunshine, …
