Press Releases

15 May 2019

Fair and equitable measures that the German federal government must take to reach its 2030 climate targets and avoid 60 billion euros’ worth of penalties

Agora Energiewende and Agora Verkehrswende have just published “15 Key Proposals for Germany’s 2019 Climate Change Act”. They include a carbon price of 50 euros...

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7 March 2019

Ushering in the European energy transition 2030

In a new study Agora Energiewende shows how the EU can achieve its climate and energy policy goals. The study recommends ten key policy priorities for the new...

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30 January 2019

In 2018, renewable electricity reduced CO₂ emissions in EU´s power sector by 5 percent, as coal phase-out gathers pace

Share of wind and solar energy as well as biomass and hydropower rose to 32.3 percent / Agora Energiewende and Sandbag present annual evaluation of EU...

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4 December 2018

Increasing the cost of petrol, heating oil, and natural gas so as to decrease the cost of electricity and make climate protection affordable

Agora Energiewende is rolling out a proposal for the revenue-neutral reform of energy taxation based on CO₂ prices. Climate-friendly buildings and electric...

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22 October 2018

Same game – different rules

Regulations governing the construction of wind parks vary considerably between countries. Indeed, these differences can have a stronger impact on generation...

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12 July 2018

Replacing the waterbed with the bathtub

A joint paper by Agora Energiewende and the Öko-Institut assesses the recent reform to the European Emissions Trading System and explains how it enhances the...

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18 April 2018

Supporting Regional Development as Part of the Energy Transition

Agora Energiewende Proposes a 1.5 Billion Euro Structural Fund for the Lusatia Region

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17 April 2018

Electricity-based fuels: as much as needed for the sake of the climate, as little as possible for the sake of efficiency

A recent study commissioned by Agora Verkehrswende and Agora Energiewende investigates the costs and potential uses of fuels synthesized from renewable...

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19 March 2018

Only together can France and Germany lead their respective energy transitions to success

Both countries should quickly resolve to scale back coal and nuclear power generation while working to implement the energy transition in Europe, according to a...

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