Agora Energiewende: Press Releases

14 July 2020

New EU budget not green enough

The EU’s budget proposal fails to honour the climate protection commitments made by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The 1.85 trillion euro budget,...

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3 June 2020

50 dual-benefit measures for economic recovery and climate action

Agora Energiewende and Agora Verkehrswende today released the English version of “Dual-Benefit Stimulus for Germany”, a proposal for a massive economic aid...

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28 February 2020

Revaluating the space requirements of offshore wind

When offshore wind farms are located in excessive proximity to one another, turbine productivity is impaired. Accordingly, countries on the North Sea should...

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5 February 2020

EU power plant emissions in 2019 see record decline

In 2019, the EU electricity sector emitted 12 per cent less CO₂ than in the previous year. At the same time, the share of renewables in electricity production...

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7 January 2020

Emission certificate prices push greenhouse gas emissions and coal-fired power generation to record lows in Germany in 2019

The share of renewables in electricity consumption rose to almost 43 per cent in 2019. However, progress in the power sector is offset by rising greenhouse gas...

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12 August 2019

The German coal compromise and its significance for the energy industry

How will the proposed roadmap for phasing out coal power impact the energy sector, electricity prices, and the achievement of emissions targets? Agora...

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20 June 2019

Greater supply security, lower costs, more climate protection: How renewable energies improve the electricity system in Southeast Europe

Agora Energiewende has published a study on how wind power and photovoltaics can replace aging lignite-fired power plants in Southeast Europe. The modelling...

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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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