Press Releases

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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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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