It cannot be assumed that all gas distribution networks will be converted to hydrogen. What reads so succinctly in the explanatory memorandum to the German Buildings Energy Act (GEG) actually raises many unpleasant questions:Since the dismissal of State Secretary for Economic Affairs Patrick Graichen the German government has put all these issues on the back […]
Yesterday, the negotiators in the Industry Committee reached a political agreement on electricity market reform. The possibility of skimming off excess revenues in energy crises, as the Spanish rapporteur Nicolás Casares (S&D) wanted to push through, is off the table. This was tweeted by both the shadow rapporteurs from the EPP, Maria Graça Carvalho, and […]
It would be the epitome of speed: Negotiations in Parliament on the electricity market reform could be over as early as tomorrow – almost two weeks before the vote in the Industry Committee on July 19. At least that’s what the Greens hope. But the question is whether the race beyond the fast lane won’t […]
The German government had actually written “more transparency at the EU level” into its coalition agreement. But Berlin is being secretive about two current examples. Table.Media wanted to know how far the German government would like to relax the TCTF aid framework, i.e. the financial underpinning of the Net-Zero Industry Act. But after our request […]
The Permanent Representatives were unable to reach an agreement on the electricity market reform at their last meeting under the Swedish presidency on Friday. The reason was once again France’s resistance because of uncertain subsidy options for nuclear energy, a Council source reported. This means that the Spanish Council presidency must now try to find […]
On Wednesday, the Parliament’s Industry Committee approved the EU states’ latest compromise on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). The vote in the plenum is to follow in September.There had already been an agreement on RED III in the trilogue in March, which, however, was later called into question by the French government because of […]
In view of the strong global competition for green hydrogen, the World Energy Council is urging Germany to cooperate more closely in building infrastructure in the Northwest Europe region. Unlike Germany and the EU, Japan and South Korea have a dedicated import strategy and already have more experience with imports via the sea route, the […]
In the discussion about the EU’s climate policy for 2040, the German automotive industry is warning against missing the 2030 target. In the scenarios for setting the greenhouse gas target for 2040, the EU Commission should take “a possible failure to achieve the 2030 targets” into account, the VDA writes in its statement. Last Friday, […]
The German government’s key roadmap for achieving Europe’s 2030 climate targets is being delayed. EU member states must submit drafts of their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to the Commission by June 30. Germany, however, is not expected to submit the draft until the summer – probably in July – a spokesman for the […]
The Socialists in the EU Parliament want to realign the promotion of decarbonization technologies. On the one hand, shadow rapporteur Tsvetelina Penkova (S&D) wants to remove the distinction between strategic and other net-zero technologies. On the other hand, the Socialists want to prioritize those technologies “where the EU has a clear competitive advantage and could […]