Julian Wettengel
Staff Correspondent at Clean Energy Wire
Reports on climate & energy for @cleanenergywire. Usual disclaimer.
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1 week ago |
cleanenergywire.org | Julian Wettengel
Photo: Bundesregierung / Steffen Kugler. Germany’s designated next environment minister Carsten Schneider may not have much background in climate policy, but his experience in navigating political divide in the country’s east and its population’s fatigue of constant changes could help him advance the transition towards net zero.
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1 week ago |
cleanenergywire.org | Julian Wettengel
Several environmental and political NGOs have called on Germany’s new government to force state-owned gas company SEFE to halt purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and make a clear stand against the possibility of bringing the controversial Nord Stream pipelines online again. In a joint letter, they addressed incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz and asked him to “put an end to all efforts to make Germany dependent on Russian gas supplies again”.
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1 week ago |
cleanenergywire.org | Julian Wettengel
Table Media / Handelsblatt Several international climate policy experts have warned that the next German government’s decision to strip the foreign office of its responsibility for international climate action could weaken the country’s international involvement, reported Handelsblatt.
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1 week ago |
cleanenergywire.org | Julian Wettengel
Climate & CO2 Cost & Prices EU EU member states’ national climate plans insufficiently address just transition issues, a crucial deficiency ahead of the introduction of a carbon price on transport and heating fuels from 2027, said a report by NGO network CAN Europe and Germanwatch.
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2 weeks ago |
cleanenergywire.org | Nikos Tsafos |Julian Wettengel
Clean Energy Wire: You have analysed and researched the intersection of energy and climate policy and geopolitics for many years. Taking all your experience into account, how would you describe the situation the world is in right now when it comes to its energy supply? Nikos Tsafos: We just had an immense energy shock in Europe. Much of the worst parts of the shock are behind us, we are still not where we were in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic and before the war in Ukraine.
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