Sören Amelang

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Staff Correspondent at Clean Energy Wire

Energy transition, climate change and science stuff, especially mobility & hydrogen. Works at Clean Energy Wire. Neglected private blog at https://t.co/IflSS4gUJt

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Half of Germans say climate change weighs on their psyche

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Sören Amelang

One in two Germans say they feel weighed down psychologically by climate change and its effects. In a survey, 53 percent of respondents told the country’s Federal Environment Agency (UBA) that mentally, they felt strongly or very strongly affected by climate change. “Climate change can not only have devastating physical consequences for people and the environment, it can also severely affect the human psyche,” the agency said.
Global survey finds strong support for carbon pricing: "Politicians should not be too afraid"

1 week ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Sören Amelang

A solid majority of people in rich countries are in favour of comprehensive climate action which includes payments to poorer countries, a study has found. “There is strong and genuine support for international carbon pricing, per capita reimbursement of revenues, and thus redistribution to poorer countries,” said the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), which co-authored the study.
Large global majority wants ambitious world-wide carbon pricing - study

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Sören Amelang

A solid majority of people in rich countries are in favour of comprehensive climate action which includes payments to poorer countries, a study has found. “There is strong and genuine support for international carbon pricing, per capita reimbursement of revenues, and thus redistribution to poorer countries,” said the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), which co-authored the study.
Heat pumps have become the norm in Germany's new homes

1 week ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sören Amelang

A large majority of new residential houses and buildings in Germany feature a heat pump as their main heating system, showed numbers from the government’s statistical office Destatis. The climate-friendly heating technology was installed in more than two thirds (69.4 percent) of the 76,100 homes finished in 2024, a five percentage point increase compared to 2023.
Heat pumps become the norm in Germany's new homes

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Sören Amelang

A large majority of new residential houses and buildings in Germany feature a heat pump as their main heating system, showed numbers from the government’s statistical office Destatis. The climate-friendly heating technology was installed in more than two thirds (69.4 percent) of the 76,100 homes finished in 2024, a five percentage point increase compared to 2023.
Heat kills 3,000 people every summer in Germany

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Sören Amelang

Around 3,000 people have died due to high temperatures during each of the past two summers in Germany, said both the country’s environment agency (UBA) and its disease control authority, the Robert Koch Institute. People aged over 75 with pre-existing conditions – such as dementia, or cardiovascular and lung diseases – are particularly affected, the researchers found.
How to accelerate the uptake of EVs, and make it socially fair

1 week ago | thedriven.io | Sören Amelang

The new German government could implement its planned support for electric car purchases in a socially fair manner without an additional burden on public coffers, argues a report commissioned by a group of climate and social welfare NGOs.“Socially just and climate-friendly electric mobility is feasible. Politicians must finally help to make small, climate-friendly cars in particular more affordable,” the NGOs said.
Europe must build on nuclear fusion headstart to complement renewables - startup

2 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Sören Amelang

Clean Energy Wire: There are very different players in fusion research – start-ups like Focused Energy, but also the international megaproject ITER in France. How would you characterise the current state of play in the private sector, and how does it differ from government research projects such as ITER? Markus Roth: ITER is a major experiment, launched in the mid-1980s, as a political statement by Ronald Reagan and Michael Gorbachev.
Germany can boost socially fair e-car rollout without extra burden on budget - report

2 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Sören Amelang

The new German government could implement its planned support for electric car purchases in a socially fair manner without an additional burden on public coffers, argues a report commissioned by a group of climate and social welfare NGOs. "Socially just and climate-friendly electric mobility is feasible. Politicians must finally help to make small, climate-friendly cars in particular more affordable,” the NGOs said.
Heavy rains and floods cost German insurers one billion euros extra last year

2 weeks ago | cleanenergywire.org | Sören Amelang

Heavy rainfall and flooding caused insured damages worth 2.6 billion euros in Germany last year, around one billion euros more than the long-term average, industry association GDV said. “The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly noticeable,” said the organisation’s managing director Jörg Asmussen.