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<p>News, facts and analyses on Germany&#39;s and Europe&#39;s energy transition.</p>

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    How Germany’s historic sustainability forest is fighting climate change The Bavarian birthplace of modern sustainability is defending its historic spruce trees against aggressive beetle swarms and a warming climate https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherelliott/2026/11/01/how-germanys-historic-sustainability-forest-is-fighting-climate-change/

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    Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UK. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/25/climate-damage-economy-north-sea-oil-gas-fields-rosebank-jackdaw

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    Low Danube river levels force Romania to shut down both of its nuclear power reactors https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/low-danube-river-levels-force-romania-shut-down-both-its-nuclear-power-reactors-2026-07-29/

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    Germany cuts climate fund by over €30 billion through 2030 Subsidies for heat pumps and incentives to promote electric mobility are among the programs being targeted https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-15/germany-cuts-climate-fund-by-over-30-billion-through-2030 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-15/germany-cuts-climate-fund-by-over-30-billion-through-2030?sref=peEFYOHm

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    Half of new heating systems sold in Germany are heat pumps More heat pumps were sold than gas boilers for the first time last year, energy agency says https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/half-new-heating-systems-sold-germany-are-heat-pumps

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    German energy use down in early 2026, as heavy industries cut output https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-energy-use-down-early-2026-energy-intensive-industries-cut-output #industry #energyefficiency #energytransition #economy https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-energy-use-down-early-2026-energy-intensive-industries-cut-output

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    Half of new heating systems sold in Germany are heat pumps “In 2025, more heat pumps were sold than gas boilers for the first time,” energy agency says https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/half-new-heating-systems-sold-germany-are-heat-pumps

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    The Myth of Green Germany​ - Energiewende Runs Out of Fuel Germany’s politicians no longer even pay lip service to the idea that the country ought to share its Energiewende with the world https://www.thedriftmag.com/the-myth-of-green-germany/ https://www.thedriftmag.com/the-myth-of-green-germany/

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    Oil and gas price spike stokes company interest in green investments Energy companies, law firms, engineering and industrial corporations agree that Iran war &amp;quot;acts as a catalyst&amp;quot; https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/oil-and-gas-price-spike-stokes-company-interest-green-investments

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    Europe’s energy illusion: Why a €1 trillion green bet hasn’t broken its import habit - Analysis The war with Iran is exposing a hard truth – Europe’s green push has left it no less dependent on imported energy https://www.euractiv.com/news/europes-energy-illusion-why-a-e1-trillion-green-bet-hasnt-broken-its-import-habit/

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    Poland and Germany break ground on pioneering cross-border district heating project https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/poland-and-germany-break-ground-pioneering-cross-border-district-heating-project

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    Growth rate of new solar PV systems in Germany down slightly in 2025 https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/growth-rate-new-solar-pv-systems-germany-down-slightly-2025 #solar #PV #energytransition #climatechange

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    Nearly 70 percent of Germans view government energy policy negatively – survey Over two thirds of people in Germany give federal government’s energy policies “rather negative” or “very negative” rating, a representative survey shows https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/nearly-70-percent-germans-view-government-energy-policy-negatively-survey