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FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines are pictured at the 'Amrumbank West' offshore windpark in the northern sea near the island of Amrum, Germany September 4, 2015. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen/File Photo
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How Germany aims to get to net zero without breaking the bank

The German cabinet has passed its 2025 budget, but this left a 17bn euro ($18.58bn) gap between projected spending and revenue to be...

FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold a banner that reads "Our future, your vote", as Fridays for Future demonstrate for a social and climate-friendly Europe near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo
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Germany likely to miss 2030 climate goal, government advisors say

Germany likely to miss its 2030 greenhouse gas targets, government advisors said Monday, contradicting climate minister's prediction in March

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Italy, Germany, Austria sign cooperation deal on southern hydrogen link

The hydrogen link dubbed SoutH2, which last year won priority status from the European Commission, is considered important to develop a European market...

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EU expected to sue Germany over gas tariff, sources say

Charge was introduced after Germany bought non-Russian gas during energy crisis, but some say it flouts EU single market rules.

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German coalition agrees new flexible climate protection law

Parliamentary groups agree a new climate protection law that would offer more flexibility for sectors that cannot meet emissions targets.

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German transport minister under fire for weekend driving ban threat

Volker Wissing attracted backlash on Friday after threatening to impose weekend driving bans in the summer to abide by the climate protection law

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EU countries back truck emissions law after German hold-up

By Kate Abnett and Markus Wacket BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries voted to pass a law to reduce emissions from trucks on...

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