The Local Germany

New rail service planned through Norway, Sweden and Denmark to Hamburg

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:57:16 +0100

Plans for a new rail service running from Oslo and stopping in Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenhagen before arriving in Hamburg are in the works, Swedish state-owned rail operator SJ has said.

How to ride a rental bike from Berlin to Copenhagen - and leave it there

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:58:30 +0200

The 600 km route takes you through gorgeous landscapes in Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Denmark. And with a handy arrangement between two outfitters, you can rent a bike in one city and leave it in the other.

Berlin, Paris and London call for deeper CO2 cuts

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0200

Germany, France and Britain on Thursday jointly called for the European Union to deepen its planned reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions from 20 to 30 percent by 2020.

Germany to break climate aid promises

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:08:00 +0200

Germany will not deliver the financial aid to help developing countries deal with climate change it promised at the Copenhagen climate summit last December, media reports say.

Röttgen says 'ice broken' at Bonn climate talks

Tue, 04 May 2010 21:45:00 +0200

The highest octane political gathering on climate since the Copenhagen summit collapsed into near failure has helped restore trust but delivered no big breakthroughs, German Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen said on Tuesday.

UN climate talks in Bonn suffer early setbacks

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:18:00 +0200

Hopes of hoisting the UN process for tackling climate change out of the mire after December's flawed Copenhagen summit suffered early setbacks at talks in Bonn, Germany on Friday.

Environment minister condemns USA and China

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:21:00 +0100

German Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen on Saturday had harsh words for the USA and China over the failure of this month's Copenhagen climate conference.

Merkel puts brave face on future climate talks

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:41:00 +0100

Looking to salvage some hope from the maligned Copenhagen climate conference, Chancellor Angela Merkel called on critics on Sunday to stop “badmouthing” the summit’s outcome and look to the future.

Merkel shows her dismay in Copenhagen

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:43:00 +0100

Chancellor Angela Merkel late on Friday expressed thinly veiled dismay at the modest outcome of the Copenhagen climate conference, but vowed to press on with carbon reduction goals via a new summit to be held in Germany in six months’ time.

Merkel says climate talks 'not looking promising'

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:41:00 +0100

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday the outcome of the climate summit in Copenhagen did "not look promising" but hoped the arrival of world leaders at the meeting would unblock negotiations.

Police union moots European database for violent protesters

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:33:00 +0100

A German police union on Wednesday called for the creation of a European database of violent demonstrators following incidents on the fringes of the UN global warming talks.

G77 accuse Merkel of blocking climate strides

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:04:00 +0100

As the second week of negotiations at the climate conference in Copenhagen began on Monday, developing nations accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of blocking progress with stingy financial contributions.

Two-degree target crucial to Copenhagen, minister says

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:34:00 +0100

Germany's environment minister said the Copenhagen climate summit would fail if nations did not agree to a maximum two-degree rise in Earth's temperature, in an interview published on Sunday.

New climate change goals to cost Germany €310 billion

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:00 +0100

Germany's ambitious plans to fight climate change will cost Europe's largest economy €310 billion, Manager Magazin reported on Friday.