https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany aims to reduce its green house gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020. But, according to a new paper by the Federal Environment Ministry (UBA), this likely will not be achieved. https://www.thelocal.de/20171011/germany-at-huge-risk-of-missing-2020-climate-targets-government-figures-show Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:32:53 +0200 germany-at-huge-risk-of-missing-2020-climate-targets-government-figures-show The EU's energy commissioner warned Germany not to rule out fracking, a controversial method of drilling for natural gas - saying it could hurt the country's competitiveness, in an interview published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130402/48883 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0200 48883 Cycling has always been considered a green form of transportation, but as Alexander Bakst reports, German engineers are hoping to make “organic” bikes from sustainable materials more popular. https://www.thelocal.de/20110420/34541 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:27:00 +0200 34541 Electricity prices will rise only slightly under the government’s plan to hasten the shift to renewable energy, Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen has said in an effort to bolster his case for green power. https://www.thelocal.de/20110413/34355 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:56:00 +0200 34355 Five weeks after massive protests stalled the delivery of radioactive waste from France to Germany’s controversial Gorleben facility, another convoy began a similar trip on Wednesday. It is expected to cross the border sometime after noon. https://www.thelocal.de/20101215/31819 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:55:00 +0100 31819