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 UPDATE: A German court ruled Thursday that it would hear a Peruvian farmer's case against energy giant RWE over climate change damage in the Andes, a decision labelled by campaigners as a "historic breakthrough". https://www.thelocal.de/20171130/german-court-to-rule-thiursday-on Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:47:44 +0100 german-court-to-rule-thiursday-on Renewable energy companies have hiked up the prices consumers have to bear to cover their costs, leading to accusations the country's "energy transition" is running out of control. https://www.thelocal.de/20161014/energiewende-costing-german-households-ever-more-cash Fri, 14 Oct 2016 18:52:12 +0200 energiewende-costing-german-households-ever-more-cash The Energiewende is the German government's ambitious policy of drastically reducing carbon emissions. New figures show one remarkable success. https://www.thelocal.de/20160928/germans-cut-home-energy-usage-by-six-percent-in-a-year Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:34:38 +0200 germans-cut-home-energy-usage-by-six-percent-in-a-year A conservative village in rural Bavaria is at the cutting edge of Germany's green energy push, and locals are sharing in the profits. https://www.thelocal.de/20160713/how-a-bavarian-village-is-pioneering-clean-energy-revolution Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:05:19 +0200 how-a-bavarian-village-is-pioneering-clean-energy-revolution Germany will subsidise electric car purchases to give a jolt to sluggish growth in the sector and help meet national climate goals with zero-emission mobility, the government said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160427/e-car-buyers-to-receive-4000-in-green-transport-push Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:17:10 +0200 e-car-buyers-to-receive-4000-in-green-transport-push Belgium on Wednesday rejected a request by Germany to shutter two ageing nuclear plants near their shared border, arguing the facilities met with the strictest safety standards. https://www.thelocal.de/20160420/germany-spars-with-belgium-over-ageing-nuclear-plants Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:40:29 +0200 germany-spars-with-belgium-over-ageing-nuclear-plants Lauded by some as an example to the rest of the world, but heavily criticized by others, Germany's historic "energy transition" - an ambitious plan to switch from carbon fuels to clean energy by the middle of this century - still faces major challenges. https://www.thelocal.de/20160311/five-years-after-fukushima-germanys-energy-transition-still-faces-challenges Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:48:37 +0100 five-years-after-fukushima-germanys-energy-transition-still-faces-challenges 2015 was the second hottest year in Germany since record began – and the capital was the hottest and driest place in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20151230/berlin-was-sunniest-and-driest-state-in-2015-germany-weather Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:45:53 +0100 berlin-was-sunniest-and-driest-state-in-2015-germany-weather Most Germans might see climate change as a threat - but that doesn't mean they're willing to change their behaviour, according to a recent YouGov survey. https://www.thelocal.de/20151127/germans-reluctant-to-go-green-survey-finds Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:03:28 +0100 germans-reluctant-to-go-green-survey-finds The Local Germany editor Tom Barfield argues that Volkswagen's irresponsible dodging of emissions limits endangers Germany's economic well-being and its most important diplomatic objectives. https://www.thelocal.de/20150922/volkswagens-scandal-threatens-all-of-germany Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:15:15 +0200 volkswagens-scandal-threatens-all-of-germany Heat over 40 degrees, weeks without rain, sudden storms and flash floods – in the summer of 2015 Germany experienced all these things. Are these extremes set to become the norm? https://www.thelocal.de/20150828/hot-summer-has-climatologists-sweating Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:43:41 +0200 hot-summer-has-climatologists-sweating Germany is the European Union's worst polluter, with its carbon dioxide emissions rising by two percent in 2013 to 760 million tonnes, official data showed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140507/germany-now-eus-worst-polluter-as-co2-emissions-rise Wed, 07 May 2014 17:46:00 +0200 germany-now-eus-worst-polluter-as-co2-emissions-rise Three German Unesco World Heritage sites could eventually be swallowed up by rising sea levels, according to a new study which warned the country’s historic Hanseatic hubs on the Baltic coast are under threat. https://www.thelocal.de/20140307/baltic-unesco-sites-threatened-by-sea-levels-study Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:07:00 +0100 baltic-unesco-sites-threatened-by-sea-levels-study The icy Antarctic coast was once a lush green subtropical rainforest, teeming with plants, trees and insects, a German scientist told The Local – after finding pollen from trees in ancient rock samples deep under freezing waters. https://www.thelocal.de/20120802/44123 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:01:00 +0200 44123 Global warming will soon leave the Bavarian Alps with just one shrinking glacier, regional authorities warned in their first glacier report on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120703/43515 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:00:00 +0200 43515 A new law restricts the right of tenants to block renovation work on their homes by refusing to pay a share – if that work is designed to reduce energy consumption. https://www.thelocal.de/20120524/42727 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:55:00 +0200 42727 A scientist at the University of Kiel has warned of summer temperatures reaching nearly 50 degrees Celsius in Germany if global warming continues. https://www.thelocal.de/20111114/38865 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:51:00 +0100 38865 Germany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has knocked down a proposal to start storing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide underground in a bid to reduce emissions. https://www.thelocal.de/20110923/37785 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:07:00 +0200 37785 German scientists say the Arctic ice cap is smaller today than ever previously measured, providing further evidence of global warming and the need to cut carbon dioxide emissions. https://www.thelocal.de/20110912/37543 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:52:00 +0200 37543 Six business executives went on trial in Frankfurt on Monday accused of illegally claiming hundreds of millions of euros in tax refunds in a scheme linked to carbon emissions trading. https://www.thelocal.de/20110815/36969 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:00:00 +0200 36969