The EU demonstrated unity with South Africa at the summit in South Africa. The focus of relations is the expansion of clean energy. However, critical minerals are also becoming an issue.
By Lucia Weiß
An analysis by the think tank Zukunft KlimaSozial, which is exclusively available to Table.Briefings, proposes a stronger role for the federal government in grid expansion and progressive tax revenue to finance it. Poorer households could be relieved in this way. Measured against their income, they have so far made the largest contribution to the energy transition.
By Lukas Bayer
New figures from the Federal Environment Agency show that the energy transition is being driven primarily by the expansion of PV systems and heat pumps. In the transport sector, on the other hand, development is declining.
By Lukas Bayer
According to informed sources, the United States is withdrawing from the coal phase-out partnerships with South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam. This would leave the JETPs short of four billion US dollars in financial commitments and loans, as reported by Reuters with reference to sources in the three countries.
By Nico Beckert
The EU should become an attractive hub for green production: That is Brussels' signal to its own industry and Washington with the Clean Industrial Deal. Even if funding matters remain unresolved, the plan has been welcomed in Europe.
By Lukas Knigge
In his inaugural speech, the new US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright cited the German energy transition as a cautionary example. However, the figures he cited are largely incorrect, not very conclusive and incomplete, as our fact check shows.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Andreas Jung is the spokesperson for climate and energy for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag. In an interview with Alex Veit, the deputy chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) explains what the political party bloc sees as a business-friendly climate transformation, whether efficiency and technological openness are not contradictory, and his opinion of the joint vote with the far-right AfD.
By Alex Veit
Most US oil and gas executives do not want to expand production. Analysts expect falling prices, which contradicts Trump's hopes for "energy dominance" and an expansion of production.
By Nico Beckert
All German parties have presented proposals for new climate and energy policy in the run-up to the general election – some want to speed up climate action, others want to reduce efforts. Table.Briefings examines these ideas to see how realistic, effective and feasible they are.
By Nico Beckert
Germany's emissions dropped by another three percent in 2024, according to calculations by Agora. This decline is largely due to the renewable energy boom and a decrease in coal-fired power generation. In contrast, emissions in the industrial, building, and transport sectors saw little reduction. Overall, emissions are now 48 percent below 1990 levels, meeting the 2024 target set by the Climate Protection Act.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
