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Main topics
Politics
Issue 5/2018

A passport for climate refugees

Faced with rising sea levels, the inhabitants of some island states will soon be left with no choice but to leave their country behind. Advisors to the German government are proposing a system to ensure “dignified and safe migration” for those affected.
17 Oct 18, Joachim Wille 0
Knowledge
Issue 5/2018

Wiring the roads

In 2019, three test routes for trucks powered by overhead lines will begin operation in Germany. Researchers have done the maths on whether the technology is worthwhile – for the climate, and for the bottom line.
17 Oct 18, Joachim Wille 0
Main topics
People
Issue 5/2018

A champion of climate justice

Roda Verheyen is taking the fight against climate change to the courts. After locking horns with energy corporation RWE, she has now taken on the EU.
17 Oct 18, Tim Altegör 0
Politics
Issue 3&4/2018

Compromise in Brussels

The European Parliament and Member States have agreed on renewables and energy efficiency targets for 2030 – despite the grumbling from Germany’s economics minister.
22 Aug 18, Tim Altegör 0
Sections
Politics »
Issue 2/2018
No end in sight for coal
Solar and wind energy are growing apace, overtaking nuclear and coal in countries including China and India. Nevertheless, the world is still a long way from kicking its coal habit – with some countries actually moving in the opposite direction.
Economy »
Issue 3&4/2018
An industry in distress
Government policy has left German wind companies reeling – but the pressure is just as great for the municipalities they operate in. Aurich, in Lower Saxony, has had to impose a budget freeze.
Knowledge »
Issue 5/2017
Remedial action
The Correctiv research centre is devoted to righting social wrongs through journalism. Its recent project on sea-level rise highlights just how serious the threat has already become in many parts of the world.
Opinion »
Issue 4/2017
Video: Carbon pricing, switch to auctions
Editor-in-Chief Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann on the current debate surrounding carbon emissions, the continuing failure of the European trading scheme to deliver a just price for carbon dioxide, and how the switch to auctions is putting the expansion goals for renewable energies at risk.

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Climate action vs. wildlife conservation - An unnecessary conflict

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Dates

  • 8 Nov 18 to 9 Nov 18

    Distributed Energy: Microgrids and Community Solar

    The George Washington University
  • 13 Nov 18 to 16 Nov 18

    28th BIOGAS Convention - parallel to the EnergyDecentral

    German Biogas Association
  • 14 Nov 18 to 15 Nov 18

    Renewable Energy Market Trends and Finance

    European Energy Centre (EEC)
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