• People

  Interview

  “We will see huge changes in our economic model and lifestyle”

  A conversation with Barbara Hendricks about her experience as Germany's Federal Minister for the Environment, the new government’s climate plans and the social changes that go hand in hand with a decisive stance against global warming.

  23 May 18, Interviewed by Astrid Dähn and Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0

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  Issue 2/2018

  “Opposing coal is politically dangerous”

  The anti-coal movement has reached Russia, says environmental activist Vladimir Slivyak. The country’s government is not happy.

  16 Apr 18, Interviewed by Friederike Meier 0

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  Interview

  “Well-designed tenders can play an important role”

  Giles Dickson, who was appointed CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in September 2015, discusses the challenges facing the wind sector in areas such as governance and market design.

  19 Oct 15, Interviewed by Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0

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  Interview

  “At some point climate conferences won’t be needed”

  The meteorology professor Mojib Latif talks about the opportunities presented by global climate agreements, Germany’s role in the worldwide negotiations on emissions limits – and why he likes to take it slow on the road.

  5 Jan 15, Interviewed by Astrid Dähn 0

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  Interview

  “Europe is losing its leadership position”

  … in terms of investment in utility-scale renewable energy. And there are many policy uncertainties to clear up in Europe – says Angus McCrone, chief editor of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, London.

  12 May 14, Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0

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  Interview

  “Opportunities for turbine developers and other service providers”

  Stefan Gsänger, secretary general of the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), on the wind energy boom in China and the prospects for international investors.

  17 Mar 14, Isaac Bah and Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0

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  Interview

  “People now expect Germany to be able to act more decisively”

  The debate on the EU’s 2030 energy and climate targets continues, and the new German government must also decide what strategy it wishes to pursue in the future. Oliver Geden, an EU energy and climate policy expert at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin, talks to new energy about the opportunities and challenges of defining the EU’s common energy and climate targets for 2030.

  6 Jan 14, Isaac Bah 0

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  Interview

  “We need to focus on quality”

  Key players have described the biogas sector as being “in a state of shock, frustration and resignation”. Only 205 biogas plants were installed in Germany in 2013. Horst Seide, president of the German Biogas Association, discusses the sector’s prospects in an interview with new energy.

  6 Jan 14, Isaac Bah 0

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  Interview

  “To curb the expansion of wind energy…”

  That’s the new German government’s intention according to Christian Social Union (CSU) member of the Bundestag Josef Göppel, who helped to draft the coalition agreement but in the end did not approve it.

  6 Jan 14, Jörg-Rainer Zimmermann 0

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  Interview

  “We need a clear political target”

  Thomas Becker, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), talks about the upcoming EWEA Offshore 2013 and the challenges facing the industry in the year ahead.

  17 Oct 13, Isaac Bah 0

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