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Politics 18/12/2024, 16:04

BDEW energy association considers electricity price peaks to be in line with the market

Berlin - The energy association BDEW believes that the current electricity price spikes in the face of the dark lulls in Germany are not a problem. "This is the market," said Kerstin Andreae, head of BDEW at the association's annual press conference. She sees a more urgent need for action when it comes to PV peaks.
Politics 18/12/2024, 15:35

Remainder of 'traffic light coalition' plans to roll back the Energy Industry Act

Berlin - Once again, a new draft amendment to the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) is available. The conglomerate of laws has been significantly toned down compared to the last draft. In particular, direct marketing and taxability have been scaled back.
Politics 18/12/2024, 11:42

AfD: "Humans cannot protect the climate"

Berlin - The AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) party's election programme has a unique selling point in terms of energy policy: none of its political rivals are as strictly anti-climate protection as the alternatives. The party denies man-made climate change and therefore rejects "every policy and every tax that invokes climate protection".
Politics 17/12/2024, 14:23

FDP wants to postpone climate targets

Berlin - The election programme of the Free Democrats is primarily about technological openness and deregulation in climate protection. Emissions neutrality is to be postponed until 2050. The Liberals are focussing on emissions trading as an instrument.

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