Tag: energiewende

Germany is not doing all it can to cut back energy use and increase economic pressure on Russia, I argue in this piece for China Dialogue.

Angela Merkel probably understands the climate crisis better than most heads of government. Nevertheless, her actual climate policy record is weak.

Europe faces a massive wave of nuclear reactor closures. But it lacks a coherent approach to organize this process. Building up capacities for exnovation would help to turn decommissioning into a strategy of ecological modernization.

The amount of nuclear waste is growing worldwide. But even 70 years after the beginning […]

Entrevista a Arne Jungjohann, analista energético y coautor del libro ‘Energy Democracy’. Esta entrevista ha […]

Three in four Germans want to phase out coal. Merkel willl have to deliver.

The next government’s ambition for the Energiewende depends on the constellation of its coalition. 

With elections looming, Merkel’s flagship energy policy faces its greatest threat yet.

Citizen energy is the big winner. This is the surprising result of Germany’s first auction […]

In mid-May I toured eastern Canada to talk about how citizens pushed for Germany’s transition […]