Russia’s ruling party on Thursday unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin’s surprise choice for prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, a man with almost no political profile. Mikhail Mishustin, who was earlier nominated Continue Reading
The German government said on Thursday that energy-intensive companies who compete internationally can get an annual subsidy from 2023 to compensate for higher electricity costs caused by a planned coal Continue Reading
The Trump administration’s threat to impose auto tariffs on Europeans if they failed to call out Iran on nuclear deal underscores the tumult in the transatlantic relationship. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) Continue Reading
David Shukman takes a look at the massive scale of Germany’s coal-mining operation The German government and regional leaders have agreed on a plan to phase out coal-fired power stations Continue Reading
Protesters hit the streets across France on Tuesday in a show of force after the government of President Emmanuel Macron tried to end the longest transport strike in French history by Continue Reading
Germany, the poster child for renewable energy, sourcing close to half of its electricity from renewable sources, plans to close all of its nuclear power plants by 2022 . Its Continue Reading
German North Sea offshore wind farms generated 20.2 TWh in 2019, up 21% on the year, system operator Tennet said Monday. December itself set a new monthly record with output Continue Reading
A weak phase in the German industrial sector is not over yet but it is likely to reach turning point soon, the German economy ministry said on Wednesday, citing positive Continue Reading
The German economy grew by 0.6% in 2019, the weakest expansion rate since 2013 and a marked cooling from the previous year, a preliminary estimate from the Federal Statistics Office Continue Reading
Politicians have done too little to prepare their citizens for the “tectonic” economic shifts that will be propelled by the drive towards carbon neutrality, a senior Brussels policymaker has warned, Continue Reading
