Based on the initiative of the Climate-Alliance Germany and under the patronage of the former environment minister and UNEP Executive Director Klaus Töpfer (CDU), a broad alliance of social and consumer protection organizations, environmental organizations, churches and trade unions are Continue reading
On 16 April 2013 the German KfW banking group announced their annual results. The environmental organizations urgewald and climate-alliance germany took this opportunity to present a briefing on the coal financing activities of KfW. They criticize that beside the bank’s Continue reading
The German “Energiewende” is more than a price debate – Shaping the Energiewende in a social manner A broad Coalition, under the patronage of Prof. Klaus Töpfer, are calling for dialogue with the top candidates of the German parties about Continue reading
The newly established project Agora Energiewende recently published the paper “12 Insights on Germany´s Energiewende“. It specifies the challenges of transforming the German power system from coal and nuclear to 100 percent renewable energy. The paper raises the main questions Continue reading
In an unambiguous letter Members of the European Parliament have reminded the European Investment Bank of the economic and environmental risks that the Sostanj lignite power plant project poses for Europe and Slovenia. Original blog post by Anelia Stefanova (CEE Continue reading