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How MAGA Lobbying is Undermining EU Climate Rules
DeSmog
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June 12, 2025
“The CSDDD is the greatest threat to America’s sovereignty since the fall of the Soviet Union,” the Heartland Institute, a pro-Trump U.S. think tank, tweeted on 31 March. The Heartland Institute is one of the world’s leading climate science denial...
Climate and sustainability roundup: Munich Re resurfaces NZIA nightmares?
InsuranceERM
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Waking up to the news that Munich Re had withdrawn from four major climate alliances – including the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) – felt all too familiar. It was, after all, on a sunny spring Friday in March 2023 that the same German...
Innovation redefined for fractured age of geopolitical tension and climate urgency
Smart Energy International
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June 12, 2025
The role of innovation in the energy transition was redefined and reiterated in Germany today. Now, I grant you, if you were ever going to hear a robust argument for greater innovation, you’d hear it here in Bonn at the biennial Innovation Summit...
Discover the Top Immersive Games at Revolution Casino for German Players – A Must-Play Selection!
Geospatial World
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June 12, 2025
Top immersive games available at Revolution Casino for German players For those seeking an engaging gaming experience, certain Games on Revolution casino stand out, offering unique immersion and excitement. Revolution Casino is renowned for its...
Bonn climate talks are a critical test for international cooperation ahead of COP30
WWF International
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Posted on June, 12 2025 WWF urges stronger political alignment on key priorities: phasing out fossil fuels, ending ecosystem destruction and scaling up climate finance Bonn, Germany (12 June 2025) – As delegates convene in Bonn for the UN Climate...
German authorities break silence on ‘constructive’ search for Madeleine McCann
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Mood in German wind power industry darkens as US bets on fossil fuels
Clean Energy Wire
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June 12, 2025
The business climate in Germany's wind industry has fallen to the lowest level in four years, reported business daily Handelsblatt. The biggest reason for the mood shift – captured in a survey by market research company Trendresearch and the...
Germany and the US showcase new electrolyser pilot plants, but Australia’s hydrogen sector is faltering, according to report
Energy Knowledge - Energy Institute
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Pilot production facility for SOEC electrolysers in Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany Photo: Fraunhofer IKTS/Thyssenkrupp Nucera/Paul-Philipp Braun Pilot solid-oxide electrolyser production plant opens in Germany Thyssenkrupp Nucera and the Fraunhofer...
US to skip Bonn climate talks as world charts path to COP30
E&E News
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June 12, 2025
The Trump administration is bailing on a climate summit in Bonn, Germany, that has long served as a stepping stone to broader international talks later in the year. The State Department confirmed the decision not to send a delegation to the Bonn...
‘Energy Security’, Renewable Energy and Urgent Climate Action
Resilience
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June 12, 2025
The climate crisis is intensifying. The year 2023 was not only the warmest year on instrumental records but was calculated to be the hottest year in the past 100,000 years. Urgent calls for phasing out all kinds of fossil fuels are getting louder....
Volkswagen Prices 94HP Polo At $32,000 In Germany
AutoSpies
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The Polo turns 50 this year. Hardly breaking news. Well, Volkswagen is giving the baby Golf a special edition to mark half a century since the original model, penned by Bertone’s Marcello Gandini, came out. It goes on sale today in Germany, but...
Econergy acquires 200 MWh of German batteries
ESS News
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June 12, 2025
Israel-headquartered developer Econergy Renewable Energy announced its entry into the German market on Wednesday with the acquisition of two battery energy storage system projects in Brandenburg which have a combined capacity of 100 MW/200 MWh....
Tailorlux & German Plastics Centre-SKZ kick off KIMaTex project
Fibre 2 Fashion
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In the KIMaTex research project, Tailorlux GmbH and the German Plastics Centre - SKZ are developing a system that can reliably identify components like elastane or PET and contaminants like PFAS in textiles. The goal: to make this information...
German Proxima Fusion raises €130 million in largest private fusion investment round in Europe
EU Startups
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June 11, 2025
The financing was co-led by Cherry Ventures and Balderton Capital, with significant participation from UVC Partners, DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), Plural, Leitmotif, Lightspeed, Bayern Kapital, HTGF, Club degli Investitori, OMNES Capital, Elaia...
Germany’s Psychiatric Blind Spot: Behind Prison Walls
Medscape
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In this interview with Coliquio, a Medscape Network platform, Gregor Gross, MD, from the psychiatric department at Straubing Prison in Straubing, Germany, discussed the challenges and insights of providing psychiatric care within the German prison...
ISA Drives $200 Mn Effort To Scale Distributed Renewables in Africa
Saur Energy
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Data states that nearly $2 trillion was invested in clean energy in the last fiscal year alone Solar photovoltaics leads the way and holds the largest share of these investments International Solar Alliance (ISA) held its sixth meeting of the...
Winds of Change: How Offshore Wind Boosts Taiwan-EU Collaboration and Shapes Taiwan’s Climate Identity
China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE)
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June 12, 2025
The article is published as part of a joint issue “Green Synergies: Sustainability, Security, and Taiwan-Europe Collaboration” between CHOICE and the University of Nottingham’s Taiwan Insight. Offshore wind energy plays a central role in Taiwan’s...
ONE CYR'S VIEW: Germany’s Chancellor visits Washington, departs a victor
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Today’s nonstop 24/7 electronic media environment places a premium on mayhem, turmoil, and destructive and tragic events. In consequence, important positive developments are easily overlooked. This is the ironic price of pervasive news media that...
Trump Administration Targets State Climate Laws
National Law Review
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June 11, 2025
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi is expected to release a report any day detailing the Justice Department’s upcoming plans to combat “state overreach,” which is seen as impeding the Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda. What might be...
Record temperatures herald 'climate hell', UN chief warns after hottest ever May
The National News
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Humankind is on a fast track to “climate hell”, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday after scientists announced the world experienced its hottest May on record and the 12th consecutive month of record heat. The UN chief also...