The German Energiewende

An interactive dashboard with data and FAQs on the German energy transition or "Energiewende".

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Regaining Europeʼs Energy Sovereignty

Agora Energiewende proposes 15 actions for RePowerEU to reduce fossil gas dependency and help achieve the climate targets at the same time.

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Success Stories & Pathways

Stories from across the EU showing how to successfully decarbonise all aspects of our lives, complemented by conversations with Agora's experts on pathways to climate neutrality by 2050.

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12 Insights on Hydrogen

Renewable hydrogen is essential to decarbonise industry, shipping and aviation, and to consolidate a power system based on renewable energy.

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Climate-neutral Germany 2045

How climate neutrality will be possible in Germany as early as 2045

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- 2022
Agora Energiewende celebrates 10 year anniversary
At our celebration, we looked back on the work of a decade while also presenting impulses for a climate-neutral future.

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Paul Münnich

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30 September

Heute wurde unsere Studie zur direkten #Elektrifizierung von Prozesswärme und was wir damit erreichen können veröffentlicht. Die wichtigtsten Highlights gibt's im Thread 🧵 von @AgoraEW. Danke an @JuliaChMetz und @PhilDHauser für die gute Zusammenarbeit! Das hat Spaß gemacht! twitter.com/AgoraEW/status…

Agora Energiewende

@AgoraEW

30 September

More background on security of supply through #renewables and how wind and solar have shifted the German energy system towards more #flexibility can be found here: bit.ly/3Ss6ir5

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- Sep
- 2022
Off-grid solutions through decentralised renewables can be key to increasing Kenya’s energy access
The Kenyan government strives for 100% electricity access for all citizens by 2026. To achieve this, off-grid or decentralized renewable energy…
- 05
- Sep
- 2022
An international cooperation to accelerate the net-zero transition in China’s Shanxi province
Agora Energiewende and five Chinese organizations jointly established the Shanxi Research Institute of Carbon Neutrality and Energy Revolution to…
- 01
- Sep
- 2022
Statement on the death of Mauro Petriccione
Agora Energiewende mourns the death of European Commission’s Director General for Climate Action and member of the Agora Council for Europe
- 29
- Aug
- 2022
A heat pump revolution for Germany
From 2024, every newly installed heating system is to be run on 65 percent renewable energy - as decided by the German government in March 2022. What…
- 22
- Aug
- 2022
Spring 2023 training programmes: Apply now!
Apply now until 25th September 2022 to join one or more of our unique training programmes for energy transition professionals from developing (ODA)…
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- Aug
- 2022
Understanding the German Energiewende
Agora Energiewende launches a new interactive publication exploring the German energy transition or “Energiewende”. The dashboard uses data and…
- 05
- Aug
- 2022
Power sector decarbonisation by 2035: How Germany can meet the G7 commitment
The current fossil-fuel supply crisis emphasises the importance of expanding renewable energy – not only to safeguard Germany’s energy security, but…
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- Jun
- 2022
Heavy industry focus needed for G7 climate club
For a Climate Club to fly at the G7 summit, it needs to focus on decarbonizing heavy industry
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- Jun
- 2022
Turning the climate club into an effective alliance for the global industrial transition
Ahead of the G7 summit, Agora Industry presents a design proposal for a multilateral Climate Alliance. In combination with the European Carbon Border…
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- May
- 2022
Statement by Agora Energiewende on the European Commission’s RePowerEU Plan
To deliver on the climate targets and on energy security at the same time, RePowerEU needs to prioritize the fast reduction of fossil fuel demand and…