Agora Energiewende: Press Releases

2 July 2025

A statement on the EU's 2040 climate target proposal

Agora welcomes the European Commission’s proposed 90 percent emission reduction target as a strong signal of continued climate commitment. However, the think...

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2 July 2025

Clean energy push begins to bend China’s emissions curve

China’s carbon emissions are showing early signs of levelling off, with a new report by Agora Energy China and Agora Energiewende pointing to the first decline...

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9 April 2025

A statement on the German coalition agreement

The incoming German government reached a coalition agreement today. Below a comment by Julia Metz, Director, Agora Industry.

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26 February 2025

Bold investments key for climate-neutral and competitive industry

Agora welcomes the European Commission’s ‘Affordable Energy Action Plan’ and ‘Clean Industrial Deal’ as important initiatives to stabilise energy prices and...

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5 February 2025

Stronger incentives needed to fast-track Europe’s heating transition

With current policies, Europe may end up installing tens of millions of new fossil fuel boilers by 2040, jeopardising climate and energy security goals and...

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29 January 2025

Clean investments benefit both climate and the economy

A statement by Émeline Spire, Director Europe, Agora Energiewende, on the ‘Competitiveness Compass’, released by the European Commission today.

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7 January 2025

Renewables cut German power prices and emissions – lack of momentum seen in buildings and transport sectors

Record amounts of renewable energy and historically low coal-fired power generation resulted in a significant drop to Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions in...

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28 November 2024

How Asian economies can achieve a fivefold growth in renewable power by 2030

A rapid expansion of wind and solar power is crucial to meet net-zero targets and to support economic growth in South, Southeast and East Asia. A new analysis...

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12 November 2024

Getting the mix right: How climate investment can strengthen the economy and society

Germany has pledged to become climate-neutral by 2045. After a successful first phase of the transition, there are now steep challenges ahead. A new Agora study...

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