In brief | 21 February '25
E3G: German election – What’s at stake?
Next government must develop joint EU strategy for competitiveness and decarbonisation.
DW: German election: Parties face off over Ukraine, NATO, Trump
Top German politicians traded blows over topics such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, defense expenditures, healthcare in final TV debate.
Politico: The end of Germany’s climate crusade
One of world’s most climate-ambitious governments is about to fall, replaced by a likely chancellor who says green policy went too far.
Bloomberg: Germany’s historically accurate pollsters are still a bit uneasy
Tactical voting might shift results as centrist voters may switch to likely winner in bid to counter far-right AfD.
Euractiv: German industrial supremacy threatened by sunny south and windy north
Regions with abundant renewable energy are forecast to have big competitive advantage in an electrified world.
E.ON: €45 million in EU funding: E.ON, Eldrive and ZSE expand European charging infrastructure
1,400 charging points in 13 European countries, including 430 for heavy-duty electric trucks.
Rock Tech: Canadian company, Swiss-based Arcore AG to create fully integrated European lithium company
Joint venture of merged subsidiaries to control mining project in Bosnia-Herzegovina and converter in Germany.
Reuters: EU seeks more US gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies
Draft shows EU aims for long-term LNG contracts to stabilize prices.
CNN: Vast reserves of game-changing clean fuel may be hidden under mountain ranges, scientists find
Hopes rising natural "white hydrogen" can be extracted and supercharge efforts to tackle climate crisis.
