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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)

鈥淭丑别 VW 蝉肠补苍诲补濒鈥�

It is a mystery why VW decided to take the risk of manipulating emission results with rather limited benefits, writes Holger Appel in FAZ. Why VW did not react earlier, since discussions between the company and supervisory authorities on the discrepancy between laboratory and real-life emission tests started in May 2014, is also a mystery. 鈥淓ither the top management did know and covered up that a group of high-ranking developers secretly took illegal decisions, or it remained unaware. One is as bad as the other,鈥� writes Appel. 鈥淰olkswagen has thrown itself and the German car industry propagating a 鈥楥lean Diesel鈥� image into a crisis of confidence.鈥�

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Environment Ministry (BMUB)

Ministry demands "complete clarification about extent of manipulations"

鈥淭丑别 VW manipulations are a case of blatant consumer deception and damage to the environment,鈥� says Jochen Flasbarth, junior environment minister, in a press release. He says all German car manufacturers must now prove that similar manipulations did not take place in other models. 鈥淒iesel car emissions on the road must decrease quickly and significantly. This is the only way diesel cars can have a future with regard to emissions.鈥�

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S眉ddeutsche Zeitung

鈥淲interkorn鈥檚 fiasco鈥�

It is difficult to imagine that VW CEO Martin Winterkorn, a man interested in his cars鈥� every little screw, did not know anything about the manipulations, or at least had a suspicion about what was going on, writes Ulrich Sch盲fer in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. He says the scandal could damage the whole German car industry, whose success relies on its image of clean and reliable engineering. 鈥淚f this reputation is seriously endangered, then it also endangers growth and prosperity in this country, because one in seven jobs is still directly or indirectly dependent on the car industry.鈥�

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ARD

鈥淢r Clean image is shattered鈥�

The public feels deceived by VW鈥檚 manipulations and the company now has an ugly side, according to a commentary by Holger Ohmstedt in public broadcaster ARD. 鈥淭丑别 image of Mr Clean is shattered, not only in the US,鈥� says Ohmstedt.

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Frankfurter Rundschau

鈥淔atal error in the energy bible鈥�

Researchers are criticising the International Energy Agency (IEA), saying its reports on the potential for wind and solar power are systematically set too low. This leads governments, economies and people to believe that they will not be able to cope without fossil fuels for a long time, Joachim Wille reports in the Frankfurter Rundschau. Researchers and parliamentarians from the international network 鈥淓nergy Watch Group鈥� (EWG) said the IEA鈥檚 prognosis in its annual 鈥淲orld Energy Outlook鈥� damages the worldwide energy transition and is irresponsible since the IEA publication is something of an 鈥渆nergy bible鈥� for many decision makers. Despite the exponential growth of wind power and photovoltaics in the past decades, the IEA was still assuming a linear increase in these technologies. While the IEA predicts a share of 14 percent renewables by 2030, the critics say that, according to the growth rates of the past 20 years, 60 percent are a more accurate estimate. German president of EWG, Hans-Josef Fell, accused the IEA of 鈥渂locking the international energy transition for years now鈥�. The IEA was not able to comment, Wille writes.

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dpa/ Handelsblatt

鈥淢eeting the refugees of tomorrow鈥�

One can witness how climate change is already affecting Bangladesh, German news agency dpa writes. This will lead to even more refugees - climate refugees - Germany鈥檚 foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart said during a visit to Dhaka. Both ministers called upon governments around the world to agree on an ambitious climate deal that will limit the temperature rise 鈥� and thereby sea level rise - in countries like Bangladesh.

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Frankfurter Rundschau

鈥淕reen Party recommends Energiewende for Athens鈥�

A group of Green Party MPs have suggested that Greece adopts a 鈥淕reen New Deal for renewable energies and energy efficiency鈥�, the Frankfurter Rundschau reports. The Greek economy was highly dependent on imported fossil fuels and Greek islands particularly were often using inefficient and costly diesel generators - costing the state hundreds of millions of euros in subsidies, Stefan Sauer writes. 鈥淲ithout having to pay the bill for oil, Greece鈥檚 budget would be nearly balanced,鈥� the Green Party paper says. The politicians suggest investment in renewables like wind, water and solar power, which should be backed-up by the European investment bank.

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Welt online

鈥淕overnment postpones decision on nuclear liabilities鈥�

Angela Merkel鈥檚 cabinet has postponed the decision on the unlimited liability for utilities after company restructurings, Welt online reports. Utility E.ON had reacted to the law proposal by announcing it would not spin-off its nuclear operations into a new company called Uniper. This could be one reason why the 鈥渓ex E.ON鈥� was now not so urgent anymore, authors Martin Greive and Daniel Wetzel say. E.ON and RWE, whose shares dropped dramatically amid the discussion about their nuclear clean-up liabilities and whether they would be able to pay for them, are given a breather by the postponement, the authors write.

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Read a 威力彩玩法 factsheet about securing utility payments for the nuclear clean-up here.

Read a 威力彩玩法 article about E.ON not spinning off its nuclear plants here.

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Vattenfall

鈥淰attenfall announces next step in lignite sale process鈥�

Swedish utility Vattenfall invited bidders to state their interest in its German lignite assets, according to a press release. 鈥淎ll Vattenfall鈥檚 lignite generation and mining assets in Germany will be included in the sale,鈥� it said. The company also said bidders can buy a portfolio of hydro assets, mainly located near the lignite areas. The sales process is expected to continue into 2016, according to Vattenfall.

Read the press release in English .

Find our factsheet about Coal in Germany here.

Read 威力彩玩法鈥檚 blow-by-blow account of the debate about a climate levy here.

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taz 鈥� die Tageszeitung

鈥淏eautiful, more beautiful, energy transition鈥�

Greenpeace is showing in its 鈥渆nergy (r)evolution鈥� scenario that providing the world with 100 percent renewable energies by 2100 would be possible, writes Bernhard P枚tter in the taz. But at the same time, the OECD has published figures that show how fossil fuels are subsidized with 200 billion euros in tax money by the 40 most important states, P枚tter says. The optimistic Greenpeace scenario is based on a large growth of ever-cheaper renewables like wind, solar, biomass and hydropower and works without carbon capture and storage, without nuclear power and a without a global carbon price.

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)

鈥淪teel industry up in arms鈥�

The German steel industry is building an alliance with workers鈥� unions and politicians to fight the reform of the European Emissions trading system (EU ETS), the FAZ reports. Cutting the amount of emission allowances would increase production costs to a degree that it endangered the existence of the sector in Germany, steel industry representatives said. Garrelt Duin, North-Rhine Westphalia鈥檚 economy minister, said it would not benefit the climate at all if steel production moved abroad, where environmental standards were much lower than in Germany. With 48,000 employees in the steel industry, North-Rhine Westphalia is Europe鈥檚 most important steel location, the article says.

Read a 威力彩玩法 Dossier on power prices, costs and industry here.

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Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)

鈥淔unding renewable energy in an efficient way鈥�

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has published the ninth issue of its English-language newsletter 鈥淓nergiewende direkt鈥�. It includes articles on pilot auctions for ground-mounted PV installations, the move to renewable heat generation, grid development, offshore wind, and many others.

Read the publication in English .