Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants in 2023, marking a significant step in its nuclear phaseout, which makes the country safer and reduces radioactive waste.

The nuclear phaseout was sped up by Angela Merkel after the Fukushima accident, and the remaining three nuclear plants were initially scheduled to close by the end of 2022.

However, due to the energy crisis caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war, Germany delayed the shutdown of two nuclear power plants until mid-April, keeping them on standby as backup capacity.

The German energy market is coping with the loss of nuclear energy by relying on polluting coal and natural gas in the short term, but aims to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.

The country aims to be carbon neutral by 2045 and has pledged to phase out natural gas and coal-fired power, with renewable energy being Germany's future energy source.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has strained Germany's energy supplies, and the country is diversifying its energy sources, including signing energy contracts with Qatar starting in 2023.

Germany's nuclear phase-out policy has taken a sharp turn, with the government deciding to keep two nuclear plants on standby until 2023 as emergency reserves.

The extension of nuclear power plant operation is temporary, and the nuclear phase-out legislation will remain in place after the winter, with no new fuel rods to be filled for the extended plants.

The German government has drawn up orders to reduce energy consumption, and the extension of nuclear plant operation requires no safety concerns and is aimed at avoiding a natural gas shortage.

The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Germany's energy supply has been significant, with the country facing a severe energy shortage due to Russia cutting gas supplies.

There is no indication in the search results that sectors of the German population are pushing to bring nuclear reactors back online, but rather the government is committed to scrapping its nuclear program by the end of the year.

The German energy market transition post-nuclear phaseout is focused on achieving green goals without nuclear power, with nuclear power not being considered green or sustainable in Germany.

The country is investing in renewable energy and aims to replace nuclear power without risking power outages, with renewables providing 46% of Germany's electricity in 2021.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has significantly impacted Germany's energy supply chains, with the country relying heavily on Russian gas, oil, and coal.

Germany has been working to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, with the goal of achieving independence from Russian gas, oil, and coal.

The war has led to a disruption in European energy supply chains, with Germany's energy supply chains being particularly vulnerable.

Germany has secured new energy partnerships in Asia, Africa, and America to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.

The country has also been working to increase its use of renewable energy sources, with a goal of generating 80% of its electricity from renewables by 2030.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has led to a significant increase in energy prices, with inflation expected to rise to 6.1% in 2022.

Germany has been forced to revise its economic outlook due to the war and energy crisis, with GDP growth forecast reduced to 1.8% in 2022.

The country has also been working to diversify its energy supply, with plans to import liquefied gas from the US, Qatar, and Algeria.

Germany's dependence on Russian energy has been a major concern, with the country importing 55% of its natural gas from Russia.

The war has led to a significant reduction in German imports from Russia, with the country seeking alternative sources of energy.

Germany has signed a 15-year gas supply deal with Qatar and has an energy partnership with the United Arab Emirates.

The country is also expanding its renewable energy capabilities to reduce its dependence on Russian gas.

There is no mention of sectors of the German population pushing to bring nuclear reactors back online in the provided search results.

However, Germany is moving away from nuclear and coal power as part of its efforts to become carbon neutral.

The country aims to end its energy dependence on Russia soon and will offer assistance to consumers and businesses affected by the energy crisis.

Germany has rejected the idea of restarting nuclear energy to address gas shortages, with the Economy Minister opposing the restart of nuclear power and the government considering nuclear power not green or sustainable.

The country has planned to shut down its nuclear plants by the end of 2022, and the last three nuclear power plants were scheduled to be closed by the end of the year.

However, 64% of Germans support restarting nuclear power to reduce electricity prices, and 61% of Germans support extending nuclear power plant operations.

The public opinion on reinstating nuclear energy in Germany is divided, with some sectors pushing to bring nuclear reactors back online, citing the potential to cut Germany's carbon emissions by 25-30 million tons annually.

The German energy market is coping with the loss of nuclear energy, but the country is facing an energy crisis due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has affected Germany's energy plans.

The war has intensified Germany's energy crisis, and the government has proposed energy subsidies to alleviate the crisis.

Some politicians, such as the Transport Minister, are calling for an expert committee on nuclear power extension, while others, like the Green Party, oppose the resumption of nuclear power due to high costs.

The Liberal Democratic Party supports nuclear power extension until April, and critics argue that the withdrawal from nuclear power may increase coal reliance.

A survey conducted among 1,248 German voters found that 61% support extending nuclear power plants' life, and 56% support increasing load on coal-fired power plants.

However, the German government has ruled out renewing nuclear plants to save gas, and the Foreign Minister refuses to reverse the nuclear power phase-out.

The majority of Germans supported stopping nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster, but now a majority see nuclear power as part of EU climate measures.

The German government has been accused of misleading citizens about nuclear power plant extension, and nuclear plant operators have said they could organize fuel deliveries.

Two-thirds of Germans do not support the decision to abandon nuclear power, and the country will rely on coal and gas after abandoning nuclear power.

The shutdown of nuclear reactors was initially planned for December 31, 2022, but was delayed due to rising energy prices.

Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045, which involves shutting down its last three nuclear power plants and limiting power generation to renewables by 2035.

The country will rely on coal and natural gas temporarily, but the share of nuclear energy in global production is shrinking, and new nuclear plants face significant delays and cost overruns.

Germany has increased electricity production from solar and wind, and renewables have replaced nuclear energy without power outages.

However, 52% of German firms see a negative impact of the energy transition on their business, and 13% of voters see a positive effect.

The energy transition barometer shows a minus 27, the worst since 2012, indicating concerns about energy supply and competitiveness.

Large segments of the economy are concerned about an energy supply shortfall, and enterprises have greater doubts about their competitiveness than ever.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has led to a significant increase in energy prices, and Germany's refusal to import Russian energy resources has resulted in high electricity prices.

Germany's manufacturing decline may occur in energy-intensive areas, and the energy transition may cost $275 trillion globally.

The German government has introduced measures to mitigate the negative effects of the energy transition, including cutting electricity prices for industry through tax cuts and subsidies.

The government's plan costs 12 billion euros over the next year, and the electricity tax has been reduced from 1.537 cents to 0.05 cents per kilowatt-hour.

The reduction will continue until 2025 and may be extended for three years, with firms consuming more energy benefiting from an extension for five years.

Germany is also providing €28 billion in relief to manufacturers from 2024 to 2027, and electricity taxes for manufacturers have been reduced from €15.37 to €0.50 per megawatt-hour.

The support package aims to help energy-intensive firms with high energy costs, and the economy minister aims for an electricity price of less than 6 cents per kilowatt-hour.

The government has also introduced price caps to protect industries and households from rising energy prices, with a subsidy to cap the price per kilowatt-hour at six cents for industries.

The subsidy will cover 80% of industrial consumption, encouraging renewable energy, and will cost €25-30 billion, funded by the Economic Stability Fund.

Germany has allocated 200 billion euros to support households and businesses, and the chancellor has announced a cap on gas prices.

The government has also scrapped a gas tax that allowed energy companies to pass on costs, and a plan to cut windfall profits made by energy companies has been announced.

However, the energy crisis may cause a manufacturing decline, and high energy costs may lead to tax payment issues.

The energy transition may also lead to job losses, with 240,000 jobs expected to be reduced due to the energy crisis.

Employment is expected to remain low until 2026, but 60,000 jobs will be added by 2030 through expansionary measures.

The hospitality industry will be heavily affected by high inflation, and energy-intensive sectors like chemicals and metal production will be impacted.

Doubling energy prices could lead

Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants in 2023, marking a significant step in its nuclear phaseout, which makes the country safer and reduces radioactive waste.

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Content: Three nuclear-fired power plants will be taken off the grid in Germany on Friday as part of the country's plan to end atomic power.

"The nuclear phaseout makes our country safer and helps to avoid radioactive waste," said Federal Environment and Nuclear Safety Minister Steffi Lemke.

"It is now essential to ... advance the search for a final repository for high-level radioactive waste as well as permanent solutions for low- and medium-level radioactive waste," the environment ministry said.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speeded up the phaseout following the 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan.

Friday's shutdown affects power plants in Brokdorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Grohnde in Lower Saxony and Gundremmingen C in Bavaria.

Germany's remaining three nuclear plants — Emsland in Lower Saxony, Isar 2 in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim 2 in Baden-Württemberg — will be closed by the end of 2022 "at the latest," the environment ministry said.

"Since 2011, Germany has been drawing a line under a highly problematic technology in an orderly, reliable process," Lemke said.

Nuclear accounts for about 10 percent of Germany's electricity production. The shutdown has sparked criticism as Germany will have to dramatically ramp up renewable energy and has also increased its reliance on highly polluting coal-fired power.

"Security of supply in Germany continues to be guaranteed," said Robert Habeck, federal climate and economy minister. He added that reliable and "sustainably generated electricity" is a "central requirement for aligning our economy and industry toward climate neutrality."

That stance puts Berlin at loggerheads with France, where nuclear is the largest element of its energy mix (and also helps supply Germany).

EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said in September that existing nuclear plants, which provide low-carbon electricity essential to the green transition, can be kept running "for two, five, 10 years," adding: "Why deprive ourselves of this production capacity?"

France is planning to scale down the share of nuclear in its electricity mix from 75 percent to 50 percent by 2035, but President Emmanuel Macron said in November that France "will restart the construction of nuclear reactors" while "continuing to develop renewable energies."

Macron also said France will invest €1 billion into research and development, notably into small modular reactors.

Belgium recently decided to shut down all its nuclear power plants by 2025, but plans to invest €100 million in new generation nuclear reactors and research.

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The nuclear phaseout was sped up by Angela Merkel after the Fukushima accident, and the remaining three nuclear plants were initially scheduled to close by the end of 2022.

However, due to the energy crisis caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war, Germany delayed the shutdown of two nuclear power plants until mid-April, keeping them on standby as backup capacity.

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German Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced on Friday that two of the three existing nuclear power plants will remain on standby after the scheduled December decommissioning deadline to ensure an adequate supply of electricity in the event of a gas shortage.
This was a compromise between pro-nuclear activists within the government and members of the Green Party who came from the anti-nuclear movement.
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Germany ’ s closure of the country ’ s last three nuclear reactors and its eventual exit from the atomic energy sector raises concerns about the impact of the decision on the European Union ’ s largest economy.
Germany ’ s action could deal a blow to the technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
Berlin is implementing its plan to limit electricity generation to renewable sources by 2035.
Earlier this week, Germany shut down its last three nuclear power plants as part of Berlin's plan to limit power generation to renewables by 2035, ending a six-decade programme that has sparked one of Europe's most powerful protest movements.
Other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, rely on nuclear power to replace the fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and Germany ’ s decision to stop using both has been met with some skepticism, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the shutdown, the report said.
Nuclear energy advocates around the world have criticized the German shutdown, realizing that the action taken by Europe ’ s largest economy could deal a blow to technology they see as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels.
The German government has acknowledged that in the short term, the country will have to rely more on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as steps are taken to dramatically increase electricity production from solar and wind power, and Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials like German Environment Minister Stevie Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that the share of atomic energy in global electricity production is shrinking.
The construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns.
Limki noted that the construction of new nuclear plants in Europe has faced significant delays and cost overruns, and said the money spent on maintaining old reactors or building new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables.
Experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of German electricity currently coming from its three remaining reactors can be easily replaced without risking power outages.

The country aims to be carbon neutral by 2045 and has pledged to phase out natural gas and coal-fired power, with renewable energy being Germany's future energy source.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has strained Germany's energy supplies, and the country is diversifying its energy sources, including signing energy contracts with Qatar starting in 2023.

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Mohammed - Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 18 October 2022 08: 23 AM - German Chancellor Olaf Schulz ordered on Monday evening to extend the operation of the country's three remaining nuclear reactors until next April, to avoid the country's energy shortage crisis this winter.
Schulz, in a statement, asked the ministries of economy, environment and finance to establish the legal basis for the continuation of the nuclear plants in operation, adding that "the plants of Isar 2, Neckaroisheim 2 and Island, will be operated beyond the deadline of December 31, to become until April 15, 2023."
This is one of the most significant consequences of Ukraine ’ s war on Germany, which had previously planned to phase out nuclear power by the end of 2022, but a shortage of energy supplies after cutting imports from Russia caused a trend to extend it.
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In 1998, the Socialists' alliance with the Greens won the elections with an anti-nuclear program, and after talks with the electricity companies they agreed to set a shorter life span for nuclear reactors, which was limited to 32 years.
• Details included that this was based on the production of certain quantities of electricity and not according to the period of time, and not to build new reactors, but again set a date to stop the stations, which is the end of 2022, and the agreement was turned into a law in 2002.
The law resulted in the closure of Steed in 2003 and Obergheim in 2005.
• In 2009, the Christian Democratic Party led by Angela Merkel came to power, and the country had 17 nuclear plants, and the government decided to extend the operation of 7 plants in 8 years and the other 10 within 14 years.
After the Fukushima accident, the government suspended the 10-year extension and decided to suspend the reactors that had been extended for seven years.
• In 2011, it decided to close 8 reactors and close the remaining 9 by 2022, with the last plants closed at the end of 2021.
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Ahmed Al-Qarout, senior analyst at the British consulting firm Spyline, believes that the German chancellor ’ s decision to extend the work of the remaining plants is part of Germany ’ s plan to diversify energy sources.
Al-Qarout pointed out in an interview with "Dot Al-Khaleej" that Germany has moved even to return to coal, despite its environmental impact in the future, but "there are priorities in life, foremost of which is the priority of survival, so the future cannot be secured without focusing on the present."
On whether it will take longer to use nuclear power, the economic analyst prefers to wait until the winter to clear the vision on the provision of alternatives, especially as Germany ’ s energy contracts with Qatar start in 2023.
He predicted that the Germans will cross the energy crisis by finding alternatives, but the crisis "lies in the rise in energy prices, because Germany gets energy from America three and four times the price, which reflects on the cost of living."
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The first is simple: what will remain of nuclear fuel at the end of the year will not be completely depleted, so the reactors can continue to operate until the end of the winter, which everyone fears.
- The second option, long-term, is that if the government decides to extend for years, it means stopping the reactors for months of maintenance, then adding new nuclear fuel, and then starting the reactors again, which is an expensive process, but may reduce the energy problem for years, especially if gas prices remain high.
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Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a statement that after the stress tests, the authorities decided that two of the last three nuclear plants, originally scheduled to be decommissioned by the end of the year, would remain in operation until April 2023 as backup capacity and could generate electricity if needed.
The move resulted in a partial nuclear exit plan laid out by former Prime Minister Angela Merkel.
But Haberke said Germany remains committed to scrapping its nuclear program and that all nuclear plants will be off the grid by the end of this year.

The extension of nuclear power plant operation is temporary, and the nuclear phase-out legislation will remain in place after the winter, with no new fuel rods to be filled for the extended plants.

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Federal Economy Minister Mark Halbeck has reacted to a possible energy crisis over the winter.
In an interview with the media, he made it clear that “we must expect the worst ” and therefore considered changing the original timetable for the termination of nuclear power and temporarily retaining two nuclear power plants in southern Germany.
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Two of Germany ’ s three remaining nuclear power plants will be used as emergency reserves until the spring of 2023.
Federal Economy Minister Robert Habeck said this when he released the results of the second grid stress test.
The two plants are the Isar 2 and Neckarwetheim nuclear power plants in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg respectively.
Halbeck said it plans to keep the two plants on standby until mid-April 2023 to be integrated into the southern German grid in the winter of 2022 / 23 if necessary.
According to the results of the second grid stress test, "the probability of an hourly crisis in the power system in the winter of 2022 / 23 is small, but cannot be completely ruled out".
"We cannot hope for the best, we must be prepared to deal with the worst," Habek told the media.
At the same time, the Green Party politician stressed that the current coalition government is adhering to the nuclear phase-out legislation: not to extend nuclear power until after the winter, "no new fuel rods will be filled, and the middle of April 2023 is the end of the reserve period."
For months, there has been fierce debate in Germany over whether to extend the operation of the remaining three nuclear power plants due to Russia's reduced supply of natural gas and sharply rising energy prices.
According to the original timetable for the termination of nuclear power, the Isar 2 in Lower Bavaria, the Emsland nuclear power plant in Niedersachsen and the Neckaveheim 2 in Bavaria should be irrevocably decommissioned by the end of this year.
Nekwestheim nuclear power plant near Heilbronn planned to remain in place until April 2023
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In the face of the current energy crisis, Paris and Berlin recently reached a mutual aid agreement.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced after a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard Scholz that France could supply Germany with natural gas in exchange for supplying electricity to France if necessary.
"Germany needs our gas, and we need electricity from the rest of Europe, especially Germany," he said.
For some time, a wave of overhauling and over-maintenance of nuclear power plants has led to a reduction in French electricity production and a rise in prices.
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It is not only the opposition CDU / CSU, but also the LDP, which is part of the coalition government, has also called for an extension of the operation period of the nuclear power plant.
On Monday (September 5), the party's chairman and current federal finance minister Lindner called for the three remaining nuclear power plants to be allowed to continue operating.
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The German government has drawn up orders to reduce energy consumption, and the extension of nuclear plant operation requires no safety concerns and is aimed at avoiding a natural gas shortage.

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In light of the potential energy crisis in Europe in the winter, officials revealed that Germany intends to delay the decommissioning of the last three nuclear plants in the country, although it will only temporarily prolong the life of the plants, but it marks the first time that Germany has deviated from the energy policy introduced in the millennium and has so far been enshrined by almost all parties.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted senior officials as saying that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has not yet formally adopted the proposal to delay the discharge, and if it is decided to do so, there are technical and legal issues, including passing through parliament.
The cabinet is currently discussing some details, and while it will have to wait for the results of the energy demand assessment in the coming weeks to come to a conclusion, officials have revealed that everything is almost a foregone conclusion.
The last three nuclear plants in Germany were due to be decommissioned on December 31, and the government reportedly believes that a temporary delay would require two conditions: Germany is likely to suffer from a natural gas shortage and there are no safety concerns about keeping nuclear reactors in operation.
The shift in German policy underscores the shock of Russia ’ s invasion of Ukraine to European political circles, especially Germany, which has been closely tied to Russia ’ s economy and has long relied on Russian gas supplies.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he began to increase military spending, send weapons to Ukraine, break years of pacifism, supply arms to conflict zones, the latest energy policy shift, and involve the almost sacred issue of “nuclear abolition ” in German politics.
The German economy ministry, which dominates energy policy, declined to comment on the report, saying only that it all depends on the outcome of an assessment of Germany ’ s energy needs.
The remaining three nuclear power plants account for about 6% of Germany's electricity generation, and if they continue to supply power, they will not have to use natural gas or coal-fired power to fill the gap, allowing some areas to continue to have natural gas.
In some parts of Germany, huge coal-fired power plants have resumed operations in response to a potential power outage from a Russian supply cut in June, disrupting Germany ’ s progress so far in reducing carbon and fighting air pollution.
The German government has drawn up two executive orders on how to reduce natural gas and energy consumption over the next two years.
Energy authorities estimate that Germany will need to reduce its use of natural gas by 20% in order to avoid a shortage of natural gas this winter and next.
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Germany's upper house of parliament approved measures aimed at helping people hit hard by high energy prices and the high cost of living. The country's nuclear power extension will also take effect immediately.

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The upper house of Germany's parliament, the Bundesrat, approved extending the use of three nuclear power plants, overhauling unemployment benefits and other major legislation on Friday after heated debate among lawmakers.

After receiving approval from the Bundesrat, the measures will soon enter into law. DW breaks down what's set to change in 2023.

Nuclear power extension

The Bundesrat signed off on the extension of three nuclear power plants after the lower house, the Bundestag, approved the move earlier this month.

The nuclear plants — Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2 and Emsland — will remain operational until April 2023 to provide enough power through the winter. The facilities had been slated to close at the end of this year under Germany's nuclear phaseout plans.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz decided to extend the life of the nuclear plants after Germany found itself facing a severe energy shortage. Russia turned off supplies of gas in response to the backlash over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The extension was bitterly debated among Scholz's center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the environmentalist Greens and the pro-free market Free Democrats (FDP).

With Friday's approval from the upper house, the nuclear power plant extension will take effect immediately.

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Unemployment reform

Germany is set for a major welfare overhaul after the Bundesrat signed off on a compromise to reform unemployment benefits.

The changes will go into effect as of January 1, 2023, replacing the current and frequently criticized "Harz IV" unemployment benefits system that has been in place since 2005.

Under the new "Bürgergeld" system (which means "citizen's money"), those who are unemployed will get higher benefits and better vocational skills training.

The initial proposal by Scholz's government was rejected by conservative lawmakers in the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) bloc. Under the compromise, benefits could be cut during a six-month "trust period" if an unemployed person is deemed to not be looking hard enough for work.

According to the plans, those receiving benefits will also get more support in job training programs to prepare for permanent employment. The change also is an attempt to mitigate the shortage of skilled workers Germany is currently experiencing.

"This reform is a milestone of social policy in Germany," Scholz told the magazine Focus on Friday after the votes. "This reform put assistance for untrained people who belong to the long-term jobless front and center."

The measure must still be signed by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, although nearly all measures approved by the Bundesrat are signed-off by the president.

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Tax relief, higher child benefits

With inflation hitting consumers hard, lawmakers approved measures aimed at softening the blow.

The upper house approved legislation that would help people who receive pay raises that adjust for inflation. The new measures would prevent people having to pay more taxes due to pay raises.

Starting in January 2023, child benefit payments will also be raised. Families will now receive €250 ($260) per month for each child in the household.

The change is a big jump from the current system, which saw parents receive €219 per month for their first and second child, €225 per month for a third child, and €250 for each additional child.

More support for renters

The upper house of parliament also greenlit a law that seeks to help renters deal with skyrocketing heating costs.

Starting from January 1, renters will no longer have to shoulder the costs of heating with oil and natural gas — landlords and property owners will have to chip-in as well.

For buildings that are not energy efficient and produce a high proportion of CO2 emissions, landlords will need to pay more — and not the renters.

In addition, more people in low-income households will receive a housing allowance from the government. The expansion to the law means 1.4 million households are eligible for the payments, as opposed to the current 600,000 households that qualify.

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Germany has shut its final three nuclear plants, marking the end of the country's end of nuclear era that has spanned more than 60 years.

Nuclear power has long been contentious in Germany.

The move has come as Germany's eyes achieve its green goal. Steffi Lemke, Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment and Consumer Protection and a Green Party member, "The position of the German government is clear: nuclear power is not green. Nor is it sustainable".

Closure of three nuclear plant's history:

Germany shut three plants-- Emsland, Isar 2, and Neckarwestheim, representing the culmination of a plan set in motion more than 20 years ago.

During the 1970s, a strong anti-nuclear movement emerged in Germany. The movement gave birth to the green party, which is now part of governing coalition.

However, it was in the 2000s the German government pledged to phase out nuclear power and start shutting down plants.

But in 2009, a new government came to power and it seemed brief as if nuclear would get a reprieve as a bridging technology to help the country move to renewable energy.

Then Fukushima happened. In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused three reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to melt down.

Three days later then-Chancellor Angela Merkel who was previously pro-nuclear, announced Germany would accelerate a nuclear phase-out, with older plants shuttered immediately.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine provided another plot twist.

Germany isn’t the only country committed to walking away from nuclear — Italy gave up the technology in 1990, and Lithuania recently struck a deal to dismantle its Soviet-era reactors, which have sat idle for over a decade. But in many advanced economies, nuclear is experiencing a resurgence.

On Sunday, Finland will start regular power production at Europe’s newest and biggest reactor. The 1,600-megawatt Olkiluoto-3 unit that faced years of delays had been planned to enter commercial production on Monday. France is planning to build at least six new reactors by 2050 as well as experiment with smaller, modular ones. The UK has similar ambitions. And even in Japan, after a decade of paralysis following the nuclear accident in Fukushima, the public is warming up to the use of nuclear power. The Japanese government wants to restart reactors that have sat idle since the disaster and to extend the lifespan of existing units.

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The country is investing in renewable energy and aims to replace nuclear power without risking power outages, with renewables providing 46% of Germany's electricity in 2021.

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Content: Germany on Friday shut down three of the six nuclear power plants that were still in operation.
Three closed reactors were first put into operation in the mid-1980s, reports AP News.
Together, they provided electricity to millions of German families for nearly four decades.
One of the stations, Brockdorf, is located 40 kilometers northwest of Hamburg on the Elbe River.
It became the center of anti-nuclear protests sparked by the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.
The other two are Gronde, 40 kilometers south of Hanover, and Gundremmingen, 80 kilometers west of Munich.
The German government said this week that the decommissioning of all nuclear power plants next year and the subsequent abandonment of coal by 2030 will not affect the country ’ s energy security or its goal of making Europe ’ s largest economy “climate neutral ” by 2045.
According to the Fraunhofer Institute, renewable energy provided almost 46% of Germany ’ s electricity generation in 2021.
Coal accounted for more than 51% and nuclear energy for more than 13%.
The decision to phase out nuclear power and switch from fossil fuels to renewables was first made by Gerhard Schröder ’ s center-left government in 2002.
His successor, Angela Merkel, has set 2022 as the deadline for the plant ’ s closure.
Earlier, in December 2019, the Philipsburg nuclear power plant, one of the seven nuclear power plants operating at that time, was shut down in Germany.
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The Russian-Ukrainian war has significantly impacted Germany's energy supply chains, with the country relying heavily on Russian gas, oil, and coal.

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Content: (Bloomberg) -- The full economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will only be felt later this year, warned Christian Sewing, the chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank AG in an interview with Welt am Sonntag newspaper.

“Many side effects of this war will only become apparent in the second half of the year,” Sewing said when asked if a recession looms if the war continues for longer. “Consumption will fall, inflation will rise anyway and may remain above 5% for longer.” Supply will also be tight due to disrupted supply chains, he added.

Sewing said he expects the European Central Bank to raise interest rates in the second half of the year. “In the end, our economy is not likely to grow by 4% or 5% as originally assumed, but by 2% to 3%. In our base scenario, I don’t expect a recession yet.”

Sewing also said:

  • “We should let the current sanctions unfold their effects. They do enormous harm to the Russian economy. We see this in the Russian financial market, which is down.” And while they may have negative effects on us, “we have to keep this up.”
  • “We have to set sanctions so that they hurt Russia more than they hurt us”
  • Shutting down the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline would soon lead to major energy supply problems and significantly higher prices in Germany
  • As long as energy imports from Russia are still possible, the German economy should hold up well
  • If the latest nuclear power plants are really as safe as some say, Germany should “at least examine” them instead of “ruling out nuclear energy”

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Germany has been working to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, with the goal of achieving independence from Russian gas, oil, and coal.

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German Chancellor Olaf Schulz on Wednesday expressed his support for the families of the victims of a helicopter crash in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, and stressed his country's continued support for Ukraine.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the German chancellor said the "Russian military operation" had thrown a large part of the global system upside down and left the world in turmoil, but it could still be a catalyst for climate protection.
Ukraine was defending itself with great success and dazzling courage as a broad international coalition led by the Group of Seven provided it with financial, economic, humanitarian and military support.
Germany alone provided more than 12 billion euros last year and will continue to support Ukraine no matter how long it takes.
The war in Ukraine affects everyone, Schultz said, noting that energy prices have risen to unprecedented levels, stressing the need for energy supply chains to adapt to new geopolitical realities and the importance of the energy transition.
He pointed out that his country managed within a few months to achieve full independence from Russian gas, oil and coal, and achieved new partnerships in Asia, Africa and America to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, announcing the securing of his country's energy needs for this winter.
Referring to the difference 2022 has made worldwide, Schultz said: “At the beginning of 2022, many people were expecting a boom or at least a big push to move our economies towards climate neutrality.
Then came February 24, "he said, referring to the beginning of the history of the war in Ukraine.
The war had a particularly devastating impact on Ukraine, he said, citing the death of Ukraine's interior minister on Wednesday in a helicopter crash in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
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Three decades of relative peace since the dissolution of the Soviet Union have allowed friendly relations with Moscow.
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Germany has secured new energy partnerships in Asia, Africa, and America to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.

The country has also been working to increase its use of renewable energy sources, with a goal of generating 80% of its electricity from renewables by 2030.

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Dr. Denis Komett, spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry in the Middle East and North Africa region and director of the German Media Center, told Al-Nahar that Russia ’ s war of aggression against Ukraine is a war against international law and must end it immediately, noting that this terrible war affects different regions and has caused explosion in food prices and food insecurity.
He stressed that Germany will not suffer from a shortage of gas supplies, noting that German gas storage facilities are currently more than 95% full.
He stressed the German government ’ s support for people facing financial challenges due to high energy bills, noting that a memorandum of understanding has been signed with Qatar that will allow gas supplies to Germany for 15 years.
as well as an energy partnership with the United Arab Emirates.
He also stressed that Germany is committed to its international obligations in the field of reception of refugees and that those allowed to stay have good opportunities to integrate into Germany.
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How the Federal Government of Germany monitors the Russo-Ukrainian War
Its current and future causes and consequences?
What is Germany doing to end this war?
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We have said from the beginning that this war of Russian aggression against Ukraine is a war against international law, and Russia must end it immediately.
This terrible war affects very different regions: first of all, of course, it affects the people of Ukraine, destroying their livelihoods, and the infrastructure of their country.
But of course it also affects Europe, because of the influx of many people seeking protection, and we have already taken them in.
At the political level, through Russia ’ s brutal violation of the most basic norms of international law.
Globally, the impact of war has been demonstrated by exploding food prices and food insecurity.
As you can see, there are many effects, all of which are bad.
Germany wants the war to end immediately.
All the Russian president has to do is give the order to withdraw.
Alternative Energy
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How Germany will cope with what can be described as a severe winter crisis without Russian gas
Is Gulf gas among Germany ’ s alternative energy sources?
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I have to correct the idea that Germany will suffer a severe energy crisis next winter.
The war quickly turned our backs on Russian gas imports, leading to higher energy prices — a price we are politically willing to pay.
Therefore, the German government also supports people who face financial challenges due to high energy bills.
But we are also well prepared for the winter: German gas storage facilities are currently over 95% full.
In addition, we signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatar just last week, which would allow gas supplies to Germany for 15 years.
There is also an energy partnership with the United Arab Emirates.
Other important gas suppliers to Germany also come from Europe, for example from Norway.
At the same time, we are expanding our capabilities in the field of renewable energies.
Each installed solar panel makes us less dependent on Russian gas, and improves the results of our climate action.
A source of strength.
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The Russian-Ukrainian war and earlier conflicts in the Middle East (Libya, Iraq-Yemen, Tunisia, Syria) have caused a steady increase in the number of migrants to Europe in general and Germany in particular.
How to deal with the issue of migrants and refugees in Germany
To what extent are they a burden on infrastructure in Germany?
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The reasons for people moving to Europe have always been diverse: some are under severe political persecution, others are looking for a better economic life.
Germany is committed to its international obligations in the reception of refugees.
We want people who are allowed to stay here to have good opportunities to integrate into Germany.
Just last week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took part in an event on “Germany as an immigration state. ”
The modern immigration state views diversity as a source of strength.
The modern immigration state recognizes individual life paths and promotes participation and inclusion from the outset.
It is important for us to create the framework conditions for how this can best work.
Furthermore, we support legal migration routes to Germany, as well as a large number of projects in so-called refugee-receiving countries (such as Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey as well as North Africa) in order to give refugees and migrants in these countries better prospects for the future.
Responsibilities of Germany
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Climate policy requires the whole world to join hands and industrially developed countries have a greater role to play. What assistance will Germany provide to the Middle East countries to overcome the consequences of this crisis?
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It is right that we must work together to contain the tragic effects of the climate crisis, which we are beginning to feel clearly today.
All countries must do more, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, so that we can achieve the Paris climate goals.
As a large industrialized country, Germany has a special responsibility here.
This is why we support many climate protection projects across the region.
Significant progress was also made at the COP27 Conference of the Parties, held in Sharm el-Sheikh.
There will be a fund that will support the countries most particularly affected in the event of climate damage.
Many countries have fought for it for decades, and Germany and the European Union have actively campaigned for it before and during the COP.
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Germany has set itself the goal of being climate-neutral by 2045.
Tell us about the package of actions associated with achieving this goal!
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In Germany this year, we released the most ambitious legislative package in decades to expand renewable energies.
By 2030, 80 percent of our electricity must come from renewable sources.
We have also created targets for different sectors, such as transportation, consumption, electricity, house construction or renovation and many other areas, which we will then implement one by one to achieve the big picture.
We are firmly focused on the goal of climate neutrality by 2045, as the German chancellor reiterated during his speech at COP27.
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I mentioned before that the presence of a German speaker in the Middle East is a sign of the rapprochement between Germany and the Arab world.
Can we talk about the points of contact and rapprochement from the point of view of Germany?
And what are the political issues that clearly show this convergence?
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Germany and the Arab world are getting closer and closer together, and interest in Germany in the Arab world is very high, so many people have a lot of questions about Germany, its society and its politics.
The task of the regional speaker is to shed light on these specific issues, to show what Germany stands for politically and economically, to point out the particular priorities of our policies – examples this year are above all our support for Ukraine, Germany ’ s climate-related foreign policy, and feminist foreign policy – and also to explain a little about our society.
Of course, this works best in this region in Arabic, because we can reach many people by choosing the language, which is very important to me.
This way I connect with many different people from all over the region, which I consider very special.
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The Russian-Ukrainian war has led to a significant increase in energy prices, with inflation expected to rise to 6.1% in 2022.

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany ’ s government economic adviser today revised his country ’ s growth forecast for 2022, warning that the war in Ukraine and soaring energy prices will damage Europe ’ s largest economy.
The German Council of Economic Experts now expects Germany ’ s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by only 1.8 percent this year from last year, down from its previous forecast of 4.6 percent.
"Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine and energy prices are making the economic outlook dramatically worse," they said in their latest report.
The experts, whose forecasts are being watched by Prime Minister Olaf Scholz ’ s government, said they expect inflation to hit a decades-high 6.1 percent in 2022 as energy costs and supply chain disruptions continue to drive prices around the world.
These experts expect inflation to fall back to 3.4% in 2023, while economic output should rebound by 3.6%.
The conflict in Ukraine has dashed hopes that Germany will finally emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and return to growth.
Germany ’ s export-oriented industry is particularly vulnerable to supply chain bottlenecks and raw material shortages caused by the outbreak, and the pace of economic recovery has lagged behind other major European economies such as France and Italy.
Achim Truger, one of the consultants, said: “The supply chain has been strained by the Covid-19 outbreak, and this war has put additional pressure on it. ”
"At the same time, soaring natural gas and oil prices are putting pressure on business and private consumption."
German car giants Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz have been forced to cut some of their factory production due to the lack of vital parts from their Ukrainian factories, and exports to Russia have stopped.
Germany is also more dependent than other European countries on Russian oil, gas and coal for its industrial operations and home heating needs.
Germany imports 55% of its natural gas, half of its coal and about 35% of its oil from Russia.
Berlin has vowed to move away from its dependence on Russian energy in the near future by switching to other suppliers and accelerating the development of renewable energy.
But Germany has resisted calls at home and abroad to boycott Russian energy, fearing it would have a devastating impact on the economy.
German Economy and Energy Minister Robert Habeck launched Germany ’ s Tier 1 gas emergency plan earlier today amid growing concerns that Russia could shut down energy supplies in response to Western sanctions against it for waging war.
Hubbard also called on citizens and businesses to reduce their energy use.
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Germany has been forced to revise its economic outlook due to the war and energy crisis, with GDP growth forecast reduced to 1.8% in 2022.

The country has also been working to diversify its energy supply, with plans to import liquefied gas from the US, Qatar, and Algeria.

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Content: What are Germany ’ s options after refusing to pay Russia ’ s gas bill in rubles?
BERLIN (Reuters) - The effects of the Russian attack on Ukraine have spread to most parts of the world, where countries have enormous underground and agricultural wealth that is needed by the whole world, not just the European continent.
In addition to his military attack, there are other weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun to use in his war, to impose a reality on the ground through them, primarily the energy weapon, and in the forefront, gas exported to Europe.
Russia is the first country in the world in gas production, with exports of about 200 billion cubic meters in 2020.
Its gas reserves are estimated at 48.9 trillion cubic meters, making its harsh winter European neighborhood in great need of its imports of gas, which is described as environmentally friendly and cheap.
Energy War and Alternative Currency
Since the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the conflict has appeared to be directed against the European Union in general, and Germany, Europe ’ s major economic power, in particular, which has provided military support to the Ukrainian side, calls for a 300% increase in the military budget, and a parallel economic war between Berlin and Moscow.
A little before the Ukrainian war, Germany stopped implementing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project despite its readiness, and the German government justified it by looking for alternative means of energy under the pretext of protecting the climate, while observers explained that Berlin seeks to get rid of Russian dominance in gas supplies, which imports from Moscow about 40% of its need for gas.
With the escalation of the Russian-European dispute, Putin surprised the world by asking to pay the value of gas exports in rubles, which Germany refused, and announced that the payment will be in dollars or euros, as signed in the contracts between the two parties.
Conflict over the monetary system
On Putin ’ s request to pay the value of energy contracts in Russian ruble and the risks of this on the global currency, the US dollar, says economist Mohammed Abdul Wahid Ghanem, “There is no doubt that America was able to tighten its financial control through a monetary system imposed on the world by paying dollars after the Bretton Woods Treaty 1947, and Europe supported this before the emergence of its unified currency“ euro ”.
Ghanem believes that the dispute over the means of payment in dollars reflects a desire to change the monetary system and get rid of the control of the dollar, and this is not allowed by the United States, as changing it leads to the collapse of America and a global war.
Ghanem told Al Jazeera Net that Putin is trying to use the means of payment as a weapon, especially as he is the first producer of gas in the world, as well as Russia's massive oil production, which reached 11.60 million barrels per day in February.
This step, says the economist, is a declaration of a world war, especially since America since the early 1970s depends on the strength of its currency on what is known as the petrodollar, the peg of the value of oil purchased to the US dollar.
Alternatives to Germany
Although multiple sanctions have affected Russia ’ s energy sector by the United States and its allies, this has not included Europe ’ s cessation of imports of Russian gas, particularly the two important industrialised countries, Germany and Italy.
In the face of the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis and Putin's demand to pay for gas in Russian rubles, the German government began work on a strategic plan to stop dependence on Russian gas and move towards other alternatives.
According to the British Financial Times, the German government announced its first steps to regulate gas with an emergency plan based on three stages, the first in which a crisis team from the Ministry of Economy and the private sector implement harsh measures to reduce consumption, and if the crisis continues, gas is cut off from certain sectors and preferential treatment for families.
Meanwhile, experts have warned that the escalating gas crisis will push Germany ’ s inflation rate to 6.1% this year.
Risks and Solutions
On the risks that Germany will face if it decides to stop importing Russian gas, and the solutions put forward by its government, asked Aljazeera Net German energy expert Samer Rahal.
Rahal says the German Energy Industries Association has announced that the early warning of the emergency plan for Russian gas is justified in light of the dispute over the currency that will pay for Russian gas shipments.
This “dangerous development ”, Rahal calls it, makes joint action by all German federal agencies and private sector companies all the more urgent, to minimize economic damage in the event of a shortage of Russian gas supplies.
It is unclear what will happen to the industry when gas is scarce.
The biggest risk is the sudden disruption of supply chains, which in turn will cause machines to stop working, severe damage to production facilities, and massive job losses, which means serious social problems that the federal government may not be able to manage.
Therefore, the EI renewed its demands to use coal as an alternative to natural gas in power plants for a limited period of time and only during the current crisis.
Experts say this is immediately possible and will pre-emptively reduce demand for natural gas regardless of the potential shortage of gas.
“If we rule out the option of returning to nuclear power, the government should build a liquefied gas plant in the north, accelerate alternative energy plans such as green hydrogen, import liquefied gas from the United States, Qatar and Algeria, expand the construction of wind power fields, and extend the period of reliance on coal in power plants, ” Rahal says.
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Germany's dependence on Russian energy has been a major concern, with the country importing 55% of its natural gas from Russia.

The war has led to a significant reduction in German imports from Russia, with the country seeking alternative sources of energy.

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The Ukraine War Affects Germany ’ s Energy Strategy
Russia ’ s war on Ukraine forced Germany to overhaul its energy strategy.
Berlin has urgently started the construction of two previously abandoned LNG terminals.
This is the subject of a field interview published by our RFI correspondent in the French "Chronique Reportage International" column on Thursday, March 3rd.
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In an interview published on Thursday, March 03, 2022 in Chronique Reportage International, correspondent Julien Méchaussie reported from Berlin that Germany, which imports more than 50% of its natural gas and relies on Russian supplies, is now forced to review its energy strategy from the bottom up.
In the face of the inevitable price increase, the people are very worried.
The original title of this RFI column in French was: [Guerre en Ukraine: les conséquences sur l'appropriationnement en gaz russe pour l'Allemagne].
The war in Ukraine: consequences of Russian gas supplies for Germany.
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In a live interview from Berlin published Thursday in Chronique Reportage International, RFI ’ s French-language network, a passer-by said in German on his way to work that the outbreak of the war in Ukraine had caused a decades-old energy policy to collapse in a matter of days.
Rising energy prices are not good for anyone.
This is not good for the job market, which automatically leads to price increases for all products.
People will be afraid of huge inflation, and the impact on the economy is tragic.
Here, the RFI French correspondent pointed out that the fear of the passer-by interviewed represents many German people.
In Germany, which has a long history of importing Russian gas, Prime Minister Olaf Scholz announced the suspension of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
The pipeline linking northern Germany to Russia via the Baltic Sea was completed in September 2021.
The project has now come to a halt. Nord Stream 2 declared bankruptcy this week and more than 100 of its collaborators lost their jobs.
There were signs before the war -
A well-known professor of environmental and resource economics called Germany naive.
He said that at the beginning of this winter, the wind has turned around.
Before the war, Russian gas exports to Germany had dropped to their lowest level in months.
Despite the record price, it is now good to see that this is clearly part of the overall strategy of the Russian side.
German Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Economy and Climate Robert Habeck plans to increase coal imports.
The German Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises has called for an extension of the deadline for coal abandonment, which was decided at the end of last year.
Germany, now seeking to diversify its energy supply, will turn to countries like the United States and Qatar.
But the problem is that these countries are now exporting liquefied natural gas, and Germany has no corresponding terminal to be docked.
Experts interviewed pointed out that Germany is in urgent need of new liquefied natural gas terminals.
However, it takes three to four years to build a terminal.
Of course people can do it as quickly as possible, but this new strategy is not a very short-term solution.
We need to rely on existing infrastructure.
Once the new terminal is put into use, the sky should clear up.
Germany launches old project -
Abandoned two years ago due to a lack of political support, two projects to build LNG terminals in the North Sea have now been urgently launched at a cost of around €1 billion.
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Germany has signed a 15-year gas supply deal with Qatar and has an energy partnership with the United Arab Emirates.

The country is also expanding its renewable energy capabilities to reduce its dependence on Russian gas.

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Germany is pushing to find alternative sources of Russian oil, gas and coal, and is ready to offer more assistance to consumers and businesses struggling to cope with high energy prices.
Russia ’ s war on Ukraine has exposed Germany ’ s heavy dependence on Russian energy sources, including about half of its natural gas and coal, and about a third of its oil, which comes from Russia.
As Germany is moving away from nuclear and coal power, while trying to accelerate the development of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, the country ’ s energy dependence is even more exposed.
Germany ’ s prime minister said the country ’ s dependence on Russia for oil, coal and natural gas has been increasing over the past few decades and will end it as soon as possible.

The country aims to end its energy dependence on Russia soon and will offer assistance to consumers and businesses affected by the energy crisis.

Germany has rejected the idea of restarting nuclear energy to address gas shortages, with the Economy Minister opposing the restart of nuclear power and the government considering nuclear power not green or sustainable.

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Speaking at the "Right Questions" event organized by the German newspaper Bild on Friday evening, Birbuck said she believed a final exit from nuclear power by the end of this year was right based on "the facts I know now and given what the challenge is."
She said the challenge was not electricity supply but gas, saying “I don ’ t see nuclear power as a solution ” in light of the Russo-Ukrainian war and the looming energy crisis.
According to the current law, the remaining three nuclear power plants in Germany must be closed by the end of this year at the latest, as the three plants account for 6% of the total electricity generated in Germany, and so far about 10% of the electricity in Germany is generated by natural gas.
In repeated remarks, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck stressed that the main shortage is not electricity, but gas and heating for the industrial sector, and nuclear power plants cannot address this.
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The country has planned to shut down its nuclear plants by the end of 2022, and the last three nuclear power plants were scheduled to be closed by the end of the year.

However, 64% of Germans support restarting nuclear power to reduce electricity prices, and 61% of Germans support extending nuclear power plant operations.

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With Germany following the NATO sanctions against Russia, the German energy crisis is deepening and leading to serious political instability.
The gold-painted sign “Made in Germany ” has been peeled off. First, the business community complained about the high price of electricity in Germany, averaging 0.37 euros per kilowatt-hour (kWh), compared with 0.18 euros in France, 0.24 euros in the United Kingdom and 0.10 euros in Hungary.
Even if the German government proposed energy subsidies, but other European governments such as Britain and France will do so, German companies still can not compete. The result is that more and more industrial products that Germany was proud of in the past, either set up factories in foreign countries or import some foreign parts to complete in Germany.
In addition, some townships began to have problems with the opening up and strengthening of thermal power generation and transmission, and now there are rare power outages, which have caused great dissatisfaction among the public.
The Minister of Economy and Deputy Prime Minister Hajbek have become the target of attacks by the industrial sector, the German opposition, and the Liberal and Social Democrats in the government, focusing on Habek, who has no economic expertise but is responsible for the environmental ideology, and the government ’ s lack of understanding and compassion for industry, and has been deceiving the three nuclear power plants.
Halbek has always stressed that the German people have long been the majority of anti-nuclear power, but the latest poll shows that 64% of the people support restarting nuclear power to increase supply and reduce electricity prices due to the energy crisis, with 40% of the Green Party voters.
In addition, the Green Party has spoken out in favor of improving climate change, but has been hiding experts ’ suggestions that turning on nuclear power could cut Germany ’ s carbon emissions by 25 million to 30 million tons a year.
In addition, Halbek stressed that the nuclear fuel rods needed for the nuclear power plant may not be available by early next year, but the expert opinion is that the old nuclear fuel rods can also be used and the nuclear power plant can be gradually opened.
Halbek stressed that it would take a long time to open the safety inspection of nuclear power, but the world-famous German Technical Supervision Association immediately hit the face, claiming that they did a comprehensive inspection in March, all three nuclear power plants are normal, as long as limited further testing and monitoring, restart is not a problem at all.
The opposition party also criticized the three-party coalition government for delaying the setting of a gas price cap until March next year. At that time, the weather in Germany has begun to warm up. As a result, the opposition party and the public demand that Habaker resign, which can be regarded as the ruling coalition's biggest crisis to date.
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Content: According to EurActiv on July 20, in response to the gas shortage, the EU Commission has proposed a natural gas conservation plan, which will be careful to avoid blaming any EU country when it comes to delaying the “phase-out ” of nuclear power plants, a particularly sensitive issue for Germany.
Germany ’ s nuclear program was first planned in the early 2000s, when the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Green Party coalition decided to phase out nuclear power.
Japan ’ s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster led then-pro-nuclear Prime Minister Angela Merkel, who was pushing for the withdrawal of plans to phase out nuclear power, to end nuclear power under pressure and plan to shut down all nuclear plants by 2022.
However, in early July, Thierry Breton, the European Union ’ s executive member for internal markets, said bluntly: “It ’ s important that the three German nuclear plants still in operation continue to operate for a while. ” Energy comes with a problem.
Even Elon Musk, CEO of US electric car maker Tesla, tweeted: “They should keep running. ”
“If the government wants, we can keep the NPP Isar 2 nuclear power plant running longer than the end of the year, ” says plant operator Preussen Electra. In addition, previous reports by safety certification body TÜV Süd indicate that the plant ’ s continued operation does not pose a safety risk.
A poll of Germans conducted by ARD on 24 June showed that 61% of Germans would support the extension of nuclear power plant operations.
But Sascha Müller-Kraenner, director of the German environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), said in a statement on July 19.
“If the duration of the nuclear power plant exceeds December 31, 2022, we will prevent this from happening through the courts if necessary. ”
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The public opinion on reinstating nuclear energy in Germany is divided, with some sectors pushing to bring nuclear reactors back online, citing the potential to cut Germany's carbon emissions by 25-30 million tons annually.

The German energy market is coping with the loss of nuclear energy, but the country is facing an energy crisis due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has affected Germany's energy plans.

The war has intensified Germany's energy crisis, and the government has proposed energy subsidies to alleviate the crisis.

Some politicians, such as the Transport Minister, are calling for an expert committee on nuclear power extension, while others, like the Green Party, oppose the resumption of nuclear power due to high costs.

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Content: Germany ’ s transport minister has called for the creation of an expert committee to examine whether the country ’ s nuclear power plants should be extended.
The move also sparked disagreements within the ruling coalition over nuclear power.
Since Russia ’ s invasion of Ukraine, Germany has tried to break away from its energy dependence and sparked discussions about the use of the country ’ s only three remaining nuclear power plants.
After the 311 earthquake in Japan, the Merkel government appealed for non-nuclear homes, which were scheduled to be completely decommissioned by the end of 2022.
Prime Minister Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has tried to pressure the dispute between the ruling Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party (FDP).
The Greens have been pressing for a withdrawal from nuclear power, but the transport minister of the Liberal Democratic Party (FDP) has called for an extension of the plant ’ s life until at least April.
Transport Minister Volker Wissing said electric vehicles are not environmentally friendly unless they use zero-carbon nuclear power.
“We need an expert answer on how to ensure that we achieve our climate protection goals while having a stable and affordable energy supply, ” the minister said.
Critics of Germany ’ s withdrawal from nuclear power say it could force Germany to rely more on coal than expected during its transition to renewable energy.
Coal is more carbon polluting than natural gas.
The Green Party is strongly opposed to the resumption of Germany's nuclear power program, arguing that extending the use of nuclear power would be costly and that more could be achieved by developing renewable energy.
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The Liberal Democratic Party supports nuclear power extension until April, and critics argue that the withdrawal from nuclear power may increase coal reliance.

A survey conducted among 1,248 German voters found that 61% support extending nuclear power plants' life, and 56% support increasing load on coal-fired power plants.

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According to a survey by ARD-Deutschlandtrend, almost two-thirds of Germans are in favor of extending the life of nuclear power plants, and the majority support more large-scale use of coal power.
The poll was conducted for ARD on June 21-22 among 1,248 German voters, with a statistical error of 2 to 3%.
56% of respondents support an increase in the load on coal-fired power plants, 36% disapprove of this measure proposed by the German Energy Ministry as part of an emergency plan for gas conservation.
Of the respondents, 61% supported the initiative of a number of politicians from the former ruling faction of the CDU / CSU and the liberal democratic FDP to continue operating nuclear power plants after the end of the year, when it was planned to completely abandon nuclear energy, 32% of respondents opposed.

However, the German government has ruled out renewing nuclear plants to save gas, and the Foreign Minister refuses to reverse the nuclear power phase-out.

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Content: German Economy Minister Robert Habeck ruled out renewing the country ’ s last three nuclear plants to save gas, saying the plant would only save up to 2 percent of natural gas use.
In a public discussion with the public on the government ’ s Open Day, Haberk said such savings would not be enough to reopen the debate on decommissioning nuclear power because there was a consensus on the issue.
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, with the support of a majority of the German people, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a bill to stop using nuclear power by the end of the year; but due to the reduction of natural gas supply in Russia, people are worried about the energy crisis this winter, attitudes have changed, and the three-party coalition is also divided on the issue.
"It was the wrong decision to do so because there was not much savings," said Mr Harbaugh.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Harburg's Green Party began as an anti-nuclear movement.
On the other hand, Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party reiterated his position that extending the life of nuclear power plants for a limited period of time would be better than reusing coal-fired power.
“We shouldn ’ t be too critical, we should keep all possibilities open, ” Lindner said, adding that in the current situation, he was open to extending nuclear power“ for a few years. ”
In addition to the debate over gas-saving measures, Haberke said he was open to extending the life of one of Bavaria ’ s nuclear plants if stress tests showed that it was necessary to ensure grid stability and power supply in winter.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the results of the stress tests should be available by the end of the month or early next month, when a decision will be made.
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German Foreign Minister Annalina Birbuck has refused to extend the operation of Germany ’ s three remaining nuclear power plants beyond the end of this year.
Berbock told German weekly Bild am Sonntag: “I ’ m not convinced that nuclear power plants will solve our gas problem. ”
She added that people who are talking about nuclear energy do not care about running things, but want to go back to the use of nuclear energy, saying: "We have paid many billions over the past decade because of this reluctance to get out of nuclear energy.
Undermining that now would be insane, and it would cost us even more. ”
Due to the energy crisis that has intensified as a result of the Russian war on Ukraine, a debate has been going on for months over whether Germany ’ s three remaining nuclear power plants should be longer than planned.
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The majority of Germans supported stopping nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster, but now a majority see nuclear power as part of EU climate measures.

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The German government misled its citizens about the possible extension of nuclear power plants, Jakub Wiech, deputy Editor-in-Chief of Energetyka24.com, wrote on Saturday. According to him, all indications are that Berlin’s aim was to close the units regardless of the risks.

He cited Simon Wakter, a Swedish nuclear engineer, who presented a series of materials on his social media showing that Berlin’s narrative on the nuclear issue was getting the truth wrong. As the journalist pointed out, Mr Wakter “has collected statements by German politicians and energy scientists from recent months, juxtaposing them.”

“In his reasoning, Mr Wakter cites, among other things, the German government’s key argument regarding nuclear fuel. Berlin claimed that extending the operation of the nuclear power plants was impossible due to the lack of contracted fuel rod supplies. However, according to Die Welt, there was a confidential meeting between ruling coalition politicians and representatives of nuclear plant operators in March 2022,” Mr Wiech wrote.

As he continued, at the meeting the latter stated that they were able to organise deliveries within a “reasonable timeframe,” however, Berlin took no action in this regard, going further into the narrative of being unable to provide fuel input.

“On exactly 8 March, the German government published a report listing the reasons why nuclear power plants can no longer operate. However, at the same time, those in power met with representatives of nuclear industry operators, who indicated solutions to the allegations made by the report,” Mr Wakter was quoted as saying by the journalist.

“As additional evidence, he points to a statement by a spokesman for Preussen Elektra, who says that the Isar nuclear power plant, one of the last three units of its type in Germany, can continue to operate beyond 31 December 2022 – and without additional supplies of nuclear fuel. Berlin’s argument in this regard has been shown to be a simple lie,” Mr Wiech wrote.

As he added, according to an opinion poll from spring 2022, the majority of Germans (65 percent) see nuclear power as part of measures aimed at meeting EU climate targets.

“So, as it turns out, the German government’s key arguments for shutting down nuclear power (lack of fuel and public opposition) turned out to be lies. One may wonder why Berlin is pushing so desperately to extinguish these units – despite the energy crisis,” Mr Wiech concluded.

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The German government has been accused of misleading citizens about nuclear power plant extension, and nuclear plant operators have said they could organize fuel deliveries.

Two-thirds of Germans do not support the decision to abandon nuclear power, and the country will rely on coal and gas after abandoning nuclear power.

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Content: The people are not particularly happy with the government ’ s choice.
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Germany has completely abandoned nuclear power, turning off the last three power units located at the Emsland nuclear power plant (Lower Saxony), Necarwesteim-2 (Baden-Württemberg), Isar-2 (Bavaria).
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The decision to phase out nuclear power came from then-Chancellor Angela Merkel after the disaster of 2011, when the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in Japan, which killed at least 15.9 thousand people.
Initially, it was planned to stop nuclear reactors on December 31, 2022, but due to rising energy prices, the German government delayed this until mid-April 2023.
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The shutdown of nuclear reactors was initially planned for December 31, 2022, but was delayed due to rising energy prices.

Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045, which involves shutting down its last three nuclear power plants and limiting power generation to renewables by 2035.

The country will rely on coal and natural gas temporarily, but the share of nuclear energy in global production is shrinking, and new nuclear plants face significant delays and cost overruns.

Germany has increased electricity production from solar and wind, and renewables have replaced nuclear energy without power outages.

However, 52% of German firms see a negative impact of the energy transition on their business, and 13% of voters see a positive effect.

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Its positive effect was seen by only 13% of voters
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The majority of German companies negatively assess the impact on their activities of the energy transition policy pursued by the authorities of the country.
This is evidenced by the results of a survey of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), published on the organization ’ s website.
Thus, 52% of the surveyed firms said that the policy chosen by the country ’ s leadership to achieve climate neutrality had a “negative or very negative ” impact on their own business.
Its positive effect was seen only by 13% of voters.
In energy-intensive industries, three-quarters of companies reported negative consequences of the energy transition.
DIHK Deputy CEO Achim Derks called such figures alarming, "given the importance of industry for the whole [country] as a place of business."
The energy transition barometer, which DIHK compiled for the 11th time based on the survey, currently shows a value of minus 27 on a scale from minus 100 to plus 100.
The organization noted that this is the worst indicator since the beginning of sociological measurements on this issue in 2012.
“Large segments of our economy are deeply concerned about the shortfall in energy supply in the medium and long term, ” Derks said in a statement.
According to the expert, the doubts of enterprises in their own competitiveness “are greater than ever ”.
Even in the construction and service industries, which “often benefit directly from orders as part of the energy transition, sentiment is clearly deteriorating, ” he added.
The survey was attended by 3,572 German companies from all industries and regions of the republic.
After the start of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Germany decided to refuse to import Russian energy resources.
Germany no longer receives Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, as well as Russian pipeline gas due to sabotage on the three branches of the Northern Stream.
According to a recent study by the Swiss consulting firm Prognos, electricity prices in Germany will remain high in the coming years if Russian gas supplies to the republic do not resume in full.
The chairman of the Association of German Trade Unions, Yasmin Fahimi, said on August 17 that Germany could not overcome the economic downturn due to high energy prices.

The energy transition barometer shows a minus 27, the worst since 2012, indicating concerns about energy supply and competitiveness.

Large segments of the economy are concerned about an energy supply shortfall, and enterprises have greater doubts about their competitiveness than ever.

The Russian-Ukrainian war has led to a significant increase in energy prices, and Germany's refusal to import Russian energy resources has resulted in high electricity prices.

Germany's manufacturing decline may occur in energy-intensive areas, and the energy transition may cost $275 trillion globally.

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Steven Kotter, a member of the Bundestag Energy Committee, said in an interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia that some "green transformation" initiatives should be abandoned.
According to Stephen Kotter, if this is not done, not only will price increases continue to increase, but also Germany ’ s manufacturing decline in energy-intensive areas such as ammonia, aluminum or steel production.
“Due to high commodity prices and inflation, citizens simply will not be able to pay taxes to implement climate measures, ” the parliamentarian explained.
According to a McKinsey Global Institute report, a “green energy ” transition would require 7.5% of GDP, or $275 trillion of the global economy.
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According to the institute, the transition to zero carbon emissions must be global, involving all sectors of the economy around the world.
Earlier, the German Foreign Ministry warned of the consequences of the sanctions against Russia on Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Schulz said Berlin would not refuse dialogue with Moscow because diplomacy was important.
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The German government has introduced measures to mitigate the negative effects of the energy transition, including cutting electricity prices for industry through tax cuts and subsidies.

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(MENAFN- Al-Anbaa) The German government on Thursday unveiled a massive plan aimed at reducing the cost of electricity to the industrial sector through significant tax cuts and subsidies until 2028.
High tariffs have hit industry in Germany, the EU ’ s largest economy, which has been struggling for months.
The plan, which will cost "about 12 billion euros" over the next year alone, provides for a "significant reduction of the electricity tax" in industry, from 1.537 cents per kilowatt-hour to the European minimum of 0.05 cents per kilowatt-hour, according to a government statement on Thursday.
The reduction will continue "until 2025" and may be extended for an additional "three years".
Firms that consume more energy and are “more exposed to international competition ” will benefit from the extension of the measures“ for a period of five years ”, allowing them to offset part of their costs associated with pollution rights markets.
German Chancellor Olaf Schulz noted that the government “significantly relieves the manufacturing industry of electricity costs. ”
The unveiling of the plan comes after weeks of intense discussions between manufacturers, unions and the government, and at a time when questions are being raised about the future of the industry that is central to the country ’ s economy.
Germany has relied for years on low-cost Russian gas for energy supplies and was forced to lay off it following Moscow ’ s invasion of Ukraine last year.
Since then, electricity prices for manufacturers have skyrocketed to some of the highest in Europe, while some energy-intensive industries such as chemicals are struggling to reach their pre-war production levels, threatening to relocate elsewhere.
In the face of this situation, Economy Minister Robert Habeck has called for several months for a price cap, through massive subsidies for the most energy-intensive industries.
A solution that liberal finance minister Christian Lindner flatly rejected, fearing the cost of such a system and its impact on competition.
The German government expects a recession (a decline in GDP) of 0.4% this year.
Germany is expected to be the only G7 country to suffer a recession this year, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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The government's plan costs 12 billion euros over the next year, and the electricity tax has been reduced from 1.537 cents to 0.05 cents per kilowatt-hour.

The reduction will continue until 2025 and may be extended for three years, with firms consuming more energy benefiting from an extension for five years.

Germany is also providing €28 billion in relief to manufacturers from 2024 to 2027, and electricity taxes for manufacturers have been reduced from €15.37 to €0.50 per megawatt-hour.

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Content: (Bloomberg) -- The German government agreed on measures to ease electricity bills for manufacturers over the next five years in an attempt to boost the economy.

The support package is set to provide relief worth up to €28 billion from 2024 to 2027, according to the economy ministry, with €12 billion earmarked for next year. The measures include a substantial reduction in electricity taxes for manufacturers — from €15.37 to €0.50 per megawatt-hour — as well as additional support for particularly energy-intensive firms.

German chemical stocks soared in reaction to the agreement.

The country’s manufacturing-heavy economy has seen a protracted period of weakness that shows few signs of abating amid plunging business confidence. It’s the only G-7 member predicted by the IMF to contract in 2023 and high energy costs have been one of the main drags on activity.

While the nation’s electricity prices have moderated from last year’s peaks, they’re expected to remain elevated until at least 2027. That’s when a significant amount of capacity from offshore wind is expected to come online, which could help reduce electricity prices for large industries.

“It’s important that we have found a way to support the competitiveness of industry,” Economy Minister Robert Habeck said. “Very energy-intensive companies can achieve an electricity price of less than 6 cents from 2025 through the interaction of the instruments.”

6 cents per kilowatt-hour was the initial price tag Habeck pushed for earlier this year when the coalition began negotiating the scope of further support for industry. However, his plan was only targeted at energy-intensive manufacturers and was estimated to cost up to €30 billion until 2030.

The agreement on the package ended months of in-fighting within Germany’s ruling coalition. Finance minister Christian Lindner — who pushed for relief for the broader manufacturing sector — said the tax reduction now agreed on could be funded from the regular budget and will allow the country to adhere to its constitutional debt brake.

Habeck’s industry power price also may have faced skepticism from the European Commission, which typically has to approve any new state aid within its member states. Since the coalition’s measures tweak existing policy tools, they don’t need to be reported to Brussels’ competition watchdogs.

The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the package as an “important signal for extremely electricity-intensive sectors” but warned that companies in trade and services also depend on affordable power prices. “This makes it all the more urgent to reduce prices by rapidly expanding the supply of electricity,” the group’s president Peter Adrian said in a statement.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ Social Democrats said the coalition will continue to work toward that aim in the coming years through the expansion of renewable energy and other measures, according to co-leader Lars Klingbeil.

--With assistance from Iain Rogers, Isolde MacDonogh and Rachel Morison.

(Updates with €28 billion figure in second paragraph.)

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The support package aims to help energy-intensive firms with high energy costs, and the economy minister aims for an electricity price of less than 6 cents per kilowatt-hour.

The government has also introduced price caps to protect industries and households from rising energy prices, with a subsidy to cap the price per kilowatt-hour at six cents for industries.

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Content: The German government introduced electricity and gas price caps last year to protect industries and households from rising energy prices.
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Speaking at a conference on Monday, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said: “We want industry to stay in Germany and embrace a transformational perspective. ”
The subsidy was opposed by the finance ministry, but Harbek said it would cap the price per kilowatt-hour (kWh) at six cents and cover 80% of industrial consumption.
The price will be calculated on the basis of the average transaction price of electricity, the minister added, which will encourage companies to seek cheaper energy prices from renewable sources.
The subsidy will cost between €25 billion and €30 billion, gradually through 2030, and will be funded by the Economic Stability Fund (ESF).
The fund was set up in 2020 to rescue the troubled Lufthansa.
Small and medium-sized enterprises in energy-intensive industries such as metals and chemicals will be able to benefit, the economy minister said.
“If we don ’ t pay that price, Germany may no longer have an industrial sector in these energy-intensive industries in the future, which will be a loss, ” he said.
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The subsidy will cover 80% of industrial consumption, encouraging renewable energy, and will cost €25-30 billion, funded by the Economic Stability Fund.

Germany has allocated 200 billion euros to support households and businesses, and the chancellor has announced a cap on gas prices.

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Germany said on Thursday it would allocate 200 billion euros ($194 billion) to protect households and businesses from rising energy costs in the wake of a Russian supply crisis triggered by Western sanctions and maintenance.
Chancellor Olaf Schulz said the German government "will do everything until prices fall", announcing the package that includes a cap on gas prices and a plan to cut windfall profits made by energy companies that have been slightly hurt by rising gas prices.
Schulz said the multi-billion-euro fund was designed "to ensure that Germany is able to cope with the consequences of rising prices this year, next year and the year after that."
He also announced that the government would scrap a controversial gas tax that would have allowed energy companies to pass on increased costs and stabilise their businesses.
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Germany, which has been heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports from Russia for its energy needs, has come under intense pressure as Moscow ’ s supplies dwindle.
Thursday ’ s announcement came as inflation rose to a 70-year high of 10 percent in September, according to official data, driven by higher energy prices.
Finance Minister Christian Lindner said: “We find ourselves in an energy war for prosperity and freedom. ”
The government said in a statement that the gas price cap should cover "at least part" of the gas used by households and businesses, while "maintaining an incentive to reduce gas use" during the winter because supplies are limited.
At the same time, the government will work to reduce the price of electricity to consumers by curtailing the profits made by energy companies that have benefited from higher required gas prices but do not use the power source for power generation.
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The government has also scrapped a gas tax that allowed energy companies to pass on costs, and a plan to cut windfall profits made by energy companies has been announced.

However, the energy crisis may cause a manufacturing decline, and high energy costs may lead to tax payment issues.

The energy transition may also lead to job losses, with 240,000 jobs expected to be reduced due to the energy crisis.

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The study, published today, confirmed that Germany ’ s price-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) will fall by 1.7 percent next year, and the number of jobs will be reduced by about 240,000.
The level of employment is expected to remain at this level until 2026, until expansionary measures gradually begin to overcome the negative effects and lead to an increase of about 60,000 jobs by 2030.
The hospitality industry will be one of the biggest losers, already hit hard by the coronavirus epidemic, which is likely to be affected by weak consumer purchasing power due to high inflation, as well as energy-intensive sectors, such as the chemical industry and metal production, are likely to be significantly affected.
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Employment is expected to remain low until 2026, but 60,000 jobs will be added by 2030 through expansionary measures.

The hospitality industry will be heavily affected by high inflation, and energy-intensive sectors like chemicals and metal production will be impacted.

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