The Federal Cabinet on August 1, 2012 adopted the draft of the second act amending the Energy Tax Act. Its aim is to continue granting a tax cap under the ecological tax reform for the most energy intensive users in the manufacturing industry for the next decade. more

The energy-related modernisation of system-built buildings offers great potential for climate protection in Germany and across Europe. A successful project in this area has just been concluded in Latvia. more

On 15 December 2011 the EU Commission presented the Energy Roadmap 2050. It describes different technological and economic approaches to achieving Europe's climate targets. more

The Federal Environment and the Federal Economics Ministries published a joint concept paper which presents concrete proposals on how the top-runner approach can be further developed at EU level. The key elements had been set out by the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Environment Ministry on the basis of the study. more

Joint concept paper (accessible PDF, 54 KB)