• Policy

        • Germany

        • 2024

        Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund - Promotion of Electromobility

        In the framework of the Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), Germany earmarked funds to promote electromobility.

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        • Germany

        • 2024

        Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund - Model projects to strengthen local public transport

        In the framework of the Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), Germany earmarked funds to promote mass transit.

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        • Germany

        • 2024

        Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund - National power plant strategy

        In the framework of the Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), the German government earmarked financial support for the conversion of coal-fired power plants to hydrogen-capable gas-fired power plants. 

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        • Germany

        • 2024

        Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund - Heat pumps programme

        In the framework of the Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), Germany earmarked funds to foster the uptake of heat pump installations. 

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        • Germany

        • 2024

        Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund - Energy efficiency programmes

        In the framework of the Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), Germany earmarked funds to energy efficiency projects. 

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        • Germany

        • 2024

        Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund - Development of renewable fuels

        In the framework of the Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), Germany earmarked funds to promote the development of renewable fuels.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2021

        Germany-Australia hydrogen supply chain projects

        …technology is underway between Australia and Germany. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will commit respectively AUD 50 million (from the AUD 565.8 million provided in the 2021-2022 Budget initiative for low emissions technology partnerships) and EUR 50 million to fund HyGATE, a new joint Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator. ARENA takes a lead role in the HyGATE, supporting real-world pilot, trial, demonstration and research projects along the hydrogen supply chain. Australia aims at satisfying its own demand and export hydrogen to Germany to meet its increased demands in…

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        • Germany

        • 2021

        Germany Foreign Direct Investment Rules Amendment

        …or indirect interest of more than 10 per cent of the voting rights of a German company operating in a critical infrastructure or in other specifically defined sectors such as IT and telecommunications services and cloud computing services relating to critical infrastructures;a direct or indirect interest of more than 20 per cent of the voting rights of a German company operating in one of the emerging technologies: semiconductors, AI, 3D printing, quantum technology, automated or autonomous driving, robotics, cybersecurity; ora direct or indirect interest of more than 25 per cent of the voting rights of any other German company.

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        • Germany

        • 2023

        Germany's Strategy on China to Manage Dependency in Critical Sectors

        Germany developed its first strategy on China focusing on key critical sectors including medicine, lithium batteries and critical minerals. While maintaining friendly trade and investment ties with China, Germany aims to reduce critical dependencies in critical sectors by diversifying its supply chains.The Federal Government would be applying export control procedures to ensure that German products are not misused for human rights violations and internal repression in China. In addition, grants from the federal government for research and development projects with China might be limited.

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        • Germany

        • 2023

        National Security Strategy: Integrated Security for Germany

        Germany's National Security Policy lays out integrated security measures to ensure that all areas potentially subject to external threats are covered. It particularly includes a strategy on boosting economic and financial resilience and raw materials security. Citing geopolitical tensions, the federal government commits to strengthening its raw materials and energy security through diversification. To ensure that economic ties do not adversely impact security, the government plans to: reduce critical dependencies and concentration risks;prevent new dependencies in strategically relevant sectors;procure strategically important raw materials from reliable partners;focus on the potential of the circular economy explore the potential of…

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