• Policy

        • Germany

        • 2026

        Climate protection programme 2026

        The climate protection programme 2026 puts forward 67 measures with the objective to save more than 25 million tons of CO2 in 2030, and making Germany less dependent on fossil fuel imports. Additional funds totalling €7.6 billion will be made available from 2027 to 2030 through the Climate and Transformation Fund, along with an additional €400 million from the special fund. 

        • Policy

        • Japan

        • 2025

        Drastically Reducing Methane Emissions in Global Fossil Fuel Sector

        Led by the United Kingdom, the Statement on Drastically Reducing Methane Emissions in Global Fossil Fuel Sector was signed by Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Kazakhstan, Norway, and the United Kingdom, with support from the European Commission, IEA, and OLADE at COP30 in Brazil. The Statement presents a shared commitment to achieve near zero methane emissions across the fossil fuel sector.  The Statement outlines 6 actions to accelerate methane reductions in the fossil fuel sector:Implementation of robust measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification (MMRV)Effective use of market signals, including rewarding producers who act quickly and transparently Ending routine flaring and venting…

        • Policy

        • Japan

        • 2022

        Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance

        The Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance was announced at COP15 in Montréal between Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. These member states will voluntarily work on developing sustainable and inclusive mining practices and sourcing critical minerals that:Employ a nature-positive approach,Support local and indigenous communities,Help fight climate change,Restore ecosystems, Build a circular economy and Foster ethical corporate practices. The Alliance promotes the global uptake of mining, processing and recycling that is responsible, environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive. The Alliance comes out of the COP 15 and aligns with the G7 2030 Nature…

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2024

        Global Gateway - Namibia

        Three initiatives: EUR 25 million for the Namibian green hydrogen investment fund targeting private sector projects across the entire supply chain; Together with Germany, a country window for the EU-Get transform program with an EU funding of EUR 2.7 million. The program aims to support the local government on energy planning and expand the domestic renewable capacity, increase electricity access and create opportunities for decentralized renewable solutions; and Grant agreement for the Green Hydrogen Program with a total EU funding of EUR 1.2 million

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2024

        National Action Plan for Climate-friendly Shipping (NAPS)

        …German government aims to support the maritime sector in Germany on its transformation path and strengthen its competitiveness and innovation expertise. The NAPS will be adopted by the Federal Government in 2025 and presented at the next National Maritime Conference. The NAPS accompanies the national implementation of regulations at EU, IMO and CCNR level. It is designed as an open-technology framework. For the NAPS, coordinated comprehensive measures will be developed for the five fields of action "alternative propulsion and energy systems, supply of climate-friendly energy sources, fleet modernization, maritime industrial policy and green shipping corridors", with which Germany…

        • Policy

        • Latvia

        • 2021

        Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor

        The Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor project aims to develop a hydrogen infrastructure corridor from Finland through Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to Germany. This initiative supports the EU’s hydrogen strategy and the REPowerEU plan, promoting renewable energy and energy supply diversification. The project involves gas transmission system operators from six countries and seeks to connect green hydrogen supply with consumption points, enhance cross-border cooperation, and improve energy security.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2022

        Green Hydrogen Hub Europe, Hamburg strategy for hydrogen import

        The Ministry of Economics and Innovation in Hamburg has introduced a hydrogen import strategy and action plan aimed at establishing large-scale imports to Germany, reinforcing Hamburg’s role as a leading hydrogen hub both nationally and across Europe. According to the German Energy Agency (DENA), Germany anticipates that 40% to 70% of its green hydrogen supply will be imported by 2030.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2023

        LNG Acceleration Act (LNG-G)

        The law is part of the measures to quickly replace gas that is no longer imported from Russia. In order to be able to obtain LNG from other supplier countries, LNG terminals and the necessary pipelines must be created in Germany in the short term. The law speeds up approval, award and review procedures. It allows exemptions from an environmental impact assessment. Further, the existing regulations for the future climate-friendly subsequent use of land-based LNG terminals have been concretised. The law requires that the land-based LNG terminals and the natural gas pipelines required for the connection are…

        • Policy

        • Denmark

        • 2024

        Framework conditions to finance hydrogen infrastructure

        Includes rules on regulated third-party access, no tariff exemptions, and a 10% capacity reserve for short-term contracts, along with principles for state risk hedging.
        The government will fund export pipelines to Germany to support offshore wind development. In 2026, the TSO plans to allocate 80% of network capacity on a first-come, first-served basis, with 20% through auctions. Denmark is implementing a revenue cap and inter-temporal cost allocation model, to be in place by 2027.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2025

        Renewable Energy Directive - National transposition for industry

        …and Climate Protection (BMWK) decided that the RFNBO industrial targets (from the Renewable Energy Directive revision) will not be passed on to individual companies and instead Germany will aim to achieve the binding targets through a combination of subsidy measures targeting the demand side. These could include CCfD, the H2Global and direct subsidies for steel producers (all of which were already in place by the time of this announcement). There is a range of estimates of 0.6-0.9 Mtpa of RFNBO supply needed to satisfy the industry target (see references). Germany said it will recognise the refinery route…

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