Skip to content
  • NEWS
  • EVENTS
  • RESEARCH
  • INTERVIEWS
  • EXPLAINERS
  • VIDEOS
  • ABOUT US
Sustainability Online

Sustainability Online

A business news platform with a sustainable focus. Featuring the latest sustainability news and ESG insight, viewed through a business lens.

  • Log In
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • ADVERTISE
  • Home
  • Germany
  • Page 2

Germany

This year's European heatwave may have an unexpected impact on Germany's economic recovery, with record-low water levels on the Rhine threatening to reduce the country's GDP this year, according to ING.
  • News
  • Supply Chain

Record low water levels in the Rhine threaten Germany’s economic recovery

3 months ago3 months ago4 mins

This summer’s European heatwave may have an unexpected impact on Germany’s economic recovery, with record-low water levels on the Rhine…

Read More
Continued heatwaves are putting data centres and other digital infrastructure 'under pressure', with such services requiring 'significantly more cooling capacity', new analysis from engineering consultancy Drees & Sommer has suggested.
  • Research

Heatwaves putting data centres ‘under pressure’ due to increased cooling demands

3 months ago3 months ago4 mins

Continued heatwaves are putting data centres and other digital infrastructure ‘under pressure’, with such services requiring ‘significantly more cooling capacity’,…

Read More
The price of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) fell by 18% in real terms between 2020 and 2025, compared to a 2% increase for combustion engine cars, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
  • News
  • Sustainable Transport

Price of electric vehicles fell by close to a fifth in Germany between 2020 and 2025

3 months ago3 months ago4 mins

The price of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) fell by 18% in real terms in Germany between 2020 and 2025, compared…

Read More
G7 Family Photo - from European Council website
  • Climate Change
  • News

Public support for climate action remains strong across G7 countries

5 months ago5 months ago5 mins

Following on from the G7 Summit in France, a new study by the Potential Energy Coalition and The Rockefeller Foundation…

Read More
A continued dependancy on fossil fuels means "continuing to import inflation and economic instability, while exporting energy security, sovereignty and policy autonomy", UN climate chief Simon Stiell has told the opening of the UN June Climate Meetings (SB64) in Bonn, Germany.
  • News

Continuing to support fossil fuels will bring inflation and economic instability, says Stiell

5 months ago5 months ago5 mins

A continued dependancy on fossil fuels means “continuing to import inflation and economic instability, while exporting energy security, sovereignty and…

Read More
Germany's government intends to increase its focus on the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in its future climate risk planning, according to reports.
  • Climate Change
  • News

Potential collapse of AMOC current ‘should be treated as a matter of European security policy’

5 months ago5 months ago3 mins

Germany‘s government intends to increase its focus on the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in its…

Read More
Germany is currently on track to miss its legally binding climate targets by 2030, despite government projections to the contrary, the Council of Experts on Climate Change has warned.
  • Climate Change
  • Research

Germany on track to miss its legally-binding climate targets by 2030, group warns

6 months ago6 months ago3 mins

Germany is currently on track to miss its legally binding climate targets by 2030, despite government projections to the contrary,…

Read More
Businesses across the G7 – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US – remain committed to decarbonisation, but are 'reframing' how they talk about and approach net-zero strategies, a new report by the BSI has found.
  • Net Zero
  • News

Businesses across the G7 are ‘reframing’ how they talk about net zero, says BSI

6 months ago6 months ago4 mins

Businesses across the G7 – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US – remain committed to decarbonisation, but are…

Read More
Brazil and Germany have announced a major economic cooperation, which will seek to mobilise R$4.1 billion (€700 million) for green projects in Brazil.
  • News

Brazil and Germany announce €700 million investment to fund climate finance and sustainable mobility

7 months ago7 months ago4 mins

Brazil and Germany have announced a major economic cooperation agreement, which will seek to mobilise R$4.1 billion (€700 million) for…

Read More
Aerial view of a large industrial roof covered with solar panels, surrounded by green fields and roads around.
  • News
  • Renewables

Solnet Group completes three onsite solar installations for Amazon in Germany

7 months ago7 months ago3 mins

Solnet Group has installed three onsite solar projects at Amazon sites across Germany, in Achim, Sindelfingen and Gattendorf. The projects,…

Read More
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • 6

LATEST NEWS

COP31 will ‘convert pledges and targets into concrete results’, says UN Climate Change head
SustainabilityOnline: The Sustainability Brief – 6 November 2026
Just under two thirds of the world’s largest companies have net-zero targets in place
Europeans demanding reduced dependence on oil and gas: EIB
Global renewable refinery capacity set to triple by 2030

Poster announcing Decarbon 2027: Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Congress, with abstract glassy bubbles at the bottom.

➡️ Sign Up to SustainabilityOnline's ECOPULSE news digest ✅

* indicates required

INTERVIEWS

Opella’s Marissa Saretsky on why healthcare needs to shift towards prevention and long-term health management
repurposedMATERIALS’ Damon Carson on why businesses are throwing away materials that still have value
Mastercard’s Ellen Jackowski on how businesses are strengthening resilience through sustainability
Electrification Alliance’s Adrian Hiel on where electrification can have the greatest positive impact
Wind Energy Ireland’s Dave Linehan on the grid capacity conundrum

Banner for the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Congress (Feb 15–16, 2027, Berlin) with a dark background and abstract ribbon artwork.

EXPLAINERS

What we did wrong in marketing sustainable products – and how to do it better
Shifting decision-making closer to communities
How a family-owned recycler handles metal, cars, and e-waste
Engineers test cloud-seeding drones for areas facing chronic water shortages
How circular construction actually works – from design to demolition and back again

EXPLORE TOPICS

Biodiversity
Circular Economy
Climate Change
Emissions
Environment
Green Energy
Renewables
Sustainability
The Sustainability Brief

COMPANY

SustainabilityOnline
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

EXPLORE

  • News
  • Research
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Interviews
  • Explainers

CONNECT

  • LinkedIn
  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • YouTube
  • TikTok
SustainabilityOnline.net – All Rights Reserved 2026. Designed by Blaze Themes.
Loading Comments...