Habeck has previously warned the situation is going to be “really tight in winter” without precautionary measures to prevent a gas supply shortage. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany has declared it is moving to the so-called “alert stage” of its emergency gas plan, as reduced Russian flows exacerbate fears of a winter supply shortage. Economy Minister …

Germany plans to compensate for a cut in Russian gas supplies by increasing the burning of coal — the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in terms of emissions. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Germany has said the deteriorating gas market situation means Europe’s largest economy must limit the use of natural gas for electricity production and burn more coal for …

09 September 2021, BERLIN: Camera teams stand outside the Federal Ministry of Finance. The Osnabrück public prosecutor’s office has been searching the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry of Justice in Berlin since Thursday morning. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images German prosecutors raided the finance and justice ministries on Thursday as part of an investigation into the …