Strategies and policies for the clean energy transition in Germany

Philipp Steinberg, director general for economic policy and energy and ministry coordinator for sustainable development in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, joins Emma McGarthy, head of OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute, to discuss Germany’s policies and strategies for reaching net zero. They touch upon regulatory frameworks – including Germany’s relationship with the EU taxonomy – the implications of the geopolitical crisis in Ukraine for renewable energy development and how capital can be reallocated towards clean energy.