Energy and Economy: Setting the Course for the Future

For companies to invest, transform and secure jobs, an energy policy with clear priorities is needed: affordable energy, fast networks, and reliable planning. The DIHK conveys the perspective of the economy directly into political decisions, highlighting where regulatory relief is necessary and which levers can effectively advance the expansion of renewable energies. Our goal: political framework conditions that enable climate protection while simultaneously strengthening the industrial base.

 

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Erneuerbare Energien mit Windrädern und Solarpanels

Committee for Environment and Energy

The DIHK Committee for Environment and Energy accompanies key developments in climate, environmental, and energy policy and integrates the perspectives of the business community into political decision-making processes.

Wasserstoffkonferenz 2025

Wasserstoffhochlauf braucht "Tempo und Pragmatismus"

Mit der Frage, wie Wasserstoff national und international zum Erfolg werden kann, befassten sich am 6. November 2025 Vertreterinnen und Vertreter von Politik, Wirtschaft und Verbänden bei der ersten Internationalen Wasserstoffkonferenz der DIHK in Berlin.

Date of publication 06.11.2025
Porträtfoto Dr. Christof Günther

"Energy shapes my life"

In April 2021, the DIHK Committee for Environment and Energy elected its new chairman: His name is Dr. Christof Günther, and he is the Managing Director of Germany's largest chemical park. We wanted to know his views on climate protection and what drives him in his voluntary commitment.

3D-Modelle von Wasserstoffmolekülen

Erfolgreich mit Wasserstoff

Ohne heimischen Markt kein globaler Erfolg: Deutsche Technologieunternehmen brauchen ein überzeugendes Schaufenster vor der eigenen Haustür, um ihre Position bei Wasserstoff-Technologien weltweit auszubauen. Wie Deutschland die Weichen für einen effizienten Wasserstoffmarkt stellen kann - und...

"WirtschaftsWissen" zum Nachhören: Wasserstoff

Wasserstoff gilt zwar als Schlüsseltechnologie, die Versorgung steckt jedoch noch in den Kinderschuhen. Wie steht es um die Infrastruktur? Was muss bei den politischen Rahmenbedingungen passieren? In der Podcast-Reihe "WirtschaftsWissen" beleuchteten wir im Frühjahr 2025 im Gespräch mit der...

Date of publication 03.04.2025
Wasserstoffleitung mit Strommasten im Hintergrund

Successfully shaping the hydrogen market

Germany is making slow progress in establishing and expanding the hydrogen market - too slow for companies on their way to operational climate neutrality and too slow for international competition. To achieve the urgently needed faster pace, there is a need for a clear regulatory framework, a...

Bio-Kraftwerk mit einem Haufen Holzschnitzel im Vordergrund

Maximise Biomass Potentials

Biomass is one of the few domestic energy sources with largely weather-independent potential. This is why the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), in a position paper from mid-2024, demands that its importance be duly acknowledged in energy and climate policy.

Date of publication 25.06.2024
Holzschnitzel auf Transportband in Halle

Process Heat Support: Business Calls for Technological Neutrality

At the beginning of 2024, twelve business associations voiced support for the equal treatment of all renewable energy sources in process heat promotion in their joint position paper titled 'Technological Neutrality, Sustainability, and Cost-Effectiveness Are Key'.

Date of publication 08.02.2024

Supplementary Study on 'New Paths for the Energy Transition': Better Governance Required for a Successful Energy Transition

Study highlights the institutional improvements required to make the energy transition more efficient and cost-effective.

Date of publication 15.12.2025

Supplementary Study on "New Ways for the Energy Transition"

High energy transition costs also endanger non-energy-intensive sectors

Date of publication 27.10.2025

Study: Current Energy Transition Policies Could Incurr Costs Up to 5.4 Trillion Euros

DIHK calls for a shift in course: energy policies need to become more effective, flexible, and international.

Date of publication 03.09.2025
Achim Dercks

Achim Dercks on the EU Commission's analysis regarding the EU Climate Target 2030:

The Commission has evaluated the national energy and climate plans of the EU Member States.

Date of publication 28.05.2025
Achim Dercks

EU Climate Target - Policy should focus on good framework conditions

Today, the Council of EU Environment Ministers set out its position on the EU Climate Target for 2040. Achim Dercks, Deputy Chief Executive of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), commented:

Date of publication 05.11.2025
Achim Dercks

DIHK on the EU Commission's 2040 Climate Target

Achim Dercks, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), on the EU Commission's 2040 Climate Target:

Date of publication 02.07.2025
Achim Dercks

DIHK on the Goals of the National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS)

On the key points presented today for implementing the National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS), German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Deputy CEO Achim Dercks states:

Date of publication 14.10.2025