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Agora Energiewende is a think tank supporting the Energiewende in Germany. It is funded by Stiftung Mercator [de] and the European Climate Foundation.[1]

Its members debate under the Chatham House Rule and include Klaus Töpfer, Ottmar Edenhofer, and Claude Turmes.

In addition to studies specific to Germany, Agora have published an analysis on the economics of the proposed UK Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.[2] Its analyses are quoted as part of the energy debate in other countries, including Denmark.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Agora Energiewende". cleanenergywire.org. 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ Fürstenwerth, Daniel (2014). "Comparing the cost of low-carbon technologies : what is the cheapest option? : an analysis of new wind, solar, nuclear and CCS based on current support schemes in the UK and Germany" (PDF). agora-energiewende.de. Berlin, Germany. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ Færgeman, Thomas (19 October 2015). "Tyskerne installerer sol som aldrig før: »Konen var ikke så vild med det«" [The Germans install solar like never before: »The wife was not that wild about it«]. Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 9 March 2017.