CLIMATE PROTECTION POLICY IN GERMANY: FACING UP TO THE DATA

CLIMATE PROTECTION POLICY IN GERMANY: FACING UP TO THE DATA

The year 2006 offered us the opportunity to obtain clarity about whether, and to which extent, the German government has remained faithful to the goals of the climate policy it set at the beginning of the nineties. Present data only show a decline of energy-induced CO₂ emissions in Germany's ol...

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Veröffentlicht in:Energy & environment (Essex, England) England), 2008-03, Vol.19 (2), p.317-324
1. Verfasser: Kubler, Knut
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Climate change
Climate change policy
Combustion and energy production
Economic policy
Emissions policy
Emissions reduction
Energy
Energy economics
Energy policy
Energy technology
Exact sciences and technology
General, economic and professional studies
Government
Greenhouse gas emissions
Pollutant emissions
Pollution
Pollution sources. Measurement results
Viewpoints and Technical Communications
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Zusammenfassung:The year 2006 offered us the opportunity to obtain clarity about whether, and to which extent, the German government has remained faithful to the goals of the climate policy it set at the beginning of the nineties. Present data only show a decline of energy-induced CO₂ emissions in Germany's old states of some 28 million t (or 4%) from 1990 to 2005. This means that the 25% emissions reduction target set by the German government back in 1990 - before reunification - has been missed by a wide margin. Thoughts on re-orientating climate-protection policy in Germany and placing greater emphasis on promoting the research and development of modern energy technologies are presented here.
ISSN:0958-305X
2048-4070
DOI:10.1260/095830508783900799