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Table 4.2: 2030 emission reduction targets for the areas of action (Source: German Climate Action Plan 2050, BMUB)
4.2.3 GERMANY
On 14 November 2016 the German government adopted the Climate Action Plan
2050, laying down the principles and goals of the German government’s climate
policy5). The Climate Action Plan 2050 provides guidance on all areas of action in
the process of achieving the German domestic climate targets in line with the Paris
Agreement. The long-term targets are based on the guiding principle of extensive
greenhouse gas neutrality in Germany by the middle of the century.
The areas of action defined in the Climate Action Plan 2050 are energy, buildings,
transport, trade and industry, agriculture and forestry. Based on the climate targets
for 2050, the Climate Action Plan formulates milestones and measures for all areas
of action. The 2030 emission reduction targets for the areas of action are given in
Table 4.2.
2030 EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS FOR THE AREAS OF ACTION, GERMANY
Area of action
1990
(in million tonnes of
CO ² equivalent)
2014
(in million tonnes of
CO ² equivalent)
2030
(in million tonnes of
CO ² equivalent)
2030
(reduction in %
compared to 1990)
ENERGY SECTOR 466 358 175 – 183 62% – 61%
BUILDINGS 209 119 70 – 72 67% – 66%
TRANSPORT 163 160 95 – 98 42% – 40%
INDUSTRY 283 181 140 – 143 51% – 49%
AGRICULTURE 88 72 58 – 61 34% – 31%
SUBTOTAL 1,209 890 538 – 557 56% – 54%
OTHER 39 12 5 87%
TOTAL 1,248 902 543 – 562 56% – 55%
The German gas transmission and distribution systems provide an ideal basis for
supporting the German energy policy. In this context the following main legislative
measures are currently in place and are expected to be further developed:
1. Renewable energy sources act (EEG) and the gas network access regulation
(GasNZV) covering among others the integration of biogas into gas transmission
and distribution networks6)
2. Combined heat and power act (KWKG) covering among others the support of
gas-fired combined heat-and-power systems 7)
3. Energy tax act (EnergieStG) covering among others a mineral oil tax reduction
on CNG use in the transport sector8)
4. Federal immission control act (BImSchG) and 13 th federal immission control
regulation (13. BImSchV) under which the German TSOs implement technical
measures to reduce immissions of the gas transmission facilities, e. g. compres-
sor stations9)
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