Tu dresden, Public university in Dresden, Germany

Berlin, Nov 5 Germany, Europe's largest economy, is a long way from achieving its climate targets for 2030, according to a report by the government's expert council on climate issues."The emission reduction rates achieved so far are far from sufficient to meet the 2030 climate protection targets," Xinhua news agency quoted council member Thomas Heimer as saying in the report published on Friday.He stressed that the targets have been missed by individual sectors as well as the economy as a whole.Germany aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 65 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, and to be climate neutral by 2045, five years earlier than originally planned.Annual emissions reductions would have to more than double to achieve these targets, Heimer stressed.Meanwhile, Germany's transport sector would require a 14-fold increase in reductions.During the review period 2000-2021, greenhouse gas emissions in Germany fell by around 27 per cent.The country's energy sector contributed almost half of this reduction, according to the government's report, presented in the run-up to the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to 18.On the other hand, Germany's industry, and buildings and transport sectors saw a "phase of stagnation or even a slight increase" in emissions.Although emissions in industry and transport fell due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this trend was reversed in 2021, the report found.The effects of emission-reducing technologies were offset by more prosperity and economic growth."Efficiency gains have been counteracted by overall economic growth, larger living spaces, and increased transport volumes," the council's chairman Hans-Martin Henning said.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tu DresdenFOLLOW

Tu dresden, Latest News

AdTech and Digital Media Brightcom Group on Sunday posted a jump of 51 per cent in its profit after ... ...

Berlin, Nov 12 Germany's 2021 national election will rerun in parts of Berlin due to electoral glitches, the ... ...

Berlin, Nov 9 The current spike in energy prices will cost Germany nearly $110 billion in real income ... ...

London, Nov 8 Veteran English comic actor Leslie Phillips, famous for his roles in the raffish yet hugely ... ...

Computer simulations by Rice University scientists and their collaborators are the first to integrate a model of planet formation ... ...

Melbourne, Nov 7 Former Australian world No.1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty has said she has no intention of ... ...

Tourists are thronging Jammu and Kashmir with the onset of the autumn season in the valley and winter all ... ...

Berlin, Nov 5 Germany, Europe's largest economy, is a long way from achieving its climate targets for 2030, ... ...