Energy and climate: many goals, little i • Table.Briefings

The future German government wants to bring forward the phase-out of coal to 2030. In the same year, 80 percent of the electricity demand is to be covered by renewable energies. The traffic light coalition agreement of the contains ambitious climate protection targets, but in many cases fails to provide answers to the question of implementation.

With an immediate climate protection program including all necessary laws, ordinances, and measures, the new traffic light coalition wants to consistently orient its climate, energy, and economic policy towards the 1.5-degree path by 2022 at the latest. In this context, all draft legislation is to be reviewed in terms of its impact on the climate. The coalition agreement does not specify what exactly this „climate check“ is to look like.

Energy and climate: many goals, little implementation

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