Focus: The Federal Government in GermanyClimate Action Programme...

Focus: The Federal Government in Germany

Climate Action Programme 2030
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/issues/climate-action

Quotes: "The Federal Government will make a binding reduction of 55 percent of greenhouse gases by 2030 with the Climate Action Programme 2030 and the Climate Change Act (Klimaschutzgesetz). We are moving away from coal, want to renovate more buildings to make them energy-efficient and push climate-friendly mobility forward."

Lower CO2 emissions from energy generation
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/issues/climate-action/lower-co2-emissions-1795844

Quotes: "By 2030, the energy industry is to reduce its CO2 emissions to 175 million tonnes. This is a drop of around 63 percent compared with annual emissions of 466 million tonnes in 1990. In order to achieve this target, the Federal Government is supporting the expansion of renewable energy sources and improvement of energy efficiency. At the same time, the proportion of German energy consumption attributable to climate-damaging energy sources is to be further reduced."

"65 percent of electricity from renewable energies"
"In future, renewable energy sources are to replace fossil fuels like coal in electricity generation. The target is for renewable energies to make up 65 percent of gross electricity consumption in 2030. In 2019, over 40 percent of the electricity mix was already generated by wind, sun, water or biomass. The draft amendment of the Renewable Energies Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, EEG), which was adopted by the Federal Cabinet on 23 September 2020, also includes the target of making all electricity generation in Germany greenhouse gas-neutral before 2050."

Climate-friendly transport
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/issues/climate-action/climate-friendly-transport-1795842

Quotes: "The Federal Government’s target is for there to be seven to ten million electric vehicles registered in Germany by 2030. To accelerate the conversion, the Federal Government and the car industry increased the buyer’s premium, the “Umweltbonus” (environmental bonus) for e-cars: buyers can receive up to €6,000 for electric or fuel cell cars. A grant of up to €4,500 is available for buyers of hybrid electric vehicles with batteries that can be charged externally. The environmental bonus applies retroactively to all vehicles registered from 5 November 2019 and until 31 December 2025. The funding also applies to young electric used cars."