Multilateral AssessmentPresentation by Germany
November 2020
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Germany – selected facts and figuresIntro
Pop-up cycle lane in Berlin.
Due to corona more people are
using a bicycle.
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• Federal Republic of 16 »Länder« (states), EU member
• Area 357,000 sqkm (> 50% agricultural land, 30% forests)
• Population: 83.2 million (2019)
• GDP: 3,449 bn EUR; 41,508 EUR / capita (2019)
• GHG-Emissions: 813 t; 9,8 t / capita (2019)
• Strong industrial branches: vehicle manufacturers,
manufacture of machinery, food industry, chemical industry
Source: wikimedia
Climate Action in GermanyPolicy
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EU policy
framework
(ETS/ESD/ESR)
Climate CabinetCabinet committee,
Makes recommend-
dations to the cabinet will operate permanently
TargetsClimate Change Act
(18.12.2019)
Sector
targets
Procedure + Monitoring
Framework
Climate Action
Programme 2030(9.10.2019)
Sectoral measures
Carbon pricing
Overarching measuresMeasures
Climate Action
Plan 2050(2016)
PathwayGuiding
principles
Long-term strategy
under UNFCCC
Strategy
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Overall Emission Trends and TargetsEmissions
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GHG Monitoring and immediate Climate Action
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Electricity Generation – growing share of renewable energies
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Electricity
Act on Phase-out of Coal-fired Power Plants (3. July 2020):• 65% renewables by 2030• Phase-out of Coal-fired Power Plants by 2038
German GHG emissions regulated under European Emissions Trading
System (EU ETS)
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EU-ETS
• Distribution of emissions and installations subject to emissions trading in the energy sector and the industrial sector in Germany in 2019.
• Emissions dropped by 14 percent compared to 2018.
• At 24.65 euros, the average allowance price in the ETS in 2019 was almost 50 percent higher than in 2018.
Emissions in theIndustrial sector:
New: National Emissions Trading System especially for
heating and transport
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nETS
CO2-Price, according to the
Fuel Emissions Trading Act (BEHG) • Price for Emissions from
the combustion of fuels
that have not yet been
subject to the EU ETS
• It basically includes all
CO2-causing fuels put on
the market, especially
petrol, diesel, heating oil,
liquified gas, natural gas
and coal.
• participants in emissions
trading are those who
place fuels on the market
and are subject to energy
taxes
Germany’s economic stimulus package of
€130 billion also boosts the energy transition
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Corona
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TransportEnergyElectric vehicles Buildings
• €9 bn for National Hydrogen Strategy
• 2030 offshore wind target increased to 20 GW, solar PV cap removed
• Renewables levy capped in 2021/22
• €2.5 bn to municipalities for public transport
• Funding for national and Europe-wide vehicle exchange
• Modernisationprogramme for bus and lorry fleet
• Increased premium for new EVs and PHEVs
• Additional €2.5 bn for charging infrastructure and R&D
• Vehicle tax tied more to carbon emissions
• CO2 building renovation program funding increased to €2.5 bn in 2020/21
Beyond national GHG abatement: Climate financing
Petersberg Climate
Dialogue 2015:
Germany committed
to doubling its
international climate
funding until 2020 to
4 billion EUR
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Financing