To meet the Paris climate targets and limit global warming to 1.5°C, Germany must drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. A model calculation by the Climate Action Tracker project, involving the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, suggests that emissions should not exceed 370.3 million tons of CO2 equivalents by 2030. However, the German government’s current plans aim for a 65% reduction in emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, allowing for a maximum of 438 million tons of CO2 equivalents. Furthermore, the Climate Protection Act sets an ambitious goal for Germany to achieve net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045.
Greenhouse gas emissions and projected reduction pathways to limit global warming by 1.5°C in Germany from 1990 to 2050
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Necessary reduction to limit global warming by 1.5°C
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Climate Action Tracker. (August 30, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions and projected reduction pathways to limit global warming by 1.5°C in Germany from 1990 to 2050 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389179/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-germany/
Climate Action Tracker. "Greenhouse gas emissions and projected reduction pathways to limit global warming by 1.5°C in Germany from 1990 to 2050 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) ." Chart. August 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389179/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-germany/
Climate Action Tracker. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions and projected reduction pathways to limit global warming by 1.5°C in Germany from 1990 to 2050 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389179/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-germany/
Climate Action Tracker. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Projected Reduction Pathways to Limit Global Warming by 1.5°c in Germany from 1990 to 2050 (in Million Tons of Co₂ Equivalent) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389179/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-germany/
Climate Action Tracker, Greenhouse gas emissions and projected reduction pathways to limit global warming by 1.5°C in Germany from 1990 to 2050 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389179/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-germany/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions and projected reduction pathways to limit global warming by 1.5°C in Germany from 1990 to 2050 (in million tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Climate Action Tracker, August 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389179/emissions-reduction-target-pathways-germany/
