Climate Action in Figures: Second edition delivers current data on German climate policy

With the 'Climate Action in Figures' brochure, the German Federal Government is informing the general public of its climate goals, new packages of measures and the status quo of emissions reduction. The 2015 edition presents the progress made over the previous year on the basis of the latest data.

The German Federal Government’s climate policy goals are ambitious: by 2020, it intends to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a minimum of 40 per cent in comparison to 1990 levels. At the same time, it is targeting an 80 to 95 per cent reduction by 2050. Towards the achievement of these climate targets, the Federal Government approved in late 2014 the Climate Action Programme 2020 and the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan.

With the aim of making progress in German climate policy better known amongst the general public, adelphi used current data and information on German climate policy to put together the brochure Climate Action in Figures: Facts, Trends and Incentives for German Climate Policy (2015 edition). The brochure outlines both the Federal Government’s and the European Union’s climate mitigation targets, presenting the energy and climate policy measures being put into place to support them and shining a light on the general political frameworks for these efforts. Furthermore, the brochure sets out how the emissions produced by various sectors in Germany developed up until the end of 2014 alongside a summary of what progress was made with respect to renewable energies and energy efficiency.

In particular, journalists, teachers and students will find answers to their questions on the Federal Government’s climate policy in Climate Action in Figures: Facts, Trends and Incentives for German Climate Policy. The key data and facts have been set out vividly by the authors, giving a simple-to-understand overview of various aspects of this complex issue.

Climate Action in Figures (2015 Edition) is the second brochure on this topic that adelphi has drafted and compiled with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). The 2014 edition can be downloaded here.