German Emissions Fell only Modestly in 2025 Due to ...

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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Even in 2025, the climate-damaging emissions in the country were likely to have fallen. However, first figures show that this was mainly due to the weakness of industry. They even increased in traffic and buildings.

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Germany has achieved its self-imposed target of CO2 emissions last year. This is reported by the lobby organisation "Agora Energiewende". However, greenhouse gas emissions have fallen less than in 2024 - and even increased in the areas of transport and buildings.

Deutsche Welle

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Good news and bad news: Germany's emissions of climate-damaging emissions continued to fall in 2025. However, the pace has slowed.

merkur.de

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In 2025, for the first time, the sun and wind supply more electricity than fossil energies. Emissions are falling, but wind expansion and storage remain weak points.

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Last year, Germany met its climate target. Nevertheless, only a small amount of CO2 was saved overall. In some areas, emissions of climate-damaging gases even increased.