US EditionIEA: ‘Traffic emissions are major hurdle to Germany’s climate goals’
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IEA: ‘Traffic emissions are major hurdle to Germany’s climate goals’
According to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, transport in Germany is a significant obstacle to the country’s green energy transition, still accounting for 95% of all transport emissions. IEA experts identified transport as “the largest emitting sector in Germany” and thus a key area for additional focus. The IEA report highlights how Germany has exited nuclear power and lowered its share of coal-fired generation. At the same tim…
What about the German energy transition? Not bad at all, is the verdict of the International Energy Agency. With one big exception.
In its report on German energy policy published today, the International Energy Agency (IEA) praises Germany's energy transition and at the same time calls for increased measures to reduce emissions in the transport sector and a roadmap for phasing out natural gas in the electricity and industrial sectors in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2045. Stefan Wenzel, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and …
"While the IEA sees the transformation in the energy sector on a good path, it criticizes failures at the turn of the road. The transport sector is now the biggest cause of energy-related CO2 emissions. Significantly responsible with around 96 percent: road transport. This is a clear call to the Union and SPD, which are currently negotiating their coalition agreement. And it is a clear rejection of the announced considerations to further increas…
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