China News Service, Berlin, March 15 (Reporter Ma Xiuxiu) According to data disclosed to the media by the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) on the 15th, Germany's greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 will be 673 million tons, a decrease of 76 million tons compared with 2022, an annual decrease of About 10%.
German media said this was the largest decline since 1990.
According to Germany’s Climate Protection Act, greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by at least 65% by 2030 compared with 1990; by 2045, Germany should achieve climate neutrality.
UBA forecasts that Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions are currently expected to fall by nearly 64% in 2030 compared with 1990.
German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck said on the same day that these figures show that Germany is moving in the right direction.
"If we continue on this track, we will be able to meet the 2030 climate targets."
According to reports, the "Climate Protection Law" stipulates annual emission reduction targets in the fields of energy, transportation, industry, construction, agriculture and waste treatment.
In 2023, the transportation and construction sectors failed to meet the prescribed targets, while the energy and industry sectors achieved their targets.
Robert Hermann, managing director of Germany’s Federal Trade and Investment Agency, said climate neutrality is absolutely central to Germany’s future economic strategy, as more and more companies want and need to do business in a sustainable way.
The data shows that meeting the 2030 emissions reduction targets in Europe's largest economy can indeed become a reality.
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