Germany
Federal Climate Protection Act and to change further regulations ("Bundesklimaschutzgesetz” or “KSG")
Legislative
The law notably introduces a national carbon tax, set at 25 euros per tonne of CO2 from 2021.
On June 24th, 2021, the Bundestag passed an amendment to set the carbon neutrality goal to 2045, instead of 2050.
Documents
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CO2 equivalent emissions of the energy industry at 175Mt by 2030
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Emission from industry at 140 Mt of CO2-eq by 2030
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Emissions from buildings at 70 Mt of CO2-eq by 2030
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Emissions from transportation at 95 Mt of CO2-eq by 2030
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Emissions from agriculture at 68 Mt of CO2-eq by 2030
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Emissions from waste to 5 Mt of Co2-eq by 2030
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net zero - climate neutrality 2050
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reduce GHG emissions by 65% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, by 88% by 2040
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The average of the annual emission balances of the respective target year and the three previous calendar years of the sector land use, land use change and forestry should be improved as follows: 1. to at least minus 25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030, 2. to at least minus 35 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2040, 3. to at least minus 40 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2045.
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climate neutral federal administration by 2030
Related litigation cases
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Neubauer, et al. v. Germany
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