Robert Habeck, minister for economic affairs and climate action
Germany ramps up clean energy targets
New coalition government targets huge expansion of renewables and green hydrogen as it chases emissions reduction goals
Germany’s new coalition government has set out a strategy to accelerate the country’s deployment of renewable power and green hydrogen as part of a plan to triple its emissions reduction rate between now and 2030. Germany faces an “enormous climate policy challenge” and needs to achieve annual emissions reductions of 36-41mn t over the period to 2030 compared with an average of 15mn t over the last decade, the government says. Emissions rose in 2021, and Germany is expected to miss current reduction targets for this year and 2023. 120-150pc – Targeted expansion of renewables capacity by 2030 "We are starting with a drastic deficit," says minister for economic affairs and climate acti
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