“Germany‘s Greenhouse gases can be reduced by more than 30%.”
How many harmful greenhouse gases (GHG) can be avoided in Germany? At which costs? Answers to these questions are provided in the study entitled “Costs and Potentials of Greenhouse Gas Abatement in Germany” that we prepared in collaboration with over 70 experts and the consulting company McKinsey. In the course of this study, more than 300 climate-friendly technologies were evaluated in detail.
The result: GHG emissions in Germany can be reduced by 31 percent by 2020, or by around one third compared to 1990 emissions – without harming the prospects for economic growth. This applies regardless of whether the cost of energy is high or low, and represents an important step towards a low-carbon future. The energy, building, transportation and industry sectors with their specific technologies contribute greatly to achieving this objective. Within the BDI initiative ‘Business for Climate Protection’, industry representatives from these four sectors are developing concepts in the area of innovative network structures, procedures for enhancing the energy efficiency of buildings and increasing the resource efficiency as well as concepts for sustainable mobility among others.
Die Technologiebereiche
Energy 
Transportation 
Industry 
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