National climate protection program

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A national climate protection program is a climate policy program adopted by a country with the help of which the emission of greenhouse gases is to be reduced and thus global warming to be prevented in the long term.

National climate protection program in Germany

The National Climate Protection Program of the Federal Republic of Germany of October 18, 2000 is intended to ensure that the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions promised by Germany at European and international level is achieved. With the resolution of the federal government of July 13, 2005, the National Climate Protection Program was updated (National Climate Protection Program 2005). In 1995 , at the climate summit in Berlin , Germany committed itself to reducing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions by 25 percent by 2005 compared to 1990 levels.

On September 20, 2019, the federal government presented key points for a climate protection program for 2030 in order to achieve the climate goals. The cabinet decided on the detailed work plan - the 2030 climate protection program - on October 9, 2019. The individual measures are implemented step by step with laws and funding programs.

National Climate Protection Program 2005

The aim of the National Climate Protection Program 2005 is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Germany by 21% in the period 2008–2012 in relation to 1990. By 2003, Germany had already reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 18.5% compared to 1990 emissions. As part of the current climate protection program, the need for action for sectors that are not affected by emissions trading , such as private households, transport and commerce, trade and services, is defined and clear targets are set. In accordance with the results of the evaluation of the climate protection program of 2000, a catalog of measures was decided with the focus on traffic and private households. The so-called target values ​​for carbon dioxide emissions for the period 2008–2012 are for the

  • Household sector at 120 million t CO 2 / year (- 2 million t compared to 2003, - 9 million t compared to 1990) and for the
  • Transport sector at 171 million t CO 2 / year (+ 4 million t compared to 2003, + 13 million t compared to 1990).

The catalog of measures for the household sector includes a.

  • Public relations, advice, innovation (e.g. publicity campaigns, training)
  • Funding measures (e.g. building insulation, renewable raw materials)
  • Regulatory measures (e.g. energy pass)

The catalog of measures for the transport sector includes a.

  • Incentive mechanisms to reduce transport intensity / increase energy efficiency (e.g. tax incentives for low-consumption cars)
  • Technical improvements to vehicles and fuels
  • Informing the public about resource-saving traffic behavior

National climate protection program in Austria

klima: aktiv is the initiative of the Austrian Ministry of Life for active climate protection. The objectives of this program include a.

  • increasing energy efficiency when heating, producing, driving and transporting
  • the promotion of renewable energies

To this end, the program uses the central instruments provided for in the Austrian climate strategy (subsidies, regulatory law, fiscal measures, etc.). Target group-specific information and marketing work is intended to provide targeted impulses and thus help many climate-friendly products to achieve higher market shares more quickly and cost-effectively.

Web links

  • www.bmu.de (PDF; 119 kB) - Information on the German National Climate Protection Program 2005
  • www.klimaaktiv.at - Information on the Austrian climate strategy

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Climate Protection Program 2030. Accessed on May 12, 2020 .