The fact that Germany is increasingly losing out in international comparison in terms of climate protection is an open secret. New studies show the system's weaknesses, which are to be found - above all - in politics.
Germany will miss the climate protection targets it has set itself for 2020, that much is certain. Despite recent declines, Germany's current annual CO2 equivalent (CO2e) of 854 million tonnes is more than 100 million tonnes above the 2020 target. Measured against the 2030 target, emissions are almost 300 million tonnes too high, as McKinsey's current 'Energiewende-Index' (energy ...