German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck presents the greenhouse gas emissions data for 2023 and the projection data up to 2030 at a press conference in Berlin, Friday March 15, 2024. Germany's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the use of coal and gas diminished and economic pressures weighed on energy demand from business and consumers, official data showed Friday.
Germany aims to cut its emissions to net zero by 2045 and is working to ramp up the use of solar and wind power and other renewable sources. The agency pointed to Germany's “very successful expansion of renewable energies” but cautioned that progress in cutting emissions is not satisfactory across the board. It said more needs to be done in the transport sector in particular, for example by expanding electric mobility and cutting some subsidies.