Germany
Key goals
- In 2020, have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent as compared to 1990 levels (2).
- Become a lead market for electric mobility, where electricity comes from renewable sources as much as possible (1). By 2050 city transportation in Germany should be able to do without fossil fuels.
- By 2020 have at least 1 million electric vehicles on the road (2).
Key strengths
- High-tech and world-leading automotive industry
- Strong investment climate for renewable energy, particularly solar energy
Key challenges
- Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation are on the rise and by 2025, goods transportation is expected to have shown a growth of 28% as compared to 2004 figures (3).
- Automotive industry is tailored towards production of larger vehicles, which makes it a challenge to reduce GHG emissions in absolute terms.
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Who is who in Germany: a quick overview
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Major national government initiatives
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BMBVS - Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs. |
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BMU - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. |
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The Federal Environmental Agency provides scientific support to the federal government, implements environmental laws, and provides the public with information about environmental protection. |
Major regional government initiatives
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Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network North Rhine-Westphalia, an initiative supported by the Energy Agency of North Rhine-Westphalia. |
Research and education
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Technical University of Dresden, Institute for Transportation Planning, Chair of Transportation Ecology. |
International cooperation
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The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, together with the TÜV Rheinland Group consultancy are the German partners in ERA-NET TRANSPORT, a network of national transport research programmes in Europe. |
Foot notes
1) From a press release by the German federal government: more here.
2) From a report by Reuters: more here.
3) BMVBS (2007): Verkehr in Zahlen 2007/2008. Hamburg.