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Climate protection in Germany: 40% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2020 compared to 1990


Recent forecasts indicate serious hazards for our economies, the stability of ecosystems and sustainable development. A global temperature rise of 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels appears to be the very most that can be tolerated. In order to achieve this 2°C target, the current industrial nations with their very large per-capita emission levels will even have to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 80% by the middle of this century compared to 1990. As an intermediate target, the European Union should reduce by the year 2020 its emissions by 30%  against the 1990 level. 

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Climate Change | 13/2007
Number of pages
73
Year of publication
August 2007
Author(s)
Christoph Erdmenger, Harry Lehmann, Klaus Müschen, Jens Tambke
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English
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Umweltbundesamt
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 caused by climate change  CO2 balance  CO2 abatement

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