Climate | Energy

Hydroelectric Power Plants as a Source of Renewable Energy

- legal and ecological aspects -


Already in 1990 the German Government decided, as its contribution to the limitation of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% by 2005 – base year 1990 – and to limit or reduce other greenhouse gases. In order to achieve its national climate protection goal, the Government developed a national climate protection strategy and a comprehensive package of measures that meanwhile includes around 150 individual measures. To achieve the reduction goal, the potential of CO2-free renewable energy sources is also being discussed. The objective is the  doubling of the share of renewable energy in primary energy consumption by 2010, as well as a longterm increase to a share of at least 50% by 2050.

Series
Texte | 73/2003
Number of pages
77
Year of publication
Author(s)
Prof. Dr. T. Bunge, u.a.
Language
English
Publisher
Umweltbundesamt
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2729 KB
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 hydroelectric energy  renewable resources  legal action  environmental aspect