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The share of renewable energies in electricity consumption increased from 6.3 % to 46.2 % between 2000 and 2022.The share of renewable energies in gross final energy consumption increased from 6.2 % (2004) to 20.4 % (2022).The 2030 targets can only be achieved with considerable additional efforts. In particular, more wind and photovoltaic capacity must be added than in recent years. read more

Renewables are increasingly replacing fossil fuels in the fields of electricity, heat and transport.The annual greenhouse gas emissions saved in this way were more than eight times as high in 2022 than in 1990The Federal Government intends to considerably expand the share of renewables to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. read more

Germany's Energiewende is a complex, large-scale project. The tasks and measures by which to achieve it are manifold and diverse, as reflected by the many active players in Germany. The publication "Who is who of the Energiewende in Germany – Contact Partners in Politics, Industry and Society", published by the Foreign Office in German and English, provides an overview. read more