{"id":75468,"date":"2023-01-05T01:51:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T01:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/01\/05\/germanys-misses-decarbonization-target-for-2022\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T01:51:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T01:51:43","slug":"germanys-misses-decarbonization-target-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/01\/05\/germanys-misses-decarbonization-target-for-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany\u2019s misses decarbonization target for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-05\"><\/a> <strong>Auf Wiedersehen, 2022 decarbonization goal:<\/strong> Germany\u2019s energy consumption dropped 4.7% y-o-y, but a reliance on coal and oil due to natural gas shortages more than canceled out the reduced energy consumption\u2019s effect on the country\u2019s emissions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/germany-lagging-emissions-goals-despite-renewables-boom-think-tank-2023-01-04\/\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing research by Berlin-based green think tank Agora Energiewende. The increase in coal and oil use comes despite renewables accounting for 46% of Germany\u2019s energy mix. The country generated 761 mn tons of GHG in 2022, missing its target of reducing emission to 756 mn tons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not just Germany:<\/strong> Coal consumption is rising to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/f3356771-674a-4036-91ee-75f81c6a81f9\">record highs<\/a> with no signs of abating until 2025 amid a continued energy supply crunch. The use of coal rose by 1.2% in 2022 surpassing 8 bn tons in a world first as the Russia-Ukraine war\u2019s impact has forced countries to increase their reliance on coal amid supply chain disruptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auf Wiedersehen, 2022 decarbonization goal: Germany\u2019s energy consumption dropped 4.7% y-o-y, but a reliance on coal and oil due to natural gas shortages more than canceled out the reduced energy consumption\u2019s effect on the country\u2019s emissions, Reuters reports, citing research by Berlin-based green think tank Agora Energiewende. 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