Germany to Become World's Most Energy-Efficient Countryby | 19-12-2011 00:39 |
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 Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel told the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, that the time had come to act. "We have all witnessed the dangers of climate change in the last few months. We only saw winter in the calendar in Germany," he said, alluding to last year's unusually mild winter.
Gabriel reminded the MPs that Germany needs to improve its energy efficiency by three percent per year in order to meet the EU target of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 20 percent below 1990-levels by 2020.
But the Environment Minister went further, proposing an eight-point plan that includes cutting Germany's CO2 emissions by 40 percent within 13 years. Gabriel said he wanted to enlist industry's help in pursuing this ambitious goal.
"We should set ourselves the goal of making Germany the most energy-efficient country in the world," Gabriel told the MPs in Berlin. 1. Efficiency from the bottom up 2. Green Power 3. Investing in efficiency 4. Global deadlock Resource: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2459564,00.html 10th paper on 4th month: The improvement of Germany to become World's Most energy-efficient country |
