Coal-fired power generation and climate protection until 2030 : discussion contribution of the German Environment Agency for achieving the climate targets in Germany / authors: David Pfeiffer, Benjamin Lünenbürger and Thomas Klaus; as well as Claudia Gibis, Benno Hain, Guido Knoche, Jürgen Landgrebe, Uwe Leprich, Astrid Matthey, Katja Purr, Herwig Unnerstall, Max Werlein and Jan Weiß ; publisher: Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency)
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1028473362
URN
urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-95984
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Beiträger
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Erschienen
Dessau-Roßlau : Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency), [2018]
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1 Online-Ressource (26 Seiten, 0,58 MB)
Ausgabevermerk
Status: May 2018
Sprache
eng
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Inhaltliche Zusammenfassung
With this position paper, the UBA proposes strategic measures and targeted climate policy instruments for achieving a reduction in coal-fired power generation for the period up until 2030. To achieve a disproportionately high reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the energy sector as a contribution to achieving the climate protection targets by 2020, the UBA recommends to limit coal-fired power generation to 4,000 full-load hours per year for hard coal and lignite power plants that are at least 20 years old and additional closure of at least 5 GW of the oldest lignite power plants. To ensure that the energy sector comfortably achieves its targeted reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the UBA recommends in addition to limit coal-fired power generation the closure of the oldest lignite and hard coal power plants following the Nuclear Power Phase-Out in 2022 to a maximum remaining output of 19 GW.
Schriftenreihe
Position ; Mai 2018 ppn:890676402