Climate protection in transport - need for action in the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement : report as part of the project "Klimaschutzbeitrag des Verkehrs 2050" (Climate Change Mitigation in Transport until 2050) / by Fabian Bergk, Wolfram Knörr, Udo Lambrecht (ifeu - Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH, Heidelberg) ; edited by: Dipl.-Ing. Christa Friedl (science journalist, Krefeld) ; translation by: Renate FitzRoy ; on behalf of the German Environment Agency ; study performed by: ifeu - Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH ; edited by: Section I 3.1 Environment and Transport Martin Lambrecht, Annegret Zimmermann

Abstract

Transport is not only an indispensable part of our daily lives, but also one of the major sources of greenhouse gases in Germany. What can be done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport in the short- and mid-term? How can transport become greenhouse gas-neutral in the long term? Are Germany’s climate targets in the transport sector sufficiently ambitious? This paper answers these questions. It describes what needs to be done in the coming years to reconcile developments in the transport sector with the commitments of the Paris Climate Agreement and the German government's Climate Action Plan 2050. It suggests measures that can help to achieve a quick and significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring that the climate targets agreed upon in Paris could be met by Germany’s transport sector.