Germany Will Miss Another Green Goal

[Weatherman2020]

It's all smoke and mirror showmanship. Make promises you know you will not keep to make you look high and mighty.


Berlin’s grand green energy transition is falling short of the lofty targets that inspired it. Earlier this month, the think tank Agora Energiewende released a report that projected Germany would fall well short of its goal to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—far shorter than was previously believed. Berlin had committed to cutting 40 percent of its GHG emissions by 2020 as compared to 1990 levels, but as that year looms large, the country has achieved a reduction of “just” 28 percent (a remarkable decrease, though nowhere close to the target), and it’s expected to only shave off another 2 or 3 percent over the next few years. Now, a new study from the BEE renewable energy group suggests that the country is going to fall short of its Brussels-set target of sourcing 18 percent of its energy production from renewables by 2020.

Germany Will Miss Another Green Goal - The American Interest

 

[Old Rocks]

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Germany breaks green energy record by generating 35% of power from renewables in first half of 2017
Country aiming to phase out nuclear plants by 2022

Germany raised the proportion of its power produced by renewable energy to 35 percent in the first half of 2017 from 33 percent the previous year, according to the BEE renewable energy association.

Germany is aiming to phase out its nuclear power plants by 2022. Its renewable energy has been rising steadily over the last two decades thanks in part to the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) which was reformed this year to cut renewable energy costs for consumers.

Germany has been getting up to 85 percent of its electricity from renewable sources on certain sunny, windy days this year.

The BEE reported on Sunday the overall share of wind, hydro and solar power in the country's electricity mix climbed to a record 35 percent in the first half.

The government has pledged to move to a decarbonised economy by the middle of the century and has set a target of 80 percent renewables for gross power consumption by 2050.

Germany just hit a renewable energy record

Hmmmmm.............................. Looks as if Germany is doing pretty good. Perhaps that rightwingnut site is just pulling stinky facts out of there ass.

 

[skookerasbil]

Environment Energy Voices
The dirty coal behind Germany's clean energy

Germany is not only building new coal plants, but they use lignite, a soft brown coal halfway between coal and peat with an even higher CO2 and ash content than hard coal. Germany is the largest lignite producer on earth - and get it from strip mining. So much for romantic vision Germans have of themselves as nature.

But next time Mark Ruffalo or Josh Fox or the UK Friends of the Earth hold up Germany as an example of the way forward, let some facts intrude. Energiewende? This is an Energie Katastrophe. Not only for Germany, but for the rest of us who all share the same sky.

The dirty coal behind Germany's clean energy










Oh.......and Germany is building new coal plants between now and 2020 like they are going out of style.............


https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/germany-to-add-most-coal-fired-plants-in-two-decades/



When you look at the detail, you realize that the religion are professionals at pushing fake news........

 

[Old Rocks]

Well, Germany has to keep the lights burning, but they are rapidly making progress towards their goal of most of their energy coming from renewables. As the price of solar and grid scale batteries comes down, you will see more and more of Germany powered by renewables. Also more interesting innovation like this;

Germany - www.communitypower.eu

Germany
Community energy expresses the ownership of renewable energy by single owners (including individual agricultural enterprises, individuals and smaller corporations) as well as by renewable energy cooperatives. In 2012, Germany reached 72,907 MW installed capacity of renewable energies. 25,049 MW thereof are counted as community energy, which constitutes 34% of the total installed capacity of renewable energy.

Photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy have the largest shares of renewable energy production in Germany. Around 15,000 MW of installed capacity in PV sector is in community hands, which is nearly 50% of the total installed PV capacity. In addition to private individuals, the proportion of farmers in the construction of photovoltaic systems was growing in recent years.

In onshore wind energy, community energy constitutes 25% of the total installed onshore wind energy capacity (30,854 MW) in 2012.

Bioenergy is also contributing to community energy, especially biogas plants and biomass CHP plants. Out of 4,946 MW installed capacity in bioenergy sector in 2012, 41.9% are in community energy hands. Farmers are the most important ownership group of biogas plants.

In the last five years this has grown significantly. In other EU nations as well. Needs to be done here.

 

[skookerasbil]

Well, Germany has to keep the lights burning, but they are rapidly making progress towards their goal of most of their energy coming from renewables. As the price of solar and grid scale batteries comes down, you will see more and more of Germany powered by renewables. Also more interesting innovation like this;

Germany - www.communitypower.eu

Germany
Community energy expresses the ownership of renewable energy by single owners (including individual agricultural enterprises, individuals and smaller corporations) as well as by renewable energy cooperatives. In 2012, Germany reached 72,907 MW installed capacity of renewable energies. 25,049 MW thereof are counted as community energy, which constitutes 34% of the total installed capacity of renewable energy.

Photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy have the largest shares of renewable energy production in Germany. Around 15,000 MW of installed capacity in PV sector is in community hands, which is nearly 50% of the total installed PV capacity. In addition to private individuals, the proportion of farmers in the construction of photovoltaic systems was growing in recent years.

In onshore wind energy, community energy constitutes 25% of the total installed onshore wind energy capacity (30,854 MW) in 2012.

Bioenergy is also contributing to community energy, especially biogas plants and biomass CHP plants. Out of 4,946 MW installed capacity in bioenergy sector in 2012, 41.9% are in community energy hands. Farmers are the most important ownership group of biogas plants.

In the last five years this has grown significantly. In other EU nations as well. Needs to be done here.

Who cares whats happening 40-50 years from now..............snoooooooooooooooooze.

When you get away from terms like GW's and %'s ( easily planted to look impressive........they are not compared to anything........... ) the energy landscape is ghey if you are of the green ilk.