A Summary Climate Action Plan 2050 6

B Climate Action Plan 2050 – Cabinet resolution 10
1 Introduction 12
 
2 Climate action as a strategy to modernise our economy 16
 
3 International context (global and EU) 20
3.1 Multilateral framework 21
3.2 EU climate targets for 2050 and 2030 23
3.3 The Climate Action Plan 2050 in the context of European climate policies 24
 
4 The path toward greenhouse gas neutrality in Germany 26
4.1 Transformation of the economy and society by 2050 26
4.2 Target setting and description of the pathway up to 2050 28
4.3 Promoting climate action at all levels – Climate action as a societal project 30
 
5 Targets and measures 32
5.1 Climate action in the energy sector 34
5.2 Climate action in the buildings sector 42
5.3 Climate action and mobility 49
5.4 Climate action in industry and business 56
5.5 Climate action in agriculture 62
5.6 Climate action in land use and forestry 66
5.7 Overarching goals and measures 72
 
6 Implementing and updating the Climate Action Plan 78
 
C Annex to the Climate Action Plan 2050 80
Abbreviations 80
Glossary 83
Picture credits 91