Energy & Science
Germany’s Climate Targets at Risk After Underestimating Electricity Needs
- Dena agency says government understates power needs by 2030
- Green power may slip to 50% of generation, not targeted 65%
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Germany’s government has underestimated the nation’s electricity needs over the coming decade with holes in recent forecasts likely to sink the country’s plans to slash emissions.
That’s according to the government’s renewable energy unit that expects demand for electricity to rise 20% by 2030 rather than decline steadily as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s economy ministry has forecast. As a result, the share of green electricity in the power mix will likely sputter to 50%, below current levels and short of the updated 65% target, the Dena agency said.