Germany will completely use green energy by 2050

Germany is currently the world leader in the use of renewable energy sources and could become the first G20 country to give up fuel oil sources.

One of Europe's largest 'wind farms' in Emden, north-west Germany.Photo: David Hecker, Getty Images.

The German Federal Environment Agency has just announced that the country can produce the full amount of electricity needed from renewable energy sources by 2050 and become the first major industrial country in the world to give up the habit. accustomed to using fuel from oil.

Currently Germany gains 16% of the total electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy sources, three times higher than it was 15 years ago. 'The complete transition to renewable energy by 2050 is feasible thanks to the ecological and technical achievements' and ' this is a very realistic goal based on the available technologies, it is not a heavenly cake! ', chairman of the Federal Environment Agency Jochen Flasbarth insisted.

Germany is the world leader in photovoltaic production, it is expected that the country will increase the exploitation of more than 5,000 MW to reach a total of 14,000 MW this year. Germany is also the second largest wind energy producer in the world (after the United States only). As a result, there have been 300,000 jobs related to renewable energy in Germany in the last decade.

Jochen Flasbarth said the German government has set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% between 1990 and 2010 and from 80-85% by 2050. This goal can be achieved if Germany moves completely to exploit and use renewable energy sources after 40 years. Currently, about 40% of Germany's greenhouse gases come from the electricity industry, especially coal-fired power plants.

Research by the Federal Environment Agency shows that a complete transition to green energy by 2050 will bring many economic benefits (especially for key sectors such as exports) and create more new job. 'The cost of transition to full use of renewable energy is much less than the cost for future generations to deal with the consequences of climate change,' said Flasbarth.

Last month, a report by the British Alternative Technology Center in Machynlleth (Wales) also said the country could end carbon emissions by 2030 with improvements in energy technology.

Source: Guardian