Authors
Christoph Bals, Erika Bellmann, Andreas Bode, Ottmar Edenhofer, Manfred Fischedick, Lars-Erik Gaertner, Peter Gerling, Jonas M Helseth, Michael Kühn, Axel Liebscher, Barbara Olfe-Kräutlein, Ortwin Renn, Jörg Rothermel, Christoph Sievering, Rob van der Meer, Kurt Wagemann, Marion A Weissenberger-Eibl, Marcus Wenzelides, Christoph Wolff, Jan-Justus Andreas, Tobias Fleiter, Sabine Fuss, Tim Heisterkamp, Mathias Hellriegel, Dennis Krämer, Gunnar Luderer, Hans Bodo Lüngen, Franz May, Henriette Naims, Andreas Paetz, Katja Pietzner, Dirk Scheer, Manfred Treber, Werner Voß, Simon Wolf
Publication date
2019
Publisher
utzverlag GmbH
Description
Germany wishes to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95 per cent by 2050. However, despite the success to date, the measures which have already been planned and implemented are not sufficient for achieving this ambitious goal. In addition to the energy sector, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, German industry is also responsible for releasing considerable volumes of global warming gases. In its Climate Action Plan 2050, the Federal Government has for the first time set a sector target for industry. The present acatech POSITION PAPER analyses the options for (re) utilising and storing CO2 (Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)) which come into consideration for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes. It is recommended that a wide-ranging public debate about the use of CCU and CCS be conducted in the near future. Only …
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