Climate Protection and German Energy Security in the Second Decade of the 21st Century
Climate Protection and German Energy Security in the Second Decade of the 21st Century

Summary/Abstract: The study presents the linkages between the challenges of reducing climate change and Germany’s energy security in the second decade of the twenty-first century. Energy security is guaranteed whenever the negative effects on the environment and climate are reduced to a minimum at all stages of energy management, i.e. the acquisition of energy carriers, their processing, transport and consumption. The paper looks at the main directions of the development of Germany’s energy policy since the late 1990s, and discusses the statistics on energy efficiency, the development of renewable energy sources, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It also outlines the major issues related to safeguarding the security of Germany’s energy supply in the process of energy transformation and climate protection, highlighting the importance to seek and implement relevant solutions that simultaneously protect the climate and improve energy security.

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