Berlin (d.de) – At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP) in Dubai, more than 120 countries have signed a joint declaration in which they have undertaken to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 and double the energy efficiency improvement rate. Germany is committed to ensuring that this target, together with the phase-out of fossil energies, is also enshrined in the final declaration of the conference. At a meeting of ministers from over 40 countries, it has also outlined its plans for achieving the global targets for renewable energies and energy efficiency. With its national expansion targets for the end of this decade, Germany is contributing to the collective global targets: 80 percent of electricity is to be generated from renewable energies, with 115 gigawatts of onshore wind power, 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power and 215 gigawatts of solar power being installed to this end by 2030.
At the same time, installed capacity is to be further increased EU-wide – for example, another twelve billion cubic metres of gas are to be replaced by renewable energies. The share of renewable energies in the EU is to grow to 45 percent by 2030. To achieve this, numerous rules have been agreed that will facilitate the expansion of wind and solar power plants. The second part of the Dubai declaration involves creating the conditions for a global energy transition together with partner countries. Germany is currently working intensively to implement the energy transition with around 50 countries.