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German environment agency maps out path to 90% emissions cut by 2040

Published 17:54 on December 9, 2025 / Last updated at 10:41 on January 7, 2026 / / CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The agency has issued a slew of recommendations, including use of a shadow carbon price, hydrogen power plants, CCS for waste incinerators, CO2 pricing for agriculture, and protecting forests and peatlands, to get Germany on track to climate neutrality.
The agency has issued a slew of recommendations, including use of a shadow carbon price, hydrogen power plants, CCS for waste incinerators, CO2 pricing for agriculture, and protecting forests and peatlands, to get Germany on track to climate neutrality.


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