The pace of German greenhouse gas emissions cuts slowed further in 2025, putting in jeopardy climate goals in Europe's biggest economy, a think tank warned recently.
Emissions fell by 1.5 percent in 2025 from the previous year, according to a study by Agora Energiewende, compared to a three-percent drop in 2024 and 10 percent the year before that.
"At the current rate of reduction, there will still be a climate protection gap with regard to 2030," said the study.
By 2030, Germany aims to reduce its emissions by 65 percent compared to 1990 levels.
To achieve its goals, Germany will have to cut its emissions four times faster than it did last year from 2026 onwards, Agora warned.
Last year's emissions cuts were driven by falls in energy-intensive industries, many of which are struggling as the economy stagnates, and record solar power generation.
