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Germany Can Achieve CO₂ Neutrality Profitably, Socially Balanced, and While Adhering to the Debt Brake

Energy Watch Group Publishes Roadmap for a CO₂-Neutral Germany

Berlin, 09.01.2025 – A new study by the Energy Watch Group shows that there is a path to a CO₂-neutral Germany that provides financial relief for both businesses and citizens.

Key findings:

  • The costs for electricity, switching to CO₂-neutral heating, and vehicles decrease by €50 billion per year for citizens and businesses.
  • Citizens’ incomes and corporate value creation increase by €110 billion per year, boosting GDP by 2.5%.
  • Public finances are relieved by €8 billion per year while maintaining compliance with the debt brake.
  • Germany’s international competitiveness in the rapidly growing Clean Tech sector is strengthened.

The roadmap’s contents can be used to anchor strong climate protection measures in the upcoming coalition agreement, as they address key concerns of the CDU/CSU (profitability, adherence to the debt brake), the SPD (social balance, job retention), and the Greens (a reliable path to CO₂ neutrality).

Download the press release (in German)

Download the fully study (in German)