Publication Date:
2020-03-27
Description:
Klimaneutralität wird im Zuge des Pariser Klimaabkommens zur politischen Zielgröße. Die Nationalstaaten, die das Abkommen unterzeichnet haben, müssen regeln, wie sie das Ziel erreichen möchten. Das deutsche Klimaschutzgesetz unterscheidet dabei zwischen ,,klimaneutral“ und ,,treibhausgasneutral“. Das kann zu Missverständnissen führen, kann aber auch sinnvoll sein.German and European policymakers are currently in the process of clarifying their long-term climate policy aim. While it has been decided at United Nations and European Union level to use the terms “greenhouse gas neutrality” and “climate neutrality” largely synonymously, in Germany these two terms have very different meanings. In the German climate protection act (Bundes-Klimaschutzgesetz), “greenhouse gas neutrality” is formulated as the political aim for Germany, while “climate neutrality” is formulated as an aim for the federal administration. The aim of this paper is to contribute towards a clarification of the terminology. To this end, the article first shows the decisions on terminology taken at United Nations and European Union level. On the basis of this, the article discusses how the objective of enabling sub-national and non-state actors in Germany to positively contribute to the common aim “greenhouse gas neutrality” can be implemented. The voluntary efforts of these actors should not merely substitute federal endeavors.
Print ISSN:
0940-5550
Electronic ISSN:
2625-5413
Topics:
Biology
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Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Philosophy
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