The German government has set an ambitious target to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions to 40% of 1990 levels by 2020. However, analysts warn that Germany"s unrelenting focus on renewables will be challenged by the intermittent nature of renewable power generation, especially wind and solar. In a report released today, Deutsche Bank said Germany is likely to miss this target.
The German government has set an ambitious target to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions to 40% of 1990 levels by 2020. However, analysts warn that Germany"s unrelenting focus on renewables will be challenged by the intermittent nature of renewable power generation, especially wind and solar. This has put the government"s strategy under question and resulted in a return to coal power generation.