Climate change in Thuringia
Climate change in the German state of Thuringia affects various environments and industries.
Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector in Thuringia amounted to 14,100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.[1] Thuringia reduced its emissions by 63% compared to 1990, by 2023.[2]
Impacts of climate change
Forests and meadow areas
Multiple forest areas in Thuringia, including Özdemir, have suffered forest fires.[3]
Response
To reduce the impact of climate change, the state developed a Heat Action Plan to minimize the consequences of heat waves for citizens in the future.[4] A large number of municipalities in the state did not have specific plans to deal with climate change.[5]
Forest legislation was amended to reduce the amount of wind energy that could be developed.[6]
In February 2025, universities in Thuringia reached a co-operation agreement with the state government to develop a "common energy management system".[7]
Legislation
Thuringian Climate Act
| Thüringer Gesetz zum Klimaschutz und zur Anpassung an die Folgen des Klimawandels (Thüringer Klimagesetz) | |
|---|---|
| Landtag of Baden-Württemberg | |
| Enacted by | 2018-12-18 |
| Date commenced | 2018-12-29 |
| Summary | |
| climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation | |
| Status: Unknown | |
In 2018, the state adopted climate legislation to require reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.[8] The legislation also requires that municipal heat suppliers must achieve a heat supply with nearly net zero emissions by 2040.[8]
The legislation also mandates that the state’s public sector must reach climate neutrality by 2030.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Thüringen bläst wieder mehr CO2 in die Luft" [Thuringia is blowing more CO2 into the air again]. uhz-online. 2024-06-11. Archived from the original on 2024-06-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Pöttner, Bernhard (2024-08-30). "Bundesländer im Klima-CheckJetzt steht Klima-Vorreiter Thüringen vor entscheidendem Wendepunkt" [Bundesländer im Klima-CheckJetzt steht Klima-Vorreiter Thüringen vor entscheidendem Wendepunkt]. FOCUS online. Archived from the original on 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2025-03-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "So viele Wald- und Wiesenflächen in Thüringen abgebrannt, wie seit der Wende nicht mehr – Özdemir: Wälder klimafest machen" [So many forest and meadow areas in Thuringia have burned down as they have not since the turn of the century – Özdemir: Making forests climate-proof]. Deutschlandfunk. 2024-09-14. Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-03-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Umgang mit dem Klimawandel: Landesregierung entwickelt Hitzeaktionsplan". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 2024-09-25. Archived from the original on 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-03-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Straub, David (2023-07-14). "Anpassung an Klimawandel: Thüringer Kommunen hinken hinterher" [Adaptation to climate change: Thuringian municipalities are lagging behind]. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. Archived from the original on 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-03-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rheinschmitt, Christoph (2024-01-10). "Wind im Wald". Verfassungsblog. doi:10.59704/100968ccb93f762f. ISSN 2366-7044.
- ↑ "Thüringer Hochschulen wollen Energieverbrauch um bis zu 20 Prozent senken" [Thuringian universities want to reduce energy consumption by up to 20 percent]. 2025-02-17. Archived from the original on 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-03-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Bundesländer schärfen Klimaschutzgesetze nach". Haufe.de. 2025-01-31. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2025-03-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Thüringen erlässt Klimaschutzgesetz" [Thuringia enacts climate protection law]. Zeitung für kommunale Wirtschaft. 2018-12-18. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2025-03-28. Unknown parameter
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| Measurement and attribution | |
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| Politics and mitigation | |
| By state | |
| Effects of climate change | |
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