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Alexanderplatz 3
Berlin (D - 10178 Berlin)
Germany
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Phone: +49 3018 305-0
Fax: +49 3018 305 4375
Email: service@bmu.bund.de
http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de

Renewable energies

Renewable energies in Germany have developed rapidly, involving a large number of committed and forward-looking players. Wind, water, solar radiation, biomass and geothermal energy all hold vast potential for jobs, climate protection, the conservation of natural resources and the development of a sustainable energy supply in general.Over the past year the Federal Government has initiated the new direction in energy policy. Our task now is to consistently further this development.

The Federal Government’s long-term goal is to cover at least half Germany’s total energy requirements with renewable energies in 2050 (Sustainability Strategy). By the middle of this century those economies which obtain a large proportion of their energy supply from renewables will be at an advantage.

1. Actor:

   Ministry

2. Sector:

   Climate change impact mitigation, Cogeneration, Emissions trading, Energy, Energy efficiency (general), Renewable energy (general)

3. Activity:

   Germany

1. Abstract:

   The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, known by the initials BMU from the German name, Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, is a ministry of the German federal government. Its headquarters are in Bonn, with a branch in Berlin. The current minister of the environment is Norbert Röttgen, who assumed office on October 28, 2009. The ministry was established on June 6, 1986 in response to the Chernobyl disaster and formed from departments of the Ministries of the Interior, of Agriculture and of Health.

2. External Links:

   • Wikipedia
   • Freebase

3. Categories:

   Environment of Germany, Environmental protection agencies, Ministries established in 1986, German Federal ministries