NATIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE PLAN ANALYSIS: GERMANY - Assessment of Germany’s NECP: Summary

A new path to a climate-neutral Europe 1 N A T I O N A L E N E R G Y A N D C L I M A T E P L A N A N A L Y S I S : G E R M A N Y Given Germany is the EU’s lar. [...] et al., 2023, Study on energy subsidies and other government interventions in the European Union – Final report – 2023 edition 3 N A T I O N A L E N E R G Y A N D C L I M A T E P L A N A N A L Y S I S : G E R M A N Y Figure 1: Germany’s draft 2023 NECP projects a 27% reduction in gas demand by 2030, which shows gre. [...] Assessing the feasibility and scale of gas networks to be decommissioned Although not in the European Commission’s NECP guidelines, understanding the future utilisation of the distribution network and its eventual decommissioning is crucial to plan for the expected decrease in gas use. [...] Preparing the gas network for a reduction in fossil gas use Point 1.2 of the European Commission’s guidance for the NECP, “Increase energy security and affordability, towards a more resilient Energy Union”, specifies that “Member States are also encouraged to reflect progress and planning on the infrastructure projects that are identified as significant to meet the European Green Deal and the REPo. [...] 35 Specifically, the Climate Dividend, which is included in the coalition treaty – the basis on which the current government was formed, is unlikely to be implemented due to the now reduced budget of the Climate and Transformation Fund and the prioritisation of different measures.