@techreport{HillebrandtSamadiFischedick2015, author = {Hillebrandt, Katharina and Samadi, Sascha and Fischedick, Manfred}, title = {Pathways to deep decarbonization in Germany}, institution = {Sustainable Development Solutions Network}, address = {Paris}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-60793}, pages = {78}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) is a collaborative global initiative led by IDDRI and SDSN that aims to demonstrate how individual countries can transition to a low-carbon economy preferably consistent with the internationally agreed target of limiting the increase in global temperature to less than 2°C. Achieving this target will require a profound transformation of energy systems by mid-century, a {"}deep decarbonization{"}. The project comprises 16 research teams composed of leading institutions from the world's largest GHG emitting countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom, and United States. Each team is exploring what is required to achieve this transformation in their own country's economy while taking into account socio-economic conditions, development aspirations, infrastructure stocks, natural resource endowments, and other relevant factors. The DDPP country study for Germany explores what is required to achieve deep decarbonization in Germany. It has been conducted by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, with the support of Stiftung Mercator. The study discusses how the German government's target of reducing domestic GHG emissions by 80 to 95\% by 2050 (versus 1990) can be reached.}, language = {en} }