Out of the comfort zone, into the conflicts! Paths to a climate-neutral Berlin. Selected results of the study “Making Berlin Paris-compliant”
Prof. Dr. Bernd Hirschl was invited by the members of the Committee for the Environment and Climate Protection of the Berlin House of Representatives to present the key findings of the study “Making Berlin Paris-compliant”, of which he was the main author and project manager. In his presentation, Prof. Hirschl first outlined the initial situation: The CO2 trend development clearly shows the great need for action, as Berlin is currently not on the climate neutrality path. Berlin's primary energy mix is still a long way from the necessary proportions of renewable energies.
The scenarios developed in the study are based on a so-called restriction-based approach. While an almost “restriction-free world” was assumed for the year 2050, in which, for example, there are no problems with skilled workers or infrastructures have been (re)built by then, such problems were taken into account accordingly with a view to the comparatively short deadline of 2030 in order to obtain a picture that is as ambitious as possible, but also realistic. As a result, target values for 2030 are derived and underpinned with corresponding strategies and measures for the path to climate neutrality. Prof. Hirschl also points out the great importance of effective climate governance, effective political control and institutional mainstreaming.
The presentation (in German) is available as video and verbatim record and, in addition to the presentation, includes the speaker answering numerous questions.
