In order for us to achieve our long-term climate protection targets, CO2 emissions from the transport sector must be reduced significantly. For this, low-emission or ideally zero-emission mobility solutions must be launched on the markets on a broad scale. Such a transformation process will have an impact on the energy system. It is therefore necessary to identify which drive concepts are suitable in the context of the energy system, how they can be established on the market, and how the demand for electricity can be met by, among other things, expanding renewable energies in Germany or through imports.
For the analysis, the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research together with the Institute for Resource Efficiency and Energy Strategies evaluated 14 national and international studies in the context of energy system analysis with a focus on mobility and compiled them in an overview study. All studies unanimously emphasise the great efforts that were necessary to reduce CO2 emissions in the transport sector by 2030. In view of the continued growth of the sector, far-reaching measures will be necessary to achieve the climate targets of the EU and the federal government. The overview study illustrates the high requirements regarding the energy systems by the use of alternative zero-emission drives and fuels and recommends future fields of action to policymakers, industry and academia. The study is published on the website of the Ministry of the Environment at "www.um.baden-wuerttemberg.de" and is also available in English.
