Die deutsche Landschaft der Klimafinanzierung

This executive summary from the Climate Policy Initiative provides a snapshot of climate finance in Germany for the year 2010. It analyzes the volume of investments, the primary sources of funding, and the effectiveness of policy instruments, while highlighting significant gaps in data collection and monitoring (MRV) systems.

• The vast majority of climate finance in Germany—over 95%—originated from the private sector. This included 22 billion euros from private companies (primarily in the energy sector) and 14 billion euros from private households.
• Renewable energies dominated 2010 climate investments with 26.6 billion euros in capital assets. Small-scale projects, such as residential solar installations, accounted for 75% of these investments, while large-scale projects made up the remaining 25%.
• Energy efficiency received 7.2 billion euros in new investments in 2010, with 5.8 billion euros specifically benefiting electrical appliances and building efficiency improvements.
• State incentives were critical for mobilizing private capital. In 2010, 11.3 billion euros in low-interest loans were used for renewable energy investments, and feed-in tariffs (EV) paid out approximately 13.1 billion euros to households and companies.
• Germany lacks a systematic and comprehensive framework for the recording, reporting, and verification (MRV) of climate finance. There is no fixed definition for climate-specific financing, and no systematic assessment exists regarding the effectiveness of public climate finance in achieving greenhouse gas reductions.

APA

Juergens, I., Amecke, H., Boyd, R., Buchner, B., Novikova, A., Rosenberg, A., Stelmakh, K., & Vasa, A. (2012). Die deutsche Landschaft der Klimafinanzierung. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Landscape-of-Climate-Finance-in-Germany-Executive-Summary-in-German.pdf

Chicago

Juergens, Ingmar, Hermann Amecke, Rodney Boyd, Barbara Buchner, Aleksandra Novikova, Anja Rosenberg, Kateryna Stelmakh, and Alexander Vasa. Die deutsche Landschaft der Klimafinanzierung. Climate Policy Initiative, 2012. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Landscape-of-Climate-Finance-in-Germany-Executive-Summary-in-German.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{juergens2012die, author = {Juergens, Ingmar and Amecke, Hermann and Boyd, Rodney and Buchner, Barbara and Novikova, Aleksandra and Rosenberg, Anja and Stelmakh, Kateryna and Vasa, Alexander}, title = {{Die deutsche Landschaft der Klimafinanzierung}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2012}, month = nov, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Landscape-of-Climate-Finance-in-Germany-Executive-Summary-in-German.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }