Germany deletes 514,000 emission certificates for better climate protection!

Germany deletes 514,000 emission certificates for better climate protection!

A great advantage of this measure is the addition of the market stability reserve (MSR), which has already withdrawn some of the emission certificates free by coal. This reserve controls the auction quantities in the European market and helps to avoid the water bed effect - the risk of emissions in other sectors, while less CO2 is in the coal sector. This ensures that the entire emission reduction of the coal exit is realized.

preparation for a green future

Another aspect that the Federal Environment Ministry illuminates is that the deletion will be deleted from September to the end of the year, in which the regular quantities of auctions for 2025, which are around 96.7 million certificates, are adapted accordingly. In July, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will publish the auction calendar for the coming months, which is of interest to investors and environmentalists.

However, a current study by the Cliccs Clicc's Cluster of Excellence shows that the coal phase -out does not remain without challenges. In the study, it is pointed out that national climate protection measures often do not optimally harmonize with the regulations of EU emission trade. This could cause up to 55 % of CO2 savings in Germany to be canceled by emissions in other countries, which is called internal CO2 leak. This problem makes a better coordination between national and European climate protection strategies to actually achieve the desired effects, such as [IDW-Online] (https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/14/neue-studie-zum-eu-Eu-emiss-was-bringen-der-kohlen- fuers-climate).

think twice, act better

The concept of the waterbed effect plays a central role here. Falling demand for emissions rights due to the coal phase -out could cause other sectors to increase their emissions. Researchers therefore advocate a coordinated climate policy, although private commitment is also required. Each individual can be with a more conscious lifestyle, such as B. Eating less meat or reducing power consumption, contributing to saving emissions. These suggestions come at the right time, since changes in ETS 2 from 2027 could also have an impact on private climate protection measures, such as the Cliccs Institut.

Overall, Germany faces the challenge of implementing the coal phase -out until 2038. In this way, future emission -reducing measures should be coordinated closely in order to achieve both national and international climate goals. Today's step is promising, but long -term effectiveness depends crucially on compliance with the deletions of emission rights. For the citizens, this means that sustainable measures and an active thinking are required to support the climate goals and ultimately have a positive impact on our common habitat.