Climate change in Hesse
Climate change in the German state of Hesse affects various environments and industries.
Greenhouse gas emissions
[edit]In 2023, 32,600,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas were emitted.[1]
Impacts of climate change
[edit]Public health
[edit]There has been an increase in the number of tiger mosquitos.[2] The hay fever season would be longer and allergenic plant species would be more common so hay fever sufferers would be negatively affected.[3]
Response
[edit]Legislation
[edit]Hessian Climate Act
[edit]| Hessisches Gesetz zur Förderung des Klimaschutzes und zur Anpassung an die Folgen des Klimawandels (Hessisches Klimagesetz) | |
|---|---|
| Landtag of Hesse | |
| Enacted | 2023-01-26 |
| Commenced | 2023-02-08 |
| Summary | |
| climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation | |
| Status: In force (amended) | |
The Act establishes the Hessian Climate Advisory Council.[4] The Act mandates that the state reach net zero emissions by 2030, but this isn't binding, with.[5]
In 2024, the state government maintained the commitments to emissions reduction as stated to the legislation, but the Hessian Greens criticised the plans to meet the obligations under the legislation as imprecise.[6]
In order to meet its obligations under the legislation, the state is using carbon reduction schemes, which has been criticised.[5]
In 2024, the state considered how electric cars could be used to meet the obligations under the Act.[5] Previously, the lack of electric charge points ahd been suggested as a major factor holding the state back.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "CO2-Emissionen in Hessen im Jahr 2022 gestiegen: Straßenverkehr setzte am meisten CO2 frei". statistik.hessen.de (in German). 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "Kommunen bitten im Kampf gegen Tigermücken um Unterstützung" [Municipalities ask for support in the fight against tiger mosquitoes]. Hessischer Rundfunk. 2023-04-25. Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Hessen in 15 Jahren: Wie der Klimawandel Frankfurt verändern wird" [Hesse in 15 years: How climate change will change Frankfurt]. Hessischer Rundfunk. 2024-10-07. Archived from the original on 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Voigts, Hanning (2024-10-11). "Hesse: State government wants to keep independent climate advisory board". Frankfurter Rundschau. Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ a b c Kösters, Judith; Loichinger, Stephan (2024-05-31). "Land setzt auf umstrittene CO2-Kompensation und mustert E-Autos aus" [Country relies on controversial CO2 compensation and examines e-cars]. Hessischer Rundfunk. Archived from the original on 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ Voigts, Hanning (2024-07-24). "Die Grünen sorgen sich um den Klimaplan für Hessen" [The Greens are worried about the climate plan for Hesse]. Frankfurter Rundschau. Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ Ruge, Marcel (2022-11-22). "Ladesäulen für E-Autos: HESSEN HAT ZU WENIGE E-TANKSTELLEN" [Charging stations for electric cars: HESSE HAS TOO FEW E-GAS STATIONS]. www.FFH.de. Archived from the original on 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
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| Politics and mitigation | |
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