Comparative evaluation of PtX processes for renewable fuel supply

Autoren

Maximilian Heneka, Wolfgang Köppel, DVGW-Forschungsstelle am Engler-Bunte-Institut (EBI) des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT)

Jahr

2019

Zusammenfassung

With the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement on December 12, 2015, the international community committed itself to limiting global warming to below two degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial era. Germany's contribution to achieve the climate protection targets was ratified by the German government in November 2016 introducing a policy document called “Klimaschutzplan” 2050. Within this document the German government intends to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55 % by 2030 and 80–95 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.
These climate targets pose major challenges to the transport sector. By 2030, transport-related GHG emissions must be reduced by at least 40–42 %. Due to “unavoidable” emissions from industry and agriculture, a complete defossilization of the transport sector is necessary in order to achieve the 2050 targets. In 2017, the transport sector accounted for about 19 % of German GHG emissions. 96 % of these emissions were caused by road traffic (35 % trucks, 61 % cars).
Future forecasts assume that GHG emissions will continue to rise due to increasing transport demand, especially in freight transport. Considering the ambitious emission targets and the limited remaining CO₂ budget until 2050 fast-acting approaches are needed to gradually but quickly reduce GHG emissions in Germany.
In addition, legally enforced driving restrictions for diesel vehicles due to air pollution in many German cities increase the pressure on local governments and the automotive industry to provide sustainable, low-emission mobility concepts.

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