Post 776: Zero Emissions Day. Getting to zero emissions (or even net-zero) will require a lot of work in every sector, but it's far from impossible. Many countries have been continuously working towards lowering emissions for decades, including Germany. . Since it started industrializing in 1750, Germany has produced more than 92 billion metric tons of CO2, becoming the 4th largest polluting country on Earth (behind the United States, China, and Russia). It is still the largest emitter within the EU (emitting more than the second largest two, Italy and Poland, combined), but it has curtailed its emissions drastically. Germany has reduced its emissions by 40 percent since 1990, and recently updated its targets to become net zero by 2045 instead of 2050 (as originally planned). In order to meet the goal, Germany is planning to reduce emissions by another 25% by 2030, 23% by 2040, and the remainder by 2045. The updated targets come in the wake of a court case filed by North Sea islanders, which also presses officials to reveal the plan on carbon neutrality by the end of next year. . . Read more about Germany's footprint through history: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449701/co2-emissions-germany/ ... Or read about Germany updating their carbon emission targets: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/germany-raise-2030-co2-emissions-reduction-target-65-spiegel-2021-05-05/ . Graphic shows a German boy and girl in traditional attire (in green). The factoid reads: "Germany's CO2 emissions are 40 percent lower than they were in 1990." . . #germany #eu #carbonfootprint #carbonfootprinteu #globalwarming #climatechange #climatecrisis #gogreen #gogreengermany #greensparty #pixelplanet #pixelplanettoday #pixelart #planetfacts #germanpixelart