Saxony's Energy Minister Wolfram Günther (Greens) believes that the state has made good progress in climate protection and the energy transition. "The future will be climate-neutral. Period," he stated when taking stock of his work since 2019. "We have managed to change course in this legislature." Carbon dioxide (C02) emissions have fallen by a third since the start of 2019. After all, lignite is the largest producer of CO2 and is responsible for two thirds of emissions.
Günther admitted that one of the targets in the coalition agreement will not be met by the time a new Saxon state parliament is elected, according to the figures. Originally, Saxony had wanted to achieve an additional four terawatt hours of electricity generation from renewable energies within five years. However, the agreed target is already "very concretely on the horizon" thanks to the plans. By the end of the year, the increase in the photovoltaic sector alone will be 3.4 terawatt hours. Up to 2.2 terawatt hours are planned for wind power.
