ISD: A New Methodological Approach for Measuring the Sustainability of the German Energy System

Table 3

Sustainability indicators of the German government: intergenerational equity.

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2004	2006	2010	2015	2020	2050
(I) Intergenerational equity
(1) Energy and raw materials productivity; (1994 = 100)
Energy			120				160		200
Raw materials			117				158		200
(2) Emissions of the six greenhouse gases  covered by the Kyoto Protocol (1990 = 100)				81.13			79
(3) Proportion of energy consumption from; renewable energy
in % primary energy consumption				2.1			4.2
in % electricity consumption				6.3			12.5			50
(4) Land use for housing and transport: increase; in ha per day				129					30
(5) Development of stocks of selected animal; species (1995 = 100)			98.2	95.4
(6) Public finance deficit: in % of GDP			1.6	1.3	0.5	0
(7) Provision for future economic stability: gross; capital formation in relation to GDP			22.6	22.5
(8) Innovation: private and public expenditure on; research and development			2.45	2.46			3
(9) Education and training
25-year olds having completed education				6			9.5
Those leaving secondary school without  qualifications				9			4
University entrance rate				30.2			40
Source: [14]										IEK-STE 2011