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

Table 1

Sustainability energy indicators for Germany.

Sustainability indicators for Germany
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2004	2006	2010	2015	2020	2050
(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			79
(3) Proportion of energy consumption from; renewable energy
in % primary energy consumption				2			4
in % electricity consumption				6			13			50
(4) Mobility
Transport intensity 1999 = 100
Passenger traffic			100				90		78
Goods traffic			100				98		95
(5) Air quality, 1990 = 100
Air Quality			54	52			30
NOx			54	52			30
SO2			54	52			30
CO			54	52			30
Dust			54	52			30
NMVOC			54	52			30
NH3			54	52			30
(6) Employment
Employment rate in %				65.4			70
Source: [14]										IEF-STE 2011