Feasibility study on the development of integrated energy and greenhouse gas scenarios for municipal climate protection in Germany to map Germany-wide municipal climate protection potential depending on national measures

Cities, municipalities and districts are key players in achieving greenhouse gas neutrality, as they can take effective action across many areas. The report „ Kommunales Einflusspotenzial zur Treibhausgasminderung ” quantified the potential for local climate action for the first time, estimating it at around 100 million tonnes of CO₂e in the base year 2019. This calculation is static and assumes comprehensive, ambitious implementation. However, as climate protection is a dynamic process and depends on legal and political frameworks, static potential analyses are insufficient to measure the contribution of local authorities to national targets.

The aim of the project is a feasibility study that examines how Germany-wide, dynamic scenarios for municipal climate protection could be modelled, what open data and open models are required for this, and how these differ from existing structures.