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9:43 min, 2012
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Between 2011 and 2016, the average price of building land for owner-occupied homes across Germany rose by 27 per cent from 129 euros per square metre to 164 euros. In the major cities, the price per square metre of building land rose by 33 per cent - from just over EUR 250 in 2011 to just under EUR 350 in 2016. This not only makes residential property significantly more expensive, but also puts the brakes on affordable rental housing construction. This is the result of an analysis by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR).
The analysis is based on purchase price data from the official expert committees for property values for the last five years. In the urban and rural districts, the price level and increase lagged behind the major cities. However, even there the increase was well above the general rate of inflation. In the urban districts - often districts surrounding large cities - purchase prices for undeveloped land rose from 132 euros per square metre in 2011 to 156 euros per square metre in 2016 (+19 per cent), while in the rural districts, the price per square metre of building land rose from 64 euros to 78 euros in 2016 (+20 per cent).
The average purchase price for a plot of land for owner-occupied development also rose significantly - by 27 per cent to EUR 112,000 in 2016. In the major cities, the average purchase price for a plot of land for owner-occupied development was just under EUR 200,000 (+ 25 per cent). Average purchase prices have risen particularly sharply in expensive cities. "Rising land prices determine the purchase or construction costs to a considerable extent, especially in the growth regions. This makes residential property more expensive," says BBSR expert Matthias Waltersbacher. "In tight markets, high building land prices are also driving rents for new builds up to EUR 14 to 16 per square metre. This means that privately financed residential construction at affordable rents is no longer possible."
While the transaction figures for plots of land for owner-occupier development remained fairly stable in the urban districts between 2011 and 2016, they fell by 30 per cent in the major cities. Transactions fell particularly sharply in expensive cities such as Cologne, Frankfurt am Main and Stuttgart. Rural districts recorded an increase of just under 15 per cent in the same period. "Property prices have recently risen so sharply that the pressure to realise them often no longer allows for the development of single-family homes," says Waltersbacher. "More and more buyers are looking for alternatives in the surrounding area."
The analysis is based on an examination of the independent cities and rural districts for which transaction data for properties is available via the purchase price collections of the expert committees for property values in a complete time series since 2011. This representative longitudinal section covers around a third of all cities and districts in Germany. A comprehensive analysis of the land and property market for the years 2015 and 2016 will be presented by the Working Group of the Higher Expert Committees, Central Offices and Expert Committees in the Federal Republic of Germany (AK OGA) in December 2017 with the German Property Market Report.
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Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, heat waves and heavy rainfall are increasing: The consequences of climate change are visible and tangible worldwide, and the window of opportunity to act is shrinking. In order to significantly limit the global effects of climate change, the emission of greenhouse gases on earth must be drastically reduced. The agreement reached by the international community in Paris in 2015 sets the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, but preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Now, the Wuppertal Institute presented a study with possible cornerstones that can help to achieve the 1.5 degree target by 2035. The study shows that a climate-neutral energy system by 2035 is very ambitious, but fundamentally feasible - –provided that all possible strategies from today's point of view are bundled.What is needed above all is to bring forward and intensify the measures described in many studies as necessary to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050.
In order to be able to make an adequate contribution to achieving the 1.5 degree limit, Germany will have to switch to a climate-neutral energy system by about 2035. In the study "CO2-neutral by 2035: Key elements of a German contribution to meeting the 1.5°C limit", researchers at the Wuppertal Institute have investigated which transformation steps and speeds are necessary to achieve this goal. The study, which was prepared by the research team with financial support from GLS Bank for Fridays for Future Germany, was presented today in Berlin during a press conference. The result of the study: A climate-neutral energy system by 2035 is very ambitious, but fundamentally feasible, provided that all possible strategies from today's perspective are bundled.
The German government's Climate Protection Act, which was passed last year, envisages Germany becoming greenhouse gas neutral by 2050. However, this is not compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) assumes that CO2 neutrality must be achieved in Germany by around 2035 if an appropriate contribution is to be made to the global 1.5 degree target. Greenhouse gas emissions above and beyond CO2 must also fall very quickly thereafter. The SRU bases this on the assumption that per capita emissions will be distributed equally worldwide and that Germany will not be allowed to claim a disproportionate share. But how can this goal be achieved in time? The study attempts to provide impetus for discussion.
Manfred Fischedick, Scientific Director of the Wuppertal Institute, warns: "In order to have a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, German emissions would have to decrease dramatically, especially in the next five years - and thus above all in the next legislative period".
"A fair contribution to compliance with the 1.5-degree limit can now only be made if the upcoming German government tackles the transformation of the energy system as a core issue and consistently aligns its policies with the goal of a climate-neutral energy system by 2035. Without rapid CO2 emission reductions and prioritisation of climate protection in all policy areas, this is unlikely to be achieved," emphasises Dr Sascha Samadi, co-author of the study and research fellow in the Future Energy and Industrial Systems Division at the Wuppertal Institute.
In order to keep to the 1.5 degree budget, CO2 reductions of at least minus 60 percent by 2025 and at least minus 85 percent by 2030 (in both cases compared to 1990) are required, assuming the same per capita emissions worldwide. This is because cumulative emissions are crucial to significantly reducing the risks and impacts of climate change. However, a uniform, linear reduction by 2035 is not sufficient for this (see graphic).
Focus on the energy, industry, transport and buildings sectors
In their study, the researchers of the Wuppertal Institute investigated, on the basis of existing energy scenarios and further considerations, how CO2 neutrality could already be implemented by 2035, especially in the sectors of energy management, industry, transport and buildings. In their view, this requires the following measures, among others:
In the Energy industry the German government's expansion targets for wind and solar energy would have to be at least 25 gigawatts per year - more than double the government's current targets.
In some energy-intensive Industry sectors about half of the industrial plants will reach the end of their intended service life in the next ten years.
"Even though there may still be uncertainties about the best long-term solution, building the infrastructure for a climate-neutral industry must start today. Otherwise, there may not be enough time for the conversion. Therefore, decisions have to be made now and implementation has to start very quickly," emphasises Dr Georg Kobiela, also co-author of the study and researcher in the Future Energy and Industrial Systems Division at the Wuppertal Institute.
The Traffic in Germany must be significantly reduced in order to achieve the goal of CO2 neutrality by 2035. Car and truck traffic is largely responsible for the high energy demand. Compared to rail, a car with a combustion engine requires 4.8 times more energy per kilometre and person, and a truck even 5.6 times more per tonne and kilometre than freight rail. Steps affecting transport are in particular:
At Buildings a massive and unprecedented increase in the energy refurbishment rate to a level of around 4 per cent per year is necessary - currently the rate is only around 1 per cent.
The scenarios outlined for achieving the targets by 2035 require the parallel implementation of a wide range of measures in all sectors. They each pose major challenges in their own right and require unprecedented political efforts. Businesses must also be ready and able to help shape the transformation process - without losing global competitiveness. "Above all, however, the broad consent of society is needed to keep within the 1.5-degree limit. To achieve this, the transformation path must be designed fairly and social aspects must be taken into account," emphasizes Prof. Manfred Fischedick.
Source: Press release of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy gGmbH from 13.10.2020
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On 23 November, Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Gerd Wegener passed on his office as spokesman for the Forestry and Wood Cluster in Bavaria. The handover of office took place at the Bavarian Ministry of Agriculture as part of a ceremony held to mark the 10th anniversary of the cluster initiative and the 5th anniversary of proHolz Bayern.
Forestry Minister Helmut Brunner expressly thanked Wegener for his outstanding services to the Bavarian forestry and timber industry and awarded him the Bavarian State Medal in Gold on his farewell as cluster spokesman. Wegener's successor is a dual leadership that simultaneously stands for science and practice as well as for the forestry and timber industry.
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