Germany's greenhouse gas emissions at 1953 level

An interesting, detailed look at Germany's greenhouse gas emissions, from Clean Energy Wire.

I just want to show this chart:

In 2020, total emissions will be back at 1953 levels.  To reach the 2030 target, emissions will have to fall faster then they have done so far (the line will have to be steeper), but given the plunge in battery costs and the consequent rise in EV/hybrid penetration, plus the fall in renewable costs, it will prolly be achieved.   That will take emissions back to where they were in 1948, 1934 and 1905.  If we ignore the plunge in emissions in the last year of the war, another couple of years of decline will take emissions back to levels not seen for 120 years.

Note that despite these cuts in emissions, the German economy has continued to power ahead.