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3.1.2 Perspectives for Germany, 2002
The document 'Perspectives for Germany' was published in 2002 and represents
the national sustainable development strategy of the Federal Government. It out-
lines the objectives to be achieved in each sector and the suggested set of mea-
sures. Within this strategy, the building stock has been recognised to have a high
potential. Furthermore, the EnEV 2002 and the CO 2 building refurbishment pro-
gramme present a crucial role in this strategy (Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2002 ).
3.1.3 Integrated Energy and Climate Protection Programme (IEKP),
2007
In 2007, within the Integrated Energy and Climate Programme (IEKP), the Federal
Government has transposed the European policy instructions at national level. The
programme and associated resolutions defined the following relevant 2020 targets:
• the reduction of 40 % greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990,
• to increase the share of renewable heat production to 14 %,
• to increase the share of renewable electricity production to 30 %.
To achieve the energy efficiency goals and enhance the use of renewable
energies, 29 measures have been designed. Most of the building sector-related
measures have been established in the EnEV amendment. In this context, espe-
cially important was the tightening of requirements regarding the energy efficiency
of buildings by approximately 30 %. Furthermore, the funding programmes for the
refurbishment of existing buildings have been strengthened and the Act on the
Promotion of Renewable Energies in the Heat Sector (EEWärmeG) has been
implemented (BMWi 2007 ).
3.1.4 National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP), 2007 and 2011
The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) was first designed in 2007
as a documentation of the efforts towards the implementation of the 2006 EU
'Energy Efficiency Directive' (European Parliament and the Council of the
European Union 2006 ). The objective of these national action plans is to present
the strategies and measures that Germany is taking in order to achieve the energy
reduction target set in the EU directive. Apart from others, the presented measures
intend to tighten and further develop the energetic requirements for buildings, the
CO 2 refurbishment programme and the extension of the energy research in the
field of energy efficiency improvement (BMWI 2011c ).