CHP Agreements with Industry (Vereinbarung zwischen der Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der deutschen Wirtschaft zur Minderung der CO2-Emissionen und der Förderung der Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung in Ergänzung zur Klimavereinbarung vom 9.11.2000)

Date Promulgated	June 2001
Date Ended	31 December 2008
Unit
Country	Germany
Year	2001
Policy Status	In force
Agency	•Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour
Related Policies	New law on CHP Measures in industry and energy generation
Stated Objective	•Climate Change Mitigation
Policy Type	•Voluntary Agreement   •Private Sector/Government
Policy Target	•Industry   •Policy Target     •Energy Production       •CHP
Policy Type	•Voluntary Agreement   •Private Sector/Government
URL	www.bmwa.bund.de
Description	On 25 June 2001, the German government and German industrial sector and energy industry initialled an agreement concerning the reduction of CO2 emissions and the promotion of CHP generation, the objective being to reduce emissions by 2010 by a total of roughly 45 million tonnes of CO2/year by at least a minimum of 20 million t CO2/year.
Related policies	New law on CHP Measures in industry and energy generation