German land use and forestry absorbs fewer emissions
Destatis
Land use, land-use change and forestry in Germany absorbed fewer emissions in 2015 than in 2010. Net emissions were roughly minus 14.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2015, compared to minus 16.4 million tonnes in 2010, according to Federal Statistical Office Destatis.
Read the press release in English here.
See the CLEW article Germany’s energy use and emissions likely to rise yet again in 2017 for background.
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