North Rhine-Westphalia – from energy state no. 1 to climate protection state no. 1

Around a third of Germanys‘ power requirement is produced in North Rhine-Westphalia. Of this, three quarters is derived from the greenhouse gas intensive
energy sources black coal and lignite. This means the state is responsible for a third of all German greenhouse gas emissions. So the economic and industry hub NRW has a particular part to play in climate protection.