India, Sept. 25 -- Germany has released a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels by 2045, becoming the third country after France and the Netherlands to publish such a plan after the COP28 commitment.

Fossil fuels still accounted for about 65% of Germany's energy consumption in 2024, with oil making up 36%, natural gas 24% and coal 5%.

Germany imported 98% of its mineral oil, 95% of its natural gas and all of its hard coal, with net fossil fuel imports costing about €76 bn in 2024.

Climate campaigners say the roadmap is a positive signal, but argue that Germany's 2038 coal phaseout and 2045 fossil fuel exit timeline remain too slow for an equitable global transition.

Germany has laid out a roadmap to transition away from f...