Table 4 Sustainability indicators for the goal ‘maintaining society’s productive potential’
From: Indicator system for the sustainability assessment of the German energy system and its transition
Sustainability rule | Sustainability indicator |
|---|---|
Sustainable use of renewable resources | 10. Share of renewable energy in gross final consumption of energy 11. Area under cultivation of energy crops |
Sustainable use of non-renewable resources | 12. Unused renewable electricity due to management measures 13. Use of primary energy 14. Specific final energy consumption of households for heating (temperature-corrected) 15. Final energy consumption in the transport sector 16. Modal split in the transport sector 17. Number of electric vehicles 18. Final energy productivity of the German economy 19. Final energy productivity of the industry 20. Final energy productivity of trade, commerce and services |
Sustainable use of the environment as a sink for waste and emissions | 21. Energy-related greenhouse gas emissions 22. Energy-related emissions of acid-forming gases 23. Energy-related hazardous solid wastes |
Avoidance of technical risks with potentially catastrophic impacts | 24. Amount of high-level radioactive waste which has not been transferred to a safe final disposal site |
Sustainable development of man-made, human and knowledge capital | 25. Installed capacity of renewable energy power plants 26. Number of university graduates in the field of energy sciences 27. Federal expenditures for energy research 28. Number of German patents in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency 29. Number of start-ups in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector 30. Added value creation from the renewable energy sector 31. Added value creation from energy efficiency measures in households |