Record: Co2 Certificates Bring State 21.4 Billion Euros

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In 2025, the Federal Government took the record amount of 21.4 billion euros with CO2 certificates. Consumers paid most of the climate dues when buying gasoline, fuel oil and gas. The money flowed mainly to real estate owners, e-car drivers and industrial companies.

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Since 2008, CO2 emission rights have been sold for a total of just over 100 billion euros. More than one-fifth of them changed hands last year alone. The record amount goes into climate protection. Experts praise the progress made. But one sector lags behind.

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Germany has raised as much money from the sale of pollution rights in 2025 as never before. With the turn of the year, the price of CO2 has risen again – with consequences for consumers.

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Replenishment for Germany's climate fund: EUR 21.4 billion went from the sale of greenhouse gas certificates to the Climate and Transformation Fund last year.

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All revenues from European and national emissions trading flows into the climate and transformation funds. Revenues from national emissions trading increased significantly due to higher certificate prices.In Germany, revenues from European and national emissions trading increased to 21.4 billion euros in 2025. In the previous year, they amounted to 18.5 billion euros, as the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) reported in the Umweltbundes…