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CO2-Button Salzlandkreis

With its Salzlandkreis 2030 strategy for the future, the Salzlandkreis district has committed itself more than ever to working intensively to significantly reduce CO2 emissions. The aim is to counteract the consequences of climate change for society and nature, to strengthen and expand regional awareness and expertise on climate change, and at the same time to exploit opportunities for innovation. The district is thus following the German government's sustainability policy and is committed to climate-adapted development.

In order to make the careful use of limited resources more tangible, the CO2 savings made by district employees when using mobile working are published below. The Salzland district is endeavouring to develop further indicators, methods and key figures to strengthen and expand a climate-friendly policy.

CO2 savings through mobile work

The district can make a contribution to strengthening climate policy by expanding contemporary working models. By structurally expanding mobile working, reducing the daily use of private transport can lead to a gradual reduction in CO2 emissions. At the same time, the attractiveness of public transport must be increased through supra-regionally coordinated offers. However, the willingness to further develop working models in this direction presupposes that information can be accessed at any time and from any location. In turn, this basis can only be created by considering digitalisation potential, holistic mobility approaches and regional economic development as a closely interlinked construct.

The option of mobile working for employees of the district administration was created as part of the coronavirus pandemic in order to ensure the ability to work despite the rising number of infections. Thanks to the district administration's good technical infrastructure, changes to work processes were possible within a short space of time. Up to 40 per cent of the approximately 850 employees now regularly work remotely.

The district publishes the respective CO2 emissions reduction figures in a monthly report:


January

february

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

october

November

December

Monthly reduction in
CO2 emissions in 2022 in per cent*

14,8

16,2

15,3

12,5

6,9

10

9,8

9,2

11,4

11,4

11,7

11

Monthly reduction in
CO2 emissions in 2023 in per cent*

14,65

13,3

13,21

12,19

11,6

12,2

10,3

10,81

13,11

11,78

13,86

10,65

Monthly reduction in
CO2 emissions in 2024 in per cent*

14,22

13,87

14,66

15,39

13,49

18,26

15,26

14,16

13,83

13,37

15,25

11,18

Monthly reduction in
CO2 emissions in 2025 in percent*

16,35

17,17

16,88

14,33

16,25

15,43

13,42

14,9

16,1

14,22

16,98

12,9

Monthly reduction in
CO2 emissions in 2026 in per cent*











  • The value is calculated taking into account mobile working days and kilometres travelled to work

Comparative values

In order to visualise the values published in the monthly report, examples of CO2 emissions are listed below:

  • Gas heating in a
    single-family home: Gas heating in a single-family home emits approximately 0.202 kg of CO² per kilowatt hour (kWh) consumed. With an annual consumption of 20,000 kWh, gas heating in a single-family home emits approximately 4,040 kg of CO² per year.
    The CO₂ emissions saved in September 2024 through the use of full-time mobile working (14,254 kg) neutralise the CO₂ emissions of the gas heating system in a single-family home for approximately 3.5 years.
    From January to September 2024, the use of full-time mobile working has already saved approximately 138,154 kg of CO₂. This corresponds to the CO₂ load of a gas-heated single-family home for approximately 34.2 years.
  • Distance saved:
    In September 2024, the use of full-day mobile working saved a distance (79,186 km) equivalent to approximately 1.9 times the circumference of the Earth (circumference: 40,030 km).
    From January to September 2024, the use of full-time mobile working already saved 782,563 km in travel distance. This corresponds to approximately 19.5 times around the world.

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