Economy Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) is planning an offensive to protect the climate.
The German economy is to be turned inside out and the political landscape is to be changed for decades.
Economy Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) is planning a new climate offensive.
A cross-party compromise should be found.
The German economy must be turned inside out for the project.
Berlin - So far, the
Union
has not stood out as the greatest climate fighter.
Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU *)
now
wants
to change that and is planning a major cross-party
offensive on climate protection.
"I want a historical compromise, a charter for saving the climate and maintaining our economic strength," Altmaier told
Spiegel
magazine
.
To this end, he wants to approach the other parties in the political center in the Bundestag.
New climate package: Peter Altmaier wants to support business in the change
Germany
must "now use the opportunity to make the transformation process towards a climate-neutral society irreversible by 2050 at the latest," said
Altmaier
.
The Minister of Economics promises support for the economy in the change.
This Friday (10.30 a.m.) the minister wants to present his
climate protection strategy
.
The more
politicians
pursue
the climate
goals, the more they have to support the
economy
and, above all
, small
and medium-sized enterprises "in the necessary transformation and give them planning security," emphasized Altmaier.
This task will "turn the economy inside out and change the political landscape for decades".
. @ peteraltmaier puts the first inner-city @ tesla- # supercharger into operation on the @ euref campus #Berlin.
In 5 minutes, electricity is recharged for a range of 120 kilometers.
#EAutos # EMobility #Energiewende (1/3) pic.twitter.com/ctFxxTnYab
- BMWi Bund (@BMWi_Bund) September 10, 2020
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: no easy undertaking
So far, the
federal government
has committed itself
to
reducing greenhouse gas emissions
by 40 percent
in 2020
.
By 2030, these should decrease by 55 percent and by 2050 by 80 to 95 percent.
The basis for comparison is in each case the emissions from 1990. Achieving the 40 percent target for 2020 is particularly difficult because this will require considerable additional efforts in the short term.
The federal and state governments only decided on a climate package at the beginning of the year, also under pressure from the climate movement Fridays-For-Future and Greta Thunbergs *.
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