As far as climate policy is concerned, the Freising district now wants to ignite the turbo.
Because: The current pace is nowhere near enough.
Freising - "We then have to be honest," said District Administrator Helmut Petz, referring to the climate summit proposed by the Greens at the halfway point of the Freising energy reversal resolution from 2007. Regarding the planned home straight in 2035, the district's energy officer brought it up Strey to the point: “We have to get faster - otherwise we won't make it!
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District Administrator Helmut Petz
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The status quo
In 2007, the district council almost unanimously passed the fundamental decision to fully implement the district's energy transition by 2035 at the latest.
In plain language: 100 percent of the energy required should then be provided by renewable forms of energy.
Much, according to the proposal submitted by the green district parliamentary group, has already been implemented: the climate protection alliance, two wind turbines, various photovoltaic systems or the expansion of local public transport.
Her summary: The speed of implementation over the past 14 years is far from being sufficient.
In order to catch up now, the speed must be increased by 700 percent.
With a climate summit, the Greens would like to bring all the actors in the district together to take stock and to discuss further possibilities and to discuss the next steps.
A decisive factor is also to include the citizens of the district.
Eckert: Finally get things going!
For Leon Eckert (Greens) it is now time to “ignite the turbo”.
In his opinion, this conference could bring “momentum to the matter” again, which would be urgently needed in order to still be able to achieve the goals.
The district itself, according to District Administrator Helmut Petz, has already considered such a conference halfway with all stakeholders.
In his opinion, it would now be necessary to once again set clear goals for the next few years.
But, continues Petz, we also have to be honest: "If we don't make it, we have to say goodbye to the 2035 target." In any case, one has to position oneself: although climate problems are global, they often arise locally.
According to Petz, the decision for the energy turnaround in 2007 was far-sighted, almost “prophetic”.
This meant that the district was way ahead.
The "brakemen"
Many factors would also have slowed down: According to Michael Stanglmaier (Greens), for example, the 10H regulation would be “the killer of the energy transition” - in his opinion the state and federal government have clearly failed, the municipalities should pay for it.
Everyone agreed that the conference should definitely not take place digitally.
If that is not yet possible this year due to the pandemic, it will be postponed to 2022.
The decision on the climate conference was unanimously launched.
The energy advisor
Another application from the Greens was not received quite as enthusiastically, namely an additional full-time position in the field of climate protection management.
The green reasoning also referred to the energy transition resolution.
Since barely half of the set goals have been achieved so far, action has to be much more committed - for example by strengthening the administrative area.
There are currently two half-posts, one of which is currently vacant.
According to District Administrator Petz, a new position would be best in the field of energy advice for municipalities.
Reason: Good energy efficiency can already be achieved through planning specifications using land-use planning.
The municipalities and planners could be supported in this way to advise them on the implementation of climate protection and the energy transition.
However, Johann Stegmair (CSU) saw this critically: The consultations are the tasks of the community and planners, who are well positioned.
Josef Deliano (CSU) also had problems with the fact that a job was created for this purpose.
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Michael Stanglmaier (Greens).
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The vote
District Administrator Helmut Petz, however, is absolutely convinced of the effectiveness of energy advice: In his experience, the municipalities would not even come close to exhausting the possibilities because they simply lacked the know-how.
Regarding the new position, Petz was able to reassure both CSU councilors: The energy advisor would be filled from the job pool.
Because, according to Petz: “We are not increasing the number of jobs, otherwise the chamberlain, Mr. Six, will jump in the neck.” The installation of an energy advisor for the municipalities was initiated with two dissenting votes.
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