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After the flood: FDP wants new insurance - the "climate liability"

2021-07-21T15:14:49.046Z


The flood disaster shows political aftermath: The FDP is now thinking about a "climate liability". The flood disaster shows political aftermath: The FDP is now thinking about a "climate liability". Berlin - It will be a long time before the regions of the flood disaster return to normal. The first financial support should therefore come as soon as possible: Olaf Scholz, finance minister and candidate for chancellor of the SPD has announced emergency aid amounting to 200 million euros. But the


The flood disaster shows political aftermath: The FDP is now thinking about a "climate liability".

Berlin - It will be a long time before the regions of the flood disaster return to normal.

The first financial support should therefore come as soon as possible: Olaf Scholz, finance minister and candidate for chancellor of the SPD has announced emergency aid amounting to 200 million euros.

But the huge damage also raises fundamental questions.

The FDP is thinking of a new tool for the material protection of flood victims: a "climate liability".

Flood disaster: Lindner calls for new insurance protection - FDP thinks about "climate liability"

According to party leader Christian Lindner, a big problem is that insurance companies would no longer offer the insurance they need in certain risk areas.

This is all the more worrying because events such as the flood disaster in West Germany as a result of climate change would increase, he explained to

Bild Live

.

"The question is: how will damage at some point, if it has unfortunately occurred, be borne?" Asked the FDP boss.

He therefore called for insurance cover to be designed differently: "We have to talk about climate liability."

Lindner: FDP will present draft law on development funds

Lindner assessed the aid amount awarded by the federal government as appropriate.

But he also limited: "Emergency aid does not mean reconstruction, it means that people who have lost their household can simply buy clothes," said the group leader.

Much more help is likely to be required.

In the broadcast, Lindner announced that the FDP would also submit a bill.

This is to establish a development fund with which the damage caused by the flood disaster is to be repaired.

The fund for the flood disaster from 2013 serves as a model.

In addition, one must think about further warning systems for the citizens, said Lindner - and he also brought the nationwide warning SMS called cell broadcasting into play again. (

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Source: merkur

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