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Before the Petersberg climate dialogue: Luisa Neubauer criticized Olaf Scholz as a “fossil chancellor”

2022-07-16T12:03:10.412Z


Shortly before a climate summit in Berlin, the Fridays for Future activist Luisa Neubauer clearly criticizes Olaf Scholz. So far, he has “not been a climate chancellor”.


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Activist Neubauer: "It's dramatic"

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On the occasion of the so-called Petersberg Dialogue, the German activist Luisa Neubauer described Chancellor Olaf Scholz as a “fossil chancellor”.

Scholz (SPD) must now present a plan on how to protect people from the climate crisis and financially support the Global South, said Neubauer from the environmental movement Fridays for Future of the "Rheinische Post".

"In the first seven months of his chancellorship, Olaf Scholz was not a climate chancellor, but a fossil chancellor - new gas production in Senegal, a fossil G7 summit, new fossil energy contracts," continued Neubauer.

"That's dramatic."

The Petersberg Climate Dialogue takes place on Monday and Tuesday in Berlin.

The meeting will be organized jointly by Egypt and Germany and will also serve to prepare for the next world climate conference in November in Egypt.

Scholz, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are expected to appear there on Monday.

Flasbarth admits omissions

Compensation for climate damage in poorer parts of the world should also play a role at the meeting.

The topic of "damage and losses" is discussed very emotionally at these conferences, said the State Secretary in the Federal Development Ministry, Jochen Flasbarth (SPD), the "Rheinische Post".

"In the past, the responses from the industrialized countries were not good enough," admitted Flasbarth.

"At the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, we want to find out what bridges we can build on this topic so that the next world climate conference in Egypt is a success."

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Source: spiegel

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