Herbert dies
The VW boss sees the priorities in climate protection set wrong.
BerlinVolkswagen-Boss Herbert dies has the energy policy the Federal Government massively criticized and holds a coalition exit until 2038 for too late. To protect the climate should Germany First get out of the coal-fired power plant and then only from the nuclear energy, said Diess in an interview of the specialist service “Tagesspiegel Background Mobility & Transport”,
Union and SPD In the government, far too little was done for climate protection: “When one sees how hesitantly the issue of electromobility or the energy turnaround is handled, it is almost like a shock. I can understand, therefore, that the youth is going to the barricades. “
Diess said a coal exit by 2038 In his opinion, far too late: “And the priorities have been set wrong: one should first get out of coal and then out of nuclear power.” He added: “If climate protection is important to us, the nuclear power plants should run longer. “Germany wants to get out of nuclear energy by the end of 2022.
At the end of January, a broad-based government commission had come up with a concept for the phasing out of coal by the end of 2038. Billions in structural aid are planned for the coal countries. On the other hand, there is protest in the Union Group,
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This said that in the fight against global warming one must start with the big levers – this is the avoidance of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. He continued, “We can achieve the climate goals if we globally limit coal production and not expand it. But 500 new coal-fired power plants will be built and 500 new ones planned. The Federal Government could exert much more influence internationally here as well. Instead, coal mining in Germany is still being taxed. That is not consistent. “
Regarding the outcome of the European elections, said VW-Chef: “You can see that the center of society is moving towards sustainability, ecology is playing an increasingly important role. This is extremely important for Volkswagen. “The outcome of the election has confirmed VW in its strategy to rely heavily on e-cars for the future.
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