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On May 1, Germany inaugurated its new Deutschlandticket. What is it? A pass that allows you to use all local public transport (bus, streetcar, metro), as well as regional train lines - the German high-speed trains are excluded. And all that for 49€ a month! This is "the most important transport reform in history," according to transport minister Volker Wissing, and it follows on from the 9€ per month "climate ticket" tested in the summer of 2022. When will other countries follow? Read more: https://vert.eco/articles/ticket-allemagne-les-transports-en-commun-en-illimite-au-nom-du-pouvoir-dachat-et-du-climat
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz aims to discuss the conflict in Sudan, signal his support for the peace process in Ethiopia and explore cooperation on green hydrogen with Kenya during his trip to East Africa this week, officials said on Tuesday. Scholz's three-day stay in Ethiopia and Kenya, which will include a business delegation, is his second official visit to Africa as chancellor as the West increasingly vies for influence and trade worldwide with other powers, notably China. In Ethiopia, he will meet on Thursday with the prime minister and the interim leader of the Tigray region to discuss progress in ensuring peace after a two-year war that killed tens of thousands of people, the German government officials told a briefing. He will also meet with the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat to discuss the latest developments in Sudan, economic cooperation and global challenges such as climate change. On Friday, he will meet the president of Kenya, East Africa's biggest economy, to discuss trade and other issues. Asked if Scholz would address the Ukraine war, the officials said he always sought to explain the West's point of view and address the global implications such as rising food insecurity and energy prices. On Saturday, Scholz will visit Africa's biggest geothermal plant, at Lake Naivasha, in the geologically active Great Rift Valley, which is key to Kenya's plans for producing green hydrogen. The German officials played down the possibility of any imminent deal on cooperation on green hydrogen. Instead, the German development agency GIZ would hold a forum on the topic during the visit within the framework of Germany's long-standing energy partnership which derives 90% of its power from renewable energy sources. "Kenya is a leader on the African continent on climate protection and renewables and has enormous convening power, so the chancellor's visit also aims to strengthen that," one official said. Kenya was interested in producing green hydrogen to use in fertilizer production but could potentially export to Germany in future if supply was extensive, the officials said.
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I believe the visit will be impactful in a positive way
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Welcome to East Africa Chancellor, hope this trip will boost climate action a great deal.
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May his visit be beneficial
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BERLIN—Hermann Ott was frustrated and angry. Germany’s recent decision to expand an open-pit coal mine in the small village of Lützerath was not the type of action he expected from the current government. “I was sick,” he said. “I was really angry with the Green politicians.” Ott is a climate attorney and former member of parliament for the climate-minded Green Party. As a main player in Germany’s coalition government, the party has more power now than ever before. Activists occupied the village for months to stop the mine expansion until police cleared them from the site on Jan. 11. Ott was heartened by the intense protests. To him, it was emblematic of the unusually strong sense of civic responsibility in Germany that grew out of its history with the Holocaust and World War II. “In the ‘60s, young people questioned their parents or grandparents: ‘Why hadn’t you done anything?’ I think there was a general feeling that if there’s something wrong, then you’ve got to speak up. You’ve got to be loud and make yourself heard.” He and other activists are treating climate change the same way. As Germany ramps up fossil fuel infrastructure after Russia cut off gas pipelines, concerned members of the public aren’t letting the Green Party forget about the country’s climate commitments. The activists, lawyers and lobbyists involved in this fight are holding leaders accountable, even as other priorities pull the government in multiple directions. The pipeline cut-off sent Germany and much of Europe into an energy crisis. Germany had a particularly strong dependence on Russian gas, with Russia providing 55 percent of gas imports in 2021. But Lili Fuhr, a deputy director from the Center of International Environmental Law, disagreed with that characterization of the issue. “The current crisis is not really an energy crisis, it’s a fossil fuel crisis,” she said. Two years ago, Germany pledged to achieve a 65 percent reduction in annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to 1990 levels. By 2045, the country promised to reach net zero emissions. Germany has announced some policies to speed up its transition to renewable energy. Thanks to the Green Party’s historic success in Germany’s 2021 federal election, it now controls the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, a vital agency for setting energy policy and monitoring the country’s climate goals. “Last summer we redrafted the law for supporting renewable energies in the electricity sector,” said Katharina Grave, a spokesperson for the ministry. “We have a very ambitious target to get more electricity from renewable energy sources.” The amendment last year to the country’s Renewable Energy Sources Act set this target at 80 percent of electricity demand by 2030. Other changes in the legislation included removing a renewable energy surcharge on consumers and stating that the conversion to renewable energy is in the overriding public interest. Additionally, in January the ministry submitted a bill to Germany’s parliament that would speed up licensing for onshore and offshore wind farms. The bill builds off a plan announced last year requiring Germany’s states to make at least 2 percent of their territory available for wind power infrastructure. “We have put in deadlines to be fulfilled,” Grave said. “If these deadlines are not fulfilled, then the regional state loses its power to decide for itself.” The Greens also negotiated to halt Germany’s use of coal by 2030, eight years earlier than previously planned. However, the deal controversially included approval of the Lützerath mine expansion. Last year, while the German government was taking these steps to encourage renewable energy, it increased the country’s reliance on fossil fuels to cope with the loss of Russian gas. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21042023/germany-fossil-fuels-climate-goals/ Despite agreeing to end coal use earlier, the government decided to delay the retirement of certain coal power plants. In some cases, it even agreed to bring deactivated plants back online. The government also approved the leases of five temporary liquified natural gas, or LNG, terminals, and was in talks to build at least one permanent, on-land terminal. The first terminal is already in operation near the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage site on Germany’s North Sea coast that plays a critical role in the conservation of migratory waterbirds. The terminals receive compressed, liquified natural gas shipped from overseas and return it to usable vapor. They represent a rapid and significant new investment in fossil fuel infrastructure—a move that is inconsistent with Germany’s emissions reduction targets, according to activists, scientists and research analysts. Natural gas, which is primarily methane, is highly polluting. New academic literature suggests it is just as harmful as other fossil fuels, even though some label it a so-called bridge fuel. It emits less carbon than coal when burned to make electricity, but methane, which traps about 80 times more heat than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, frequently leaks from wellheads, pipelines and even household use. The Wadden Sea area is home to impressive mud flats that stretch nearly a mile from the shoreline before reaching the water. Beneath the muck is a crucial ecosystem of worms and mussels that fuels the migration of 10-12 million birds every year. The new LNG facility is mere meters from the protected area’s boundary and could endanger the habitat, according to an official guide from Germany’s national park service.
As Germany Falls Back on Fossil Fuels, Activists Demand Adherence to Its Ambitious Climate Goals - Inside Climate News
BERLIN—Hermann Ott was frustrated and angry. Germany’s recent decision to expand an open-pit coal mine in the small village of Lützerath was not the type of action he expected from the current government. “I was sick,” he said. “I was really angry with the Green politicians.” Ott is a climate attorney and former member of […]
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21042023/germany-fossil-fuels-climate-goals/
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Not an ideal situation to be in
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German should try to go back to it's glorious days
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It was a huge win for the environment when EU lawmakers decided to outlaw the sale of new automobiles powered by internal combustion engines by 2035. The law was passed by the European Parliament in February. A simple approval from the bloc's political leaders was all that was required. But then Germany reversed course. German officials have reversed course, surprising many EU insiders, and are now lobbying for a loophole that would enable the sale of combustion engine automobiles until the 2035 deadline, so long as they operate on synthetic fuels. This one case could compromise the environmental credibility of the European Union as a whole. The group has a statutory deadline of 2050 to achieve carbon neutrality. A major component of EU climate policy is the elimination of polluting vehicles, such as cars and vans, which are responsible for roughly 15% of the bloc's total greenhouse gas emissions. The ban on internal combustion engine cars is intended to be one of the centerpieces of the European Union’s ambitious plan to cut its emissions to net zero by 2050 — which means removing from the air at least as much planet-heating pollution as the bloc emits. The law envisions a total ban on the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars by 2035. The European Union argues that the deadline is necessary because the average car’s lifespan is around 15 years — so to get a fleet that produces no carbon pollution by 2050, sales of combustion engine cars must end by 2035. But earlier this month, just before the final vote, Germany pushed back on the idea that all internal combustion engines must be banned. Instead, it argued for engines powered by “green” fuels to be allowed. Other European countries, including Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic, joined Germany in demanding the exception and after intense negotiations, the EU’s Climate Chief Frans Timmermans announced on Saturday that “an agreement with Germany on the future use of e-fuels in cars” had been reached. While the text of the law remains unchanged, Germany says it now has the assurances it was seeking from the EU on e-fuels. “Vehicles with combustion engines can still be newly registered after 2035 if they use only CO2-neutral fuels,” German transport minister Volker Wissing said on Twitter. Timmermans said the EU will work now on drafting specific rules to implement the agreement. Many EU policy makers were flabbergasted by the demands from Germany and others. The legislation had been in the works for more than two years and had required many rounds of negotiations. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/24/cars/eu-combustion-engine-debate-climate-intl/index.html “I was the lead negotiator with the [European] Council on the final text, it was adopted there by the ambassadors of the different member states,” said Huitema. “You have an agreement and now, all of a sudden, a couple of member states want to refrain from the agreement. That is not how you negotiate and how you make deals with each other.” Climate groups say the changes water down action on climate change. Transport & Environment, a clean transport campaign group, said the loophole for e-fuels would slow down the transition to electric vehicles. “[Germany’s] plan would derail the decarbonization of the new fleet while allowing more conventional oil to be used in the existing fleet post-2035 — a win-win for Big Oil.” Even some carmakers came out against the potential changes to the law. A group of dozens of companies including Volvo and Ford penned an open letter to the European Union, pushing against the exception. “First-mover companies have already significantly invested in zero-emission vehicles and should be rewarded for taking the inherent risks to decarbonize their fleet. It would be a very negative signal to reverse the political agreement reached last year,” they said.
EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then Germany suddenly changed its mind | CNN Business
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/24/cars/eu-combustion-engine-debate-climate-intl/index.html
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Why deviate such great moves?
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I'm baffled and lost for words. Whatever ulterior motives are plying here, Germany's leadership should know that this is really sickening and they should rethink critically for the planets sake.
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This is annoying! How can they change their minds even after EU lawmakers voting for it! I believe some strong force is behind this!
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Greenpeace analysis: Road plans by the Ministry of Transport threaten to triple the costs / Evaluation of official data shows: Motorways and trunk roads will be a good 100 billion euros more expensive. The construction and expansion of motorways and federal roads threatens to become three times as expensive as originally calculated by the Ministry of Transport. A new Greenpeace analysis shows that the construction of around 800 road projects, which are given top priority in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan (BVWP), would cost a total of 153 billion euros by 2035 instead of the originally calculated 50.9 billion. (Online: https: / act.gp/3Juom1T) It is based on the Federal Government's responses to the cost development of 351 construction projects. The information comes from a small request from the left. "The Ministry of Transport is systematically paying off its climate-damaging road construction plans," says Lena Donat, Greenpeace traffic expert and co-author of the report. "If you do the math correctly, you can see that the planned roads will actually cost a good 100 billion euros more. In order for Transport Minister Wissing to meet his climate targets and not hopelessly overshoot his budget, he must stop the construction of further motorways and consistently rely on the railways." The ongoing dispute between the FDP and the Greens over the expansion of the motorway network is to be settled in a coalition committee this Sunday. The media report that the cost-benefit factor of a project should decide more about implementation in the future. Now the Greenpeace calculation shows that the costs of planned motorways are significantly higher than planned. Just last week, the Federal Environment Agency again underlined the climate lag of transport with data on CO2 emissions in 2022. "Volker Wissing has a CO2 and a financial problem. Building more autobahns makes both worse," says Donat. "The answer can only be to fundamentally change the Federal Transport Route Plan." Costs for road construction projects double on average in ten years The Federal Government's response to the changed costs of 351 trunk road projects shows a clear trend: the calculated costs fell for 13 projects and remained constant for 13 others - the other 325 projects all increased in price, some by several hundred percent. On average, the costs of a construction project from the FTIP increase by 10.6 percent per year. After ten years, a project is correspondingly twice as expensive. As early as 2016, the Federal Court of Auditors criticized incomprehensible calculations and underestimates. A low calculated price increases the probability that a project will be implemented - the actual costs only become apparent later on. https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2023-03/58629691-greenpeace-analyse-strassenplaenen-des-verkehrsministeriums-droht-verdreifachung-der-kosten-auswertung-offizieller-daten-zeigt-autobahnen-und-fernst-007.htm
Greenpeace-Analyse: Straßenplänen des Verkehrsministeriums droht Verdreifachung der Kosten / Auswertung offizieller Daten zeigt: Autobahnen und Fernstraßen werden gut 100 Milliarden Euro teurer
Hamburg (ots) - Der Neu- und Ausbau von Autobahnen und Bundesstraßen droht drei Mal so teuer zu werden, wie vom Verkehrsministerium ursprünglich kalkuliert. Der Bau der etwa 800 im Bundesverkehrswegeplan
https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2023-03/58629691-greenpeace-analyse-strassenplaenen-des-verkehrsministeriums-droht-verdreifachung-der-kosten-auswertung-offizieller-daten-zeigt-autobahnen-und-fernst-007.htm
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This is way costly yet we have alternatives that are pocket friendly
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The railway is a cheap alternative which should have been considered if the leadership really cared about the climate change.
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Too costly
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€210 to fill up a car with e-fuels – the cost of Germany’s bid to keep combustion engines German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s support for e-fuels in new cars could leave the average German driver paying €210 to fill up their tank, new analysis shows. The German Chancellor is in a stand-off with the EU over his insistence that cars powered by e-fuel are allowed to be sold after a 2035 phase-out date for combustion engines. The exorbitant cost would mean only wealthy drivers could afford synthetic fuel – while pushing some drivers who purchase combustion engines certified as running on e-fuels to circumvent the rules and buy fossil petrol instead. E-petrol could cost more than €2.80 per litre at the pump in Germany in 2030 – 50% more expensive than regular petrol today due to the complex and energy intensive production process.[1] This would cost the average driver at least €2,300 a year to fill up their car on synthetic petrol, the analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E) finds. Alex Keynes, clean vehicles manager at T&E, said: “Chancellor Scholz is threatening to pull the rug from under the European Green Deal for the sake of saving polluting combustion engines. The higher cost of e-fuels will mean that only the wealthy could afford them while everyone else could be pushed into getting around the rules and using fossil petrol instead. Motorists and the climate will be the losers.” Germany’s push to power new cars with scarce e-fuels would also increase CO2 emissions and oil consumption from the existing car fleet. Allowing combustion engines to be sold after 2035 would displace sales of up to 46 million zero-emission electric cars by 2050 while also depriving existing cars of the synthetic fuel they need to decarbonise. If e-petrol is used in new cars, vehicles already on the road would burn an additional 135 billion litres of fossil petrol and emit an extra 320 MtCO2e by 2050 than if e-petrol was available for the existing fleet. Creating a loophole for e-fuels would also condemn Europeans to breathe toxic air for decades to come. While synthetic fuels can be carbon neutral, they still emit air pollutants, notably toxic NO2 and carcinogenic particles, when burned in combustion engines. Cars running on e-fuels could emit up to 160,000 tonnes of additional NOx pollution in the EU by 2050 – more toxic emissions than from Italy’s car fleet in an entire year, the analysis shows. Alex Keynes said: “Ultimately e-fuels will be no more than a niche solution for Porsche drivers. But by undermining the clarity of the engine phase-out for the sake of an expensive and polluting fuel, Scholz is risking Europe’s green transition and the future of its car industry.” The EU Commission is currently in negotiations with Germany over a loophole for e-fuels in the 2035 phase-out of combustion engines. T&E said that Scholz’s drive for synthetic fuels undermines investment certainty in the electrification of European carmakers and is putting at risk up to €30 billion of battery plant investments in Germany alone. https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/over-e200-to-fill-up-a-car-the-cost-of-germanys-bid-to-keep-combustion-engines/
Over €200 to fill up a car – the cost of Germany’s bid to keep engines
Chancellor Scholz’s support for e-fuel will hit motorists in the pocket while driving up carbon emissions, oil consumption and air pollution.
https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/over-e200-to-fill-up-a-car-the-cost-of-germanys-bid-to-keep-combustion-engines/
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This should not be happening from a country like Germany. it is a disappointment.
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Don't need a genius to tell you this is bad
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Come On! If this chancellor will support e-fuels in new cars it will be so disappointing. Its like we are taking 1 step forward and 2 backwards.
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Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP liberals) repeatedly emphasizes that the EU Commission must submit a proposal as to how new private cars that use climate-neutral, synthetic fuels, so-called e-fuels, can still be registered after 2035. Source: dpa Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) repeatedly emphasizes that the EU Commission must submit a proposal as to how new private cars that use climate-neutral, synthetic fuels, so-called e-fuels, can still be registered after 2035. Actually, the extensive end of combustion engines from 2035 in the EU should have been decided long ago. But Transport Minister Wissing stopped the project in the last few meters. Heavy criticism comes from Brussels. The ongoing German blockade of the planned end for new combustion engines from 2035 is met with incomprehension and horror among European partners. EU diplomats in Brussels speak of a breach of trust and criticize the government's disagreement in Berlin. The leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is also being questioned and comparisons with Viktor Orban's Hungarian government are being made. "We think it's a breach of trust," says a diplomat from the German Press Agency about the German approach. The negotiations had taken place in the usual manner, objections could have been raised earlier – and German concerns had been taken into account. "One would wish that the coalition's internal disputes would be resolved beforehand." In the future, one will always ask oneself “what an agreement with Germany is worth at all”. Perhaps other countries would also come up with the idea of behaving in the same way. Her conclusion: "This is all extremely questionable." Because it should actually have been decided since Tuesday what politicians, car manufacturers and other observers had been assuming for months anyway: that in the EU from 2035 only new cars may be sold that do not emit any greenhouse gases during operation. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU states had already agreed on this in October. In November, the permanent representatives of the member states confirmed the outcome of the negotiations with German approval, and the European Parliament approved it in mid-February. The very last step in the long legislative process was planned for last Tuesday: the final approval of the EU states - a formality that normally does not require debate. Because there were already enough opportunities to bring in your own wishes, as several diplomats emphasize. In the summer, for example, when the EU countries coordinated their negotiating position. Or later, when talks with Parliament were underway. But now to register concerns - "that's pretty unusual," says an EU diplomat. The other countries were very surprised, says another diplomat. Other representatives of member states in Brussels are far less diplomatic about the approach, which the FDP in particular is accused of. Because it was only at the end of February, about a week before the planned vote, that FDP Transport Minister Volker Wissing suddenly expressed concerns via "Bild" - and threatened in the newspaper not to agree to the result after months of negotiations. Since then, Wissing and FDP leader Christian Lindner have repeatedly emphasized that the EU Commission must submit a proposal as to how new private cars that use climate-neutral, synthetic fuels, so-called e-fuels, can still be registered after 2035. Above all, the FDP argues that all technological options must be kept open for climate-neutral mobility. With e-fuels, combustion engines can theoretically be operated in a climate-friendly manner, but their production is relatively energy-intensive. Under pressure from the FDP, the federal government had already negotiated an amendment to the planned law in the summer of 2022, according to which the EU Commission should submit a proposal for CO2-neutral fuels. However, the Brussels authorities are of the opinion that this cannot be aimed at private cars, but only at special vehicles such as fire engines. And so the federal government is currently blocking the law that has been negotiated - together with Poland, Italy and Bulgaria. The vote has been postponed indefinitely. Is Germany a reliable partner? The German traffic light coalition itself does not agree on this. The FDP and SPD Chancellor Scholz see the commission to be responsible for presenting a new proposal. The Green-led Ministry of the Environment, on the other hand, criticizes the blockade of the Ministry of Transport. Minister Steffi Lemke warns: "Germany should remain a reliable partner among EU partners." But the damage has long been done. Spain's Deputy Prime Minister, Teresa Ribera, recently warned of scenarios in which other governments could do similar things on other issues. Another EU diplomat says such behavior is expected from the Hungarian government under Viktor Orban, but that Germany has a special responsibility in the EU. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel understood that a well-functioning EU was in the best interest of Germany as the largest member and the largest economy. "Scholz has not yet understood this and seems to act more as a national minister than as Chancellor," emphasizes the diplomat. However, in view of the global situation, Germany cannot afford to “pursue a narrow-minded national approach in the EU”. The diplomat also points out that it is not the first time that the traffic light government in Brussels has been perceived as divided. He mentions, for example, the negotiations on better working conditions for platform workers, in which the EU states were recently unable to determine a position because the traffic light did not find a line. A senior EU diplomat said earlier this year that Germany is the only country that can afford to represent three positions on the same issue at the same time - depending on which party you are talking to. https://www.wiwo.de/politik/deutschland/verkehrswende-vertrauensbruch-verbrenner-blockade-frustriert-eu-partner/29026472.html
„Vertrauensbruch“: Verbrenner-Blockade frustriert EU-Partner
https://www.wiwo.de/politik/deutschland/verkehrswende-vertrauensbruch-verbrenner-blockade-frustriert-eu-partner/29026472.html
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Its unbelievable how one country/person in a union can hold others hostage.
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This is trailing development towards achieving a sustainable future. The minister must rethink his moves and reverse this hypocritical decision. EU members has a responsibility to continue fighting this decision
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A few months ago, the European Union made an important step by announcing a bill that would ban the production and sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 onwards. This week, that bill's progress to becoming law has been stopped by the leaders of Germany and Italy, who yielded to the car manufacturers lobby. Germany and Italy, two countries know for housing significant car companies such as Volkswagen or Fiat, have stated that they will block the bill unless it is changed to allow an exception for cars running on synthetic fuels, a solution often touted as a sham by climate experts. Source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/germany-and-italy-block-brussels-from-banning-petrol-and-diesel-cars/ar-AA18awy4
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Its sad to note leaders of this countries are playing hypocrisy game.
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It's extremely disappointing to see Germany and Italy blocking a bill that could help make an important step towards tackling climate change.
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After the success of the 9€ tickets, the German government has approved a new public transport ticket, called the Deutschlandticket, which will be available as a monthly subscription for €49 and valid throughout Germany on most means of public transport. It can be used for unlimited travel within the country, on any regional train, any day of the week, including holidays. The ticket will not include long-distance trains and long-distance buses. The success of the €9 ticket last summer has encouraged the German government to introduce this new affordable public transport option that would make it easier and cheaper for people to travel throughout the country. The €49 Deutschlandticket is expected to build on the momentum of the €9 ticket by providing a more permanent and sustainable solution to improve access to public transport. The implementation of the ticket will be the responsibility of Germany's regions, and Berlin will provide €1.5 billion a year through 2025 to support it. The introduction of the ticket is expected to make public transport more affordable and accessible, which could encourage people to use public transport instead of cars, ultimately reducing carbon emissions and helping the environment. . The Deutschlandticket is set for release starting in May 2023 and will be available for purchase until 31st December of the same year. https://www.politico.eu/article/german-government-approves-nationwide-49-euro-public-transport-ticket/
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This is great! And I'm looking forward to other countries doing the same!
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Awesome news
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Great move!
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Current climate crisis and climate blocking Transport Minister accepts increased logistics transports on roads as a "physical law", at the expense of railway transports and our one and only common Planet Earth. A person who disagrees with the current Transport Minister that this is a "physical law" is Anton Hofreiter (German Green party). @ Olaf Scholz: could you please kick out current climate violating Transport Minister Volker Wissing and replace him with Anton Hofreiter as early as possible? Many thanks in advance Planet Earth https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/studie-stuetzt-fdp-haltung-lkw-verkehr-wird-immer-wichtiger,TXRqvhX
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Change can be good
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Sounds good
A welcoming decision!
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Okey that's cool
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That's the way to go.
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If it is away from fossil fuel, its in the right direction
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According to Bloomberg, Germany will ban gas and oil heating in new or renovated buildings from 2024. In a new law expected to be discussed soon, Germany will require new buildings to get 2/3 of their heating from renewable sources. This is an excellent first step to decarbonizing Germany's building sector! I hope that this ban will be extended to old buildings as well!
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Impressive decision
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Fantastic decision from the German government, EU should take a decision for all other EU countries
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Making changes happen 💚
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After France a month ago another big EU player announced it is leaving the ECT Treaty! On Friday Andreas Audretsch, Bundestag member and deputy group chairman of the green party, commented “today is a great day for climate protection in Germany, Europe and worldwide”. He says that the coalition agreed that Germany would “unilaterally withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty” and in doing so resolve “a huge blockade for more climate protection”. He draws attention to the “many lawsuits in the billions” countries have faced under the ECT, referencing Germany’s €8 billion settlement with Vattenfall following a claim for the nuclear phase-out, and RWE and Uniper’s claims against the Netherlands for its coal phase-out. “This will come to an end in the future,” he concludes. “With Germany’s exit, Germany is taking a huge step towards more climate protection. By withdrawing from the treaty, we are showing that the traffic light is ready to make tough and clear decisions to protect the climate
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Volvo Cars @volvo_car was the only car manufacturer that advocated for the EU to implement the ban on fossil fuel cars. German carmakers were resisting and now they are using their influential power on Germany to have them refuse the proposed EU legalization against combustion engines. This is very shameful. German car makers take NO responsibility! The PM of Germany Olaf Sholz thinks he is protecting the German car industry. But in fact, he is doing the opposite. He is slowing down the transition to a fossil-free car industry. The market will be very different in 5-10 years from now. Who wants to buy, invest or support old fossil fuel technology with no future? Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/germany-rejects-eu-plan-ban-new-fossil-fuel-cars-2035-2022-06-21/
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How callous of Olaf!
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One transport ticket that is valid for an entire month, lets you travel all across Germany, and costs only 9€? Yes, it sounds like a dream, but it is today a reality. In order to ease the cost of living crisis, and to promote climate-friendly mobility and public transport use, Germany has introduced this 9-Euro Ticket, a special pass valid for one month that lets you travel all across Germany during the summer (from June 1 to September 1). This is the way to go Germany! I hope other countries will follow their lead. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/20/germany-public-transport-boost-9-euro-month-ticket
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Wow!This sort of incentive tells of a committed government to tackling the climate crisis on a well thought of scale.
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Considering how much this will serve as dis-incentive for the use of private cars, this is a far-reaching step, a masterstroke, at both poverty alleviation and environmental friendliness!
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Exactly! Especially since Germany has a very good transport system!
Ted Weber
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Putin's brutal and criminal invasion of Ukraine is funded by Russian fossil fuel exports. But Europe (especially Germany) is so addicted to them, they still won't turn off the tap. Just as destructive, politicians and the media throughout the West are reacting by demanding that more oil, coal, and gas be produced elsewhere, rather than emphasizing the need to reduce fossil fuel consumption. Like all crises, the economic fallout of Putin's war presents two choices: 1. The West can hasten the transition to clean energy, which would save the planet from catastrophic climate change and curb the power of dictators from oil-rich countries; or, 2. The West can go back to the old way of doing things and doom the planet. Which will it be? PLEASE SHARE
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Yes, this bloody war is one more reason to move away from fossil fuels
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I vote for option 1. And please Agree to my other two climate warnings targeting the same subject. One to Olaf, and one to EU.
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The politicians in Germany also have egg on there face. They refuse to be honest on there mistakes. And block anything to cancel there Nuclear exit. The shutdown nuclear in Germany could replace all the gas used for electricity in Germany and then some coal. It's madness and politics what Germany does. Info www.saveger6.de
Petter Körnemark
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Olaf, not only does your action harm our planet - it also subsidizes Putin’s army in the killing of innocent civilians, not to mention what impact that war has on the environment. Of course it is easy for me as a Swede to tell you this as I won’t suffer from no gas to heat my home or electricity shortages. But I belive many of the wise and intelligent Germans would sacrifice some of these things if it could save Ukrainian lives and stop Putin’s madness. And if you ask other countries you might get help mildering the effects of such a ban. You ought to stop the money going to Putin now! It is your time to decide what the future history books will have to say about your role.
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Looks like Olaf and Germany completed this one.
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I also have a question for everyone. Do you want to be driving around with russian oil in your car? or heating your home with russian gas? or buying products manufactured with energy from russia - knowing that this actually sponsor Putin. Knowing that the true cost for my warm home are human lives. We need to tell our politicians we are okay with the inconviences of shutting down gas, oil and coal import from Russia.
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In the UK, if we were serious, we could industrialise home insulation and renewable energy very quickly but it takes government leadership and that is plainly absent.
Sarah Chabane
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“After all, the events of recent days and weeks have shown us that responsible, forward-looking energy policy is not just crucial for our economy and our climate. It is also crucial for our security. This means that the faster we make progress with the development of renewable energies, the better,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the German Parliament on Sunday. According to a government draft paper obtained by Reuters on Monday, Germany will now aim at 100-per cent renewables in electricity generation by 2035, compared to a previous goal of all-renewables “well before 2040.” https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/germany-aims-get-100-energy-renewable-sources-by-2035-2022-02-28/
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Dear Sarah Chabane Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Olaf Scholz and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Muhammad We Don't Have Time
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Woow this is excellent News from Germany ... May this be decision influence other nations to do the same
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Excellent! A very, very important step by Germany.
Ingmar Rentzhog
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A “traffic light coalition” of centre-left, green and pro-business parties has agreed to strengthen climate policies in the next German government. Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party is in line to be the next German chancellor Read more: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/11/25/germany-quit-coal-2030-coalition-agreement-aiming-1-5c-path/
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Dear Ingmar Rentzhog Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Olaf Scholz and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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A huge influence for citizens to use public transport and lessen the emissions produced by individual cars.
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Great news
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Great