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Criticism of the Chancellor: “Fridays For Future” activist Luisa Neubauer accuses Olaf Scholz of energy policy
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD)
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The traffic light coalition had great hopes for climate policy. But the Chancellor threatens to disappoint his young electorate – many climate activists are protesting on Twitter against the “greenwashing” of natural gas and nuclear power.
When the red-green-yellow government took office, many people hoped that Germany would now take more decisive steps to end the climate crisis. Young people in particular have long been calling for politicians to finally take the dangers of global warming seriously – because this would specifically threaten their future. But now Olaf Scholz, the new Chancellor, has to put up with criticism precisely on this point.
The climate protection alliance Fridays For Future tweeted: “If you want to keep 1.5 ° C, by the way, there is no point simply waving through the new EU taxonomy, with which nuclear and gas are classified as sustainable.” They demand from Scholz and his government to rely exclusively on genuinely environmentally friendly energy generation. Activist Luisa Neubauer also turned to the SPD Chancellor on Twitter: “As the first, major, international climate decision planning his term in office Olaf Scholz to agree to the EU proposal to label natural gas as ‘green’ energy. Nothing about natural gas is green. Nothing. What madness. “
Fridays For Future criticize Olaf Scholz
As part of this criticism, the hashtag #OlafSchummelt quickly established itself on the internet, and more and more environmental and climate protection activists added to their tweets on the topic. You are calling for a clear commitment against nuclear power and natural gas, and for renewable energies. The responsible EU Commission wants to classify both types of energy as “sustainable investment” on December 31st, which means that more money could possibly flow into energy generation through gas and nuclear power. Unlike Germany, many European countries see at least nuclear power as being relatively climate-friendly.
The Chancellor tries to appease: “The question is completely overrated,” he said with regard to the EU classification. Although this is relevant for investors, it should not be overestimated beyond that. Ultimately, the individual countries would decide for themselves which way they want to go. “Taxonomy is a small topic in a very big question,” said the SPD politician. Whether the climate protection movement in Germany will be satisfied with these words is currently rather unlikely – there is still great outrage on Twitter.