Fridays for Future
Climate activists ask Chancellor: “Mr. Scholz, where are you?”
Climate activists call on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to take a stand in an open letter. photo
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The world climate conference COP28 will begin in a few days. German climate activists sent Chancellor Scholz an open letter: “Which side of history do you want to be on?”
Fridays for Future Germany says it has an open letter on climate protection to the Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) sent. “Mr. Scholz, where are you? The World Climate Conference (COP28) begins next week in Dubai. And we ask ourselves: Where on earth are you?” says the paper that was available to the German Press Agency. “And: Which side of history do you want to be on? This letter is an outcry and an appeal.”
The climate protection movement also referred to the Karlsruhe budget ruling. “The Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Climate and Transformation Fund last week was another low point. It is your job to ensure financing for compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement,” the activists appeal in the paper. Dealing with the missing money “gives the impression that the Chancellor doesn’t care about the climate – when things get tough.”
In the afternoon a group demonstrated in front of the Chancellery. An activist read the letter out loud. A banner read: “Climate Chancellor instead of Climate Canceler.”
Last week, the Federal Constitutional Court declared the reallocation of 60 billion euros in the 2021 budget to be null and void. The money was approved as a Corona loan, but was subsequently intended to be used for climate protection and the modernization of the economy. It remains unclear what exactly will happen to the projects that should be financed from the climate and transformation fund.