The traffic light government is doing too little, criticizes Carla Reemtsma, spokeswoman for Fridays for Future. She expects an announcement from the Greens.
Berlin – In the traffic light government of the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) it rumbles. Between the FDP and the Greens there is an open dissent on climate protection and the traffic turnaround. Christian Lindner recently dared to make some advances that a Green Party minister described as “hypocritical”.
But also economics and climate ministers Robert Habeck had announced some controversial decisions. in the IPPEN.MEDIA-Interview speaks Carla Reemtsma, climate protection activist and Fridays for Future spokeswoman, demands in particular from the greens a clear stance.
After Lindner advances: Fridays for Future spokeswoman demands response from the Greens
The FDP leader is the climate brake in the traffic light coalition. Christian Lindner wants to vote against the end of combustion engines in the EU, leave nuclear power plants online and cancel premiums for e-cars. How should the Greens meet their coalition partner now?
What we see here is that it needs clear red lines. The traffic light has started as a self-proclaimed “climate government” and talks about meeting the Paris 1.5 degree target. Lindner’s advances are not compatible with this. It’s time for the Greens in particular to draw a red line and say: “That’s not possible, we won’t support it”. Of course, this also includes the ban on combustion engines. Even the industry knows that.
Carla Reemtsma, German climate protection activist and spokesperson for Fridays for Future
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Carla Reemtsma, born April 3, 1998, is a German climate protection activist and co-organizer of Fridays for Future in Germany. She represents the climate protection movement nationwide as spokesperson. Greta Thunberg inspired her with a speech at the UN climate conference in Katowice in 2018 to her social commitment.
What do you expect from the SPD in this situation?
The same applies to the SPD. You must have a clear voice. The party started with the promise to provide the “Climate Chancellor”. The Social Democrats must stop presenting climate and social issues as irreconcilable opposites and thus prevent sustainable politics. The climate crisis is a justice crisis.
It is already the people who work in construction or agriculture, who live in small apartments on noisy streets, who are suffering from the climate crisis and not the CEOs in air-conditioned offices. Climate protection is a basis of social justice.
“It is not politically desirable for people to be able to use local transport cheaply”
What do you think of the nine-euro ticket not being extended?
This shows once again that it is not politically desirable for people to be able to use local transport cheaply. We urgently need it with regard to the traffic turnaround. Mainly to break our dependency on oil. To do this, we need both lower prices and a massive expansion of infrastructure to enable affordable and climate-neutral mobility for everyone
Keyword traffic turnaround: Which country do you have in mind as an example?
Sweden has come a long way with the traffic turnaround.
Robert Habeck: Carla Reemtsma calls coal off
Robert Habeck wants to use coal power longer. How do you assess this decision and what must follow from it?
After this short-term climate-damaging decision, as climate minister, Robert Habeck must ensure that the coal phase-out anchored in the coalition agreement comes at the latest and not “ideally” in 2030. In addition, Habeck must have saved additional emissions that are now being generated by 2030. If the traffic light wants to be a climate government, then it must not put this existential crisis at the back of every decision. In addition, Olaf Scholz must work to ensure that the G7 also phase out coal by 2030 at the latest.
G7 summit: Carla Reemtsma calls for coal phase-out by 2030
Will the Fridays for Future at G7 summit be active ?
There is a climate strike in Munich on Friday. Today a group of activists demonstrated in front of the Bundestag, which is clearly aimed at Chancellor Olaf Scholz, because the G7 countries are primarily responsible for the climate crisis. An analysis by Climate Analytics has shown that the industrialized countries are no longer allowed to use gas by 2035, and no longer coal from 2030. (Moritz Serif)
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