🔸 Requests to postpone Germany’s climate target until 2050

In Germany, calls have been growing to put off the five-year target for achieving net zero greenhouse-gas emissions, commonly referred to as “climate neutrality.”

Among representatives of employers and workers, in talks with the newspaper “Welt am Sonntag,” they urged that the current national goal for decarbonization by 2045 be dropped and that the target for achieving net zero greenhouse-gas emissions be aligned with the European Union’s 2050 target.

Decarbonization means transitioning to a non-carbon economy by gradually replacing fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas with renewable energy to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

According to Michaеl Vasil(i)adis, head of the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industries Union (IGBCE) in Germany, and Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE, the country’s major energy supply company, delaying this date could provide an opportunity to reduce pressure on German industry after years of economic stagnation.

As Krebber said, Germany’s special approach—wanting to reach net zero greenhouse-gas emissions five years earlier than the European Union—only increases operating costs for industrial activity in this country, without benefiting the climate.

This business figure said that less carbon dioxide emissions in Germany will, in the end, be emitted in other EU countries. Krebber added: “For industry to invest, it must know what the path ahead is. This sector needs a long-term perspective, at least for the next ten years.” 📌 For full access to the report, visit the website of Deutsche Welle Persian.