Green alarm: CDU plan endangers Germany's future as an industrial country!

The Greens sharply criticized the plans of the CDU and CSU to promote economic growth. Party chairman Felix Banaszak described these approaches as backward and dangerous, especially with regard to climate protection. He warned that the measures of CDU boss Friedrich Merz and CSU chairman Markus Söder could endanger the livelihood of the coming generations and the business location of Germany.

Banaszak expressed concerns that the CDU and CSU wanted to withdraw progress in climate protection. He warned that this development could make Germany an "industrial museum". In particular, he focused on the increase in the proportion of renewable energies of the past three years and promised that the Greens would maintain their position on climate protection. He also criticized possible softening the climate goals in Bavaria, where the cabinet decided on a year of 2045.

Investment requirement for climate neutrality

The Federal Association of German Industry (BDI) has requested massive investments for climate -neutral modernization and sees an additional state financing requirement of up to 400 billion euros over ten years. These investments should flow into traffic routes, daycare centers, schools, housing and climate protection. In addition, the CDU plans to relieve the electricity prices by at least five cents per kilowatt hour by reducing the electricity tax and the network charges. Another goal of the CDU is to withdraw the prohibition of internal combustion engines to strengthen the automotive industry.

In a further context, Holger Lösch, deputy BDI general manager, emphasized in relation to the EU climate target for 2040 that climate protection in combination with economic growth and new business models was necessary. He pointed out that these goals should not be at the expense of the competitiveness of the European economy. The technical feasibility, economy and security of supply are crucial for politics. The BDI sees the climate -neutral transformation as a process that requires enormous investments in a short time to build and expand the necessary infrastructures.

Both positions illustrate the importance of finding solutions that combine both growth and climate protection. This is particularly relevant because the EU currently causes around eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but with a falling tendency. In order to achieve significant global reductions, comprehensive measures in the EU are necessary that ensure a combination of economic growth and effective climate protection strategies.