Fridays for future demands immediate stop fossil subsidies!

Fridays for future demands immediate stop fossil subsidies!

Deutschland - The climate disaster is approaching and the discussion about fossil subsidies is becoming increasingly urgent. In a recent campaign at Budgethearing in Austria, Fridays for Future called for a clear commitment from the finance minister: the immediate stop fossil subsidies. Sofia Scherer, a spokeswoman for the movement, expressed outrage about the continued financing of climate -damaging projects and warned of the far -reaching consequences for future generations. According to forecasts, the 1.5 degree heating limit could be exceeded in 2028. According to the planned budget design, this is called negligent.

Laila Kriechbaum, also from Fridays for Future, emphasized that the budget was not sufficient to achieve the urgently needed climate goals. This could lead to billion doors for the public sector. Emma Reynolds, another activist, criticized that despite advertised austerity measures in the climate crisis, funds will continue to be invested in fossil fuels and the quality of life is endangered.

claims and savings effects

The activist: Inside, specific claims have formulated in order to implement the urgently needed savings in the budget. This includes deleting the oil pipeline privilege and the reduction of 70 million euros for the construction of a gas pipeline. According to the context institute, over 1 billion euros could be saved annually if three traffic funding is socially reformed. These savings could have significant positive effects on state finances and the environment.

Further demands include the ecologization of the diesel privilege and an adaptation of the truck toll to CO₂, air and noise pollution, which could generate additional state income of up to 320 million euros. The budget decision is due on June 18, which increases the time pressure for the implementation of these measures.

climate -friendly transformation in Germany

A related topic is also shown in Germany, where over 16 billion euros flow into climate -damaging subsidies for industry every year, while only 2.8 billion euros flow into the climate -friendly renovation. A study created on behalf of Greenpeace proves that the reduction of these subsidies could release at least 10 billion euros by the end of 2025. The focus is particularly on the subsidies for fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas.

The Federal Government has undertaken to reduce climate -damaging subsidies by 2025 as part of the G7 and in the coalition agreement. Nevertheless, the industrial sector has hardly made any progress in greenhouse gas reduction in the past decade. The main professionals of these climate -damaging subsidies are often large corporations that benefit from relief in electricity taxes and other grants.

The coming months are crucial for the course in climate policy, both in Austria and in Germany. The urgent demands of the activist: Inside for the deletion of fossil subsidies are the focus of the political discussion.

It remains to be seen whether the governments will react to this pressure and initiate necessary reforms to stop global warming and ensure financial relief for the coming years. In view of the impending climate crisis, action is now required.

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