Kärntner mountains in danger: Folk survey against wind power on Sunday!

Kärntner mountains in danger: Folk survey against wind power on Sunday!

in Carinthia on January 12th there is a decisive referendum that could decide on the future of wind turbines in the mountains. The FPÖ boss Erwin Angerer urges the population to vote for a clear yes to ensure the protection of the Carinthian mountains and alpine pastures. "Today we have the chance to set a strong sign against the construction of wind turbines that would change our landscape forever and further increase electricity prices," said Angerer. He points out that Carinthia could build wind turbines on every mountain due to a special energy revenue law that establishes a nationwide wind turbine zone without legal hurdles, which significantly endangered the landscape and the living environment href = "https://www.ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250111_ots0010/fpoe-angerer-zu-volksbefragung-kaernten-wimt-wahr-der-and-fahrt-der-berge-anergie green" target = "_ blank"> apaotot .

The referendum, which was initiated by the FPÖ together with the Carinthia team, has a far -reaching meaning: If the FPÖ prevail, this could serve as a model for other federal states to prevent wind power projects. The question that is submitted to Carinthians is whether the construction of further wind turbines on mountains should be prohibited by law. Critics fear that a positive outcome of this survey could have negative consequences for the expansion of renewable energies in Austria, while fold the opposition, including the Greens and SPÖ, is decisively opposed to the opponents of wind power.

The argument about the expansion of wind power is not only a domestic debate, but is accompanied by populist voices and right -wing extremist groups that propagate the stop of renewable energies. Angerer, who positions himself as an advocate of the local population, is convinced that the wind power in Carinthia does not fit the scenic conditions. This makes it clear in which direction the political currents and the public discourse in relation to renewable energies could tend, and what such a result would mean for national climate policy.