Ricarda Lang's beer bet: a radical call against the CDU climate policy!

Ricarda Lang's beer bet: a radical call against the CDU climate policy!

Vienna, Österreich - In the current Maischberger talk show, Ricarda Lang, the Federal President of the German Greens , for a sensation with a provocative bet: She set 20 boxes of beer against the CDU CO2 policy. The politician particularly criticized the planned increase in the CO2 prize, which is to make petrol and heating more expensive from 2027. Originally, Lang had only wanted to compete for 5 boxes, but spontaneously increased the use to four times.

Lang accused the CDU to "frankly fool" by a possible withdrawal from the CO2 prize. In addition, she expressed concerns that the project could lead to social unrest. This criticism is not unfounded, because highly calculated models, such as the simulation calculations of the kite model, show that an increase in the CO2 prize could have significant effects on the economy. The EU emission trade of the second phase (EU-ETS 2) aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the areas of traffic and buildings by 42 percent compared to 2005.

criticism of the CDU

Thorsten Frei, a CDU politician, rejected the bet and emphasized that he generally does not take part in bets. While Lang found the CO2 prize as a "socially unfair" climate protection measure of the CDU, Frei defended the CO2 prize mechanism. This is necessary to ensure planning security for investments.

freely referred to Scandinavian models, where CO2 price-priced measures are tested. Long fears about the social consequences of a high CO2 prize are understandable in view of the increasing living costs. The statistics show that Eastern European countries such as the Czech Republic and Poland would be more affected by the emission reductions, which could lead to declines in their real GDP.

references to the EU emission trade

In the context of EU ETS 2, it is important to understand that the net effect of a higher CO2 price would also be noticeable worldwide. According to the analysis, this could lead to a global decline in CO2 emissions by 2.5 %. Nevertheless, the leakage rate also increases, which means that emissions are increasing outside the EU while production breaks into the Union.

Lang remains curious whether the Union will rethink its attitude towards CO2 pricing. The further course remains uncertain, and the 20 boxes of beer symbolically stand for the fight for a fair climate policy.

The topic touches many other aspects, such as the effects on social security and the diverse society, for which long started since it moved into the German Bundestag in 2021.

The upcoming decisions about CO2 pricing policy could have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy, which is why long and free probably not the last word battles in this debate.