OTS: Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV / German Environmental Aid criticizes …

German environmental aid criticizes the Federal Government’s statement on the

EU taxonomy as half-hearted and contradictory

Berlin (ots) –

– Federal government speaks out against a green label for nuclear power, but agrees

the inclusion of fossil gas in the EU taxonomy

– DUH: New gas-fired power plants may only be subject to strict climate policy

Prerequisites are built and are not a sustainable investment

– DUH calls on the European Parliament to vote against the inclusion of

Nuclear power and fossil gas to vote in the taxonomy and the project of

to stop the commission

The federal government issued its statement last night

to include nuclear and fossil gas in the EU taxonomy for sustainable

financial products. In it, the federal government rejects nuclear power a green one

to give labels. Fossil gas, on the other hand, should under certain conditions

be allowed to receive the new finance co-seal. Those of the EU Commission

The federal government even wants to adopt the proposed rules for new gas-fired power plants

soften even further. The German Environmental Aid (DUH) criticizes this as well as the

basic intake of natural gas sharp. When rejecting nuclear power

calls on the DUH to follow the words in the statement with deeds

leave.

Sascha Mller-Kraenner, Federal Managing Director of the DUH: “It’s good that the

Federal government opposes the inclusion of nuclear power in the taxonomy.

The “yes” of the federal government for the inclusion of fossil natural gas power plants in the

However, the list of sustainable financial products is inconsistent. Even if a

Limited expansion of new gas-fired power plants necessary as part of the phase-out of coal

is, this does not make a fossil energy carrier a green one

Technology. This will weigh heavily on the credibility of the federal government and

weigh on the taxonomy. That is why the federal government must in the last

Consequence of the lawsuit announced by Austria and Luxembourg against the

to the taxonomy legal act presented to the Commission. “

In its statement, the Federal Government criticizes the

Commission proposals to include gas in the taxonomy. So demands the

Federal government, for example, the deletion of the intermediate targets for new gas power plants

2025 and 2030 for the addition of low-CO2 gases. In addition, they should

Emission limit values ​​and budgets are “supplemented” according to the statement, what a

tantamount to softening the already weak specifications.

Constantin Zerger, Head of Energy and Climate Protection at DUH: “The

Supporting fossil gas as a supposedly ‘green’ technology is one

blatant climate policy mistake by the federal government. And more: The

The federal government even implements the wishes of the gas lobby

had called for the emission limit values ​​to be lowered. The deletion of

Intermediate targets for low-CO2 gases, on the other hand, are correct: Green hydrogen will become a

be a scarce commodity, it should not be wasted by admixture.

In industry, hydrogen has the highest climate benefit and the quantities are scarce

should therefore be used here first. It’s a disappointment

however, that the federal government is not exclusively in favor of green

hydrogen from renewable energies in the taxonomy.”

The DUH also assumes that in the course of the coal phase-out, a limited

expansion of gas-fired power plants will be necessary. However, this is also without the

Awarding of a green label by the EU taxonomy possible for the extension

new gas-fired power plants must comply with strict climate policy regulations

be made. According to the DUH, the intake of fossil gas in

However, the taxonomy hinders the development of renewable energy as well as the

question the credibility of the whole project. Already at the beginning of January

the DUH had published an expert opinion which showed that the proposals

to absorb natural gas are unlawful.

Background:

With the taxonomy, the EU wants a state definition for green for the first time

submit investments. This should enable investors and consumers to

to launch sustainable financial products or to invest in them and thus

mobilize additional capital for the implementation of the Green Deal.

Left:

– On the legal opinion of the DUH: http://l.duh.de/p220122

– On the Federal Government’s statement: https://ots.de/oVSWK6

Press contact:

Sascha Mller-Kraenner, DUH Federal Managing Director

0160 903 54 509, [email protected]

Constantin Zerger, Head of Energy and Climate Protection DUH

0160 4334014, [email protected]

DUH Newsroom:

030 2400867-20, [email protected]

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Further material: http://presseportal.de/pm/22521/5127887

OTS: German Environmental Aid Association



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