Germany's Green Party wants to soften the stance of Europe's Greens over how long to keep using natural gas and coal amid a deep economic crisis and political headwinds.
The European Greens want to bring forward the target date for achieving net-zero emissions from 2050 to 2040, while the German Greens insist on a 2045 target, with natural gas by 2035 and oil by 2035. They are trying to end the request to abolish its use. 2040, according to To Euractic. The German Green Party is part of Germany's coalition government, but its popularity has plummeted as the economy slumps amid a protracted energy crisis.
The 2045 target date is already part of the German Green Party's platform, but the oil and gas phase-out schedule remains a point of contention between the German party and broader European institutions, according to Euractic. It has become. (Related article: Germany says nuclear energy is 'dangerous' and criticizes EU for labeling it as sustainable)
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Germany shut down its last remaining nuclear power plant in April 2023 to supplement massive green energy spending, even as the German economy was in a slump. It's getting worse Rising energy costs are damaging the industrial base; according to Go to Politico.
A poor economic outlook and energy crisis are also rattling German politics. German farmers recently staged a week of protests across the country in response to the government's plan to cut critical agricultural subsidies to close huge budget gaps and fund environmental protection efforts. went.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, support for the country's right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has more than doubled. according to Go to Politico polling data.about 80% A majority of Germans are dissatisfied with the current coalition government, and more than half want elections to be held by 2025, as currently scheduled. according to Go to Bloomberg News.
“Despite facing not only an energy crisis but also the EU's own climate targets, so much wild stuff continues to be downstream from Germany's crazy nuclear withdrawal. Very unpopular” Germany's Green Party, which is part of the coalition government, wants a longer phase out of fossil fuels to keep nuclear power out of production,'' said David E., founder and CEO of energy consultancy Radiant Energy Group. Mark Nelson, Managing Director, wrote: post “This is currently unpopular because losing power too quickly would leave some reactors in their original state and a new German government without the Greens could restart them soon.” The forced shutdown of Germany's nuclear power plants could be reversed.”
Germany's Green Party did not respond to a request for comment.
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