Brandenburg's Minister of Economic Affairs: Opportunities Despite the crisis in Lusatia!

Brandenburg's Minister of Economic Affairs: Opportunities Despite the crisis in Lusatia!

Lausitz, Deutschland - In Brandenburg, a area of tension between an economic upswing and the challenges of climate protection is emerging. Economic Minister Daniel Keller (SPD) sees promising perspectives for the regional economy despite the current crisis. "Lusatia can serve as a model region here," he explains, while at the same time demanding falling electricity prices and fewer bureaucratic hurdles for companies to secure their competitiveness. Many companies, such as the RIVA steel mill in Hennigsdorf, are under pressure and fight with short-time work and insolvency ghost stars such as the Brandenburg glass factory in Tschernitz href = "https://www.n-tv.de/regionales/berlin-und-brandenburg/minister-fuer-fuer-wirtschafts-afd- against-energende-article25904320.html"> n-tv reported .

In this context, AfD parliamentary group leader Hans-Christoph Berndt, who criticizes the SPD/BSW state government for its focus on climate protection and demands a return to nuclear power. The question arises in a heated debate: where should the nuclear waste be stored and disposed of? The SPD economist Marcel Penquitt remains skeptical in this regard. CDU parliamentary group leader Jan Redmann, on the other hand, demands rapid permits for companies to accelerate the "Tesla Turbo". At the same time, BSW MP Stefan Roth warns of the economic consequences of the sanctions against Russia and the stop of Russian oil.

political coalition negotiations and climate protection

The coalition negotiations between the SPD and BSW throw a small -scale backwards for possible setbacks in climate protection. Brandenburg has long been a pioneer in the energy transition, but now environmental organizations are worried that important aspects of climate protection are negotiated in the negotiations. A coal phase -out before 2038 is rejected by the SPD and BSW, and the Brandenburg climate alliance expresses concerns about the lack of consideration of climate protection experts in the negotiations. Lobbyists from agricultural and mining areas are increasingly present in the thematic working groups, which reinforces the fears regarding a regression in climate protection. The Environment Minister Axel Vogel emphasizes that the coal phase-out anyway depends on the federal government and the market

The challenges should not be underestimated. Brandenburg produces most renewable energies in Germany per capita, but also has to deal with high climate -damaging emissions from agriculture and lignite power. The Environment Minister warns that negative consequences of a regression in climate protection could particularly affect the region - and in times when Brandenburg is also affected by extreme drought and increased forest fires.

According to the Federal Climate Protection Act, Germany must reach greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 at the latest. The Federal Environment Agency examines what an energy system that is based entirely on renewable energies. However, this goal could be endangered by technical measures and political instruments that are developed for energy supply. Here the Environmental Office provides information about the further aspects of energy policy and the need to lower technical ability to weather the weather to be included.

It remains to be seen how political negotiations develop and whether the balance between economic development and climate protection can be maintained. Brandenburg is on a crossroads, and the upcoming decisions will be of crucial importance for the region.