Kretschmer: Wind power debate needs less emotion and more facts!

Kretschmer: Wind power debate needs less emotion and more facts!

Kretschmer found that wind turbines cannot be the sole solution for the energy problem. A guest pointed out that photovoltaics in the current form is not sufficient to operate an industrial country. The Prime Minister agreed that the current use of the solar energy is inadequate to ensure Germany's energy supply by 2038 if coal mining expires. Another central point of his speech was the need to keep energy prices competitive in order to protect economic stability.

emotional debate about energy sources

Emotional rejection of nuclear energy has also attracted Kretschmer's attention. He sees perspectives in this area, but indicates the cultural conflict that is associated with the discussion about nuclear power. The rector of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, Alexander Kratzsch, supported Kretschmer's call for demotionalization and called for a fact -based debate in which unfounded fears and false claims about wind energy should be accommodated.

The discussion about the different forms of renewable energies is of great importance against the background of national and global climate goals. The aim for Germany is to win 80 % of the electricity from renewable sources by 2030. In 2020, the proportion of renewable energies was already 45.3 % in the electricity sector. This development is crucial because the use of fossil fuels is associated with considerable CO₂ emissions. According to current estimates, CO₂ emissions in Germany increased by 47 million tons in 2021, which is 37 % below the 1990 level. Renewable energies avoided the CO₂ equivalents of around 230 million tons in 2020V Mmiter.

statistics and progress of renewable energies

In order to illustrate the progress in the expansion of renewable energies in Germany, the Federal Environment Agency delivers current figures. In 2024, renewable energies already covered 22.4 % of German gross energy consumption. Among the renewable energy sources are biomass (47 %), wind energy (27 %) and solar energy (16 %) the most important. In the electricity sector, the proportion of renewable energies rose from 46.3 % to 52.5 %. This shows a clear upward trend in the use of these sustainable energy sources, which is monetary and ecologically of great importance.