Chancellor Angela Merkel called for more commitment to climate protection objectives of Paris Convention at UN climate conference in Bonn. “With today’s national commitments, we will not be able to reach 1.5 or 2-degree target yet,” said Merkel in her speech. The conference in Bonn must be a signal of seriousness that Paris climate change agreement is a start that will continue.
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The Federal Chancellor called a “Destiny question” for humanity in climate change. It reaffirmed Germany’s support for Paris agreement and furr EU-wide as well as German climate protection plans. “It is now a matter of making rules for implementation.”
At same time, Chancellor acknowledged that Germany is still “a good piece” in order to achieve self-imparted goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 40 percent compared to 1990 by 2020. “I want to speak quite frankly,” she said, “This is not easy in Germany eir.” But one will continue to strive.
Merkel had a central role in reducing coal power. “We know DassDeutschland as a country that still uses heavily coal, especially thieves Raun coal, must make a substantial contribution to achieve dieseZiele.” But it is also about Arbeitsplätzeund about affordability of energy. How to solve this, in next few days one will have to “Präzisediskutieren” with each or, she said with a view to DieSondierungsgespräche of union, FDP and greens.
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The Greens reacted disappointed to speech DerKanzlerin. “Angela Merkel’s speech was essentially a zero statement,” said party chief Simone Peter. The Greens expected Merkel to have a concrete plan on how to reduce German CO2 emissions according to climate targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050. The Green Bundestag MEP, Oliver Krischer, said that clear measures such as phasing out of coal and expansion of renewable energies should be basis for a possible Jamaica coalition. If this does not succeed, “n Jamaica could hasten sad fate of islands of South Seas: y go under”.
Environmental organisations also criticized speech. “Angela Merkel today pressed only answer she had to give in Bonn: until when does Germany get out of coal?” said Greenpeace managing director Sweelin Heuss. Michael Schäfer of WWF complained that Merkel had only referred to difficult Jamaica negotiations. “But we want and must see deeds. We expect Federal Chancellor to take so much dirty coal out of electricity system as is necessary to reach German 2020 target. “
Before Merkel’s appearance, several NGOs had demanded Germany’s exit from coal. There was a gap “between Sunday speeches and climate political reality in soundings and in government policy,” y had criticized.
According to a Emnid survey on behalf of citizens ‘ movement Avaaz, which is time, vast majority of Germans are in favour of coal phaseout. 76 percent of respondents wished that ” next federal government will adopt a gradual coal phase-out in order to achieve national climate targets”.
