The pressure grows

January 24, 2012 admin Other

From 28 November to 9 December 2011 will take place in Durban, South Africa, the 17th International climate conference Latest results of the World Meteorological Organization show: The pressure on governments to meet in a week in Durban, grows immensely. Chancellor Merkel also has to ask itself what Germany has achieved since 2007 in climate protection.At that time the Chancellor has traveled to Greenland, the G8 has taken up the fight with Bush and the EU climate package pushed. Other activities? Very little!

Already in 1997 the Kyoto Protocol stipulates that the collapse of East Germans totally uninfluenced energy and industrial companies to significantly improve the carbon footprint of Germany leads – even today.2008, one year after the alarming Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, the Chancellor has for significant exceptions in the EU climate package made strong – for the benefit of energy-intensive industries. Exactly how much profit these companies was a week to read here.In 2007, the EU's climate change emissions reduction target of 20 percent over the next few years adopted. Can be realized since 2009, so that they create no incentives for climate-friendly technologies in the German economy. For the European emissions trading is only then a positive effect if the price per ton of CO2 is about 30 €. Today, he is only 10 €. Even at the climate conference in Copenhagen, the EU leaders fought to protect its internal target, instead of bringing other countries on climate change course.The financial crisis was used by the federal government to simply suspend the climate. It was and is no longer the subject of the Chancellor. The euro crisis is only an indicator that it is poor, the EU, climate change is another.In the years 2010/2011, Germany has sent forward only his environment minister, to demand at least 30 percent emission reduction for Europe. The whole thing was totally ineffective, because it ran without the backing of the Chancellor and her cabinet! The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology under both Bruederle and under Rösler supported! Shrug is the only thing that comes out of the chancellery. Here, the progressive forces in Europe to maintain a strong commitment in Germany.Germany in Brussels blocked not only a binding efficiency policy and ambitious efficiency standards for the automotive industry but also in tricking the rules for calculating greenhouse gases from agriculture and forestry. The increasingly geared to environmentally damaging methods of intensification of use shall be concealed in the Kyoto Protocol. And the government with Merkel makes!2011, Mrs Merkel's climate protection target of at least 40 percent despite nuclear phase-out of the question. This is good! However, the construction of new coal-fired power plants is not prohibited. Nor does the phasing out of old coal power plants will be written. Other sectors are not aligned on binding climate protection.In July 2011, the United Nations Security Council on the initiative of Germany, global climate change recognized as a security problem. A first and important diplomatic step in the main UN body.In the summer of 2011, a climate change bill in the Bundestag by the CDU and FDP was rejected. So the government could have shown the seriousness of the climate.Earlier this week came out now, will the Minister Rösler promote the construction of new coal power plants. I really do not know whether Mr. Roesler is aware that he has sworn the oath of office, claims to hold of us. Irresponsible of this man!

It is hoped that Ms. Merkel and Mr. Röttgen from a policy in favor of the adoption of oil and coal-dependent companies and will turn to a policy for us humans. It's about the preserves in Durban, not to cheap rhetoric!

Climate change is already in many places its effects. Here you will find short video clips which tell climate witnesses from Germany. The videos were produced in 2009 during the UN climate conference in Copenhagen. They are today – especially after the publication of the IPCC report on extreme weather – more relevant than ever

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