“Krone” interview – Kogler: “We will need the gas for years to come”

“crown”: The EU has one forbid for combustionisthe enginedecided what does that mean for the automotive supply industry?
Werner Kogler: Ab 2035 there are only new registrations for zero-emission carswhich gives the industry planning certainty. Only the AustrianN pursuit to have And a lot of innovation. Therefore is the green remodeling industry the automotive industry doubly useful, because there are high-quality jobs here. One would here also don’t be afraid, but see the opportunities.

There is a lot of criticism of e-cars, are they really the solution?
The criticism without further development would be correct. The battery technology is the decisive one To ask. That’s the bottleneck for e-carsS, both ecologically and economically. But die batteries always more durable and powerful and An the Wrecyclableness has been successfully worked.

Should we no longer depend on public transport?
Run there She opens doors with us Greens. Switching to public transport is always smarter. At the expanding the infrastructure goes further than ever before. It’s often about freedom of choice – but it has to be through an improved and area-wide offer Also Give freedom of choice for switching to public transport.

How long will we need gas?
We will need the gas for years to come – reduced, but still. We are already working on securing for the coming winter. Here or there you will maybe in specialized industries still needed after 2040. Therefore, we can still achieve climate neutrality.

More support points are coming Through the state need next year?
That will have to be assessed in the autumn. The course has been set at the beginning of 2024. It will further price brakes give and at the same time Are die Net salaries higher, with Wage increases and various tax cuts. It comes down to purchasing power Yes de. It’s important at dramatic price spikes Unpleasant support: the population and die economics, iebecause there are many jobs and income your turn.

But aren’t higher energy prices also an incentive to save energy?
Yes, quite correct. Therefore have We done the following with the electricity cost brake: a basic needs will be considerably cheaper, about it you pay the market price. If We the social Low by more and more people take into account, That we have to make do with this one enormous energy price fluctuates counter and help. The basic requirement is therefore cheap and should not be used by large consumers give slack. That is why the supported companies in particular have to pull themselves together.

What do you think of the part-time debate?
The greatest potential would lie with women who would like to work more. Childcare is central. And we will continue with that press tube. But the start of the debate was misleading. When it comes to family and social benefits, then have we the to mitigate the crisis raisedand for many people the situation improved. Die Industry hat precisely with the suggestion that we need incentives instead of punishments.

IV Chairman dead hat In conversation with the “Krone” the subject of entitlement came up, do you also see a problem here?
It made sense, in the Corona crisis, quickly and Bextensive support. There needs to be a meaningful discussion about that. The finding is that in 90 to 95 percent of cases applicable promoted became. There used to be the one poet financial jungle. That has changed and besides, it’s a lot more transparent become. It has a huge improvement of the funding culture and that’s why we can do it looking back open at all to argue. But the philosophy of being entitled has already become a problem in Austria. I say it all open.

Do you think the opposition will not cooperate?
Right now I feel like it often just more about everything noisy bad talk. That does not help. I remember well when we were in the opposition, the banking scandals involved tens of billions of euros We to haveN together worked on it to pass taxpayers billions to retrieve.

why will this renewable– Heat lawz Blocked in parliament for so long?
Lots of falls the To leave from old thinking difficult. There I can develop a certain understandingn if you have been thinking in one direction for decades: among the fossils was gas still the more acceptable source of energyR.

Ukraine boycott OSCE meeting, is that wise?
The international Organizations based in Vienna decide independently. But in general that is clear everything starts with an attack by Russia in violation of international law. real peace alone can to giveif Putin himself withdraws. Cause for the murderous War is Russia, everything else is perverted Putin propaganda. Still, one should try every day the Keep communication channels open with President Putin.