What lasts a long time … brings little revealing: the government, namely Minister of Environment Norbert Tettschnig (ÖVP), ultimately presents a climate law after a long waiting time. The most striking: the word “protection” was removed from the law name. Comfortable will “save the climate with hanging around,” the green criticism grew.
It took a long time – now Minister of Environment Norbert Tettschnig (ÖVP) has presented the Climate Act. Here is a first overview – albeit fairly superficial – Overview:
In terms of content, climate legislation must be based on three pillars, as a murder in a broadcast:
- Specific timetable for climate protection to reduce emissions: details remain open here.
- Adjustment to climate change: This is how there should be a reinforcement of resilience through targeted investments, eg in flood protection. The specific measures or the amount of the investments are not mentioned.
- Promotion of recycling and efficiency of resources to reduce material consumption and save C02.
To bring the climate plan into the implementation, Tostschnig control agencies with experts want to use. There should be a broad integration of relevant actors – who vary from MPs, countries and communities, social partners, lawyers, to environmental protection organizations. Moreover, scientific climate advice is installed in which scientists from different areas are actively involved.
In general, the Minister of Climate has spoken very closely against concrete measures or costs, referring to the cornerstones in the government program, such as an interministerial control group, a control mechanism as goals are not achieved, as well as a timetable with goals for the individual sectors in climate neutrality 2040.
Store climate with hanging around?
When the new law is launched, it is still open. It has been worked out with high pressure on it, homemade sees a high level of motivation in the government to send it on the journey soon. It must then be in the fall due to the parliamentary process. With regard to “regulatory measures”, they would be in addition to financing, they would be discussed “if we are all in the steering group together”.
It is not surprising that the response of the former Minister of Climate Protection and the current Greens -Baas Leonore Gewessler was not surprisingly critical. She called the package on X a “law full of armchairs”: “Although Minister in turn explains to us today that he wants to save the climate with sitting around, a heat wave chases the next storm in Europe.” This federal government would destroy the successful climate policy in recent years. Although the money is missing for the train, there would be billions for the Lobau highway through the National Park.
Source: Krone
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