Burgenland has asked for a new division of possible climate punishment payments among the federal states. According to the Burgenland government, the current regulation is “totally unfair”. Rot-Green also shares against other federal states.
According to the deputy governor, Anja Haider-Wallner (Greens) in Burgenland, more than 30 percent of Austria’s wind turbines are in Burgenland, while in the Western federal states there are sometimes no and in Upper Austria, instead of acceleration areas, prohibition zones are prohibited.
This difference must be taken into account when distributing the fine. “An assessment is needed that goes beyond per head of the population and everyone will go out.” The federal states would bear 20 percent of the costs if Austria would not reach the EU climate goals by 2030, divided according to the population. From a Burgenland perspective, this is “completely unfair”
“Why would we pay twice?”
The government of the red-green state intends to invest around 700 million euros in the expansion of photovoltaic and wind turbines in the coming years and yet, according to the population, one should make a maximum of 60 million euros in a division.
“Why would we pay twice? On the one hand we contribute to the climate gun for the whole of Austria and on the other, if the others are intentional and there are fines, we would also have to pay again,” said Haider-Wallner.
With an application at the State of Parliament next week, she wants to “put pressure on the federal government to bring about a solution”. The distribution of the fines between the federal government and the federal states is regulated. The federal government would cover 80 percent of the costs.
Climate compromise must be restored
Taking into account the different framework conditions and structures in the countries, key figures must be determined in accordance with the Burgenland request, which the contribution to the climate guns can be shown and according to which the division can take place. If necessary, the country could also have the opportunity not to say whether the climate goals have achieved it.
Source: Krone
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