With the compromise of the coal Commission is secured from the point of view of the environmental associations for the preservation of the competitive Hambacher Forst in North Rhine-Westphalia. “What is clear is: The hambach forest is saved,” said Greenpeace Executive Director Martin Kaiser of the German press Agency on Saturday morning, after the Commission had almost negotiated 21 hours. “In the West, brown coal-fired power plants and coal will be switched off until 2022. That was most important to us that you can get started quickly.“ Also, FEDERAL chief Hubert Weiger said it was a “strong Signal”.
The forest on the edge of the hambach brown coal open-cast mine should be cleared according to the will of the energy group RWE, in order to promote the underlying lignite. There were, however, locally heavy opposition and nationwide protests. A court had stopped the deforestation, which was approved by the authorities, for the time being.
In the final report of the Commission on “growth, structural change and employment” it says: “The Commission considers that it is desirable that the hambach forest remains. In addition, the Commission asks the governments to engage with stakeholders in a dialogue in order to relocation, in order to avoid social and economic hardship.“ In the Lausitz region and in the Rhine area, several places are under threat from the mining soft.
The industry trade Union mining, chemicals and energy in the decision of the coal Commission an acceptable path for the phase-out of coal-fired power generation. The can satisfy you, said Union chief Michael Vassiliadis on Saturday. “We have managed to create for the affected by structural change, persons employed in the coal-fired power generation safety social hardships.” This includes, among other things, the exclusion-related cancellations and an early pension access by means of the state of adaptation money. In addition, the affected regions have received structural development funds in order to create new good jobs.
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The German Association of energy and water industries (BDEW), has exit to the compromise of the coal Commission on the Coal as the “hoped-for breakthrough”. The Commission to create planning security for the energy industry, said BDEW President Marie-Luise Wolff on Saturday. With this result, the Chance to achieve much-needed progress in climate protection. At the same time, a secure energy supply will be guaranteed. In addition, the interests of the affected regions and companies would be protected. The Association’s appeal to the policy, the determined result, to swiftly and fully implement. (dpa, Reuters)
