Trade union calls for greater expansion of wind power
Germany鈥檚 next government must ramp up expansion targets for wind power to meet the country鈥檚 climate targets and secure stable conditions for the industry, trade union IG Metall K眉ste says in a press release. IG Metall called on state premiers, particularly from northern German states, to put the issue high on the agenda during exploratory talks to form a government of Chancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU block and the Social Democrats (SPD). Olaf Lies, environment minister of northern wind power state Lower Saxony, said caps on the expansion of onshore and offshore wind power capacities must be removed to meet the country鈥檚 2030 climate targets and secure jobs in the industry. 鈥淭he latest auctions have shown that renewable power can be produced offshore without any additional funding,鈥� Lies said, adding that Germany should increase its expansion goal for offshore wind power to 20 gigawatts (GW) installed capacity by 2030 (current goal: 15 GW).
Read the press release in German .
See the 麻豆无码版 dossier Onshore Wind Power in Germany for background.