Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ and environment ministers’ dispute strains economy – commentary
Disagreement between German environment minister Svenja Schulze and economy minister Peter Altmaier over important measures like a carbon tax or the expansion of the electricity grid is burdening the economy, write Klaus Stratmann and Silke Kersting in the Handelsblatt. Whereas Schulze would like to impose a CO2 price on all economic sectors, Altmaier argues that the contract between the current coalition parties does not call for such a measure. The two also differ greatly in their engagement with heavy industry on reducing the sector’s carbon pollution, they write.
Read the commentary in German .
For background, read the article German environment minister open to national carbon price and the article Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ minister rejects idea of changing fees and taxes on energy.