āPositioning Schleswig-Holstein to set Energiewende paceā
In a joint press release, regional branches of the German Wind Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę Association (BWE), the Industrial Union of Metalworkers (IG Metall) and the German Trade Union Association (DGB) have called on the future Schleswig-Holstein government āto continue to position the state as a pioneer of the energy transition.ā In a press release, they said the wind power sector was the basis of sustainable industry policy in the state, and called on legislators to promote citizen participation and advocate for abolishing federal wind power expansion caps. Coalition talks in Schleswig-Holstein are ongoing.
Read the press release in German .
For background read the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę article Wind power course at stake in election in "cradle of Energiewende" and the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę dossier Vote2017 - German elections and the Energiewende.