Finally out of Berlin! For two days the new Minister of the environment Schulze’s escape from the madness of the government, and travels to Westphalia, by her home country of North Rhine-Westphalia. The government racket in Berlin, she takes a left.
Svenja Schulze is now the mood is really good. She is sitting in the Intercity train from Berlin in the direction of the West and talks about the altercation between the CDU and the CSU over the asylum policy of the last few weeks. About the ultimatums of the CSU in the direction of the party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, of the CDU. The threat of Resignation by CSU interior Minister Horst Seehofer. Unnecessary farce all of this, but no matter: Now it is Yes, according to Munster, your place of residence, and as Schulze’s mood automatically increases. “You know, actually, I’m not in the mood anymore to talk about Horst Seehofer,” says Schulze at some point.
Still unknown in Berlin
Even the optimistic mood of the 49-year-old SPD’s dull politician from Neuss. Since approximately 100 days, she is now in the office, you know, in the political Berlin, only a few of your appointment to the government of a hand was a solid Surprise. In North Rhine-Westphalia previously, she was science Minister under the Prime Minister Hannelore Kraft (SPD), the then Secretary-General of your party. And wonder now, if Berlin press people ask you if you have worked in the environmental policy. “I was Westphalia, the long years of the environmental expert of my party in North Rhine-Westphalia. This is still the largest state by population, I have already had an influence on many millions of euros for environmental and climate protection. But it seems that in Berlin nobody will ever know.”
Far away from Berlin’s policy-operation: environment Minister Schulze on a farm in Herten
You will feel so well prepared for her new Job. Climate protection means for you: adapt to new forms of production and especially the production of energy. And the people did not forget to their Jobs.
A Commission for the coal exit
In the last few weeks she has made it to the effort to bring the Commission for structural change and climate protection on the way, a panel of around 30 experts, politicians, trade unionists, employers and workers. The Commission is to present a way out of this climate-damaging coal can get off. And especially when. In 2030, how many are asking? Or until 2045, as it is in favor of also SPD politician from the brown coal the state of Brandenburg? A debate that have existed for many years. Easy it is to solve the still as planned this year.
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Although there are in the whole of Germany, only a few thousand people who work in the coal sector, but the coal stands for Tradition, for structure, and economic power in the East and the West. The handles are not so easy.
Herten as a good example
But for the climate protection of the exit is important, Germany missed his self-imposed climate targets, due to the high emissions of transport. And because of the high carbon share in electricity production. And, therefore, Svenja Schulze is the next day in the town of Herten, which has the structural change. Schulze is back in the best of spirits, on the eve of you has looked in Münster with the journalists late the extension of the world Cup semi-final match between England and Croatia to be recognized, which she enjoys very much, as she says. Now, here in Herten, listen to what she has contributed to the community in the last few decades.
Less greenhouse gases, despite growth
20 years ago here, 4000 people worked in the Mines, then came Out. The city turned to the science of settlements, but lost many Jobs. Now there are more jobs than coal times, but it took. The protection of the environment plays a big role. Particularly proud of the city is that in the last six years, the economy grew in power and thus the energy consumption, the greenhouse gases declined but continuously. Get this for the whole country, is exactly the order of the coal Commission in Berlin. “What has been achieved in Herten in the past six years, may be for other cities in model. And it is also a Signal for the Federal level, from my point of view,” says Schulze.”
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Which brings us back in Berlin. Since Schulze has to vote on climate policy closely with the economy Minister Altmaier of the CDU And the Minister of transport, Andreas Scheuer of the Christian social Union. And, Schulze suggests, just as the protection of the climate. Your big crisis.
Complaining don’t like Svenja Schulze
Then Schulze was informed about new Technological developments in plastic Recycling. Sheep stroking on a farm experience for children. And visited a company that recycles used batteries back to the electric mobility forward. Such initiatives inspire Schulze. Lament the bad times, you don’t like, not even about the bad poll numbers of their party, the SPD. Now she wants to tackle, a fresh force in the political Berlin. Now you just need to get known. And the occasional apocalyptic mood in Berlin. If it is too hard, can you drive fast with the train to Münster.