The switch to renewable energy sources in Germany is not advancing properly. Climate protection targets, despite billions in aid misses, the Expansion of the electricity networks increases.
The Federal court of auditors looks at the implementation of the billions of dollars in energy transition, substantial deficits and the competent Federal Ministry of Economics and serious allegations. The energy transition will poorly coordinated and controlled, decisive improvements were “essential,” it says in a report to the financial control. This is the German press Agency. From the point of view of the auditors, the plans for the transition to renewable energies in Germany are threatening to fail. In the last five years had been expended for a minimum of 160 billion euros. “Increase the cost of the energy transition, and failed in its objectives continue to include the risk of loss of Confidence in the ability of government.”
Climate target will be missed despite billions in aid
Despite a significant deployment of staff and financial resources, Germany will not reach the goals so far, mainly stated in the report of the auditors to the Federal government, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. In the case of the energy transition energy sources such as coal, Gas and nuclear power should be replaced by environmentally friendly energy sources such as solar and Wind. Germany is considered worldwide as a pioneer. The national climate target for 2020 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but misses. Currently, the necessary Expansion of the electricity networks increases. Since March, the acting economy Minister, Peter Altmaier (CDU) had recently announced that the network expansion should be accelerated.
Sleeves and the pace of network expansion: Federal Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU)
The court of auditors criticizes the Management of the energy transition will poorly coordinated. Necessary but a more effective control of the apparatus. The Federal Ministry of economy, held for nearly five years. So 34 units in four departments were alone in the Ministry involved in the Energiewende – five more Federal ministries and all countries. Nevertheless, the economy did not set Ministry, which includes the coordination of the energy transition. “The organization responsible for the form it is today.” In addition, a Bund-Länder-Committee lacked. All of this meant that targets could be missed, so the criticism. This is the public and private households, as well as the economic burden – for a long time about rising electricity prices complains.
CO2 price has to come
In addition, there is too little clarity about what the energy transition costs, the court of auditors. The Ministry of economy must therefore make the costs fully transparent. “Try the cost of the energy transition as low as possible represent, the Federal court is inappropriate and also not a confidence-Builder.” The economy Ministry rejects the criticism of the Federal court of auditors, according to the report, most of the time. It don’t see any need for action and believe that the energy transition for effectively and efficiently co-ordinated. The court writes, without improvements in the coordination and control could be created in the Public the impression that Germany was able to shape the whole of society, and long-term energy transition successfully. Further, it means that a CO2 pricing could be a useful Instrument to ensure that the objectives of the energy turnaround can be achieved. Many experts and businessmen are in favour of a price-per-outcast ton of CO2, which would make power generation from coal more expensive. A CO2 price is politically controversial.
hb/zdh (dpa)