PRESS STATEMENT “Climate protection requires a long-term, reliable, and consistent planning framework”

Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall:

“When it comes to climate protection, we’re currently seeing frantic, last-minute legislation driven by election campaigns. But climate protection requires a long-term, reliable, and consistent planning framework. Take the CO2 price, for example: As long as there are no alternatives for consumers to switch to, raising the cost of energy consumption won’t save a single gram of CO2—it will just place a burden on low-income earners.

What we really need are investments in new technologies, in industrial infrastructure, in industrial sites, in climate-friendly products and production processes, and in employee training. Cutting back on these areas not only jeopardizes the climate transition but also social cohesion.”

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