From Munich to Nuremberg you can go in one hour by ICE – or fly. That’s not fast, but caused 20 times more CO2, criticize environmental organizations. Your claim to the federal government. A CO2 indication and a turnaround in air traffic concept
Multiple environmental and development aid organizations have the federal government called upon to align the reform of air transport on climate change , In the concept that the federal government is currently being elaborated, would effective action on climate change far inadequately ago, said the head of transport policy at the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation Germany (BUND), Werner Reh.
In the Transport Ministry is currently under an aviation concept that Union and SPD had agreed in the coalition agreement. According to the associations, it is too much focused on growth. Therefore, they have now submitted its own concept.
CO2 tax could flow to poor countries
The alliance of BUND and other associations proposes inter alia a climate levy of ten euros to every tonne of CO2 in the aviation sector from 2020 onwards. By 2030, the tax will be gradually raised to 80 euros. Especially in international negotiations on climate change, the government should push for the levy. The experts assume that already could have achieved in 2020 around seven billion euros available by the levy. The money could flow as in the “Green Climate Fund” which helps poor countries to cope with the consequences of climate change
VCD:. Railway would not build, but are more punctual
The information provided by the German domestic air traffic encounters average of more than 200 grams of CO2 per person and kilometer. That’s almost 20 times as much CO2 as the train over long distances. The railway also plays a central role in the concept of associations. Every third domestic flight would be dispensable according to the concept because the route can be covered in a comparable time by train.
Michael Müller-Görnert, aviation expert at ecologically oriented transport Club Germany (VCD ), cited the example of the Munich-Nuremberg. The ICE is required for the route in only a little more than one hour. Nevertheless, several flights per day are offered, as Müller-Görnert. To accommodate travelers who fly far, takes the train do not even expand their capacities, but rather down “in terms of comfort, reliability and punctuality”.
by a shift from short flights on the web is not just the big six airports would relieved, but also the airlines could benefit. In many cases, the short-range rather be a losing proposition for the company.
“not alimony Unnecessary Locations state”
Another point in the concept is a better cooperation of major airports in Germany – such as Frankfurt, Munich or Dusseldorf – with partly underutilized regional airports. Instead of the six major airports to expand ever further, this should be better with the regional airports, many of which have excess capacity. “Faulty planning must be corrected and unnecessary sites may no longer be funded by the state,” said BUND transport expert deer.
The concept of environmentalists was jointly organized by BUND, the German Association against aircraft noise, the evangelical submitted Hilfswerk “Bread for the World”, the German Nature Conservation Ring, the forum Ecological-Social Market Economy, the Climate Alliance, Robin Wood and the VCD
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