Economics Minister Habeck is calling on people in Germany to travel by bike and by train. That’s easy on the wallet and annoys Putin, he says.
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck has once again called on people in Germany to save energy.
“I ask everyone to make a contribution to saving energy now,” he told the newspapers of the Funke media group (Friday) against the background of the Ukraine war. “As a rule of thumb, I would say: Saving ten percent is always possible.” The Green politician announced a corresponding government campaign.
“We can only become more independent from Russian imports if we see it as a big joint project in which we all participate,” he added. If you can take the train or bike at Easter, that’s good. “It’s easy on the wallet and annoys Putin,” said Habeck.
Habeck appeals to employers to offer home offices
With a view to commuters who depend on the car, the minister appealed to employers to consider “whether they offer home offices where possible to save energy. We also did home office during the pandemic. Wherever possible, one could work at home one or two days a week again – initially on a voluntary basis.”
When asked which industrial companies should be the first to lose power in the event of an energy shortage, Habeck replied that “nothing can be said in general terms, the structure is too complex for that”. Together with the Federal Network Agency, you are preparing for all scenarios. “However, a situation with supply bottlenecks and the shutdown of industrial plants is an economic and political nightmare. You can’t really do anything right – just less wrong.” It would then be about “massive slumps” in the German economic cycles. “That’s why we will do everything we can to avoid that.”
Source: Stern
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