Controversial energy project
Lower Saxony: BUND wants to enable gas funding in front of Borkum
A German-Dutch agreement is necessary so that gas can be encouraged at sea in front of Borkum. The new federal government now wants to get this in a hurry, according to Lower Saxony.
According to Lower Saxony, the federal government wants to conclude an agreement with the Netherlands for the controversial gas production in front of the North Sea island of Borkum. The hurry in the question is unusual, said Lower Saxony’s Environment Minister Christian Meyer (Greens) of the German Press Agency and pointed out outstanding court proceedings about the energy project. “The new federal government now does not seem to take its own climate targets seriously and thus distributes election gifts to fossil gas companies – on the edge of our unique World Heritage.”
Specifically, it is about a international law agreement between Germany and the Netherlands, which has been negotiated since summer 2022. According to the Ministry in Hanover, the so -called unitarization agreements next Tuesday should be a topic in the federal cabinet. The “Playbook Podcast” by “Politico” also reports on this schedule today. There was initially no confirmation of the Federal Government.
Why Lower Saxony criticizes the project
This indicates a U -turn in the federal government. The former Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) had declared during his term in August 2024 that he wanted to wait for possible judgments before signing the agreement.
An alliance of environmental protection organizations for the German Environmental Aid (DUH) and the island of Borkum complain before the Higher Administrative Court in Lüneburg. They fear environmental damage for the neighboring UNESCO World Heritage Site Wadden Sea.
dpa
Source: Stern
