Photovoltaik, Windräder, Biogas, Geothermie – wir wollen unabhängig werden von dreckigen fossilen Energieerzeugern wie Kohle und Gas. Überall in Sachsen-Anhalt treiben Menschen die Energiewende voran. Unsere Landesvorsitzende Madeleine Linke ist daher in diesem Sommer quer durch unser Bundesland unterwegs. Altmark: Wind- und Agri-Photovoltaikanlagen Der erste Stopp auf der Energietour brachte Madeleine in die Altmark. In Stendal plant und betreut das…
Environment and Climate Crisis
Haseloff must finally tackle climate change
Referring to an interview with Minister President Haseloff in the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper this past Sunday, Madeleine Linke, state chair of Alliance 90/The Greens Saxony-Anhalt, states: “From the very beginning, we have criticized the current state government’s lack of ambition when it comes to climate protection. Effective climate protection must take place at all levels – from the municipality to…
Affordable and reliable heating
The traffic light coalition has agreed on the key points for the Building Energy Act (GEG). The law will be set up in this session week in the Bundestag for the first reading, so now enters the parliamentary procedure and should be passed before the summer break – and then come into force with 1 January 2024. Madeleine Linke, state…
Recycling protects our oceans
Almost all marine animals suffer from plastic – especially microplastics. But humans and land animals are also affected. That’s why the EU has banned single-use plastic products. For us Greens, Zero Waste remains the goal. In the future, no more waste should be produced, and we want to stop wasting resources alltogether. Products should be designed in such a way…
We are driving the heat transition forward
There is currently a lot of discussion about the 🚦 federal government’s new heating law. Unfortunately, there is also a lot of fake news circulating about it. Here are the most important facts: ⚡️ Buildings account for slightly more than ⅓ of total energy consumption in Germany. The heat transition, i.e., the conversion of the heating supply away from dirty…
LKW-Maut auf Landes-, Kreis- und Gemeindestraßen in Sachsen-Anhalt
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Sachsen-Anhalt setzen sich für klimafreundliche Mobilität ein. Dazu gehört, Gütertransporte auf der Schiene zu stärken und Transporte auf Straßen per LKW zurückzudrängen. Des Weiteren sollen die Verursacher von Schäden an Infrastruktur (Straßen und Brücken) an den Instandsetzungs- und Erhaltungskosten beteiligt werden. Ein Mittel, um den Güterverkehr auf der Straße unattraktiv zu machen, ist die Einführung einer Maut…
Tour blog: Saxony-Anhalt: sustainable and innovative
Our state chairman Dennis Helmich has been traveling throughout Saxony-Anhalt in recent days. He visited companies that are already distinguished by their innovative approach, a special focus on sustainability or courageous founders. This is the tour diary. Inflotec Magdeburg First stop on my business tour today was @inflotec_md. The young company (founded in 2020) is making great strides to raise…
Protect biodiversity!
Half of all species worldwide are now threatened by extinction. In Saxony-Anhalt alone, this affects 1,500 plant and animal species. For the European wildcat pictured here, things are literally getting tight. It lives in dense, near-natural forests. Urban development and the resulting fragmentation of nature and landscapes are increasingly limiting its habitat. Biodiversity is under growing threat from the climate…
Polar bears amid climate crisis: threatened with extinction
There is hardly any other species where the effects of the climate crisis are as tragically visible as in the polar bear. According to estimates, there are only around 25,000 of them left in the wild. Because the Arctic ice is melting faster due to temperature changes, polar bears have less time in winter to hunt seals. As a result,…
Coal phase-out 2030: Minister Schulze must end blockade attitude
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck had voiced ideas of bringing forward the coal phase-out to 2030 in the eastern German coalfields as well. State Economics Minister Schulze rejects this, according to media reports. Dennis Helmich, state chairman of BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN Saxony-Anhalt, explains: “Whoever wants an exit ‘at the earliest’ in 2038, like Economics Minister Schulze, must say which villages…