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Federation of German Industries (BDI)

In its 鈥淩ecommended course of action for the 19th election term of the German Bundestag鈥�, the Federation of German Industries (BDI) calls for a fundamental reform of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) financing system to lower energy costs for industry. 鈥淐ompetition should come before regulation鈥�, BDI says. In light of the US exit from the Paris Climate Agreement, it would be wrong to introduce more ambitious climate protection goals and to 鈥渃ontinue to tighten the screws of EU emissions trading [EU ETS] one-sidedly鈥�, writes BDI. 鈥淐limate protection must remain affordable.鈥�
Regarding mobility, BDI says that industry promotes electrification and encourages research into alternatives, but 鈥渂ridging technologies, such as diesel, hybrid, sustainable biofuels, and natural gas鈥� were needed to reach the 2030 climate targets. 鈥淔inding a technology-neutral balance between economic, social, and ecological interests must be the goal of future regulation.鈥�
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Rhineland-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI)

Christoph Schmidt, president of RWI and chairman of the , argues that the German national energy transition plan should be based on market economy rules to avoid further cost increases. 鈥淲ith its current detail-oriented changes and its聽planned economy approach, the country cannot achieve a full energy transition without massive welfare losses鈥�,鈥� said Schmidt in an interview with Focus magazine.
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German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW)

BDEW has published its detailed demands for the 2017-2021, 2021-2030, and post-2030 periods in a paper entitled 鈥淒esigning the energy supply of tomorrow鈥�. The next German government should: a) adjust the design of the energy generation market, for example by reducing obstacles to storage and decentralised energy supply, and by introducing a technology-neutral and market-based system for power grid congestion management; b) speed up power grid expansion and reform the grid fee system; and c) push sector coupling, for example by adapting the power levies and tax systems. For the 2021-2030 period, BDEW emphasises the need for smart infrastructure, digitalisation, and innovation, while continuing to adapt the market to the needs of industry. For now, it remains difficult to predict Germany鈥檚 post-2030 energy needs, it says, but the developments should follow the principles of market economy, competition, technological openness, and innovation.
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German Trade Union Association (DGB)

In a publication entitled 鈥淒emands to the parties for the federal election 2017鈥�, DGB says that the German energy transition is 鈥渁 consistent and logical path鈥�. It cannot be left to the market, but needs 鈥渁ctive political steering鈥�. Prosperity and decarbonisation do not contradict each other. Intermediate energy and climate sector targets create 鈥渁 robust framework for innovation and investment鈥�, and need to be associated with employment targets. The energy retrofitting of buildings should be supported with five billion euros annually, and a federal energy savings law could provide a long-term framework for the country鈥檚 energy efficiency policy. An energy transition fund should be set up to stabilise the EEG surcharge in the long run. A 鈥渢ransport master plan鈥� should underpin the efforts to decarbonise transport by 2050, complete with measures and intermediate targets.
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Association of Energy Market Innovators (bne)

In its position paper entitled 鈥淓nergiewende: thinking ahead鈥�, bne presents a list of 11 key proposals that could 鈥渁nswer pivotal questions related to a sustainable climate and energy policy鈥� in the next government coalition agreement. These include: anchoring the Paris Agreement in national and European climate targets (making possible the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by at least 95 percent by 2050); creating a more flexible power market by linking supply and demand with the help of an automated measuring and control infrastructure; drafting a 鈥渃onsistent鈥� master plan for the next phase of the Energiewende, which aims at decarbonising the heating and transport sectors as well. In transport, bne calls for a mandatory European e-car sales quota by 2025. The association wants to introduce ambitious CO鈧� pricing, with a national floor price of around 30 euros per tonne of CO鈧� as a first step.
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German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE)

The energy transition is one of Germany鈥檚 largest modernisation projects, which threatens to 鈥渃ome to a halt halfway鈥�, writes the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) in its paper entitled 鈥淐lean energy. 100 percent鈥�. To avoid this, renewables expansion must be accelerated threefold, and a coal exit plan must be introduced. Power tax should be abolished and replaced by a CO鈧� tax on fossil fuel-based power plants. A 25 euro per tonne CO鈧� tax should be introduced in the heating market, and fossil fuel subsidies should be abolished. In mobility, ambitious targets for climate-friendly alternative drives by 2030 are essential, because they offer planning security to the auto and energy industries, writes BEE.
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German Chemicals Industry Association (VCI)

鈥淓xpensive German national solo efforts in climate protection鈥� and 鈥渃onstantly rising energy costs鈥� put a damper on the country鈥檚 attraction as an industrial location, writes the German Chemicals Industry Association (VCI) in its paper entitled 鈥淓lection 2017 鈥� That鈥檚 what it鈥檚 about鈥�. The next government should: find a way to stop the increase in the price of energy (for instance by reforming the support schemes for renewables); avoid national solo efforts in climate protection; and improve Germany鈥檚 energy infrastructure, writes VCI.
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Greenpeace Germany

Greenpeace focuses on four core areas in its demands for the next government: transport transition; coal exit; agricultural transition; and protecting the oceans. Germany鈥檚 2020 climate targets can only be reached if high-emission coal-fired power generation is replaced by environmentally friendly electricity supply. Greenpeace鈥檚 paper includes with proposed phase-out dates for individual German coal-fired power plants. It says that no new internal combustion engine car should be allowed to be registered after 2025, and that future-proof mobility concepts should be developed for urban centres. To counter the challenges in the agriculture sector, such as greenhouse gas emissions, Greenpeace advocates for the reduction of the animal stock by a third by 2030, and for increasing the share of organic farms to 15 percent by 2020.
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WWF Germany

WWF Germany calls for: the resolute implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the introduction of a climate protection law; a socially acceptable coal exit plan; and the improvement of the Climate Action Programme to reach the 2020 climate targets. Power grid expansion must be accelerated and planned in a transparent and participatory manner, and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) should be reformed to give it a 鈥渕arket-controlling effect鈥�. Sustainable financing systems should also be introduced: 鈥淔inancing and investment decisions by institutional investors and banks must be preceded by mandatory environmental and sustainability tests鈥�, writes WWF.
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Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND)

To reach the Paris Climate Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Germany鈥檚 climate protection law must 鈥渄rastically limit greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors鈥�; coal-fired power generation must be phased out well before 2030; power generation must be based 100 percent on renewables by 2040; and the transition to sustainable mobility must be started without delay, writes BUND.
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Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv)

The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) calls for price fairness for consumers in the course of Germany鈥檚 energy transition. Industry grid fee rebates and the power tax should be abolished, and lower resource and wholesale prices should be passed on to consumers. vzbv urges the introduction of a tax credit for the costs incurred by the energy retrofitting of buildings, especially for house owners.
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mittelstand (Working group on small and medium-sized enterprises)

is a group of ten associations representing about 3.7 million small and medium-sized enterprises. It says that Germany鈥檚 climate protection policy must be driven mainly by the market forces. The Energiewende has been replete with 鈥渁 large number of interventionistic鈥� regulatory measures, and the government has had to urgently readjust these. The group is opposed to 鈥渞ash fixation on only one technology鈥� in energy and climate policy, and promotes the competition to find the best solutions. The increase in costs associated with the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) 鈥渕ust be halted effectively and lastingly鈥�, and the electricity tax must be decreased 鈥渢o close to zero鈥�, writes the group.
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German Farmers' Association (DBV)

Germany鈥� farmers want the 鈥渟pecial role of agriculture and forestry in climate policy鈥� to be recognised. While 鈥渃limate-neutral food supply is not possible鈥�, the sector offers potential greenhouse gas reductions achievable by carbon sequestration and from bioenergy projects, none of which are currently counted towards the agriculture sector. New requirements in environmental protection should be accompanied by increased support, and the effects of these on profitability should be taken more into account.
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Misereor

Catholic relief organisation Misereor includes climate protection and energy transition in its five central topics for the general elections. Citing the extreme weather events related to climate change, the organisation says that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is 鈥渁 question of survival鈥� for the population in the global south. In Germany, Misereor calls for: a coal exit by 2035; an end to fossil fuel subsidies; and a climate-friendly transport system that can reduce private car dependence. In the international arena, the German government should promote poverty-oriented, sustainable energy policies in developing nations.
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Association of German Engineers (VDI)

Important guidelines for the implementation of the energy transition must be set in the course of the next legislative period, says the Association of German Engineers (VDI) in a paper.聽Technologically, Germany was in an 鈥渆xcellent position鈥� to make the transition to a low-carbon economy, although there were shortcomings in聽e-mobility聽and battery systems. VDI recommends expanding the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) partly to the transport and heating sectors to promote聽sector coupling, which 鈥減lays an important role for the Energiewende鈥�. The federal government should agree on phase-out timelines with conventional power plant operators and make greater efforts to promote聽energy efficiency聽in industry and buildings.
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Innovation Forum Energiewende (If.E)

The German Energiewende policy endangers the country鈥檚 industry competitiveness, growth and employment, says an alliance of mining union IG BCE and businesses such as E.ON, Linde, BASF and Merck in a joint paper. The goal of competitiveness should be on par with climate protection targets within the energy transition policy, and more weight should be given to international measures like the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). 鈥淎dditional national measures for sectors covered by the ETS limit its effectiveness, increase costs for climate protection and are an obstacle to a global level-playing field", write the signatories.
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