Germany will not support the European Commission’s plan to ban the sale of cars with internal combustion engines. This was announced by the Minister of Finance of the country Christian Lindner to members of the BDI association, which unites more than 100,000 companies. Lindner called the decision wrong and said the country would not give its consent because of the serious threat it posed to the industry.
Later on social media, Linder proposed a compromise – switching cars with internal combustion engines from fossil fuels to synthetic fuels, which would reduce harmful emissions without changing the entire industry. A similar proposal was made earlier this year by German Transport Minister Volker Wissing, who said the car industry could not rely on electricity and hydrogen alone.
“Synthetic fuel is an environmentally friendly option for the internal combustion engine, which has been used for a long time. And we have to keep it in the name of jobs, “Linder said.
The European Commission’s plan has been criticized not only in Germany. Members of the governments of other major EU economies – France and Italy – also oppose this, citing the unprecedented economic damage that a total ban on the sale of cars with internal combustion engines could lead to. Analysts say about a tenth of the 830,000 jobs in industry in Germany alone could be at risk.
The final decision on the plan must be taken in the coming months after receiving responses from EU member states.
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