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Anne Spiegel, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility: “Climate protection and climate change adaptation pay off economically and ecologically”

15 municipalities are already advising on climate change adaptation / Rhineland-Palatinate Competence Center for Climate Change Impacts provides advice to cities and municipalities.

2020 was the warmest year in Rhineland-Palatinate since weather records began, with an average annual temperature of 11.0 degrees Celsius. The consequence: climate change is directly noticeable in municipalities and districts. Extremes such as periods of heat and drought as well as floods caused by floods and heavy rain have caused great damage at the local level in recent years. “Ambitious climate protection is important in order to prevent even more dramatic developments. At the same time, our communities also have to adapt to climate change – and need advice and support to do so. That’s exactly what the Rhineland-Palatinate Competence Center for Climate Change Impacts is doing,” said State Minister Anne Spiegel today at the closing event for the “Climate Change Adaptation COACH”.

The federally funded project “Climate ChangeAdaptationCOACH” by the Foundation for Ecology and Democracy e. In collaboration with the Rhineland-Palatinate Competence Center for Climate Change Impacts and other partners, V. has supported 15 municipalities - from Kirchen an der Sieg, via Trier and Koblenz to Annweiler - in different natural areas on their way to sustainable adaptation to climate change. “The project has impressively shown how adaptation to climate change can be successful at the local level. Like climate protection, this not only makes ecological sense, but also pays off economically and improves the quality of life,” Spiegel continued. The benefit-cost ratios of investments to improve resilience are between 2:1 and 10:1, notes the EU Commission. This means that every euro invested in adaptation has a net benefit of between 2 and 10 euros.

While in urban regions such as Trier and Koblenz heat prevention played a more important role, in Kaisersesch and in Kirchen it was primarily about heavy rain prevention and the adaptation of forests to climate change. From key strategies for adapting to climate change to a citizen participation project to green a public square, green roofs and facades to new buildings with solar or photovoltaic systems: the model municipalities have created beacons that can be transferred to other municipalities. Spiegel is convinced: “Really every place can do something. Even simple and inexpensive measures, such as public drinking water fountains or areas shaded by trees to protect against heat, can make a huge difference.”

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• Covered solar parking spaces as a bridge to company roof systems
• Solar carports are a profitable investment

The Federal Environment Agency recognized the nationwide attention and recognition of the project by awarding it the “Blue Compass”.
The prize honors outstanding projects dealing with the consequences of climate change. In addition, the initiative must contribute to the long-term environmental, social and future-friendly development of society. The state plans to support municipalities beyond the project through a funding program and will provide all cities and municipalities with advice on their way to a sustainable future.

All results, action guidelines and results reports are continuously available in the Rhineland-Palatinate climate change information system at: www.kwis-rlp.de/coach

Source: Press release February 25, 2021

Anne Spiegel, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility: “There is still a lack of clear concepts for climate protection at the federal level”

Changes to the Climate Protection Act in the Federal Council – Rhineland-Palatinate is demanding binding measures from the federal government.

Climate Protection Minister Anne Spiegel; © MKUEM/Heike Rost

At the meeting of the Federal Council on June 25, 2021, Climate Protection Minister Anne Spiegel took a position on the changes to the Climate Protection Act proposed by the Federal Government. In principle, she welcomed the fact that the federal government has now increased the targets for climate protection under pressure from the Federal Constitutional Court, but warned about the lack of concepts for implementation: “The reduction of greenhouse gases by 65 percent by 2030 instead of the previous 55 percent is unavoidable, it is enough but not out. It is also important that the goal of national net climate neutrality is brought forward from 2050 to 2045 and intermediate targets are introduced. However, in order to achieve these goals, we also need the right and effective measures and clear implementation concepts,” explained the minister.

“After all, the federal government also presented an immediate program this week - but this is largely nothing more than a mere declaration of intent - important, time-critical and concrete decisions will therefore be left to a new federal government,” explained Spiegel. She appealed to the federal government’s responsibility. “The consequential damage of climate change is already painfully noticeable in these countries. Reduction in groundwater recharge, low water levels in the main waterways in summer, floods and heavy rain events, heat waves, drought, fire risk and large-scale forest damage. We must act decisively now to achieve the Paris climate goals.”

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• Solar carports have been around for a long time - a German pioneering achievement

The Rhineland-Palatinate state government wants to be a pioneer here and has set itself the goal of Rhineland-Palatinate being climate neutral between 2035 and 2040. By 2030, the gross electricity requirement should be completely covered by renewable energies. To this end, renewable energies should be massively expanded. “Here, above all, the federal government has a duty to create the necessary framework conditions. However, it was only last year that he missed an important opportunity due to the inadequate amendment of the EEG. At least the federal government has now decided on some improvements in the area of ​​expansion paths for wind energy and solar systems - the states had been demanding this for years,” said the Climate Protection Minister.

The minister also called for the creation of incentives, for example in the building sector, for energy-efficient renovation. In the transport sector, too, the federal government only states the upper limit for the transport sector, but without mentioning instruments or ideas. “In Rhineland-Palatinate, however, we are making ambitious progress and are already starting the mobility transition. We will support the expansion of e-charging stations and public transport as well as better coupling of the different forms of mobility,” added Spiegel.

The minister also emphasized the important role of municipalities. Climate protection is essentially implemented locally. The municipalities therefore need to be supported in order to be able to plan in the best possible way and implement concrete measures. “We will conclude a municipal climate pact with the municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate,” said Spiegel. “The federal government should also do this urgently through long-term support for local climate protection managers.”

Source: Press release June 25, 2021

• Quick and easy assembly
• Stable strip foundation as collision protection
• Individually customizable design (color, materials, surface, size, etc.)
• Installation of charging stations and inverters is possible at any time
• Scalable & modular: Available as a single, double or arbitrarily scalable row carport
• Can even be used in the standard version for very high wind and snow loads (s _k = 2.2 kN/m²)
• Extra large and wide parking spaces and very easy parking thanks to W-shaped supports
• High-quality design for sophisticated and long-lasting requirements: Hot-dip galvanized steel construction (DIN EN 10346, DIN EN 1461)
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Solar carport and the solar obligation/solar carport obligation – Image: Xpert.Digital / seo byeong gon|Shutterstock.com

The demand for electric vehicles is increasing. The population has increased more than fifty-fold worldwide since 2012. In 2007 there were a total of 8 new registrations of electric cars in Germany. 2019 194,163 new registrations of electric vehicles! From January to May 2021 there were already 115,296 new registrations. The trend will continue to develop accordingly. Solar carports are already interesting investment goods. This also means an increase in the attractiveness of the production and company location for personnel and customer development.

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• Plan solar carport

A solar carport alone is not enough. Fundamental questions need to be clarified. Should the energy generated be fed into the grid or parked in energy or electricity storage? What are the load profiles, the technical connection conditions, number of charging stations, vehicle downtime and ultimately the specified total PV output? Will the charges be recorded with the company if the employee charges their company car from home? These are questions that we will have to deal with in the future. It is different from what we are used to today.

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• Charging infrastructure for electromobility in Germany
• Electromobility is coming slowly, but it is coming