Joedreck
2021-10-27 06:49:12
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I am apparently being misunderstood. I do support the expansion of renewable energies and also look for ways to act in an environmentally friendly manner. The question I want to ask is whether it makes sense from an environmental policy perspective to additionally tax energy and to electrify mobility overall? I claim no. Those who have to commute to the city often do not have the money to buy an electric car. Although buying nowadays means financing 50% anyway. A study that was evaluated in the media shows that the electric car is more environmentally friendly than the combustion engine from about 160,000 km. And then the battery is also broken and has to be replaced very expensively. I consider this a subsidy for the automotive industry. Electrification cannot work like this. THAT is what I meant by the idealism that is outwardly represented. The massive expansion of public transport, the legal obligation of at least occasional home office (coupled with increasing digitalization) would be two important steps to sustainably address climate change. But certainly not additional costs that disproportionately burden the lower income groups and practically do not matter to wealthy SUV drivers (attention, a striking example to illustrate this). I don't have to set a price at all if I make the alternatives more interesting in terms of price and infrastructure than the environmentally worse option.
Incidentally, to finance this I would first and foremost take the black book and start there. Before more taxes are levied, tax waste should be curbed.
Incidentally, to finance this I would first and foremost take the black book and start there. Before more taxes are levied, tax waste should be curbed.