Berlin.
Since the traffic light came into power, the world has changed. The Association of Municipalities therefore considers changes to the coalition agreement to be necessary.
The Association of Towns and Municipalities asked the traffic light coalition to revise the coalition agreement asked. “Against the background of the turning point with the war in Ukraine, climate change, climate adaptation and migration movements, our country is facing huge challenges,” said Managing Director Gerd Landsberg of this editorial office. It is therefore necessary “to revise the coalition agreement that was agreed before the turning point and to prioritize the goals”.
to the necessary ones changes includes, for example, “focusing on investing in good schools, good childcare and appropriate all-day offers when it comes to basic child security,” says Landsberg. The formula “more money equals better educational opportunities” has not worked in the past decades. The managing director emphasized: “After the state has invested billions for the gas and electricity price brake and the national debt has reached a high of over 2.3 trillion euros, not everything that is desirable will also be feasible.”
Association of Municipalities and Cities: Corrections needed for the heat transition
At the same time, Landsberg warned that corrections should be made to the planned one heat transition at. “Most climate protection would be achieved if the oldest heaters and the heaters in the largest buildings were replaced first and the funds were made available for this,” he said. With their 180,000 buildings – schools, kindergartens, administration buildings, hospitals – the municipalities would play a key role. “However, this can only work if the financially weak municipalities in particular are given the opportunity to make the appropriate investments.”
The top municipal representative also warned against constantly unsettling people with new bans or bids during the heat transition. The necessary sense of reality also includes a precise examination of “what capacities the sanitary industry actually has and in what time what, where and how could be implemented”. Landsberg emphasized: “Especially when it comes to climate protection, we should be aware that Germany will unfortunately not be able to save the climate on its own, even if it is our duty to set a good example.”
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