German Bundestag, Plenarprotokoll 20/64,
pp. 7266-7267.
Frau President. Ladies and gentlemen.
This government has discontinued the energy trade with
Russia because it holds that to be necessary for the attainment of foreign
policy goals.
When the government does this, then it needs to have a plan
for the consequences arising therefrom. They must know that Germany until now
obtains 46 percent of its oil imports and 55 percent of its gas imports from
Russia. They must know that neither the amounts of energy therein nor the
necessary logistics thereof are in the near term replaceable. The government
must also know that the energy sources of petroleum and gas represent 60
percent of the energy consumed here in this country. Electricity makes up 20
percent and the renewables 8.8 percent of the end energy. From these few
although fundamental correlations is yielded that the energy imports from Russia
make up almost a third of the energy basis of this country.
The sudden termination of these energy imports must thus
lead to an even so sudden energy crisis in Germany. It means exorbitant prices
increases for all customers, supply shortages and supply interruptions. Since energy
is the life’s blood of a modern economy and a civilized society, what we are
presently experiencing is a matter of an attack upon this state and which has
been conducted by this government.
A government which incessantly mouths the term of responsibility
needs also bear this in regards such an extraordinary government failure. Instead,
it puts before us for the second time this year a resolution for a breach of
the debts brake. In June, you in addition demanded 116 billion euros on account
of the pandemic and a Russian war of aggression, as you there wrote. Today, you
want a further 200 billion euros and refer again to the Russian war of
aggression and the termination of gas deliveries and – as related to the sum of
credits – that it is therein a clear sign to Russia. That may be understood by
who wants to. In that regard, it is not
at all stated who shall receive what and when. And Russia shows you that we
need to make mighty debts for the overcoming of a crisis. An extraordinary sign
of strength!
The credits shall be immediately borrowed for a re-purposed
special fund, stored there for 2023 and 2024, and amortized until 2058 by our
grandchildren.
Matthias W. Birkwald (Linke): There, I’m already dead seven years!
That all does not go so well has been declared to you by the
Federal Audit Authority with whom you however certainly do not speak. We
therefore will also reject the resolution to breach. You treat the debts brake
exactly as do the EU states the stability and growth pact.
There must be a temporary support of citizens and
businesses. Yet it is no solution for the German energy problem and soon
becomes unaffordable. It is only tenable if you immediately begin with a new
energy policy, an energy policy in which nuclear energy comes to the fore.
Besides, Greta welcomes nuclear energy, if that is of further assistance to
you.
Who supports an energy supply on wind and sun alone has not
understood the trivial physics. He thereby produces the next energy catastrophe.
The rest of the world beyond Germany knows this and acts accordingly. We steer
ourselves into Dreamland and think we circumvent the next crisis. We notify
you: It will take place and you will pay politically for it.
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