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672 Milliarden Euro – was ist drin für den Klimaschutz?

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Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils 2020: 672 Milliarden Euro – was ist drin für den Klimaschutz? Tagesspiegel: 27 July 2020. Online: https://background.tagesspiegel.de/energie-klima/672-milliarden-euro-was-ist-drin-fuer-den-klimaschutz

The EU recovery and resilience facility marks progress but has some shortcomings in climate policy, argues Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf in his OpEd for the Tagesspiegel. A bigger role for the European Parliament in the distribution of recovery funds is important – for climate protection and democracy in the EU. The facility's spending rules must be clarified.

EU recovery and resilience facility – good or bad for climate policies?
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environmental measures, energy efficiency, public buildings, transport, forest protection, economic recovery package I, economic recovery package II, new construction of roads, investment in transport, scrappage bonus, nature conservation, investment backlog, CO2 emissions, JustTransition Fund, fossil fuels, aviation, combustion engine, oil, gas, coal infrastructure, economic recovery plan, structural change, renewable energy, regulation, solar cap, car industry
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