The steering committee of the Transformation Council discusses the Green Deal

Minister of Economic Affairs Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut spoke to Detlev von Platen from Porsche and Wilfried Porth from Daimler AG about the Green Deal of the European Commission.

The steering committee of the nationwide transformation council for the automotive industry came together last week under the direction of the Minister of Economy DR. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut as well as the co-chair Wilfried Porth from the daimler AG and Detlev from Porsche AG virtual due to Korona. The focus of the meeting was at the carbon dioxide regulation at the level of the European Union (EU) with regard to the Green deal . "The automotive industry is faced with major challenges. If we want to achieve the climate protection goals in the transport sector, we need a goal -oriented approach that uses all potential of the various drive technologies. In the future, we will have to rely on fuel from renewable energies, especially in heavy goods traffic on our streets, shipping and air traffic," said Economic Minister Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut. Considering the potential of synthetic fuels as a supplement to electromobility as well as hydrogen and fuel cell technology is an important part of the transformation council.

do not overwhelm the economy and society

"In order to be able to secure added value and employment in Baden-Württemberg, the right conditions are necessary so that our production facilities can exist in international competition. This also includes the determination of the right climate policy by politics. Cordasters are indispensable for achieving the climate protection goals and guarantee planning framework for the automotive industries and -Politik. In this sense. The previous horizon of the current regulation until 2030 ensured that industry and society could adjust to it and that the goals remain feasible. The enormous development pace in the field of technologies, mobility solutions and increasing networking requires regular adaptation of the limit values, as is already intended in the revision clause of the associated regulation. However, it is important that the agreed cornerstones cannot be tightened at short notice, since this would overwhelm industry and society that is already under the extreme pressure of Corona, ”said Hoffmeister-Kraut.

The intermediate destination of the CO _{2 fleet limitation regulation for 2025 should therefore remain from the perspective of Hoffmeister-Kraut. Rather, it is now a matter of redefining the target for 2030 in a joint dialogue with all those involved analogously to the transformation council of the automotive industry and developing framework conditions, instruments and financing programs that enable these very ambitious goals to achieve goals for 2030 without short-term employment in the medium and long term. "Many jobs in Europe, Germany and especially in Baden-Württemberg are directly and indirectly dependent on the automotive industry. The redesign of the transport sector must therefore not only take into account ecological, but also economic and social aspects," continues Hoffmeister-Kraut. Detlev von Platen, board member for sales and marketing at Porsche, said: "We can only achieve the ambitious goals of the EU as a company, politics and society together. The Strategy dialogue Baden-Württemberg is therefore also a good platform to address this topic. Porsche is also clearly obliged to go to the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Invested 15 billion euros in electromobility, digital transformation and sustainable production. Useful.}

transformation of the automotive industry

Wilfried Porth, member of the management of Daimler AG. Personnel and work director: "The transformation of the automotive industry is in full swing: At Daimler, we are increasingly focusing on electrification and digitization, true to the motto" Electric First "in order to take another step towards CO 2 - neutrality. We want to make the car and individual mobility even more sustainable and digital. At the same time, the EU Commission is presenting new climate goals that provide an electrification degree of the European new vehicle fleet of around 60 percent. We believe that such ambitious goals can be achieved in principle. For this, however, we need binding framework conditions and some other requirements, such as a EU-wide rapid and comprehensive expansion of public charging infrastructure and an increase in funds for battery cell production in the EU. I am convinced that we will be successful in the transformation process when industry, politics and everyone involved work in hand. ""

The strategy dialogue of the regional government for the automotive industry (SDA) takes place at the working level in seven strategic subject areas. The topics 1 and 2 are also the fields of action of the transformation council of the Baden-Württemberg automotive industry under the direction of the Minister of Economic Affairs. Subject area 1 includes the areas of research and development, production and suppliers. The subject area 2 includes sales and customer service.

Economic Ministry: Strategy. Automobile industry