Mr. Merz at the so-called "Sustainability Council": 'Climate change and growing inequalities are two immediate consequences of increasing prosperity.' With this green-socialist core thesis, he is likely to achieve full agreement on a podium with Ulrike Herrmann. "It is wrong to say that there is an irresolvable contradiction between climate protection and growth," he said. Germany has succeeded in developing a future market for climate-friendly technologies. He speaks of the country that has shut down its nuclear power plants and is now deindustrializing with the energy transition. (translated)






