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CO2 price and EEG surcharge: Why climate protection now costs twice

AAs a result of the Corona crisis, the promotion of renewable energy threatens to get out of hand. The CEO of the energy group E.on, Johannes Teyssen, felt obliged to “speak out on behalf of our customers” when presenting the quarterly results. The EEG surcharge on the electricity price will “shoot through the roof next year,” said Teyssen. This is “as safe as amen in the church.” However, this message was not planned. Burden here, relief there: The entry into the system of CO2 pricing prescribed by the Federal Government should take place, if possible, without a net burden on household income – by lowering electricity prices for consumers. But this equation no longer works.

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