Darmstadt: climate package is coming | Darmstadt

• fromClaudia Kabel

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City councilors decide package: Zero emissions by 2035.

One year after the city of Darmstadt decided on the “Top priority for climate protection” application, the “immediate climate protection program” has now been launched. With the votes of the Greens, CDU and Uffbasse, the city council approved the package on Tuesday. It provides for 25 points to reduce CO2 emissions to zero by 2035 where the city has options for action.

It contains specifications for energetic building renovation and ecological standards for new buildings, the conversion of lighting to LED technology, the construction and funding of photovoltaic systems and the “Smart School Solution” pilot project, in which intelligent heating and room temperature control in schools saves energy should.

Even if there is a ban on radiant heaters at public events in the catalog, Environment Secretary Barbara Akdeniz (Greens) gave the all-clear for restaurateurs: “We won’t switch off the radiant heaters for them this autumn.” There is no legal basis for this.

The opposition criticized the package as insufficient to achieve the climate targets. SPD chairman Tim Huss says there are too few ideas. The SPD called for a solar park along the highway. Ursula Blaum (FDP) said: Without a solution to the commuter problem, the climate crisis will not be solved.

Akdeniz described the debate as “existential” and admitted that an immediate program would not be enough to turn the climate balance down to zero. She announced a new edition of the already implemented climate protection concept. Further “sensitive measures” are necessary, according to Akdeniz. In addition, you have to take the population with you. For this reason, a booklet on handouts on climate protection is to be created that shows which CO2 savings are individually possible.

According to the city’s balance sheet, per capita emissions in Darmstadt fell from 16.5 tons in 1990 to 9.3 tons in 2018 – 42 percent. However, there was a nationwide decline of 31.4 percent during this period.

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