German impacts, page-22

Task force to accelerate expansion of renewable energies

https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilung/pid/task-force-soll-ausbau-erneuerbarer-energien-beschleunigen/

Quotes: "A task force is to decisively advance the expansion of renewable energies in Baden-Württemberg. The Council of Ministers has decided to set it up and give it a structure. The task force's mission and goal is to develop and implement concepts and steps that halve the time it currently takes from planning to approval to commissioning of renewable energy plants."

"Minister for the Environment, Climate and Energy Thekla Walker explained: "In order to achieve the climate neutrality with net zero emissions by 2040 as stated in the coalition agreement, we need to set a fundamental course for the expansion of renewable energies. The next few years are crucial - the energy turnaround will play a decisive role in this. The task force should primarily implement measures to accelerate the expansion of wind energy in the country. But it should also focus on photovoltaics, bioenergy, hydropower and deep geothermal energy.""

"The concepts and steps to achieve acceleration have been defined in the form of a work program and range from organizational measures to streamline approval procedures to measures to increase land availability and accelerate planning and approval procedures with regard to nature conservation and species protection. The interdepartmental task force is now charged with specifying these measures and initiating their implementation as quickly as possible. It is also to identify legal weaknesses and show how these can be eliminated at European or federal, state and municipal level."

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