News Digest Item
23 Mar 2017

“Left wants to show influence of energy lobbyists on government policy”

German Bundestag / pv magazine

In a parliamentary inquiry, the Left Party asks the federal government for information on its contact with fossil and renewable energy interest groups. The party is worried that the voices of representatives of the fossil sector were heard more, which influenced government actions like the reform of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) or the Climate Action Plan 2050, writes pv magazine.

Find the inquiry in German here and the pv magazine article in German here.

For background on what the Left Party campaigns for in the federal election, read the CLEW news digest entry “Investing in renewable energy, disempowering energy corporations”.

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