3. Kassel climate crisis talk: “Unconstitutional climate policy – Do we need a system change??”

11.09.2021
16:00 - 18:00

Climate camp on Friedrichsplatz

To the 3. Kassel climate crisis discussion invite FridaysForFuture Kassel, Climate Justice Kassel (KligK) and the Klimacamp Kassel on Saturday 11.09. from 16 Clock on the Friedrichsplatz on. Under the title: “Unconstitutional climate policy – what is needed now is a system change?“The direct candidates will be Michael Aufenanger (CDU), Timon Gremmels (SPD), Boris Mijatovic (Green) and Stephanie Schury (left) with Kurt Rohrig (Scientists for Future Kassel) and different Active out the climate justice movement to discuss. Topics should also include the gas phase-out and the mobility transition, which are central to the Kassel industry.
Decide in the coming legislative periodt yourself, whether Germany its Duties to comply with the Parisian Climate agreement will adhere to. There remains only an extremely tight one CO2-Budget for a climate-friendly world, which is not characterized by increasingly dramatic catastrophes. This summer hat in rudiments shown, what the consequences of an escalating climate crisis will be: Disastrous Floods as the in western Germany become more common. The forest fires in southern Europe more and more often devour entire regions. The effects in the countries are even worse, who are already heavily exploited by colonialism: ever stronger hurricanes devastate Puerto Rico. By the Famine caused by the climate crisis has raged in Madagascar for three years are 400.000 People threatened with starvation. The climate crisis is already destroying today the Basis of life of countless millions People.
In April the Constitutional Court therefore the actual Climappolicy of the federal government for insufficient and declared unconstitutional. “The climate crisis is decisive for the election“, says Jana Oehlerking from FridaysForFuture Kassel. We are facing oner Choice of the century, that will determine our future. We expect from all candidates, that they deal intensively with these topics. The climate crisis is here. There must now finally be effective climate protection implemented become. The time of inadequate measures and emptinessn promise, that we've seen for decades, must come to an end today.
“At the moment we see, that effective climate protection is prevented by economic interests and at the expense of the people , says Arvid Jasper of Climate Justice Kassel (KligK). The question is, how we're finally racing Climate protection create. It is highly questionable, Ob the model of the endless economic growth is capable, solve the acute threat posed by the climate crisis.

 

During the event, questions from the audience will be taken up directly. In addition to the face-to-face event on Friedrichsplatz, dhe event also streamed live on the YouTube channel of FridaysForFuture Kassel. There she is also in connection online retrievable under https://youtu.be/SECfn2px-aE.
Further program of the climate camp can be found at klimacampkassel.wordpress.com/