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Company Car Check – Many Politicians Still Drive Polluters

In the company car check, the German Environmental Aid regularly reprimands top politicians. This year too, the Environmental Aid surveyed politicians of the traffic light coalition and state governments – 214 out of the 2576 surveyed political limousines emit more than 20 percent more CO2 than permitted.

Beautiful vehicle, poor CO2 balance. The Audi A8 received the red card from the German Environmental Aid. | Photo: Audi
Beautiful vehicle, poor CO2 balance. The Audi A8 received the red card from the German Environmental Aid. | Photo: Audi
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Thomas Kanzler

The EU limit is 95 grams per kilometer. Thus, the most climate-friendly driver is the Saxon Minister of Justice Katja Meier (Green Party) with a VW ID.3 Pro and an actual CO2 emission of 68 grams. The laggards are the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Hendrik Wüst, Interior Minister Herbert Reul, also from North Rhine-Westphalia, the Governing Mayor of Berlin Kai Wegner (all CDU), and Berlin's Senator for the Interior Iris Spranger (SPD). Their Audi A8s emit 380 grams of CO2 on the road. For this, the Environmental Aid awarded them the red card.

The only state leader with a green card is a Green

Minister President Winfried Kretschmann of Baden-Württemberg drives an electric Mercedes-Benz with 82 grams of CO2 emissions. In the federal cabinet, there are green cards for the two Green ministers Lisa Paus (Family), Steffi Lemke (Environment), and their SPD colleague Svenja Schulze (Development) for using fully electric government cars. The bottom spot in the federal cabinet is held by Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) with an Audi A8, which emits 236 grams per kilometer - 2.5 times more than allowed.

What does that mean?

The average real CO2 emissions of government cars have decreased from 219 grams to 165 grams compared to the previous year, but it is still too high. Politicians should lead by example and switch to more electric vehicles.

Translated automatically from German.
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