Climate strike in St. Pölten was held under the slogans “People Do Not Gain” and “Don’t Drive War”. Many young people protested loudly.
The ninth global climate strike took place on Friday, March 25, under the slogans “People Do Not Gain” and “Don’t Drive War.” This is the second event of its kind in the provincial capital of St. Pölten gathered all the groups of Lower Austria’s “Fridays for the Future”. Along with many interested citizens, associations and companies, they marched the streets to call on the state government to take responsibility for the future and finally take climate protection seriously.
The end of fossil fuels must come
Fridays For Future Lower Austria calls on state politicians to commit to the Paris Climate Agreement, to adopt a 2030 climate neutrality target in the national parliament and to implement ambitious measures immediately. “The gas crisis and the war in Ukraine show once again that the end of the use of fossil fuels must come as soon as possible,” notes Max Nutz of Fridays For Future in Krems.
The war in Ukraine is also a fossil war
“The gas withdrawal is not only absolutely necessary for climate reasons, but also results from our geopolitical responsibility towards Ukraine. We help finance the Russian war chest by importing gas in dramatic amounts, “according to Fridays For Future. The European Union pays hundreds of millions of euros a day for Russian gas. What is needed now is not a change of supplier such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US or the Emirates, but an immediate expansion of renewable energy sources. One of the many responses to the war must be the gradual phasing out of fossil fuels and the decisive expansion of renewable energy sources.
200,000 gas heaters in Lower Austria
Lower Austria is also heavily dependent on natural gas and oil. With 200,000 gas heaters, Lower Austria has a negative lead after Vienna. In addition, around 22 percent of electricity production is still generated using fossil fuels. Only Vienna needs more fossil fuels in this area. Our response to the war must be clear: throw out the gas and oil and immediately expand renewable energies strongly.
Lower Austria’s Greens mingled with the demonstrators
Among the hundreds of demonstrators there were Green parliamentarians in Lower Austria, Helga Krismer, Silvia Moser and Georg Ecker – but deliberately not in the first place, Green spokeswoman Helga Krismer emphasizes: “Fridays for Future is a youth movement that comes and” belongs “to young people: It’s right and good “. There is reason to be involved here: “the concrete establishment” that the Fridays movement is fighting has names and heroes everywhere – including Lower Austria: Here is the ÖVP. “
“Support the struggle of youth”
The opposition leader emphasizes that the “Fives” can count on the full support of the Greens in the national parliament: “I – but also my colleagues Silvia Moser and Georg Ecker – are here because we support the fight of young people for their future, survival and support. We are glad that we can stand shoulder to shoulder with those who are hindered by the virus and war today. “
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