Coal exit - Bundle: 2100 out of planned 5000 jobs in coalfieldsfilled
From the 5000 new jobs announced by the Federal Government in authorities and research institutions in the coal regions, 2094 have been filled so far. This information comes from a response by the Economy Ministry to a query by The Left in the Bundestag. Concrete plans reportedly exist for 3531 positions. The Left finds this balance disappointing.
Background is the planned coal exit. Agreed upon is the date for it in 2038. The Traffic Light Coalition had intended to bring the date "ideally" forward to 2030. However, the commitment to create at least 5000 new, additional jobs in federal authorities or other federal institutions by the end of 2028 goes back to the Investment Law for the Coal Region of the previous government.
Competence Centers and Authorities
A Bund-Länder Coordination Committee decided on various new institutions, mostly branch offices of existing authorities or research institutes. Among them is, for example, a branch office of the Federal Office for Water Management and Export Control in Weißwasser or a central location of the Federal Network Agency in Cottbus.
On the list are also a national monitoring center for biodiversity of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, the setup of a Competence Center Climate Protection in energy-intensive industries, a Competence Center Regional Development, a Competence Center Municipal Heat Transition, and much more. Most institutions are located in the eastern German coal regions, some also in the Rhineland Region.
"Simply disappointing and disappointing"
The Parliamentary Manager of The Left in the Bundestag, Christian Görke, criticized that the Federal Government is far from the goal of 5000 additional jobs. "At this pace, it won't be anything with a 'coal exit idealistically by 2030', as the Traffic Light Coalition still propagates," the Left politician remarked.
"Just like with the railway expansion in the coal regions, the government is also on a quiet mission with this finding," he added. "I expect that structural policy in the regions will really become a top priority in the Federal Government. The 2094 real jobs created are simply disappointing and disappointing."
- Despite having filled 2094 out of the 5000 announced jobs in the coal regions, the planned coal exit in 2038 is bringing about a sense of disappointment among environmental advocates like The Left in the Federal Parliament.
- The Federal Government's plan to create at least 5000 additional jobs in federal authorities and research institutions in the coal regions by 2028 was initiated under the Investment Law for the Coal Region of the previous government.
- To facilitate this job creation, various new institutions have been decided upon by the Bund-Länder Coordination Committee, including a branch office of the Federal Office for Water Management and Export Control in Weißwasser and a central location of the Federal Network Agency in Cottbus.
- The Federal Government's efforts include setting up a Competence Center Climate Protection in energy-intensive industries, a Competence Center Regional Development, a Competence Center Municipal Heat Transition, and other institutions primarily in Eastern Germany, with some also in the Rhineland Region.
- Christian Görke, the Parliamentary Manager of The Left in the Federal Parliament, expressed his concern that the Federal Government is not making adequate progress towards the goal of 5000 additional jobs, adding that this slow pace may hinder the ideal coal exit by 2030, as proposed by the Traffic Light Coalition.
