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BERLIN (Dow Jones) – At the start of the Petersberg climate dialogue on Monday, an alliance of more than 60 German companies is asking the German government to combine measures to deal with the consequences of the crown crisis with ambitious climate policy. “What we need now is to strengthen investment power and have clear prospects,” said Bernhard Osburg, head of the steel division at Thyssenkrupp. “A climate stimulus package would be an important step in this direction.”
In a 2-degree foundation document, which is available exclusively to Handelsblatt, he says: It is now important to provide the economy with short-term measures to help them out of the crown crisis. To cope with the effects of the pandemic, it is a matter of systematically organizing economic and investment programs in a climate-friendly manner.
In addition to its members, the foundation, an initiative of CEOs, managing directors and family businesses campaigning for climate protection, has been able to win over companies from all industries for common appeal. In addition to ThyssenKrupp, signatories include steelmaker Salzgitter, Wacker Chemie, Allianz, Bayer, automotive supplier group Dräxlmaier, Eon, Heidelbergcement, Puma, and Telekom.
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 26, 2020 10:39 ET (14:39 GMT)
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