In view of the technological change, Siemens boss Roland Busch has called for a “massive” redistribution of costs.

"It cannot be that the energy turnaround is primarily affecting people with low incomes," he told the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

“Politicians have to react.” Busch predicted major technological advances in this decade.

But these would "cost a lot of money".

The vision of the CEO of the Siemens holding company includes, for example, the complete digitalization of the administration.

"In 2030 we no longer have to go to an office to issue ID cards, the administration is digitalized," he said.

Rail traffic will have a fifth more capacity in 2030.

Even so, trains would no longer be delayed - "because we have advanced digitization and know what happens in the trains before they break down".

"We will have completely digital networks"

The digitalization of production should ensure this.

Most products would soon have a so-called "digital twin" that is updated again and again so that any error can be recognized and corrected away from the product.

As a result, even planning disasters such as the capital city BER should be a thing of the past.

The Siemens boss also relies on technological solutions in the fight against climate change.

Every developer will be able to see on his screen what CO2 footprint his model has and receive a suggestion on how he can reduce it.

"We will have completely digital networks that use the storage in the car and in the buildings so that there is always enough electricity, although we are using more and more of it." The coal-fired power plants would have "largely" shut down.

Confrontational foreign policy is no solution

There will also be more and more factories with no lights on because they function without human workers. When asked whether the advancing digitalization at Siemens won't cost many jobs, Busch said: "To be honest, I don't think we will have fewer employees in 2030 than today." The problem will not be that Siemens will have to cut jobs , "But that in an aging society we still get the employees we need".

With a view to China, Busch called for "respectful dealings". China is rightly a very self-confident country. "In 20 years it has lifted a billion people out of poverty and established a veritable middle class." that were produced with forced labor.

The Siemens boss said that Baerbock, as chairman of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business, has not yet been in contact with him on this subject.

Mistakes in China "cannot be resolved through a confrontational foreign policy," said Busch.

"If export bans are issued, these could mean that we can no longer buy solar cells from China - then the energy turnaround will come to an end at this point."