Corona 19 is intensifying the global economic downturn. In Germany, when auto sales fell 61%, some politicians, including the Bavarian governor, insisted that subsidies should be subsidized to boost auto sales. First of all, using the classic logic that we should save and see the business. Germany promoted the purchase of new cars by implementing a similar policy during the 2008 financial crisis.

However, the climate crisis in 2020 is completely different from the situation in 2008. Climate has become a survival issue, and citizens' backlash is acute for support for fossil fuel-dependent transportation such as aviation, trains, ships, and automobiles. In Germany, there were protests from around the world when news of diesel and gasoline burning subsidies to internal combustion engine cars flowed. In particular, students who recognized that their future depended on resolving the climate crisis, stood at the center of the protest with a sign saying'Did you understand the climate correctly?'

As a result, the politicians quarreled with a car-buying subsidy plan that they thought would pass without any problems. Will you support the production of existing internal combustion engine cars by peeing on your feet? Or will this move to foster new industries to address the climate crisis?

The German Parliament held a final 21-hour debate over whether or not to include'subsidized purchases of internal combustion engine cars' in purchase subsidies. As a result, in a stimulus package with a total of 130 billion euros (180 trillion won in Korean money), it was decided to completely abolish the car purchase support for internal combustion engines and raise the subsidy for electric car purchases. The surprising fact is that electric cars produced by German automakers are still far behind. Last year, Germany's top-selling electric car brand was Tesla in the United States, and the second was Renault in France. BMW and Mercedes remained third and eleventh, respectively.


When Merkel announced the stimulus package decided after labor, he said, "We couldn't come up with the same stimulus package as before. (The stimulus package had to be a policy package for the future, and we strengthened the part for the future.")

The automotive industry plays a key role in the German economy and has a large export volume as well as employment effects. It is also an industry that influences the national image, so German cars are literally dominating the luxury car market in Korea, Europe, China and the United States. Nevertheless, the reason why the German government takes a strong stance is that German automakers are missing an important point. It is the issue of climate change.

A typical example is'Diesel Gate'. The case, which manipulated the emissions of diesel engines, undermined the German manufacturer's credit and ruined the image. In addition, German manufacturers are struggling to sell large, high-performance vehicles with a large amount of carbon dioxide emissions, countering the climate crisis. The average carbon dioxide emissions of vehicles sold in Germany last year were 157 g/km (based on gasoline fuel consumption: 15 km/ℓ), surpassing the EU regulation of 95 g/km (based on gasoline fuel consumption: 24 km/ℓ). In short, the German auto industry is far behind Europe's race to respond to the climate crisis.

One thing to be clear about here is that the climate crisis is not just a matter of the'environment' we often think of. The climate crisis is an extremely serious and serious problem that drives most of the life on Earth, including humans, to extinction. No matter what the political, economic, or social sector, all are meaningless before the extinction. This is the reason why international organizations such as the World Economic Forum and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are urged to resolve climate change problems more strongly than other environmental organizations. In this atmosphere, it is not easy for any government to spend taxes on increasing the number of internal combustion engine cars that emit greenhouse gases. The same is true of Germany's announcement of a stimulus package that favors Tesla rather than BMW and Mercedes.


Eventually, the alternative converges with electric vehicles. It is also an electric vehicle that rolls with electricity made from renewable energy, not fossil fuels. One electric vehicle usually consumes 2,500 kWh (kilowatt-hour) of electricity based on 15,000 km of driving, and even if 5 million electric vehicles are supplied, the electricity consumption is only 12.5 billion kWh. 'I'm sorry'? If 12.5 billion kWh is changed, 12.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) will change because Germany can already generate 100TWh of electricity only with wind power. For reference, Korea's solar power generation is about 14.5 TWh, which is enough to charge 6 million electric vehicles. Even in Korea, where the rate of renewable energy is the lowest in the OECD, it is already possible to charge 6 million electric vehicles with sunlight alone.

Nevertheless, interest groups such as the Korea Automobile Association and the Korea Society of Automotive Engineers, which have grown by selling internal combustion engine vehicles, are saying that'balance and speed control (which does not leave the internal combustion engine too buried)' is necessary for the transition to electric vehicles. However, as I pointed out in my previous article, scientific analysis has already been shown that starting from this year, GHG emissions must be sharply reduced each year to avoid the worst climate crisis. There is no more time to switch between speed control.

The German politicians have not been drawn to these interest groups and have firmly turned their backs . The German auto industry is facing a major crisis at the moment, but paradoxically, this resolute will help the German auto industry survive. If you are truly concerned about the Korean auto industry, the Korean government and the political world should not be dragged by groups and claims that only defend the interests of automakers of internal combustion engines.


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