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Stuttgart (AP) - Baden-Württemberg's green head of government Winfried Kretschmann considers bans to be a legitimate means in the fight against climate change.

He is not worried that such bans might be badly received by the population.

“This debate about bans is ludicrous.

We are already working hard with do's and don'ts during the pandemic.

If global warming increases sharply, then we cannot do without commands and prohibitions, ”said the Prime Minister of the German Press Agency dpa.

When it comes to climate change, a lot has to change in the economy, traffic and housing.

“That can only be done through free market rules.

The CO2 price is the decisive instrument that must be increased, ”demanded the Green politician.

The new CO2 price will start in January on fuel, heating oil and natural gas.

Initially, prices rise only slightly: oil and diesel are going up by around 8 cents per liter, gasoline by 7 cents and natural gas by 0.6 cents per kilowatt hour.

Reducing the CO2 fleet limit values ​​in the automotive industry is also an important instrument, emphasized Kretschmann.

However, he restricted: “The automotive industry must be transformed, but we must not overstrain it in the process.

In other words, the rules must stimulate and not strangle. "

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It is currently agreed that car manufacturers in the EU will have to reduce the CO2 emissions of their new vehicle fleets by 15 percent by 2025 and by 37.5 percent by 2030 compared to 2021.

However, EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) recently brought more stringent climate targets into play.

Hundreds of thousands of jobs depend directly or indirectly on the automotive industry, especially in the southwest.

The switch from the combustion engine to the electric motor could eliminate numerous jobs, especially at suppliers, because many components are no longer needed.

Kretschmann said: “The art is to shape the fight against climate change in such a way that it does not overtax people economically and socially, because we need their consent, as we do now in the pandemic.

You need majorities and mustn't ruin the economic foundations and jeopardize many jobs. "