A Healthy Serving of Greens:

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A Healthy Serving of Greens
The Role of the Green Party in Germanys
Renewable Energy Policy
Nicole Eckert
Communication International Affairs
German
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Breaking the Three-Party System
3 Party Monopoly before the Green
Party Christian Democratic Union and Christian
Social Union Social Democratic Party Free
Democratic Party
Percentage of the votes received by the Green
Party 1980- 1.5 1983- 5.6 (27 seats in the
Bundestag) 1987- 8.3 (42 seats in the Bundestag)
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Green Goals

• Ecologically-minded politics
• Citizen participation
• Advancement of social issues

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Early Renewable Influence

• Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature
  Conservation and Nuclear Safety (1986)
• -climate protection
• -environment and energy
• -nuclear facility safety

100 mW Wind (1989) 100 Roof Solar Program (1989)
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Reorganization and Solidifying Priorities
(1990-1998)

• Greens desired
• End to nuclear power
• Ecological tax

Move toward political center created State and
local SPD coalitions National SPD coalition and
legislative power (1998)
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Green Policies and Programs
Nuclear Phase-Out Act of 2002 -will gradually
end nuclear power, increasing reliance on
renewable energy
Market Liberalization with the Energy Supply Act
of 1998 -ended utility monopolies and brought
prices down
Renewable Energy Sources Act of 2000 and
2004 -provided grid access and stable prices for
renewables
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Polices and Programs continued
Emissions Trading Act of 2003 -created a cap and
trade system, increasing renewable profitability
Ecological Tax of 1999 -made traditional
electricity and fuels more expensive
Low-Interest Loan Programs and other Research and
Development Funding -includes the 100,000 Roof
Solar Program -increased knowledge and
availability of renewable technologies while
bringing down prices
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Green Party Development vs. Renewable Energy
Policy Advancement
Green Party Development
Creation of National Green Party 1.5 of the
vote.
Formation of local Green parties
4.8 of the vote
8.3 of the vote
5.6 of the vote
National SPD Coalition
Party re-organization and local SPD coalitions
1977 1980 1983 1986 1987
1989 1990 1990-1998 1998
1999 2000
2002 2003
Creation of the Federal Ministry for the
Environment
Market liberalization laws
Renewable Energy Sources Act
Nuclear Phase- Out Act
Eco-tax and 100,000 Roof Program
Early wind and solar programs
Emission Trading Act
Renewable Energy Policies