"Behind the wheel of a huge but almost silent truck, Germany's new environment minister Carsten Schneider, pulls over at the side of an industrial road. It's an apt end to a tour of the Daimler Truck facility from a minister who intends to steer climate change policy in Europe's biggest economy with quiet purpose. Clambering out of the truck's cab, he turns to greet company executives and grins."
"Daimler representatives tell him they are moving towards a sustainable future, but that the shift away from polluting fossil fuels is costly. Though employees praise the trucks as being less prone to needing repairs and more relaxing to drive, manufacturing them costs more than double that of their diesel counterparts. "The climate target for 2025 remains unchanged" A career politician, the 49-year-old Social Democrat has little to no prior experience working on policies around environment, climate action, nature conservation and nuclear safety."
Carsten Schneider visited a Daimler Truck facility and drove a huge but almost silent truck during an annual ministerial summer trip. Daimler representatives described moves toward a sustainable future while warning that replacing fossil-fuel vehicles is costly. Employees praised electric trucks for fewer repairs and a more relaxing drive, but manufacturing costs more than double diesel counterparts. Schneider is a 49-year-old career Social Democrat with little prior environmental policy experience and became environment minister in May. The government maintains a mandate to make Germany climate neutral by 2045 and keeps the 2025 climate target unchanged. Germany has seen a recent uptake in solar energy.
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