1. German Greens
Renewable energy sources and energy conservation should be promoted. ... There should be a shift from taxation of income to consumption of energy and raw materials (ecotaxes) and environmental impact assessments should be mandatory. ... We initiated a new eco-tax system that taxes the consumption of energy thereby giving private households as well as the industry an economic incentive to reduce their energy consumption. ... Bundnis 90/ Die Grunen have also been successful in getting a deal with the industry to phase out nuclear energy within the next 20 years and we have passed a law accordi...
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