@SallyStrange 1/2 As I already commented the Guardian article elsewhere: He cannot completely violate German laws, otherwise he will be sued! The factory was planned there by the authorities from the outset because it was a timber plantation and monoculture. German law obliges Tesla to carry out compensatory planting. In return, they are reforesting more climate-resistant mixed forests. This is the project: https://www.nfg-brandenburg.de/ and an article from 2022: https://taz.de/Ausgleich-fuer-die-Tesla-Rodungen/!5827360/
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@NatureMC @SallyStrange This is fantastic and why I love #Mastodon! Thank you very much for the extra insight
@soundasleep you're welcome. What I love on Mastodon are the civilised and respectful discussions. This would have been impossible elsewhere. @SallyStrange
@SallyStrange 2/2 Unfortunately, neither the Guardian nor Quartz (referring to the former) have investigated whether Musk has fulfilled his duty to reforest and to what extent. The latest figures from the state are out of date.
The count mostly in hectar: for 173 ha of clearcut he must reforest 294 ha. The company areal has 300 ha according to Wikipedia.
@NatureMC thanks, I appreciate the detailed updates and clarifications.
@SallyStrange You're welcome. I'm very much interested in what he *really* reforested. I just found out that the official inspection date of the forestry authorities will be in 2026. They need these years to check if the reforesting is still alive.
Indeed we had many articles how controversial his actions are: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/tesla-gruenheide-kritik-berechtigt-100.html Less deforestation has already been agreed after protests but he comes constantly with new crazy ideas. And hates that German laws are much harder than US-laws.
Indeed we had many articles how controversial his actions are: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/tesla-gruenheide-kritik-berechtigt-100.html Less deforestation has already been agreed after protests but he comes constantly with new crazy ideas. And hates that German laws are much harder than US-laws.
@NatureMC @SallyStrange the 2026 date for the check up on reforestation would lead to a fine or what?
@nitinkhanna Such a check-up officially states which of the compensation areas may be considered real forest. This is compared with the contracts. For forestry and company law, I recommend a specialist lawyer. 馃 @SallyStrange
@NatureMC @SallyStrange Have there been protests against other car manufacturers in Germany? I鈥檇 say the protesters should concentrate on the fossil fuel industry and those who make ICE vehicles?
@jramskov Of course, we have climate protests in Germany and most of the protesters glue themselves on the roads and protest against fossil fuels!
The protests against Tesla must be seen in a differentiated way: Not all of them were directed against environmental offences, but rather against Musk as a person. For example, left-wing radicals made sabotage on the electric grid. And a second problem: the German government subsidised the plant at this location from the outset
@NatureMC @SallyStrange Probably due to Elon Musks stupid/crazy/weird behaviour, it鈥檚 mostly those protests that are mentioned more widely in the media and on SoMe. I find sabotaging Tesla to be quite stupid. They seem to be as mentally stable as Musk.
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@jramskov but the residents in the surrounding area protested. Other protests were made because of working conditions, or threats of job redundancies. It's a personal problem: Musk thinks he can do anything he wants, he constantly overturns his own plans and is dictator-like. And that just doesn't work in the EU.
*AND* he caused environmental problems. ed: EV production is not harmless!
First problem: He wanted to increase the area far beyond the agreement. There were protests and
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@NatureMC I will stay tuned!
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