Bavaria relies on technologies from start-ups for sustainability

Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs and Minister of the Environment are jointly calling for EU funding to support new technologies for sustainable change in Bavaria.

The EU Commission wants to invest one quadrillion euros in the restructuring of the economy as part of the Green Deal. However, the exact distribution of the funds is still open. The state of Bavaria is now making claims and demanding that funds from the Green Deal flow directly into the state and its Climate Package II: "The aim is an innovation and start-up boom in climate technology," explain Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger and Minister of the Environment Thorsten Glauber. Specifically, it is also about the start-up scene: "A start-up fund and start-up centers for young companies specializing in innovative climate technologies as well as research facilities would be sensible targets for funding."

By promoting new technologies such as green fuels or hydrogen filling stations, Bavaria should not only be driven forward economically, the ministers also hope to create new jobs. There is already a working group called Cleantech for Aviation, and further programs are to follow - also with European support: "Project-related compensation payments should encourage people to conquer the markets with great technologies and also take economic risks. The EU Commission must allow such instruments. We are ready to test pilot applications together with the Bavarian economy," said Aiwanger.

For Bavaria, it is specifically about the water industry, which requires "rapid implementation of the EU hydrogen strategy" in order to "make the best possible use of the potential of green hydrogen", says the Minister of Economic Affairs and calls for a renewal of European state aid law.