As part of his tour of South America, the German Chancellor Olaf Schölz participated in a meeting with young entrepreneurs and representatives of civil society at the Restaurant Gran Paraíso, located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca, where he referred to the policies against climate change and highlights the role Argentina can play.
“It turns out that we are concerned with the same issues: the change to green technologiesthe biodiversity protection and how we can make all this socially fair”, said the European head of state about the activity, which had as its main theme “Societies in transformation” and was moderated by the co-founder of Editorial profile, Jorge Fontevecchia,
Asked how we can “live well without harming” planet Earth, Scholz said we must “trust the renewable energy in business and transportation, and make it possible for all technologies in general to be climate friendly“.
Great expectation of the Government for the arrival of the German chancellor
On the other hand, the head of the German Government highlighted the need for the two countries to strengthen cooperation in the area of Opening and knowledge economyfor the bases of a strategic association.
Critical questions about the extraction of raw materials and climate and resource friendly trade. It’s about the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the consequences for energy supply in Germany and Europe. With a view to the region, information was exchanged on MERCOSUR and the opportunities that the conclusion of the agreement with the aforementioned bloc and the European Union would offer.
Regarding digitization, Scholz how Alive and imaginative is the digital economy in Argentina And what opportunities does it offer? Participants expressed that it was important that the digitization of our lives does not go hand in hand with the decrease in employee rights.
The Federal Chancellor also stated that he saw many opportunities for cooperation with Argentina and the region and announced the opening of a “German Accelerator” office in Buenos Aires to promote the exchange of young start-ups.
From an energy point of view, he said that Germany wants to gradually weaken the use of coal by 2038 and be climate neutral by 2045which requires international partners such as Argentina and its great potential in the green hydrogen production.
“For our planet to have a good future, many in the world must help.I am happy that Argentina now also wants to participate in the International Climate Club!”, said the German chancellor in a message he posted on his official Twitter account. Twitter before continuing with his tour, heading to Chile.
“I am convinced that you have a special role to play in this“he added. In addition, he was at the meeting with the German ambassador in Argentina, Dr. ulrich santeI think that “the desire to see Argentina reconnect with the world was very palpable“.
Among those present, the journalist participated in the exchange carolina lovingCoderhouse co-founder Nahuel Mottothe scientist and researcher of the Conicet, rodrigo gibliscoand the director of Environmental Policy of the Environment and Natural Resources Foundation (FARN), Pia Marchegianiamong others.
Olaf Scholz’s passage through Argentina
The German premier signed an energy agreement and a memorandum to promote the venture in Buenos Aires. After the meeting that he held with the president Alberto Fernandez in the San Martín Palace, they signed a memorandum of understanding on transition to clean energy and a letter of intent to strengthen cooperation in the area of knowledge economy.
After the colloquium with the young entrepreneurs, he visited the Parque de la Memoria and held a meeting with representatives of human rights organizations. The chancellor paid a special tribute to Elisabeth Kaseman, a German sociologist who was assassinated by the Argentine military in 1977, at the age of 30, after having been missing for more than eight weeks. Scholz said she couldn’t help but “immediately think of the young people who are being killed in iran if they fight for their freedom and for a better life”.
He also added that what happened then in Argentina is a reminder not to take freedom for granted. “It’s our job to make sure to leave those times behind“. His agenda on his first official trip to Argentina concluded with a visit to the Volkswagen plant in General Pacheco, province of Buenos Aires.
Scholz’s South American tour, with which he intends to deepen political and economic ties with the regionenergy diversification, renewable energies, the fight against the climate crisis and the defense of multilateralism, include his visits to Chile and Brazil.
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