Court stops planned gas bores in front of Borkum: climate protection goes against economic interests
Court stops planned gas bores in front of Borkum: climate protection goes against economic interests
Success for environmental protection: Court stops planned gas bores in front of Borkum
In a surprising decision, the administrative court of Oldenburg has granted an urgent application from the German Environmental Aid (DUH) and initially stopped the planned gas bores in front of Borkum. The DUH had opposed the approval of a lake cable that is the prerequisite for the operation of the boring rig. With the support of the BUND Lower Saxony and the Citizens' Initiative Clean Air East Frisia, the DUH had previously filed a lawsuit. The construction work on the nautical cable should start on Friday, but the legal proceedings have now temporarily stopped.The court rejected the claims of the gas group One-Dya that delays would cause monthly losses in the millions. It emphasized that the economic interests of the group are not above the protection of endangered reefs. The German Environmental Aid, the BUND Lower Saxony and the Citizens' Initiative Clean Air East Frisia are now calling for the Lower Saxony State Government and the Federal Government to cancel the entire controversial gas funding project.
Today's court decision is not only a victory for environmental and climate protection, but also an important signal for protecting the Wadden Sea as a unique ecosystem. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee recently complained about Germany and pointed out that the increasing industrial use of the Wadden Sea is not compatible with the status of an international protected area. The planned gas bores from One-Dyas and the associated sea cable are a provocation to the World Heritage Committee. The state and the federal government are therefore urgently asked to let go of this project to protect nature and climate.
The German Environmental Aid, Fridays for Future and other environmental associations will demonstrate on Borkum at the weekend and the Lower Saxony state government will be able to finally cancel the project. It is important that Germany remains credible in the area of climate protection and that the profit interests of individual corporations are not allowed to provide the protection of the environment.
The oil and gas company One-Dyas plans to open up a gas field in the North Sea, which is located both below the German and below the Dutch North Sea. The DUH has already successfully contested Dutch approval in court. The approval of the German drilling is still pending. Today's court ruling protects the endangered reefs from destruction, but the main procedure is still pending to create final clarity.
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