Environmental Action Germany
Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH, using the English name Environmental Action Germany) is a
Notable work
In 2017, DUH filed a suit against Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), accusing it of failing to act robustly enough over Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal.[1]
In 2023, DUH lodged a complaint calling for the operating licence of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) ship Höegh Esperanza at Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal to be shortened by a decade citing its discharging of chlorine and risks to Germany's climate targets.[2]
Political pressure
At its party congress on 8 December 2018, Germans conservative party
Critics
In March 2017, local newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung criticized the organization, calling it "an interest group financing by Cease and desist (Abmahnungen)“.[4]
In February 2024 Focus online reported, that the DUH had made an offer to the lobbying group "Erdgas Mobil" in December 2016 to promote Natural gas as fuel for vehicles as part of it´s campaign against the Diesel engine. In the proposal, signed by DUH boss Jürgen Resch, Environmental Action Germany offered to mobilize it´s network of partners and asked for 2,1 Million Euros for the campaign, but the offer was ultimately rejected by the lobbyists.[5]
References
- ^ Jan Schwartz, Maria Sheahan and Andreas Cremer (March 24, 2017), German environmental lobby sues motor authority over VW scandal Reuters.
- ^ Madeline Chambers and Rachel More (11 January 2023), German green group files complaint seeking shorter LNG terminal licence Reuters.
- ^ "CDU und Dieselfahrverbote: Der Angriff auf die Umwelthilfe". 6 December 2018.
- ^ Holger Appel: Rußmord. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. March 3, 2017, retrieved Dezember 11, 2018.
- ^ Sebastian Viehmann:"„Diesel zurückdrängen“: Die Hintergründe zur Lobby-Kampagne der Umwelthilfe" Focus online, February 9, 2024, retrieved February 9, 2024.
External links
- Official website (in English)