How soon till the German government bans fireworks, much like beach bonfires have been banned in many areas in the People’s Republik Of California?
German fireworks sales fizzle on climate anxiety
Pyrotechnic-mad Germany loves to see in the New Year with a bang but concerns about climate change have prompted several major retailers to take fireworks off the shelves this year, local media said Friday.
“The fireworks last for an hour, but we want to protect animals and have clean air 365 days a year,†said Uli Budnik, who runs several REWE supermarkets in the Dortmund area that have stopped selling fireworks.
One of the country’s main DIY chains, Hornbach, last month announced it was too late to stop this year’s order but that it would ban pyrotechnics from 2020.
Rival chain Bauhaus said it would be rethinking its fireworks offerings next year “in view of the environmentâ€, while franchise owners of a string of Edeka supermarkets have already removed them from their stores.
Environmentalists have cheered the trend, which would have once been unthinkable in a country where revellers famously fire off huge amounts of pyrotechnics from their lawns and balconies every New Year’s Eve.
It caps a year marked by heightened climate awareness following massive “Fridays for Future†demonstrations and a summer of record-high temperatures and severe droughts.
But, what does this all have to do with anthropogenic climate change?
Germany’s fireworks festivities release some 5,000 tonnes of fine particulate matter into the air on a single night — equivalent to about two months of road traffic, according to federal environment agency UBA.
Fine dust particulate matter is a major contributor to air pollution and is harmful to both human and animal health.
So, fireworks can have a negative effect on health and the environment: what the heck does this have to do with climate? It’s like they just throw in ‘climate change’ for the hell of it. Or because they are cult disciples, who have to link everything to their cult.
