Climate protection in the Main-Taunus district: One year under Lars Krehan!

Climate protection in the Main-Taunus district: One year under Lars Krehan!

Main-Taunus-Kreis, Deutschland - In the environmentally conscious region of Main-Taunus-Kreis, Lars Krehan has taken responsibility as a climate protection manager for a year. He succeeded Daniel Philipp and brings a fresh perspective to the committed climate protection work of the district. As the Taunus-Nachrichten is not only a local flörsheimer, but also a trained business geographer who studied at Goethe University and 2024 made his bachelor's degree. His life stations in Hofheim, the training at the Konrad-Adenauer School and practical experience at the Environmental Office Frankfurt and a wind power company shape his career.

Krehan aims to continuously network the actors in climate protection and to bundle the initiatives in a circle. This is particularly important because the implementation of a comprehensive climate protection concept depends on the cooperation with the municipalities. The actual plan provides for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 83 percent compared to 2015 by 2040. An ambitious challenge that demands to get everyone involved to a table and prioritize the measures.

role of the municipalities in climate protection

The municipalities play a central role in climate protection, as the Environmental Bundesamt . You have direct contact with citizens as well as economic and social institutions and can react effectively to local needs. At the same time, however, they face challenges because many different interests have to be weighed up in order to successfully implement the climate goals.

The climate protection manager, as Krehan it is, becomes the central contact within the administration, which in many municipalities has proven to be significantly more and larger funding projects. According to the Klimaschutz.de page, municipalities with clear climate protection management up to nine times larger greenhouse gas reduction measures. The personnel anchoring of such positions is not only worthwhile, but necessary to successfully master the dual task of climate protection and administrative processes.

a goal in mind

For Khann, the progress of climate protection in the Main-Taunus district is not a single task. An annual report to the district council is intended to inform the community about the progress of the measures and increase transparency. Krehan emphasizes the essential importance of networking all actors in order to actually be able to achieve the climate goals. All information about the climate protection concept can be viewed on the website of the district at www.mtk.org.

summarized the Main-Taunus district in a crucial year. With Krehan at the top, the fresh wind brings to climate protection work, everyone involved - from the municipalities to the citizens - is asked to do their part. "There is something," says Krehan. It remains to be seen how effectively the district can realize its ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas. One thing is certain: the way there is full of opportunities and challenges at a time when climate protection is more popular than ever.