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Scheer believed that the continuation of current patterns of energy supply and use would be environmentally, socially, economically, and politically damaging, with renewable energy being the only realistic alternative. Scheer had concluded that it is technically and environmentally feasible to harness enough solar radiation to achieve a total replacement of the foclear (fossil/nuclear) energy system by a global renewable energy economy. The main obstacle to such a change is seen to be political, not technical or economic.[2] In 1999 he was one of the initiators of the German feed-in tariffs that were the major source of the rise of renewable energies in Germany during the following years.
Scheer was born in Wehrheim, and became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1965 during his military service as an officer in the Bundeswehr. He majored in economics and law and was active in student politics at the University of Heidelberg. 1979 he graduated from the Free University of Berlin as a doctor of political science. He worked as postgrade scientist at Universität Stuttgart and as a scientist (1976 till 1980) at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (a large nuclear and basic research center). Scheer was member of the German Modern pentathlon national team in his youth. He became a member of the Bundestag in 1980, representing Baden-Württemberg; in 1993, he also became a member of the federal steering committee (Bundesvorstand) of the Social Democratic Party. Scheer had a solid track record as an anti-establishment figure within his own party. He however never gained a direct majority based mandate in any political election and never held any executive post in government.
In the 2008 state election for the Landtag of Hesse, Scheer was originally pegged as minister for development, environment and economics in the shadow cabinet of Andrea Ypsilanti, candidate for Minister-President of Hesse in the election. He announced ambitious energy policy plans, which failed to gain applause with his own party and possible coalition partners.[3] Leading SPD figures as Jürgen Walter and Wolfgang Clement, a former Minister President of North Rhine Westphalia from the right wing of the party, who later left the party, were rather critical.[4] Scheer however believed Ypsilanti's strategies would result in a big triumph of his party at the federal elections 2009. The election result saw the christian-liberal governing parties CDU and FDP lose the majority they had held since 1999 in the traditionally social democratic state. Yet, the result was very difficult because a left majority was not possible without the party The Left (which had been a merger of the ex-communist PDS and left SPD and labour union members, disappointed by the politics of former chancellor Gerhard Schröder). Although Ypsilanti had promised not to work with The Left, a party to which the SPD still had a controversial relationship but also had already worked with many years ago in other states, she refused to govern in a grand coalition under the CDU and did not want to give away the chance to form a new left government. So she successfully negotiated a minority coalition with the Greens, which would be tolerated by The Left. The final list for the proposed government put Scheer as secretary of a downsized ministry of economics still including the task to lead the transition to renewable energies.[clarification needed][3] Ypsilanti's attempt to officially form her government was set to fail when four SPD representatives declined to elect a government with the support of The Left.[5] This led to a disastrous result for the SPD in the following snap election in 2009, in which Scheer did not take part anymore, with CDU and FDP returned to a government majority.
He suddenly died in a hospital in Berlin from heart failure[8] after an unspecified short and severe illness.[9] His wife (since 1970), Irm Pontenagel, managed the solar lobby association Eurosolar for decades. His daughter Nina Scheer managed an eco management consulting company and is herself a member of the Bundestag.[10] After his sudden death, SPD politician Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter took his mandate via the German list system.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German October 2018 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 8 916 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Hermann Scheer see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Hermann Scheer to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Hermann Scheer 29 April 1944 14 October 2010 was a Social Democrat member of the German Bundestag parliament President of Eurosolar European Association for Renewable Energy and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy 1 In 1999 Scheer was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for his indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide 2 Hermann ScheerHermann Scheer 2008 Member of Parliamentfor Social Democrat member of the German Bundestag parliament Personal detailsBorn 1944 04 29 29 April 1944Wehrheim GermanyDied14 October 2010 2010 10 14 aged 66 Berlin GermanyPolitical partySocial DemocratOccupationSocial Democrat member of the German Bundestag parliament President of Eurosolar European Association for Renewable Energy AwardsRight Livelihood AwardScheer believed that the continuation of current patterns of energy supply and use would be environmentally socially economically and politically damaging with renewable energy being the only realistic alternative Scheer had concluded that it is technically and environmentally feasible to harness enough solar radiation to achieve a total replacement of the foclear fossil nuclear energy system by a global renewable energy economy The main obstacle to such a change is seen to be political not technical or economic 2 In 1999 he was one of the initiators of the German feed in tariffs that were the major source of the rise of renewable energies in Germany during the following years Contents 1 Life 2 Books 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife editScheer was born in Wehrheim and became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1965 during his military service as an officer in the Bundeswehr He majored in economics and law and was active in student politics at the University of Heidelberg 1979 he graduated from the Free University of Berlin as a doctor of political science He worked as postgrade scientist at Universitat Stuttgart and as a scientist 1976 till 1980 at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe a large nuclear and basic research center Scheer was member of the German Modern pentathlon national team in his youth He became a member of the Bundestag in 1980 representing Baden Wurttemberg in 1993 he also became a member of the federal steering committee Bundesvorstand of the Social Democratic Party Scheer had a solid track record as an anti establishment figure within his own party He however never gained a direct majority based mandate in any political election and never held any executive post in government In the 2008 state election for the Landtag of Hesse Scheer was originally pegged as minister for development environment and economics in the shadow cabinet of Andrea Ypsilanti candidate for Minister President of Hesse in the election He announced ambitious energy policy plans which failed to gain applause with his own party and possible coalition partners 3 Leading SPD figures as Jurgen Walter and Wolfgang Clement a former Minister President of North Rhine Westphalia from the right wing of the party who later left the party were rather critical 4 Scheer however believed Ypsilanti s strategies would result in a big triumph of his party at the federal elections 2009 The election result saw the christian liberal governing parties CDU and FDP lose the majority they had held since 1999 in the traditionally social democratic state Yet the result was very difficult because a left majority was not possible without the party The Left which had been a merger of the ex communist PDS and left SPD and labour union members disappointed by the politics of former chancellor Gerhard Schroder Although Ypsilanti had promised not to work with The Left a party to which the SPD still had a controversial relationship but also had already worked with many years ago in other states she refused to govern in a grand coalition under the CDU and did not want to give away the chance to form a new left government So she successfully negotiated a minority coalition with the Greens which would be tolerated by The Left The final list for the proposed government put Scheer as secretary of a downsized ministry of economics still including the task to lead the transition to renewable energies clarification needed 3 Ypsilanti s attempt to officially form her government was set to fail when four SPD representatives declined to elect a government with the support of The Left 5 This led to a disastrous result for the SPD in the following snap election in 2009 in which Scheer did not take part anymore with CDU and FDP returned to a government majority His book Energy Autonomy was instrumental in the making of the film Die 4 Revolution Energy Autonomy Scheer advocated for the municipal ownership of utility companies 6 and was a supporter of the Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly an organisation which campaigns for democratic reformation of the United Nations 7 He suddenly died in a hospital in Berlin from heart failure 8 after an unspecified short and severe illness 9 His wife since 1970 Irm Pontenagel managed the solar lobby association Eurosolar for decades His daughter Nina Scheer managed an eco management consulting company and is herself a member of the Bundestag 10 After his sudden death SPD politician Rita Schwarzeluhr Sutter took his mandate via the German list system Books editThe Energy Imperative 100 Percent Renewable Now 2011 Routledge Energy Autonomy The Economic Social and Technological Case for Renewable Energy 2006 Earthscan ISBN 1 84407 355 6 A Solar Manifesto 2005 Earthscan ISBN 1 902916 51 4 The Solar Economy Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Global Future 2004 Earthscan ISBN 1 84407 075 1See also editAnti nuclear movement in Germany Die 4 Revolution Energy Autonomy Eurosolar Hans Josef Fell International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA Michael Sladek Renewable energy commercialization Rolf Disch World Future CouncilReferences edit Book Review Energy Autonomy The economic social and technological case for renewable energy Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine a b Right Livelihood Award Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine a b Spiegel Online 03 November 2008 09 25 Hermann Scheer Ypsilantis Windmacher Scheer Ypsilantis Windmaker Carsten Volkery Die Welt Clement warnt vor Wahl von Andrea Ypsilanti 19 Januar 2008 1 29 10 2008 Focus German magazine Der Spiegel german 2006 Idea Supporters Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly Retrieved 26 September 2017 Der Spiegel Der Stern Archived 18 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Nina Scheer bei UnternehmensGrun e V Archived from the original on 15 January 2020 Retrieved 2 October 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hermann Scheer Official website 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