Robert Habeck



Robert Habeck (born 2 September 1969) is a German writer and politician, serving as a Member of the Bundestag for Flensburg – Schleswig since October 2021, and as Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and Vice Chancellor of Germany since 2021. He is also serving as co-leader of Alliance '90/The Greens since 2018 alongside Annalena Baerbock.

Quotes

 * Climate neutrality is a gigantic transformation project, with an immense amount of change ... with power lines and wind turbines, old industry and new industry, with fear of job losses and new opportunities. That cannot be organized in an authoritarian way. You have to create an environment for such a change, win society over to it.
 * Robert Habeck (2021) cited in: "Germany's new climate minister aims for green economic miracle" in Politico, 7 December 2021.


 * We have a land war in Europe that we thought was only to find in history books. It is a flagrant breach of international law. For Russia, this attack (against Ukraine) will have severe political and economic consequences.
 * Robert Habeck (2022) cited in: "Germany assures Ukrainians of solidarity, warns of severe consequences for Russia" in Devdiscourse, 24 February 2022.


 * It is important for us (European Union) not to give a signal that we will be blackmailed by Putin.
 * Robert Habeck (2022) cited in: "Russia's Putin tells Europe: Pay in roubles or we'll cut off your gas" in The Straits Times, 1 April 2022.