03.02.2010: German politicians working for energy corporations [1]
Klaus Töpfer German politician of the CDU party, former Minister of environmental protection and nuclear safety was invited by DESERTEC to perform lobbying at governments in Europe and in Africa.

Desertec, planed investments of 400 billion Euro in solar thermal energy in the Sahara desert. Mainly German corporations are the associated founders such as the investors Münich Re, Deutsche Bank, power plant builder Siemens and the electricity giants Eon, and RWE.

Klaus Töpfer is to bring a political profile to Desertec, he will join Gerhard Schörder (SPD) former German Chancellor which lobbies for the Baltic Sea pipeline of Gasprom and Joscha Fischer (Green Party) which works for the Nabucco pipeline at the Near East, says Handelsblatt.

[1] Ein deutscher Erwecker für Wüste und Desertec. Handelsblatt. 02.02.2010
http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/koepfe/klaus-toepfer-ein-deutscher-erwecker-fuer-wueste-und-desertec;2523344