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Traffic light coalition: Why their climate policy receives an F

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Published: September 2nd, 2024,
Last updated: January 29th, 2025

The traffic light coalition has accelerated the energy transition. However, the expansion of wind power is still progressing too slowly.
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Even after almost three years of the self-proclaimed „progress coalition“ of SPD, Greens and FDP, Germany’s climate policy is still rated as „inadequate“ by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT). Some of the latest political measures are rated positively: According to the CAT, the energy transition is progressing relatively well and has recently been accelerated. However, the coalition government is making too little progress in the transport and building sectors.

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Transport policy Traffic light coalition Klimafinanzierung Energy transition