Germany’s position in international climate policy is weakened by disputes in its government coalition. The coalition partners disagree on the path to a global phase-out of fossil fuels. As the government could not find a common position on whether such a phase-out should be demanded with or without carbon capture and storage (CCS/CCU), Chancellor Olaf Scholz refused to sign a corresponding declaration by the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) last week. Usually, Germany is one of the most important and progressive countries in the HAC on the international stage. Since the Paris climate summit, the HAC has been uniting countries across all UN groups that advocate for more and more vigorous climate action.