Climate check of the federal states: Thi • Table.Briefings

A wind farm near Leipzig, Saxony: The federal states must make two percent of their land area available for wind power.

All eyes are on Berlin, but climate policy is also decided in the federal states. They are responsible for key tasks such as expanding renewables and financing the heating transition. Table.Briefings is launching a series of climate checks of the federal states ahead of the elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg.

16 important players in German climate policy are hardly noticed in the public debate – the federal states. Yet German climate policy does not only take place in Berlin or Brussels – but above all in the 16 federal states and almost 11,000 municipalities. Ahead of the state elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg, Table.Briefings is therefore launching a series of climate checks on the federal states.

Climate check of the federal states: This is how big their influence is

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