Following the Social Democrats’ approval of the coalition contract, the new German government is set in almost all areas. Only climate policy remained a matter of dispute until the very end. It is now at least certain that responsibility for international climate policy will be moved from the Foreign Office back to the Environment Ministry; the CDU/CSU and the SPD parties confirmed a corresponding agreement to Table.Briefings on Wednesday. However, who will head the Ministry remains unclear – and there are still disputes about its resources and responsibilities.