New government: How secondary climate po • Table.Briefings

SPD Chair Saskia Esken was the only one to speak about climate action at the presentation of the coalition contract.

Climate action will likely play a much smaller role in the next German government than under the previous one. This is suggested by the coalition contract, the distribution of responsibilities, and the minimal mention of this topic. While climate action will return to the Ministry of the Environment (SPD), the energy agenda will remain in the CDU-led Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Climate policy will have a much less prominent place at the cabinet table in the upcoming German government. This is evident from the details of the coalition contract, but above all from the plans for the division of ministries in the new federal government. The term does not appear in the preamble to the contract. At Wednesday afternoon’s presentation of the deal, only SPD chairwoman Saskia Esken made a brief statement at the end when she said „climate neutrality is a promise of prosperity“.

New government: How secondary climate policy is for the new coalition

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