Special infrastructure fund: How Germany • Table.Briefings

So far, there is no mention of the climate: The leaders of the CSU/CDU and SPD have been urged to improve their investment program.

The plans for Germany’s special infrastructure fund by the conservative CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have not mentioned climate action. An alliance of environmental politicians, the Green Party, NGOs and companies wants to change this. New calculations show that Germany can reach net zero with a maximum of 0.7 percent of GDP.

In the battle over the details of Germany’s planned 500 billion euro infrastructure package, climate activists are pushing for the necessary investments for climate neutrality to be included. They demand the plan presented by the conservative CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats on Tuesday should include either:

Special infrastructure fund: How Germany anchors climate action

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