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Merz government: Experts call for Federal Climate Council and climate envoy in the Chancellery.

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Published: April 14th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Markus Söder (CSU), Friedrich Merz (CDU), Lars Klingbeil (SPD) and Saskia Esken (SPD) present their coalition agreement.

In response to the upcoming government’s plans to date, experts are calling for Germany’s future climate policy to be better coordinated and to be based in the Chancellery. To this end, a Federal Climate Council made up of experts and a high-ranking commissioner for climate issues should be set up, according to the proposals.

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