Climate policy: a pioneering role with a • Table.Briefings

With a restructuring of climate policy, the new federal government wants to end the rivalry between the environment and economics ministries. This is intended to transform Germany from a brake on climate protection to a driver of it in Europe. The new „super ministry“ under Robert Habeck will nevertheless have to reckon with headwind. Especially from the coalition partner FDP.

The traffic light coalition wants to restructure its climate policy, and this includes a realignment of the ministries. The biggest change will be the responsibility of Robert Habeck. He, as Economics Minister, will also be responsible for climate protection in the new government – except international climate policy, which according to insiders, will probably be assigned to the Foreign Office. Accordingly, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will represent the German position at climate conferences in the future. The Environment Ministry, on the other hand, had to make significant cutbacks.

Climate policy: a pioneering role with a super ministry?

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