The federal government’s climate protection program is weak. The EU plans to soften the CO2-border adjustment. Trump is rolling back an important U.S. climate protection regulation.
The federal government must present a new climate protection program by the end of March. A leaked draft from the Federal Ministry for the Environment focuses mainly on familiar measures. With this, the government is hardly closer to the climate targets for 2030 and beyond. Why this is so, Susanne Schwarz and Sandra Kirchner explain in klima update°.
Parts of European industry fear disadvantages in international competition due to climate policy. Many companies therefore want to continue receiving free CO2 certificates. To keep that possible, the CO2-border adjustment should be weakened, which has applied since the beginning of the year to imports of certain climate-damaging products. In the summer, the EU Commission plans to present a legislative proposal on this.
U.S. President Donald Trump again intervenes in the climate policy of his country: With the repeal of the “Endangerment Finding,” the legal foundation of numerous environmental regulations is undermined. The finding from 2009 classifies six greenhouse gases as harmful to health and forms the basis of many climate rules. Critics warn of far-reaching consequences, and legal disputes are likely to follow.
klima update°: the podcast on climate policy, the energy transition and climate research. In cooperation with the online magazine klimareporter° and the Panter Stiftung. Always on .de, Spotify, Deezer, Apple Podcasts and wherever else there are podcasts.
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