German Politics
Closing the German climate ambition gap
A Climate For Ambition?
The German government has set up a Commission for “Growth, Structural Change, and Employment”, or “Coal Commission”. This brings together key stakeholders from ministries, industry, trade unions, regions, NGOs and research institutes. It is mandated to propose an action plan for an orderly – and therefore...
Deficit of ambition: how Germany’s new coalition government falls short on climate & energy
On 21 March 2018 in an hour-long speech after her re-appointment as chancellor, Mrs Merkel dedicated less than 40 seconds to climate and energy policy. This is indicative of the level of priority that climate policy is likely to have for her government over the next four years in the absence of greater...