Under the current rules, the transport minister would have to present an emergency program by Monday to deal with missed climate targets. With a reform, this is no longer necessary. But will it come in time?
Time is of the essence for Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP): Under current law, he would have to present an immediate program for more climate protection in the transport sector by Monday. The reform of the Federal Climate Protection Act passed by the Bundestag and Bundesrat, which would remove this obligation for Wissing, has not yet been signed by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. This means that it is not in force.
A spokeswoman for Steinmeier told the German Press Agency in Berlin that the reform is still being examined. The aim is to complete it by the start of the summer break in mid-July.
In April, the Expert Council for Climate Issues found that the transport sector had once again missed its annual target and emitted significantly more greenhouse gases than planned. With the reform of the Climate Protection Act, the focus will no longer be on meeting targets in individual sectors, but on overall savings across all sectors.
This does not change the climate targets themselves: Germany is to continue to be greenhouse gas neutral by 2045, i.e. not to emit more greenhouse gases than can be absorbed.
Federal Climate Protection Act
Source: Stern
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