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Following the ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze presented key points for a new climate protection law.
Among other things, the package provides for Germany to become climate neutral by 2045.
The two SPD politicians announced this on Wednesday at a joint press conference.
Climate neutrality means emitting only as many greenhouse gases as can be bound again. The plans of the SPD ministers, which still have to be finalized, also include a new national reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions of 65 percent by 2030. This target was previously 55 percent. In addition, a new target is being set for 2040: Germany should reduce its emissions by 88 percent by then. "It will now work at the speed we wanted and desired," said Scholz.
The key points still have to be finally agreed with the Union and are to be adopted in the Federal Cabinet in the coming week.
"There is agreement in the government," said Environment Minister Schulze.
The package stands for more fairness between generations and more planning security for the economy, for example.
Scholz emphasized that the government was in intensive talks.
“We will be in the cabinet next week with an ambitious climate protection law, but it is feasible,” he said.
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With the changes to the Climate Act, the federal government is responding to a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court.
Last week, the Karlsruhe judges obliged the legislature to regulate the reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions for the period after 2030 in more detail by the end of 2022.