It is becoming more and more difficult for the advocates of an ambitious climate policy to give an ever-sharper pace the appearance of feasibility.
Markus Söder's “Klimaruck” is the latest example.
The biggest chunk of his government declaration on climate protection was his insistence on phasing out coal as early as 2030.
Nobody in Bavaria is therefore disturbed.
Because there are hardly any coal-fired power plants here.
Other countries are responsible if it doesn't work out.
But Armin Laschet must feel addressed, for whom Söder does not make it easier in the election campaign.
Laschet relies on emissions trading, which will lead to an exit well before 2038, but does not provide an exact date.
In this regard, Söder is very similar to the Greens: They need appointments to demonstrate their assertiveness.
But this unsettles the economy because feasibility means more to them than state directives.
Söder was not quite as specific on one point that is all the more important for the economy: How much electricity does Germany need, does Bavaria actually need in the future?
The only thing that is certain at the moment is that forecasts had little to do with reality. The fact that even that is not clear shows how difficult it is for voters to see their hand and foot in climate policy. Aiming for climate neutrality is a must. Wanting to achieve this goal even faster does not replace the answer to the question of why the Bavarian climate change is also causing debits and credits to continue to diverge.