Dusseldorf Germany is still a long way from being climate neutral. A lot still has to happen by 2045. But how do the big parties plan to do it? Who wants to make the republic climate neutral by when? And who should actually pay for the climate change?
The sustainability podcast Handelsblatt Green has looked at the election programs and is doing the big climate check with every party represented in the Bundestag. In six episodes, the top candidates or the parliamentary groups’ climate policy spokespersons have their say. Greenpeace policy expert Lisa Göldner classifies the statements with a view to the climate.
The second edition appears today – with the parties SPD, Linke and AfD. Part one with the CDU, FDP and the Greens took place last week.
SPD: Full speed ahead with solar and wind
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The climate policy spokesman for the SPD, Carsten Träger, speaks with Handelsblatt reporter Kevin Knitterscheidt about how the SPD wants to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies and still stick to the coal phase-out by 2038.
You can hear the entire episode here:
Left: Dare to go faster
The left’s climate policy spokesman, Lorenz Gösta Beutin, speaks to Handelsblatt reporter Kathrin Witsch about why the left’s climate goals are even more ambitious than those of the Greens – and how that should be financed.
You can hear the entire episode here:
AfD: Go it alone for Germany
The federal chairman and top candidate of the AfD, Tino Chrupalla, speaks with Handelsblatt reporter Kevin Knitterscheidt about why the AfD wants to be the only party in the Bundestag to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
You can hear the entire episode here:
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