Election campaign in the sign of climate change: parties in reverse!

Election campaign in the sign of climate change: parties in reverse!

Neubrandenburg, Deutschland - The election campaign for the upcoming elections has started after the election programs were presented by the CDU, SPD and the Greens. It can be observed that the climate crisis in these programs is not adequately discussed. According to the north courier , the hottest year has been forecast since the beginning of the weather records, which is the urgency of climate protection measures underlined. Nevertheless, the parties' election programs give the impression that the climate crisis is not a serious problem.

The Union shows a refusal in climate policy and plans to reversal central climate policy achievements. While the SPD presents a new concept for climate protection, large topics such as industry and automobiles are avoided. The Greens fight on the front with the consequences of the heating law and shy away from the gas exit. All parties have in common that they ignore the current state of the world and do not bring up the urgency of climate protection measures.

positions of the parties at a glance

climate protection has priority for almost all German parties in the European Parliament, except for the AfD, which denies man-made climate change, as the Tagesschau . The parties represent different approaches to achieve climate neutrality:

• CDU/CSU : The goal is climate neutrality by 2050, focus on technology openness and sustainable business.
• Bündnis 90/The Greens : You consider the climate crisis as a central challenge and demand massive investments in renewable energies.
• SPD : You rely on massive investments in climate -neutral technologies and infrastructure to promote climate neutrality as a job engine.
• afd : deny man -made climate change and speaks out against all climate protection laws.
• Die Linke : criticizes EU policy and demands more courage for socially just and ecological measures.
• fdp : relies on politics through technology openness and market economy, rejects small -scale regulations.
• Free voters : attaches importance to energy safety and the preservation of natural livelihood.
• ÖDP : strives for climate neutrality by 2030 and calls for an ecological mobility transition.
• pirates : supports the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Agreement and calls for a transparent energy infrastructure.
• volt : priority is climate neutrality with a new climate transformation law.
• animal protection party : focused on agricultural turning and the expansion of renewable energies.
• Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht : criticizes the Green Deal and demands more public transport.

The parties are faced with the challenge of taking urgently needed measures to combat the climate crisis, while the public discussion about climate protection gains on drive.

-transmitted by West-East media