One week before the decisive meeting of the Climate Cabinet next Friday, the Union and the SPD should have come closer to measures for climate protection. This is reported consistently by "TWelt & am; on Sunday" and the news agency Reuters.
The "World on Sunday" quoted government officials as saying that the planned package of measures "made of carrot and stick" exist. So the purchase of electric cars should be promoted more strongly than before. Property owners should receive more money when they exchange their old heaters for new ones.
Energy-efficient building refurbishment is also likely to be more intensively promoted and rail transport will be significantly expanded, reports the newspaper. In addition, in the coastal regions, the production of hydrogen as an energy source and its further transport via special lines should be financially supported by the federal government.
Federal government wants to say goodbye to climate package next Friday
On the other hand, the federal government wants to force consumers and companies to rethink things. For example, homeowners who are not prepared to retrofit old heating systems could be forced to remodel as of a cut-off date, without any state subsidies. "At a certain point in time, we'll simply dictate it," coalition sources say.
The federal government wants to adopt its climate package next Friday. However, a summit meeting on Friday did not resolve all issues between the coalition partners. Therefore, the coalition leaders want to work on next Thursday - for example, on the question of how exactly the emission of CO2 will be priced in the future. At the newly convened meeting they want to eliminate the last differences, so that the responsible ministers can agree on the following day in the Climate Cabinet on a comprehensive climate package.
