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Germany’s Climate Action Program: Major gaps remain in CO₂ reductions and financing

The German government’s Climate Action Program is due to be presented in four weeks – yet five million metric tons of CO₂ reductions are still unaccounted for, along with several billion euros in required investment. Policymakers remain divided over which sectors must deliver the most substantial emission cuts. And then there is the issue of the Building Energy Act.

24. February 2026
Expertenrat für Klimafragen, R: Thomas Heimer, Ratsmitglied ERK, Technopolis und Hochschule RheinMain, Brigitte Knopf, Stellv. Vorsitzende ERK, Zukunft KlimaSozial, Hans-Martin Henning, Vorsitzender Expertenrat für Klimafragen (ERK), Leiter des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Solare
Thomas Heimer, Brigitte Knopf and Hans-Martin Henning of the Council of Experts on Climate Change at the presentation of their Review Report last year. (IMAGO / dts Nachrichtenagentur)

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Last updated: 24. February 2026