CDU: Climate Union backs compromise proposal on climate target

The biggest party in Germany’s governing coalition, the conservative CDU, is temporarily defusing its internal dispute over climate policy. A new motion for the party conference proposes sticking to net zero by 2045, while calling for an open debate on competitiveness and social balance.

29. January 2026
News Bilder des Tages Paul Ziemiak MdB, Generalsekretär der CDU Deutschlands, Deutschland, Berlin, Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, CDU Werkstattgespräch zum Klimaschutz, 03.09.2019 *
Back in 2019, climate policy featured prominently under then–CDU Secretary General Paul Ziemiak. (IMAGO / Metodi Popow)

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Last updated: 29. January 2026