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Hamburg referendum: The new 2040 climate target faces these hurdles

By winning the referendum, climate activists are forcing the Hamburg Senate to plan for net zero in the Hanseatic city by 2040. However, the implementation of the new stricter law will face many hurdles.

Bernhard Pötter
14. October 2025
Plakatwerbung für den Volksentscheid in Hamburg am 12. Oktober 2025, Bergedorf, Hamburg, Deutschland *** Poster advertising for the referendum in Hamburg on October 12, 2025, Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany
The advertising had an effect: Hamburg gets a stricter climate law. (IMAGO / Christian Ohde)

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Last updated: 14. October 2025

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