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Climate neutrality

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
Talk of the town | Climate Protection Act

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.

By Bernhard Pötter

Bundeskanzler Merz und Ministerpräsident Söder in einem Concept Car am Stand von Qualcomm, Messerundgang zur Eröffnung der IAA Mobility 2025, Messe München, 9. September 2025 Deutschland, München, 9. September 2025, Bundeskanzler Merz und Ministerpräsident Söder in einem Konzeptfahrzeug am Stand von Qualcomm, Fahrzeug mit Snapdragon Technologie im Cockpit, Messerundgang zur Eröffnung der der IAA Mobility 2025, internationale Automesse vom 9. bis 14. September 2025, Verkehr, Mobilität, Autoindustrie, Automobilindustrie, Wirtschaft, Ausstellung, Bayern, bayerisch, *** Federal Chancellor Merz and Minister President Söder in a concept car at the Qualcomm stand, tour of the exhibition at the opening of the IAA Mobility 2025, Messe Münch
Feature | Combustion engine off

Combustion engine phase-out: How watering down threatens EU climate targets

Parts of the industry and the EU are calling for changes to the planned phase-out of combustion engines by 2035. Studies show: This would drive up CO₂ emissions in the EU because there are currently no "open-technology" alternatives.

By Bernhard Pötter and Lukas Knigge