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Bernhard Pötter

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Flood protection: Why the German Christian Democrats reject a federal/state task

In light of the flood disaster in Eastern Europe, German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and the federal states are calling for a "joint climate adaptation task." The Christian Democratic CDU/CSU parliamentary group is demanding more money, but rejects a federal-state task – despite having proposed it in 2022.

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Hochwasserschutz: Warum die CDU/CSU-Fraktion eine Bund-Länder-Aufgabe ablehnt

Angesichts der Flutkatastrophe in Osteuropa fordern Umweltministerin Steffi Lemke und die Bundesländer eine „Gemeinschaftsaufgabe Klimaanpassung“. Die Unionsfraktion verlangt mehr Geld, lehnt aber die Bund-Länder-Aufgabe ab – obwohl sie diese noch 2022 selbst ins Spiel gebracht hatte.

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Natural climate action: Court of Auditors criticizes inefficiency and lack of responsibility

In an internal audit, the Federal Audit Office criticizes one of the most important climate projects of the traffic light coalition: The federal government is not responsible for natural climate action and there is no review of the targets. The Ministry of the Environment, on the other hand, considers itself responsible and refers to new rules.

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Investments: That's how many billions Germany's climate targets need

A study has calculated that the German state would have to invest around €340 billion more than previously planned in order to achieve its climate targets. And this would even be partly possible with a debt brake. The issue is to be debated before the general election.

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