Katharina Droge Presses Schneider for Aggressive Climate Action
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In light of the parliamentary setbacks in the coalition agreement, such as the heat transition and coal phase-out, Schneider needs to make sure the black-red coalition moves forward on this front, Droge insisted. The SPD member had earlier criticized an early coal phase-out to 2030, citing technical hurdles and employment concerns.
Droge also proposed a vote against Friedrich Merz (CDU) for the chancellorship. Merz's policies lack vision for the future, have no substantial climate protection plans, and little focus on social justice. He's often been more of a divisive force rather than a unifying one within the nation. "The Greens won't back such politics," declared the party leader.
Droge further announced that she intends to prevent any excessive delay in the Greens' next government participation. "Our aim is to have the Greens once again part of the federal government," she emphasized.
Droge blamed Olaf Scholz (SPD) for the coalition's failure to endure beyond three and a half years, stating that a chancellor should hold a coalition together, but Scholz didn't. She attributed the traffic light coalition's collapse to Scholz's lack of leadership.
However, Droge also admitted that Scholz took responsibility for the nation during the crises following Russia's attack on Ukraine.
- Katharina Droge
- Carsten Schneider
- SPD
- Climate Policy
- Friedrich Merz
- Coal Phase-out
- Coalition Agreement
- Olaf Scholz
Context:
- Climate Policy and Coal Phase-out: The Green Party has been instrumental in pushing for ambitious climate neutrality goals in Germany, with a goal of reaching greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 in the German Constitution as part of a major spending package deal[1].
- Friedrich Merz's Chancellorship: Merz was elected the Chancellor of Germany on May 6, 2025, following a historic vote in the Bundestag[3]. The new government is a coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, pledging to address the country's challenges though specifics on the coal phase-out strategy are not mentioned in available information[2].
- The Commission, under pressure from Katharina Droge and other environmental advocates, has also been asked to submit a proposal for a directive on the protection of the environment, focusing particularly on strategies to combat climate-change.
- Katharina Droge has expressed her opposition to Carsten Schneider's stance on the coal phase-out, pushing for a more aggressive approach to meet the 2030 goal, as she believes in the importance of green policies for a sustainable future.
- In the heat of current political debates, Katharina Droge has announced her intention to prevent any policy-and-legislation delays, aiming for the Green Party's swift return to federal government participation.
- Although Katharina Droge has criticized Olaf Scholz for the coalition's collapse, she has acknowledged his leadership during the crises following Russia's attack on Ukraine, giving him credit for his role in environmental-science and climate-change policy discussions.
- Friedrich Merz's policies, as per Katharina Droge, lack a unifying vision and substantive climate protection plans, and she has stated that the Greens will not back such politics that disregard the urgency of the environmental crisis and issues of social justice.
- In the face of setbacks in the coalition agreement and the future of climate policy, Katharina Droge has emphasized the need for science-based decisions, calling on all political parties to prioritize the well-being of the environment and the fight against climate-change in their agendas.
