What do the parties in Baden-Württemberg say on climate and energy?

The AfD opposes the expansion of wind power in the state and backs citizens' groups fighting it. In its view, wind turbines, large solar fields and energy crops harm nature. It also wants to end biofuel blending and rejects driving bans.

The AfD is against more wind turbines in the state. It says wind turbines and big solar fields harm nature. It wants no more ethanol in gasoline. It is also against driving bans.

The AfD rejects climate protection as a policy goal because it does not regard human-made CO₂ emissions as the cause of climate change. Instead it wants to focus on adapting to climate changes, scrap the carbon levy, and cut the energy tax to the minimum.

The AfD does not want climate protection. It says humans are not the cause of climate change. It only wants to protect people from the effects. The tax on CO₂ should go. This should make energy cheaper.

The AfD wants to keep all coal-fired power plants, build new ones, and return to nuclear power as quickly as possible. It argues that Baden-Württemberg now generates only half of its electricity itself and that industry needs cheap, reliable energy.

The AfD wants to keep coal power plants and build new ones. It also wants to use nuclear power again. Two shut-down nuclear plants in the state should run again. This should make power safe and cheap.

The AfD considers further wind power expansion in Baden-Württemberg pointless and wants to end subsidies for wind and solar power. It also rejects funding for hydrogen and deep geothermal energy; energy subsidy programs in general should be reviewed and abolished where possible.

The AfD wants no new wind turbines in forests. Wind turbines should stand farther from homes. The state should stop paying money for wind and solar power. There should be no funding for hydrogen or deep geothermal energy either.

The AfD wants to scrap the Heizungsgesetz (heating law) entirely and lift obligations to use district heating. It also rejects forcing transport to go electric, arguing that this would require doubling the electricity infrastructure.

The AfD wants to abolish the heating law. No one should be forced to use district heating. The AfD also wants no pressure to switch to electric cars. It says the power grids and storage for that are missing.

The CDU wants to overturn the EU-wide phase-out of new combustion engine vehicles and make CO₂ fleet limits more flexible. The market is to decide which drive technology prevails. Synthetic and biogenic fuels are to count toward the CO₂ balance.

From 2035, the EU plans to stop sales of new gasoline and diesel cars. The CDU wants to scrap this ban. The rules on CO₂ emissions should also become looser. The market should decide which cars win. The CDU wants to secure jobs in the car industry this way.

The CDU wants to push for competitive energy prices and rejects a split into electricity price zones that would disadvantage the state. Grids for electricity, gas, hydrogen and CO₂ are to be planned together. Large battery storage and new power plant capacity are also to be built.

The CDU wants electricity and energy to stay affordable. Electricity should not cost more in the south than in the north. Lines for electricity, gas and hydrogen should be planned together. There should be more big batteries and more power plants.

The CDU wants to use many kinds of renewable energy and continue expanding solar power. It rejects a special priority for wind power over other concerns. Municipalities are to share in the revenue of local wind turbines because, in the CDU's view, acceptance comes from participation.

The CDU wants to use many kinds of clean energy. These include sun, wind, water, biogas and geothermal heat. But wind turbines should not get special priority. Towns should get money from local wind turbines. Nobody should have to build a solar system that does not pay off.

The CDU wants to scrap the state's Erneuerbare-Wärme-Gesetz (Renewable Heat Act) and rely on freedom of choice in heating. The benchmark is to be the actual CO₂ savings, not a prescribed technology. Municipal heat planning is to be improved.

A state law requires using renewable energy for heating. The CDU wants to abolish this law. Everyone should choose how to heat. What should count is how much CO₂ is really saved. Heating should be affordable for all.

The CDU wants water law to give flood protection the status of an overriding public interest and to build protective structures faster. Cities are to be redesigned on the sponge city principle, and municipalities get more funding against damage from heavy rain.

The CDU wants to protect the state better from floods. Dams and retention basins should be built faster. Cities should get more green space and store rainwater. This is called a sponge city. Towns get more money for protection against heavy rain.

The CDU wants to implement federal and EU climate requirements in the state without adding stricter rules of its own, and to amend the state climate law accordingly. Measures are to be ranked by how much CO2 they save per euro spent.

The federal government and the EU make climate rules. The CDU wants to apply these rules exactly as they are. The state should not add stricter rules on top. The state climate law will be changed for this. Money should go where it saves the most CO2.

The CDU wants to permit processes that capture, store or reuse CO2. Building the necessary infrastructure is its top priority, including examining onshore storage sites in Baden-Württemberg.

CO2 can be captured and stored underground. It can also be used as a raw material. The CDU wants to allow this in the state. It wants to check where CO2 can be stored safely. A pipeline for CO2 will also be examined.

The CDU wants to introduce general insurance against natural hazard damage that works on the principle of "all for all." For agriculture, multi-peril insurance is to be expanded into comprehensive coverage.

Floods and storms can destroy houses. The CDU wants insurance for everyone against this. Everyone pays in, and everyone is protected. Farmers should also be able to insure better against weather damage.

The Greens want to stick with the expansion of renewable energy while keeping energy costs for businesses and households as low as possible. The platform argues that climate protection can only succeed with a strong economy.

The Greens want to keep building solar and wind power. At the same time, energy should cost as little as possible. This applies to companies, tradespeople and citizens. The party says climate protection needs a strong economy.

The Greens want to make electricity cheaper and call for lowering the electricity tax for all consumers to the minimum rate permitted in the EU. This is meant to relieve both businesses and private households.

The Greens want electricity to be cheaper. The tax on electricity should go down for everyone. It should be as low as the EU allows. This helps businesses and households.

The Greens want to keep the phase-out of nuclear power, which they classify as a high-risk technology. They reject restarting plants that have been shut down.

The Greens do not want nuclear power anymore. They think nuclear power is very dangerous. Plants that were shut down should stay off. Power should come from wind and sun.

The Greens want to keep expanding wind power and ground-mounted solar and earmark three percent of the state's land area for this. The state is to be climate-neutral by 2040 and end its dependence on fossil fuels.

The Greens want to build more wind turbines and solar plants. Three percent of the state's land should be kept for this. Baden-Württemberg should be climate-neutral by 2040. Climate-neutral means the state no longer harms the climate.

The Greens want to expand distribution grids and use digital technology to make the power system more flexible. According to the platform, a flexible system is to be the backbone of future supply and help lower electricity prices.

The Greens want to expand the power grids. New plants should be able to feed in power quickly. Digital power meters should be easy to get. Then the price of power can change with the time of day.

The Greens want to put the existing municipal heat plans into practice quickly and expand heating networks. Municipalities would get more financial leeway for this, and district heating prices would be regulated in a consumer-friendly way.

Many towns have plans for climate-friendly heating. The Greens want to carry out these plans quickly. Towns should get loans more easily for this. Prices for district heating should be fair and clear.

The Greens want to advance more geothermal projects by 2030 to heat buildings in a climate-neutral way. To raise local support, residents would be better protected; at the same time, lithium extraction in the state would be made possible.

The Greens want to use more heat from the ground. It should heat buildings without harming the climate. Residents should be covered if damage occurs. Companies should also be allowed to extract lithium in the state.

The Greens want to make green hydrogen available for industries that are hard to electrify, such as cement and chemicals. New backup power plants would run on hydrogen rather than natural gas and serve as anchor customers for the hydrogen network.

The Greens want to use more green hydrogen. Hydrogen is a gas that stores energy. Industry should use it to work without coal and natural gas. New backup power plants should run on hydrogen.

The Greens want network operators to plan the exit from fossil natural gas and inform customers early. Their reasoning is that grid fees rise as customer numbers fall, hitting lower-income households and small businesses especially hard.

The Greens want to move away from natural gas. Operators of gas networks should plan the exit. They should tell their customers early. Otherwise gas gets very expensive for the last customers.

The Greens stand by the goal of making Baden-Württemberg climate neutral by 2040 and reject any weakening of climate and sector targets. The party commits to the 1.5-degree goal and relies mainly on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Baden-Württemberg should be climate neutral by 2040. That means the state no longer harms the climate. The Greens do not want to loosen climate targets. Bogs and forests should be protected.

The Greens want to oblige the state government by law to present its own measures when a climate target is at risk of being missed by more than ten percent. This would force the government to respond to the findings of the climate expert council.

A council of experts checks the state's climate targets. Sometimes a target is at risk of failing. Then the government would have to present new measures. This is to be written into law.

The Greens want to allow the capture, use and storage of CO2 only where emissions cannot technically be avoided. According to the platform, savings, energy efficiency and decarbonizing industry take priority.

CO2 can be captured and stored. The Greens want to use this only as a last resort. It should apply only to emissions that cannot be avoided. Saving energy matters more.

The Greens want to spend twice as much as before on energy-efficiency renovations of state-owned buildings. This is meant to serve the goal of a climate-neutral state administration by 2030.

The state owns many buildings. The Greens want to rebuild them so they use less energy. There should be twice as much money for this. More solar panels should go on the roofs.

The Greens want to introduce a so-called Klimamilliarde (climate billion), from which cities and counties receive earmarked funds every year for ten years. In addition, climate protection is to become a mandatory task for municipalities.

The Greens want to give cities and counties money for climate protection. The money comes every year for ten years. Climate protection should become a duty for local governments. The state will settle the scope with them.

The Greens want to amend the municipal code so that local governments can borrow more for investments in energy and heat supply. Municipally owned utilities are to be strengthened as part of public services.

Cities and towns should be allowed to borrow more. The money is meant for clean energy and heating. The loans should be cheap. Local public utilities should become stronger.

The Greens want to set new climate-adaptation standards for construction and urban development and to fund greening and the unsealing of paved surfaces. Particularly vulnerable groups such as the elderly, the sick and children are to be protected from heat.

There is more heat and heavy rain. The Greens want to prepare cities for this. There should be more trees and less pavement. Old and sick people should get special protection.

The Greens want to introduce a citizen energy law under which wind farm operators conclude agreements with neighboring municipalities. Citizens are to benefit more financially from renewable expansion, including tenants through plug-in solar units.

The Greens want citizens to earn from clean energy. Wind farm operators should make agreements with nearby towns. A fund helps with citizens' energy projects. Social housing should get small solar units.

The Greens call on the federal government to get the Klimageld (a per-person climate payment) ready and pay it out for the first time in 2027. They also want better protection for people hit hardest by heat and high costs.

The Greens want climate money. This is money the state gives back to people. The federal government should pay it for the first time in 2027. Cities should also protect people better from heat.

The Greens want to expand solar installations along roads and at tunnels. The solar requirement for new parking lots is to be reviewed and possibly extended to smaller lots.

The Greens want more solar panels along roads and tunnels. New large parking lots already must have solar panels today. The Greens want to check this rule. It may soon apply to smaller parking lots too.

The Greens want existing buildings to be made energy-efficient faster. To do so, they want to remove obstacles, give owners reliable support and strengthen local trades. Alongside individual renovations, serial renovation is to be specifically promoted.

The Greens want to renovate old buildings faster. The buildings should then use less energy. Owners should get help with this. Many buildings are built alike. So they should be renovated using the same method.

The Greens want the nuclear power plants close to the border to go offline in the longer term to eliminate the risk of accidents. The German side is to be closely involved in the planned Swiss nuclear waste repository and in reactor safety questions.

There are nuclear power plants near the border. The Greens see them as a danger. The plants should be shut down later. Switzerland is planning a storage site for nuclear waste. Germany should have a say in that.

The Greens want to help make Europe the first climate-neutral continent and to stand up for the Green Deal in Brussels. Hydrogen networks, energy partnerships and alliances with regions active on climate policy are to be expanded.

Europe should become climate-neutral. That means it no longer harms the climate. The Greens want the EU to stick to its climate plan. The state should spend money on hydrogen pipelines. It should work with other regions on climate protection.

The SPD stands by the goal that newly registered cars be fully climate-neutral and sees electric mobility as the most economically sensible path. As a transition, it wants to allow certain plug-in hybrids and vehicles with range extenders if they meet climate criteria. Suppliers would receive funding for the switch.

New cars should no longer harm the climate. The SPD keeps this goal. It backs electric cars. For a transition period, some hybrid cars should be allowed. Supplier companies get money for the switch.

The SPD wants to reach climate neutrality by 2040 and an 80 percent renewable share of electricity generation by 2030. To get there, the land target for wind power and photovoltaics is to rise to 3.2 percent of the state's area.

The SPD wants much more power from wind and sun. By 2030 it should be 80 percent. For this, more land is to be set aside for wind turbines and solar panels. By 2040 the state should no longer harm the climate.

The SPD wants to invest in power grids, energy storage and charging infrastructure. The state itself is to take part in grid expansion because, according to the platform, this lowers grid fees and thus electricity prices.

The SPD wants to build more power lines. The state should take part in this itself. This is meant to keep electricity cheap. There should also be more storage for electricity. And there should be charging stations for electric cars everywhere.

The SPD wants hydrogen to be available everywhere in Baden-Württemberg within a few years. It sees hydrogen as key for industry and for preserving jobs.

Hydrogen is a gas that provides energy. The SPD wants hydrogen to be available across the state soon. This is meant to help industry. That way, jobs should be kept.

The SPD wants municipal and cooperative heating networks to be the core of the heating transition. Low-interest loans, guarantees and income-based subsidies are meant to make the switch manageable for people with little money as well.

The SPD wants to build more heating networks. A heating network brings heat through pipes to many homes. Cities and cooperatives should run the networks. People with little money should get more help.

The SPD wants to shape the energy transition as a joint project and involve citizens in it. It relies on community energy, cooperatives, tenant electricity models and municipal participation.

The SPD wants people to be able to take part in energy projects. For example, in a cooperative. Renters should also be able to get power from their own roof. Permits should come faster.