What do the parties in Berlin say on climate and energy?

The AfD wants to repeal Berlin's Climate Protection and Energy Transition Act and pass a Secure Energy Act in its place. It rejects the goal of making Berlin climate neutral by 2045, arguing that it does not affect the global climate and drives up energy costs.

Berlin has a law for climate protection. The AfD wants to end this law. It wants a new law for secure energy. The AfD says: The climate goal for 2045 makes energy expensive and does not help the climate.

The AfD wants to use the Bundesrat (the chamber of the states) to push for a sharp cut in energy taxes and an end to the CO2 levy. The aim is to make electricity and heating cheaper for households and businesses.

The AfD wants to make energy cheaper. Taxes on energy should go down a lot. The CO2 levy should end. That is an extra charge on gasoline, oil and gas. Berlin should propose this in the Bundesrat.

The AfD wants Berlin to keep running coal and gas power plants and to import electricity from a range of sources. It rejects wind turbines within the city. In its view, weather-dependent energy cannot reliably supply a city of millions.

The AfD wants to keep power plants that run on coal and gas. Berlin should also buy power from outside. The AfD does not want wind turbines in Berlin. It says: Wind and sun do not always deliver enough power.

The AfD wants Germany to use nuclear power again and will push for this at the federal level. Berlin is to become a center for nuclear research once more. The party regards the nuclear phase-out as a serious mistake.

The AfD wants nuclear power in Germany again. It wants to push for this at the national level. Berlin should do a lot of nuclear research again. The AfD says: Ending nuclear power was a mistake.

The AfD rejects wind turbines in Berlin's forests. It also rejects the target of setting aside 0.5 percent of the state's area for wind power.

The AfD wants no wind turbines in Berlin's forests. Berlin is supposed to use part of its land for wind power. The AfD rejects this goal. It says wind turbines destroy nature and places to relax.

The AfD wants to end the climate-neutral conversion of Berlin's heat supply on the planned, debt-financed scale. Climate policy measures should not lead to higher prices for Berliners. Fare and pricing decisions in public transit are to depend on how they are financed.

Berlin wants to make its district heating without coal and gas. That costs a lot of money. The AfD wants to stop this change at the planned size. It does not want to take on high debt for it. Climate policy should not raise prices for Berliners.

The CDU rejects one-sided state mandates on heating and wants to preserve competition among gas, district heating and heat pumps. Climate protection is to come mainly from expanding and decarbonizing district heating; it rules out shutting down the gas grid.

The CDU wants heating to stay affordable. Gas, district heating and heat pumps should all stay allowed. District heating should become cleaner. The gas network should not be shut down. The CDU wants to explore geothermal heat.

The CDU wants to combine security of supply, affordability and climate protection and review all parts of the energy system for cost cuts. It favors technology neutrality and wants to set up a hydrogen research cluster in Berlin.

Energy should be reliable and affordable. The CDU wants to lower costs in the energy system. It does not want to require one specific technology. Berlin should do more research on hydrogen.

The CDU wants to make Berlin more resilient to heat and extreme weather by raising the number of street trees to one million by 2040. It also plans to convert forests into mixed broadleaf stands and create a new urban forest on parts of Tempelhofer Feld.

Berlin should get more trees along streets. There should be one million by 2040. Trees cool the city when it is hot. Forests should get more leafy trees. A new forest should grow on Tempelhofer Feld.

The CDU wants heat protection built into planning and construction from the start, especially for daycare centers and schools. This includes shade, greenery, unsealed surfaces and free drinking water.

Schools and daycare centers should protect better against heat. There should be more shade. Schoolyards should be greener. Children should get free drinking water. There should be more drinking fountains.

The CDU wants renewable energy expansion to be driven mainly by markets and competition and rejects a solar mandate. Berlin's solar law is to be repealed because, in the party's view, the EU buildings directive already covers the relevant requirements.

The CDU does not want a solar duty. Berlin's solar law should go. Solar power should win on the market. Public roofs should still get solar panels. Permits should be faster.

The CDU rejects large wind turbines within Berlin's city limits and wants the federal land-area targets for wind power in city-states reformed. Instead it proposes joint solutions with Brandenburg, an energy treaty and decentralized combined heat and power.

No large wind turbines should be built in Berlin. Especially not in forests. Berlin should work together with Brandenburg. There should be a treaty for this. Small plants for power and heat should get support.

The Greens want climate action to start where people suffer most from environmental effects. According to the platform, this mainly affects people with low incomes, women, and older people, even though they cause less CO₂. People on public benefits should get easier access to subsidies, for example for balcony solar units.

The Greens say: Poor and older people suffer most from the climate crisis. But they cause little CO₂. So climate action should help these people first. People who get money from the state should get subsidies more easily. One example is a small solar unit for the balcony.

The Greens want Berlin's energy to come entirely from renewable sources while staying secure and affordable. According to the platform, investing in renewables keeps prices stable and creates independence from fossil fuels. These mostly come from states with authoritarian governments.

The Greens want Berlin to use only renewable energy. That means power from sun and wind, for example. The energy should be secure and affordable. Berlin should then no longer need oil and gas from other countries.

The Greens want Berlin to become climate neutral by 2040 and point to Hamburg as a model. Binding targets and clear responsibilities are to apply. The Berlin Energy and Climate Protection Program is to be adopted quickly.

The Greens want Berlin to be climate neutral by 2040. That means the city no longer harms the climate. So far the goal is the year 2045. There should be fixed targets and clear responsibilities.

The Greens want every state law and measure to be reviewed for its climate impact. Climate protection would thus become a task for every department of the Senate (Berlin's state government). If requirements of Berlin's climate protection law are missed, action programs would be mandatory.

The Greens want a climate check. This means Berlin reviews every new law. Is it good or bad for the climate? All parts of the government should pay attention to the climate. If Berlin breaks its climate rules, it must make a new plan.

The Greens want to move Berlin's district heating and power supply away from fossil fuels faster and shut down the gas grid in the long run. At the same time, more buildings should get energy retrofits, starting with those in the worst condition. This is meant to protect tenants from rising fossil energy costs.

Berlin mostly heats with gas and coal today. The Greens want to change that. District heating should come from renewable sources. The gas grid should be shut down later. More buildings should be insulated better. This way tenants should not pay too much for heating.

The Greens want to advance new local heating networks in neighborhoods and fund cooperatives for them, both at founding and for investments. Berlin's district offices should steer heat planning locally and get permanent heating transition managers. Public buildings should connect to the networks as reliable customers.

Local heating means: A small network supplies several buildings with heat. The Greens want more of these networks. Citizens can found a cooperative for this. The state should give money for it. In every district, specific people should take care of this topic.

The Greens want to subsidize heat pump installation with state programs that add to federal programs and fill gaps. The state should pay costs directly so that no one has to advance the money. Leasing and contracting models should also qualify for funding, along with free advice.

A heat pump heats without gas or oil. The Greens want more heat pumps in Berlin. The state should give money for this. People should not have to pay the money first themselves. People should also be able to pay for a heating system in monthly payments. There should be free advice.

The Greens want the state-owned district heating company BEW to rely on large heat pumps, deep geothermal energy and waste heat. They reject burning wood and using green hydrogen for heating, and want less waste incineration at the Klingenberg site. Customers, employees and civil society are to have a binding say in the transition.

The Greens want district heating in Berlin to be carbon-neutral. District heating is heat that reaches many buildings through pipes. The company BEW belongs to the state of Berlin. It should use heat from the ground and from wastewater. It should not burn wood for this.

The Greens consider the natural gas distribution grid unsuitable for conversion to carbon-neutral use and want to shut down unneeded sections over time. Only for industrial and commercial sites with no other option should part of it become a green hydrogen network. Customers are to be informed early and protected from rising grid costs.

The Greens want to shut down Berlin's natural gas network bit by bit. Only some companies should later get hydrogen through the network. Customers should be told early. They should not have to pay more for the network than before.

The Greens want to raise solar power's share of Berlin's electricity significantly, relying above all on the roofs of public buildings. By 2030, solar panels are to be installed there wherever technically feasible. An implementation plan with priorities, timelines and verifiable targets is meant to ensure this.

The Greens want more power from the sun in Berlin. All public buildings should have solar panels by 2030. This applies where it is technically possible. There should be a firm plan for this. Parking lots should also produce solar power.

The Greens want tenants to benefit directly from solar power. Tenant electricity and shared building supply are to become the norm, and state-owned housing companies are to approve balcony solar units more easily and uniformly. The rollout of smart meters is also to be sped up.

The Greens want tenants to be able to use solar power too. Solar power from the roof of your own building should become normal. Balcony solar units should be easier to get approved. This applies to homes owned by state housing companies. There should also be money for power storage.

The Greens want to designate wind energy areas in Berlin in line with federal requirements. Mainly already paved commercial and industrial sites are to be used, while forests are generally to be left alone because of their protective and recreational role. Residents are to share in the revenue.

The Greens want to build wind turbines in Berlin. The turbines should mainly stand on commercial and industrial land. Forests should mostly stay free of them. People living nearby should get money from the turbines.

The Greens want to cut energy use because, in their view, carbon neutrality can only be reached with frugal consumption. To that end, energy-saving contracting is to be carried out anew in as many public facilities as possible. Under this model, a service provider implements savings measures and is paid from the energy costs saved.

The Greens want Berlin to use less energy. Public facilities should sign contracts with specialist companies for this. The companies help save energy. Businesses should save energy too. There should be a network for that.

The Left wants to adapt Berlin to the effects of the climate crisis by investing in public infrastructure, public transit, and walking and cycling. The BaumEntscheid (tree referendum) is to be implemented. At the same time, electricity, heat, and water should be affordable for everyone.

The Left wants to prepare Berlin for hot summers. There should be more parks and clean air. The city should spend money on buses, trains, sidewalks, and bike paths. The tree referendum should be carried out. Electricity, heat, and water should be affordable for everyone.

The Left wants a binding roadmap for energy retrofits of municipal housing, backed by significantly more state equity. The modernization surcharge, which lets landlords pass costs on to rents, would be eliminated. Retrofits are meant to protect tenants from rising costs and benefit the climate.

The Left wants to renovate city-owned apartments so they use less energy. There should be a fixed plan for this. The state should give more money. Landlords should no longer add the costs to the rent.

The Left wants construction waste recycled and building components reused, including through a municipal depot for used building materials. Under a revised building code, concrete would as far as possible be used only where it is strictly required; more building would be done with renewable materials instead.

The Left wants less waste in construction. Old building parts should be used again. The city should get a depot for used building materials. The Left says concrete harms the climate. It should be used only where it is required. Wood and similar materials should get support.

The Left wants to use planning law and the state building code to advance climate protection and climate adaptation. Solar installations and green facades are to become easier, and new buildings are to reuse graywater and include a minimum share of green space. No new building rights are to be granted for developments of single-family or two-family houses.

The Left wants to change Berlin's building rules. This should help the climate. Solar panels on roofs and walls should be easier to install. New buildings should reuse lightly used water. New buildings should always come with green space. There should be no new areas of single-family houses.

The Left wants Berlin to be climate neutral by 2040 at the latest and to stay within its CO2 budget. Climate protection would be written into the state constitution as a goal. A climate proviso would mean that for government and legislative proposals, the more climate-friendly option is chosen in case of doubt.

The Left wants Berlin to be climate neutral by 2040 at the latest. That means the city no longer harms the climate. Climate protection should be in Berlin's constitution. For new laws, the more climate-friendly choice should come first.

The Left calls for large public investments in public transit, electric buses, district heating, the power grid and socially fair building renovation. Residents would take part in local climate measures through participation formats. The party wants closer cooperation with the neighboring state of Brandenburg on wind and solar power.

The Left wants to spend a lot of money on climate protection. The money should go to buses, trains, district heating and the power grid. Residents should have a say in local climate action. Berlin should work more closely with Brandenburg.

The Left wants at least 2 percent of buildings to undergo energy renovation each year, starting with the worst performers. Grants would be designed so that rent including heating does not rise afterward and no one is displaced. Coal, oil and gas heating systems would be replaced with climate-friendly ones as quickly as possible.

The Left wants to renovate more buildings so they use less energy. At least 2 percent of buildings should be done each year. Rent with heating costs should not go up afterward. Old coal, oil and gas heaters should be replaced quickly.

The Left wants to implement municipal heat planning and the roadmap for fossil-free district heating, and to expand both district and local heating networks. From 2027, it would be determined where connection to a heating network will be possible. Heat is to be renewable, reliable and affordable.

The Left wants more district heating and local heating in Berlin. This heat comes into homes through pipes. From 2027, it should be clear where people can connect. A heat agency should advise people.

The Left wants heat to come from a broad range of renewable sources and waste heat, such as geothermal energy, large heat pumps and wastewater. Burning wood and waste would play only a narrowly limited role because the party does not consider it climate neutral.

The Left wants heat from clean sources. These include heat from the ground, large heat pumps and heat from wastewater. Wood and trash should only be burned a little. New neighborhoods should be heated in a climate-neutral way.

The Left wants solar panels on every suitable roof of public buildings by 2030 at the latest and more wind power, with residents and districts involved. It also wants the power grid better protected against outages following the attacks on it.

The Left wants more power from sun and wind. By 2030, public buildings should have solar panels on their roofs. Wind turbines should be built too. The power grid should become safer.

The Left wants to continue existing measures against energy poverty and against electricity and gas shutoffs, and to expand counseling. Through the Bundesrat, Berlin should push for socially tiered electricity prices and a ban on energy shutoffs.

Some people cannot pay for power and gas. The Left wants to help them. Nobody should have their power cut off. A basic amount of power should be cheap for everyone.

The Left wants to limit rising district heating costs so that heat stays affordable and the heating transition is accepted. It plans investment support, transparency requirements, price controls, and a price ceiling.

District heating is getting more expensive. The Left wants to limit the prices. Suppliers should show how prices are set. The state should check the prices.

The Left wants to remunicipalize or socialize the gas utility GASAG, provided the price is appropriate. Publicly owned energy companies would be reorganized and used to deliver a climate-neutral and socially fair energy supply.

The Left wants the state of Berlin to buy the gas company GASAG. But the price must be fair. The Berlin municipal utility should become its own company. Profits should go into grids and clean energy.

The Left wants Berlin to push in the Bundesrat for more federal climate action and funding and to have climate protection written into the Basic Law as a joint federal-state task. It also wants to abolish the modernization surcharge, which lets landlords pass renovation costs on to rent.

The Left wants more climate action from the federal government. Climate protection should be in the constitution. Landlords should no longer add renovation costs to the rent. People with little money should get more support.

The Left wants to raise the number of street trees in Berlin to one million by 2040 and introduce a heat protection plan with binding measures. It cites more hot days and drought, which hit disadvantaged groups especially hard.

Berlin is getting hotter and drier. The Left wants one million street trees by 2040. There should be a fixed plan to protect people from heat. Every neighborhood should have cool rooms.

The SPD wants Berlin to become climate neutral before 2045 if possible and stands by the Berlin Energy Transition Act. It plans to focus on transport, heating and power plants. Low-income households should not face extra burdens as a result.

The SPD wants to make Berlin climate neutral. That means the city no longer harms the climate. This should happen before 2045 if possible. People with little money should not have to pay more for it.

The SPD wants to expand district heating through the state-owned provider BEW and switch its plants to renewable energy. Other providers and new decentralized heating networks are also to get room. Free advice and transparent prices are meant to make the shift manageable for consumers.

The SPD wants more district heating in Berlin. District heating comes through pipes from a plant into the home. The plants should run without oil and gas. A free advice service should help with questions about heating and costs.

The SPD wants a quarter of the electricity generated in Berlin to come from solar power by 2035. To get there, photovoltaics and battery storage are to be subsidized, especially on company rooftops.

The SPD wants more power from the sun. By 2035, a quarter of Berlin's electricity should come from the sun. There will be money and advice for this. Companies in particular should put solar panels on their roofs.

In the long term, the SPD aims to bring the gas utility GASAG fully into state ownership. The grids for heat, electricity and gas are to be planned together, with the goals of climate neutrality and a hydrogen economy.

Berlin should buy the gas company GASAG. The SPD wants this in the long run. The grids for power, gas and heat should be planned together. One central office should steer the energy transition.