What do the parties in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania say on climate and energy?

The AfD wants to bring gas power plants to the state so that stable, affordable electricity attracts industry and AI data centers. It counts on a reopening of Nord Stream and keeps a return to nuclear power open as an option.

The AfD wants new gas power plants in the state. They should deliver reliable and cheap electricity. The Nord Stream gas pipeline should open again. This should bring factories and large data centers to the state.

The AfD wants wind and solar plants to compete on the market without priority grid access and without permanent subsidies. In the program's view, current energy policy rests on market interventions that drive up electricity prices and destabilize the grid.

Wind and solar power get help from the state today. The AfD wants to end this help. The plants should pay off on their own. The AfD says the help makes power expensive.

The AfD wants to press the federal government to repeal or fundamentally rewrite the Windenergieflächenbedarfsgesetz (wind energy land requirements act) so the state can set its own energy goals. Environmental reviews for wind projects are also to become stricter. The program cites harm to nature, landscape, tourism and residents.

A federal law says how much land must go to wind turbines. The AfD wants to end or change this law. The state should decide for itself. Wind projects should get stricter checks. The AfD says wind turbines harm nature and neighbors.

The AfD rejects a large-scale buildout of ground-mounted solar on agricultural land. Good arable soil is to remain reserved for food production. Solar installations should go primarily on rooftops and on land that is already sealed.

The AfD does not want big solar parks on fields. Good soil should grow food. Solar panels should go on roofs. Parking lots and business sites are also meant for them.

The AfD does not want to keep the liquefied natural gas terminal off the island of Rügen permanently but to replace it with pipeline gas. It says the facility burdens nature, fishing, coastal protection and tourism. Once alternatives are in place, it is to be shut down.

There is a terminal for liquid gas off Rügen. The AfD does not want to keep it forever. Gas should come through pipelines again. Then the terminal can be shut down. The AfD wants to protect the coast this way.

The AfD wants to quickly use the undamaged line of Nord Stream 2 and have the destroyed pipelines repaired. Cheap pipeline gas is meant to lower energy prices and secure industrial jobs. The attack on the pipelines is to be fully investigated.

Nord Stream is a set of gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea. An attack damaged them. The AfD wants to repair and use them again. The gas should make energy cheaper. The attack should be fully cleared up.

The AfD calls for restarting shut-down nuclear power plants quickly and wants to work in the Bundesrat toward ending the nuclear phase-out. Within the state, possible sites are to be examined and small modular reactors co-developed. It says nuclear power delivers electricity around the clock without CO2 and can stabilize prices.

The AfD wants to use nuclear power again. Closed plants should run again. The state should check where new plants could stand. The AfD also wants to support small new reactors. It says nuclear power is safe and cheap.

Until new nuclear plants deliver electricity, the AfD wants to secure supply through gas-fired power plants, electricity imports and biogas plants. No additional wind turbines are to be built for this.

New nuclear plants take time. Until then the AfD wants power from gas plants. Power from nearby countries should be added. Biogas plants should also make power. The AfD does not want new wind turbines for this.

The AfD wants everyone to decide on their own heating system. Gas and heating oil are to remain equal options, and it rejects modernization mandates and rules favoring heat pumps.

The AfD wants everyone to pick their own heating. Gas and oil should stay allowed. No one should be forced to rebuild. The state should not require heat pumps.

The AfD wants to promote deep geothermal heat as a heat source for municipalities where geology and economics allow. Permitting is to become simpler. It says the state has some of the best geothermal potential in Germany.

There is hot water deep in the ground. It can be used for heating. The AfD wants to support this for towns. But it has to pay off. Permits should become simpler.

The AfD wants energy that households and businesses produce for their own use to stay free of taxes and levies. Subsidies already promised for existing plants would continue, but new energy policy should work without permanent subsidies.

Some people and companies make their own power. The AfD says they should pay no taxes on it. Old plants keep the state money they were promised. New energy should work without lasting help from the state.

The AfD rejects wind turbines close to homes and large solar arrays on open land. Every project would be reviewed individually on site, taking residents' concerns into account. The platform justifies this as protecting home ownership.

The AfD does not want wind turbines close to homes. It also does not want big solar fields on open land. Each project should be checked locally, one by one. Residents should have a say.

The Greens want to write climate protection into the constitution of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a state objective. This is to come with binding targets, measures, and regular review. According to the platform, this makes decisions predictable.

The Greens want to put climate protection into the state constitution. The constitution is the most important law of the state. There should be fixed goals and measures. The state should check its progress regularly.

The Greens want to make it binding that Mecklenburg-Vorpommern becomes greenhouse gas neutral by 2035. Climate protection is to become a cross-cutting task of state policy, including through a climate check for laws, programs, and budgets and a climate fund for municipalities.

The Greens want a fixed climate goal for the state. By 2035, the state should no longer harm the climate. Every new law should be checked for its effect on the climate. Towns should get money for climate protection.

The Greens want to make the shift to climate-friendly heating socially fair, predictable, and affordable. Municipalities are to get support with heat planning, energy and renovation advice is to be expanded, and waste heat and geothermal energy are to be tapped with the help of a state risk fund.

The Greens want heating to stay affordable and harm the climate less. The state should help towns with planning. There should be more advice on renovation and on funding. A state fund should back up heating projects.

The Greens want to make Mecklenburg-Vorpommern a leader in renewable energy. Permits are to be faster and uniform, additional offshore areas designated in the Baltic Sea, photovoltaics promoted more strongly, and citizen-owned energy strengthened. The platform expects cheap electricity and independence from fossil fuels as a result.

The Greens want more power from wind and sun. Agencies should approve new plants faster. There should be more solar panels on roofs and parking lots. Citizens should be able to join energy projects more easily.

The Greens want people living near wind and solar farms to get cheaper electricity. Households in the immediate vicinity would no longer pay grid fees, which according to the platform cuts the electricity price by up to a quarter. Those who bear the energy transition should also benefit from it, the party argues.

Some people live close to wind turbines or solar farms. The Greens want them to pay less for power. They should no longer pay grid fees. Grid fees are charges for the power lines. This makes their power up to a quarter cheaper.

The Greens want to better coordinate grids, storage, and power generation so that renewable electricity can be distributed, stored, and used. Citizens are to be able to invest in battery storage run by regional utilities. According to the platform, grids are currently overloaded and storage is lacking.

Power from wind and sun has to reach people. The Greens want better grids and more storage for that. Storage keeps power for later. Citizens should be able to put money into battery storage and earn from it.

The Greens want Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to move away from oil and gas and to make the shift socially fair. A hydrogen strategy is to focus green hydrogen on areas that are hard to electrify. New gas power plants would only be allowed under conditions, and a 65 percent renewables quota would apply to new heating systems.

The Greens want to move away from oil and gas. The state should get a plan for green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is a gas made with clean power. New gas power plants must be able to run on hydrogen later. New heating systems should run on 65 percent renewable energy.

The Greens want to anchor the rewetting of peatlands in the state water law and make it economically viable. Towns and municipalities are to get more help adapting to heat, heavy rain and flooding. The platform treats natural climate protection and climate adaptation as belonging together.

The Greens want to make dry peatlands wet again. Wet peatlands store the climate gas CO2. Farmers should still be able to earn money on wet peatlands. Towns and villages should get help. This should protect them better from heat and heavy rain.

The Greens want to conclude a climate pact with municipalities and support them in the energy transition with advice, expertise and funding. A new climate fund is to provide start-up capital for local projects. The program sees counties, towns and municipalities as playing a key role in climate protection.

The Greens want to make a climate pact with towns and villages. Towns get advice and money for the switch to clean energy. A new climate fund is planned for this. A fund is a pot of money for one purpose.

The Left wants to promote wind and solar power as well as storage, and to involve local residents. Green hydrogen is to be used only where no more climate-friendly solution exists. Energy costs are to be shaped along social lines, among other things by cutting industry discounts.

The Left wants more power from wind and sun. Local people should have a say. Power should be stored better. Green hydrogen should only be used where nothing better works. Energy should stay affordable for everyone. Oil companies should pay an extra tax.

The Left wants to make Mecklenburg-Vorpommern climate-neutral by 2045 at the latest, with verifiable interim targets. The costs of the transition are to be shared on a solidarity basis because, in the platform's view, the climate crisis is also a social issue.

The Left wants the state to be climate-neutral by 2045. That means the state no longer harms the climate. There should be fixed targets along the way. The costs should be shared fairly.

The Left wants to rewet all drained peatlands used for farming or forestry by 2045 and fund this comprehensively. The platform treats peatlands, forests and soils as natural carbon stores; affected regions are to be supported by a structural change law.

Wet peatlands store a lot of CO2. So the Left wants to make all dried-out peatlands wet again. This should happen by 2045. Affected regions and businesses should get help.

The SPD wants renewable power generated in the state to reach households and businesses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at low prices. At the same time, the energy sector is supposed to grow, including through a local hydrogen economy.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern makes a lot of power from wind and sun. The SPD wants people in the state to get this power cheaply. Companies should benefit too. The energy industry in the state should also keep growing.

The SPD wants to keep expanding wind, solar, bio and geothermal energy while relying on clear rules. Residents and municipalities near wind turbines and solar parks are to benefit financially, and this participation is to grow further through energy cooperatives. The program treats energy policy as both climate and industrial policy.

The SPD wants more power from wind and sun. Bioenergy and heat from the ground should grow too. People living near wind turbines or solar parks should get money from them. Towns should get money too. Wind turbines must be 1,000 meters from villages.

The SPD wants to make the energy system more flexible and link electricity, heating and mobility more closely to keep energy costs in check. Alongside electricity, biogas, hydrogen and geothermal energy are to be part of the energy mix. Municipal utilities are to play the central role in local heat planning and be secured for the long term.

Power, heat and transport should work together better. This should make energy cheaper. Biogas, hydrogen and heat from the ground should be used too. Towns plan their own heating. Local public utilities should play a big part.

The SPD wants to build a green hydrogen economy in the state together with the federal government and the EU. Surplus wind and solar power is to be converted into hydrogen, creating jobs and value in industry. Pipelines, distribution grids and import capacity through the ports are to be developed for this.

Wind and solar power can be turned into hydrogen. Hydrogen is a gas that stores energy. The SPD wants to create new jobs with it. New pipelines should be built for this. Hydrogen should also come in through the ports.

The SPD names security of supply and resilience of energy infrastructure as its top priority. It wants to push grid expansion and speed up the construction and permitting of storage. Existing facilities such as liquefied natural gas terminals are to be integrated into the overall system.

The energy supply should be secure. The SPD wants to build more power lines for this. Energy storage should also be built faster. The terminals for liquid gas should stay part of the system.

The SPD wants to keep expanding renewable energy and use it to attract businesses. The program argues this makes the state less dependent on fossil fuels and creates economic opportunities.

The SPD wants more power from wind and sun. Companies should be able to get this power straight from the producer. There should be more charging stations for electric cars. The state should depend less on oil and gas.

The SPD wants to change energy market rules so that Mecklenburg-Vorpommern stays competitive with neighboring regions. It rejects new surcharges that would make electricity more expensive for households.

The SPD wants power to stay affordable. It does not want new extra charges on the power price. The rules for the power market should change. Power made in the state should also be used in the state.

The SPD wants to support municipalities with heat planning, sustainable construction and renovation, and the expansion of renewable energy. Geothermal energy is to become easier to use, and climate adaptation measures are to receive lasting support.

Towns have many tasks in energy and climate. The SPD wants to help them. For example with planning how homes get heat. Heat from the ground should be easier to use. Towns should be better protected from extreme weather.

The SPD wants to continue protecting and rewetting peatlands in order to retain water in the landscape, preserve soils and cut greenhouse gases. Farmers are to receive support and should also be able to earn income from solar power on peatland.

Peatlands should become wet again. Wet peatlands hold water and protect the climate. Farmers get help from the state for this. They should also be allowed to make solar power on peatlands.