What do the parties in Rhineland-Palatinate say on climate and energy?

The AfD wants to repeal the state's climate protection law and push for an end to carbon pricing and emissions trading. In the platform's view, Germany's CO2 emissions have no relevant effect on the climate, while climate measures harm the economy.

The AfD wants to scrap the state climate protection law. The price on CO2 should also go. The AfD says Germany has hardly any effect on the climate. Climate protection should not burden the economy.

The AfD wants to push at both the state and federal level for Germany to use nuclear power plants again. The platform argues this would lower electricity prices and make Rhineland-Palatinate competitive again as an industrial location.

The AfD wants nuclear power plants in Germany again. It says nuclear power is cheap and safe. Then power gets cheaper for everyone. That also helps factories in the state.

The AfD wants to slow the build-out of wind and solar and leave them to the market without preferential treatment by the state. It cites unstable grids and high costs. Solar parks on farmland are not to be expanded further.

The AfD wants fewer new wind turbines and solar systems. The state should no longer favor them. The AfD says they make the power grid unstable and costly. No new solar parks should be built on farm fields.

The AfD wants to scrap carbon pricing on energy entirely, abolish the energy tax and cut the electricity tax to the lowest rate permitted in Europe. This is meant to keep industry in the state and relieve households.

The AfD wants to end the CO2 price on energy. The energy tax should go too. The power tax should be as low as allowed. Then fuel, heating and power get cheaper.

The AfD wants to end current climate policy and abolish the CO2 levy. Instead of trying to stop climate change, the state should adapt to it. The party justifies this with keeping industry and jobs.

The AfD wants to end the current climate policy. The charge on CO2 should go away. The AfD says Germany cannot change the climate. The state should adapt to climate change instead. That way, factories and jobs are meant to stay.

The CDU rejects the targets in the state climate protection law and wants to follow the federal climate targets instead. According to the platform, separate sector targets and an earlier deadline endanger the local economy and drive businesses away.

Rhineland-Palatinate has its own climate law. It sets stricter goals than the federal government. The CDU does not want these goals. The state should use the federal goals. The CDU says that otherwise companies will leave.

The CDU wants to pursue climate protection through incentives rather than rules, keeping all technologies open. Heat planning should work without mandatory grid connection, and funding guidelines should be technology-neutral. Wind, hydro and geothermal power would be expanded where it makes economic sense and is accepted locally.

The CDU wants to protect the climate with rewards, not bans. Every technology should be allowed. Nobody should be forced to connect to a heating network. Wind turbines should be built where they pay off. Local people should agree to them.

The CDU wants a solar law to make photovoltaics easier on public, commercial and private rooftops. Farmland and other open areas would stay protected so that the energy transition does not compete with farming and conservation for land.

The CDU wants more solar panels on roofs. A new law should make this happen. Building them should get easier. Good farmland should not be used for solar panels. The state should put solar panels on its own buildings.

The CDU wants to keep using the existing gas grid and gradually replace fossil natural gas with sustainable gases, because it considers a statewide hydrogen network unfeasible for now. Natural gas would serve as a bridge technology during this phase. It also advocates a lower electricity tax for businesses and households.

The CDU wants to keep using the gas pipes. Step by step, climate-friendly gas should replace natural gas. Until then natural gas is still needed, the CDU says. The tax on electricity should go down. This applies to companies and households.

The Greens want to write climate protection into the Rhineland-Palatinate state constitution as a state goal. This is meant to make responsibility for the livelihoods of future generations legally binding. The party stands by the target of climate neutrality by 2040.

The Greens want to put climate protection into the state constitution. The constitution is the most important law of the state. Then the state must always protect the climate. This should also help people in the future.

The Greens want to turn the state-owned development bank ISB into a "climate bank" that gives stronger support to investment in climate neutrality, energy efficiency and sustainability. Older and poorer homeowners in particular are to get help with energy retrofits.

The state has its own development bank. It is called ISB. The Greens want to make it a climate bank. The bank should give money for climate protection and saving energy. Poor and older homeowners should get help first.

The Greens want to continue the Kommunaler Klimapakt (municipal climate pact) and the KIPKI investment program and turn them into a permanent climate protection budget for all municipalities. Cities and towns should be able to carry out projects with little red tape.

Cities and villages should get money for climate protection every year. The Greens call this KIPKI 2.0. The places should be able to use the money easily. A state agency should advise them.

The Greens want to initiate a Bürgerenergiegesetz (citizen energy law) within the first 100 days after taking office. Residents and host municipalities are to receive money from wind and solar installations so that more value stays in the region and local budgets benefit.

The Greens want to make a new law. It is called the citizen energy law. Wind turbines and solar plants earn money. Local people and towns should get a share of it. The law should come very soon after the election.

The Greens want to speed up the expansion of power grids and make it cheaper. A new state-level office is to coordinate grid and storage expansion, backed by a storage strategy. Limits on feeding renewable electricity into the grid are to be removed.

The Greens want to build power grids faster. A new state office should steer this. The state should also plan power storage. Then power is there when people need it. Green power should flow into the grid without limits.

The Greens want to further expand wind power, relying on fixed land targets, a large pool of suitable sites, less bureaucracy and more staff. Cooperation with nature conservation is to continue in order to avoid conflicts.

The Greens want to build more wind turbines. There should be fixed targets for land. The offices should get more staff. Permits should come faster. Nature groups should have a say.

The Greens want to use the state's solar law to put more photovoltaics on buildings and already sealed surfaces. An easily accessible advisory service is to accompany the expansion.

The Greens want more solar panels. They should go mainly on roofs and built-up land. For example on parking lots. People should get simple advice on this.

The Greens want to advance the heating transition with advice for municipalities, residents and energy cooperatives. A platform is to disclose prices for district and local heating. Deep geothermal energy is to be supported through clear procedures.

The Greens want to support climate-friendly heating. Towns should get advice on heating networks. A heating network brings heat through pipes to many homes. A website should show district heating prices. Heat from deep underground should also be used.

The Greens want a state strategy to preserve biogas plants as a source of energy and heat. The plants are to supply power more flexibly and mainly process residual materials.

The Greens want to keep biogas plants. The state should make a plan for this. The plants should deliver power when it is missing. They should mainly use waste, such as food waste and manure.

The Greens want to implement the state's hydrogen strategy and build a hydrogen economy for business and industry. A state hydrogen competence center is to be set up for this purpose.

The Greens want more green hydrogen in the state. Hydrogen is a gas that stores energy. Companies and factories should be able to use it. The state should found its own center for this.

The Greens want to expand the existing "Eff-Check" advisory service into a "climate check for small and mid-sized businesses and skilled trades." Companies would get concrete suggestions on saving energy and becoming climate neutral. Climate technologies would also become a fixed part of vocational training in the trades.

The Greens want to advise companies on climate protection. There is already a service called Eff-Check. It should become a climate check for smaller companies and trades. Companies then get tips on saving energy. Trainees in the trades should learn more about heat pumps and solar power.

The Greens oppose longer operating lives for nuclear plants and the construction of new ones anywhere in Europe. They point to risks in normal operation, in disasters and in war, and to dependence on uranium imports. They want the plants near the border at Cattenom, Tihange and Doel shut down.

The Greens are against nuclear power plants. They want no new plants in Europe. Old plants should not run longer. The party says nuclear power is dangerous and expensive. Three plants near the border should be shut down.

The Greens call on the federal government to set an effective carbon price that is socially balanced by a Klimageld (climate dividend paid to residents). They also want to make electricity cheaper by lowering charges and levies. They say the federal government must not shirk its climate responsibility at the expense of future generations.

The Greens want a price on CO₂. CO₂ is a gas that harms the climate. People should get money back for this. This payment is called Klimageld. Electricity should also become cheaper.

The Greens want to make solar installations mandatory for new buildings and major roof renovations. At the same time, rules for installing solar systems are to be simplified. New buildings should also get green roofs and facades and make use of rainwater.

The Greens want a requirement for solar panels. It applies to new buildings. It also applies when a roof is fully renovated. The rules for installing solar panels should become simpler. New buildings should get green roofs.

The Greens want to make the state's own properties climate-neutral. The state is meant to lead by example on the way to a climate-neutral Rhineland-Palatinate.

The state owns many buildings. These include universities, police stations and courts. The Greens want to make these buildings climate-neutral. That means they should no longer harm the climate. The state should set an example.

The Greens want to remove paved surfaces across the state and add more greenery to towns and villages. Climate-adapted land-use planning is to become binding in the state. People who unseal private land should benefit through lower stormwater charges.

Towns and villages have a lot of concrete. Rain cannot soak into the ground there. The Greens want more green and less concrete. Municipalities should have to plan for heat and rain. People who remove concrete on their land should get a reward.

The SPD wants to push for the Industriestrompreis (a subsidized electricity price for industry) to cover all energy-intensive companies. In its view, competitive power prices are needed so that sectors such as chemicals, pharma and automaking can survive in the state.

Some companies need a great deal of electricity. The SPD wants power to be cheaper for them. There is a special industry power price for this. It should apply to more companies. This should keep jobs safe.

The SPD wants to keep expanding renewable energy and speed up permits for new plants. It also wants to secure a supply of climate-neutral hydrogen for industry and transport.

The SPD wants more power from wind and sun. New plants should get permits faster. Hydrogen should also become more important. Hydrogen is a gas that factories can use without harming the climate. Pipelines and storage sites should be built for it.

The SPD wants Rhineland-Palatinate to become climate-neutral by 2040. Climate protection is to be combined with social cohesion and economic success, and municipalities are to keep receiving support for local climate projects.

The SPD wants Rhineland-Palatinate to be climate-neutral by 2040. That means the state no longer harms the climate. Climate protection should be affordable for everyone. Towns will keep getting help for climate projects.

The SPD wants a citizens' energy law requiring that nearby municipalities share in the profits of new wind and solar plants. In addition, funding for electricity storage is to grow and solar power is to become easier for tenants to use.

New wind turbines and solar plants make a profit. Nearby towns should get a share of it. This should become mandatory. The SPD also wants more funding for power storage. Renters should be able to use solar power more easily.

The SPD wants to connect new wind, solar and biogas plants to the grid faster, ease permitting and draw up a storage strategy for the state. Plants are to be built primarily on sealed surfaces and along roads to spare other land. Bioenergy, hydrogen and hydropower are also to play a role.

The SPD wants more power from wind, sun and biogas. New plants should connect to the grid faster. Permits should become simpler. Solar plants should mainly go on built-up land. The state should get a plan for power storage.

The SPD wants a heating transition that combines climate protection with affordability. It is to be based on municipal heat and energy planning that relies on renewables; local and neighborhood heat networks are to be funded.

Homes should be heated in a climate-friendly way. This should stay affordable for people. Towns plan where the heat comes from. The SPD wants to fund heat networks for neighborhoods.