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

The AfD wants to abolish the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and the grid priority it gives wind and solar power. It disputes that humans influence the climate through CO2 and wants to end the transformation set out in the Climate Action Plan 2050. The stated goal is a stable, affordable and secure energy supply.

The AfD wants to scrap the law on renewable energy. Wind and solar power should no longer come first in the grid. The AfD does not believe humans change the climate. It wants cheap and secure electricity.

The AfD wants to tie new wind turbines and large solar installations to strict conditions and withdraw Saxony's land-area target for wind power. Turbines would have to keep a distance of ten times their height from homes. The party cites environmental and health protection as its reasons.

The AfD wants fewer new wind turbines in Saxony. Turbines should stand far away from homes. Saxony should no longer set aside 2 percent of its land for wind power. There should be no turbines in forests.

The AfD wants to undo the decision to phase out coal power by 2038. Saxony's lignite power plants and the open-pit mines near Leipzig and in Lusatia would keep operating as long as, in the party's view, there is no competitive alternative.

Germany plans to stop using coal by 2038. The AfD wants to cancel this plan. The coal power plants in Saxony should keep running. The coal mines should stay open too.

The AfD wants to examine whether new gas-fired and new nuclear power plants can be built in Saxony. Germany's shut-down nuclear plants should be restarted where technically possible. The stated goal is an energy mix with affordable electricity prices.

The AfD wants to look into new gas power plants in Saxony. It also wants to look into new nuclear power plants. Old nuclear plants in Germany should run again if that is possible. The party says this will make power cheaper.

The AfD wants to preserve Saxony's ability to supply itself with electricity. It plans grid disconnectors on the extra-high-voltage network at the state's borders and wants to keep and expand pumped-storage power plants.

Saxony should be able to make all its own power. The AfD wants to be able to cut off the power grid at the state border. Then Saxony still has power if the grid fails elsewhere. Pumped-storage plants should stay and grow. These plants store power using water.

The AfD wants to push at the federal level to scrap taxes and levies that make energy more expensive, including carbon pricing. No replacement is planned. The party regards these charges as ideologically motivated.

There are taxes and fees on energy. One of them is the CO2 tax. The AfD wants to get rid of these charges. Nothing should replace them. The party says energy will then cost less.

The AfD rejects state rules on heating technology and insulation and does not want to implement the Gebäudeenergiegesetz (Building Energy Act) passed in 2023 in Saxony. Builders should weigh for themselves how much to invest in saving energy.

The Building Energy Act sets rules for heating and insulation. The AfD rejects this law. It does not want to apply it in Saxony. People should decide for themselves which heating system they install.

The AfD wants an independent national research and funding policy that does not depend on the topics funded by the EU. It would mainly support basic research on new energy and reactor technologies, including at Saxony's universities.

The AfD wants Germany to decide on its own research. Research should not depend on the EU. There should be more research on new energy technology. This includes new kinds of nuclear reactors. Universities in Saxony should get money for this.

The AfD wants to build gas storage facilities in Saxony that cover at least 72 hours of consumption. It argues that Saxony can currently draw only on two storage sites in Saxony-Anhalt.

The AfD wants to build gas storage in Saxony. The gas should last for at least 72 hours. So far the storage sites are in Saxony-Anhalt. This is meant to make supply safer.

The BSW wants public funding for renewable energy and citizen participation in it, so that profits from power generation reach residents. In the party's view, climate protection must pay off rather than make life more expensive; it adds measures for adapting to climate change.

The BSW wants to support power from sun and wind. Citizens should own a share of these plants. That way they get part of the profits. Climate protection should not make life more expensive. The state should also protect people better from heat and floods.

The BSW rejects ending the use of Saxon lignite before 2038. It says natural gas and coal remain necessary for a secure energy supply for businesses, and that giving them up depends on how much renewable energy is available.

The BSW wants to keep using brown coal in Saxony until 2038. It rejects an earlier end. The party says businesses still need coal and gas for secure energy. It also wants more power from sun and wind.

The CDU wants to keep the agreed coal phase-out date of 2038 and make security of supply the top priority. Baseload power plants should only be shut down once storage and backup plants are in place.

The CDU wants to allow coal power until 2038. That is what the coal compromise says. Electricity should always be available. First there must be a replacement, then plants can shut down.

The CDU wants to advance the expansion of renewable energy without favoring particular technologies and to speed up permitting. Citizens should find it easier to use the power they generate themselves, and Saxony is to be connected to the hydrogen grid.

The CDU wants more power from sun, wind and heat from the ground. Permits should come faster. People should find it easier to use their own power. Saxony should be linked to the hydrogen network.

The Free Voters want affordable energy from a mix of renewable and conventional sources plus new technologies. They reject an earlier coal phase-out. Renewable plants should be built in a decentralized way, with municipalities and residents sharing in the revenue.

The Free Voters want cheaper energy. They want to use many energy sources. These include wind, sun, water, and also coal. Coal should not end earlier than planned. Towns and citizens should earn money from the energy too.

The Free Voters are betting on hydrogen and methanol and want the state to fund research on them. Nuclear fusion research should get top priority. The party rejects subsidies for electric mobility at their current level.

The Free Voters are counting on hydrogen and methanol. These are substances used to make energy. Saxony should fund research on them. Nuclear fusion should be studied too. Electric cars should get less public money.

The Free Voters want to abolish carbon pricing, which they regard as a hidden tax increase. For energy retrofits of buildings, incentives should replace mandatory requirements.

The Free Voters want to end the carbon price. The carbon price makes heating and fuel more expensive. The party sees it as a hidden tax. People who upgrade their homes should get funding. Nobody should be forced to upgrade.

The Greens want a climate protection law for Saxony that makes climate neutrality by 2040 binding. It would be based on a CO2 budget and include interim targets for each sector. The aim is for the state and its municipalities to contribute their share to the climate targets.

The Greens want a climate law for Saxony. Saxony should be climate neutral by 2040. That means Saxony no longer harms the climate. The law sets how much CO2 is still allowed. Each sector gets its own targets.

The Greens want the public sector in Saxony to operate climate neutrally by 2035 at the latest, because the program sees it as a role model. In addition, all state funding programs, laws and regulations would be aligned with the climate targets.

The public sector in Saxony should be climate neutral by 2035. The Greens say the state should set an example. All state funding programs should also fit climate protection. The same goes for laws and rules.

The Greens want far more electricity from renewable sources and a faster exit from coal. In the program's view, sticking with coal beyond 2030 harms the environment and is expensive. The shift in power and heating is to be designed in a socially fair way.

The Greens want much more power from wind and sun. Saxony should stop using coal sooner. The party says coal after 2030 is costly and harms the environment. The changes should stay affordable for everyone.

The Greens want to expand the power grid more strongly and develop various kinds of storage. Controllable generation capacity is to step in when wind and sun do not deliver. Renewable power would also be linked with transport and heating and used close to where it is produced.

The Greens want to build more power lines. They also want storage for energy. When there is no wind, other plants should supply power. The power should also be used for transport and heating. It should be used near where it is made.

The Greens want to prevent bottlenecks at the authorities as applications for wind turbines rise. Lower-level authorities would get more expert support and statewide guidelines. Fast procedures should not come at the expense of nature and the environment.

The Greens want more wind turbines in Saxony. Offices should be able to check applications quickly. They get more help from experts for this. The state should provide clear guides. Nature should stay protected.

The Greens want all municipalities to receive mandatory payments from wind turbines and solar parks nearby. According to the program, the expansion should first benefit local people and strengthen municipal finances.

Towns should get money when wind turbines stand nearby. This also applies to large solar plants on open land. The Greens want to make this a fixed rule. That way local people benefit.

The Greens want to require solar installations on all public buildings and parking lots owned by the state. A mandate would also apply to new commercial buildings, apartment buildings and parking lots. The goal is to make full use of already built-up areas for solar energy.

The Greens want a solar mandate. State buildings should get solar panels. The same goes for state parking lots. New business buildings and new apartment buildings also need solar panels.

The Greens want to support solar installations on existing buildings with low-interest loans, with higher subsidies for modules made in Saxony. Ground-mounted solar parks would follow strict sustainability criteria. Balcony solar and solutions for listed heritage buildings would also be supported.

People who put solar panels on their house should get a cheap loan. There is more money for solar modules from Saxony. Solar parks should also help nature. The Greens also want to support small panels for balconies.

The Greens want to keep using biomass for electricity, heat and fuels, as long as it cannot be used as a material and does not displace food production. A biomass strategy for Saxony is to be drawn up for this purpose.

Biomass means things like organic waste, manure and slurry. The Greens want to keep making energy from it. This must not get in the way of growing food. The plants should mainly run when there is little wind and sun. Saxony should get a plan for this.

The Greens rely on energy storage and gas power plants that can run on hydrogen to secure the power supply alongside wind and solar. Saxony's hydrogen economy is to grow on the basis of green hydrogen.

Wind and sun do not always deliver power. So the Greens want energy storage. They also want gas power plants that can run on hydrogen. Saxony should make and use more green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is made with power from wind and sun.

The Greens want energy to be used more sparingly in all areas of life. Advice on saving energy is to be strengthened, and Saxony's businesses are to get support in tapping their savings potential.

The Greens want everyone to use less energy. There should be more advice on saving energy. Companies and trades should also get help with saving. The state should set a good example itself.

The Greens want to subsidize energy-saving renovation and the replacement of fossil heating systems, mainly in low-cost rental, cooperative and social housing. The funding is to be linked to local energy advice in order to prevent energy poverty.

The Greens want to give money so that homes need less energy. Old oil and gas heaters should also be replaced. The money should mainly go to low-cost rental homes. There should also be advice on saving energy. Towns should get more money for climate protection.

The Greens want to anchor state-specific rules on municipal heat planning in the climate protection law and give municipalities sufficient resources for it. Which climate-neutral technology is used should depend on security of supply and price, with the program highlighting heat pumps in particular.

Towns should plan how to heat without oil and gas in the future. The Greens want rules for this in the climate protection law. Towns should get enough money and advice. Which technology is used should depend on price and reliability. The Greens see heat pumps as especially suitable.

The Greens want to involve residents more in the energy transition, including financially. Energy cooperatives are to get advice, land and exemptions from tendering requirements so that public acceptance grows.

The Greens want many people to take part in the energy transition. Residents should also be able to earn money from it. Energy cooperatives should get advice and land. In a cooperative, residents run energy plants together. This should make more people support the energy transition.

The Greens demand that Saxony exit coal well before 2038 and burn only as much coal as Germany's 1.5-degree budget allows. The village of Mühlrose is to be preserved; no more villages should make way for open-pit mining.

The Greens want to stop using coal earlier than planned. The current date is 2038. Saxony should burn only as much coal as the climate goal allows. The village of Mühlrose should stay. No more villages should disappear for coal.

The Greens reject any further extension of the Polish lignite mine Turów on Saxony's border. They call for cross-border environmental assessments in line with EU law and promise help to affected towns such as Zittau.

The Turów coal mine is in Poland, right at the border with Saxony. The Greens do not want it to run longer. They demand a proper check of the effects on the environment. The check should apply across the border. Towns like Zittau should get help.

The Greens want to use former open-pit mining land for wind and solar farms. This land should be open not only to coal companies but also to citizen energy cooperatives, mid-sized firms and municipal utilities, so that coal regions remain energy regions.

Wind turbines and solar panels should stand on old mining land. The Greens do not want only coal companies to get this land. Citizen cooperatives, small firms and local utilities should also be able to build there. This way the coal regions can keep earning money with energy.

The Greens want to make sure that mine operators pay for restoring the land. To this end they are to be required to make payments or provide securities so that the costs do not fall on the state budget. The party also proposes a foundation for the long-term consequences of lignite mining.

After mining, the land must be made usable again. That costs a lot of money. The Greens want the coal companies to pay for it. The companies should set money aside or give guarantees in advance. Otherwise the state might have to pay. There should also be a foundation with the federal government and other states.

The Greens want the state of Saxony to modernize its own buildings so that they are fully climate neutral by 2035. They also call for a solar mandate for public properties in new construction and major renovations.

The state of Saxony owns many buildings. The Greens want them to stop harming the climate by 2035. New public buildings should be planned as climate neutral from 2025. Public buildings should get solar panels. The state should set an example this way.

The Greens want to preserve farmland in order to secure the food supply in Saxony. Solar installations are therefore to go first on roofs, parking lots and unused land. On farmland, solutions that combine power generation with farming are to take priority.

Fields should stay fields. Solar panels should go on roofs and parking lots first. On fields, both should work: power and crops. This is called agri-photovoltaics.

The Greens want to increase the climate budget for municipalities and anchor it permanently in the fiscal equalization law. The platform calls it a success story because local climate action works well when procedures are simple. It is meant to serve as a model for building future-oriented tasks into fiscal equalization.

Towns in Saxony get money for climate protection. This money is called the climate budget. The Greens want to raise the climate budget. Towns should get it for good. To make sure, it should be written into a law.

The Left calls for financial aid for energy-intensive companies so that industry becomes carbon neutral as quickly as possible and in a socially acceptable way. This is to be accompanied by green electricity, hydrogen infrastructure and state-backed markets for climate-neutral basic materials.

Factories emit a lot of CO2. The Left wants them to become climate neutral quickly. Companies that use a lot of energy should get state money for this. This should keep jobs safe.

The Left wants to create the conditions for Saxony to phase out coal well before 2038 and cites the climate crisis as the reason. The costs of restoring the open-pit mines would be disclosed and borne by the operators alone.

Germany plans to stop burning coal by 2038. The Left wants to do this much earlier in Saxony. It wants to do it together with local people. The coal companies should pay for the damage to the landscape themselves.

The Left wants Saxony's energy needs to be met as fully as possible from renewable sources and wants wind and solar installations built faster. State planning would steer the expansion, and a participation law would let municipalities and residents benefit financially.

The Left wants more electricity from wind and sun. The plants should be built faster. The state should plan where they go. Wind turbines in forests should be rare. Towns and residents should get money when plants are built near them.

The Left wants to require rooftop solar installations on all new buildings in Saxony. Existing buildings would gradually be required to have solar installations or green roofs, while ground-mounted installations would face stricter nature protection rules.

The Left wants a rule that new buildings must have solar panels. Older buildings should follow step by step. They can also get a green roof with plants. There should be no solar plants in forests. On farmland they should be limited in size.

The Left wants to switch heating to renewable energy and develop solutions that reach beyond individual neighborhoods and municipalities. Municipalities would receive money for the switch so that heating stays affordable.

Heating should work without oil, gas and coal in the future. The Left wants shared heating networks for whole towns. Towns should get money for the changeover. Heating should stay affordable for everyone. Every town should have an advice office.

The Left wants to abolish electricity and gas shutoffs and set up a hardship fund for energy debts. The state would also control electricity prices again, and suppliers would have to offer green social tariffs. The aim is lower electricity prices.

Some people cannot pay their power or gas bill. The Left wants this: Nobody may have their power or gas cut off for that reason. A fund should help with energy debts. The state should control power prices again. Power should get cheaper.

The Left wants hydrogen used only where it makes economic and environmental sense, which it says is usually not the case for cars and heating. The related infrastructure should be publicly owned. In the long term, only green hydrogen should be used.

Hydrogen is a gas that can supply energy. The Left wants to use it only where it makes sense. For cars and heating, that is mostly not the case. The pipes and plants should belong to the public. The hydrogen should come from wind and solar power.

The Left wants to found a Saxon energy company and socialize corporations such as MIBRAG, LEAG and RWE by law. Energy should be generated mainly in a decentralized, renewable way within Saxony, with the infrastructure kept in public hands. This is meant to let society control prices and sustainability.

The Left wants to found an energy company for Saxony. Big energy corporations should belong to the public. A law should arrange that. Saxony should make its own energy, mostly from wind and sun. The grids should stay public.

The Left wants a climate protection law for Saxony that sets binding CO2 reduction targets for all sectors and socially fair measures. If targets are missed, immediate action programs would be mandatory. The party stands by the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree goal.

The Left wants a climate protection law for Saxony. It sets fixed goals for less CO2. The goals apply to all areas, such as transport and industry. If an area misses its goal, it must act right away. Climate protection should be socially fair.

The Left wants a Saxon climate adaptation law that requires adaptation strategies for all sectors and cushions social effects. Its guiding idea is a "Vision Zero": nobody should die anymore from climate effects such as heat or cold. Municipalities would receive money and climate managers for this.

The climate is changing. There is more heat, drought and heavy rain. The Left wants a law that prepares Saxony for this. No one should die from heat or cold. Cities should get more trees and green spaces. Towns should get money for this.

The Left wants every municipality in Saxony to be climate-neutral by 2030. To get there, it plans mandatory energy-saving concepts, environmentally oriented budgeting and climate councils for citizen participation.

All towns and villages in Saxony should be climate-neutral by 2030. That means they no longer harm the climate. They must make plans to save energy. People should have a say in climate councils.

The Left wants Europe to move away from fossil fuels and rely on renewable energy in order to confront the climate crisis. Saxony is to lead by example and push harder for this in the Bundesrat and in the EU.

The Left wants a Europe that runs on renewable energy. Europe should do without coal, oil and gas. Saxony should set an example. The EU should buy energy together.

The SPD wants municipalities to receive a mandatory share of profits from local energy production. Where a lot of green power is generated, cheap regional electricity rates are to apply. The shift in heating is to be carried out in a socially fair way with support for residents and municipalities.

Towns should get money when power is produced there. This should be required. People who live there should pay less for electricity. Residents and towns should get help with changing heating systems.

The SPD wants to expand generation, storage and grids for renewable energy as fast as possible. Saxony is to rely on a mix of solar, wind, hydro, biomass, biogas, geothermal and green hydrogen, with gas power plants serving as a transitional solution.

The SPD wants more power from sun, wind and water. Storage and power lines should also be built quickly. Gas power plants should help for a transition period. Later they should run on green hydrogen.

The SPD stands by the agreed end of coal power by 2038 at the latest. It considers an earlier exit possible but ties it to a secure and affordable energy supply and enough new, well-paid jobs in the coal regions.

The SPD wants to stop using coal by 2038 at the latest. An earlier end is only possible under conditions. Power must stay secure and affordable. The coal regions must have enough new, well-paid jobs.

The SPD wants Saxony linked to Germany's national hydrogen core network by several pipelines, with key industrial regions connected directly. This is meant to preserve what the platform sees as the state's current lead in hydrogen.

The SPD wants hydrogen pipelines to reach Saxony. Hydrogen is a gas that provides energy. Important industrial regions should be connected directly. Storage sites for hydrogen should also be built.

The SPD wants to revise the state development plan and set goals for Saxony's spatial planning in it. The plan is to anchor the protection of natural habitats and socially balanced climate action, including the federal target of two percent of the state's area for wind energy.

The SPD wants to renew the plan for how Saxony develops. The plan should protect nature and the climate. Two percent of Saxony's land should be available for wind turbines. The federal government requires this. New ideas should be tested in pilot projects.

The SPD is counting on a mix of renewable energy sources and wants to support energy-intensive companies with a bridge electricity price, meaning a temporarily state-subsidized power price. Municipalities are to get a larger share of revenues from renewable energy.

The SPD wants more power from sun, wind and water. Companies that use a lot of power should get cheaper power for a while. Towns should get more money from wind and solar plants. Power should always stay secure and affordable.

The SPD wants a major expansion of photovoltaics in Saxony: along highways and rail lines, on artificial lakes, on rooftops and over parking lots. Solar would become mandatory on new buildings. Planning and permitting procedures for infrastructure are to move faster.

The SPD wants more power from the sun. Solar panels should stand along highways and rail lines. They should also be on roofs, over parking lots and on lakes. New buildings should have to carry solar panels. Permits should come faster.

The SPD considers the shift of electricity, heating and transport to renewable energy unavoidable and wants to shape it in a socially balanced way. Replacing heating systems and the heating transition should remain predictable and affordable. At the federal level, the party backs introducing the Klimageld (climate dividend).

The SPD wants to move away from oil, gas and coal. Power, heating and transport should become clean. This should be affordable for everyone. The state should help pay for support programs. The SPD also wants a federal climate payment. That is money paid to citizens to offset higher prices.

The SPD wants to fund the expansion of renewable energy and storage and to help companies become climate neutral. Energy-intensive firms are to receive subsidies for this. The stated aim is to keep industry while ending carbon emissions.

The SPD wants more power from wind and sun. It also wants to support power storage. Companies that use a lot of energy should get state money. This should help them become climate neutral. Industry should stay in Saxony.