Overview

• Lawmakers opened debate on Thursday, and to stay within the four‑month window after the Senate’s rejection, a vote is expected by 9 October.
• CDU and SPD faction leaders Dirk Stettner and Raed Saleh are holding multiple negotiation rounds with initiator Heinrich Strößenreuther, with coalition sources saying enforcement design now outweighs cost concerns.
• The initiative has revised its incremental price tag to roughly €3 billion from an earlier €7.2 billion by narrowing demands and excluding duties already required under federal and EU rules.
• Financing options under review include a federal special fund, EU programs and reallocations in the state budget, with Climate Senator Ute Bonde backing the goals but stressing transparent, workable funding and feasibility.
• The toughest dispute concerns an external oversight council with binding powers that the initiative calls non‑negotiable and the coalition resists, while Greens leader Bettina Jarasch urges full adoption and a free vote.