Overview

• The Deutsche Umwelthilfe lodged its lawsuit on June 10 at the Verwaltungsgerichtshof in Mannheim for breaching Baden-Württemberg’s climate protection law.
• State projections show only a 53% CO₂ reduction by 2030 compared with 1990 levels, falling short of the mandated 65% target.
• DUH chief Jürgen Resch says the government has failed to present any emergency climate plan and demands measures such as a highway speed limit and energy-efficient renovations of schools and kindergartens.
• Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann rejects the legal challenge, arguing that industrial transformation needs time and that the government will continue to adjust policies.
• The dispute underscores growing tensions over how to keep Baden-Württemberg on track for its goal of climate neutrality by 2040.