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Günther Rejects Rollback of Germany’s 2045 Climate Neutrality Target

Vattenfall’s Germany chief calls the energy transition irreversible, pressing for faster grid expansion.

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Schleswig-Holsteins Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther (CDU) wendet sich gegen Überlegungen einiger Unionspolitiker, die das deutsche Ziel der Treibhausgasneutralität bis 2045 infrage stellen. "Ich verstehe diese Diskussion wirklich nicht", sagte er.
CDU/CSU-Landeschefs fordern flexible Klimaziele und ein Ende des Verbrenner-Verbots.

Overview

  • Schleswig-Holstein Minister-President Daniel Günther opposed proposals from within the CDU to dilute the 2045 greenhouse‑gas neutrality goal, calling it binding and strategically vital for German industry.
  • Günther rejected tying renewables expansion to current grid bottlenecks and urged accelerating transmission build‑out, citing progress in Schleswig‑Holstein.
  • Vattenfall Germany head Robert Zurawski said the Energiewende cannot be reversed and urged reforms to first‑come‑first‑served grid connections in favor of quality criteria and priority for critical storage sites.
  • Zurawski called for more batteries and pumped‑storage capacity to add flexibility, along with stable long‑term rules to support multi‑decade investments.
  • The intra‑party push to scale back targets, including a call for only 80% neutrality by 2045 backed by CDU figures Tilman Kuban and Michael Kretschmer, drew public pushback, while Germany already sources roughly 57% of its electricity from renewables.