Overview

• The climate initiative passed with 53.1% support (303,422 yes votes), meeting the quorum and becoming binding on the Senate and Bürgerschaft.
• The basic‑income model was rejected with 62.6% voting no (37.4% yes), so the proposed three‑year, 2,000‑person pilot paying €1,346 per month will not proceed.
• Turnout reached 43.6% of roughly 1.3 million eligible voters, with 80.8% of ballots cast by mail.
• The new law imposes annual CO2 caps, sectoral targets, regular monitoring, and immediate remedial programs if interim goals are missed.
• Mayor Peter Tschentscher said the city will implement the decision within a statutory two‑year window, as expert studies warn a 2040 pathway requires extensive steps from replacing gas and oil boilers to citywide Tempo 30 and industrial fuel shifts.