Overview

• In a Sunday interview with t-online, Daniel Günther dismissed internal CDU proposals to drop or weaken the 2045 greenhouse-gas neutrality target.
• He said the target remains binding because it is set in the governing coalition agreement and the party’s program.
• Günther criticized German automakers for neglecting electric mobility and for showing too little drive on domestic battery production.
• He cited Lyten’s plan to build a battery plant in Heide after Northvolt’s insolvency as a sign of gaps in Germany’s industrial base.
• He opposed calls to slow renewable expansion due to grid constraints and urged faster network build-out as the route to cheaper power.