Klimaschutz: SPD-Bundesminister dringen auf Grundgesetz-Änderung
Angesichts von Waldbränden und der anhaltenden Hitzewelle fordern mehrere Minister der SPD ein Aktionsprogramm der Regierung. Dazu gehört ihrer Meinung nach auch Klimaschutz im Grundgesetz.
In a joint letter reported by Spiegel, SPD federal ministers in the Klimaschutz coalition are pressing for an action program to address the consequences of heatwaves. They also advocate for enshrining climate protection in the Grundgesetz. Minister Carsten Schneider and four other SPD cabinet members, including Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, have joined this push.
The SPD Bundestag faction has shown support for the initiative. Fraktion Vice Esra Limbacher told the Rheinischen Post that the faction backs the action program against heat and the inclusion of a "Community task of climate adaptation" in the Grundgesetz. The paper reports that SPD portfolio chiefs, alongside Environment and Finance, also call for social and labor aspects and better heat protection for employees.
They also demand an immediate program to bundle existing funding and more support for municipalities and social institutions. The Union is skeptical about a Grundgesetz amendment for climate adaptation.
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