In November 2016 the Paris Agreement entered into force. Ten years later European climate policy faces a fundemental contradiction. While the European Union has strengthened its climate commitments, national governments increasingly question the instruments required to meet them.
Amid geopolitical conflicts, inflationary pressures, and concerns over industrial competitiveness, the established path of the energy transition risks being compromised by short-term policy goals. However, advancing the energy transition remains indispensable—not solely for climate mitigation, but equally to safeguard competitiveness and systemic resilience.
In the latest issue of Berlin Perspectives, Claudia Kemfert examines how Germany can return to a coherent climate policy and promote a European agenda rather than merely reaffirm existing commitments.
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