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Climate Change Laws of Germany's Federal States

Project
Duration: Jan - Mar 2019

In the current debate about a Federal Climate Change Act, people often overlook that in Germany about half of the federal states already have a climate change law as a comprehensive legal framework. On behalf of WWF Germany, Ecologic Institute compiled an overview over core elements of federal climate change laws and their impact on a potential Federal Climate Change Act.

Landesklimaschutzgesetze in Deutschland

Überblick und Bedeutung für ein Klimaschutzgesetz des Bundes

Year 2019

Funding: Stiftung Mercator, Germany
Partner: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Germany

Ecologic Institute, Germany
Team: Dr. Stephan Sina

Dr. Heidi Stockhaus

Anthony Maxim Holmes
Duration: Jan - Mar 2019
Project ID: 3571
Keywords: Climate

Environmental Law – Ecologic Legal

Governance

Climate Change Act, climate change law

Germany

Further Links

PublicationReport"Paris Compatible" Governance: long-term policy frameworks to drive transformational change

Governments around the world have already adopted long-term climate frameworks, many in legal form. Many others are in the process of developing similar laws or strategies. These overarching long-term frameworks are critical to effectively implementing the Paris... Read more

Duwe et al. (2017) "Paris compatible" governance: long-term policy frameworks to drive transformational change. Ecologic Institute. Berlin.

PublicationDocumentEin Klimaschutzgesetz für Deutschland

Sina, Stephan; Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf and Ralph Czarnecki 2009: Ein Klimaschutzgesetz für Deutschland. Juristisches Kurzgutachten des Ecologic Instituts. Berlin. ... Read more

Sina, Stephan; Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf and Ralph Czarnecki 2009: Ein Klimaschutzgesetz für Deutschland. Juristisches Kurzgutachten des Ecologic Instituts. Berlin.

PublicationReportDas Klimaschutzrecht des Bundes

In light of the increasing importance of climate change, a number of related legislative activities in Germany have occurred. However the resulting climate change law is incomplete and not always coherent. Professor Michael Rodi from the University of Greifswald and... Read more

Rodi, Michael and Sina, Stephan: "Das Klimaschutzrecht des Bundes - Analyse und Vorschläge zu seiner Weiterentwicklung", study for the Federal Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau 2011, 1-595.

PublicationReportKlimaschutzgesetze in Europa

This study by Ecologic Institute shows that Germany can learn a lot from experiences made in its neighbouring countries to give its climate policies a robust framework and thus make it more reliable, also for investments in climate-friendly measures. At the same time,... Read more

Duwe, Matthias und Heidi Stockhaus 2019: Klimaschutzgesetze in Europa. Überblick und Bedeutung für ein deutsches Klimaschutzgesetz. Kurzstudie des Ecologic Institut im Auftrag des WWF Deutschland.