Overview
- A government budget draft relocates the item for buying EU emissions allocations into the Klima- und Transformationsfonds and lists it at €0.
- The finance ministry says the line was moved from the core budget and any future purchases would be decided in annual budget talks, with no money earmarked now.
- EU burden‑sharing rules require countries that miss sector targets to buy allocations from others that overachieve.
- Germany is projected to fall short by about 224 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030, implying roughly €22 billion in potential purchases at €100 per tonne, according to experts.
- CDU and SPD climate spokesmen criticize using the fund for potential penalties and argue the money is needed for domestic measures such as solar, heat pumps and public transport.