"A group of German ministers wants to enshrine climate protection in the constitution, a plan that sparked pushback from within the government.
The SPD’s four-page proposal would enshrine a “joint mission for climate adaptation and nature conservation” in the German constitution, known as the Basic Law.
But key figures in Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc are pushing back against the idea, warning about the potential costs."
https://www.euractiv.com/news/germanys-coalition-split-over-putting-climate-in-constitution/
#GreenAmendment
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