Headline: German Court Rules Against Climate Law: Postponing Action is Unconstitutional

Postponing climate action into the distant future would imply even harsher restrictions on the freedom to eventually bring down emissions to net zero. Based on this argument, the German constitutional court declared parts of Germany’s climate laws unconstitutional. In a landmark judgment, the court is requiring the government to take on more ambitious climate policies and to set a clear pathway for reaching net zero emissions.