German Greens Brand Draft Budget a ‘Bankruptcy’ for Climate Policy

Germany’s governing coalition faced stinging public criticism from senior Green Party figures after the draft 2026 federal budget allocated less money than expected for climate measures. Green parliamentary leader Katharina Dröge told lawmakers the package amounted to a “bankruptcy declaration” on climate policy and a “total failure” that would burden future generations. Felix Banaszak, the party’s federal co-chair, added that the government had found no funds “to make electricity affordable,” accusing the coalition of rolling back climate ambition. The remarks underscore internal tensions within the three-party alliance led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz as it seeks to reconcile fiscal restraint with emissions-reduction pledges.