# Federal Constitutional Court orders a tighter German climate path

Date: 2021

On 29 April 2021 the Federal Constitutional Court held that the 2019 Climate Action Act insufficiently protected future freedom by back-loading cuts. The government then tightened the act. The judgment is a constitutional check on her last climate statute.

## People

- Angela Merkel: https://factrail.ai/people/angela-merkel

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-court-orders-government-improve-climate-change-laws-2021-04-29/
- https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2021/bvg21-031.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-climate-court-2021