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Conservative politicians have criticised coalition partner environment minister Svenja Schulze鈥檚 (SPD) call for raising taxes on transport and heating fuels. German economy minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) said the proposal would do little to protect the climate 鈥渂ecause it burdens many without sustainably reducing CO鈧� emissions,鈥� . He said it is important to save jobs and ensure that rural regions are not put at a disadvantage. In , Carsten Linnemann 鈥� head of , the economic association of the CDU/CSU alliance 鈥� said a CO鈧� tax is an instrument which is neither sufficiently target-oriented nor socially acceptable. In an , CDU party head Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said it is 鈥渄ifficult to first start by raising taxes,鈥� and called instead for a reform of the existing energy taxes and levies.
The Fridays for Future (FfF) student climate movement welcomed that the expert assessments presented by Schulze take into account the climate crisis鈥� follow-up costs. 鈥淲e鈥檝e called for the introduction of a CO鈧� tax of 180 euros per tonne of CO鈧� since April,鈥� said FfF member Sebastian Grieme in a press release. The reports now showed that a CO鈧� tax at such levels is feasible, effective and can be designed in a socially fair way, he said. 鈥淭he federal government now has absolutely no excuse to implement [the CO鈧� tax] as fast as possible.鈥�

After shying away from the debate for a long time, the governing CDU/CSU alliance and Merkel herself have recently announced their willingness to look into CO2 pricing as a way to reach Germany鈥檚 2030 climate targets. The concrete concept, however 鈥� whether it be a new CO鈧� tax or a cap and trade system 鈥� is heavily disputed. Merkel herself floated the idea of 鈥渁 coalition of the willing鈥� among European Union countries and announced that the government will make key decisions on climate action in September.