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A controversial decision by the government of Bavaria to delay the German state鈥檚 climate neutrality target to 2045 has drawn heavy criticism from opposition lawmakers and the public. Bavaria鈥檚 government, led by the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) and its coalition partner Free Voters (FW), already in November last year decided to postpone the original 2040 target by five years, citing economic challenges and Germany鈥檚 nuclear energy phase-out, . However, the government failed to make this decision public for weeks, and its revelation has now caused an uproar.

State premier Markus S枚der from the CSU has since tasked environment minister Thorsten Glauber from the rightwing-populist FW with drafting a new climate law for the state, but Glauber said that Bavaria should wait for the result of the upcoming federal elections and 鈥渟ynchronise鈥� its state targets with those of the next federal government. Contrary to S枚der, Glauber said that nuclear power can no longer play a role in the economic powerhouse state鈥檚 energy plans.

Following the revelation two weeks ago, the regional Green Party initiated a petition which more than 10,000 people have signed, . The that political discussions now intensified, as FW economy minister Hubert Aiwanger enraged opposition members by questioning climate science in parliament. International climate scientists have long agreed that extreme weather events such as floods, forest fires, heat waves, droughts, or torrential rains increase in frequency as the planet warms due to the burning of fossil fuels.

Martim St眉mpfig, the Bavarian Green Party鈥檚 spokesman for energy and climate action, said that he was 鈥渟hocked鈥� about the minister鈥檚 statements, adding that even only recent events, such as the floods in Spain and southern Germany in the past year or the forest fires in Los Angeles should be enough for Aiwanger to 鈥渨ake up.鈥�

In 2021, Bavaria鈥檚 government cabinet had decided to put the 2040 target into law with a revision of the state鈥檚 climate law.