Nothing but dry bread and washing clothes in the river?

The German Environmental Aid Association (DUH) has to contend with such fake news after winning its climate lawsuit against the federal government on January 29, 2026. The ruling found that the current federal government’s rollback of climate protection measures violates the right to life and human rights. As a result, DUH’s federal executive director, Jürgen Resch, has to deal daily with new hate messages and threats, anonymous calls, and — for the first time in years — identity theft. Right-leaning media outlets with close ties to oil companies, such as the NZZ, are up in arms over an alleged "DUH climate dictatorship" as a result of this court victory, and the newspaper with the four capital letters predicts the deindustrialization of Germany and the impoverishment of its people — citing the alleged facts mentioned in the headline.

These reactions show that the court ruling was a step in the right direction. That is why the DUH is staying on the case and demanding that Federal Environment Minister Schneider implement further massive climate protection measures — through enforcement actions if necessary. The DUH can base its demands on the climate protection gap of 60 to 100 million tons of CO2 equivalents by 2030, as recently confirmed last week by the Expert Council. "On the very day of its presentation, the government’s own Expert Council assessed this program as substantively inadequate. The Expert Council’s new review report from May 18 now makes the federal government’s failure even clearer", writes the DUH.

The federal states should also be sued

Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder is missing his own climate targets and still wants to remain inactive. The Thuringian state government under CDU Minister Mario Voigt is even planning to completely repeal the state climate protection law. This has prompted the DUH to take legal action against the Bavarian state government before the Bavarian Administrative Court and against the Thuringian state government before the Thuringian Higher Administrative Court. The DUH is asking for donations to support their work.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Read more https://www.duh.de/spenden/klimaschutz-durchsetzen/

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