German Coalition in Turmoil Over Energy and Climate Policies

Germany's ruling coalition parties, the Social Democrats, the Greens, and the Free Democratic Party, are in a public dispute over budget cuts and a delay to a controversial green energy law. The Greens accused the FDP of breaking promises by delaying the law, which aims to phase out gas and oil heating in German households. The FDP blocked the Greens' plan, triggering a furious reaction from the Greens' Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck. The parties hold diverging opinions over how Germany should implement the EU's green plans to slash carbon emissions by 55% by 2030 and become climate neutral by 2050.