Principles and goals of the German government's climate policy - Executive Summary - In their coalition agreement of 2013, the CDU, CSU and SPD agreed that "in the light of the European targets and the outcomes of the 2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris, in Germany we want to define an emissions reduction pathway with a final target of 80 to 95 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 by 2050. We will augment this target with concrete measures, drawn up through a broad dialogue (Climate Action Plan)." The agreement gives all parties the clear task of consistently implementing the necessary climate measures. For the European Union (EU) and Germany this means resubmitting or updating their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) by 2020 and, as of 2025 for the post-2030 period, making their NDCs progressively more ambitious.