Berlin on Friday morning, start of the first cabinet meeting of the traffic light government made up of SPD, Greens and FDP. The current G7 presidency of Germany was on the agenda. But other fundamental questions should also be discussed – keyword climate protection, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “There will also be an appointment on the question of a climate club, because we want those who are moving in this direction to get together. An open club that is an invitation for many, but can help us actually manage to stop climate change. This works best if the industrialized countries, especially the democratic industrialized countries, lead the way here.” The previous government of Union and SPD had already spoken out in favor of a climate club. It is intended to motivate numerous countries to cooperate on climate protection in order to avoid disadvantages for companies. Minimum standards for climate protection could be set, for example. The decisive factor will be whether China and the USA, as the largest CO2 emitters, follow suit. “We will also deal with this government’s very large, ambitious plan to ensure that we become a climate-neutral industrialized country, that we make progress in improving our country’s digital infrastructure, and that we solve such urgent problems as housing construction . All of this requires us to be faster.” A faster pace, according to Scholz, applies above all to planning and approval processes.