the Motto of the German climate policy: Come today, come tomorrow. In particular, we say Tempo!

Must go in spite of coal's exit to the grid: coal power plant Datteln 4 in NRW photo: Fabian Bush/dpa

Sometimes the big picture is shown in a little more Detail. The law for the coal phaseout, the the government has decided now, at last, is the small matter of 10 million tons of carbon dioxide. Actually should be when switching Off the power stations by 2025, in addition to the agreed reduction path saved. The coal Commission had agreed a year ago, after a long Back-and-Forth. Now it is said in the law: Well, sorry. Not for the first time yet.

Because the whole misery of the German climate policy: You not today, come tomorrow. Better yet: the day after tomorrow. There are climate protection, above all, a commandment: Tempo, Tempo, Tempo! Every Tonne of CO2, which is yet to come across another year is already too much. What we can't avoid today, increases the size of the Problem in the future.

we take a step back: The coal Commission was a great success. That pretty much all of the stakeholders to the table to come to a compromise, and a lot of money on the table, is admired the world over. Although the high bill for partially written-off power plants is a Nuisance that sends the wrong Signal to the world, coal exit go only in the rich countries. But overall, the compromise hurt all about the same.

But now giving way to the government of this compromise. All other Parties are generously supported: The companies get the right security plus billion in premiums, the countries billions in assistance for the employees with early retirement schemes, of which some of their colleagues in the wind industry can only dream of.

Only the protection of the climate, in the rush of life is necessary, the government unhurriedly. It shows once again that this Grand coalition has no real power, the real climate protection. Instead of pressing on the Tube, there is here, of all places, what else is completely unthinkable: a speed limit.