What will coal-sympathiser Laschet mean for Germany's energy transition – and Europe's?

Decried by critics as 'a leader who makes little of climate protection', the newly elected head of Angela Merkel's CDU favours coalition with Greens but has pushed through anti-wind policies in the past

New leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Armin Laschet
New leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Armin LaschetFoto: Pool/Getty Images
Published 18 January 2021, 09:55Updated 9 February 2021, 17:17