德国2026年夏季遭遇创纪录高温，已造成12500例热相关死亡[1]。尽管民众对气候变化普遍担忧，80%的德国人表示关切，超过50%支持政府增加气候保护支出[1]，但气候活动的参与热度明显下降。曾经声势浩大的"未来星期五"运动在柏林总理府外的示威如今仅有数百人参加，远低于2019年数十万人的规模[1]，而"最后一代"等气候活动人士已在两年前停止抗议[1]。
政府层面的应对同样乏力。总理梅尔茨表示"我们不能仅凭德国来阻止气候变化"[1]，这一表态被视为拒绝升级气候行动的信号。环境部长施奈德（SPD）主张修改宪法，将热保护列为联邦、州和市政当局的共同责任[1]，但其主要联盟伙伴基民盟/基社盟以"法律顾虑"为由对此持怀疑态度[1]。德国虽已在《巴黎协议》和国家《气候行动法》框架下承诺到2045年实现气候中立[1]，但在综合气候政策和极端高温应对上存在明显分歧。
Germany has experienced record-high temperatures and 12,500 heat-related deaths so far in 2026, yet the government's response remains inadequate and fragmented by internal disagreement [1]. Despite these staggering figures, climate activism that once dominated public discourse has substantially weakened. The Letzte Generation (Last Generation) movement ceased protests two years ago, while Fridays for Future demonstrations in Berlin outside the Chancellor's office drew only hundreds of participants—a stark contrast to the tens of thousands who mobilized in 2019 [1].
Public concern about climate change remains widespread, with 80 percent of Germans expressing worry about the issue and over 50 percent supporting increased government spending on climate protection [1]. However, this anxiety has not translated into sustained street activism or unified policy action. Chancellor Merz stated that "we cannot stop climate change through Germany alone," a position widely interpreted as reluctance to escalate climate measures [1]. Meanwhile, Environment Minister Schneider of the Social Democratic Party has proposed amending the constitution to establish heat protection as a shared responsibility among federal, state, and municipal authorities, but the primary coalition partner, the CDU/CSU, has expressed skepticism citing "legal concerns" [1]. Germany has committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2045 under the Paris Agreement framework and its national Climate Action Law [1].