The Climate Election Check is an online tool for comparing political parties on climate and nature conservation issues. The comparison is based on the election programs of the largest parties, for example for the federal and European elections. Users answer around 20 questions on climate and nature conservation topics and can see how the parties respond to these questions. The Climate Election Check shows which parties pursue ambitious climate and nature conservation policies – and which do not. This allows users to find out where they stand within the party spectrum and make an informed voting decision.

The Climate Election Check was first developed for the 2021 federal election. The tool was accessible via the website klimawahlcheck.org. The climate election check has been relaunched at klimawahlcheck.eu for the 2024 European elections. Here you can find the archive pages from the Klimawahlcheck Bundestagswahl 2021 and Klimawahlcheck Europawahl 2024.

How successful is the climate election check?

The climate election check for the 2021 federal election was accessed over four million times, and more than a million times for the 2024 EU election. Numerous media outlets have reported on the climate election check. In addition, several prominent figures have drawn attention to the climate election check, including Herbert Grönemeyer, Carolin Kebekus, and Eckhart von Hirschhausen. Here you can find our press releases on the Climate Election Check 2021 and 2024.

Who is behind the Climate Election Check?

The Climate Election Check is a collaboration between German civil society organizations. In the run-up to the 2021 federal election have lauchend the Climate Election Check: Climate Alliance Germany, NABU und GermanZero. Zur Europawahl 2024 haben Mitglieder und Netzwerkpartner der Klima-Allianz Deutschland, namentlich vor allem der NABU, Protect the Planet und der Deutsche Naturschutzring, den Klimawahlcheck auf den Weg gebracht. In the run-up to the 2021 federal election have lauchend the Climate Election Check: Climate Alliance Germany, NABU und GermanZero. Zur Europawahl 2024 haben Mitglieder und Netzwerkpartner der Klima-Allianz Deutschland, namentlich vor allem der NABU, Protect the Planet und der Deutsche Naturschutzring, den Klimawahlcheck auf den Weg gebracht. The Europeans for Climate Association acted as publisher.