Climate protection and climate change were at the heart of the DP parliamentary group’s preparations for the 2026/2027 parliamentary session. Since 2013, the DP has championed important government decisions in these areas.1
Following a summer marked by exceptional heat, the DP promptly met with several environmental and climate organisations, as well as researchers, to take stock. These exchanges will continue, party president Carole Hartmann said.
With this in mind, the party’s executive committee decided to develop concrete measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, starting with domestic energy production. Affordable electricity prices remain essential, for example through subsidies towards grid charges. The DP parliamentary group welcomes social leasing for electric cars and the planned installation of additional charging points, Carole Hartmann stressed:
“The transition must remain affordable for people and businesses. Low electricity prices are key to achieving this.”
DP MPs also discussed the everyday consequences of climate change. The parliamentary group supports creating more green spaces in public areas, alongside measures to reduce water consumption and better protect drinking water.
As climate change makes energy and food more expensive, the DP parliamentary group wants to strengthen regional production and organic farming. This would reduce CO₂ emissions and help secure the future of Luxembourg’s agricultural sector, MP Luc Emering emphasised:
“With organic products, consumers know where their food comes from. This approach strengthens and supports local farming.”
Liberal MPs will ensure that climate change and its consequences are thoroughly debated in the Chamber of Deputies.
For his part, parliamentary group leader Gilles Baum reiterated that the DP would vote in favour of the planned tax reform, which addresses a longstanding demand of the party.
The DP stands for family-friendly measures, as illustrated by the cost-of-living supplement (Complément de vie chère, CVC), a new form of social assistance that supplements and brings together existing benefits. This marks another step in implementing the national plan to combat poverty, alongside the reform of the childcare voucher scheme (Chèque-service accueil, CSA).
On housing, the DP parliamentary group welcomes further measures to encourage investment in insulation and energy efficiency, including the forthcoming housing stimulus measures: a reduced VAT rate of 8% for rental housing with a social component, the Housing bond (€250 million), adjustments to financial assistance, the homeownership grant (Prime d’accession) and the acquisition programme for homes sold before completion (VEFA, €300 million), as well as the Pacte Logement 2.0.
During its parliamentary day, the DP parliamentary group agreed that climate and housing policies must always form part of an inclusive social policy.
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- The 2020 Climate Act; the National Energy and Climate Plan (PNEC); free public transport; financial support for energy renovations, photovoltaic installations and heat pumps; and the Climate Pact for municipalities. ↩︎
