ALLEMAGNE PERSPECTIVE

The German press covers MC14 with characteristic tension between defending European climate policy and concern for the export industry. Der Spiegel produces a balanced dossier defending the CBAM principle as a climate necessity while acknowledging its impact on developing countries is a real problem the EU must address — through concessional finance and technology transfer.

The FAZ focuses on implications for the German steel and cement industry, noting the CBAM protects European producers from competition from countries with lower environmental standards — a competitive advantage for ThyssenKrupp and HeidelbergCement. Die Zeit offers a philosophical analysis on the tension between free trade and climate justice.

Deutsche Welle covers African voices at Yaoundé with more attention than usual German media, reflecting Germany's evolving post-colonial consciousness. Ordoliberalism shows through: the CBAM is presented as a legitimate market correction (internalizing environmental externalities) rather than a protectionist tax.