It is a happy tradition that almost all of Hamburg's mayors have honoured the Club with important speeches.

 Following this tradition, Peter Tschentscher also held a keynote to the club on February 5, 2019, in which he explained the cornerstones of his policy. The central element is climate change as an economic factor: "Climate policy must not be hostile to growth, but must focus on innovations and new technologies," says Tschentscher. "Bans, restrictions and regulations are not the core of the solution."

The world's large metropolises are not only the political and economic centers of their nation states, they also have the power and the moral obligation to provide the right answers to the decisive questions of the 21st century. Hamburg is such a metropolis of the future and will remain strong and attractive if the city continues to adapt to global trends and make the right decisions - for a new industrial policy with innovative technologies for effective climate protection. This is a great opportunity for Germany to maintain and expand its technological lead. He concluded: "We in the North can show how to do it. That must be our goal!"