Climate policy in the coalition treaty: Three steps forward, four steps back
The German government's coalition agreement is a major missed opportunity to realign German climate policy with the Paris Agreement, Niklas H枚hne writes in a blog for the New Climate Institute, translated to English for Climate Home. In scrapping the 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target, 鈥淕ermany officially steps down as an international climate champion鈥� even though the Paris Agreement 鈥渨as made possible in the first place partly by Germany鈥檚 outstanding role in international climate diplomacy,鈥� H枚hne writes.
Read the article in English and the original blog entry in German .
For background, read the 麻豆无码版 factsheet Climate, energy and transport in Germany's coalition agreement and the article Coalition watch 鈥� The making of a new German government.