Set end date for coal in coalition talks, Gore tells negotiators
Former US Vice President and environmentalist Al Gore has called on Angela Merkel鈥檚 conservative CDU/CSU union and the Social Democrats (SPD) to agree on a coal phase-out by 2030 during their ongoing coalition negotiations. In two messages, Gore said that the coalition treaty is 鈥渁 chance to follow through on [Germany鈥檚] climate promise鈥� and now is the negotiators鈥� 鈥渕oment to lead and help solve the climate crisis.鈥�
I hope Germany will commit to . The coalition treaty is a chance to follow through on its climate promise and capitalize on the benefits of a clean energy economy.
鈥� Al Gore (@algore)
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For background on the coalition talks, read the article German party leaders agree energy policy blueprint for coalition talks and the coalition watch.