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03 Dec 2018, 14:40
Julian Wettengel

Has-been climate pioneer Germany ā€œtotal failureā€ at COP24 – opinion

Die Welt

ā€œWithout a doubtā€, Germany – once a role model in international climate protection – is a ā€œtotal failureā€ at the UN climate change conference COP24 in Poland, writes Daniel Wetzel in an opinion piece in Die Welt. ā€œNo coal exit plan. No support for the EU's climate change efforts. No requirements for the car industry. And no interest in setting a minimum price for COā‚‚ emissions,ā€ he writes. Wetzel adds that multilateralism in climate action is over and the UN climate conference has turned into ā€œan unsuitable forum that only fuels false expectations.ā€ The only hope for the climate lies on the level of regions, municipalities, companies and responsible consumers, not national governments, writes Wetzel.

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For background, read Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę’s two-part interview with state secretary Jochen Flasbarth New business mindset bolsters Paris Agreement - German official and Just transition in Germany could help counter populism - state sec.

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