“Guest commentary: Gaps in environmental protection”

Germany is struggling with ‘cognitive dissonance’ in agreeing on the details of its climate protection plan, writes Hermann Falk of the German Association for Renewable Energy (BEE) in a guest commentary in the Frankfurter Rundschau. Various competing elements of government and business in Germany are weakening climate protection efforts, meant to help the country decarbonise and meet goals set out in the Paris climate talks last year. Falk argues that Germany is currently in a great economic position to take measures. “When, if not now, should the transformation to a climate friendly economy begin?”

Read a CLEW factsheet on the government’s Climate Action Plan 2050 and the CLEW article CO2 targets and coal deadline omitted from Climate Action Plan draft.