News Digest Item
12 Oct 2017

COP23 in Bonn could boost climate ambitions during Germany’s coalition talks

Die Zeit

The COP23 climate conference in Bonn could be more important than ever for the “self-proclaimed climate champion” Germany, writes Petra Pinzler in a commentary for Die Zeit. Because the November summit will likely coincide with negotiations to form a new German government, the international attention could provide the necessary nudge to advance climate protection at home, for example by advancing the coal exit, writes Pinzler.

Read the commentary in German here.

See the CLEW articles Coalition watch – the making of a new German government and German Greens confident pro-climate government coalition possible for background.

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