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News 4 Aug 2021 - 12:27 Greens’ climate programme “tactically clever but dishonest” – media commentators
News 29 Jul 2021 - 13:35 German env min calls for climate damage register, Greens present resilience plan
News 28 Jul 2021 - 12:09 Climate change becomes bigger priority for German voters following floods – survey
News 26 Jul 2021 - 12:29 EU Fit for 55 climate and energy package must be implemented quickly – German state sec
News 23 Jul 2021 - 13:24 Climate activists demand faster energy transition after flood disaster hits Germany
News 19 Jul 2021 - 13:46 Merkel says Germany must do more to fight climate crisis in light of deadly floods
News 16 Jul 2021 - 15:30 New EU climate proposals to accelerate German coal exit and industry transformation – think tanks
News 15 Jul 2021 - 14:02 Fit for 55 package “nothing less than a revolution;” “saturated with scepticism towards market-based approaches” – media reactions
News 15 Jul 2021 - 09:30 German reactions to EU “Fit for 55” plans to overhaul climate and energy laws
News 13 Jul 2021 - 12:11 EU’s Fit for 55 climate & energy package could mean renewed German climate law reform – ifo
News 9 Jul 2021 - 16:32 UPDATE: CO2 emissions in North Rhine-Westphalia down 45% compared to 1990 levels
News 6 Jul 2021 - 13:20 Long-term climate strategies should be key focus of COP26 – German govt advisors
News 5 Jul 2021 - 14:50 NGO launches law suits against three German states over “inadequate” climate laws
News 2 Jul 2021 - 13:13 North Rhine-Westphalia sets 2045 climate neutrality goal but dithers on wind power expansion
News 29 Jun 2021 - 14:42 Eastern Germany to bear brunt of drier weather conditions in next years - researcher
News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:43 Citizens' Assembly on Climate publishes recommendations for Germany to achieve Paris Agreement goals