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News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:41 Majority of Germans want more laws, less personal responsibility in climate protection efforts - survey
News 25 Jun 2021 - 13:40 Germany passes new Climate Action Law, pulls forward climate neutrality target to 2045
News 24 Jun 2021 - 13:46 Govt passes 8 bn euro climate emergency programme, leaves critics dissatisfied
News 23 Jun 2021 - 13:25 Merkel calls for high-tech investments as industry demands clarity on climate goals
News 22 Jun 2021 - 13:45 Environmental experts, industry reps call for more concrete policy in Climate Action Law
News 17 Jun 2021 - 11:49 Next German government must introduce end date for fossil fuels – think tanks
News 17 Jun 2021 - 11:48 Fridays for Future activists return to German streets ahead of national election
News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:27 Negative emissions technologies must be deployed early for climate neutrality - report
News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:24 Per capita refund of transport CO2 price fairest form of climate action – researchers
News 16 Jun 2021 - 12:21 NGOs call for 80% renewable power share by 2030, early new combustion engine car ban
News 15 Jun 2021 - 12:51 German industry calls for impact assessment of decision to raise climate targets
News 14 Jun 2021 - 12:27 Germany plans to raise climate financing to €6 bln by 2025, welcomed by NGOs
News 11 Jun 2021 - 14:09 Natural carbon sinks should be seperate sector with binding targets – env. NGOs
News 2 Jun 2021 - 12:09 German agriculture minister proposes climate action payments to forest owners
News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:39 Polluters must pay – fair environmental tax reform could relieve German citizens
News 1 Jun 2021 - 12:37 Local utilities association calls for faster increase of CO2 price to avoid later “price shocks”