Germany shy of 2030 climate target at current CO2 reduction rate – gov’t advisorsGermany will struggle to meet key climate targets under its current trajectory for greenhouse emissions cuts, a climate expert council that advises the government said on Friday, November 4, ahead of global climate talks.
“The annual reduction amount would have to more than double compared to the historical development of the last 10 years,” with a 10-fold increase needed in the industrial sector and 14-fold in transportation, council member Thomas Heimer said on Friday. But, hampered by red tape, local opposition and supply chain bottlenecks for components from China, Germany is also behind the curve on meeting that goal, the report found.
A fall in Russian fossil fuel imports, triggered by Moscow’s war in Ukraine, has also pushed Germany to reactivate and extend the life of heavily-polluting coal-fired power plants.
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Epic fail? Why?
Lidy Nacpil of Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development criticizes the first draft of COP27 text: 'It looks like this is going to take us even further behind what we achieved in COP26 in Glasgow.' COP27
The world’s largest rainforest, spanning more than 6 million square kilometers, absorbs vast amounts of greenhouse gas, which if released would blow global climate targets.
I mistakenly read this as 'unclimate change.' 😂
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