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| In 2018, Germany quit being global climate leader |
| 2018-12-26 |
| [DW] Scientists issued urgent warnings about climate change in 2018. Germany's summertime temperatures hit record highs. Nevertheless, the government has lost its enthusiasm for tackling climate issues, Jens Thurau writes. The government has finally acknowledged that its stated goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020 is not even remotely achievable. German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, a Social Democrat, performed a bizarre balancing act at the World Climate Summit in Poland earlier this month. Like the leaders of developing countries, small island nations and other states committed to tackling climate change, she called for more to be done to address the problem ‐ however, she rejected demands for a swift end to reliance on coal. Jennifer Morgan, the executive director of Greenpeace International, told Schulze on stage in Katowice that Germany's climate policy had become a joke. Schulze did not respond. However, man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them... back in Germany, Economic Affairs and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier, of the Christian Democrats (CDU), announced on television that Schulze's message of solidarity with impoverished island countries had not been agreed in advance, and so did not represent the position of Germany's grand coalition government as a whole. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 LOL |
| Posted by: Matt 2018-12-26 20:35 |
| #7 "In 2018, Germany quit being global climate leader" Too bad. Now the sun will have to take over again. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-12-26 19:21 |
| #6 The real threat to everyone's economy is the same as always, rent seeking. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-12-26 08:37 |
| #5 Contrary to the delusions of the "true believer" constituents, the leadership class knows the Gerbil Wormingâ„¢ narrative is complete bullgarb. The elites will stick with it for the support it garners them until such time as the downside to budgets and practical realities becomes too big to ignore. Then the "true believer" constituents will be gently introduced to a new global threat to fear. Nationalism and populism are being auditioned for that role right now. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-12-26 08:07 |
#4 its stated goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020 is not even remotely achievable That was true at the very beginning. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-12-26 06:18 |
| #3 The World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions in One Graphic Germany accounts for less than 2%. If German industry and living standards went to the year 30,000 BC, they still would cover one year's world GHG increase. |
| Posted by: Sheba Dingle8221 2018-12-26 05:51 |
| #2 They know they can't maintain power if the green rent-seeking goes ahead. It'll become too obvious to the cattle. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-12-26 05:41 |
| #1 That is what EUroweenies are all about. EUroweenies are EUroweenies. All hat and no cattle, as they say. |
| Posted by: Spanky Omoting9519 2018-12-26 04:47 |