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Germany on course to meet 2030 climate goal, minister says (www.dw.com)
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[-] kaboom36@ani.social 3 points 7 months ago

At least someone is doing it

[-] Neon@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Under the Climate Protection Act, Germany has committed itself to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2030 compared to 1990.

Projected data for greenhouse gas emissions show a drop of almost 64% by 2030 compared to 1990 — bringing the goal into reach. In a 2021 report, a reduction of just 49% had been expected.

I am really positively impressed!

[-] grandel@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

That's great news! But honestly that is the easiest part, the low hanging fruit.

The difficult part has yet to come: becoming climate neutral.

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