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Germany said on Tuesday it had met its national climate goal for 2020 with 40.8% fewer emissions compared to 1990.
But that would not have been possible without the coronavirus-related lockdowns, which helped to drive the biggest reduction in emissions for three decades in Europe’s biggest economy.
“Without the lockdowns with the restrictions on production and mobility, Germany would have missed its goal,” said the President of the Federal Environment Agency, Dirk Messner, at the presentation of the German carbon footprint.
In 2020, a total of 739 million tons of carbon dioxide were emitted, a decrease of 70 million tons compared to the previous year.
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SPD’s chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz and the party leadership emphasised on Monday that a so-called ‘traffic light’ coalition with the Greens and the Liberals could be an option to form a federal government without the conservative CDU/CSU after the federal elections in autumn.
“It is possible to govern Germany without the CDU/CSU being involved in the government,” Scholz said.
“The election result, especially, of course, the one in Rhineland-Palatinate, gives the Social Democratic Party wings overall,” he added.
The SPD has long argued that a shift would be possible once voters realised that Chancellor Angela Merkel was no longer up for election.
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