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Germanys highest court ruled Thursday that the governments flagship climate protection plan was insufficient, a major setback for Angela Merkels right-left coalition in an election year when environmental issues are expected to take centre stage
Top court orders Germany to improve climate law
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Germany s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the country s 2019 climate protection act is party unconstitutional, and that it fails to establish sufficient provisions to reduce CO2 emissions after 2031, DW reported. The ruling comes after a group of nine people lodged a complaint, arguing that the law violates fundamental rights to a humane future. It gives the government until the end of next year to improve the law.
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German glaciers may melt away in 10 years, study finds
Germany s five glaciers, all in Bavaria s Alps and melting faster than once forecast, could be doomed within 10 years, experts have said. Melt from glaciers is partially responsible for rising sea levels.
Walks like this on a glacier in the German Alps could be impossible in as little as 10 years
Glaciologist Christoph Mayer said Bavaria s five glaciers combined had already shrunk to just half a square kilometer (124 acres) of ice the equivalent of 36 football fields, and 88% less compared to their status around 1850.
Although small, their fate as climate indicators were of great importance, said Mayer.