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Germany to miss 2020 climate target, government concedes in official report

Soila Apparicio, Climate Home News

13 June 2018 • 2 min read

A draft document seen by Climate Home News and due to be released on Wednesday shows Germany missing its 2020 emissions goal by eight percentage points

Germany will miss its 2020 climate target, the government is to acknowledge in a report due for release on Wednesday. A draft of the 2017 Climate Protection Report was seen by Climate Home News. It goes...

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