Germany targets more ambitious 2045 net zero emission goal
Germany plans to pull forward its transition to climate neutrality by five years to 2045, responding to a legal rebuke that its current goals violate the rights of young people and children.
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Greta Thunberg and activists meet Merkel to demand climate action
Young activists including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg have met German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press their demands for tougher action to curb climate change.
Hopes for Libyan peace shift to Berlin
The Russian-Turkish ceasefire talks for Libya fell apart on the opposition of General Khalifa Haftar on January 13, with the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) walking away from meetings in Moscow.
Angela Merkel opens Equinor’s giant new offshore wind farm
German chancellor Angela Merkel has officially opened Equinor's 60-turbine Arkona offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
Merkel refuses to outline end date to Germany’s coal-fired power use
German Chancellor Angela Merkel - a veteran of global efforts to curb climate change - has refused to set a deadline for ending her country’s use of coal.
Leaders hail Paris climate change deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has applauded the global pact to fight climate change that was adopted by nearly 200 nations in Paris.
Merkel pledges 1billion Euros to fund Indian solar projects
Germany pledged an investment of over 1billion euros ($1.1billion) in Indian solar power projects as Asia’s third-largest economy looks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.