Climate Tops Germany’s 2020 Agenda With Merkel Legacy at Stake

摘要

Germany’s long and growing list of outstanding climate goals are among the top priorities on thegovernment’s agenda this year and threaten to tarnish Chancellor Angela Merkel’s legacy if left unfulfilled.In a New Year speech, Merkel said she knows there are still shortcomings in her coalition’s policies thataim to radically reduce the greenhouse gases emitted by Europe’s biggest economy. The much-criticizedclimate package, which pledged to exit coal while speeding adoption of electric vehicles, promptedindustry concern over competitiveness and criticism from environmentalists who wanted to go evenfurther.