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Germany Takes the Lead in Global Race to Net Zero With New Goal
The industrial giant’s target of eliminating emissions by 2045 is the most ambitious among major economies
Photographer: Florian Gaertner/Photothek/Getty Images
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Germany is shaking up the global climate movement with a single declaration.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition said on Wednesday it will aim to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, five years earlier than its previous goal and the shortest timeline among major economies. Policymakers are working on a new climate law that will raise Germany’s short-term reduction targets above its European Union peers.