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Category: Climate Policy

We Have Five Years To Save Ourselves From Climate Change

The level of carbon now in the atmosphere hasn’t been seen in 12 million years, Harvard scientist James Anderson warned, and this pollution is rapidly pushing the climate back to its state in the Eocene Epoch, more than 33 million years ago, when there was no ice on either pole. Forbes

Germany considers CO2 price to reach climate targets – Merkel

In a turning point in the government’s approach to CO2 reduction, Chancellor Angela Merkel told parliament her new ‘climate cabinet’ will incorporate latest proposals and research on CO2 pricing in the transport and heating sectors when drafting legislation to achieve Germany’s 2030 climate targets. Clean Energy Wire