Federal Environment Agency president calls for climate change adaptation measures, redoubled efforts to cut carbon pollution

As Germany continues to experience record-breaking heat, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is calling for increased efforts to both cut domestic greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the changes brought on by global warming, Joachim Wille writes in the Frankfurter Rundschau. Specific recommendations include the expansion of urban green spaces; the development of fresh air corridors; the creation of heat wave action plans and warning systems; and the use of heat-resistant varieties of crops in the agricultural sector, Wille writes. UBA President Maria Krautzberger also criticised Germany’s expected failure to meet its 2020 emissions reduction target, and called for the implementation of measures that would reduce the country’s carbon pollution.

Read the article in German here.