Seven member states want EU to raise climate targets
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Germany, France, and Sweden are among seven European Union countries advocating a faster transition to a clean economy, arguing that 2018 is a critical year for strengthening this ambition, reports Megan Darby for Climate Home. “Enhanced action by all countries is urgent and necessary for respecting the Paris Agreement long-term goals,” as was shown by the recent “alarming scientific analysis on climate change,” the countries write in a joint press release. “It is an important step forward that the EU will now develop a new long-term climate strategy based on the Paris Agreement,” said Karsten Sach, director general in the German environment ministry (BMU).
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