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		</div><p>The German government has agreed a €54bn package of measures for tackling climate change.</p>
<p>Chancellor Angela Merkel said the deal agreed by the country’s governing parties after all-night talks represented a major boost for Germany’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.</p>
<p>Under pressure from environmental protests and a surge in support for the opposition Green party, Europe’s biggest economy is now aiming to cut emissions by 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels</p>
<p><em>“We believe that we can achieve the goals and that we’ve truly laid the foundations for this,”</em> Mrs Merkel said.</p>
<p>Among the measures is a charge for carbon emissions from transport and heating fuels.</p>
<p>The government plans to introduce a national emissions trading system that will see prices for a ton of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, start at €10 in 2021, rising to €35 in 2025.</p>
<p>Experts had earlier said that a starting price of €35 was necessary to ensure emissions drop soon.</p>
<p>But German manufacturers — including the country’s powerful car makers — have lobbied against high carbon prices and urged the government to instead support the development of climate-friendly technology.</p>
<p>Other measures agreed include raising the climate charge on airline tickets and investing more in low-emission rail travel, including by reducing the tax on train tickets.</p>
<p>Germany had long been a leader on environmental protection but has lagged behind many European neighbours in recent years and looks set to miss its emissions-cutting targets for 2020 by a wide margin.</p>
<p>The country’s transport sector in particular had failed to keep step with reduction targets.</p>
<p>The government’s cautious climate policy contrasts with the view among most voters that curbing global warming is the most pressing issue of the day.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">An estimated 100,000 people in Berlin on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateStrike?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ClimateStrike</a>. Today is massive <a href="https://t.co/kSS7NulTx0">pic.twitter.com/kSS7NulTx0</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Brian Kahn (@blkahn) <a href="https://twitter.com/blkahn/status/1175026670593597441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Students have embraced Swedish teenager activist Greta Thunberg’s weekly protests, holding large rallies — often during school time — in major cities on Fridays that have received widespread support.</p>
<p>A poll by ARD television showed 63% of voters thought the government should prioritise climate protection over economic growth. Only 24% said economic growth should take priority.</p>
<p>On the back of these environmental concerns the Green party has seen a surge in support, coming second in May’s elections for the European Parliament.</p>
<p>Germany’s climate policy is being closely watched elsewhere. The country has the sixth biggest greenhouse gas emissions in the world, with a 2.1% share of the total.</p>
<p>Failure to meet its emissions reduction targets would cost Germany financially.</p>
<p>Under European Union rules, the country could be fined billions of euros if it does not meet the bloc’s targets.</p>
<p>The Chancellor has also warned that Germany could lose its position as a technological leader if it does not invest in clean industries.</p>
<p>Mrs Merkel, who was Germany’s environment minister during the first UN climate conference in 1995, has repeatedly called tackling global warming a “vital question for humanity”.</p>
<p>She plans to attend the UN climate summit in New York next week, where she will deliver a speech on Monday.</p>
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