German election: SPD-led coalition to focus on climate action
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German election: SPD-led coalition to focus on climate action


Climate change protesters holding signs in a large crowd

Demonstrators at a protest for climate justice in Berlin on 24 September

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A new German government is expected to be far more ambitious on climate change, with extra support for renewables and action against fossil fuels. But the three parties hoping to form a coalition must first compromise on different visions of how to do that, which could take months.

Against a backdrop of climate change protests across German cities on 24 September, the centre-left Social Democratic party (SPD) won 25.7 per cent of the vote on 26 September, narrowly beating …



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