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Craig Saueurs

‘That ends now’: German court ruling raises pressure to fix stalled climate plans

Climate groups in Germany are celebrating a major legal victory after the country’s top court ruled that the federal government must strengthen climate protection plans.

On Thursday, 29 January, the administrative court in Leipzig rejected a government appeal against a 2024 ruling that found Germany’s 2023 climate programme failed to meet the requirements of the Climate Protection Act. The original case was brought by environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH).

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