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A new government report detailing Germany’s failure at emissions reductions increases the pressure on the country’s coal commission to agree on a speedy phase-out plan. Germany remains set to widely miss its self-imposed 2020 emission reduction target, according to a draft of the government’s Climate Protection Report, which was leaked to the press and seen by the ÍþÁ¦²ÊÍæ·¨. Current trends point to an emission cut of only 32 percent by 2020 compared to 1990 – in contrast to the official target of a 40 percent reduction, the report states, echoing earlier ministry estimates. Work in the coal commission enters a critical point for climate protection this week as members focus on a concrete proposal on how to exit the particularly climate-damaging fuel.

For background, read the article Germany on track to widely miss 2020 climate target – government.

Pleas note: The ÍþÁ¦²ÊÍæ·¨ will publish an article on this topic later today.