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Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils and Katharina Umpfenbach 2019: Ein europäisches Klimaschutzgesetz. Tagesspiegel: 8 August 2019. Online: https://background.tagesspiegel.de/ein-europaeisches-klimaschutzgesetz

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The new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has promised a European climate law. What it should look like describe Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf and Katharina Umpfenbach in the Tagesspiegel. The law should close five gaps.

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Katharina Umpfenbach
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1865-2263
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climate law, renewable energy, energy efficiency, transformation, decarbonisation, Paris Agreement, European parliament, EU, legislation, legal acts, carbon footprint, climate targets, governance regulation, Energy Union
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