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Klimapolitik trennt Europa nicht

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Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils 2020: Klimapolitik trennt Europa nicht. Tagesspiegel: 15.January 2020. Online: https://background.tagesspiegel.de/energie-klima/klimapolitik-trennt-europa-nicht

Public opinion seems to have settled on the conviction that the climate crisis is Europe's latest political divide - after migration, the Euro and conflicts over the rule of law. But there is another story that needs to be told. Climate policies have always been contentious. They are bound to be. But contrary to the growing perception of climate policies as Europe's new political divide, climate is a policy field where Europe works together, writes Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf in the Tagesspiegel.

Climate policy is not Europe's new political divide – OpEd in the Tagesspiegel
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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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