2030 climate target in danger, experts warn

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Germany “strongly” condemns the recent Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates and other countries.

“We strongly condemn the renewed Iranian airstrikes against the UAE and other partners,” he wrote on Twitter.

“Attacks on nuclear facilities threaten the security of people across the region,” he said, referring to Sunday’s drone strike. A drone strike hits a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, causing a fire.

Meraz also called on Iran to have serious talks with the US, stop threatening its neighbors and fully open the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has launched several attacks on regional neighbors and virtually shut down a key oil transportation route since the US and Israel launched an offensive against the Islamic republic on February 28.

A ceasefire was agreed in early April and has since been extended as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict continue to weaken.

The PCK refinery in Schwedt, a key energy hub for eastern Germany and parts of Poland, is facing new problems with its oil supplies after Russia blocked the transit of Kazakh crude through the Druzhba pipeline in early May.

The cut in oil supply is affecting many sectors including the aviation industry.

DW has this video exploring the issues surrounding the refinery and options for opening up new supply.

An independent climate advisory body has contradicted findings by the government’s main climate authority that showed Germany largely on track to meet its 2030 climate targets, saying the country will emit more CO2 than previously thought.

The Council of Experts on Climate Change believes Germany could overestimate its CO2 emissions projections by as much as 100 million metric tons (110 US tons).

This can be compared with the government’s Environment Agency’s prediction of a potential excess of only 4.5 million tonnes.

Germany has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65% below 1990 levels by 2030 and becoming climate neutral by 2045.

As of now, the reduction is around 48%.

In March, the government unveiled an €8 billion ($9.3 billion) plan to finance a range of climate measures, including expanding wind power and promoting the sale of electric vehicles.

But council president Barbara Schlomann said she believed “the actual reduction impact of the program is likely to be much smaller than the German government expects.”

The Council of Experts on Climate Change is an independent scientific advisory panel established in September 2020 to monitor German climate policy.

Animal rights group PETA has called for tightening rules on keeping dangerous wild animals after a tiger escaped from a private facility near the eastern German city of Leipzig and seriously injured a 73-year-old man.

The federal government must finally take action, Peter Hoefgen, PETA’s expert adviser on wild animals, told the dpa news agency.

He told the agency that the incident shows that keeping dangerous wild animals in private ownership or mobile operations is not safe enough.

Private ownership of tigers and lions remains legal in many German states, Hofgen said.

He also said that PETA had repeatedly warned authorities about the shortcomings of the facility where the tiger escaped.

The animal, which belonged to a famous circus artist, was shot dead by police soon after it broke out of its enclosure.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will welcome new Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev in Berlin on Monday afternoon.

Radev will be welcomed with military honors at the Chancellery before the two leaders hold talks on issues including bilateral relations and European and international security policy.

A joint press conference is planned for 6 pm local time (1600 GMT).

Bulgaria’s former president Radev won an absolute majority of 44.7% in his country’s April parliamentary elections and was inaugurated as prime minister last week.

His victory was due to his pledge to fight corruption.

However, Radev is also known for his Eurosceptic and pro-Russian stance.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has said the government plans to invest billions of euros in a program aimed at boosting Germany’s ability to protect its citizens in the event of conflict or disaster.

“We are strengthening population protection and civil protection,” Dobrindt told mass circulation. Picture In comments published by the newspaper on Monday.

The Bavarian conservative politician also said Germany was beefing up its response capabilities to hybrid threats and increasing support for volunteer emergency workers.

He said there will be tight integration of military and civil defense structures to enhance security and resilience.

The planned program would cost €10 billion ($11.6 billion), the newspaper reported, citing a cabinet draft.

The funds will be used for additional equipment, buildings, personnel and technology, including for the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW).

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Join us as the German Chancellor prepares to speak with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev.

The meeting could pose some diplomatic challenges for the German leader, as Radev is known for his Eurosceptic, pro-Russian stance, which is the exact opposite of what Germany advocates.

A tiger that escaped from a private facility near Leipzig, badly injuring a handler in the process, made sensational headlines on Sunday.

But after this incident, a major animal rights group has demanded the government to tighten the rules for keeping such wild animals, which they say is being done very laxly in Germany.

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