Under pressure from environmental protests and a surge in support for the opposition Green party, the German government agreed Friday on a 54 billion euro ($60 billion) package of measures for tackling climate change, Associated Press reports.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the deal agreed by the country’s governing parties after all-night talks represented a major boost for Germany’s efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Europe’s biggest economy aims to cut its emissions by 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels
“We believe that we can achieve the goals and that we’ve truly laid the foundations for this,” Merkel said.