Merkel urges political majority to tackle climate change

German chancellor Angela Merkel (Pool/AP

German chancellor Angela Merkel said she understands young people’s frustration about the pace of efforts to combat climate change, but stressed the need to build political majorities to support effective action.

Earlier this week, Mrs Merkel’s cabinet approved an ambitious plan to reduce Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” by 2045, five years earlier and with deeper cuts than previously planned.