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'Germany will pull out of the 1994 energy treaty that has been widely
criticized for protecting investments in fossil fuels, a spokesperson for the
government said Friday.
Franziska Brantner, parliamentary state secretary at the Economy Ministry, said
the decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) was part of the
country's commitment to "consistently aligning our trade policy with climate
protection."
She added that the move was also an important signal to the United Nations
Climate Change Conference, COP27, underway in Egypt.
Europe's largest economy joins France, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland in
withdrawing from the pact.
The other countries have said the pact is incompatible with their commitments
to the 2015 Paris accord to combat climate change.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
