Climate protection depends on political majorities: Angela Merkel

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed on Saturday that far-reaching climate protection measures could be implemented only with the corresponding political majorities.

"I understand - and it makes me a little sad, of course - that young people say, 'man, we had to go to court first before those in the government actually give us what we're entitled to'," dpa news agency quoted the Chancellor as saying during a discussion with German climate activist Luisa Neubauer.

However, it was also true that "in a democracy, I always have to get majorities for something", she added.

Merkel pointed to her own rural constituency as an example, where concerns over the building of wind turbines are always accompanied by complaints.

Simply ignoring people's concerns could lead to a situation where climate deniers could be in the majority, she said, who used former US President Donald Trump as an example. (IANS)

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