When I say that we in Germany have to reduce our CO2 emissions by 40 percent by 2020, I’m not saying that because I love the environment so much, but because I believe it will ensure our economic survival.
— Angela Merkel Contemporary

German Chancellor

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Speech on climate change

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2014

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/merkel-climate-change-355986

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