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Guest commentary: A ground-breaking judgment in Germany

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In adopting the temperature targets of the Paris Agreement the German legislature exercised its mandate and prerogative. This threshold can “in principle” be converted into a global carbon budget, which, in turn, can be allocated to States. The GCC notes that adaptation can provide additional protection (under ¶164/5). (As

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