Most Germans doubt country will meet own 2045 climate neutrality target – survey

Most people in Germany say they do not think that the country is going to meet is national climate target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, a survey commissioned by newspaper Die Zeit has found. Just under one-third (29%) of respondents said they expect Germany to meet the target that the new coalition government again vouched to pursue. More than two-thirds (67%) said they do not expect the target to be met, while five percent said they either could not or did not want to answer. With 33 percent saying they are confident about hitting climate neutrality on time, women were significantly more optimistic than men (24%). However, 74 percent of men and 60 percent of women said they do not think the country will achieve climate neutrality as planned.