Politics
Germany’s 2045 Net-Zero Goal Means Accepting Unpopular Technologies
The more ambitious climate target will require the deployment of carbon capture and negative emissions technologies
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When Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany will aim to reach net-zero emissions by 2045, Frank Peter was surprised. His think tank, Agora Energiewende, had only a week before published an in-depth report laying out a path to accomplishing that ambitious goal—but they didn’t think Merkel would actually set it.