the new plan and should mean the pace of climate action will speed up noticeably ciena some poor people here will end up paying the price if environmental taxes are increased. younger germans are demanding climate justice and politicians have been forced to listen. more on this i'm joined by. she's the head of the market or research institute on global climate. climate change a think tank here in berlin thanks for joining us dr 1st of all how significant is this ruling by germany's highest court that is forcing the government to pursue more ambitious climate action. yes good morning so this is certainly a landmark decision by of germany's high court definitely and we can not fully see there the consequences now but i mean the immediate consequences now of the german cabin that will implement or really side on new targets stricter targets for 2032 this is the 1st place and then. also target for 2040 and the plan of neutrality by 2045 so this has an immediate effect of what the high court said and the government's response to what the court said because it is the government going far enou

the new plan and should mean the pace of climate action will speed up noticeably ciena some worry poor people here will end up paying the price if environmental taxes are increased. but for now younger germans are demanding climate justice and politicians have been forced to listen. to hundreds of mourners paying tribute to the victims of a school shooting in the russian. a makeshift monument was. where a gunman killed 7 children and 2 members of staff on tuesday it tucker is thought to be a former student of the school president. has ordered a review of the nation's gun control law. students in their black and white uniforms flee across the school grounds away from the chaos inside a gunman entered the school early in the day and began shooting several explosions were heard some students were seen leaping from 3rd floor windows to escape. ambulances amassed to treat the many wounded and ferry them to hospital. some have penetrating wounds stab wounds there are people with muscular skeletal injuries as well. security forces swarmed to the school within an hour seizing the gunmen alive

don't have them yet the new plan and should mean the pace of climate action will speed up noticeably ciena some worry poor people here will end up paying the price if environmental taxes are increased. but for now younger germans are demanding climate justice and politicians have been forced to listen. and for more now i am joined by wolfgang looked co-head of the research department on earth system analysis at the potsdam institute for climate impact research welcome to the program thank you for joining us we understand berlin policymakers seem to be making an effort to move faster to counter climate change what do you think well this is a hugely significant of the german constitutional court clearly a war that we cannot carelessly live at the expense of young people and this is not about some distant future it is about the time after 2030 so it is about the people who went onto the streets to fired for a better climate policy and so this is a huge victory for them and it is good that the new climate law was now made so quickly. and it also aligns the german climate goals for the new euro