Germany risks missing an annual climate target in 2026 for the first time unless cuts to greenhouse gas emissions sharply accelerate, a think tank warned Friday.

Germany's summer in 2026 saw high temperature records broken repeated as the number of heat-related deaths soared. Merz had been silent on the issue until now.

Fewer people in Germany are ready to accept lower economic growth as a consequence of climate action, a survey by research institute RWI has found. About 52 percent of respondents…