Spiegel: The World from Berlin: 'Why Should We Germans Save The World Alone?'

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The World from Berlin: 'Why Should We Germans Save The World Alone?'

The World from Berlin: 'Why Should We Germans Save The World Alone?'Germany in its capacity as president of the European Union and G8 is leading a drive to slash CO2 emissions. But German media commentators want to know why their country should take the leading role while the world's biggest polluters, the United States and China, stand idly by.

German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who sees Germany as a driving force in climate protection, has suggested anchoring it as a goal in a future European Union constitution.

The German press has responded skeptically to the leading role that Merkel and Gabriel want Germany to adopt, questionning the political motivations behind the grandstanding and calling for greater international pressure on the true offenders: China and the USA.