Germany's Left party demands climate reparations to other states
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The Left party has submitted a Bundestag motion asking the government to draft a law obliging Germany to make reparations for climate damage caused abroad. The proposal would include direct reparations payments to heavily affected countries.

The motion argues German wealth grew from "climate-harmful activities and destructive resource extraction abroad" and therefore Germany has an "obligation to compensate." It cites data that Germany accounted for about 5.2% of global CO2 emissions since 1750.

The Left also calls for grants over loans, debt relief, and an international $300 billion annual climate finance commitment.

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