Germany divided over using climate fund to plug budget deficit

Germany's finance minister proposes using a multi-billion-euro climate fund to plug budget deficits.

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A coalition of industrialists and environmentalists strongly opposes the move.

This conflict highlights tensions between climate urgency and fiscal austerity in Europe.

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