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A German conservative opposition lawmaker is challenging the coalition government’s plans to pass a major overhaul of C02 emissions targets through parliament on Friday, seeking an injunction to force a delay to the vote. Thomas Heilmann, a lawmaker with the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU), is arguing that the legislative process has been rushed. He asked Germany’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday to delay the scheduled vote. The proposed changes from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s centre-left coalition government would introduce fundamental changes to how Germany’s legally binding climate e…

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