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Not easy voting green: Germans wary of getting climate bill

FILE - In this Thursday June 24, 2021 file photo,German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes the top candidates for the upcoming national elections Annalena Baerbock, right, of the Green Party and Armin Laschet, center, of Christian Democratic Union's prior to a session of the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. Climate change is among the top concerns for Germans going into this year's national election that will determine who replaces Angela Merkel as Chancellor. But while voters admit they are worried about the state of the planet, especially after last the deadly floods that hit Germany in July, many fear the cost of backing the environmentalist Green party that's campaigned strongest for meeting the Paris climate accord's goals. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP, file) The candidate for chancellor of the German Green party, Annalena Baerbock, speaks during an election campaign event in Halle near Leipzig, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Climate change is among the top concerns for Germans going into this year's national election that will determine who replaces Angela Merkel as Chancellor. But while voters admit they are worried about the state of the planet, especially after last the deadly floods that hit Germany in July, many fear the cost of backing the environmentalist Green party that's campaigned strongest for meeting the Paris climate accord's goals. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP) The candidate for chancellor of the German Green party, Annalena Baerbock, speaks during an election campaign event in Halle near Leipzig, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Climate change is among the top concerns for Germans going into this year's national election that will determine who replaces Angela Merkel as Chancellor. But while voters admit they are worried about the state of the planet, especially after last the deadly floods that hit Germany in July, many fear the cost of backing the environmentalist Green party that's campaigned strongest for meeting the Paris climate accord's goals. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP) The candidate for chancellor of the German Green party, Annalena Baerbock, speaks during an election campaign event in Halle near Leipzig, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Climate change is among the top concerns for Germans going into this year's national election that will determine who replaces Angela Merkel as Chancellor. But while voters admit they are worried about the state of the planet, especially after last the deadly floods that hit Germany in July, many fear the cost of backing the environmentalist Green party that's campaigned strongest for meeting the Paris climate accord's goals. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP) FILE - In this Friday, July 16, 2021 file photo the 'Lebenshilfe-Haus' (Life Assistant Building) home for the disabled is pictured in Sinzig, Germany. Residents of the assisted living facility for people with disabilities died during the flooding of the river Ahr. Climate change is among the top concerns for Germans going into this year's national election that will determine who replaces Angela Merkel as Chancellor. But while voters admit they are worried about the state of the planet, especially after last the deadly floods that hit Germany in July, many fear the cost of backing the environmentalist Green party that's campaigned strongest for meeting the Paris climate accord's goals. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP, file) FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug.3, 2021 file photo Armin Laschet, top canditate of the German Christian Democrats for the federal elections, and Olaf Scholz, top canditate of the German Social Democrats, address the media during a press conference in Stolberg, Germany that was hit by heavy rain and floods. Climate change is among the top concerns for Germans going into this year's national election that will determine who replaces Angela Merkel as Chancellor. But while voters admit they are worried about the state of the planet, especially after last the deadly floods that hit Germany in July, many fear the cost of backing the environmentalist Green party that's campaigned strongest for meeting the Paris climate accord's goals. (Marius Becker/DPA via AP, Pool, file)