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Berlin climate referendum falls short

Berlin is an extremely left wing city so it is noteworthy for this referendum to have failed.

Not enough voters in Berlin supported a push to make the German capital carbon neutral by 2030, results from a referendum showed on Sunday.

A small majority, 50.9% of voters, did support the motion. However, overall turnout was less than 50% and not enough people voted in favor of the motion for it to become law.

To pass, it would have needed majority support, and the support of at least 25% of the eligible electorate.

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