5 Quotes & Sayings By Sigmar Gabriel

Sigmar Gabriel is a German politician who has been the leader of the Social Democratic Party since 2015. He serves as vice-chancellor and foreign minister in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. He previously served as federal minister of economy and energy from 2009 to 2013, and was also deputy chairman of the SPD from 1999 to 2008.

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If we want to implement climate protection worldwide, countries like Germany, which are capable of developing new technologies, will have to hand over some of their knowledge. We can't expect to have our cake and eat it too. Sigmar Gabriel
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What could become a danger to world peace is Iran's nuclear program and the country's open threat to annihilate Israel. Sigmar Gabriel
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Being told about the effects of climate change is an appeal to our reason and to our desire to bring about change. But to see that Africans are the hardest hit by climate change, even though they generate almost no greenhouse gas, is a glaring injustice, which also triggers anger and outrage over those who seek to ignore it. Sigmar Gabriel
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But, as environment minister, I am very interested in a thriving German automobile industry, because I can only pay for the rising costs of environmental protection at home and abroad if there are people in Germany with jobs and who pay taxes. Sigmar Gabriel