Environmental Group , Files Lawsuit Against , German Government .br On January 24, a prominent environmental br group announced that it filed a lawsuit br against the German government. .br On January 24, a prominent environmental br group announced that it filed a lawsuit br against the German government. .br Fox News reports that Friends of the Earth br Germany (BUND) accuses the government of br failing to meet its own climate targets.br Fox News reports that Friends of the Earth br Germany (BUND) accuses the government of br failing to meet its own climate targets.br According to BUND's submission to the Berlin-Brandenburg br administrative court, the government should put forward br an emergency program to meet those targets.br Both sectors have reportedly lagged behind br on reaching legally binding targets for reducing br the amount of greenhouse gases they produce.br According to BUND, time is running short for Germany br to meet national climate goals set for 2030 and an br ultimate goal of achieving "net zero" emissions by 2045.br Earlier this month, a report by the think tank Agorabr Energiewende warned that Germany's emissions br were likely higher than the target set for 2020.br Fox News reports that the German government has br already laid out an ambitious program aimed at br expanding the use of renewable energy in the near future.br However, two members of Germany's coalition government, br the environmentalist Greens and the libertarian br Free Democratic Party, disagree on the plan.br However, two members of Germany's coalition government, br the environmentalist Greens and the libertarian br Free Democratic Party, disagree on the plan.