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Germany's climate crisis: Why politics struggle to keep up
21 August 2026

Germany's climate crisis: Why politics struggle to keep up

Deutsche Welle

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Germany is heating and drying up faster than ever. Yet climate change is not high on the agenda of many politicians.

Together with sustainability researcher Maja Göpel and SPD climate spokesperson Jakob Blankenburg, DW’s Berlin Bureau Chief Max Hofmann examines the growing gap between climate reality and political action and asks: can Germany keep up with climate change?