https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German investigators on Tuesday raided the homes of several climate activists belonging to the group "Last Generation", accusing them of backing a "criminal association". https://www.thelocal.de/20221213/german-police-target-climate-activists-in-nationwide-raids Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:53:10 +0100 german-police-target-climate-activists-in-nationwide-raids Activists from the “Last Generation” group climbed one of Germany’s most famous landmarks Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20221109/climate-activists-scale-berlins-brandenburg-gate Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:29:58 +0100 climate-activists-scale-berlins-brandenburg-gate Tens of thousands of climate activists including Greta Thunberg descended on German cities Friday ahead of the weekend general election to crank up the pressure on the candidates to succeed Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20210924/greta-thunberg-to-join-mass-german-climate-strikes-before-vote Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:36:38 +0200 greta-thunberg-to-join-mass-german-climate-strikes-before-vote Climate change made the deadly floods that devastated parts of Germany and Belgium last month up to nine times more likely, according to an international study published Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210824/climate-change-made-german-floods-more-likely-and-more-intense Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:56:07 +0200 climate-change-made-german-floods-more-likely-and-more-intense The latest climate science report shows that time is running out to rescue Earth, Germany's environment minister said Monday, urging the international community to ramp up efforts to cope with the impact of climate change. https://www.thelocal.de/20210809/climate-change-germany-says-time-is-running-out-to-save-planet Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:36:59 +0200 climate-change-germany-says-time-is-running-out-to-save-planet Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need to "speed up" the fight against climate change, as the death toll from devastating floods in Germany reached 177 on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210722/merkel-demands-faster-climate-action-as-german-flood-deaths-rise Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:13:07 +0200 merkel-demands-faster-climate-action-as-german-flood-deaths-rise German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged industrialised nations not to let the enormous financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic deter them from investing in the fight against climate change. https://www.thelocal.de/20210506/merkel-urges-richest-nations-to-up-climate-game-despite-covid Thu, 06 May 2021 19:09:39 +0200 merkel-urges-richest-nations-to-up-climate-game-despite-covid The German government said Wednesday it would set more ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions after a landmark ruling by the country's top court declared a flagship climate protection law "insufficient". https://www.thelocal.de/20210505/germany-sets-more-ambitious-climate-goals-after-landmark-ruling Wed, 05 May 2021 17:46:53 +0200 germany-sets-more-ambitious-climate-goals-after-landmark-ruling Germany's highest court ruled Thursday that the government's flagship climate protection plan was "insufficient" as it failed to set emission reduction targets beyond 2030, thereby threatening to infringe on the freedoms of future generations. https://www.thelocal.de/20210429/top-german-court-finds-governments-climate-plan-insufficient Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:44:42 +0200 top-german-court-finds-governments-climate-plan-insufficient Germany is aiming for a green start to 2021 by shutting down a coal-fired power plant and slapping a CO2 price on transport, but critics say the efforts aren't enough to combat climate change. https://www.thelocal.de/20210101/germany-rings-in-2021-with-co2-tax-coal-phase-out Fri, 01 Jan 2021 10:27:46 +0100 germany-rings-in-2021-with-co2-tax-coal-phase-out The biggest Arctic expedition in history will return to the German port of Bremerhaven on Monday after a year-long mission, bringing home observations from scientists that sea ice is melting at a "dramatic rate" in the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20201009/biggest-arctic-expedition-in-history-returns-to-germany-with-sobering-climate-change-discoveries-bremerhaven Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:11:47 +0200 biggest-arctic-expedition-in-history-returns-to-germany-with-sobering-climate-change-discoveries-bremerhaven All the snow is gone... at least in some parts of Germany. This means that many children, especially younger ones, have probably never even seen it. https://www.thelocal.de/20200303/do-german-children-still-remember-the-snow Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:21:10 +0100 do-german-children-still-remember-the-snow An unusually mild winter has left Germany without an ice wine harvest for the first time, the country's wine institute said Sunday, fuelling fears that the sweet dessert wine will become a rarity in future. https://www.thelocal.de/20200302/climate-change-germanys-ice-wine-harvest-fails-for-first-time Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:13:30 +0100 climate-change-germanys-ice-wine-harvest-fails-for-first-time Siemens chief executive Joe Kaeser faced environmental protests inside and outside the group's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200205/we-will-continue-our-protests-environmental-activists-confront-siemens-bosses-in-munich Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:41:25 +0100 we-will-continue-our-protests-environmental-activists-confront-siemens-bosses-in-munich German ministers on Wednesday signed off a law to end coal electricity generation that demonstratorsand environmentalists say does too little, too late. https://www.thelocal.de/20200129/activists-stage-protests-in-germany-as-cabinet-passes-coal-exit-law Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:34:34 +0100 activists-stage-protests-in-germany-as-cabinet-passes-coal-exit-law This year’s Anglicism of the Year recalls the importance of climate protection movements around the world. https://www.thelocal.de/20200128/it-belongs-to-all-of-us-germanys-anglicism-of-the-year-highlights-englishs-growing-importance Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:27:47 +0100 it-belongs-to-all-of-us-germanys-anglicism-of-the-year-highlights-englishs-growing-importance Environmentalists announced Wednesday they had filed two lawsuits at Germany's highest court accusing Chancellor Angela Merkel's government of failing to protect basic rights through its 'weak' climate protection law. https://www.thelocal.de/20200115/environmentalists-file-suit-against-merkels-weak-climate-laws Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:55:55 +0100 environmentalists-file-suit-against-merkels-weak-climate-laws “Klimahysterie” or “climate hysteria” has been chosen as Germany's Unwort (non-word or ugly word) of 2019. Here’s why. https://www.thelocal.de/20200114/climate-hysteria-is-germanys-non-word-of-the-year-ugliest Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:01:42 +0100 climate-hysteria-is-germanys-non-word-of-the-year-ugliest The German parliament on Friday formally approved a wide-ranging package of climate policy reforms, in a relief to Chancellor Angela Merkel's government as it faces growing pressure to take environmental action. https://www.thelocal.de/20191220/germany-signs-off-on-major-climate-reform-package-after-dispute Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:59:00 +0100 germany-signs-off-on-major-climate-reform-package-after-dispute Germany can jail officials for failing to enforce inner-city bans on polluting vehicles, but only under specific legislation that respects proportionality, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20191219/germany-can-jail-officials-who-flout-anti-pollution-rulings-eu-co Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:50:25 +0100 germany-can-jail-officials-who-flout-anti-pollution-rulings-eu-co