Drought, heat, wildfires: Can Germany govern through climate change? | Berlin Briefing Podcast
Germany is heating and drying up faster than ever. Yet climate change is not high on the agenda of many politicians. Why are they avoiding the issue? Are voters tired of hearing about climate action? And what will happen if Germany continues to delay? 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 ask a broader question: can Germany keep up with climate change?
Chapters: 00:00 Why climate matters now 03:03 The politics of delay 06:52 Can technology deliver? 10:42 Economics of climate action 13:05 Transformation and resistance 15:16 Climate costs in fields 17:02 What governments achieved 19:43 Adaptation and transformation 22:54 The price of inaction 24:24 Making climate binding 29:41 Elections and climate policy 33:47 A message to Merz 36:06 Honesty in climate politics
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