German investigators on Tuesday raided the homes of several climate activists belonging to the group "Last Generation",
accusing them of backing a "criminal association".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
German ministers on Wednesday signed off a law to end coal electricity generation that demonstratorsand environmentalists say does too little, too late.
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.
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.
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.
The German government will next year issue its first so-called green bonds, borrowing on financial markets to
fund projects that are positive for the environment as calls grow for climate action.
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was forced to defend herself in a Twitter row with German railway service Deutsche Bahn (DB) over 'overcrowded' trains.
While Greta Thunberg and Deutsche Bahn have got involved in a war of words, it's time for you to have your say on the positives and negatives of travelling by train in Germany... and what could be improved.
Lawmakers in Germany reached a hard-fought compromise on carbon pricing early on Monday, breaking a parliamentary deadlock on the government's much-disputed climate policy reforms.
Drastic measures are needed to achieve Germany’s climate targets for transport, according to the country's Environment Agency. Will car-loving Germany take action?
