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"Bündnis 90/Die Grünen," Germany's environmentalist Green party, was founded in West Germany in 1980 with an environmentalist and pacifist platform. Since the 2021 election, it is a coalition partner in the government.

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Fungi - the food of tomorrow?

Fungi - the food of tomorrow?

Meat alternatives are increasingly in demand: A Berlin-based startup is cultivating fungi as a substitute for meat.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 15, 202405:35 min
Chinese workers on an electric vehicle production line in Jinhau, Zhejiang province, China on March 24, 2021

From solar to EVs: How China is overproducing green tech

From solar to EVs: How China is overproducing green tech

The US and EU are working to ensure their clean-energy sectors aren't wiped out by unfair competition from China.
BusinessApril 10, 2024
A view from the glass dome of the Reichstag building into the blue sky, a tower of the building with waving flag of Germany in the background

German political parties see surge in new members

German political parties see surge in new members

Rarely has there been a time when so many people have joined political parties. What's the reason for this interest?
PoliticsApril 9, 202402:15 min
Finance Minister Christian Lindner, Economy Minister Robert Habeck, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left to right)

Germany: What's holding Olaf Scholz's coalition together?

Germany: What's holding Olaf Scholz's coalition together?

The German government coalition parties are arguing about everything, including Ukraine, but above all about money.
PoliticsApril 3, 2024
A person in a high-vis work vest plants in the snow as a group of people wearing parkas look on

Scotland replants for the climate

Scotland replants for the climate

Scotland's hills were deforested centuries ago. Major reforestation campaigns are changing that.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 21, 202404:03 min
A large crowd of people wearing hi-vis vests and carrying banners and Polish flags stands on a multi-lane road. Something is burning in the foreground; the air is filled with smoke, Warsaw, Poland, March 6, 2024

Clashes in Poland as farmers' protests get more political

Clashes in Poland as farmers' protests get more political

Despite government offers of talks, Poland's farmers have stepped up protests with the opposition's support.
PoliticsMarch 7, 2024
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Germany's Greens become boogeyman at farmer protests

Urban, academic and cosmopolitan: The Greens could be seen as the natural opposite of many German farmers.
PoliticsFebruary 29, 2024
The globe shown on a spherical display using organic electroluminescent panels at an exhibition in Tokyo

Climate crisis: Japan bets big with bonds for clean tech

The country is the first in the world to issue sovereign bonds aimed at funneling private money into green technology.
ClimateFebruary 19, 2024
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Poland: Energy collective provides clean energy for spa town

Ladek-Zdroj in southern Poland is home to one of the country's first energy communities.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 12, 202403:05 min
Drone image of 20 rows of solar panels in a field. In the background are houses, trees and hills, Ladek-Zdroj, Poland, September 25, 2023

Poland: Spa town turns to renewable energy for cleaner air

After choking on polluted air for many years, the town of Ladek-Zdroj turned to renewables for a breath of fresh air.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 11, 2024
The front porch of a house with a sloping, curved roof

Inside a recyclable 3D-printed tiny home

Could a 3D-printed house made with recyclable material be a game changer for the climate and the US housing crisis?
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 31, 2024
Reporter wading in ice-cold water with a power plant in the background

Could large heat pumps revolutionize how we warm our homes?

The German city of Mannheim is heating thousands of homes with ice-cold water. How does it work?
ClimateJanuary 29, 2024