Green Party co-leader urges for quick coalition negotiations to form a new “climate government” in Germany

Annalena Baerbock, co-leader of the Green Party, has called for quick coalition negotiations with the SPD and the pro-business FDP to form the next German government as a “climate government.” Baerbock said the severity of the climate problem has been…

Many paths to carbon neutrality: Who are the contenders for Merkel’s successor?

Three contenders are vying to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor in the most unexpected federal election in decades, which will determine Europe’s largest economy’s next steps toward carbon neutrality. Following a recent shift in public opinion, Social Democrat Olaf…