Germany was long considered to be ahead of the pack on climate, but does that hold true under chancellor Friedrich Merz?During his short visit to the UN COP30 summit in Brazil last week, German ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wind turbines stand behind piles of earth at the edge of a construction site in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Jan Woitas/dpa ...

Eighty-five days into a hunger strike, German environmental engineer and climate activist Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick had lost more than 61 pounds, his face and body were gaunt and his blood sugar was ...

By Holger Hansen BERLIN, May 18 (Reuters) - Germany is expected to miss its 2030 climate goals and likely emit more carbon ...

Germany is likely to miss key climate targets as it waters down emission-reduction programs, an advisory group said Monday.

The public still wants action, but elections in the world’s third-biggest economy may stall progress. “The End of Germany’s Climate Crusade.” That’s how a Politico headline last week described the ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats, speaks to voters during an election campaign tour stop on February 20, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Reporter Germany has long been ...

Headlines in Germany today include higher than planned CO2 emissions, plans to ramp up civil defense measures, and Chancellor Merz meeting euroskeptic Bulgarian Premier Rumen Radev. DW has more.

Rain has ⁠raised ⁠water levels on the ⁠river Rhine in Germany enabling vessels to ​sail with more cargo after shallow water ...

In two recent decisions, German courts have held claims of “climate neutrality” for consumer products to be misleading since they relied on compensation of CO2 by forest conservation projects. This ...