“Germany’s internal border checks were supposed to be temporary. Introduced in 2015 as an emergency response amid the sharp rise in refugees and migrants reaching Europe, they’ve now become a familiar part of daily life across much of the continent…” Listen here.
Read More“For this episode, we team up with Germany-based reporter Sam Baker from the DW podcast Living Planet. We follow carbon dioxide from its source, all the way to its final resting place under the North Sea. And we look beyond the hype to see if Carbon Capture and Storage could be a real climate solution, or just another way for the fossil fuel industry to keep on drilling…” Listen here.
Read More“Every time you drive a car, heat your home or board a plane, carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere. A growing industry says it can pull that CO₂ back out again. Living Planet reporter Sam Baker visited two companies behind direct air capture to see whether this much-hyped technology is on the verge of a breakthrough - or headed for a reality check…” Listen here.
Read More“Billion-dollar weather disasters in the US have surged fivefold since the 1980s. As climate change fuels more destructive hurricanes, homeowners are adapting to avoid the cost of having to rebuild…” Read more.
Read More“From Canada's carbon tax retreat to Germany's heat pump revolt, climate policies are facing political backlash. A shift in how they're framed and financed could make the difference.…” Read more.
Read More“Heat waves are deadly. As they grow more intense and frequent, their toll is mounting, from overwhelmed hospitals to lost labor hours. But countries can adapt to protect lives and the economy…” Read more.
Read More“Creating and designing the future of fashion and the arts…” Read more.
Read More“These artists, designers, models, chefs and performers are the most successful young European creatives…” Read more.
Read More“From atmospheric physicists to urban climatologists, DW spoke to researchers who study the many and varied aspects of climate change about what concerns them most as our planet heats up…” Read more.
Read More“The European Space Agency is recruiting new astronauts and looking to diversify their celestial crew. Do you have what it takes?” Read more.
Read More“As part of a selection process for new astronauts, the European Space Agency is recruiting individuals with disabilities to be a parastronaut, with the hopes of eventually heading to space…” Read more.
Read More“Sign up for DW's newsletter, Undercurrent, where we dive beyond the headlines. Every Thursday we'll take you closer to the stories that shape our world, with our global network of correspondents and contributors…” Read more.
Read More“Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, reflects on the discovery of the asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 and the WHO’s response…” Read more.
Read More“Voting in a pandemic is hard. But voting in the US was confusing to many even before the age of COVID-19. DW explores the process in three states with different systems…” Read more.
Read More“With increased mail-in voting and deep political division, the US election results are taking longer than usual to confirm. DW explains the scenarios that follow Election Day…” Read more.
Read More“When a white woman called the cops on an African American bird-watcher in New York, a group of Black nature lovers pushed back. They launched #BlackBirdersWeek, a campaign to encourage birding among people of color…” Read the full interview.
Read More“As Africa develops faster, countries are shifting their focus to investment in renewable energy. The director of think tank Power Shift Africa explains how the continent can embark on a journey toward a green future…” Read the full interview.
Read More“Every day, I walk home past little brass Stolpersteine or "stumbling stones" that bear the names of Jews ripped from their homes by Nazis. When I walk by them, I think about complicity. I wonder about the people who let their neighbors be stripped of their dignity and led away to their deaths. What were they thinking as they witnessed this happening? How did they justify their inaction?” Read more.
Read More“Like many industries, the art world is dealing with a forced migration online for the foreseeable future. While large galleries, museums and art fairs have set up virtual exhibits in light of stay-at-home orders, the results have not always been remarkable. Even before the current crisis, many corners of the art world were slow to meet audiences on the devices we spend so much of our time staring at – our computers, tablets, and phones…” Read more.
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