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Climate strike: How activism is increasingly sanctioned

Various climate movements have once again called for the traditional climate strike on Friday. However, the European climate movement is not only fighting against losing relevance. Their actions are also being increasingly penalized and sentenced by courts and authorities.

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Flood protection: Why the German Christian Democrats reject a federal/state task

In light of the flood disaster in Eastern Europe, German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and the federal states are calling for a "joint climate adaptation task." The Christian Democratic CDU/CSU parliamentary group is demanding more money, but rejects a federal-state task – despite having proposed it in 2022.

By Bernhard Pötter

Federal government must do more for forest and moorland protection immediately

The German government must introduce immediate measures for more climate action in the land use sector because a ruling from May is now legally binding. Environmental associations are filing a further complaint against the traffic light government's climate policy with the Federal Constitutional Court.

By Alexandra Endres