Autor

Lukas Bayer

freier Redakteur und Produzent (Kipppunkte, Extremwetter, Klimapolitik, Österreich)

DWD: Germany's spring is drier than ever.  

It is unusually dry in Germany. The German Weather Service (DWD) reports that it has rained less in recent months than it last did in 1931. After the holidays, the drought is likely to ease, at least regionally.

Von Lukas Bayer

False statements about Germany: How US President Trump glosses over coal power.

US President Donald Trump has ushered in a coal revival for his country – and wrongly cited Germany as a positive example. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order to heavily subsidize coal as an energy source. Ministries and authorities are instructed to repeal all measures diverting the country from coal production.

Von Lukas Bayer