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Environment News

Energy

Windmills against an orange sky

Earth-Friendly Energy

The EU says it wants 20 percent of its energy needs met with renewable sources by 2020.»

 
 

Employment

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German environment minister Sigmar Gabriel pose in front of the Eqi glacier near Ilulissat, Greenland

Recession in Germany

Chancellor Merkel has said she will fight any EU climate deal that threatens German jobs.»

 
 

EU

Cooling towers at a coal power plant giving off steam

Climate Deal Torpedoed?

Poland says the new EU climate deal hurts poorer members, asks for concessions to be made.»

 
 
 

Baked Alaska?

The impact of climate change is becoming evident in Alaska faster and more dramatically than anywhere else on earth. Deutsche Welle reporter Irene Quaile visited Alaska with the Climate Change College.

 
 

Special

Climate Change: A Planet at Risk

As the effects of climate change become more evident, DW-WORLD.DE examines what is happening on all seven continents. »

 

Multimedia

Fish

Salmon

 
 

Energy

A pile of salt

 
 

Environment

Men's dress shoes

 
 
 

Dossier

Made in Germany: Environmental Initiatives

Coal plant in Germany

DW-WORLD.DE takes a closer look at six German-run projects that aim to combat climate change.  »

 
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Glacier Melt

 
 

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The coast off Essex