# Germany's climate crisis: Why politics struggle to keep up

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Podcast: [DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics-7077761)
Published: 2026-08-21T10:14:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-climate-crisis-why-politics-struggle-to-keep-up/audio-78450806?maca=en-podcast_Berlin_Briefing-42113-xml-mrss
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Duration seconds: 2215

## Resource

Germany is heating and drying up faster than ever. Yet climate change is not high on the agenda of many politicians. Together with sustainability researcher Maja Göpel and SPD climate spokesperson Jakob Blankenburg, DW’s Berlin Bureau Chief Max Hofmann examines the growing gap between climate reality and political action and asks: can Germany keep up with climate change?

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