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Climate activism

From local grassroots strategies to nationwide campaigns, climate activists — many of them young people — are demanding that governments and industry step up the fight against climate change.

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An aerial view of Carti Sugtupu Island in the Guna Yala Comarca on the Caribbean coast of Panama. The island appears to be overcrowded with dwellings, presumably displaced and pushed back by the advancing coastline.

Coastal communities worldwide brace for rising sea levels

Coastal communities worldwide brace for rising sea levels

Sea levels are rising at an ever faster speed, putting more than a billion people at risk globally.
ClimateSeptember 25, 202403:22 min
Protesters march during the global climate strike organized by Fridays for Future in Berlin, Germany.

Germany sees nationwide climate protests

Germany sees nationwide climate protests

Thousands of activists in Berlin and across Germany have staged protests calling attention to the climate crisis.
ClimateSeptember 20, 202402:06 min
A view of police cars parked on a runway at Frankfurt Airport

Climate protest halts Frankfurt flights

Climate protest halts Frankfurt flights

Activists broke through a fence and glued themselves to the tarmac at one of Europe's busiest travel hubs.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 25, 202401:43 min
A climate protester is carried off by police

Germany's Last Generation aims to revive climate protests

Germany's Last Generation aims to revive climate protests

Climate activists have brought Germany's busiest airport to a standstill, in a bid to give their cause new momentum.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 25, 2024
A group of young people demonstrate in Berlin

Politically-disillusioned youth? Far from it!

Politically-disillusioned youth? Far from it!

Young people in Germany often feel insufficiently represented by politicians. Two Berliners want to change that.
SocietyJune 10, 202404:47 min
An election poster showing a cat

EU election: Who are the small parties striving for votes?

EU election: Who are the small parties striving for votes?

Here are some of the renegades, revolutionaries, and single-issue campaigners vying for votes on June 9 in Germany.
PoliticsJune 3, 20247 images
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In the spotlight

young protesters, one is holding up a sign that reads 'end fossil fuels', Berlin September 2023

Fridays for Future in Germany has a new strategy

Instead of holding school strikes for more action on climate change, the German FFF movement is forging new alliances.
SocietyMarch 1, 2024
A protester seen from behind, observing a climate protest from a distance

Support for climate action up, so why does it feel hopeless?

To make real progress on climate action, analysts say, people need to realize they're not alone.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 16, 2024
People hold a sign made of LED lights that says ''Not A Hoax'' during a rally in San Diego

What is climate misinformation, and why does it matter?

Opponents of climate science have ways of sowing doubt around climate change. And that can restrict urgent action.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 23, 2024
This photo from the Vietnam News Agency shows Vietnam activist Hoang Duc Binh standing inside the courtroom, with several officers sitting behind him

Vietnam: Why climate activism can be a risky business

Climate change politics in Vietnam's authoritarian system has led to activists being arrested and imprisoned.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 12, 2023
Four youth activists walk in woods in Portugal

Why are climate activists taking 32 nations to court?

The court will consider a climate case that could hold governments accountable for acting too slowly.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 27, 2023
Young people are greeted by a crowd as they walk up stairs

Montana youth climate victory: Bad news for oil and coal?

Youth plaintiffs have won a rare victory against a US state government for promoting climate-killing fossil fuels.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 14, 2023
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