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The Enigmatic ‘Climate Chancellor’ Pulls Off a Grand Finale

A new EU climate target cements Angela Merkel’s global legacy, but many in Germany say she has often been an obstacle to progress.

By Dan Gearino

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel throws her voting card into the ballot box during passage of sweeping climate legislation in December 2019.
Two cyclists ride on the car-free section of Friedrichstraße in Berlin, where a speed limit of 20 kilometers per hour (12 mph) applies. Credit: Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images

Trains, Walking, Biking: Why Germany Needs to Look Beyond Cars

By Dan Gearino
bucket-wheel excavator removes the first layer of soil for the expansion of the nearby Welzow open-pit lignite coal mine on August 20, 2010 near Drebkau, Germany. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

What Germany Can Teach the US About Quitting Coal

By Dan Gearino
Dense traffic on Autobahn 8 in Germany. Credit: Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images

Love is Blind: How Germany’s Long Romance With Cars Led to the Nation’s Biggest Clean Energy Failure

By Dan Gearino
Participants in the Fridays For Future movement protest during a nationwide climate change action day in front of the Brandenburg Gate on September 20, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Maja Hitij/Getty Images

How Dying Forests and a Swedish Teenager Helped Revive Germany's Clean Energy Revolution

By Dan Gearino

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