Germany. Flash in the pan: Flooding in Germany and the politics of climate (Fafael Loss, ECFR)

Floods in Altenahr, Germany, July 2021. Image byMartin Seifert CC0
Ten years ago, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan underwent a meltdown. Radiation was released into the atmosphere and more than 150,000 people had to be evacuated from surrounding areas. In Germany, support for the Greens rose to an unprecedented 28 per cent, forcing Chancellor Angela Merkel to U-turn on nuclear power generation – just weeks earlier she had given the go-ahead to extend the lifespan of Germany’s plants. Could recent extreme weather events in Germany and other parts of Europe have a similar impact on Germany’s general election on 26 September?
Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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