{"id":218168,"date":"2025-02-12T21:05:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/politicians-steer-clear-of-climate-change-ahead-of-germanys-elections-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T21:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:05:43","slug":"politicians-steer-clear-of-climate-change-ahead-of-germanys-elections-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/politicians-steer-clear-of-climate-change-ahead-of-germanys-elections-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Politicians steer clear of climate change ahead of Germany&#8217;s elections | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/F_zKyMAWIt8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Politicians steer clear of climate change ahead of Germany's elections | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F_zKyMAWIt8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany is going to the polls on February 23rd but with just days to go in the election campaign, politicians are avoiding talking about climate change<\/p>\n<p>German politicians seem to be avoiding talking about the climate crisis with just days to go before new elections.<\/p>\n<p>Climate change has fallen in voters prioritiies since the last general election back in 2021. This year the soaring cost of living, as well as concerns over migration, have dominated the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>DW&#8217;s Giulia Saudelli looked into what&#8217;s changed for voters and  on the campaign trail. We also spoke to Christoph Bals from environmental advocacy group Germanwatch and Sarah Zitterbarth from Greenpeace for more on why climate change has fallen down the agenda this time.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Why climate change is low on the election agenda<br \/>\n04:26 DW&#8217;s Giulia Saudelli discusses what&#8217;s changed on climate<br \/>\n07:37 Christoph Bals from Germanwatch explains shifting priorities<br \/>\n11:50 Sarah Zitterbarth from Greenpeace sums up risks of ignoring issue<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany is going to the polls on February 23rd but with just days to go in the election campaign, politicians are avoiding talking about climate change German politicians seem to be avoiding talking about the climate crisis with just days to go before new elections. 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