{"id":333569,"date":"2026-04-10T03:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-germany-turning-its-back-on-climate-action-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T03:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:00:37","slug":"is-germany-turning-its-back-on-climate-action-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-germany-turning-its-back-on-climate-action-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Germany turning its back on climate action? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FSJCSocPUAg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Germany turning its back on climate action? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FSJCSocPUAg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Rising oil and gas prices in the wake of the war in Iran have made it even clearer: renewable energy sources are an essential tool for countries like Germany to achieve energy independence \u2014 and economic stability. But there are some warning signs that the German government may be missing the mark by rolling back its climate ambition. Its efforts to reduce emissions have slowed in 2025, and CO2 production has even increased for some sectors. Experts warn that the government\u2019s plans to close the emissions gap are not enough to reach the country\u2019s ambitious climate targets. And the government\u2019s messaging is sowing doubt on its commitment towards those same targets. Does this mean Germany is giving up on climate?  <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 What&#8217;s up with Germany and climate<br \/>\n00:58 The slowing reduction of emissions<br \/>\n03:00: Germany&#8217;s climate plans are not enough<br \/>\n04:45: The government&#8217;s mixed messaging<br \/>\n06:54: It\u2019s a mixed picture<\/p>\n<p>#climatechange #germany #energy #dwgermanpolitics <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/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>Rising oil and gas prices in the wake of the war in Iran have made it even clearer: renewable energy sources are an essential tool for countries like Germany to achieve energy independence \u2014 and economic stability. But there are some warning signs that the German government may be missing the mark by rolling back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":333570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[131580,128848,129857],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-333569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news","tag-prices","tag-rising","tag-wake"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Germany turning its back on climate action? | DW News | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Is Germany turning its back on climate action? | DW News for free, here on News ISC. 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