{"id":372001,"date":"2026-08-21T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/drought-heat-wildfires-can-germany-govern-through-climate-change-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:00:37","slug":"drought-heat-wildfires-can-germany-govern-through-climate-change-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/drought-heat-wildfires-can-germany-govern-through-climate-change-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought, heat, wildfires: Can Germany govern through climate change? | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uFvrETkIsQE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Drought, heat, wildfires: Can Germany govern through climate change? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uFvrETkIsQE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany is heating and drying up faster than ever. Yet climate change is not high on the agenda of many politicians. Why are they avoiding the issue? Are voters tired of hearing about climate action? And what will happen if Germany continues to delay?<br \/>\nTogether with sustainability researcher Maja G\u00f6pel and SPD climate spokesperson Jakob Blankenburg, DW&#8217;s Berlin Bureau Chief Max Hofmann examines the growing gap between climate reality and political action and ask a broader question: can Germany keep up with climate change? <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Why climate matters now<br \/>\n03:03 The politics of delay<br \/>\n06:52 Can technology deliver?<br \/>\n10:42 Economics of climate action<br \/>\n13:05 Transformation and resistance<br \/>\n15:16 Climate costs in fields<br \/>\n17:02 What governments achieved<br \/>\n19:43 Adaptation and transformation<br \/>\n22:54 The price of inaction<br \/>\n24:24 Making climate binding<br \/>\n29:41 Elections and climate policy<br \/>\n33:47 A message to Merz<br \/>\n36:06 Honesty in climate politics<\/p>\n<p>You can listen to DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: DW Berlin Briefing &#8211; Inside German politics<br \/>\nSpotify: DW Berlin Briefing &#8211; Inside German politics<br \/>\nSubscribe to the Berlin Briefing newsletter: Newsletter Registration<br \/>\nFor more news go to: News and current affairs from Germany and around the world<br \/>\nFollow 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: DW News (@dwnews) \/ X<br \/>\nF\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<br \/>\nSubscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish <\/p>\n<p>#germany #drought #heatwave #climatechange  #dwgermanpolitics #dwberlinbriefing<\/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>Germany is heating and drying up faster than ever. 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