elections – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:01:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 A Green Spring in Germany: a bellwether for the Autumn? https://energytransition.org/2021/04/a-green-spring-in-germany-a-bellwether-for-the-autumn/ https://energytransition.org/2021/04/a-green-spring-in-germany-a-bellwether-for-the-autumn/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:30:12 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24127 In March’s two state elections, no party lost more ground than Angela Merkel’s ruling CDU. Tarred by deepening scandal, a slow vaccination rollout and lockdown fatigue, its popularity is plummeting. Conversely, big gains in these early contests in the nation’s super-cycle election year — culminating with September’s federal parliament and chancellery vote — show that public opinion is turning...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/04/a-green-spring-in-germany-a-bellwether-for-the-autumn/feed/ 0 Not presidential: Down-ballot victories propel clean energy advances https://energytransition.org/2020/12/not-presidential-down-ballot-victories-propel-clean-energy-advances/ https://energytransition.org/2020/12/not-presidential-down-ballot-victories-propel-clean-energy-advances/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:30:35 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23597 In the 2020 American elections, neither the Democrats nor the climate achieved the clear victory for which many of us wished. But across party lines, voters are demanding action to address the nation’s rapidly changing climate. In several cities and states, particularly out west—voters demanded energy progress. Given how divided Washington remains, these subnational decisions may enable regional...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/12/not-presidential-down-ballot-victories-propel-clean-energy-advances/feed/ 0 Biden’s climate plans https://energytransition.org/2020/08/bidens-climate-plans/ https://energytransition.org/2020/08/bidens-climate-plans/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:00:51 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22897 Presumptive Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Biden has released an ambitious $2 trillion energy and climate plan that will, if implemented, create not only millions of well-paying jobs, but place the nation on a mid-century carbon neutrality pathway. Calling for a massive investment in solar and wind capacity, Biden aims for a coal exit and elimination of carbon pollution by 2035.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/08/bidens-climate-plans/feed/ 3 Bernie vs the billionaires: Is there another choice for the climate? https://energytransition.org/2020/03/bernie-vs-the-billionaires-for-climate-motivated-voters-is-there-another-choice/ https://energytransition.org/2020/03/bernie-vs-the-billionaires-for-climate-motivated-voters-is-there-another-choice/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:50:39 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=21819 As the race to decide this year’s Democratic U.S. Presidential candidate barrels towards the heart of the nation’s long and confusing primary season, it’s becoming a contest between progressive Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on the left; former New York Mayor, recent Republican, and billionaire businessman, Mike Bloomberg on the right; and the two middle-of-the-road party favorites...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/03/bernie-vs-the-billionaires-for-climate-motivated-voters-is-there-another-choice/feed/ 0 Poland Discovers Ecology https://energytransition.org/2019/10/poland-discovers-ecology/ https://energytransition.org/2019/10/poland-discovers-ecology/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:00:56 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20949 After a long time of being either ignored or seen as a Western luxury topic, the state of the environment has begun to occupy a broad space in Polish public debate. From the threat of air pollution to the climate crisis, sustainability is now more visible than ever in the media and the campaign ahead of parliamentary elections on October 13. But will this shift produce a real change in direction...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/10/poland-discovers-ecology/feed/ 0 Europe’s striking climate kids show why we need the EU https://energytransition.org/2019/05/europes-striking-climate-kids-show-why-we-need-the-eu/ https://energytransition.org/2019/05/europes-striking-climate-kids-show-why-we-need-the-eu/#comments Mon, 27 May 2019 13:00:47 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19843 The results of the European elections can be seen as a new green wave and as a response to concerns about climate change. The striking school children, a movement known as ‘Fridays For Future’, strongly influenced this development, Paul Hockenos takes a look. Protesters at the climate march in Brussels (Photo by Pelle De Brabander, CC BY 2.0) For years, European politicos and others committed to...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/05/europes-striking-climate-kids-show-why-we-need-the-eu/feed/ 1 All new polls show: Ever more Europeans want climate action https://energytransition.org/2019/05/all-new-polls-show-ever-more-europeans-want-climate-action/ https://energytransition.org/2019/05/all-new-polls-show-ever-more-europeans-want-climate-action/#respond Mon, 20 May 2019 13:00:04 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19737 But they aren’t necessarily voting for pro-climate parties. There’ll be a bump for environmentally minded parties, but it probably won’t offset the far right’s gains, says Paul Hockenos. Many parties are currently campaigning for climate protection and renewable energy ( Public Domain) Just two weeks before the European Parliament (EP) election on May 23-26, opinion polls show a conspicuous shift...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/05/all-new-polls-show-ever-more-europeans-want-climate-action/feed/ 0 How climate deniers could take over the European Parliament https://energytransition.org/2019/05/climate-deniers-could-take-european-parliament/ https://energytransition.org/2019/05/climate-deniers-could-take-european-parliament/#respond Thu, 16 May 2019 13:00:54 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19681 According to electoral forecasts, one in ten Europeans may vote far right in the upcoming European Parliament elections. Right-wing parties pose a potential threat to the achievement of sustainable climate and energy goals of the European Union. Kathrin Meyer and Silvia Weko ask about the possible impacts of larger parliamentary far right-wing groups for the future path of the EU.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/05/climate-deniers-could-take-european-parliament/feed/ 0 Bavaria https://energytransition.org/2018/10/bavaria/ https://energytransition.org/2018/10/bavaria/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2018 12:00:41 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18140 In Bavaria’s recent election (October 14), observers watched agape as the Greens took nearly 18 percent of the vote – a record high for the little environmental party in the conservatively minded state. Is the Green Party ushering a new era for the energy transition in Bavaria? (Public Domain) The preeminent power in the German Alps, the Christian Social Union, or CSU, garnered “just” 37 percent...

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