Inge Jooris

2 months ago | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Konrad Bleyer-Simon |Peter Unfried |Inge Jooris |Jen Kirby

The German green movement, historically one of the most successful in Europe, has lost momentum in recent years amid a succession of economic and security crises. But as the country sees the far right’s popularity rise, the green forces have an opportunity to thrive again as part of an “alliance of the reasonable” by aligning climate action with social justice.  Last year, Katharina Kewitz, a 26-year-old from Lübeck, northern Germany, joined fellow climate activists for a meeting with bus drivers.

May 10, 2024 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Sean Currie |Inge Jooris |Samir Jeraj |Filipe Henriques

Five years after the green surge in northwestern Europe, polls show that entering government coalitions at the national level did not pay off in terms of voter support. While Greens seem set to grow in other parts of Europe, maintaining consensus will require ambitious climate and social agendas, and the courage to give up power if holding on to it becomes incompatible with green values. Five years ago, Greens went into the European elections on the crest of a “green wave”.

Sep 22, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Inge Jooris |Cléa Fache |Hugo Chirol |Léa Legras

Referendums are a powerful democratic tool in Berlin and across Germany. While not all direct democracy initiatives in the German capital have been successful in recent years, they have taught citizens and civil society actors that they need to join forces in the common fight for climate and social justice. Part of our urban politics series. Last March, Berliners were called upon to cast their vote on the city’s climate ambitions.

Jun 16, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Antonio Contini |Giorgia Bulli |Inge Jooris |Diego Marín

Once an opportunistic supporter of the European Green Deal, the EPP is now leading a backlash against climate politics, as its opposition to a nature restoration law most recently shows. Throughout Europe, former centre-right parties have thrown the doors of government wide open to the far right. In 2019 the Greens had a major victory.

May 25, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Armin Nassehi |Peter Unfried |Inge Jooris

Criticised by the public for their disruptive demonstrations, Letzte Generation climate activists find very few allies even among the Greens. But while respecting differences, the uphill battle for climate calls for a united front. In 2021, a group of activists in Germany formed a new climate initiative called Die Letzte Generation (The Last Generation). With the Earth approaching multiple climate tipping points, the activists see their generation as the last one that can avert a catastrophe.