Lisa Kuner

Brazil’s new Environment Minister, Marina Silva, knows how to get her way. Even against the president, if need be. Shortly before Christmas, Brazil’s newly elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party (PT) offered her the position of head of the climate action department in his government. She declined – she wanted […]

Germany has now been governed by the new “traffic light coalition” for a year. After 16 years of government by the conservative CDU, the traffic light parties promised to reform climate policy and form a progressive coalition in this area. Robert Habeck, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, in particular had big plans. But […]