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Zwei BASF-Mitarbeiter bei einem Kontrollgang am Verbundstandort Ludwigshafen
Industry in Germany
Germany as an industrialised country – the main facts
KI und Robotik revolutionieren die Industrie.
Industry in Germany
How companies use artificial intelligence
Autoexperte Professor Stefan Bratzel
Industry in Germany
The transformation of the car industry
Neue Chipfabrik: Bundeskanzler Scholz mit Wolfspeed-Chef Lowe
Industry in Germany
Global corporations are investing in Germany
Brennstoffzellen sind Teil der Energiewende.
Industry in Germany
Exporting environmental protection worldwide

Newsroom

Annalena Baerbock
War on Ukraine
Berlin: “An attempt at nuclear intimidation”
Steffi Lemke
UN Water Conference
Germany strengthens water partnerships
Dauerhafte Hilfe für die Ukraine
EU summit
Lasting assistance for Ukraine
Unterstützung für Weg in die EU
Visit to North Macedonia
Support for path into the EU

Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue

Der Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue vernetzt Akteure weltweit Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue
Forum for the global energy transition
The 9th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD23) will be taking place on 28 and 29 March. We present key information about the conference.
Etwa 30.000 Windräder gab es 2021 in Deutschland.
The Energy Transition:
the expansion of renewable energies in Germany
Where does Germany stand in the Energy Transition? We answer six questions ranging from the key goals to how consumers can contribute.
Solaranlage im Norden Australiens Earth Hour
Energy partnerships
Coalitions to combat the climate crisis
Global energy partnerships with Germany are to help secure our future energy supply.

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Water strategy
Water strategy
Story
The Supply Chain Act
Annalena Baerbock
Feminist Foreign Policy in Germany
Democracy
Germany: Living Democracy
E-mobility
E-Mobility in German cities
Wasserstoff
Water & Hydrogen in Germany
Landwirtschaft
Can agriculture be sustainable?
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Renewable energies

Erneuerbare Energien

Electricity from sun, wind and water

Much of Germany’s gross electricity generation comes from solar, wind and hydropower.
  • 48.7 % :  113,9 TWh On- and Offshore wind energy
  • 21.4 % :  50,0 TWh Photovoltaic power
  • 21.6 % :  50,4 TWh Biomass
  • 8.2 % :  19,1 TWh Hydropower
2021, source: Umweltbundesamt
Laura Zöckler fördert den Ausbau von Ökostrom aus Bürgerhand.
Generating green electricity collaboratively
Solarpaneele
A new era of transformation
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Baerbock insists on implementation of arrest warrant against Putin
UN: Ten percent of people at risk of water scarcity
Canada as a role model: Faeser and Heil on a local visit
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Germany and the world

Das Weltkulturerbe Bhaktapur in Nepal. Asia
Cultural Preservation Programme
Preserving cultural treasures in Asia
Manuscripts, apsaras and a colourful gateway in Hué – how Germany is working to preserve unique cultural treasures in Asia.
Aminata Touré ist Ministerin in Schleswig-Holstein. Africa
Diversity in action
Diversity in German politics
The diversity of German society is also reflected in politics. We introduce you to politicians with Afro-German roots.
Menschenrechtsaktivistin Ilwald Elman Africa
Let us explain
Working for war victims in Somalia
Ilwad Elman shows young people in Somalia alternatives to a life as a soldier. For her work she is now to be awarded the Hessian Peace Prize.

Regional Focus

Initiatives for refugees

Deutschlands Außenministerin Baerbock bei einem Besuch in Niger
Protecting refugees
Many different forms of assistance for refugees
The German government – and above all tens of thousands of citizens – are committed to helping refugees.
Das Netzwerk bietet Schutz und Weiterbildung für Journalistinnen und Journalisten.
Hannah Arendt Initiative
Writing in exile
The Hannah Arendt Initiative supports journalists who are at risk, for example in Afghanistan.
Seit 2016 fördert die Initiative geflüchtete Wissenschaftler.
Philipp Schwartz-Initiative
Researching in freedom
They had to flee for their lives: three female scientists talk about their fresh start in Germany.

Innovation and Technology

Innovation and Technology
KI und Robotik revolutionieren die Industrie.
Industry in Germany
How companies use artificial intelligence
Autoexperte Professor Stefan Bratzel
Industry in Germany
The transformation of the car industry
Weniger Arbeitslose
Germany’s Employers’ Associations

Society and Integration

Society and Integration
Kenza Ait Si Abbou
International Women’s Day
Equality heroes
Gendern
International Women’s Day
Language practice is often gender-neutral
Der Filmemacher Nicolaus Mesterharm.
Asia
Narrating as a way of coping with trauma in Cambodia

Higher Education and Research

Higher Education and Research
Quantenrechner im Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Internet security
A quantum of security
Mit Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik dem Weltall auf den Grund gehen.
Technology
Studying aerospace technology
Forschung mit Hilfe Künstlicher Intelligenz
Digital Germany
Intelligent ideas
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Entdecke DE: Deutschland bietet eine Vielzahl an Ausflugsmöglichkeiten
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