Paul Hockenos

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About Paul Hockenos

Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer whose work has appeared in the The Nation, Foreign Policy, New York Times, Chronicle of Higher Education, The Atlantic and elsewhere. He has authored several books on European affairs, most recently Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall and the Birth of the New Berlin. He was a fellow at the American Academy in Berlin.

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Cargo ship Blue Dina, on the River Rhine, at Cologne, during low water level 0.74m on August 14, 2022. Photo by Elke Wetzig (User:Elya)/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Europe may have to live with the fact its great rivers are drying up

From the Danube to the Loire, Europe’s prime rivers — lifelines for the continent’s economy — are running low after a brutal five-month drought. After years of dry weather, scientists are warning that low-water conditions could become the norm in Europe as the climate changes.

Race to a Safer World

News | September 20th 2022

Photo by Hans Olav Lien/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

How Russia’s war is messing with green tech progress

The European Union relies heavily on Russia to supply nickel and other metals for electric vehicle batteries and other renewable technologies. War-related price increases and shortages of these metals could hinder Europe’s drive to sharply cut emissions by 2030 and beyond.

Race to a Safer World

News, Climate Solutions Reporting | June 29th 2022

Climate change protesters march in Paris. Photo:Flickr/Jeanne Menjoulet (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Shifting Gears: The Climate Protest Movement in the Age of Coronavirus

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Fridays for Future, the youth climate campaign, was seeing numbers of protesters decline and its calls for action falling short of its goals. Now, the movement is recalibrating its strategies to try to usher in the next phase of a global campaign.

Race to a Safer World

Opinion | April 11th 2020