Paul Hockenos

Ready or not, the continent must now take responsibility for its own backyard.

The victory of Austria’s Freedom Party marks the normalization of the continent’s conservative fringe.

For the global construction industry, concrete is a key component. Even were only renewable energy sources employed for its production, the chemical process emits significant greenhouse gases.

Backpedaling on the environment is not just bad for the future; it’s bad for political prospects.

Munich has done its residents a great service by purifying the Isar River.

Writing from Berlin, Paul Hockenos argues that Germany was right to ditch nuclear power – and the rest of the world should follow its lead.

Will I deny my child the pleasure of a winter sport in what could be its final seasons?

With soaring gas prices due to the Ukraine war and the EU’s push to cut emissions, European industries are increasingly switching to high-temperature, high-efficiency heat pumps. Combined with the boom in residential use, the EU is now hoping for a heat pump revolution.

The country’s culture of remembrance is crumbling.

Behind the scenes, the country is trying to integrate hundreds of thousands of refugees into its work force.

Opportunities for earning an undergraduate degree on foreign soil, taught in English, are growing by the year. And the price is right: In some countries, it’s free.

The Trabant, the flyweight car produced by East Germany, remains a beloved artifact in Germany.

Woonerf is roughly translated from the Dutch as “living streets.” It is a road that functions without traffic lights, stop signs, lane dividers or even sidewalks. The whole point is to encourage human interaction.

Under a Dutch plan, “smart” roads would include glow-in-the-dark markings, interactive streetlights, battery-charging e-lanes and illuminated foul-weather warnings.