Energy
Plotting the Path to Carbon Neutrality
The German energy think tank Agora Energiewende is developing energy- and climate-policy proposals toward decarbonization.
Paul Hockenos
Foundations
Open Society Under Threat
After more than three decades of promoting liberal democracy, Open Society Foundations sees itself on the defensive. Can a strategic restructuring and new leadership turn the tide?
Energy
Community Energy Revolution
NGO consortium Local Energy Scotland promotes collectively owned renewable energy generation.
Advocacy
Crowding Out Racism
Germany’s Mobile Counseling Teams empower local citizens to take back the public sphere from the far right.
Human Rights
When History Lessons Aren’t Enough
NGO Aktion Courage spurs students’ activist energy to promote antiracist programming across Germany.
Energy
Clean Energy by the People, for the People
After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the “energy rebels” of Schönau, Germany, launched a grassroots revolution in the Black Forest to take control of their community’s power.
Cities
Saving the Neighborhood
In the face of Berlin’s rising rents and gentrification, tenants are asserting their rights through Kotti & Co.