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Annalena Baerbock’s childhood was one marked by a collaborative household and by attending the Green Party protests with her family. This has influenced her two central political stances: she emphasizes the importance of having a radical attitude when it comes to climate action, and the importance of togetherness whilst doing so. In this episode of our Climate Leaders 101, we discuss the German climate leader’s rise in the Green party with RAIA summer program intern and IE student, E. Püren San. We discuss the significance of her candidacy speech in 2018 as a defining moment for her leadership, as her plans for Germany’s coal phase-out and transition to renewables. We attempt to understand how Baerbock consolidates national climate action with social policy, and how she has also dealt with climate action at an international level during her ... ... Read more