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Robert Habeck was Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics in the traffic light coalition. His new book treats the Arctic as a climate crisis hotspot and geopolitical area of interest.
Former Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck is currently on a promotional tour with his new book - and will stop in Cologne on Saturday. As part of the literature festival “Lit.Cologne special”, the former Federal Minister of Economics and Green Party politician reads from his freshly printed climate crisis non-fiction book. The sold-out event will be moderated by Louis Klamroth.
In “Arctic Meltdown: Remeasuring the World,” Habeck takes a look at the Arctic as a focal point of the climate crisis. He deals with the interests of the world powers in the Arctic and the consequences for the international peace order.
In the ARD program “Caren Miosga” last Sunday, the 57-year-old said that he had “no desire to go back into politics.” He also denied rumors about founding a new party.
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