The polar researcher Arved Fuchs has called for a new federal government to be more resolute in terms of climate protection.
“Climate change must be right at the top of the political agenda,” said the 68-year-old in an interview with the “Hamburger Abendblatt” (Friday).
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“It is worth investing in protecting the climate and nature now, because the follow-up costs would be much higher,” said Fuchs.
"We don't have much time left."
The SPD, Greens and FDP are currently conducting exploratory talks about the formation of a possible traffic light coalition at the federal level.
In June, Fuchs set off on a three-month expedition to the North Atlantic with his sailing ship “Dagmar Aaen”.
From Kiel, the research trip took him to Iceland and Greenland, among other places.
The former fishing trawler also had several measuring devices on board to record the effects of climate change.
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The 68-year-old from Bad Bramstedt (Segeberg district) says he has been traveling in polar regions for more than 40 years.
"I can testify to how the landscape changes as the planet warms up," said Fuchs.
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