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Politics Will Be Poorer Without Angela Merkel's Scientific Approach
Although Merkel maintained close ties with the research world, there is one crucial policy area in which her decisions have not always been backed up by science. Germany is not a leader when it comes to phasing out fossil fuels.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will stand down after federal elections on September 26, will leave behind a powerful legacy for research support and evidence-based thinking. Over the years, her administration has strengthened and internationalized German science.
Merkel, a theoretical quantum chemist from the former East Germany, brought compassion and an insistence—unusual among politicians, even in the time of COVID-19—that decision-making benefits from evidence. All of this will make her a hard act to follow.
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