Katharina Schantz, a white woman with long red harid, wears a black rollneck and jeans as she stands in the DW building in Bonn, Germany.

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Katharina Schantz

Multimedia journalist with expertise in climate and environment reporting. Based in Berlin.

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DW Planet A thumbnail reading 'the resale trap', featuring the brands H&M, Sellpy, SHEIN, and ThredUp, imposed on an image of several pairs of jeans hanging on a line in a store.

DW Planet A thumbnail reading 'the resale trap', featuring the brands H&M, Sellpy, SHEIN, and ThredUp, imposed on an image of several pairs of jeans hanging on a line in a store.

How Big Fashion took over the secondhand market

Giants like H&M and Zara are joining the secondhand trend and cashing in. Is it now becoming a net negative?

The words "rising UP" and some graphics are superimposed on an image of two wooden houses resting on stilts above sea level

The words "rising UP" and some graphics are superimposed on an image of two wooden houses resting on stilts above sea level

How countries around the world are beating sea level rise

Oceans are rising at an alarming rate and cities struggle to stay afloat. Which solutions are most promising?

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A bright blue train standing at a station, several people are walking on the platform.

A bright blue train standing at a station, several people are walking on the platform.

Smart sleepers could be the glow-up night trains need

Smart sleepers could be the glow-up night trains need

Europe has a bit of an on-off relationship with night trains. A Berlin team's smart cabin concept led to commitment.

A composite image shows a bird's eye view of a car traveling on a snow-covered road, superimposed on a map of Europe. The words "Crossing the sea by car?" are superimposed bottom L

A composite image shows a bird's eye view of a car traveling on a snow-covered road, superimposed on a map of Europe. The words "Crossing the sea by car?" are superimposed bottom L

Frozen Europe? How one ocean current could chill Europe

Frozen Europe? How one ocean current could chill Europe

A current that brings warm, tropical water north is under threat. Could it plunge Europe into a deep freeze?

Partially hidden from view, a man looks at a computer or TV screen in a room filled with wooden furniture

Partially hidden from view, a man looks at a computer or TV screen in a room filled with wooden furniture

Europe's sleeper train comeback

Europe's sleeper train comeback

A Berlin startup is developing compact sleeper cabins, designed to make night trains cheaper and greener.

Photo of a motorcycle into which a large red battery pack is being inserted in Mali.

Photo of a motorcycle into which a large red battery pack is being inserted in Mali.

From crisis to clean revolution: Mali’s electric motorcycles

From crisis to clean revolution: Mali’s electric motorcycles

In Mali’s fuel crisis, one Bamako mechanic found an alternative way of powering Mali’s ubiquitous Jakarta motorbikes.

Two plastic cups filled with the rest of slushies are standing next to a sidewalk

Two plastic cups filled with the rest of slushies are standing next to a sidewalk

Why plastic bans aren't working and what needs to change

Why plastic bans aren't working and what needs to change

Four years after Europe banned single use plastics, why are things like plastic bags and straws still around?

This aerial photograph from 2024, shows the low water level of the Mornos artificial lake following a drought, near the village of Lidoriki, about 240 km northwest of Athens, Greece.

This aerial photograph from 2024, shows the low water level of the Mornos artificial lake following a drought, near the village of Lidoriki, about 240 km northwest of Athens, Greece.

Ten years on: Has the Paris climate deal delivered?

Ten years on: Has the Paris climate deal delivered?

In 2015, the world rallied behind a plan to keep the planet safe and livable, and to warm no less than 1.5 degrees.

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