Germany: 19th century was the starting point of German environmentalism. Postwar environmentalism proved to be a way of liberation. Employing a wide range of methods, activists drew a new picture of Germany’s future. They wanted hilltop wind farms, rooftop solar panels and a post-nuclear nation, a land whose fish would be edible. Nowadays, the majority of Germans support the creation of an economy run on 100% renewable energy, 84% believe that this goal should be achieved “as quickly as possible.”. Germany is famous for its recycling system. Germans take waste management really seriously, as the non-recycled trash is mostly burned and that causes further emissions. Environmental groups have called for further optimization of the system to increase
