Energy Transition Ruhr

With the Paris Climate Agreement, every region faces the challenge of implementing international targets locally. This is also true of the Ruhr region, one of the largest industrial regions in the world. Once focused on coal, iron and steel, it has undergone a profound structural transformation and now faces the challenge of an energy transition.

As part of the framework programme "Energiewende in den Kommunen des Ruhrgebiets", funded by Stiftung Mercator, we produced 5 video portraits and 16 photo reportages examining the stakeholders, structures and processes required for a transformation of the Ruhr region. The videos portray the different local realities citizens face when working towards a sustainable future for the region.