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  • LISBON, PORTUGAL – JULY 11: The President of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity jury, Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers remarks onstage at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation on July 11, 2024, in Lisbon, Portugal. The ceremony attended by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Minister of the Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, the President of the Jury, Angela Merkel, the President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, António Feijó, the President of the Portuguese Parliament, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, the Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security, Rosário Palma Ramalho, the Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, and the Secretary of State for Health Management, Cristina Vas Tomé. The Calouste Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, which honors exceptional contributions and solutions to combat climate change, received a record number of entries for the 2024 edition, with 180 nominations from all over the world. The prize, worth one million euros, rewards outstanding contributions to climate action and climate solutions that inspire hope and new possibilities. Awarded for the first time in 2020, it distinguishes individuals and organizations leading society’s efforts to tackle climate change, humanity’s greatest current challenge. The winner of the Prize is selected by an independent jury, chaired by former German chancellor Angela Merkel and made up of experts in earth system science, climate action, environmentalism and climate justice, from the scientific, technological, political and cultural fields. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)Politics

    Angela Merkel, once celebrated as one of the world’s most popular politicians, now faces growing scrutiny over her legacy

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