Not easy voting green: Germans wary of the bill for climate

The candidate for chancellor of the German Green party, Annalena Baerbock, speaks during an election campaign event in Halle near Leipzig (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)

It’s a scorching September day and the Green party candidate hoping to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor leaps on stage in front of hundreds of supporters for what should be a home run.

Climate change is among the top concerns for many voters, and the audience in the eastern city of Halle is made up of students and retired people eager to hear how Annalena Baerbock plans to safeguard the future.