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'Green blood will flow': Inside Czechia’s escalating climate clash

On Earth Day, we take a look at the upheaval now unfolding in Czech environmental and climate policy.

Jules Eisenchteter

Written by Jules Eisenchteter Published on 22.04.2026 15:00:00 (updated on 22.04.2026) Reading time: 3 minutes

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Filip Turek, Motoristé sobě, Shutterstock
Filip Turek, Motoristé sobě, Shutterstock

“I want to calm down the Czech public and all the ordinary citizens and tell them that, figuratively speaking, with this day the climate crisis in the Czech Republic has ended.”

While clearly intended as a headline-grabbing provocation, this remark from Motorist party leader Petr Macinka, on his first day temporarily overseeing the Czech Environment Ministry last December, captures the tone of the new leadership.

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On Earth Day, it’s worth taking stock of the upheaval now unfolding in Czech environmental and climate policy.

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