Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It may look like play money – but you can actually use it to buy things. At least within a special region in Bavaria, Germany. The "Chiemgauer" is supposed to strengthen the local economy and cut CO2 emissions at the same time. Does it work?
#PlanetA #LocalCurrency #Chiemgauer
Reporter: Jonas Mayer
Camera: Florian Kroker
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Factcheck: Kirsten Funck
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Read more:
More on the Chiemgauer:
chiemgauer.info
More on the Mumbuca:
https://www.bancomumbuca.com.br/
More on the Vilawatt:
https://www.viladecans.cat/en/vilawatt
More on the Plastic Bank:
plasticbank.com
Ester Barinaga's book about "remaking money": library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/89799
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 The Chiemgauer
03:15 The money in action
04:54 The global picture
06:09 How the Chiemgauer is cutting Co2
07:42 Conclusion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
It may look like play money – but you can actually use it to buy things. At least within a special region in Bavaria, Germany. The "Chiemgauer" is supposed to strengthen the local economy and cut CO2 emissions at the same time. Does it work?
#PlanetA #LocalCurrency #Chiemgauer
Reporter: Jonas Mayer
Camera: Florian Kroker
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Factcheck: Kirsten Funck
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon
Read more:
More on the Chiemgauer:
chiemgauer.info
More on the Mumbuca:
https://www.bancomumbuca.com.br/
More on the Vilawatt:
https://www.viladecans.cat/en/vilawatt
More on the Plastic Bank:
plasticbank.com
Ester Barinaga's book about "remaking money": library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/89799
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 The Chiemgauer
03:15 The money in action
04:54 The global picture
06:09 How the Chiemgauer is cutting Co2
07:42 Conclusion
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.
Follow Planet A on TikTok: tiktok.com/@dw_planet
