Inside the German town where people print their own money

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: https://www.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: https://plasticbank.com/ Ester Barinaga's book about "remaking money": https://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: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planet