Lisa Badum

Lisa Hildegard Badum (born 2 October 1983) is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. She has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2017 German federal election, after two failed attempts.

Early life and education From 2003 to 2010, Badum studied political science at the University of Bamberg.

Life From 1990 to 1994, Badum attended the Anna primary school in Forchheim. After graduating from the local Ehrenbürg-Gymnasium in 2003, she began studying political science at the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg in the same year, which she successfully completed in 2010. She spent two semesters of her studies in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Political career Badum joined Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in 2005 via the Green University Group and Ursula Sowa, a member of the Bundestag. She has been a district councillor for the district of Forchheim since May 2008. She has been a member of the extended state executive committee since 2012 and a spokesperson for the state working group for women since 2014. In December 2008, she was nominated as a Green direct candidate for the 2009 Bundestag election for constituency 236 (Bamberg-Forchheim). She was elected 15th on the Bavarian state list but failed to enter the Bundestag. She failed to do so in the 2013 federal election, coming 13th on the state list.

In the 2021 Bundestag elections, she re-entered the German Bundestag in 8th place on the state list. She is chairwoman of the Committee on Climate Action and Energy and a deputy member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Since October 2021, Badum has been President of the Association of German-Greek Societies. She is also the founder and Chair of the Parliamentary Group for Brewing Culture. Since 2022, she has been chairing the Subcommittee on International Climate and Energy Policy.

Positions For Badum, the fight against the climate crisis is a global and intergenerational challenge. Badum is also involved in gender equality, climate money, and the Climate Protection Act issues.

In addition to her work at the federal level, Badum is committed to a fair energy transition at the local level and emphasises the close connection between climate protection and local design. Badum is also committed to the conversion of part of the Steigerwald Nature Park into a national park. At European level, Badum is in favour of the most ambitious climate protection package possible to meet the 1.5-degree target and a comprehensive CO2 border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). She spoke out against the inclusion of nuclear energy and gas in the EU taxonomy. In a global context, Badum warns of the consequences of the climate crisis, which exacerbates existing crises and social injustice and calls for more climate justice.

Memberships She is a member and on the board of the Steigerwald National Park Association.

Prizes 2015: Helene Weber Prize for her commitment to local and equal opportunities policy.

Other activities German-Israeli Society, Member of the Board (since 2022) German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member Terre des Femmes, Member