1. Newsletter XVII 2023 - April 23rd to 29th - News+ Faulty SPD, self-deception at 1,5 degrees and war as a climate destroyer

    Ningxia Hui, in the Tengger Desert on the southern edge of the Gobi. The installed capacity is 1 gigawatt, reports the English-language newspaper China Daily, citing the operator, the energy company China Energy Investment (China Energy). It should deliver 1.800 gigawatt hours of electrical energy per year, which should be enough to supply 1,5 million households. The...

  2. Newsletter XVI 2023 - April 16th to 22nd - News+ Poisons for eternity - Uranium and its radioactive relatives

    Chernobyl, USSR * We are looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de April 22 Agriculture | Agri Photovoltaics | Renewable Energy Act Solar systems on fields and pastures When the farmer harvests twice With photovoltaic systems, farmers can use their land in two ways: as agricultural land and for electricity production. So far...

  3. Newsletter XV 2023 - April 9th ​​to 15th - News+ Traffic light climate, Switzerland as a role model and the better alternative to e-fuels

    Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, the German government is calling for EU sanctions against Russia's nuclear industry. It has been seen that Russia is deliberately using dependencies in the energy sector as a means of pressure, said Economics Minister Robert Habeck to the dpa. "The federal government has now made a commitment to the European Commission to include civil...

  4. Newsletter XIV 2023 - April 2-8 - News+ Wars and School Massacres: The Cancer of Dehumanization

    Rivers that transport gigantic masses of water. They bring soaking wet air over the seas and can cause extreme rainfall on land. From flying taxis to renewable energies Far above us, there is a constant flow of moisture in the atmosphere from the tropics to the north. This huge atmospheric river, in English “atmosperic river”, is about 500...

  5. Newsletter XIII 2023 - March 26 to April 1 - News+ What uranium ammunition would do to Ukraine

    divided. But that would have no practical consequences for the individual ministry. The departments could also trade among themselves: If the transport sector exceeds its budget, but there is room for maneuver in the energy sector, there would be no formal problem - the main thing is that the overall balance is correct... * Renewable | Heating wood | Romania | deforestation | Holzmafia Renewable Energy Directive RED III EU...

  6. Newsletter XII 2023 - March 19th to 25th - News+ The poison of doubt is the sugar for the bastard

    Making the rich pay for climate-damaging behavior. Here we present three models and an author of the world climate reports assesses whether and when they make sense... * Climate protection costs | Energy transition | E-Fuels “We are experiencing the worst gas crisis we have ever had” How should Germany become more climate-friendly? This question is currently causing controversy in the federal government. Sharp criticism...

  7. Newsletter XI 2023 - March 12th to 18th - News+ 12 years after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima – What have we learned from it?

    7,9) Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, USA * We are looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de *** March 18th EU Parliament | Building efficiency | Energy consumption Reform of the Building Efficiency Directive EU Parliament confirms renovation obligation The houses with the worst efficiency classes in the EU should be renovated by 2030. This was what...

  8. Newsletter X 2023 - March 5th to 11th - News+ Dangerous toxins: Which products contain PFAS

    at a demonstration against nuclear power in Neckarwestheim About 300 people took part in an anti-nuclear demonstration in Neckarwestheim on Saturday. They called for a rapid transition to renewable energies. As a police spokesman said, the event was completely peaceful. With flags, signs and banners, the participants protested near the nuclear power plant against further...

  9. Newsletter IX 2023 - February 26 to March 4 - News+ 48 days until the last nuclear power plants in Germany are switched off

    of production block No. 1,” it said. After arriving, the fire department quickly got the fire under control and declared it extinguished... * Wind energy | Expansion target | Repowering A new tailwind for wind energy Within two months, the traffic light government implemented the EU emergency regulation into German law. Wind power on land and at sea can now...

  10. Newsletter VIII 2023 - February 19th to 25th - News+ Mönch von Lützerath: Sympathetic figures of the climate movement

    is no longer economically worthwhile. The reason for the Senate decision was a tritium leak into the underground of the plant... *** February 24 WNISR | Security nuclear power war | Ukraine Nuclear Power | IAEA energy expert on nuclear power plant safety during war: “Trade relations are more important” Energy expert Mycle Schneider criticizes the UN nuclear agency IAEA. Because of her work in Ukraine, it will become normal to...

  11. Newsletter VII 2023 - February 12th to 18th - News+ Buzzword climate neutrality, saviors of the fossil lobby and the talk of alarmism

    2010 (INES ? Class?) Nuclear power plant Vermont Yankee, USA * We are looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de *** February 18th Growth | Green energy | Shrinking Green energy is too expensive: Green shrinking is the order of the day A new study shows that “green growth” is an illusion. Because the green energy that powers our technology simply...

  12. Newsletter VI 2023 - February 5th to 11th - News+ War is peace, peace is war

    the pro-nuclear campaigns of the past. “There is a risk of the power grid being completely overloaded in the fall and winter, as well as an inadequate supply of electricity.” This is what the self-proclaimed energy expert and CDU leader Friedrich Merz said in Bild am Sonntag at the beginning of September 2022. The government is to blame for sticking to the nuclear phase-out. "Habeck and the traffic light consciously risk a blackout",...

  13. Newsletter V 2023 - January 29 to February 4 - News+ Je suis mud monk

    says in an article on the Joule portal (“Solar photovoltaics is ready to power a sustainable future”) that raw materials and the availability of land do not represent a real obstacle to a global energy system based on solar energy. Accordingly, the forecasts for photovoltaic growth should not focus on large power plants, but also vertical systems,...

  14. Newsletter IV 2023 - January 22nd to 28th - News+ How the FDP politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann plays down her proximity to the armaments lobby

    25 billion towards 30 billion euros. “And I assume that we will have 40 billion in backlog next year,” added the entrepreneur... * Climate policy protest | Energy transition blocked About politics and protest: Is this time still suitable for us? Everyone wants to save the climate – and wastes a lot of energy in the process. Here protest folklore, there green realpolitik. And...

  15. Newsletter III 2023 - January 15-21 - News+ Climate Scam - Exxon knew it all

    are delivered from Germany. Why this can burden German consumers. The relationship between Germany and France may be tense in some respects - both countries cooperate excellently when it comes to energy supplies. Last year, the Federal Republic exported around 20,5 terawatt hours (TWh) to the neighboring country and has received natural gas in return since October. With the...

  16. Newsletter II 2023 - January 8th to 14th - News+ We have already won

    rising as a great power, fuels a fierce and militant nationalism that now dominates on both sides... *** January 13 Japan | Fukushima | IAEA | Release of tritium Atomic Energy Agency approves Introduction Fukushima water allowed into the sea Twelve years after the Fukushima reactor disaster, the International Atomic Energy Agency has approved the plan to release more than a million...

  17. Newsletter I 2023 - January 1st to 7th - News+ Where Are the Peacemakers?

    *** January 07th Lützerath | RWE | Eviction study: Lützerath excavation unnecessary - has RWE “ripped off” the Greens? The Garzweiler II opencast brown coal mine is to be expanded. To achieve this, the energy company RWE would like to excavate the town of Lützerath, under which additional coal reserves lie. Although there was widespread protest from society, even the Greens agreed to the compromise, which was seen as lazy...

  18. Newsletter LI 2022 - December 20th to 25th - News+ One UN for all

    reported in three weeks! 136.000 euros have already been paid out. Do you have enough donations for this? Helena Steinhaus: We received a large donation and many people also donated their energy allowance to us. But this pot is now empty, even though we capped the takeover at 500 euros. People continue to report that they cannot pay their electricity bills. How come...

  19. Newsletter L 2022 - December 15th to 19th - News+ Criminalization of activists of the last generation

    the Munich police opposite on Sunday. The legal basis for this is, among other things, the Bavarian Police Costs Ordinance, a spokesman told the taz... * Electricity generation | Bioenergy New performance record 2022 Electricity from bioenergy overtakes nuclear power in Germany The importance of nuclear energy in Germany will continue to decline in 2022, even the bioenergy plants produce...

  20. Newsletter XLIX 2022 - December 08th to 14th - News+ Umwelthilfe makes proposals for the rapid development of European photovoltaic production

    as such is not allowed to vote on it democratically - what is decided democratically in rich industrialized countries does not stay in the rich industrialized countries when it comes to economic and energy policy. Others even feel the consequences first. And here too, lobbyists actually have more influence than ordinary voters - while those who have to suffer the longest...