1. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    Prozentpunkte des Bruttoinlandsprodukts gekostet. Die zur Jahrhunderthälfte zu erwartenden Schäden werden laut der aktuellen Studie aus Potsdam sechsmal mehr kosten als Maßnahmen, um die globale Erwärmung auf 2 Grad zu begrenzen. Selbst guter Klimaschutz könne aber nicht mehr verhindern, dass die Wirtschaft schrumpft – schließlich läuft die Erwärmung längst. Auch Deutschland hat sich schon...

  2. Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty

    | Braunkohletagebau Studie der Umwelthilfe Satellitenbilder aus dem Tagebau Hambach zeigen gefährlichen Methan-Ausstoß Berlin · Das Treibhausgas Methan wirkt rund 80 Mal so stark auf die Erderwärmung wie CO2. Mit Hilfe von Satellitenbildern entdecken Umweltexperten, welche Mengen des klimaschädlichen Gases in die Atmosphäre entweichen. Der Ausstoß klimaschädlichen Methans aus dem...

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    transportierbar sein wird, weiß niemand. Es ist so, als würden wir heute für die Verkehrswende Schnellstraßen asphaltieren und versprechen, dass sie irgendwann einmal zu Radwegen würden... * Erwärmung | Ozean | Meerestemperaturen Klimaextrem in den Ozeanen: Deshalb brechen die Meerestemperaturen alle Rekorde Seit März 2023 sind die Meerestemperaturen weltweit dramatisch gestiegen. Zwei...

  4. Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany

    Es geht darum, den Strukturwandel einzuleiten. Wir müssen die Wirtschaft umdrehen von fossilen Brennstoffen auf Erneuerbare. Anders Levermann Wir haben 1,5 Grad ungefähr erreicht an globaler Erwärmung. Wir haben genug Öl, Gas und Kohle gefunden im Boden, um den Planeten um 15 Grad zu erwärmen. Das sind Größenordnungen, die wir niemals erreichen dürfen. Wenn wir die Temperatur des Planeten...

  5. Newsletter VII 2024 - February 11th to 17th - Current+ super election year in the crucial climate decade

    supposedly to address climate change. Reactors that may come online in 15 years will hardly be able to do anything to prevent the tipping point of 1,5 degrees of global warming. It is clear that, in view of the extreme and exploding costs, it is important to get EU funding for expensive nuclear power and for the cross-financing of military...

  6. Newsletter VI 2024 - February 4th to 10th - News+ Nuclear power is a dead horse - why isn't Merz getting down?

    In addition, the green hydrogen must first be produced. Five times more renewable energies would be required than are available... * Climate change | Temperature | Global warming EU climate change service Copernicus Global warming was above 1,5 degrees for the first twelve months Alarming figures from the EU climate observers: According to Copernicus, the global average temperature was...

  7. Newsletter I 2024 - January 1st to 6th - News+ - The necessary change needs more support

    | Water temperature | Browning phenomenon also in Germany Water in many lakes changes color Many fish species need cooler water and a high oxygen content. But due to global warming, the water temperature is also rising in many places, the waters are becoming murkier and browning is occurring. This significantly reduces the oxygen content of the cooler deep water - bad for trout,...

  8. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    Climate conference brought for climate protection? Otto: The short answer: nothing. The longer answer: We have known for more than a century that burning fossil fuels causes global warming and thus the death of people and ecosystems. The only way to stop warming is to stop using fossil fuels. Still it took 28...

  9. Newsletter LI 2023 - December 17th to 23rd - Current news + steps towards climate change, unsettled OPEC and loving politics

    that fossil energies have no future. Yes, there are still loopholes and a clear exit would have been even better. Nevertheless, eight years ago the IPCC's forecast for global warming by the end of the century was still up to 4,7 degrees Celsius. The researchers are now warning of 2,4 to three degrees – assuming climate protection measures are taken. That's not enough, but it is...

  10. Newsletter XLIX 2023 - December 3rd to 9th - News+ The language of autocracy

    world leaders at the climate conference in Dubai. It is already the 28th conference of its kind. It has been eight years since the international community committed itself in Paris to limiting global warming to less than two degrees Celsius, and if possible to just 1,5 degrees. Not enough has happened since then; Climate researcher Mojib Latif, for example, maintains the 1,5 degree target...

  11. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    responsible. Saúl Luciano Lliuya - an Andean farmer and mountain guide from Peru - and with him over 50.000 residents of the Andean city of Huaraz are acutely threatened by a tidal wave due to the consequences of global warming. A glacial lake above the city has grown threateningly due to glacier melt. An ice avalanche could cause the lake to overflow and a destructive tidal wave...

  12. Newsletter XLVII 2023 - November 19th to 25th - News+ Spectacular setback for the development of small nuclear reactors in the USA - The dead horse

    In Spain, due to the drought, tankers may soon have to bring drinking water to Catalonia. Climate change seems to be becoming more and more tangible. Is it still realistic to limit warming to 1,5 degrees by the end of the century, as agreed in the Paris Climate Agreement? Mojib Latif: The 1,5 degrees cannot be achieved at all. I was of this opinion...

  13. Newsletter XLV 2023 - November 5th to 11th - News+ Are Habeck, Pistorius, Baerbock an infernal trio?

    entangled people comes first. To stand up for human rights, you don't have to demonize an “other side”... * Climate change | Temperatures | Human rights Global warming Super hot record year According to a new analysis, temperatures in the last twelve months were on average more than 1,3 degrees higher than before industrialization. This is a new record...

  14. Newsletter XLIV 2023 - October 29th to November 4th - News+ Uranium exports from Lingen to Russia violate EU law - study by the Greens justifies the possibility of a ban

    from the air reacting with volcanic rock can reduce the concentration. Because this natural process takes millions of years, it cannot compensate for climate change and global warming. However, studies have already shown that rock weathering can be significantly accelerated if the rock is ground into a fine dust. According to estimates...

  15. Newsletter XLII 2023 - October 15th to 21st - News+ For a new concept of fascism

    – for example, when we find out about our risk of serious illnesses. Even when it comes to the consequences of our actions, ignorance can be the more pleasant choice... * Greenland | Climate change | Warming | Sea level research into tilting elements Greenland ice sheet more stable than expected Even if global warming is curbed later, a complete tilting of the Greenland ice sheet could still...

  16. Newsletter XLI 2023 - October 8th to 14th - News+ India - Flood and destruction - the last generation is right

    far too weak to ensure effective climate protection. With the goal of climate neutrality by 2045, significant amounts of greenhouse gases will continue to be emitted, which will accelerate the warming of the climate. The Federal Government's claim that compliance with the target of a temperature increase of 1,5 degrees Celsius, which is also binding for Germany under international law,...

  17. Newsletter XL 2023 - October 1st to 7th - Current news + FDP proposal for industrial electricity price relief is spot on

    for the use of more efficient or emission-reducing technologies. The aim was, among other things, to internalize external costs arising from environmental damage (e.g. consequential costs of global warming or health damage caused by burning fossil fuels) and thus create a cost reality. The concept of eco-taxes, also known as environmental taxes, was introduced at the beginning of...

  18. Newsletter XXXIX 2023 - September 24th to 30th - News+ “Populist, verbally radical, ethnic” – and no end in sight

    for meteorology in Hamburg, explained: “We have to accept that the 1,5 degree limit will be exceeded.” It will only be possible with enormous effort to keep warming below the 2 degree limit. “We are currently on the way to a 3-degree world by the end of the century.”... * Greenhouse gas emissions | Transport transition | EU transport policy in car fever:...

  19. Newsletter XXXVIII 2023 - September 17th to 23rd - News+ A future that I dread

    to finally actively shape mobility in Germany. As part of the current needs plan review of the current Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan (BVWP), reforms must be implemented... * Warming and CO2 increase are causing seawater to become acidic How severe is the acidification of the oceans? Strip graphic illustrates decrease in pH value and aragonite content over the last 40 years Invisible...

  20. Newsletter XXXVII 2023 - September 10th to 16th - News+ How Germany is ruining the climate with billions in gifts to industry

    of nine limits of planetary carrying capacity have been exceeded - two more than in 2015, as a new balance sheet reveals. The planetary limits have therefore been exceeded in terms of global warming, the biosphere, deforestation, nitrogen cycles, pollutants and fresh water. The pressure on these earth systems and cycles is also growing more and more. There is a risk of serious and...

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