1. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    um in dieser Legislaturperiode keine großen Klimaschutzprojekte mehr angehen zu müssen. Diese Furcht ist berechtigt. Mit der Verschleppungspolitik der Bundesregierung wird das Erreichen der Klimaziele bis 2030 immer unwahrscheinlicher. Aktuelles+ Hintergrundwissen Seitenanfang Hintergrundwissen Die Karte der nuklearen Welt Diese Weltkarte sieht doch irgendwie so aus, als hätten unsere...

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

    water got in. [...] There was also heavy rain in Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Heavy rains in the Sultanate of Oman killed 19 people, including ten schoolchildren. * Climate goals | CO2 emissions | Transport Minister Expert Council for Climate Issues Transport misses climate target for the third time In Germany, less CO2023 was emitted in 2, the transport sector has...

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

    and demand The Chinese side also emphasizes that supply and demand must be viewed globally. Ultimately, the West's criticism focuses on industries that are crucial to the climate goals of the entire planet. This argument also appeals to Western economists. "If you think about [the accusation of overcapacity], it means that each country only...

  4. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    However, the majority of politicians were removed from office because of terrorism allegations and replaced by receivers. * Climate protection | Speed ​​limit | Transport Minister “With a speed limit of 100, we could achieve the climate goals this year” An ongoing issue, but no solution: This is how Transport Minister Volker Wissing assesses the debate about the speed limit. Because of a lack of acceptance among the population it is not...

  5. Newsletter

    It turns out that the hydrogen republic is still a pipe dream. The gas is being treated as a future panacea - because the natural gas industry wants to continue doing business and municipalities want to achieve climate goals without having to save energy. However, no one knows whether and when hydrogen will be available, affordable and transportable. It's like today we're...

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

    waste | Repository New study: Fourth generation nuclear reactors will not be ready for decades New fourth generation nuclear reactors will not be available. Study sees use only in decades. Climate goals and final disposal unresolved. A current study makes it clear: new fourth-generation nuclear reactors will not be used in the next few decades. "All technologies need...

  7. Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD

    the EU. If Germany continues to miss these European targets because of Volker Wissing's denial of reality, it will be expensive for the federal budget."... March 15th Emissions | Climate goals | traffic | Heating Germany's emissions balance 2023: Not entirely clear calculation Germany seems to be able to achieve its climate targets by 2030. That's great - but it's worth taking a look...

  8. Newsletter VIII 2024 - February 18th to 24th - News+ On the death of the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny

    Talking about the economy as worse than it is is aimed at giving tax breaks to the rich. And the talk about social cuts is unsettling. The German economy is languishing and the climate goals are not being achieved either. Nevertheless, the traffic lights stop each other, and the Union has long since said goodbye to constructive proposals. The CDU prefers to pretend it isn't...

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

    Do you shrug your shoulders when you read about layoffs at Miele or ZF Friedrichshafen? Reint Gropp: No. This is part of a larger, very long-lasting process that is being accelerated by the climate goals. Especially in Europe and Germany. We are undergoing a structural change in which there cannot only be winners. We will lose industrial jobs and...

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

    In the long term, fuels should be replaced by renewable energy. This requires huge investments. Energy policy plays a crucial role if Germany wants to achieve its climate goals and at the same time be sustainable as an industrial location. This dossier brings together bpb content on the topic of energy policy. Energy supply in Germany For...

  11. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    have therefore long been looking for an elegant and effective way to reduce the CO2 concentration in the air and to permanently store the carbon. Without these efforts, the global community's climate goals would likely be missed and our planet would continue to heat up. However, previous processes for this so-called CO2 capture often require high temperatures, high pressure...

  12. Newsletter II 2024 - January 7th to 13th - News+ SMR: US developers of mini-nuclear power plants under pressure - class action lawsuit by shareholders against NuScale Power

    Newsletter II 2024 January 7th to 13th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never made public through official channels, so this information is only made available to the public in a roundabout way...

  13. Newsletter XLVIII 2023 - November 26th to December 2nd - Current News+ Greenwashing at COP28: How corporations lobby against climate goals

    national emissions trading. That offers more advantages than higher national debt. The climate and economic expert Ottmar Edenhofer has advocated achieving the transformation necessary to achieve the climate goals through higher CO2 pricing. “Climate protection through higher debt will no longer be possible in the future,” said the director of the Potsdam Institute...

  14. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    It cannot be produced to measure, so it has to be imported in large quantities from the global south. However, energy and raw material consumption would have to be significantly reduced in order to achieve the targeted climate goals and to postpone or at least mitigate some of the coming disasters, tipping points and collapses. Imperial Way of Life However, all signs point to...

  15. Newsletter XLVI 2023 - November 12th to 18th - News+ Violence as a consequence of climate change: No cool heads

    published this Wednesday – and the most important data was available to SPIEGEL in advance. [...] One thing is clear: If the corporations put their plans into action, it will be impossible to achieve global climate goals such as limiting the average temperature rise to 1,5 degrees. "In order to comply with the 1,5 degree limit, a rapid, controlled decline in oil and gas production is essential,"...

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

    “They are not terrorists and should be treated as such.” Suspicion is then immediately used as evidence to take action against journalists and the media. November 9th electricity price | Climate goals | Electricity tax Industrial electricity price: traffic lights relieve pressure on companies The electricity price for manufacturing companies should fall to 6 to 8 cents per kilowatt hour. Depending on consumption, you save...

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

    | Military | Armament Military emissions: Armament is driving the climate crisis For the first time, a study shows what the NATO states' 2 percent target means ecologically. Activists warn that this does not fit with the climate goals. BERLIN taz | Armament is driving the climate crisis: A study published on Tuesday afternoon revealed exactly how much for the 31 states of the...

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

    198 Palestinians killed. The Israeli military says the navy killed scores of Palestinian fighters who tried to cross the sea into Israel... * Climate goals | CO2 emissions | Building sector We will solve the housing crisis holistically - and sustainably, please. The ecological standards and the costs down - is the concept against the housing shortage ready? Unfortunately that's too short...

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

    Baden-Württemberg and the Federal Association of the Energy and Water Industry (BDEW). The expansion of renewable energies plays a central role for the federal government in order to create climate goals and become more independent of fossil raw materials... IMHO In purely mathematical terms, we could be at 10% renewable energies within 100 years, and with a little good will even sooner. ...

  20. Newsletter XXXVI 2023 - September 3rd to 9th - News+ Scientist predicts brutal “population correction” later this century

    to keep below 1,5 degrees. The states made this promise eight years ago now. What has happened since then? [...] The document has clear words. In order to achieve the climate goals, “a radical decarbonization of all economic sectors is required,” says the draft. [...] Enormous amounts of money continue to flow into climate-damaging businesses. Because...

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