1. Newsletter

    Die Allianz präsentiert sich seit Jahren als Vorreiter im Klimaschutz. Doch im Hintergrund steckt ihr Tochterunternehmen PIMCO Milliarden in Kohle-, Öl- und Gasunternehmen und feuert so die Klimakrise an. Jahr für Jahr schließen Millionen Menschen Versicherungen bei der Allianz ab. „We secure your future“ verspricht im Gegenzug die Gesellschaft – sie präsentiert sich als Vorreiter in Sachen...

  2. Newsletter XVIII 2024 - April 28th to May 4th - News+ Hubris of the West: Three decades of chaos and decline

    Day" zeigen. Ausgeglichen war die Bilanz nur bis zum Ende der 1960er Jahre gewesen. Seither rückte der Tag immer weiter nach vorne, unterbrochen nur durch große ökonomische Verwerfungen wie die Ölkrisen in den 1970er Jahren, die Weltfinanzkrise 2008/2009 und zuletzt die Corona-Pandemie, als wegen des Lockdowns die Industrieproduktion und der Verkehr heruntergefahren wurden. Politik bestraft...

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

    (UBA) spricht sich für einen Abbau der umwelt- und klimaschädlichen Subventionen unter anderem im Verkehrssektor aus. Konkrete Vorschläge machte die Behörde in der jüngsten Haushaltskrise zu Dieselprivileg und Pendlerpauschale. Beim Dieselprivileg könnten sechs Milliarden Euro eingespart werden, rechnete UBA-Präsident Dirk Messner vor, nämlich 8,2 Milliarden der Gesamtsubvention abzüglich eines...

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

    Kriege sind gut fürs Geschäft. Auch an der militarisierten Grenzschutz verdienen Militär- und Sicherheitsunternehmen, während es ihre Waffen und Munition sind, die die Flüchtlings- und Migrationskrisen erzeugen, gegen die man sich in den reichen Ländern dann mithilfe der gleichen Unternehmen schützt, alles zulasten der Steuerzahler... 17. April Klimakrise | Hitze | Starkregen |...

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

    etablieren, um international wettbewerbsfähiger zu sein. Die Strategie enthält Pläne zur Konzentration und Monopolbildung in der Rüstungsindustrie und zur Priorisierung militärischer Produktion in Krisenzeiten. Diese Pläne enthalten auch neue rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen, die die Anbahnung großer, länderübergreifender Beschaffungsprojekte vereinfachen sollen, um die europäische...

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

    gutes Einkommen, eine hohe Bildung und die entsprechende soziale Struktur schlügen sich in den Wahlergebnissen nieder... * Mexiko | Ecuador | Unverletzlichkeit des Missionsgebäudes Diplomatische Krise: Polizei in Ecuador stürmt Botschaft von Mexiko und verhaftet Politiker Ehemaliger Vizepräsident gewaltsam aus Botschaft geholt. Mexiko bricht Beziehungen ab. Was folgt auf den Eklat? Nach der...

  7. Newsletter

    (free version) * Corona | Federal Audit Office | Jens Spahn Chaotic conditions in the ministry Court of Auditors massively criticizes Jens Spahn's mask procurement In the Corona crisis, Health Minister Spahn had billions of masks purchased. A large part of it has to be destroyed at great expense. The overall benefit was small, according to a report. The Federal Audit Office is exercising strict...

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

    but for real... * Climate protection | Science | Refugees Quaschning's video column Quaschning explains: AfD and climate protection The AfD wants to abolish all climate protection laws. The climate crisis is already a main cause of flight. Absurd: The AfD spreads hatred and agitation against refugees and uses its policies to create even more refugees. Isn't it good that we are with the AfD in...

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

    und das ist toll. Ein genauerer Blick in die Daten lässt aber auch Zweifel aufkommen: Erstens sind die Projektionen des Umweltbundesamts nicht auf dem neuesten Stand. Die Behörde hat die Haushaltskrise noch nicht berücksichtigt. Die hat dazu geführt, dass dem Klima- und Transformationsfonds des Bundes 60 Milliarden Euro fehlen. Wenn Habeck argumentiert, bei den Sparmaßnahmen habe die Regierung...

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

    Germany no Russian LNG... * Climate change | LNG terminal | Insurance Insurers: The accomplices of the fossil fuel industry German insurance companies are, largely unrecognized, fueling the climate crisis - despite their sustainability promises. New documents prove: Allianz and subsidiaries of Hannover Re, Talanx and Munich Re insure climate-damaging LNG terminals in the USA. Midst...

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

    is in recession. Because the yen is so weak, the country is falling down in the ranking of the largest economies - which means Germany is now in third place. But the domestic economic crisis also continues. Japan loses third place among the world's largest economies, falling behind Germany. In the fourth and final quarter of last year...

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

    most recently Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN emergency relief office OCHA. * Research | cuts | Debt brake project in Freiberg Millions in cuts for battery research in Saxony Due to the budget crisis, the federal government is cutting funding for research projects. An institute in Saxony is also affected – a serious blow for research on battery recycling there. [...] Fatal keeps the...

  13. Newsletter V 2024 - January 28th to February 3rd - Current news + US foreign policy: Profit over peace?

    | Oskar Lafontaine | Migration First party conference at the BSW: A feel-good oasis for the old left The “Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance” programmatically relies on nostalgia and ignores problems such as the climate crisis. Nevertheless, it is good that the new party exists. Wagenknecht’s new party doesn’t want to be “left” or “right,” and it certainly doesn’t want to be “Left 2.0,” says its namesake and top woman. But how...

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

    a reduction in water consumption was ordered. The water supply for households in the region will be reduced by 15 percent, Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro announced on Wednesday evening after a crisis meeting. For the time being, agricultural operations would even have to make do with around 25 percent less water... * January 18, 2012 (INES 2) Cattenom nuclear power plant, FRA Wikipedia Cattenom Due to a missing...

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

    is also a new distribution year for shareholders. Investors in the five major oil companies can look forward to an incredible $100 billion. The money would go to the victims of the climate crisis. At the UN Climate Change Conference a few weeks ago, almost 200 countries launched a new aid fund for countries affected by climate change for the first time. Those who...

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

    For projects such as tax relief, the condition is that the climate money comes during this legislative period. The traffic light leaders only recently found a solution to the budget crisis that was triggered by the Federal Constitutional Court's budget ruling more than a month ago. Climate money is intended to cover the costs of the ecological restructuring of the economy and society...

  17. Newsletter L 2023 - December 10th to 16th - News+ The tail wags the dog and those on the right lead us by the nose ring “Back to the Future”

    It has long been clear that agriculture - as well as other social groups - must make its contribution in order to move away from oil and to ensure both climate protection and a crisis-proof energy supply in agriculture. But one of the major mistakes of the governments under Chancellor Merkel is that they have implemented exactly the opposite policy...

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

    It's a double whammy for the climate. This is also absolutely necessary because the industrialized countries in particular are lagging miles behind in their commitments to climate protection, even though they are precisely responsible for the climate crisis. A German person emits around 20 times more greenhouse gases than an Indian or African... * CO2 emissions | Records | 1,5 degrees new record high for CO2 emissions...

  19. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    “Non-violently against the nuclear power plant in Hamm-Uentrop!” Article: “EU and Mercosur – that is pure exploitation! The planned free trade agreement destroys livelihoods” Book reviews: “Crisis, catastrophe, collapse - hope?” - "Camus: Wisdom without a slotted spoon" Dear readers! “Green” hydrogen: colonial energy? - No thanks! The consequences of the climate catastrophe and the...

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

    According to the Paris Climate Agreement, it should only be 1,5 degrees if possible, otherwise tipping elements in the climate will be triggered. It is therefore foreseeable that the damage and losses due to the climate crisis will increase significantly in the next few years and large amounts of money will be needed to overcome them. A new study shows where they could come from: the profits of oil and gas multinationals. [...]...

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