1. 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

    They can be stored for years without causing losses – unlike hydrogen, for example. In addition, formate is considered harmless... October 31st Aviation | Sustainable | Solar energy | Hydrogen revolution in aviation: Zeppelin is supposed to fly around the world without fossil fuels A start-up wants to use a solar and hydrogen-powered airship in 20...

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

    The water crisis is due to the lack of rain, but is exacerbated by the agricultural industry. According to a Greenpeace report, the country's water consumption significantly exceeds the amount that can be sustainably supplied. [...] Or as Rafael Seiz, coordinator of the WWF water program, puts it: "Instead of feeding the people of the Horn of Africa through irrigation, we provide...

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

    Palestinian fighters killed who tried to enter Israel by sea... * 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 is too short-sighted. Social and sustainable construction is also possible and even on a large scale...

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

    inside. According to the Federal Environment Ministry, the aim of the meeting is to “strengthen awareness and responsibilities for safe chemical management and to agree on a global framework for sustainable management in the chemicals sector as a whole”. A global framework is important because in most countries there are no legally binding rules on how to...

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

    needed in the winter of 2023/24," concludes co-author Claudia Kemfert from DIW. The gas project is also counterproductive in terms of climate policy because it causes additional emissions and hinders sustainable regional economic development on Rügen... * Reform of the UN | Security Council The UN must be reformed UN -Secretary General Guterres, Ukrainian President Zelensky and German Chancellor...

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

    current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de September 16th Greenwashing | Certificates | Pesticides Pesticide flights without warning How sustainable are our bananas? Green seals promise sustainable and fairly produced bananas - for a clear conscience. Research shows: The certificates are doubtful. Fresh bananas from...

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

    Geothermal power plants would be possible without supplies drying up. Great potential: In the Upper Rhine Graben, the extraction of the sought-after battery raw material lithium is also worthwhile and sustainable in the long term. Even if the lithium-rich deep water is pumped out for decades, there is no risk of the supply of raw materials being exhausted, as researchers have determined. Accordingly, even a single...

  8. Newsletter XXXV 2023 - August 27 to September 2 - News+ Historic victory: Ecuador becomes the first country to say no to oil

    Arlit exploits and has a contract until 2040, is 63,4 percent owned by the majority state-owned French Orano group, formerly Areva... * Nuclear lobby | European Commission | Taxonomy Sustainability has lost importance with the triumph of the nuclear lobby If you listen to the Nuclear Alliance consisting of 14 EU countries, which has campaigned for the green label for nuclear energy...

  9. Newsletter XXXIV 2023 - August 20th to 26th - News+ The sun will shine for another 4,5 billion years

    The Amazon region could completely transform the Latin American country. Now the country needs a new business model. The referendum in Ecuador changes everything, even the newspaper landscape: “Sustainable agriculture in the Amazon region is part of the solution,” wrote Ecuador’s El Comercio a few days after the sensational Sí in the Yasuní referendum. Quite unusual for the otherwise...

  10. 1980 to 1989 - INES, NAMS and other events

    auf einem sowjetischen Atom-U-Boot in der Chasma-Bucht zur massiven Freisetzung von Radioaktivität. Mehr als 290 Menschen wurden radioaktiv verstrahlt, das Meer und das umliegende Terrain nachhaltig verseucht. Der Atomunfall wurde über viele Jahre geheim gehalten. Zudem wurde das umliegende Meer durch langjährige Verkippung von Atommüll großflächig verseucht. Das Ausmaß der Folgen für Umwelt und...

  11. Newsletter XXX 2023 - July 23-29 - News+ Chomsky: What happens when orders from Washington are not followed?

    devices. This can be observed especially in Germany. The lobbies have used the crisis to put the fossil fuel in a favorable light and are promoting its sustainability. But burning gas to generate energy and heat is very damaging to the climate, and in many cases even produces more greenhouse gases than coal or petroleum. This has to do with methane emissions...

  12. Newsletter XXIX 2023 - July 16 to 22 - News+ I don't want to be my grandson

    have to work out. Landsberg warned that, in addition to realistic goals, there must also be “adequate financing” for planning and implementation. And a sustainable action program is needed... * Heat, combustion engines and subsidies Outlived transit areas, sealed heat protection and flopping electric cars In Germany, more gasoline and diesel engines are still registered than electric cars,...

  13. Newsletter XXVIII 2023 - July 9-15 - News+ Bulgaria wants to sell Russian reactors to Ukraine

    Saving and the erring FDP When it comes to the funding rules for heating replacement, additional support is necessary for households without assets, says Matthias Willenbacher, managing director of the sustainable investing platform Wiwin and member of the Klimareporter° editorial board. He is outraged that the FDP now wants to overturn EU climate laws. Climate reporter°: Mr. Willenbacher, after the stop of the...

  14. Newsletter XXVI 2023 - June 25 to July 1 - News+ Two tips on how we can further strengthen the far-right AfD

    hardening, rearming Europe, and my helplessness does not protect me from becoming complicit. Because for the child in a border prison my reluctance is meaningless... * Sustainability | Sectors Buildings and Transport Sustainability Council proposes a package of measures for sustainable construction and transport policy In a current statement, the Council for Sustainable Development calls for...

  15. Newsletter XXIV 2023 - June 11th to 17th - News+ How the West is losing the Global South

    When producing cement, for example, CO2 is always released due to the chemical reaction when burning lime. “The technology for CO2-based methanol production is therefore a sustainable and long-term investment even if the steel industry has completely switched to hydrogen,” explains Tim Schulzke from Fraunhofer UMSICHT. * Nature conservation | Agriculture | EU Parliament |...

  16. Newsletter XXIII 2023 - June 4th to 10th - News+ Politics with poison, hate speech and propaganda

    and crafts: skills that can become vital to survival in the event of a disaster. It's about forming bands against injustice, putting pressure on politicians and demanding sustainable business in the workplace. Not all of these are new ideas, but Solarpunk bundles them into a movement with a common goal. I am no longer just an individual who...

  17. Newsletter XIX 2023 - May 7-13 - News+ Is the West turning Ukraine into a nuclear battlefield?

    to reduce global CO2 emissions. But the map is wrong: Countries such as Sweden, Austria or the US state of New York that are already relying on sustainable alternatives or have concrete plans for this are not marked on it. Claim A map shows: Germany is the only country out of many to ban fossil fuel heating in order to save the global climate. Rating Wrong...

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

    [...] Indigenous societies should also be included in global protection management. Pörtner believes this is extremely important. "Indigenous groups must be granted their traditional rights of sustainable use. They are much more skilled at this than our western civilizations. We can learn from them."... April 28th Motorway expansion | Wissing | Crying dispute over...

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

    that after the phase-out of nuclear power in Germany, one would simply have to import nuclear power from France to compensate. This is simply fundamentally wrong and dishonest manipulation... * Sustainable like atoms and gas | Greenwashing | Taxonomy lawsuit Accusation of "greenwashing" Environmental organizations sue against EU taxonomy Greenpeace, the BUND, the WWF and other environmentalists have...

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

    which takes into account the value chain from the basic material to subsequent recycling. According to a statement, the aim of the consortium of science and industry is to develop a sustainable and intelligent electrical storage system that is designed for resource-saving production, outstanding operational reliability and easy recyclability. The starting point is the...

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