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

    damit noch fast zu den 16 Staaten mit einem Überlastungstag im ersten Drittel des Jahres. Würden alle Menschen auf der Erde leben und wirtschaften wie die Deutschen, bräuchte es drei Planeten wie die Erde, um die nötigen Ressourcen – Rohstoffe und Deponieraum für Emissionen – nachhaltig bereitzustellen. Der globale Erdüberlastungstag liegt dagegen "erst" im Sommer. Laut der US-Organisation...

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

    gehen Forscher:innen davon aus, dass sie einen neuen, traurigen Höchstwert erreicht. Die großen und vielfältigen Korallenlandschaften der Meere gehören zu den Biodiversitäts-Hotspots des Planeten. Obwohl sie nur etwa ein Prozent des Meeresgrunds bedecken, beheimaten sie ein Viertel aller marinen Arten. Hunderte Millionen Menschen sind von diesen Ökosystemen abhängig, wie der Erdsystemforscher...

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

    are some of the last remaining virgin forests in Europe. Ikea should not “destroy these for furniture,” said Greenpeace forest expert Gesche Jürgens. “Ancient forests are essential to the health of the planet and must be protected immediately.” Ikea must take action against overexploitation, she demanded... * Subsidies | Jobs | Transformation Job cuts at ThyssenKrupp: And...

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

    the Chinese side 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 should only produce what...

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

    against having another metaphor) bursting at the seams. And it doesn't seem to want to end, does it? Just realize that 32 years after the United States became the last superpower on planet Earth, this country, amid devastating political chaos, could actually re-elect a man who plans to lead a coming American "dictatorship"... 3 . April...

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

    We happily continue to consume names of revamped progress and - within reach of war and environmental catastrophes - feed on the beneficial illusion of freedom. And as usual, they are putting a strain on the planet with a civilizational optimism that borders on stubbornness. Until the foreseeable end. Fossil fuels, iron and steel, conventional electricity - much-maligned triad -...

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

    against manufacturers of plastic and fertilizers. Because the climate crisis threatens humanity. His name is Michael Bloomberg, he was mayor of New York and is the eleventh richest person on our planet. Since he no longer holds public office, he has become even more combative at the age of 81. He has so far spent half a billion in his fight against the coal and gas industry...

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

    of over 370 million. Climate crisis far down on the priority list A surprisingly large proportion of humanity believes that climate change represents a serious crisis for our planet. According to the current Trust Barometer from the PR agency Edelman, it is 93 percent. However, significantly fewer people are in favor of concrete climate protection measures. So over 70 percent...

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

    We live in a plastic age. Since plastic's rise to fame in the 1960s, the extremely versatile material has spread to the most remote corners of our planet, from the polar regions to the depths of the oceans. Even if the damage to the environment, biological diversity and people is now evident - a peak of the ever-increasing...

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

    to reduce the CO2 concentration in the air and store the carbon permanently. 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 and a lot of energy overall. They are also usually not very efficient...

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

    Wikipedia Climate change Climate change, also climate change, climate change or climate change, is a global change in the climate on Earth or Earth-like planets or moons that have an atmosphere. The cooling or warming associated with climate change can occur over different periods of time. An important distinguishing feature is...

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

    Nevertheless, the topic is controversial at the UN climate conference. How do the world powers China and the USA position themselves? At the World Climate Conference in Dubai, the planet's two biggest climate sinners, China and the USA, spoke out in more detail for the first time. The two world powers, otherwise at odds on many issues, agreed to ignore the proverbial elephant in the room:...

  13. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    In recent decades, an important nature reserve has emerged from the diamond mining area, in which "an endemic, extraordinary fauna and flora develops that is unique on our planet," writes Kohrs. "The area is home to 20 percent of all plant species in Namibia on just 2 percent of the country's area." Conservationists were not involved in the decision-making...

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

    The global average was already 86 days warmer than 1,5 degrees compared to pre-industrial times. The UN Environmental Program (UNEP) has calculated that the air on the planet's surface has already warmed by 1.2 degrees. This warming also includes the air above the oceans. Temperatures on land are about twice as high. That's why in Germany it's already over two...

  15. 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

    - April 2, 2023 - 2:15 OUTRAGE ABOUT NUCLEAR DEAL: Russian-French joint venture produces fuel elements * ZDF Frontal21 - August 12, 2017 - 8:29 German nuclear transports to Russia * ZDF planet e - August 31, 2016 - 28:28 Germany's secret nuclear transports Playlist - Radioactivity worldwide... This playlist contains over 150 videos on the topic The search engine Ecosia plants...

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

    in all areas of the environment, which will continue to accumulate over the next few years until it is no longer low-level radiation, but highly dangerous for all life on this planet. October 19th Wind Energy | Solar energy | Coal-fired power generation Over 100 billion kWh of wind power 2023: Wind energy is the most important source of energy in Germany - Decline in coal-fired power generation Münster - The...

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

    from the Mecklenburg coast, was the first large offshore park in the world. It is now 20 years old and has therefore reached its projected lifespan. Gift to Planet Earth It all started in 1998. At that time, the Danish Energy and Environment Minister Svend Auken pathetically announced that the Kingdom of Denmark would build huge wind farms at sea...

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

    The extinction of so many higher levels of the family tree would have taken around 18.000 years. The life tree therefore has larger gaps than previously assumed. Throughout its history, our planet has repeatedly experienced major mass extinctions, in which up to 75 percent of the entire living environment died out. The triggers were often climate changes caused by extreme volcanism or...

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

    For more than 50 years, the oil giants have lied to us and concealed the fact that they have long known how dangerous the fossil fuels they produce are to our planet," said California Governor Gavin Newsom. California now wants to “hold the big polluters accountable”... * AfD | CDU | Merzthutjanix Right-wing tussle Union and AfD...

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

    and the use of fossil energies, humanity has so far been able to achieve exponential growth. In the last two centuries, humanity has increased from one billion to 8 billion on a limited planet, which corresponds to a 100-fold increase. But that won't be a long-term solution, and homo sapiens should gradually know that. The people...

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