1. 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”

    cannot be reached. Is that so? Teske: No, it's not like that. We have had a decreasing share of electricity from nuclear energy and an increase from renewable energy for over 15 years. We have over 400 old reactors that are gradually reaching the end of their service life. More are being removed from the network than are being added. There is a reason for this: the costs. The average...

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

    | Climate-neutral EU states declare nuclear power to be a climate-neutral technology Following the European Parliament last month, EU member states have also included nuclear power alongside renewable energies in the list of supported technologies in the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA). In mid-March, the European Commission and the NZIA presented their proposal for a new industrial law...

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

    says Claudia Kemfert, energy economist and member of the editorial board of Klimareporter°. She criticizes the climate summit president because he sees the future in “emission-free” instead of renewable energies. Climate reporter°: Ms. Kemfert, with the decision of the Federal Constitutional Court, the traffic light is suddenly missing 60 billion euros for its climate and transformation fund. What is called...

  4. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    and the automotive industry delivers even more cheaply than before - and thus accelerates the deforestation of the rainforest! Although Brazil generates 78,1 percent of its electricity from renewable energies (mainly hydropower), preparations are already being made here to produce “green” hydrogen in the future and export it to Europe. With far-reaching consequences: In...

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

    Newsletter XLVII 2023 November 19th to 25th *** 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 released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

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

    Newsletter XLVI 2023 November 12th to 18th *** 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 released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

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

    Next year or the year after that, the further away the delivery is, the lower the wholesale electricity price will be. "This can clearly be attributed to the influence of renewable energies, because the price of electricity is significantly below the development of fossil fuel prices or CO₂ prices."... * Solidarity with Israel, as long as right-wing radicals allow it... ..

  8. 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

    Newsletter XLIV 2023 October 29th to November 4th *** 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 released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public...

  9. Newsletter XLIII 2023 - October 22nd to 28th - News+ Municipal utilities are leaving the Future Gas lobby association

    better access to financing options. The EU wants to increase the share of renewable energies in the electricity mix to at least 2030 percent by 42,5. This requires a massive expansion of renewable energies. In the wind energy sector, the installed capacity is expected to climb from around 204.000 MW (204 GW) in 2022 to over 500.000 MW (500 GW) in 2030. In order to achieve this goal...

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

    Neumeyer. With an area of ​​over 8000 square kilometers, the state forests are the largest forest owners in Germany, and the state government has given the company an important role in the expansion of renewable energies. However, when it comes to wind turbine construction, there are differences of opinion between the current and future coalition partners in the CSU and Free Voters. FW party leader Hubert Aiwanger...

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

    Newsletter XLI 2023 October 8th to 14th... *** 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 released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

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

    their written agreement on policy - the so-called Tidö Agreement. Regarding energy, the agreement states that the energy policy target will be changed "from 100% renewable energy to 100% fossil fuel free"... Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) * Switzerland | Transport policy | Local transport investments in Deutsche Bahn: It...

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

    The federal government's expansion target of 9.000 MW as an interim target for the whole of 2023 has already been exceeded after eight months. In order to achieve the expansion target of 80 percent share of renewable energies in the electricity sector by 2030, the federal government wants to increase solar output to 215 GW (215.000 MW). For 2023, the International Economic Forum for Regenerative...

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

    Newsletter XXXVII 2023 September 10th to 16th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ Background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a list of known incidents from the various areas of civil and military Nuclear industry . Some of this information only reached the public in a roundabout way...

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

    but also a possible future Labor government would find it difficult to justify the costs of nuclear power plants. “95 percent of all new electricity capacity these days comes from renewable energies.” In addition, given the climate crisis, there is simply no longer any time to wait for a nuclear power plant, which, according to the government, will take 17 years to build... * Assange WikiLeaks founder: celebrities. ..

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

    should be introduced instead of forcing them into crippling tenders that are hostile to citizens' energy. Introduction of incentives for local system-serving investments with a mix of all renewable energies, storage and sector coupling. A combined cycle power plant tariff could achieve this. This is the only way the political will can be implemented: a steep, exponential expansion of renewable...

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

    Newsletter XXXIV 2023 August 20th to 26th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 News+ Background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a list of known incidents from the various areas of civil and military nuclear power industry . Some of this information only reached the public in a roundabout way...

  18. Newsletter XXXIII 2023 - August 13th to 19th - News+ Military coup in Niger: Uranium mining and environmental destruction as deeper reasons?

    Northern Germans in particular are being asked to pay, while the south is busy importing green electricity. Schleswig-Holstein's Environment Minister Tobias Goldschmidt says: "We are being punished for bringing renewable energies into the country"... * Plastic in the sea | plastic waste | Single-use plastic research on plastic in the sea: More than expected Dutch researchers have used the largest data set to date...

  19. Newsletter XXXII 2023 - August 6th to 12th - News+ Hiroshima - The asphalt will burn. Chaos will reign

    Newsletter XXXII 2023 August 6th *** 12 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Current+ background knowledge Nuclear Power Accidents This PDF file contains a list of known incidents from the various areas of civil and military atomic industry . Some of this information only became public in a roundabout way. As soon as...

  20. Newsletter XXXI 2023 - July 30th to August 05th - News+ Brussels buys more fire-fighting aircraft to fight forest fires

    occur at a global warming of 1,2 degrees. One can only imagine what the situation will look like if global warming reaches two degrees. Achieving 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 would be entirely possible if the growth rate was similar to that in other technology areas, especially in the area of ​​digitalization, where technologies such as PCs, mobile communications...