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

    mit einer Kapazität von 30 Gigawatt bauen, bis 2045 sollen es sogar 70 Gigawatt sein. Die Branche schätzt, dass dafür 7000 Windräder von der Größe des Eiffelturms notwendig sind. Für diesen Ausbau fehlen derzeit allerdings Hafenflächen und Spezialschiffe. Eine Schlüsselrolle spielt Cuxhaven. Bärbel Heidebroek, die Präsidentin des Bundesverbands Windenergie (BWE), erklärt im "Klima-Labor" von...

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

    im Jahr 2007. Die Methankonzentration in der Atmosphäre liegt jetzt mehr als 160 Prozent über dem vorindustriellen Niveau... * Brasilien | Offshore | Windenergie Brasilien startet mit dem Ausbau der Offshore-Windenergie Brasilien verfügt mit seiner gigantischen Küstenlinie über ein riesiges Potenzial für den Ausbau der Offshore Windenergie. Derzeit befindet sich die Offshore-Windenergie in dem...

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

    aimed. Instead, a convoy from the aid organization World Central Kitchen was hit... * Solar energy on open spaces and agri-photovoltaics as protection against storms New studies on the expansion of photovoltaic systems on open spaces in Germany There are significantly more areas available for the expansion of open spaces in Germany. Photovoltaic systems available as per current...

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    who nevertheless operate nuclear power plants, possess nuclear weapons, strive to acquire them or are part of military alliances with nuclear weapon states. “One aspect that is systematically ignored in the debate about the expansion of nuclear energy is the civil-military links within the nuclear sector. These interconnections are the real reason why states...

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

    Goodbye nuclear power! “Nuclear power is on the rise again,” wrote the Munich tz at the weekend after 30 countries had spoken out in favor of the further expansion of nuclear energy at a conference in Brussels (Nuclear Energy Summit) shortly before. The reason: Nuclear energy is essential for combating climate change because it does not emit any CO2. The...

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

    should receive. That would protect production in this country. This is how the Greens and SPD see it in the traffic light coalition. With Solar Package 1 including a resilience bonus, they want to accelerate the expansion of photovoltaics in Germany. The FDP is resisting Solar Package 1. The market will solve the problem. Others see it that way too. And the energy economist Manuel Frondel believes that for the energy transition...

  7. Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good

    A reliable and inexpensive supply of electricity is questionable. The result remains “sobering”. In 2024, the test results will be “sobering” again, the authorities say. The government is behind schedule in expanding renewables and the electricity grid, as well as in building up so-called backup capacities. In addition, there is a lack of a concept against high electricity prices. No matter who rules, whether...

  8. Newsletter IX 2024 - February 25th to March 2nd - News+ Deceptively real AI videos: What if we can no longer believe anything?

    with gasoline and other refined products play a central role. But parts of western Poland are also supplied, as is Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. * Investment | Power grid | Network expansion The Federal Network Agency is planning five mega routes, 4800 kilometers of new lines, an estimated 76 billion euros in additional costs: The Federal Network Agency has presented its new plan to expand the electricity networks. The...

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

    USA on ice. Projects that are already active can continue to be operated. These include the Cameron LNG terminal, secured by Allianz and subsidiaries of Talanx and Munich Re, among others. However, the expansion of the Cameron LNG terminal could be stopped by the Biden decision. [...] insurer as a financier Allianz not only benefits from its core business - insurance -...

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

    Large-scale investments in climate protection and for social cohesion. As a first step, Fridays for Future is calling for a special fund of 100 billion euros - for the expansion of local transport and the introduction of climate money, but also for an ecological agricultural transition and for natural climate protection... * Israel | Egypt | Palestinians | Sinai Israel's planned...

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

    Lingen Collective objections against Rosatom's entry into the ANF fuel element factory in Lingen Dear friends, today we once again call on you to take part in the objections against the expansion of the Lingen fuel element factory and the associated entry of the Kremlin group Rosatom: https:// atomstadt-lingen.de/files/Sammeleinwende-Brennelementfabrik-Lingen.pdf We need...

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

    The Union and FDP, together with the right-wing radical AFD, are trying to give nuclear energy a future in Germany again. They justify this with currently high electricity prices and a weak expansion of renewable energies. The Union and the FDP have significantly hindered the expansion of renewable energies over the last ten years by working together with complaining opponents of wind power...

  13. Newsletter IV 2024 - January 21st to 27th - Current news + AfD ban: Off to Karlsruhe?

    | Electricity exchange | Federal budget "Stopping EEG funding would be a huge loss" Hans-Josef Fell fears that the dwindling EEG account could lead to a collapse in funding for renewable energy expansion if there is a lack of tax funds. The President of the Energy Watch Group calls for a return to the EEG levy financed by electricity prices and for a green electricity exchange to be created. Climate Reporter°: Mr...

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

    The company wants to get involved in fuel rod production in Lower Saxony. Environmentalists are calling for the approval process to be aborted. BERLIN taz | The ongoing approval process for the expansion of the fuel element factory in Lingen, Lower Saxony, must be canceled. This is what anti-nuclear initiatives called for on Wednesday in Hanover. The Lingen factory “Advanced Nuclear Fuels” (ANF) is also...

  15. 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

    THTR newsletter is published by the 'BI Environmental Protection Hamm' and is financed by donations. - The THTR newsletter has now become a highly regarded information medium. However, ongoing costs arise from expanding the website and printing additional information sheets. - The THTR newsletter researches and reports in detail. In order for us to do this,...

  16. Important newspaper articles on Atom * ... etc. from 2024

    THTR newsletter is published by the 'BI Environmental Protection Hamm' and is financed by donations. - The THTR newsletter has now become a highly regarded information medium. However, ongoing costs arise from expanding the website and printing additional information sheets. - The THTR newsletter researches and reports in detail. In order for us to do this,...

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

    and people's health. German companies are also involved. [...] Three different terminals are already in operation in Cameron, with up to a dozen more being planned. If the expansion is not stopped, Travis Dardar sees little future for this area. In addition to the disruption to fishing, residents in the region around Cameron are...

  18. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    the conclusion that nuclear energy cannot be the solution... * The nuclear industry is bankrupt, the military-industrial complex and the nuclear lobby are demanding trillions of US dollars. Global SMR expansion needs a new Marshall Plan In recent years, evidence has mounted that a comprehensive expansion of nuclear energy capacity is essential to...

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

    Theoretically, it is certain that there will be many hundreds of thousands of years. [...] Humanity must not only finally begin to rapidly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, but also drive forward the expansion of negative emissions at a record pace. Both are a race against time. A race against climate change. * Agriculture | Transformation | diesel | Pawn catcher “At the...

  20. 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”

    for climate protection? COP28 “Economically an absolute zero” Negotiations were tough until recently at the COP28 world climate conference in Dubai. It was about phasing out coal, gas and oil and expanding renewables. Nuclear energy hardly played a role. Nevertheless, an initiative by around 20 countries caused quite a stir. The states, including France, the USA and...