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

    vergangene Woche zu ihrer Frühjahrstagung zusammenkamen, ging es um die wirklich großen Fragen. Was kann die internationale Gemeinschaft tun, um die Dekarbonisierung voranzutreiben und den Klimawandel zu bekämpfen? Wie können hoch verschuldete Länder fiskalische Handlungsspielräume zurückgewinnen, um in die Armutsbekämpfung, soziale Dienstleistungen und globale öffentliche Güter zu investieren?...

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

    der eigenen Lippenbekenntnisse zur Zwei-Staaten-Lösung weiter untergräbt. Schließlich hatte man versucht, um eine derart klare Ablehnung palästinensischer Staatlichkeit herumzukommen... * Klimawandel | Erdgas | CO2 | Greenwashing Nach CORRECTIV-Recherche: Gasversorger stellen „klimaneutrale“ Gas-Tarife vorläufig ein Nachdem CORRECTIV zu Beginn der Woche öffentlich gemacht hatte, dass 116...

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

    hatte einen ernsten Hintergrund: Sie warnte die Chinesen davor, massiv in grüne Technologien zu investieren. Yellen warnt China vor massiven Investitionen in grüne Technologien In einer vom Klimawandel bedrohten Welt klingt diese Warnung paradox – aber hier geht es vor allem um Industriepolitik. China hat enorme Produktionskapazitäten aufgebaut und beliefert den Weltmarkt zu günstigen Preisen....

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

    April 1960. Es gibt Hinweise darauf, dass die hohen Werte durch einen Brennelementausfall verursacht wurden."... Übersetzung mit https://www.DeepL.com/Translator (kostenlose Version) 2. April Klimawandel | Hitzewellen | Wetterextreme Forschende schlagen Alarm Hitzewellen werden weltweit intensiver Der menschengemachte Klimawandel lässt die Temperaturen steigen. Dabei nimmt nicht nur die Zahl der...

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    on the question of whether the current schedule can be adhered to. Putting a reactor into operation is not as easy as starting a Renault Clio or Peugeot 208... * Climate change | sea ​​level | Earth's rotation Climate change is now also affecting time measurement. The earth is starting to rotate faster - and so leap seconds are becoming negative. This should happen for the first time in 2026...

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

    30 states had previously spoken out in favor of further expansion of nuclear energy at a conference in Brussels (Nuclear Energy Summit). The reason: Nuclear energy is essential for combating climate change because it does not emit any CO2. The nuclear lobby has been campaigning for a renaissance of nuclear power for decades. So far in vain, because for many years there have been fewer and fewer...

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

    their rock is washed out a little. The dissolved components such as calcium bind CO₂ from the air and flush it into the sea. At least part of it, because natural climate waste removal is not strong enough to compensate for man-made climate change. But couldn't the rock contribute more to climate protection than it does now? [...] used all over the world, the method...

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

    also ends up in Germany Environmental aid suspects that part of the LNG arriving in Belgium is fed into the German network. Officially, Germany does not import 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...

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

    to spend at least one percent of their personal income on climate protection. [...] Graz sociology professor Ilona Otto, who researches the social effects of climate change, says: "Overall, the survey results give cause for hope that the world's heads of state and government and decision-makers are listening to the majority of the population and more. ..

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

    explained the energy economist. In addition, the green hydrogen must first be produced. Five times more renewable energies would be required than are available... * Climate change | Temperature | Global warming EU climate change service Copernicus Global warming was above 1,5 degrees for the first twelve months Alarming figures from the EU climate observers: According to Copernicus, global...

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

    "Many hundreds of thousands of people have sought protection in the south of Gaza on Israeli instructions," argued the Foreign Minister. "They can't just disappear into thin air."... * Climate Change | Groundwater | Drought Large-scale “Nature” study: Groundwater levels are falling worldwide Climate change is increasing the need for water to grow food. This is why the...

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

    Action plan with 15 immediate measures to support the wind sector approved. The EU plans to achieve a share of renewable energy of at least 42,5 percent by 2030. * Greenland | Climate change | Gulf Stream Greenland is losing 30 million tons of ice per hour The world's largest island is sweating: According to a new study, Greenland has lost 40 million tons of ice per hour in the past almost XNUMX...

  13. 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

    Many people reject the legitimacy, but the farmers' protests support it. It should be exactly the other way around. "When people block roads to mobilize politicians to trade against climate change, then there is great outrage and rejection. When farmers block roads to protest against the reduction of climate-damaging subsidies, then politicians give in."...

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

    100 billion dollars are happy. 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 caused climate change should pay in and thus pay for losses and damage in poorer countries. After droughts, forest fires or...

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

    new narratives The German physicist and climatologist Friederike Otto has been working in so-called attribution research for many years. The aim is to find out how much climate change is responsible for extreme weather events around the world. Otto received the German Environmental Prize this year for her research. What Otto discovered, among other things: In many cases...

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

    solutions, i.e. natural climate protection solutions. Like forests and moors, they should help reduce the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere in the future and thus mitigate climate change. [...] In contrast to forests or moors, their storage potential is also low and there is little experience with the management of seagrass meadows, for example. Focusing too much on...

  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”

    become. However, today's decision is not the end of the process. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and react early if there are any setbacks... * Climate change | Climate conference | COP COP28 ends without a clear end for coal, oil and gas The UN climate conference in Dubai ended with a compromise. A non-binding call for the restructuring of...

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

    come... * World Climate Conference | COP28 | OPEC “Disgusting!” – OPEC letter against turning away from fossil fuels causes outrage At the climate conference in Dubai, politicians are struggling to take action against climate change. The focus is on fossil energies, and the Organization of Petroleum Producing States apparently does not want to accept any restrictions. Are fossil fuels in danger or not?...

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

    | Exit | fossil | 1,5 degree climate summit COP28: Scholz calls for a global exit from coal, oil and gas In Dubai, the Chancellor is calling for a global move away from fossil fuels. Climate change remains “the great, global challenge of our time.” "We must now all demonstrate a firm determination to phase out fossil fuels - first and foremost...

  20. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    to build a solar power plant in Ouarzazate. In this dry area, an immense amount of water is also used to cool and flush the solar panels. This will worsen the consequences of climate change in Morocco. European governments and corporations are calling for a supposedly common fight against climate change in order to create common interests between unequal...

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