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

    would bring strictly religious people living in isolation into contact with the majority of society. Today the ultra-Orthodox, known as Haredim, make up more than 13 percent of the population... * Coal phase-out | Climate justice | Environmental destruction Coal phase-out in Rhineland and Lausitz: Greens celebrate shutdown Germany wants to get out of coal. There is still disagreement about the end date. Easter...

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    has. It was far too dry in the country for so long - until above-average rainfall in 2023 and the autumn and winter months of 2023/24 made the parched soil wet again... * Coal phase-out | Lignite Seven lignite units will be permanently shut down. A number of coal-fired power plants were allowed to continue operating during the energy crisis in order to reduce natural gas consumption. For seven blocks...

  3. 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”

    Anduril, Hadrian and Rebellion Defense. VCs not only achieve high investment returns, but also gain increasing influence on US foreign policy... December 14th South Africa | Coal phase-out | KfW With 500 million euros: Germany is supporting Africa with renewable energy and the coal phase-out The BMZ has announced that it will provide South Africa with 500 million euros through the KfW development bank to...

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

    the U.S. [...] In Germany, RWE will shut down its climate-damaging lignite-fired power plants by 2030 - although Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has just sown doubts about the coal phase-out this year. Until then, the Essen-based company would like to build gas power plants that, just like in Great Britain, step in when there is too little wind and too little sun. These power plants...

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

    under multiple use. Civil and military shipping, fishing, sailing, tourism and, last but not least, the forced construction of large LNG terminals are putting a strain on the marine environment... * Coal phase-out | Federal Network Agency | Electricity market Coal phase-out moves into the next phase The last tender for the coal phase-out has been completed. In the future, operators who shut down their power plants will...

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

    saw. The other two lawsuits come from the energy companies RWE and Uniper, which are demanding 1,4 billion or several hundred million euros from the Netherlands - because of the coal phase-out by 2030. They had invested in coal-fired power plants there... * Wind power | Electricity route | Direct current Long dispute over a long line The plans for the SuedLink power line have been around for more...

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

    More are to follow in order to transport cleanly generated electricity from the Gobi desert and other dry areas to the densely populated provinces in the east... * Climate crisis | 1,5 degrees | Coal phase-out Lignite phase-out in the eastern regions 1,5 degree target requires coal phase-out before 2030 A new study by the Fossil Exit research group sets a new mark in the coal phase-out. After that you have to...

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

    to build more and accelerate the shutdown. However, the coal phase-out for 2030 proposed by some countries has not been decided. Germany is also planning to bring forward its coal phase-out to 2030. * Nuclear lobby | Nuclear phase-out Nuclear phase-out: no German special approach The government is isolated with the nuclear phase-out, complain the Union, FDP and business associations. A...

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

    The current suggestion is that it would have been wiser to first phase out fossil coal and then nuclear power generation. It is said that a - possibly even early - phase-out of coal would result in a power gap that would endanger the stability of the network. Thousands of megawatts of so-called hydrogen-capable gas power plants are to be built to replace coal - but...

  10. Newsletter XIII 2023 - March 26 to April 1 - News+ What uranium ammunition would do to Ukraine

    and tougher climate fight Climate Reporter°: Ms. Kemfert, the coalition committee is meeting this evening. Many of the points of contention between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP are about climate policy: coal phase-out, highway construction, the future of oil and gas heating. Are the days when climate policy was primarily a matter of Sunday speeches over? Claudia Kemfert: Yes. For far too long, the energy transition has been...

  11. Newsletter XI 2023 - March 12th to 18th - News+ 12 years after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima – What have we learned from it?

    After all, this is not something to be taken for granted in the year of the energy crisis, which was particularly exacerbated by Russia's war against Ukraine. Due to a lack of gas from Russia, Germany has slowed down its coal phase-out and burned more coal than planned. [...] The fact that the FDP wants to radically reform the climate protection law is also worrying. The party wants binding climate targets for...

  12. Newsletter VI 2023 - February 5th to 11th - News+ War is peace, peace is war

    Environmental organization with... * Climate protection | Climate dirt lobby | Lobbying How climate protection is slowed down In order to mitigate climate change, CO2 must be reduced. But the coal phase-out in particular shows that we could be much further ahead if influential interest groups from business, society and politics didn't step on the brakes. With every revolution the...

  13. Newsletter II 2023 - January 8th to 14th - News+ We have already won

    gathered in the town to take action against the eviction. But that's not enough for the activists: A demonstration is planned in Lützerath on Saturday, January 14th to protest for the coal phase-out and climate justice. Lützerath demo: Route of the activists on January 14th The activists gather at 12 p.m. in Keyenberg and from there march as a demonstration to...

  14. Newsletter I 2023 - January 1st to 7th - News+ Where Are the Peacemakers?

    now significant progress... * Phase out coal atom | secure energy supply | Electricity consumption forecast from the federal government: Energy supply secure even without nuclear power Even the phase-out of coal could easily be brought forward, according to a report. To achieve this, Berlin is relying more on natural gas and hydrogen. But the plan has its pitfalls. Can Germany get by without nuclear power...

  15. Newsletter XLV 2022 - November 08th to 15th - News+ Penalties for activists - And what about the climate?

    million people per year, this growth has now fallen to almost 66 million pa. Accordingly, the forecasts were revised downwards... ** November 12th Lützerath | Garzweiler | Coal phase-out renewed protest Demonstrators demand preservation of the town of Lützerath An alliance of environmental associations and climate policy organizations held a demonstration in Lützerath on Saturday...

  16. Newsletter XXXIX 2022 - October 01st to 08th - News+ Belgium shows problems with extending the runtimes of nuclear power plants

    President put it on the table. Not even the two small pipelines via Larrau in the mountains or via Biriatu on the Atlantic coast are being used to capacity... * Climate protection | Heating costs | Coal phase-out | Nuclear power plant lifetime The climate deal Everyone is talking about energy security, not climate protection. This makes the issue of the century all the more pressing. This week Minister Habeck discussed climate policy...

  17. Newsletter XXXV 2022 - September 01st to 08th - News+ No nuclear power plant runtime extensions!

    CDU gives CSU and FDP new juice for their radical nuclear demands - for absolutely no return. And you've probably noticed that there's no longer any talk of new wind turbines or solar systems or the phase-out of coal or climate protection at all - everything is lost because of the absurd running time and gas debate. Behind this is clearly the intention of the old-fashioned nuclear freaks who...

  18. Newsletter XXIII 2022 - June 01st to 09th - News+ Noam Chomsky: From Class Struggle to Green Revolution

    instead of weapons Alice Schwarzer defends open letter against arms deliveries to Ukraine. And in fact: the goals of German foreign policy are not discussed enough. One comment * Romania | Coal phase-out | Gas | NuScale | SMR coal phase-out and nuclear power plant plans The electricity generation market in Romania is in transition. The Romanian government has announced that it will phase out coal for two years...

  19. Newsletter XVIII 2022 - April 28th to May 04th - News+ wind vanes and pocket fillers in tireless use

    Yesterday there was the Sunday walk at the UAA Gronau and today at 18 p.m. our friend and colleague Vladimir Slivyak from Ecodefense will report on the protests for a nuclear and coal phase-out in Russia as well as the demand for a complete embargo on uranium, coal and oil and gas talk. Everyone is warmly invited today and over the next few days to...

  20. Newsletter IX 2022 - February 28th to March 06th - News+ Farewell to Russian gas – who wins, who loses

    Ukraine War: Coal and nuclear energy are not alternatives to Russian gas. Energy independence now! We demand a clear commitment from the federal government to phase out nuclear power and coal. The nuclear and coal deals with Russia and around the world must be ended. Importing natural gas from other countries is not a solution. Instead, the expansion of renewable energies must be...

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