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

    als von der Landesregierung angenommen. Auch in den kommenden Jahren wird der Kohlebedarf wohl deutlich unter den Erwartungen der Politik liegen. Das ist das Ergebnis einer aktuellen Analyse des Wirtschaftsforschungsunternehmens Prognos, die dem WDR vorliegt. Der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz (BUND) NRW hatte die Untersuchung in Auftrag gegeben. [...] Besonders interessant: Dieser Rückgang...

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

    are diverse. In summary, the lost kilowatt hours were completely compensated for by the addition of renewables. But a slightly reduced electricity consumption due to the economic situation in the industry and an extremely mild winter also depressed the need for coal. Critics had also questioned the stability of the power supply, which continued to exist. But...

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

    had accused right-wing Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa of winning October's election by creating "a climate of fear"... * Russia | War economy Putin is ruining his country The economic situation in Russia is bad – and is getting worse. Even a victory in Ukraine would do nothing for the Russian economy. Russia is that...

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    “Building blocks for climate justice” describes eight transformation paths to greater climate justice. Instead of technofixes, the authors focus on concrete and profound changes in economic and social conditions. Climate justice is a beautiful word. So pretty that it can be found in such strange places as the Greens' last federal election program or parliamentary...

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

    to shorten. The corresponding law will therefore not be referred to the mediation committee. As an alternative, the federal government announced a package of measures to support agriculture. [...] However, the new online access law (OZG 2.0) did not find a majority. The traffic light coalition's draft law was intended to advance the digitalization of administration and provide more data protection...

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

    Calculation Germany seems to be able to achieve its climate goals by 2030. That's great - but it's worth taking a look at the small print. Wait, good news on climate policy? Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) has announced that Germany is “on track” to meet the climate targets for 2030. By the end of the decade, climate-damaging emissions must be reduced by 1990 compared to 65...

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

    2018 percent renewable energy system. Every few years the marmot greets you from the Federal Audit Office's energy transition reports. We remember: Conclusion of the XNUMX report: The Federal Ministry of Economics is insufficiently and inadequately coordinating the energy transition. The burden on the economy and households is enormous. Nevertheless, Germany will achieve almost all of the goals of the energy transition...

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

    For us it is a sign of civilization, progress and hygiene," says Chompupischaya Saiboonyadis, who everyone calls Sa. “Plastic is so practical, so cheap!” Sa is 23 years old, studies economics and is one of the representatives of a young generation of Thais who want to change exactly this old thinking – and fight for a clean homeland. Thailand has long been considered “the dumping ground of...

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

    (6 hydrogen bomb tests) Bikini Atoll, USA We are always looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de February 24th Economy | Exports | Tax cut prospects for the German economy: The slack whining benefits the AfD. Talking about the economy as worse than it is is aimed at tax relief for...

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

    wants to end Russian uranium imports Russia continues to supply Europe with gas as well as uranium and fuel elements for nuclear power plants. After the death of Alexei Navalny, the German Economics Minister is questioning this again. France is not the only customer. In view of the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck...

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

    Overall project, which also envisages a hydrogen pipeline from Algeria via Italy to southern Germany. As part of the energy partnership between Algeria and Germany, Federal Minister of Economics Habeck announced the establishment of a bilateral hydrogen task force. Algeria is to be supported in setting up a hydrogen infrastructure and production. [...] Algeria...

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

    in an arc furnace. Within a few minutes, metallic, easily extractable iron is created, as the researchers report in “Nature”. The highlight: the process is quick, economically profitable and also renders the toxic heavy metals in the red mud harmless. Steel and aluminum are among the most important metal raw materials in the modern world. But their production is...

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

    always faster. In 13 percent of the reservoirs, the water level decreased evenly during the study period without any additional acceleration. The decline is due to climate change and agricultural use. “One of the most likely primary causes of the rapid and accelerated decline in groundwater is the excessive extraction of groundwater for...

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

    not only needs the support of Western countries. Because the “rest of the world” has become more and more geopolitically relevant, especially because the countries of the so-called Global South have gained economic influence. The economic power of the Brics states The Brics states now account for 30 percent of global economic output, the G7's is lower -...

  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

    Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has promised an increased reduction in bureaucratic burdens for farmers in Germany. “The current discussions about agriculture are not just about public money and subsidies. There is also growing frustration among farmers about more and more regulations and other interventions in their operational processes,” said...

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

    Arrow) B-52 Goldsboro, NC, USA * We are looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de January 6th Greece | Ranking | Black market economic ranking of countries: The bankrupt Greeks in first place Greece's economy was named by the “Economist”. How can that be when the black market is booming and billions of taxpayers' money...

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

    The Greens | Lobby organization "Zentrum Liberale Moderne": Obscure financial practices and questionable contacts - Greens under suspicion Questionable financial actions and political entanglements: Nepotism in a lobby organization? A whistleblower could now put those responsible in distress. The green lobby organization Center Liberale Moderne (ZLM, proper spelling: LibMod) sees...

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

    in the atmosphere 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. Relying too much on "natural solutions" is dangerous. An advantage of technological variants such as direct air capture - i.e. the extraction of CO2 from...

  19. 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”

    NM, USA December 31, 1978 (INES 4) Beloyarsk nuclear power plant, USSR, Rus * We are looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de December 16th Agriculture | Subsidies | Farmers' Association The abolition of subsidies for fossil agricultural diesel is long overdue. Alternative fuels and drives have long been used in agriculture...

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

    by FDP, CDU and AfD Next dam breach in Thuringia The FDP wants to enforce an anti-wind power law with votes from AfD and CDU. Sharp criticism comes from the Thuringian Left – and from business. BERLIN taz | On Friday, the CDU and FDP could become repeat offenders in the Thuringian state parliament. Then parliament votes on a bill from the opposition - the FDP group in the state parliament...