Munich is removing 30 km/h speed limit signs, Deutsche Umwelthilfe is going to court - and we are caught in the middle: in the middle of the exhaust fog, somewhere between election campaigning, breaking the law and „it won't be that bad“. In this article, I'll tell you why 30 km/h on Landshuter Allee saves lives - and why your donation now makes all the difference.
New Year's Eve 2025/26 was not a „bit of exaggerated banging“, but a national stress test, which Germany failed magnificently with eleven dead, mutilated children, traumatised animals and a cheering pyro lobby. While some are popping corks, others are losing their hands, homes and joie de vivre - and yes, but the main thing is „tradition“.
While climate science has long been sounding the fire alarm, politics, the fossil fuel lobby and the Trump effect continue to play „business as usual“: +3 degrees by 2050, historically unjust emissions, a lobby playbook against climate protection and a COP30 that goes home with minimal compromises. Anyone who still wants to „wait and see“ has not understood the principle of responsibility.
Page views: 52 It doesn't help, I still have a comment to make about the 125 billion US dollar Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) initiated by Brazil's President Lula. It is about the following intention, which I described in the article „The professionals have the floor“ on the ARD-Deutschlandtrend programme - „How important is the climate to people in Germany?“: „President Lula...
Page views: 49 The voices of experts, journalists and activists - The professionals have the floor (Part 4) 6. expert interview: Martin Kaiser (Greenpeace) - „How did the COP30 go?“ The head of Greenpeace, Martin Kaiser, gave a detailed interview on the COP30 and summarises the situation precisely: The climate conference was a minimum compromise that does not solve the essential problems. Kaiser's core statements: 7th Tagesthemen interview with...
Page views: 65 The voices of experts, journalists and activists - COP30 is better than a complete failure (Part 3) 5th expert interview: Claudia Kemfert, climate economist The headline is slightly depressing: „Fossil blockers put the brakes on - society has long since moved on“. It is precisely this tension that runs through the entire report, in which climate economist Claudia Kemfert looks back on the COP30 - and...
Pageviews: 46 The voices of experts, journalists and activists - the German chancellor's waves were high (Part 2) 4 Reuters, AFP, TRT, EuroNews and Deutsche Welle The German chancellor's waves were high. Friedrich Merz stands at a lectern in Berlin, addresses a room full of business representatives - and makes a joke at Belém's expense. „Which of you would...
Page views: 42 The voices of experts, journalists and activists - The COP30 in fast motion (1st part) Tagesthemen from 10 November 2025 - Conference start The first official coverage of the start of COP30 on tagesthemen. Expectations at the start of the conference: Photo: Aerial view of the skyline of the city of Belém and the Amazon in the Amazon region in the state of Pará, Brazil. -Paralaxis / iStock by GettyImages Heute Journal vom 11.11.2025 -...
Page views: 65 „Welcoming the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém as the “COP of Truth”, restoring trust and hope in the fight against climate change (...)” This is how it is written The COP30 in Belém was supposed to be the „Conference of Truth“ - and failed because of precisely this truth When a climate conference starts with the promise of finally...
Page views: 63 Appeal to our Environment Minister Wolfram Weimer. Apparently he has nothing else to do with black and blue governments. Or have you heard anything from him? Yes? Really? That's exciting, because Wolfram Weimer is Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (colloquially: Minister of State for Culture), while our Federal Environment Minister goes by the name of Carsten Schneider....
