Nature conservation

We are suing the city of Munich

München schraubt Tempo-30-Schilder ab, die Deutsche Umwelthilfe zieht vor Gericht – und wir stehen dazwischen: mitten im Abgasnebel, irgendwo zwischen Wahlkampf, Rechtsbruch und „wird schon nicht so schlimm sein“. In diesem Artikel erzähle ich dir, warum Tempo 30 an der Landshuter Allee Leben rettet – und warum deine Spende jetzt den Unterschied macht.

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Blown off his hand

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“.

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The professionals have their say II

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.

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Lula's Rainforest Fund – personal commentary

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...

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The professionals have their say

Seitenaufrufe: 48 Die Stimmen von Expert*innen, Journalist*innen und Aktivist*innen – Die Profis haben das Wort (4. Teil) 6. Experteninterview: Martin Kaiser (Greenpeace) – „Wie lief die COP30?“ Der Greenpeace-Chef Martin Kaiser gab ein ausführliches Interview zur COP30 und fasst die Lage präzise zusammen: Die Klimakonferenz war ein Minimalkompromiss, der die wesentlichen Probleme nicht löst. Kaisers Kernaussagen: 7. Tagesthemen-Interview mit...

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Better than complete failure

Page views: 63 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...

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The German chancellor's waves beat high

Pageviews: 45 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...

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The COP30 in fast motion

Seitenaufrufe: 41 Die Stimmen von Expert*innen, Journalist*innen und Aktivist*innen – Die COP30 im Zeitraffer (1. Teil) Tagesthemen vom 10.11.2025 – Konferenzstart Die erste offizielle Berichterstattung zum COP30-Beginn in den tagesthemen. Erwartungen zu Konferenzbeginn: Foto: Luftaufnahme der Skyline der Stadt Belém und des Amazonas im Amazonasgebiet im Bundesstaat Pará, Brasilien. –Paralaxis / iStock by GettyImages Heute Journal vom 11.11.2025 –...

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Climate Conference 2025: time for honest words

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...

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Ultra-Horrific Fast Fashion

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....

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