Climate Policy – A History of Missed Opportunities

In a new analysis, Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franz Josef Radermacher examines the question of which opportunities international climate policy could have seized in the past to stabilize the climate situation at comparatively low costs. Ten, twenty, and thirty years ago, there were extensive political and scientific debates from which solutions could have emerged. Nevertheless, most of these opportunities went unused.

The new text explores these missed opportunities in depth, also considering what lessons we can draw from them for the future.

A shorter version of the text appears as an essay in Kursbuch 202: Donner, Wetter, Klima, Murmann Publishers, 2020, and is available online.

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Rethinking – A Question of Humanity’s Survival

The new book by the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr. Gerd Müller

We know what needs to be done to combat hunger, inadequate healthcare, and climate change worldwide. Theoretically. But knowledge alone is not enough; we must open our eyes and recognize our responsibility.

In his latest book, Federal Minister Dr. Gerd Müller calls for courageous rethinking in a globalized world, where a new Europe–Africa pact and a renewed sense of global responsibility could make the world a bit more peaceful, just, and sustainable for future generations. It is a book that opens eyes without moralizing, yet reminds us of our responsibility in an interconnected world.

“Gerd Müller provides unique insights into the actual conditions at numerous critical flashpoints around the world. In his role overseeing international development cooperation for a globally prominent country like Germany, he is personally familiar with the realities across the globe like few other German politicians. He has visited almost all developing and emerging countries, in Africa and beyond. He has been present in all crisis regions of the past decade, witnessing firsthand the hotspots created by civil wars, famine, terrorism, climate change, displacement, organized crime, and the abuse of people, especially women and children.

Gerd Müller has absorbed a great deal and, in his new book, allows the reader to share in a journey through a world where beauty and horror exist side by side.”Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franz Josef Radermacher

The book can be purchased online via the publisher’s website.

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Article by Prof. Herlyn in the “Rheinische Post” Newspaper

COVID-19 Pandemic Slows Down the Climate Debate

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed important sustainability goals into the background. Private engagement is now more important than ever. In an article for the Rheinische Post, Prof. Dr. Estelle Herlyn, head of the Competence Center for Sustainable Development at FOM University Düsseldorf and freelance collaborator of FAW/n, discusses the opportunities and risks arising from the current crisis.

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Interview with Prof. Radermacher in the “Südwest Presse” Newspaper

What environmentalists and climate activists have not achieved, the coronavirus seems to accomplish. The economy is at a standstill, air traffic is halted worldwide, and people are driving significantly less. Is the pandemic saving the climate? Or is it only giving it a brief respite? And most importantly: what happens once the shutdown is lifted? In an interview with the Südwest Presse, Prof. Radermacher discusses the benefits that COVID-19 may have for the climate and the lessons that can be learned for the period after the crisis.

You can download the full interview: “COVID-19 Pandemic Helps the Climate” here.

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