Call for Applications: Students and Young Professionals for the Development and Climate Academy SAs far back as 50 years ago, Indira Gandhi summed it up at the first UN Conference on the Environment in Stockholm: development and environmental and climate protection must always be considered together. This interconnected approach is reflected today in the UN’s […]
“How sustainable is our economic growth model?” was the title of the conference at the University of Bolzano, where Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher was invited as a guest speaker. On the occasion of his visit, he was interviewed by Zett – Die Zeitung am Sonntag on addressing the climate crisis. When asked whether the COVID-19 […]
The Research Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing (FAW/n) in Ulm mourns the passing of Sabine Grau-Corsépius, who died on November 30, 2021, after a long and courageous struggle with a severe illness. (*September 25, 1959 – November 30, 2021†) Ms. Grau-Corsépius worked for more than 25 years as Executive Assistant to the Institute’s Board, always […]
In recent days, the term “eco-social market economy” has repeatedly come up. Rheinische Post examined what politicians mean by it and also asked Prof. Radermacher for his perspective. The 22 working groups of the “traffic light” coalition negotiators recently presented their results on various policy topics, while unresolved issues are to be clarified in leadership […]
“How sustainable is digitalization? What contribution can modern technologies make to environmental protection?” These and other thought-provoking questions, published in IT-Business, were addressed by Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Radermacher during the FIT Congress 2021. The focus lies on the intersection of technology and sustainability. According to Prof. Radermacher, digitalization has so far mainly had […]
How can we reconcile global access to health, the elimination of poverty and hunger, and a healthy planet? In 2015, all UN member states agreed on the 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to create a shared framework for addressing these challenges. The implementation of these goals is discussed weekly in the […]
The picture that Utz Claassen and Ralph Guise-Rübe paint of the Federal Republic of Germany in their book “Überlastet, Überfordert, Überrannt” (“Overloaded, Overwhelmed, Overrun”) is a sobering one. The subtitle – “Our Constitutional State on the Verge of Collapse” – sounds equally dramatic. Nevertheless, Prof. Radermacher recommends reading the book, as it addresses many issues […]
In a new episode of Think & Do – the podcast magazine of the Stifterverband – Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher shares his insights on several fundamental issues, including basic rights and the pandemic, climate protection and power, and affordable energy prosperity. Over the past two years, the pandemic has dominated public discourse. According to Prof. […]
“Ecological Crises and Resource Consumption Under the Microscope” – this is the subtitle of Thomas Unnerstall’s book, and it precisely describes what he delivers in his richly illustrated work containing over 70 figures. He examines individual indicators such as biodiversity, species extinction, deforestation, and plastic waste in the oceans, weighing them against each other. His […]
Starting in January 2022, the current Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, will assume the position of Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). This marks the first time that a candidate from an industrialized country has taken on this role. The position had previously been held by Li […]