The Nuremberg Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Middle Franconia (IHK Nürnberg für Mittelfranken) has joined the “Alliance for Development and Climate”, which was founded in autumn 2018 by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The Alliance now includes around 350 companies, associations, public authorities, project developers, compensation providers, and private individuals. […]
Finnland kompensiert während seines Vorsitzes im Rat der Europäischen Union die Flugemissionen von Teilnehmenden und Delegationen durch die Finanzierung von Projekten zur Reduktion von Treinbhausgasemissionen und zur Förderung der Nachhaltigkeitsziele. Die Kompensation ist eine konkrete Klimaschutzmaßnahme und Bestandteil des nachhaltigen Veranstaltungswesens des finnischen Vorsitzes. Dies rührt aus der Notwendigkeit, dem Klimawandel entgegenzuwirken.
Offizielle Pressekonferenz in der Bundespressekonferenz in Berlin: Bundesminister Dr. Gerd Müller, Plant-for-the-Planet, das FAW/n und der Senat der Wirtschaft Deutschland stellten dort eine Studie der ETH Zürich vor, die belegt, dass weltweite großflächige Aufforstung das Potenzial hat, die Klimaerwärmung um 1 Grad absenken zu können.
The German Culture Award 2019 was presented to Dennis L. Meadows, author of the groundbreaking sustainability study “The Limits to Growth”, on May 24, 2019, in the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche (All Saints Court Church) of the Munich Residenz. The ceremony was held under the patronage of Minister President Dr. Markus Söder. The laudation was delivered by Prof. […]
The question of the limits to growth, as posed by the Club of Rome back in 1972, remains as relevant today as ever. During the University Days on Ecological-Social Market Economy and Sustainability on Friday, May 24, renowned U.S. economist Professor Dennis Meadows once again assessed the situation. Meadows led the research team that produced the world-famous Club of Rome report and, in his lecture, presented updated scenarios addressing the current state of the world’s resource situation. Around 350 students and interested attendees participated in the event at the University of Ulm.
The global energy and climate crisis can be solved in a way that is compatible with growth and conducive to prosperity. The increasingly panicked public debates about an impending apocalypse, climate command economies, and the complete electrification of the mobility sector fail to do justice to the multidimensional nature of the challenge. In contrast, the approach described here allows Africa, India, and other emerging economies to follow China’s development path – without negative climate impacts. Using this approach, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be achieved by 2050. Three key elements must be combined: (1) the methanol economy, (2) soils as carbon sinks, and (3) development-promoting CO₂ compensation projects to implement the 2030 Agenda.
Over the weekend, the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure held its meeting at the Maritim Hotel in Ulm – marking the board’s second session in the city since 2011. The meeting was organized by Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher, member of the board and Executive Director of FAW/n. Following his retirement from the university, Prof. Radermacher also concluded his long-standing service on the advisory board, which he had been part of since 2000.
A clear wake-up call to policymakers and businesses: “Voluntarily make yourselves climate neutral,” says economist Franz Josef Radermacher. “Only then can we prevent the overheating of the planet.”
Global challenges are growing. The United States is destabilizing the international order and breaking treaties, while China seeks to expand its influence in the South China Sea. Brexit, financial instability in Italy, and populist trends across many EU countries make smart policymaking increasingly difficult. As a result, the outlook for sustainable development is worrying. Warnings […]
Under the title “Tracking Megatrends,” Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher gave a lecture in Langenau on November 15, 2018. Globalization, digitalization, sustainability, world population growth, urbanization, and the role of women beyond the household – according to the Ulm-based professor, these are the forces shaping our world.