Professorship Appointment during the “WissensNacht Ruhr”: Teaching Sustainability Essen, May 22, 2014. The FOM University of Applied Sciences has appointed a new Professor of Sustainability: 41-year-old Dr. rer. pol. Estelle Herlyn. The certificate will be presented during the WissensNacht Ruhr (Knowledge Night Ruhr) on October 2 in Essen – a…

UN Climate Conference 2015 in Paris Key points of the presentation explained by Prof. Radermacher: 1. Negotiation logic according to the Copenhagen formula: Industrialized countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions annually, determining themselves by how much. Non-industrialized countries reduce their emissions relative to their economic growth rate and likewise determine…

The present text analyzes, in the aftermath of the World Conference in Copenhagen, how much time remains to address the climate problem in line with the 2°C target – without a loss of prosperity and while maintaining prospects for growth – and which “jokers” (special measures or decisive actions) may…

Global Financial System at the Limit – Insights into the “Holy Grail” of Globalization. 050_WFS_am_Limit_2Auflage_Vorwort_zur_2_Auflage 050_WFS_am_Limit_2Auflage-crop-nur-neue-kapitel Image source: Pixabay

The new film on the global financial system, society, and sustainability by Johanna Tschautscher, featuring comedian Günther Lainer FAW/n would like to draw your attention to the new film by Austrian filmmaker Johanna Tschautscher, Too BIG to tell, who has explored the mechanisms of the global financial system over an…

This text presents, through an FAW/n analysis, a perspective on the future trajectory of international climate negotiations in the wake of the Copenhagen outcome. A pivotal element for a realistic outlook is the so-called “Copenhagen Miracle,” which has largely escaped public attention: major emerging economies, notably China and India, voluntarily…