Prof. Radermacher contributed a foreword to the 2019 Sustainability Report magazine of the Nassauische Heimstätte corporate group. Under the motto “more drive to take action,” he highlighted the themes of housing and the Alliance for Development and Climate. Housing is a fundamental human need. Nevertheless, we must not overlook the…

In three episodes of the Future of Leadership Initiative podcast, Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franz Josef Radermacher and Prof. Dr. Estelle Herlyn discuss the impact of COVID-19 on society and politics, the measures taken by the German federal government, the role of big data in democratic societies, the effects…

“We appeal as human beings to human beings: Remember your humanity, and forget the rest”. With these moving words, Albert Einstein – born in Ulm – Bertrand Russell, and nine other distinguished scientists and intellectuals addressed humanity on July 9, 1955. The famous resolution, later known as the Russell-Einstein Manifesto,…

In an article for KLIMAzin by the climate-neutral Hessian state government, Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franz Josef Radermacher introduces three members of the Alliance for Development and Climate and their exemplary concepts for achieving climate neutrality. The full eMagazine can be downloaded here. Image source: pixabay/geralt

“Electromobility Threatens Prosperity” In an interview with the Rheinische Post, Prof. Radermacher discusses global approaches to addressing the climate crisis. While the coronavirus gives the climate a brief respite, the consequences of unchecked climate change remain catastrophic. The conversation covers issues such as mobility, post-COVID economic growth, and inefficient climate…

Under the motto “Shaping a Sustainable Future with Visionaries” Vodafone Germany aims to further develop and implement its sustainability strategy. To this end, management has decided to establish a Sustainability Advisory Board, bringing together individuals from civil society, academia, and business who possess recognized expertise in climate and environmental protection…

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…

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…

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…

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…

On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, Earth Day celebrates its 50th anniversary. The very first Earth Day in the early 1970s marked a period in which people increasingly reflected on the interactions between human civilization and the Earth’s ecosystem. This period also saw the publication of the Club of Rome’s report…

As a supporter of the Alliance for Development and Climate, carbonauten GmbH is developing injection-molding granulate using CO₂ A plant pot made from biochar, biobinder, and bioadditives dissolves in the soil after about a month, providing nitrogen to plants while storing water-retaining biochar permanently and stably in the ground.© Carbonaten…