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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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.

Der Klimawandel ist DIE Herausforderung der heutigen Zeit – und wir sind im Begriff, den Kampf zu verlieren. Mit seinem Buch „Der Milliarden-Joker“ will der studierte Mathematiker, Ökonom und Informatikprofessor Franz Josef Radermacher einen Ausweg aus der globalen Erwärmung aufzeigen – und lässt den Leser am Ende doch voller Wut…

“The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sends a clear message: Climate change is increasingly becoming a question of humanity’s survival. If we do not act decisively now, millions of people will be forced to leave their homes. To slow down climate change and mitigate its…

All the points addressed in the special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “Global Warming of 1.5°C”, can be found in the new book “The Billionaire Joker”, published by Murmann Verlag, by the institute’s director. It can be read as a response to the latest global climate…