Tag: environment
Waste management: How the EU wants to shrink the mountains of rubbish – politics
The recent strike by the Verdi union showed just how dependent society is on a functioning garbage disposal system. If garbage collectors don’t come and recycling centers remain closed, it…
Video: Federal Environment Minister Lemke: “Water is of immense importance to all of us”
STORY: (NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS WITHOUT VOICE TEXT) ENVIRONMENT MINISTER STEFFI LEMKE (GREENS) ON WEDNESDAY IN BERLIN ON THE NATIONAL WATER STRATEGY: “Water is of immense importance for all of…
Federal Environment Agency: climate goals achieved, the report must still shake us up
Opinion CO2 emissions We have achieved the climate goals – the report must still shake us up The coal-fired power plant in Mehrum has been back on the grid since…
170 trillion pieces of plastic are floating in the oceans – Knowledge
Paper straws, single-use plastic bags banned from the supermarket, coffee in the canteen only in your own thermos mug: it feels like something is being done, at least in Germany,…
How food production could become more climate-friendly – Knowledge
By the year 2100, providing people with food could contribute up to 0.9 degrees Celsius to global warming. “Agriculture may be responsible for about 15 percent of current warming,” they…
Resources: Environment Minister: Water management needs to change
resources Environment Minister: Water management must change For Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, the topic of water supply is on the agenda. photo © Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa Water is one of…
Nonfiction: Do they really just want to play?
Thomas Käsbohrer has written a book about the mysterious attacks by orcas on yachts in the Atlantic. Revenge, as told in the eco-thriller “The Swarm”, does not seem to be…
Particulate matter: our dirt, our problem – opinion
comment by Hanno Charisius Only one in 1000 people on this planet breathes air that is clean enough according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. This is the result of…
Particulate matter: (Almost) the whole world suffers from it – health
The vast majority of people in the world are exposed to particulate matter pollution that is above the WHO guideline, as shown by model calculations. Even in Germany the air…
Particulate matter: (Almost) the whole world suffers from it – knowledge
The vast majority of people in the world are exposed to particulate matter pollution that is above the WHO guideline, as shown by model calculations. Even in Germany the air…