Linke, SPD and Greens want reactivate closed railway tracks in Thüringen, Germany
https://www.mdr.de/thueringen/wahlen-politik/minderheitsregierung-ohne
Among others, the Werratalbahn and Pfefferminzbahn railway lines are to be reactivated in the future.
Sources:
https://www.mdr.de/thueringen/wahlen-politik/minderheitsregierung-ohne
https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/rot-rot-gruen-will-stillgelegte-b
Blackrock wants to make climate protection one of the core tasks of its corporate policy
https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2020/01/blackrock-responds-d
The investment and risk management company, led by Laurence D. Fink, is the world's largest independent asset manager with 6.84 trillion in assets under management.
Sources:
https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2020/01/blackrock-responds-d
https://www.spiegel.de/thema/blackrock/
https://boerse.ard.de/aktien/blackrock-chef-fordert-konzerne-zum-klima
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4.35 billion euros to be paid to power plant operators as compensation for the exit from coal
The Federal Government of Germany, the federal states and the operators of coal-fired power plants jointly adopted this in a special meeting
Last change: Isolde Moussot 17.01.2020
The timetable for the coal phase-out envisages a coal phase-out by 2038, or earlier if possible. The compensation payments to coal-fired power stations are paid from tax money and therefore by all of us.
Sources:
https://mobil.ksta.de/politik/zeitplan-fuer-kohle-ausstieg-bund-will-b
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Complaints by energy companies for compensation payments are ...
https://www.focus.de/wissen/klima/klimaschutz/endlich-bewiesen-forsche
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forschungsgeschichte_des_Klimawandels
https://www.1000dokumente.de/pdf/dok_0073_gwa_de.pdf
https://www.zeit.de/thema/klimawandel
https://www.zeit.de/thema/klimawandel
https://www.de.clientearth.org/kraftwerksbetreiber-sollten-nicht-auf-e
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/10/desmond-tutu-anti-
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/kohlekraftwerke-entschaedig
Complaints by energy companies for compensation payments still legally compliant?
Energy companies are suing for compensation payments because of early shutdowns of energy power plants. Are the promises for such demands still in conformity with the law, even though the power plants endanger the survival of all mankind?
Sources:
Further links:
https://www.merkur.de/politik/luisa-neubauer-siemens-greta-thunberg-ka
Atomkraftwerke in Deutschland vom Meerespiegelanstieg betroffenen?
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/eu-klima-investitionsprogramm-103.ht
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/verfassungsklagen-klimaschutzgesetz-auf
https://www.de.clientearth.org/kraftwerksbetreiber-sollten-nicht-auf-e
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/10/desmond-tutu-anti-
More volcanic eruptions due to climate change?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/get-ready-for-more-volcanic
The reason is said to be a decreasing pressure on the earth's crust because the ice is melting.
Sources:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/get-ready-for-more-volcanic
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/geowissenschaft-mehr-vulkanausbruec
Rossmann and the consumer goods company Henkel test refill stations for shower gel, shampoo and many other products
https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/boerse/news/id_87130088/rossmann-test
The corresponding refillable packaging is offered right away.
Sources:
https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/boerse/news/id_87130088/rossmann-test
https://www.rnd.de/wirtschaft/weniger-plastik-henkel-und-rossman-teste
https://www.stern.de/wirtschaft/news/rossmann-testet-nachfuellstatione
Further links:
https://www.klima27.com/index.php?page=show_news_details_1&news_id=517
The EU's Green Deal
One trllion euros to be invested by 2030.
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/eu-klima-investitionsprogramm-103.ht
Last change: Isolde Moussot 14.01.2020
The European Union plans to invest one trillion Euro by 2030 in restructuring the economy and energy systems.
Sources:
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/eu-klima-investitionsprogramm-103.ht
Nearly 300 Pacific green sea turtles found dead.
Mexico
https://www.ibtimes.com/red-tide-mexico-kills-nearly-300-endangered-gr
Since Christmas, almost 300 Pacific green sea turtles have been found dead on the southern Pacific coast of Mexico due to a red algae bloom.
Sources:
https://www.ibtimes.com/red-tide-mexico-kills-nearly-300-endangered-gr
Nach tagelangen Regenfällen Überschwemmungen in Dubai
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/uae-weather-dubai-and-abu-d
Mindestens ein Todesopfer gab es in Folge der Überschwämmmungen.
Sources:
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/uae-weather-dubai-and-abu-d
More than 130 people have died in Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days as a result of snowfall and flooding. There are also many more injured.
Sources:
https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/108649/Tote-durch-Schnee-und-Ho
Hitzewellen gibt es auch Unterwasser in den Ozeanen
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/04/heatwaves-sweeping
Last change: Isolde Moussot 14.01.2020
Tagelang anhaltende Hitzewellen lassen ganze Meeresregionen absterben, wird berichtet. Die Häufigkeit der Hitzwellen in den Ozeanen hat in den letzten Jahren zugenommen. Sie kommen öfters vor, halten länger an und sind stärker als zuvor.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/04/heatwaves-sweeping
Die Ozeane sind 2019 am wärmer als alle vorangegangenen Jahre seit Begin der globalen Aufzeichnungen
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/klimawandel-ozeane-1.4755901
Die letzten 10 Jahre haben die höchsten Temperaturen seit den 1950igern, wobei die letzten 5 Jahre die wärmsten sind. Zudem beschleunigt sich die Erwärmung der Meere durch den Klimawandel.
Sources:
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/klimawandel-ozeane-1.4755901