Prognosen zufolge wird sich die Stadtbevölkerung bis zum Jahr 2050
weltweit verdoppeln. Dadurch wird sich auch die Anzahl der Menschen und
die Vermögenswerte erhöhen, die Klimarisiken ausgesetzt sind. Und die
werden drastischer, als bislang angenommen, wie eine heute veröffentlichte Studie der ETH Zürich
zeigt: 77 Prozent der 520 größten Städte werden bis zum Jahr 2050 einen
deutlichen Wandel der klimatischen Bedingungen erleben, auf der
Nordhalbkugel müssen sich die Großstädte auf Klimabedingungen
einstellen, wie sie heute mehr als 1.000 Kilometer weiter südlich
vorherrschen.
Für die europäischen Metropolen bedeutet dies, dass die Temperaturen der Studie zufolge im Sommer um 3,5 Grad steigen, im Winter wird es sogar um durchschnittlich 4,7 Grad wärmer. London wird demnach Verhältnisse bekommen wie heute Madrid, das Klima in Paris wird den heute im australischen Canberra herrschenden Bedingungen entsprechen. Zudem liegen viele Metropolen direkt am Meer und sind vom steigenden Meeresspiegel bedroht.
Europeans are increasingly eating less and less palm oil and instead are inadvertently burning more and more in cars and trucks. Last year 65% of all the palm oil imported into the EU was used for energy. 53% of all palm imports was used to make biodiesel for cars and trucks – an all-time high – and 12% to generate electricity and heating – another record. Palm oil used for biodiesel grew again in 2018 – by 3% – while the use of palm oil to make food and animal feed dropped significantly, by 11%.
Während die europäische Politik den Klimawandel in die Fußnoten verbannt, scheinen die Kipppunkte des globalen Klimasystems in der Arktis überschritten zu werden.
Der Sommer 2019 könnte als die große Umbruchszeit in die
Menschheitsgeschichte eingehen, in der das Überschreiten der Kipppunke
des globalen Klimasystems evident wurde – falls in den kommenden Dekaden
überhaupt noch so etwas wie Geschichtswissenschaft betrieben werden
sollte.
Eine monströse wissenschaftliche Fehleinschätzung wurde etwa Mitte Juni aus der kanadischen Arktis gemeldet. Das Auftauen des Permafrostbodens in vielen arktischen Regionen Kanadas schreitet viel schneller voran, als ursprünglich von der Klimawissenschaft prognostiziert.
Airlines were the biggest carbon emitters in four European countries last year and were among the top 10 emitters in another 12, the latest analysis of EU emissions data shows. The data shows that airlines are increasingly occupying the top positions previously dominated by coal and heavy industry.
In 2018 EasyJet emitted most in the UK, Ryanair in Ireland, Norwegian
in Norway, and SAS in Sweden under the EU’s emissions trading system.
That’s according to T&E analysis
of data from the EU emissions trading system (ETS), which covers
emissions from flights within Europe and from the industrial and power
sectors. Last month it was revealed that Ryanair had become the first airline to enter the top 10 carbon emitters EU-wide.
T&E’s aviation manager, Andrew Murphy, said: ‘Airlines are the new coal. Given how under-taxed and under-regulated the aviation sector is, it comes as no surprise that they are in the top 10 emitters. Unlike cars, trucks, vans and trains, airlines pay no tax on their fuel and have no limit on their emissions growth. EU governments needs to end the kerosene tax holiday and demand real emissions cuts from aviation.’
Airlines are the biggest carbon emitters in four European countries
Airlines were the biggest
carbon emitters in four European countries last year and were among the
top 10 emitters in another 12, the latest analysis of EU emissions data
shows. The data shows that airlines are increasingly occupying the top
positions previously dominated by coal and heavy industry.
Airlines pay a minimal cost for their emissions compared to what they would pay in kerosene tax – from which they are currently exempt. For example, an Oslo-Rome flight adds under €4 to their costs, according to T&E calculations. The total cost of airlines being in the ETS is about €700 million a year, while they save €9 billion a year thanks to their kerosene tax exemption. EU finance ministers will discuss airlines’ continued tax holiday at a meeting in the Hague in June.
Airlines’ carbon emissions grew 4.9% on flights within Europe last
year – in contrast to the other sectors covered by emissions-trading,
such as coal and cement plants, which declined 3.9%. Carbon pollution
from flying in Europe has risen a staggering 26% in the last five years –
far outpacing any other transport mode.
T&E said airlines should have their free emissions allowances in the EU emissions trading system removed, start paying tax on their kerosene, and be subject to VAT on their tickets – like all other transport sectors. Radically cutting aviation emissions would also require a shift to synthetic kerosene, produced from renewable electricity and carbon captured from the air.
Gregor Hagedorn, Peter Kalmus, Michael Mann, Sara Vicca, Joke Van den
Berge, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Dominique Bourg, Jan Rotmans, Roope
Kaaronen, Stefan Rahmstorf, Helga Kromp-Kolb, Gottfried Kirchengast,
Reto Knutti, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Philippe Thalmann, Raven Cretney,
Alison Green, Kevin Anderson, Martin Hedberg, Douglas Nilsson, Amita
Kuttner, Katharine Hayhoe
The world’s youth have begun to persistently demonstrate for the protection of the climate and other foundations of human well-being. As scientists and scholars who have recently initiated similar letters of support in our countries, we call for our colleagues across all disciplines and from the entire world to support these young climate protesters.
We declare: Their concerns are justified and supported by the best available science. The current measures for protecting the climate and biosphere are deeply inadequate.
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Note: The option to sign is still open and active.
Diesmal ist sie klar gegen die erfolgreichen jugendlichen
Klimaproteste gerichtet, um sie einzufangen und so zu schwächen, dass
sie die großen Geschäfte des fossilen/atomaren Wirtschaftsgefüges nicht
ernsthaft gefährden können. Im Rahmen von Themenkampagnen übernimmt die
Initiative neue soziale Marktwirtschaft Begriffe der Gegenseite
(„sozial“, „Gerechtigkeit“, „Energiewende“, „Klimaschutz“), und sorgt
dafür, eine neue Assoziation zu den Begriffen in ihrem Sinn
herbeizuführen. Beim Thema Klimaschutz heißt das: 2°C Ziel statt 1,5°C
Ziel, Ausbremsen schneller, massiver Klimaschutzmaßnahmen für die
Industrie, Verhindern einer CO2-Abgabe, Erdgas-Offensive,
Emissionshandel statt schnellem Kohleausstieg.
INSM-Themenkampagnen werden umgesetzt durch dauerhaftes,
intransparentes, flächendeckendes Platzieren und Erzeugen von
Schlagzeilen in Print, TV, Funk und Internet über einen langen Zeitraum.
Ergänzt wird dies durch Anzeigen- und Plakatkampagnen. Die
Interessenorganisation der großen Konzerne stellt sich nach außen so
dar, dass sie unbedingt Klimaschutz, Energiewende, soziale Gerechtigkeit
etc. will, bewirkt mit ihren Vorschlägen aber immer genau das Gegenteil
das, was der jeweilige Begriff ihrer Themenkampagne ist.
Die Initiative neue soziale Marktwirtschaft ist die Tochtergesellschaft des Instituts der deutsche Wirtschaft (IW) Köln, was wiederum von den beiden Industrieverbänden BDI und BDA finanziert und kontrolliert wird.
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