Why Decarbonization Is National Security

Why Decarbonization Is National Security 1. Do you expect that the Iran conflict and the resulting rise in fossil fuel prices will accelerate the build-up of renewable energy? Yes, and it’s already happening. Oil prices spiked within days of the bombing on February 28th, and fuel costs remain high and volatile. The ripple effects are already being felt in form of “fossilflation,”…

When Politics Turns Against Knowledge

He warns that America’s current political decisions are not only undermining its universities but threatening its future as a leader in innovation. Here’s his perspective: Corinne Flick: Do you think there will be a transition from the US either back to Europe or maybe to China? Or do you think the US has so much energy and capacity to innovate that even if other countries catch…

Klimawandel und Politik in der Arktis

Was zählt zur Arktis? Quelle: By CIA World Factbook, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org The term Arctic refers in most people’s minds to a region. But the Arctic is of continental proportions. If we add it all up – Alaska, the Northern Territories of Canada, Greenland, the Nordic countries, the Russian Arctic, and the enormous ocean areas – we are in fact talking about a…

8. C! Leseempfehlung

Die Gabe (1925) von Marcel Mauss Ein wunderbares Buch über die Energie und den Ursprung des Schenkens. Die Geschichte der Wolken. 99 Meditationen (2003) von Hans Magnus Enzensberger Mit HME verbindet mich eine Erinnerung an einen besonderen Abend in meinem Haus in London. HME hielt damals einen Vortrag über “The Printed Word in Britain and Germany“. Diese Meditationen über die Wolken…