The past couple of months have seen a flurry of enthusiastic articles on the green revolution in Europe’s cities. A somewhat idealized story of a…
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Dangerous Times – Is climate-friendly, flexible working as catching as COVID19?
As factories cease activity, supermarket shelves are emptied and populations around the world watch the spread of the novel Coronavirus with increasing alarm – could…
Austria, the Nordic country in the heart of Europe
2020 has only just begun, but it is already proving to be an interesting year. A new European Commission takes office and promises us a…
Countdown to 2050: Collective Action Vs. Individual Depression
Humanity is plagued by existential threats. Threats, it seems we cannot overcome. Whether it is an asteroid that could hit the Earth at any time,…
Countdown to 2050: The German approach is not a model for Europe
‘Together with a nuclear power share of ca. 15%, [renewable energy sources] will be the backbone of a carbon-free European power system.’ This sentence from…
Countdown to 2050: The EU cannot achieve its climate goals without nuclear energy
The European Union wants to become climate-neutral by 2050. To this end, a vast variety of legislative goals from the European Green Deal to a…
The climate change consequence even populists can’t ignore
It comes as no great shock that climate change deniers are often the same crowds who oppose migration. But what happens when the climate changes…