Conceptual Approaches

Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart; © EPEA

Michael Braungart And His “No-Waste” Recycling System “Cradle To Cradle”

Producing “intelligent waste” for him means creating products that again and again can be channelled back into their technical or biological cycles. A portrait of the chemistry professor and ecological trailblazer, Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart.More ...
Professor Claus Leggewie; © Stiftung Mercator; Fotograf: Georg Lukas

“There is only one planet, but several cultural approaches to climate change”

Climate change is more than just an issue for the experts – we all have to change our behaviour. An interview with the social scientist Claus Leggewie, from the Essen Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities.More ...
Harald Welzer: Klimakriege. Wofür im 21. Jahrhundert getötet wird. S. Fischer, Frankfurt/Main. 336 Seiten, 19,90 EUR.

Climate Wars – The End of the Enlightenment?

In his much discussed book Klimakriege (i.e., Climate Wars), social psychologist Harald Welzer gives us little hope for a peaceful future. And he has good reasons for his pessimism. More ...
Cover of `Wir Klimaretter´ by Toralf Staud/Nick Reimer; Copyright: KiWi Verlag

Wir Klimaretter or "We Climate-Savers": A Plausible Guide to Saving the World

"If you still don't believe the climate's changing, then don't read this book." More ...
World Climate Conference on Bali – Dancers in front of the globe; Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa

Sustainability – From Principle To Practice

Sustainability is a shifting concept that is frequently used in an arbitrary manner. In many cases, 'sustainable' is also used merely as a synonym for 'lasting'. More ...

Dossier: Sources of Power for the Future

Where lies the future of energy policy?