>> 10/11/09 At TMS, starting at
Giving an example: presentation of the “Don’t melt our future” demonstration, taking place at Nov. 20th in
What is the state of affairs in the moment?
What’s going on in December accompanying the negotiations? How can we participate?
See also www.dontmeltourfuture.de
Unfortunately the intended presenter could not come due to schedule difficulties (but he promised to make up for it another time!). Thus, we had to improvise and only had a short summary of the study he worked on. This study will soon be published and available as free download, the link will be posted here. Additionally we had some short report and segments of the news coverage of the subject:
You might as well have a look again on the powerpoint-presentation for a summary of the main findings of the study.DOWNLOAD FILE
Very briefly, the main conclusions are:
The discussion afterwards went soon to broader implications and issues. Key points of the expressed arguments are given here as summary together with some suggestions for further reading.
Human Resource use and human nature.
>>Have a look again on “the green history of the world”
An agreement in
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>>Have a look again on the lecture on climate change policy
Climate change is still the major issue: multilevel action is needed. Good news are that political awareness has improved. Action on personal level needed as well. FRESH advocates for changes in eating patterns, arguing with the plausibility for daily life and the huge possible impact on agricultural practice.
>>see Worldwatch Report: Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use
Many things to discuss, many ideas needed! Please have your say, leave a comment or write me an e-mail, let’s exchange!
27.10. >> 7 p.m. at the Tropenzentrum
The first lecture will start directly with an interesting and ambitious subject. As we aim to make the lectures even more fruitfull and interesting, already for the first lecture we invited an external presenter. The subject he will talk about is the geopolitical situation in the arctic region.
The ice shield in the arctic region is melting faster then scientist believed just some years ago. In September 2008, the extent of the summer Arctic ice cap was at a near-record low, only 9 percent greater than the record low in 2007, and 33.6 percent below the average extent of sea ice from 1979 to 2000 (Source). Despite being an alarming sign of proceeding climate change, these developments arouse covetousness. The melting of the ice is making the Northwest Passage, the shipping routes through the northernmost latitudes, more navigable, raising the possibility that the Arctic region will become a prime trade route. In addition, it is believed that the Arctic seabed may contain substantial oil fields which may become accessible if the ice covering them melts. These factors have led to recent international debates as to which nations can claim sovereignty or ownership over the waters of the Arctic (Source).
The presenter is an expert of an international policy advisory institute, who worked on a recent study on the subject. Look forward to an interesting presentation and first hand information!
Unfortunately the TMS is blocked this Tuesday. We will move to the Tropenzentrum instead. Afterwards everyone is invited to join the party of the career center at the TMS.
Please come and be part of a good start of the Green Bug Lectures into the next semester!
As the first decade of the new millennium ends, humanity faces enormous crises. The fight against hunger remains grim reality for more than a billion humans. The financial crisis shakes the industrial nations, and the climate crisis wears on and pronounces that the worst is still to come. The problems of the 21st century are global and complex. It will need drastic efforts to solve them, and approaches that overcome the thinking that led into these crises. Everyone is asked!
Universities should act as the cradle of new ways of thinking. But broad discussions do hardly take place, neither in lectures nor among students. The Green Bug Lectures are setting out to fill this gap.
»Every second Tuesday at the TMS
»Presentations and discussions in relaxed atmosphere
»to develop ideas, to call for action, to inspire engagement
First Subjects this year:
27.10. Opening Session: Geopoltical Situation in the arctic region: the race on new resources. Resources under the melting ice shield: which interests? Which stakeholders? What are the consequences? AT TROPENZENTRUM!
10.11.
What is the state of affairs in the moment? What’s going on in December accompanying the negotiations (events, actions and demonstrations)? How can we participate?
24.11. Engagement in politics: how can we be heard?
Which way to go? Experiences in political work, in the parliament or in NGOs. Presenters (invited): Hannes Rockenbauch (SÖS), Greenpeace/BUND
The lectures start at
