Fortunately, our health has allowed us to spend our energies on society at large and friends in particular. Here is a list of recent projects.
Germany is welcoming a wave (estimate: 800.000 refugees in 2015, more than 1 million in 2014 as well as in 2015) of asylum seeking (wo)men and children, recently mostly from Syria (statistics 2015). Many children have been arriving on their own, unaccompanied (Petition for help, video by SOS-Kinderdörfer, details). We made us familiar with some literature dealing with the issue of long term integration - a rather meagre attitude compared to what friends of ours do here. Applications For Asylum in 1953-2015 |
Source: The Internet's Own Boy: the Story of Aaron Swartz |
In connection with the revelations by Edward Snowden we decided to become members of the German NGO "netztpolitik.org early 2015 and have kept us informed (e.g. annual report in German) about the issues
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Basis:
Energy system changes on the scale described in this analysis imply significant opportunities for technology innovation and investment in all areas of the U.S. energy economy. Establishing regulatory and market institutions that can support this innovation and investment is critical. Both areas - technology innovation and institutional development - are U.S. strengths, and place the U.S. in a strong leadership and competitive position in a low carbon world."
In order to achieve deep decarbonization and related co-benefits in Germany, the real challenge consists not so much of developing but of actually implementing decarbonization strategies. Therefore, authorities at different political levels need to introduce appropriate policies supporting the implementation of measures linked to the long-term mitigation strategies. As transformation processes are subject to constraints, uncertainties and path dependencies, these challenges need to be identified and addressed at an early stage. Concrete policy challenges linked to deep decarbonization in Germany exist for all of the three key strategies mentioned above."
Version: 2 January 2016
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