BBC: Activist group says it was behind Berlin fire that cut power to thousands
"...A far-left activist group in Germany has claimed responsibility for a suspected arson attack that left tens of thousands of homes, as well as hospitals and businesses, without power in around-freezing temperatures.
The Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) said in a statement that the fossil fuel economy, not cutting power, was the target of the action...."
I just finished reading 'The Ministry for the Future' by Kim Stanley Robinson. And I have to say it was quite an uncomfortable read. The first half felt more like a documentary about the near future, and very real. But then, the second half turns into a very unrealistic utopia that seems impossible to reach from today's point of view. So both parts left me with a very sad and hollow feeling. But I don't regret reading it.
If Kim "#MinistryoftheFuture" Stanley Robinson is starting to feel optimistic about the #climate, that's a VERY good sign.
#ParableOfTheSower: In many ways, Israeli apartheid has been a microcosm of a world cursed by racism, fear, violence and inequality. And at the end of the day, or at the end of days, global warming, just like Israel’s apartheid, will bring everyone down regardless of race or status. We will either survive together, in harmony, or end up in hell.
#DisplacedAndStarvingPeopleAroundTheRedSeaProtectCarbonBombShippingLanes
Surprise. Like the #CeasefireForGazaNOW #COP28BlahBlahBlah: many climate advocates were disappointed with the outcome
NoTHiNg tO SeE hEre! ☀️🏖️
#UNisCivilSociety #BidenNailsUNCoffin What #MinistryOfTheFuture
On the day before the United Nations’ flagship climate summit was scheduled to end, a top official for the global body that runs the annual conference urged nations to stay focused and bring their “highest ambition” to the table. “In this final quarter, it’s all eyes on the prize,” Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the […]
#MinistryOfTheFuture: Mary Robinson rocks, “We’re in an absolute crisis that is hurting women and children more than anyone … and it’s because we have not yet committed to phasing out fossil fuel. That is the one decision that Cop28 can take and in many ways, because you’re head of Adnoc, you could actually take it with more credibility.”
More than ever we need ministries to represent young and future generations, to understand and analyse middle- and long-term trends, problems as well as issues and define action plans to act on them and close the abyss left by short-term and opportunistic mentality overall present in political actors and government institutions.
What do you think?
#goodancestor #ministryofthefuture #future #cathedralthinking #action #education #health #politics #ClimateChange #sustainability #europeanunion
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Andreas Brunthaler
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Gladwyn d’Souza
It’s me - Calibri. Call me Cal
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