Population Growth
Today around 6.5 billion people live on our planet. About 80 million people are added to that number every year - that is the amount of people who live in Germany. It is estimated that nine billion people will live Earth by the year 2050. more...
Water
Did you know that you also consume 35 bathtubs filled with water when you eat a beef steak weighing 100 grams? People in Germany need on the average 40 liters of water a day for hygiene purposes and as drinking water. In contrast a cotton T-shirt is filled with 2,400 liters - about 50 times as much. more...
Food and Nutrition
Depending on the animal species, producing animal feed to generate a kilogram of meat requires three to tens times as much acreage than needed for the production of a kilogram of wheat or rice for human comsumption. more...
Energy
If every person on this planet were to use as much energy as the people in Germany, then the worldwide electrical power supply would have to be increased by third. more...
Consumption
The ongoing life and consumption style of the industrialized nations is possible for a maximum of 700 to 800 million people - about one tenth of the current world population. The legitimate interests of developing countries and emerging nations to have the same life style presents us with a great challenge. more...
Diversity of species
The massive expansion of soya cultivation in the tropics especially in South America produces the feed for our animals in stalls and stables. By doing this these animals are virtually and literally "eating up" tropical forests and tropical biodiversity. more...
Climate
The volume of the ice sheet on Greenland is estimated at 3 million km3. Its deglaciation due to geological and climatological processes would mean a rise in the sea level of about six meters. more...
Poverty
A billion people on this planet have less than a dollar to live on a day. An additional 800 million people have two dollars at their disposal. Even poverty damages the environment, because the people who are affected have to make excessive demands on natural resources simply to survive. more...
Migration
Global warming and the associated rise in the sea level result in the expansion of deserts, the salinization of soil that was fertile before, and the flooding of established settlements. Many people will have to vacate their present settlements increasing the flow of migration to Europe. more...
Resources
If you look at it from an ecological standpoint, the gold ring that the head of the family wears weighs more than the minibus with which he takes his children to school. Gold is a particularly "problematic" good. However, this good carries a heavy burden with it - a mountain of nature that was moved: a large ecological rucksack. more...
Oceans
Because the ocean absorbs CO2, the increase in CO2 concentration in the atmosphere leads to an acidification of the surface water. If this continues, it is estimated that by the year 2060 there will not be any regions in the world's oceans in which the chemical make up will allow for the formation of calcium carbonate by corals. more...
Epidemics
The enormous forest clearance in in the tropics - such as the Congo Basin - and the selective chopping down of precious wood has made it possible for lumberjacks to come into contact with wild animals. This also includes apes which carry numerous pathogens. more...
Economy
The pursuit of profits is not what causes the pollution of the environment. The problem arises because the prices of the goods are not correct. This is why we have to change the price formation in such a way that the DAMAGE to the environment is adequately considered. more...
New World Order
We are living in a phase of power transition. Such phases are dangerous because most of them lead to wars. Preventing this is one of the most important tasks of Global Governance. more...
