Together for a better world

The header image shows the global annual average temperatures from 1850 to 2018. What do you see there? On the source page (https://showyourstripes.info/), you can find this for your country. I will show you the examples of five countries in the following. Guess which image belongs to which country! You will find the solution in …

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Zero Waste Bathroom

Degree of effort: low – Level of impact: medium Sustainability on a budget Tasks: Use up your cosmetic products and then replace them with waste-free alternativesGet rid of most of your waste and consider offsetting the rest (into residual waste) Challenge: inspire others! Background: By now most of you are already aware of many sustainability …

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Make the world green again

Yes, I mixed some things in the title... Some classmates edited a speech of Donald Trump a few weeks ago and replaced each 'great' in 'make America great again' etc. with 'green' - a funny end to their presentation, but unfortunately quite opposite from the reality. He destroyed so many environmental laws and even wants …

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Time is running – let’s move as well

Fear is not the best advisor so we should not use it as a guide. Studies are showing that permafrost areas and Arctic ice are melting faster than expected and talk about five more years to achieve massive CO2 drawdown (https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Weltklima-auf-der-Kippe-4456028.html). Others say that human civilization might collapse by 2050, if we do not act …

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