Sometimes there are many things going on and it is a struggle to focus on something in particular. So instead of having a major topic, I will just share with you some things in this post which I collected in the last days and weeks as sources of inspiration. First of all: Spring is coming …
There are many ways in which individuals can contribute to making the world more sustainable and nice(r) to live in. Of course, everyone can (to some extent) change their own (consumption) behaviour as we have discussed extensively in past blog posts. If you want to recap and regain some inspiration, you can use this blog's …
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Today you are reading the post no. 100 on this blog. Thanks for accompanying it for a shorter or longer period of time so far! If you like the blog in general or some posts in particular, feel free to share them with others. The more people read the blog, the more it is motivating …
While most of us are confined to our homes and politicians are deciding on bailouts for companies, lobbyists are active to dismantle Europe's Green New Deal and other environmental legislation. Their excuse: Corona However, companies already had years before this economic downturn to start acting and improve the sustainability of their products and business models. …
During this first week of the year I have been contemplating a lot. I do not know if it was actually more than what I do usually, but it certainly felt like it. That's why I have a lot of topics on my mind, which I cannot share all with you (now). This post is …
The regions are democratically governed and in peaceful (trade and knowledge) relations with each other. All people are interested in politics because they know that the decisions directly influence their lives and they care about what happens in the community. They want to actively design and shape the world in the best possible way. Therefore, …
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 …
I thought, I was. But then I took this test and failed: https://www.gapminder.org/test/ Take the ten minutes to do the test; then you will get more benefit out of the following post. It is interesting, promise! It is surprising how little people - even 'informed' ones - know about the world's facts and statistics. This …
This week, the German section of #fridaysforfuture has published its demands for politics to work towards limiting global warming to 1,5°C (https://fridaysforfuture.de/forderungen/). They have worked on these together with scientists to make them useful and precise. And now it's your turn! If you are German, you can support these claims by sending a letter with …
Catha goes sustainable 