Tag Archives: climate change

Can we achieve sustainable development with outdated concepts and reused rhetoric?

Posted on August 5, 2018 by blaubear

The heatwave in Northern Europe and elsewhere provokes many emotions. Althoug even the most conservative among us realize that something needs to change, proposed solutions largely point in the wrong direction. While even heat-lovers like myself start to feel uncomfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agriculture, climate, climate change, Climate change mitigation, ecology, Europe, mobility behaviour, schweiz, society, Sustainable consumption, Sustainable development, world | 1 Comment

2016 – an outlook into a fragile future.

Posted on December 26, 2015 by blaubear

2015 has been a year heavily laden with major global events. According to how one of the most recent ones—the climate conference in Paris—has been celebrated, 2016 promises either the best or worst to come. True, the past year didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2015, 2016, climate action, climate change, enviroment, equity, Politics, Public participation, society, Switzerland, terrorism, Vietnam, war, world | Leave a comment

Who shall pay for the climate debt of the rich?

Posted on December 8, 2015 by blaubear

As in earlier COPs the Paris talks are dominated by discussions around degrees Celsius and who will have to pay for what. In reality those issues are not relevant at all. The climate talks in Paris have entered the second … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged climate change, climate change economics, environment, equity, human rights, market economics, millennium development goals, Politics, Rio Declaration, society, unfccc, united nations, world | Leave a comment

We climate – they talk

Posted on December 1, 2015 by blaubear

Many of us experienced an ‚extreme weather‘-year, no matter where on the planet we live. In Vietnam, it has been dry and hot for most of the time, all of us wondering ‘when will the rain eventually come?’. Droughts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged climate, climate change, COP21, environment, equity, Politics, society, Speeches | 1 Comment

UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, economics and why the planet is heating up regardless of climate talks

Posted on October 17, 2015 by blaubear

The world gets more and more divided into believer and those who have replaced religion by science. While both seem to be stuck in light of different global crises, economics can’t change an imperfect world either. Being a nihilist with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Asylum, climate change, COP21, Economics, environment, Obama, Paris, Politics, Putin, society, UN General Assembly, unfccc, united nations, UNO, war | 1 Comment

Overcoming capitalism: by treason or collaborating for a better life?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by blaubear

Various economies are facing the long expected end of growth. While the potential consequences are dominated by fear, various people look for different ways out – some more elegant than others. Whereas most of us[1] have benefited from the strength … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Gates, Capitalism, climate change, economic growth, Economic inequality, employment, Gates Foundation, Germany, Greece, growth, SIKA, Switzerland, unemployment, United States, Vietnam | 1 Comment

Internet and human rights. A fairy tale.

Posted on February 6, 2015 by blaubear

I’m not exaggerating when I say that the introduction of the internet and the declaration of the human rights are among the best what humans have achieved in the last century. Unfortunately, both share a similar faith: while promising as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abbott, climate change, Environmental law, human rights, internet, IPCC, ISIS, society, terrorism | 2 Comments

Should we die for paranoid ideologies or live with noble values?

Posted on January 15, 2015 by blaubear

Ever increasing terror such as the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, the barbarism of Boko Harem in Africa or the total destabilization of the Middle East make one thing obvious, namely that society is falling apart. While the triggers for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged charlie hebdo, climate change, education, globalization, Politics, religion, society, Sustainable development, terrorism, world | 1 Comment

Tax evasion, environmental justice, and the right of some to be more equal than others

Posted on July 2, 2014 by blaubear

These days and for the first time, Swiss representatives are taking part in the Fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention[1]; reason for the general public to celebrate. However, those with a broader perspective focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aarhus convention, access to information, ammann group, Banking in Switzerland, bernie ecclestone, climate change, co2, coase theorem, company tax, direct democracy, environmental justice, kyoto protoco, mobility behaviour, Public participation, schneider-ammann, Switzerland, tax, tax evasion, Traffic, unfccc | 1 Comment

Consumption, greed and collapse. Or why the Credit Suisse punishment is a step into the right direction.

Posted on May 21, 2014 by blaubear

Credit Suisse must pay $2.6 billion in penalties for assisting wealthy Americans evade taxes. While the elites grumble over this verdict, human society should be thankful. It could save us from collapse. Not long ago I have mentioned a study … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged climate change, Credit Suisse, elites, environment, HANDY, kyoto protocol, Lotka-Volterra, Politics, predator-prey model, Stern Review, Swiss banks, tax, tax evasion | 1 Comment