Tag Archives: climate

Can we achieve sustainable development with outdated concepts and reused rhetoric?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

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

Will the benefits of climate change eventually outweigh its costs?

Posted on March 11, 2014 by blaubear

In earlier posts I have talked about the future victims of climate change and rising sea levels. Last week I had the opportunity to get a picture from affected communities in Bangladesh. Eye-witnessing how climate change will most-likely kill millions … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, Bangladesh, carbon emission, climate, climate change, environment, Environmental law, kyoto protocol, montreal protocol, Politics, society, sunderbans, unfccc, United States | 1 Comment

For a real dialogue on climate – an open letter to Vladimir V. Putin

Posted on November 13, 2013 by blaubear

Dear Mr Putin It is with a heavy heart that I am writing you this letter. As an admirer of Russian history and culture I have read most Russian classics and learned to love your country even without ever having … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arctic, Boris Yeltsin, climate, climate change, environment, environmental degradation, environmental justice, global justice, Greenpeace, justice, Mikhail Gorbachev, President of Russia, Putin, Russia, SaveTheArctic, TheArctic30, typhoon Haiyan, unfccc, United States, Vladimir Putin | 1 Comment

„Abbruchstimmung“[1] or post-election depression?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by blaubear

Even if my blog is far from being popular, one or the other of its readers might have wondered about my silence over the past few weeks. Well, fact is that I’m still in sort of a post-election trauma that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Activism, Australia, climate, Climate change mitigation, divestment, environment, Ethics | 4 Comments

The East-West-Link – a “one stop shop” for suppressing public opinion?

Posted on August 6, 2013 by blaubear

As if the East-West Link project would not be controversial enough as such, things are likely to get worse as concerned citizens could learn from a comment published yesterday in The Age. Considering the content’s significance one can’t help to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Air pollution, Amnesty International, Australia, climate, democracy, East West Link, Economy of Australia, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, environmental degradation, future generations, GHG, Low-carbon economy, Melbourne, Napthine government, Politics, Public participation, Public transport, society, Sustainable development, Victoria | 5 Comments

Politics in the 21st century and the art of doing nothing by talking a lot – from leadership to amateur theatre

Posted on July 4, 2013 by blaubear

With every minute politics get more and more theatrical: what started with huge election campaigns in the US some years back, has reached a stage in which political leaders around the world pose themselves like movie stars instead of focusing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALP, Australian Labor Party, climate, diversified society, election campaigns, Greek, greek city states, Hannah Arendt, Politician, Politics, society, United States | 5 Comments

Coal mining in Queensland and destruction of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area – a case for an intervention by the international community?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by blaubear

Despite its social and legal significance, the whole debate about coal mining in Queensland and its impact on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park would possibly have been ignored in light of other current debates (such as budget deficit, increasing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, climate, environment, Great Barrier Reef, great barrier reef marine, great barrier reef marine park, Greenpeace, Greenpeace Australia-Pacific, Queensland, reef marine park, science, Sustainability, UNESCO, World Heritage committee, World Heritage Site | 4 Comments

Fish & Cheap – the seafood tale

Posted on April 24, 2013 by blaubear

Recent surveys show that the majority of Australians care for the health of our environment. And Aussies love seafood – seafood from sustainable sources. The industry argues that Australia has some of the best managed fisheries in the world and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australia, australian fisheries, climate, Coles, Ecolabel, environment, environmental degradation, future generations, Marine Stewardship Council, science, Seafood, supply chains, Woolworths | 7 Comments

The truth about sustainabilty

Posted on April 19, 2013 by blaubear

Sustainability is one of these words that, as many question marks it caused when it first appeared in the late 1980s, as quickly it was absorbed and became part of our vocabulary, the majority among us using it despite of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged categorical imperative, climate, Ecological footprint, environment, future generations, Our Common Future, science, Sustainability, Sustainable development, term sustainability | 1 Comment