And its opening up a host of opportunities for all sorts of what one might call green dealings a Carbon Neutral e. U. Too bad europe did away with so much of its forests long ago today we know that trees are important for soaking up c o 2 so it seems crazy that the forestation is rampant in places like brazil and indonesia some of the most beautiful places in the world maybe all is not lost though let me introduce you to a former investment banker whos now fighting to preserve the rainforests of borneo. You this tropical rain forest has stood for millennia but human beings would need very little. Time to destroy it driven by the desire to make money. From my daily life which is like any other bankers who came forward i was actually doing real estate underwriting so we do a lot of lending money to. Companies and thats what i do making out through to make profit everything from a typical banker a perspective. Is heading out to his rain forest in borneo it covers an area twice the size of new york city. Hes bought the rights to the land from the indonesian government for the next 60 years on condition that he protects the forest. I always believed that the environment has a value just like treating it like a real estate i thought that owning a. Forest you know and have a better appreciation on value compared to Real Estate Companies pay having to protect the forest like volkswagen the Worlds Largest automaker buys carbon credits from hard tonneau to compensate for the emissions put out by its cars neither she nor v. W. Are willing to say how much they cost in part as discussing prices openly would be damaging to business and critics of the trade in Carbon Emissions say it allows companies to greenwash their image even as they continue to contribute to Global Warming we always said that going to grow up and lets try to protect the rain forest for the reality is the past 20 years all the rain forests are pretty much gone in certain countries theres because we believe that you know we should come forward into other uses. Paper for human fuel for humanity needs but i think there is a new model saying that you can still protect the rain forests and make money for the company and also giving benefit the communities while protecting the environment then that should be a new model going forward. Just a few kilometers outside the protected sound the rain forest has disappeared here wildfires tore through the area after a prolonged period of heat. But many times its International Companies to clear the forest in order to sell timber to gain grazing land for cattle or to set up palm oil plantations. In his area hard tonneau has set up the cat 10 gunmen tie a project to show others how the forest can be used to make money without destroying it in the process. He says the money from Carbon Emissions trading can help with that. Hard tonneau has invested in initiatives like the school which provides instruction on how to climb a coconut tree for example. Many of the people who have now gained jobs through hard tonneau previously earned their living selling temper now theyre learning how to extract sugar from the south of the coconut tree financed by companies in europe. Or coconut tree for the 1st time i was scared. But slowly the fear disappeared. And now i want to climb 20 coconut trees a day. I think are you good in the forest for a living. The work was dangerous i only did it for my family. We needed the money. A lot of value. Investing in people and the local community is the goal but its not the only goal projects like this are good for his customers image cars made by a company thats investing in people and helping to preserve the rainforest are likely to sell better. When hard tono 1st started out it was by no means clear that a Big Corporation like me w. Would be interested in a small project in borneo. It took 11 years to finally start making profit. I mean some startup will have done that but i think not only that we are not we finally make profit we actually start having sales to thank you for the past 10 years we have 0 revenue and now we just have to believe in the concept. Isnt claiming that his admissions trading project will fundamentally change how we manage and preserve our natural resources. Back when he started Climate Change wasnt receiving the attention it is today. The concept of Carbon Trading was still in its infancy. Partow took a risk starting out small but with a vision. And for him its paying off. One absurd effect of the virus led slowdown is that some airlines are flying planes that are nearly empty to avoid losing airport landing slots any truly green deal will involve the Inconvenient Truth that corporations and consumers will have to radically change their ways in the coming years it wouldnt hurt to inform yourself about how you can adjust your lifestyle. Say goodbye to c o 2 lets imagine 5 commandments for the climate. The one now shalt not eat meat no more steak or sausages worldwide farming is responsible for 14 percent of all Greenhouse Gas emissions cattle emit clouds of me saying when they fart and belch so we can go vegetarian one day a week or even every day. Number 2 there shalt not drive an automobile Combustion Engine road vehicles account for a quarter of c o 2 emissions so idea of fossil fuels and bulky cars low e. Mobility. But an electric scooter is a bit chilly in winter. The 3rd commandment thou shalt not fly the weekend in barcelona or a trip to the caribbean no flight shame alert commercial aviation contributes as much as 2 and a half percent of human c o 2 emissions and its particularly damaging in the upper atmosphere ok so well stay closer to the surface of the planet. Number 4 not stream really but i dont have a Television Set anymore streaming is 10 times as bad for the environment as old style t. V. Server farms consume vast amounts of electricity Digital Technologies account for 4 percent of c o 2 emissions. And that could double by 2025 its much worse than flying might be time to dust off that old analog t. V. Set. And finally thou shalt not invest in the wrong things namely companies that harm the environment even the Worlds Largest asset manager blackrock says it wants to divest fossil fuel Companies Holdings and go green and sustainable so if you want to invest choose wisely. At least were still allowed to exhale our personal contribution to climate protection is important but above all its regulators an industry that have to move on the issue of emissions since 990 emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the European Union have gone down by about 20 percent but thats not fast enough if they continue to fall at that rate the e. U. Target of being climate neutral by mid century will not be reached europes Biggest Companies have been fucking out a combined 59000000000. 00 euros a year for protecting the planet thats not all that much over double that would be needed to meet the current targets pressure on corporations to play their part is growing especially from these 2 activists sweetens great attune bag and germanys louise annoyed power who christan home and managed to get this exclusive interview with. Thats what a tag if it was it would be tragic to think we have to keep on striking until the end of time to draw attention to the Climate Crisis that cant and wont work. Louise annoyed by what is a leader of the friday so future protest movement in germany it brings together hundreds of thousands of mainly young people the 23 year old campaigns for climate protection along with greater tool bag aiming to put pressure on politicians and Business Leaders shes also writing a faeces for her University Degree on the question who is financing Global Warming if the hunger and you can make people tend to think of the Climate Crisis as if it were a natural phenomenon but it isnt and im trying to demonstrate that by studying the capital flows underlying the crisis if politicians do things to regulate the fossil fuel Energy Market for example by phasing out coal fired power plants or issuing policy guidelines on Financing Oil coal and gas projects that demonstrably has a significant effect on how investors behave that they see whats going on and that means the private sector sometimes takes the lead and implements change faster than the Public Sector would have. You particular would. You once said you find it very sobering to talk to political leaders when you talk to Corporate Executives about the worlds problems do you find them more inspiring probably would have it we have i know that the Climate Crisis is constraining Economic Growth the way we commonly use the term that is and causing long term damage to the very foundations of our existence an economy. When reports come out risky valuations investment recommendations and such like that state quite clearly what youre doing is risky but there are alternatives and then Business People sit up and listen closely at it i must do. True isnt it daffy if. The problem is that many key players in the economy have not yet realized that making money is not an end in itself and that nobody has the right to destroy other peoples livelihoods in order to advance their own economic prosperity. Climate activists are setting their sights on Big Corporations in january fridays for future demonstrated at zimmermans headquarters about its role in a huge australian coal mine project louise annoyed. And c. E. O. Jokes to end the companys involvement. To radical for corporate bosses. And its not radical to say you control billions in funds and you have to take your responsibilities seriously i think nor is it radical to say we have to ensure that People Living in other parts of the world can continue to live in safety in the future because we share responsibility for them that its not radical to say were not going to invest in a coal mine because it could totally undermine the Paris Agreement target this is what the saddest part is of conflict itself but i think it would be irrational to say we know that what were doing to our planet threatens our very existence its about life and death and also about the means of existence of people who depend on the long term sustainability of the economy they want to have a future and attain some level of prosperity. Which affleck and that had just kept on budget and i thought that capping it does will there come a time when environmentalist activism on fridays a future would be needed anymore. I certainly hope so and the whole idea behind the strike is that it will achieve its goal and become superfluous. Many people in germany dont understand why we take to the streets to protest its not because we think we have to are able to solve the Climate Crisis by ourselves its more an appeal to everybody to assume responsibility and take their own role in all this seriously. And. Environmentalists of long declared Carbon Dioxide emissions the planets number one enemy but Technical Innovation is seeing the Greenhouse Gas turned into a valuable friend Carbon Capture and recycling have the potential to create a truly circular economy especially in the chemicals industry have a look. Almost nothing works these days without chemical and countless substances are obtained through chemical processes based on petroleum how could we ever do without it. Personally i believe that in the future we will have a very different world and its the same for chemistry we will also have a very different world one in which even c o 2 may be a valuable role material. Imagine yourself standing at your barbecue or your car with a liter of gasoline. You can use it to drive 100 kilometers or light a really big far. Now imagine trying to capture that after its been turned into c o 2. And turning it back into a loser gasoline its a lot of work. We do here. The idea sounds simple instead of pumping Carbon Dioxide into the air we recycle the climate killer using it to make the same products that currently involved petroleum after all the most important ingredient of petroleum for the Chemical Industry is carbon its an idea that companies have been researching for some time but only now are the 1st pilot plants available in this bio reactor a kind of artificial photosynthesis is taking place bacteria are converting c o 2 and water to produce chemicals that form the basic materials for paints cosmetics and softness. Sure extracts Carbon Dioxide from the air and use it to generate plant material trees and other things we want to copy the best of what nature has made and thats what we do here except were not doing it with plants but with bacteria. But there is a catch with this technology it requires a lot of electricity. To make c o 2 recycling Carbon Neutral it has to use Renewable Energies in the future that bio reactors will be built next to large wind farms solar power plants the Carbon Dioxide can be filtered from the emissions coming from industrial plants and of course its also possible to take c o 2 directly from the air. Technically a lot is possible but its also important that the process results in products that customers want to buy the Chemical Company has developed a flexible foam with components that are about 20 percent c o 2 based these can be processed into objects such as mattresses. We could change to using c o 2 is a raw material without further ado petroleum is currently the cheapest source and its also the most convenient way to get large amounts of carbon for the Chemical Industry which you could do it differently. Carbon dioxide could be used to make the same products that are currently made with petroleum including car paints or plastics only great at Cost Petroleum can be replaced 9 but the Chemical Industry needs a complete overhaul to get ready for about transition. Of religion but very is leading the way in germanys shift to bring your bowl energy. Hasnt happened overnight it was way ahead of the curve investing a sizeable amount of money in green Power Sources starting more than 20 years ago and that is now paying off. Its all there in nature we dont need to take any energy from fossil sources under the ground plenty is given to us every day we just have to make use of it. It is famous for pioneering the transition to green energy the village produces 8 times as much elektras city as its 2 and a half hours and residents can use from renewables its generated not in one pic plant but indeed centralized fashion and is then made available to others by the great. Delegations from places all around the world have come to inspect this revolutionary be very and village. They usually welcomed by an old saying alan. Hes been the marrow of it for 23 years and has been involved in the shift to renewables from the start. Line in 1909 we asked everybody here how things should be in 2020 wind energy was just one of many different issues 92 percent said they were in favor which was a sensational result. People here are very proud of whats been developed in basically theyve done it themselves. We can tote. Become to. Over the past 2 decades the villagers have invested 50000000 euros in 300 Photovoltaic Systems and 9 wind turbines. We want to show that it is possible to create a regional circular economy for Energy Production and energy use this. Of course it has to make economic sense so if it erodes a profit and we save money and were doing something positive for the environment thats doubly good. Right and if theres nothing we stop it could be. Another father of the green revolution and billfolds rate is vendor in line ziegler. Hes a farmer who started experimenting with Renewable Energy in the 1990 s. He soon won over his fellow villagers and set up a wind farm cooperative. Near the border anyone who lives in the community where a windmill is located can invest. The more people join the lower the amount each may invest. Their currently 5000. 00 euros and no more any higher amount and we have too much money everybody keeps asking when are we going to build another winter behind god. Has set up for bio gas plants on his farm they now heat the entire village. He designed some of the components himself. The Energy Sources are all local animal waste and grass soil age from 20 nearby farms together they replace 700000 liters of heating oil a year. I mean the list says Generating Energy from biomass alone wont be enough to complete the transition to a new boss at the National Level sun wind and hydropower are also needed. With their mix of all that with and with the right mix it wont be hard to attain 100 percent renewable so many people dont believe that but its true both with traffic and the amount of clean energy we produce and billboards we could also be generated in other communities districts and states away. From the. Energy generation is no longer the big problem the 2 other key factors are Energy Storage and developing an intelligent grid so power can be moved to where it is needed. Energy reservoirs are needed for days when the wind drops all the sun doesnt shine when demand is higher than usual. Both these issues are addressed by those on company just outside. It makes lithium iron phosphate batteries which at night store the solar energy generated during the day. In combination with solar panels they enable households to become largely Energy Independent and crucially the company also manages an electricity sharing system for this. Year but they say its cloudy here but the sun is shining in hamburg then our customers in hamburg have energy in abundance. Their batteries are fully charged and they feed the excess into the grid which can then be used by our customers here their link to via our zone and community that was the 1st step the 2nd was. To approach the grid operators and offer to help them stabilize the grid. Of youths ohio. One day private power sharing could make the big Utility Companies and their power plants redundant. If communities everywhere went the way of a pole sleet and set of Autonomous Energy generation and sharing networks. So do you like that very intelligent start small think big and go green even the w. s fashion guru gallagher has been thinking about how sustainable his wardrobe is. Im sorry i just have to talk to my producer for a 2nd while we are no. Fish shop. I know that many of you think that im quite shallow but like most of you i do worry about the Planet Plastic pollution for example. So ive been asking myself how environmentally friendly is my dress code you know what i dare say that this dress code is far more sustainable than that of your average activist. Let me explain like all good suits this one here is made of 100 percent wall. If everybody in my office where a suit we could turn the heating down a notch in winter saving c o 2 saving the climate. Quality suits hardly ever need a dry clean maybe once a year tops most of my suits are at least 5 years old and because theyre all classics i wear them for at least another 5. Qualities suits and durable repairable i would just a ball in size and speaking of your ability. Made from 100 percent natural material level. Practically indestructible degradable shirts coffee. Silks both materials that break down quickly. And i know i know fabrics and lettuce treated and some died im not saying that Quality Clothing has a 0 Environmental Impact but i can guarantee you this other single fraid of what i am wearing right now will end up inside a fish. Bowl thats why we have fish. That if its a day join us next week for another edition of may to see you soon bye bye. S. O. S. Europe the european idea is in crisis. If its to have a future people need champions young champions meet foreign journalists before countries. Say they are functioning for the dream. Do they stand a chance can they save the european idea. 15 minutes on d w. A duel with words from. Where i come from you dont want a way from a confrontation. When i was 5 years old my father took me to his friends and i was focused on the spot. A sport that you loved soul enters your soul. Fencing as a language and a good source for it is a conversation. Must make your opponent understand bethinking new in the main to get close otherwise you can score a hit. Its not unlike a tough interview really 20 viewing politicians or corporate c. E. O. s you have to wait for the right moment just to get around the defensives then make your move without fear. Yes of taking risks to get results. Ive got alphas and i work at the deli. Stay up to date dont miss our highlights. Program online w dot com highlights. Franks food. International gateway to the best connection self road and rail. Located in the heart of europe you are connected to the whole world. Experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and try our services. Biala gast trunk food city managed by for. Took to. This is the news live from berlin tonight a nation under lockdown italy takes radical measures to fight the coronavirus the entire population of 60000000 has been told to stay at home stretch and so on travel and public gatherings are now in force well bring you the latest on the outbreak there around the world also coming up. In the United States a strong showing for former Vice President joe biden in a pivotal night of primaries hes won 3 states so far including the biggest prize of the