Political leaders have given into wind power opponents have put climate protection goals at risk. When power is one of the greenest types of energy there is so why has it run aground in germany. A turn highway in your part stuck in northeastern germany where plans to build a wind farm along the motorway have been met with resistance from almost all the local villagers. Except for should be losing. The plan for expanding wind power is to put up 7 yes 7 Wind Turbines in fashion which belongs to that some of your today will be voting for the Building Contractors or just its a lot. Cast in hope. Has been the mayor of philos a for 17 years and has spent years campaigning for climate protection. Villages scheduled to vote on the 7 Wind Turbines this evening. However a flyer suddenly surfaces calling on residents to protest against the plan. Not so fionnuala after all these years so many years of debate so many this happens today when we hear they has been through 7 committees anyone could ha
Still about society and its still about us Little Planet on the brink we spoke to several leading experts in the 1st. Look at just look at the only real sense. Is recite the future of architecture welcome to arts and culture where well be asking that question and also coming up. Versus substance redefining the parisian woman beyond cliches about how the lips and fancy scarves. And transforming i mean nasty old mattress into a belgian waffle or maybe a spicy taco trash fast food sculptures by artist. But 1st the fridays for future Youth Movement against Climate Change has inspired people around the globe including architects here in germany a group called architects for future is pushing to reform construction for instance by renovating buildings instead of demolishing them the goal is to help stop global warming. Were told we need to build more especially living space but the big question is how do you do that sustainably the building industry is responsible for more Greenhouse Gas emi
Thanks so very much for joining us here on the show where my guests are Helena Marshall an environmental activist with fridays for future she says supposed to stop the Global Warming we need to change the way we do things and to do so now im also with us is denial to read all from the business and finance paper im going to plot who argues that if the economy doesnt pick up then well be going right back to where we started because theres no more funding for Climate Friendly modernization. And the very woman who comes to this stuff on drums dolph hes a climatologist of the institute for Climate Impact research he believes the Climate Crisis is far more serious than the corona pandemic. Thank you all 3 for being here thank you all 3 for your statements id like to begin. With you helen or Climate Change activists that you are. Im guessing there was perhaps a moment in your life when you said or thought to yourself we cant go on like this you know if there was such a Movement Tell us about
Entirely from architects for future say construction needs to be more Climate Friendly to do this they say we need more refurbishing and less demolition. And we need to use a lot more of whats already there no matter how efficiently and sustainably a new building is constructed in terms of c o 2 using whats already there is much better. Buildings use a lot of whats called embodied energy the sum of all the energy needed for construction when theyre torn down that energy is wasted yet buildings are still being earmarked for demolition like munichs arabella high rise just 50 years old the citys main train station its claim that refurbishing is more expensive than rebuilding but that doesnt factor in the cost of the embodied energy. There is another way for its new office space the n. G. O. Cradle to cradle in berlin chose to refurbish with recyclable materials. But electric idea like requiring is a good example normally we dont see the wiring because. Its built into the structure of the
Humanity until the point we are tackling Climate Change is corona a blueprint. That. Thanks so very much for joining us here on the show where my guests are helen a macho an environmental activist with fridays for future she says to put a stop to Global Warming we need to change the way we do things and to do so now also with us is denial to read all from the business and finance paper 100 splot who argues that if the economy doesnt pick up then well be going right back to where we started because theres no more funding for Climate Friendly modernization. And the very warm welcome to stefan ram stall fees a climatologist of the institute for Climate Impact research he. Believes the Climate Crisis is far more serious than corona and demi. Thank you all for being here thank you all 3 for your statements id like to begin with you helena Climate Change activists that you are. Im guessing that was perhaps a moment in your life when you said or thought to yourself we cant go on like this you