CLIMATE

Energy Transition versus Animal Welfare: Researchers Find a Solution to the Wind Turbine Dilemma

It is estimated that between 100,000 and 250,000 birds are killed by wind turbines every year in Germany alone, 10,000 in Austria.

The Fine Art of Activism: Greenpeace Covers Highway Signs

On the one hand, these spectacular forms of protest serve to generate public attention. On the other hand, the question arises as to where the boundary lies between legitimate expression of opinion and interference with public infrastructure.

Europe’s energy future: 30 billion for green industry – and nuclear as second pillar

Ursula von der Leyen appears to have found a way out of the tensions in the oil and gas market and the clutches of the perennial problem children, Iran and Russia.

Oberwart District: Glyphosate detected in drinking water

It remains unclear how far the results exceeded the limit. The WHO’s cancer research agency has classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic”. This classification is based on animal studies, epidemiological evidence, and evidence of DNA damage.

UPDATE/EU-Parliament Halts Mercosur Ratification

The decision to have the ratification reviewed by the European Court of Justice could result in delays of months or even years, and provisional application.

Bird flu in Antarctica is pushing penguins toward extinction

Local species have no experience with the virus, thus little immunity. Furthermore, rising temperatures cause sea ice to melt earlier. Breeding grounds get lost, food becomes harder to reach, animals are weakened and increasingly crowded…

The Hunger Myth and “Banned” Pesticides in Fruits

Most pesticides intended for food are not even used for that. Another analysis shows: 1 in 5 fruits contains pesticides banned in the EU, yet produced here.

Study: Pesticides also harm Europe’s meadows and forests

Samples from 26 European countries indicate that 70 percent of soils contain residues of fungicides and herbicides, including non-agricultural meadows and forests. Glyphosate was also widespread.

How a Ban on Meat Advertising Becomes a Matter of Security Policy

While Amsterdam bans meat advertising, concerns grow about the climate system, not only alarming environmentalists, but also intelligence agencies, national security authorities.

What saving Believer Meats could achieve —and what the High Seas Treaty cannot

The High Seas Treaty can regulate fishing methods, but, unlike cultured meat, it cannot offer a substitute for fish. The treaty may regulate, but it does not replace the needs of eight billion people.

Mercosur: Austria’s resistance and risks for domestic organic production

Aside from competitive disadvantages, environmental welfare, as well as animal welfare requirements and the credibility of EU agricultural policy are being criticized, and not only here in Austria, but EU-wide.

Return to decline in transport CO₂ emissions

Within the EU, however, Austria remains one of the countries with the highest transport emissions, ranking in the middle of the pack – with a well-developed rail network but still high dependence on cars.