How green is hydrogen? That's the question the European Commission needs to resolve as it resumes talks on renewable energy targets. At issue is whether or not hydrogen derived from nuclear power can be designated as "renewable." France - heavily reliant on atomic energy - has been lobbying in favor of that. But Germany and Spain oppose it. The French government is especially angry about this because is says it approved plans for a hydrogen pipeline between Spain and France on the basis that its hydrogen would get the renewable label. It's important because classifications of this kind can affect the eligibility for state aid.

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Why is mining gold one of the world's most destructive industries? From Ancient Egypt to today, the precious metal has held a special value in society. Can the industry clean itself up or should we get less precious about this particular metal?

Credits
Reporter: Louise Osborne
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer, Joanna Gottschalk & Michael Trobridge

Special thanks to the Deutsche Bundesbank for photos.

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.

#PlanetA #Gold #SustainableMining

Read more:

Earthworks: Impacts of dirty gold on communities: https://earthworks.org/issues/dirty-gold-and-communities/

The clinical importance of the mercury problem in artisanal small-scale gold mining https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549531/

Capturing coupled riparian and coastal disturbance from industrial mining using cloud-resilient satellite time series analysis: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep35129

A pantropical assessment of deforestation caused by industrial mining: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2118273119

World Gold Council: A Modern Day Gold Mine

Risk of tailings dams failure: https://izw.baw.de/e-medien/geotechnical-safety-and-risk-2011/PDF/3%20Risk%20and%20Reliability%20in%20Geotechnical%20Engineering/3_03.pdf

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 A golden history
01:47 How gold is used today
02:48 Industrial gold
05:48 Small-scale mining
07:00 Effect on indigenous communities
08:39 The actual worth of gold
10:57 Recycling gold
11:56 "Better" gold?
14:03 Conclusion: a way forward

For many people, it's hard to imagine modern life without plastic. But while its uses are endless, we also know that it's polluting our planet. That's why delegates from around the world are meeting in Uruguay, with their sights set on an internationally binding treaty, to help wean the world off its addiction.

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Medicines and cosmetics use substances derived from nature. But Bioprospecting can turn into biopiracy. More and more companies are patenting natural ingredients making billions. It can come at a cost to the environment and traditional communities living in biodiversity-rich regions.

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Reporter: Louise Osborne
Video Editor: David Jacobi
Supervising Editor: Joanna Gottschalk

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.

#PlanetA #Biopiracy #Colonialism

Read more:
European Patent Office accepts biopiracy argument and revokes patent: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/23505-epo-accepts-biopiracy-argument-and-revokes-patent

World Intellectual Property Organization: Leveraging economic growth through benefit sharing: https://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/details.jsp?id=2594

The Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing: https://www.cbd.int/abs/

Corporate control and global governance of marine genetic resources: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aar5237

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library: http://www.tkdl.res.in/tkdl/langdefault/common/Home.asp?GL=Eng

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:45 How It Began
02:28 Patently Questionable
05:25 Exploitation of Nature
07:12 Ethical Biotrade
08:38 Taking to the High Seas
10:50 The Road Ahead

Rising global temperatures have made extreme weather events like floods and wildfires more devastating. Climate disasters are causing billions of dollars in damage and hitting the poorest countries the hardest. But wealthy countries are responsible for the majority of earth-warming carbon emissions. A key question at the COP27 climate conference is: who should pay for the loss and damage due to climate change? DW takes a look at what developing countries want and what the world's biggest carbon emitters are willing to pay.

Article by DW environment reporter Louise Osborne: https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-paying-for-climate-change-loss-and-damage/a-63622795

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Eine Diskussion über die Bedeutung von sexuellem und gesellschaftlichen Konsens in Europa aus politischer, rechtlicher, und Betroffenensicht. Was braucht es um eine Kultur basierend auf Konsens zu kreieren? Die Istanbuler Konvention von 2011 wurde von diversen europäischen Ländern unterzeichnet. Dennoch gibt es zehn Jahre später immer noch eine Debatte über die Umsetzung von Artikel 36, die die Bedeutung von sexuellem Konsens hervorhebt. In der Richtlinie zur Bekämpfung von Gewalt gegen Frauen schlägt die Europäische Kommission vor, den Ansatz der Istanbuler Konvention innerhalb der Europäischen Union aufzugreifen.

Diese Veranstaltung findet in englischer Sprache statt.
Mehr auf dieser Website: www.conversationsonconsent.com

Mehr zu unseren Petitionen sexuellen Konsens zu definieren:

DEU: https://innn.it/consent-revolution
UK : https://www.change.org/p/uk-parliament-a-comprehensive-legal-definition-of-consent-2

Podcast:
Hören Sie sich unsere erste Podcast-Gast:in Johanna Nelles an, Leiterin der Abteilung Gewalt gegen Frauen im Europarat.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vChHP7FJ1rJYujwPV8GGg?si=O4VD1LJLTDK0tF1jfhNVpQ

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A discussion on the importance of sexual and social consent in Europe from a political, legal and victim perspective. What does it take to create a culture based on consens? The Istanbul Convention from 2011 was signed by various European countries. However, ten years later, there is still debate about the implementation of Article 36, which emphasizes the importance of sexual consent. In its directive on combating violence against women, the European Commission proposes that the Istanbul Convention's approach be taken up within the European Union.

Expert:innen

Michaela Berdaga (Social Media Influencer)
Nicole Bogott (The Philia Project e.V.)
Alexandra Born (Conversations on Consent)
Lewamm Ghebremariam (Innn.it e.V.)
Louise Osborne (Flawed Pod)
Nikolaus v. Peter (European Commission)
Charlotte Proudman (Goldsmith Chambers)

This event will be held in English.
Find out more via this website: www.conversationsonconsent.com

Find out about our petition to define consent :
GER: https://innn.it/consent-revolution
UK : https://www.change.org/p/uk-parliament-a-comprehensive-legal-definition-of-consent-2

Podcast:
Listen to our first podcast guest Johanna Nelles who is Head of Violence against Women Division in the Council of Europe.
Link:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vChHP7FJ1rJYujwPV8GGg?si=O4VD1LJLTDK0tF1jfhNVpQ

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