Inspired by the fantastic contribution “Climate science is clearer than ever. How should companies respond?” (World Economic Forum, Radio Davos, 2025/08/25), I want to clarify three in my view most important points.
news articles
Archive of all our news articles published on IDGR.org in historical order.
global governance, geo-politics, and democracy
Mitigating global warming is too big to fail
There is a storm coming up, a very big storm, and a deadly storm. Indications multiply towards a so far significantly underestimated speed and intensity of global warming, according to that a significantly underestimated impact of climate change, and a significantly underestimated loss of biodiversity. What we need now is…
global governance, geo-politics, and democracy
UNEP talks on global plastic pollution show very strong need for global democracy
From 5 to 14 August 2025 the second part of the fifth session (INC-5.2) form the “Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee” (INC) talks to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution where held in Geneva, Switzerland, by the “United Nations Environment Programme” (UNEP). Due to the resistance of fossil fuel…
global economy, externalities, and global binding markets
2025 “OPEC International Seminar” shows fundamental misunderstanding within (global) politics
There is this fundamental misunderstanding from (global) politics, corporations would act in the “common interest”. No. Corporations act to maximise their individual profits and will use all legal possibilities to achieve this goal. Adam Smith (1723-1790), the “father of capitalism”, was already aware of and very clear about that. Having…
global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
Global warming is like a shark attack
(Global) Politics failed to keep global warming within the 1.5°C (physical) limit and we think, global warming is still significantly underestimated, since we expect an exponential temperature rise (cf. “Temperature rise will be exponential“). Let us keep this simple. This is not a matter of even more or better data….
global governance, geo-politics, and democracy
2025 BRICS summit shows potential for global democracy
Nothing justifies the killing of another human being, nothing justifies the attack on an another state (e.g. the attack from the “Russian Federation” and its helping countries on “Ukraine”), and nothing justifies in our view the suppression of different cultures within a country, as long as there is a peaceful…
global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
How to actually mitigate global warming
Flooding in Kerr County, Texas, United States of America (USA), heat waves in Europe with burning forests, an entire village buried in Switzerland. We see dead people, wining & praying politicians. No, God will not mitigate global warming! Are these catastrophes related to global warming – yes, of course! Global…
global governance, geo-politics, and democracy
0.1% of military budget for global democracy and global peace
Ahead of the “2025 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in The Hague” (24 – 25 Jun. 2025) we ask leaders and decision makers to further focus their effort on the development of global democracy as the best way towards global & sustainable peace. We wish to have a discussion…
global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
“Trump administration” is killing potentially billions
The current geopolitical developments – primarily driven by the “Trump administration” – represent the worst-case scenario: a complete disaster. The level of destruction caused by this administration is, by far, the most severe compared to anything humanity has endured thus far – including World War II. There are many highly…
A first official global direct democratic vote on ‘climate action’ with 5.5 billion people now!
IDGR works out the (most likely) greatest impact project in human history
Global warming, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity is by far the current greatest (security) threat to humanity (cf. our trans- & interdisciplinary global warming scenario). It is silent, it is slow, it is complex and it is inert & thus delayed. Based on what we understand about our…