While the new “Planetary Health Check 2025. A Scientific Assessment of the State of the Planet.” impressively shows 3 so called “planetary boundaries” within the “high risk zone” (introduction of novel entities, modification of biogeochemical flows, change in biosphere integrity), 1 within “high risk zone” and “increasing risk” (climate change),…
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What happens after reaching the “1.5°C climate tipping point” in 2029?
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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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0.1% of military budget for global democracy & 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…
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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…
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1.5°C expected in 4.5 years – we need a first global referendum on climate actions now
Latest data from “The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)” (copernicus.eu) and its “C3S Global temperature trend monitor” shows global warming reached 1.38°C in February 2025. Reaching 1.5°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels – the limit agreed under the “Paris Agreement” – is expected by September 2029, within ca. 4.5…
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Make planet Earth great (again)
To start with, our mother planet Earth is great. Everyone can experience that. It just takes a walk out into nature keeping your aesthetics open – seeing the beauty with your eyes, enjoying the sun or rainfall with your skin, “listening to the silence” from nature, tasting the fruits, smelling…
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Current geopolitics fails to deliver on the by far most important & urgent KPI for humanity
Global warming, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity is currently by far the most important and most urgent “security threat” to humanity. Global “greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions is currently by far the most important “key performance indicator” (KPI) for geopolitics in our view. (see the following graph from “Our…
2024 Nobel Prize supports (global) democracy
The 2024 “Nobel Prize” within Economic Sciences goes to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson: “These contributions are also of practical importance because the large and persistent income gap between the world’s richest and poorest countries has enormous consequences for billions of people living in the world today….
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We pledge for a global direct democratic vote on climate actions
After (1) the “UN Biodiversity Conference” (CBD COP16) and the corresponding “decisions” from November 1, 2024, (2) the “G20 Brasil 2024” summit and the corresponding “Rio de Janeiro Declaration” from November 19, 2024, and (3) the “UN Climate Change Conference Baku” (COP29) and the corresponding “Baku Climate Unity Pact” from…
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2024 United States presidential election show very strong need for global democracy
It is the same pattern with the “United States of America” (USA), as it is in Europe. People feel the pressure from a globalised economy and feel the influence from a globalised society. They might not fully understand all the very complex correlations, nevertheless they do feel affected, attacked, targeted,…
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2024 UNDP survey shows very high potential for global direct democratic vote on climate actions
“80 percent of people globally want stronger climate action by governments.” UN Development Programme survey, June 20, 2024 (https://peoplesclimate.vote) Over 73.000 people speaking 87 different languages across 77 countries were asked 15 questions on climate change for the “Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024” survey. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the…
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77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) shows global spirit and the potential for global democracy
The “World Health Organization” (WHO) held its 77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 27 May till 1 June 2024. The theme of this year’s Health Assembly was “All for Health, Health for All”. The “World Health Assembly” (WHA) is the main decision-making body of the WHO with…
IPCC reports show potential to support a first global direct democratic vote on climate actions
We see a strong demand for a global direct democratic vote (referendum) on climate actions with potentially 5,4 billion people (ca. 67% of global population) participating: Based on a first rough estimation, the “project” of a first global democratic referendum demands about 100-200 Million USD and should be possible to…
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2024 “Russian Federation” presidential “election” shows very strong need for global democracy
Democracy is pretty much the opposite of ideology. The concept “democracy” wants to best fulfil needs, wishes, and desires from all the people. So democracy wants to provide health, peace, and prosperity. Linear concepts like “freedom” or “nationalism”, in whatever context (Russian freedom or nationalism, Ukraine freedom or nationalism, European…
60th “Munich Security Conference” shows very strong demand for global democracy
We have a dream: “One day without any war on our planet Earth.” Historically speaking, humanity most likely never gained that, currently we are very far away from that (e.g. Global Conflict Tracker, Council on Foreign Relations, cfr.org). “The average level of global peacefulness deteriorated for the 9th consecutive year.”…
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29th UN “Conference of the Parties” on climate change (COP29) can be start for global democracy
The UN “Conference of the Parties” (COP) on Climate Change in 2024 will be the same formate as last COPs. We want this to be improved. “COP 29 incoming Presidency are committed to ensuring a transparent and inclusive process in the lead-up to COP 29 to be convened in Baku,…
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2023 “Global State of Democracy Indices” (GSoD) shows demand for global democracy
Globally, nationalism is on the rise and democracy is under pressure and within decline in several countries (see graph from “The Global State of Democracy 2023. The New Checks and Balances“, p. 18, Global State of Democracy Initiative, 2023, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, https://www.idea.int). The reasons for…
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28th UN “Conference of the Parties” on climate change (COP28) shows need for global democracy
We want to acknowledge the effort done by the United Nations (UN) and we also want to acknowledge the outcomes of the “COP28 – UN Climate Change Conference” (https://unfccc.int/cop28/outcomes), especially the “first global stocktake” in reference to the so called “Paris Agreement” (https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement), entered into force on 4 November 2016…