The political decisions made in the next few decades on fossil fuels, the industrial meat production system, and reforestation will not just determine how hot the planet gets, they will determine how many people it can support, and under what conditions. Not in some distant future, but within the lifetimes…
global warming
trans- & interdisciplinary global warming scenario
How global warming will affect global population – a first theory
Based on my “First trans- and interdisciplinary global warming scenario” (2024), with reference to the UN “World Population Prospects 2024” report and inspired by Ugo Bardi, I developed further correlations between The scenarios show the impact of political decisions with mitigating global warming till the end of the 21st century….
global governance, global democracy, and healthy technology
The 2026 “IEA Ministerial Meeting” and the rising need for a global democracy
The highly respected “International Energy Agency” (IEA) held its most important “Ministerial Meeting”, which takes place every two years, in Paris on February 18 and 19, gathering energy ministers, leaders and decision makers from the most important energy corporations. The meeting was held with the aim of “taking stock of…
global economy, externalities, and global binding markets
Après moi, le déluge
The “Trump administration” from the “United States of America” (USA) again acknowledges global warming with its politics towards “Greenland” and its interest in dominating the arctic region (cf. Baumann, K. 2025/04/29: “Trump administration acknowledges global warming“). The “Trump administration” expects melting ice shields due to global warming and thus sees…
global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
Global warming is out of “human control”. What comes next?
With full recognition of the work carried out by millions of committed leaders, scientists, and institutions – among them the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the World Meteorological Organization, and the International Energy Agency – one conclusion is now unavoidable. After 30 years of “UN Climate Change…
the new healthy global society
The new way to successful mitigation of global warming
With all the greatest respect and acknowledgment to millions of courageous, forward-looking, foresighted, considerate and conscious leaders and decision makers within countless wonderful organisations like the “United Nations” (UN), “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” (IPCC), “World Meteorological Organization” (WMO), the “International Energy Agency” (IEA) and many, many more taking…
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IDGR works out the currently by far most important graph for humanity
Ahead of the 2025 “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” (COP30), heaving read e.g. the fantastic contributions “UNEP – Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off target. Continued collective inaction puts global temperature goal at risk” and the “WMO – State of the Climate Update…
global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
UN “Climate Summit 2025” shows strong demand for global democracy
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),…
global warming, climate disruption, and biodiversity loss
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.
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…