Think Tank

California Governor sees an end to oil extraction in the state

California Governor Gavin Newsom today set an aspirational 2045 deadline to stop all oil extraction in the state. He also said that he plans to ban hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” for oil by 2024. “As we move to swiftly decarbonize our transportation sector and create a healthier future for our children, I’ve made it clear… Read more

Jack Ma reappears in public after three months and Alibaba celebrates on the stock exchange

In the past few weeks we had questioned on the absence of Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, from the public scene after the accusations against the economic and financial system of Beijing. The entrepreneur in the past few hours has reappeared on video, and appears healthy. by Manolo De Agostini published 20 January 2021 ,… Read more

Electricity generation: Share of renewable energies over 50% for the first time in one year

In the year 2020 50, 5 percent of the electricity in the German sockets generated from renewable energies. With 183 TWh, wind and solar energy for the first time exceeded the sum of all fossil energy sources based on 183 TWh come, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has calculated. Last year the… Read more

Germany creates climate goals due to corona pandemic

As a result of the Corona crisis, according to experts, Germany has exceeded the climate protection target for the year 2020. The greenhouse gas emissions last year 40, 3 percent below the value of 1990, revealed an analysis by the Agora Energiewende think tank, the results of which are available to the German Press Agency…. Read more

Corona warning app: First “purify”, then expand

The Corona Warning App (CWA) could “help a lot” in the winter of the pandemic, but it does not work properly despite investments already worth millions. This is what the chairman of the Green parliamentary group, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, assumes. Reason enough to invite experts to a “digital exchange” about meaningful possible further developments. They were… Read more

Twitter appoints hacker Peiter “Mudge” Zatko as the new head of security

IT security expert Peiter Zatko, also known by his hacker pseudonym “Mudge”, started a new job on Monday as head of security at Twitter. According to a report from Reuters news agency, Zatko reports directly to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Following a 45 – to 60 – day review phase should the 49 – responsibility… Read more

Study: The “Internet of the Body” raises many ethical questions

The authors of the study “The Internet of the Body”, which the US think tank RAND published last week, call for greater regulation of wearables and other technology worn on and in people. These devices complicate an area that is already overloaded with legal, ethical, and moral risks, they write. The US Congress should therefore… Read more

Study on climate neutrality: goals can only be achieved with much more green electricity

By the year 2050 Europe should become the first “climate-neutral” continent. This goal has just been reaffirmed by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. For this to happen, the electricity mix in particular has to change significantly – i.e. the CO2 input that occurs per kilowatt hour generated. For the year 2019 the Federal… Read more

Defense in space: NATO wants to build Space Center in Ramstein

NATO is advancing its preparations for the defense of the alliance in space. According to information from the German Press Agency and the Süddeutsche Zeitung , the defense ministers of the 30 member states want to set up a space this Thursday Announce Center. It is to be affiliated with the NATO air force command… Read more