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Repair and recycle instead of throwing away? The massive difficulties in globally networked supply chains in the recent past clearly show us that we need completely new approaches to dealing with resources.

Natural gas - How do political decisions influence our current energy supply? The topic of natural gas as an energy source is more topical than ever. We cannot phase out the fossil fuel with the smallest CO2 footprint overnight.

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"Construction of the P44/P44mod power line definitely stopped" - local opponents of the high-voltage power line celebrated the result of Tuesday's cabinet meeting in Munich with great enthusiasm.

Many older people still remember exactly what they were doing on April 26, 1986: The day when a reactor in Chernobyl, then still in the Soviet Union, blew up for all to see. But even 33 years later, only a few leading politicians around the world have understood this: Nuclear power is not a peaceful, environmentally friendly source of electricity, but an ever-present danger to humans, animals and the earth. New nuclear reactors are still being built, for example in the Czech Republic.

In Germany, CSU Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer declares that speed limits are "against all common sense". He has the support of a lung specialist paid for by Daimler. "Lobbyist Scheuer" (Lausitzer Rundschau) apparently believes he is doing something good for the local automotive "key industry".

2018 was the worst year in a long time for the so-called "energy transition" in Germany. All those who care about renewable and decentralized energy use agree on this. We are one of them, of course. That's why it's good that two fixed stars that rose in the energy sky near the turn of the year are spreading at least a little glimmer of hope.

When the German government announced its collective energy law in October, Michael Gammel still believed that everything would be fine: "Politicians now seem to be making another correction, albeit a minor one. Renewable energies are to be pushed more strongly again over the next few years. Of course, I hope that this will not be limited exclusively to wind power and photovoltaics, but that the other diverse topics for which we can take over the engineering will also be pushed forward." However, what was actually decided by the cabinet this week will have the complete opposite effect.

Irony of fate: in the very week in which people are being dragged down from trees in Hambach Forest and forced to kneel on the ground like in Guantanamo, the film "Wackersdorf" is being shown in cinemas.

Do you remember the Tenant Electricity Act passed by the first Grand Coalition at the time? When it was passed in the Bundestag in June 2017, many people rejoiced. There was even talk of a "justice revolution" from parts of the environmental energy sector. Because from now on, it was no longer just solar or other green power plant owners who could benefit from the Renewable Energy Sources Act: At last, those people who live in rented apartments, on the roof of their house or in the basement with green electricity production would also have something from the EEG.

"Of course, business talks - especially during election campaigns - are always a good opportunity to present and discuss the concerns and interests of the almost 8,000 companies in our committee district with politicians. I really enjoy my honorary position as IHK committee chairman and I also find dealing with economic issues outside the core topics of my company extremely exciting. Together, we are making progress in our beautiful and diverse district of Kelheim."

Refugees, asylum seekers, drowned people, anchor centers, rescue ships, Seehofer. The newspapers, news and TV magazine shows are full of it. In the end, yes: the closure of the Mediterranean. But nobody dares to use this word. Instead, the obfuscating term "asylum compromise" is on everyone's lips and in all the media.