Floods, heavy rain, extreme weather – Why we need to build differently
25:55 | Billions of people in cities around the world are affected by climate change. Sustainable urban planning can help reduce risks and improve life in urban centers.
Heat Pumps: How cold rivers could heat your home
11:33 | Heating our homes with cold water! Sounds absurd? It’s not. Heat pumps are revolutionizing the way we heat and cool our homes and cities. We went to the German city of Mannheim to find out how.
Wildfires – How can forests be saved in the climate crisis?
28:25 | Woodlands are crucial for life. But today more than ever, they’re threatened by devastating blazes. Heat and drought are fueling the flames. In Europe it’s no longer only the southern countries that are worst affected – the north is, too.
Why Germany is destroying villages for coal
12:26 | Right in the heart of Germany, villages are being destroyed for coal – even though the country has vowed to turn its back on the fuel as soon as possible. But the villagers and activists are fighting back.
Young and old tackle climate change
12:25 | What links 80-year-old Sue Parfitt and 20-year-old Carla Rochel? Both are committed to taking action on climate change.
Why our buildings suck, and how to change them
10:40 | Constructing buildings is awful for the environment. With 60% of the world population set to live in cities by 2030, how can we make buildings…not suck?
A threat to human rights – The legal battle to stop climate change
28:05 | Climate change is a threat to human rights. Court rulings are now making governments and businesses sit up and listen.
Man against machine – Coal, climate and the future
12:26 | Eckardt Heukamp is refusing to budge: He’s the last remaining resident of Lützerath in North-Rhine Westphalia, situated on the edge of a huge open-cast lignite mine.
The EU climate deal
28:25 | The European Union aims to reduce CO2 emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050, using the Green Deal as its road map. The German government has already agreed to more ambitious climate targets.
Extreme weather, rising sea levels, devastating floods – The global climate crisis
28:25 | Extreme weather is occurring more frequently worldwide. Rising sea levels and heavy rain are causing devastating floods. Most researchers agree that these are the consequences of climate change.
Can nature itself save us from the effects of climate change?
28:26 | Extreme weather is on the rise worldwide: heavy and severe rains, flash floods and landslides have also occurred in Germany. One study warns that seven times as many people will be threatened by flooding in the next 25 years.
Why Germany isn’t as green as you think
7:03 | Germany is super green and amazing at fighting climate change – at least that’s how the stereotype goes. But if you look deeper into it, you soon discover some pretty dirty secrets.
Germany’s struggle with wind power
28:25 | Germany needs wind power if it is going to meet its climate goals, and successfully transition from nuclear and coal power to renewable energy. But the construction of wind turbines has been stalling.
Is Germany sustainable?
14:29 | Wind power now dominates Germany’s electricity sector, but the country also still burns millions of tonnes of coal every year.
Climate change? Without me!
28:25 | Dedicated climate activists are seeking to hold a mirror up to society through protests and blockades, resorting to drastic measures at times.
Why I became a climate activist – and you should, too
17:25 | Luisa Neubauer is a 23-year-old climate activist.
Klima hva’så – Hvornår indser vi, at det er alvor?
13:47 | Vi var til klimapolitisk demonstration forud for COP23 i Bonn, og har klippet en række politiske reaktioner.
James Hansen and Daniel Galpern: Making the Carbon Majors Pay for Climate Action
28:21 | Dr. James Hansen and his legal advisor, Daniel Galpern discuss making the fossil fuel companies, the ‘Carbon Majors’, pay for the damage they have done to society.
Energy: The German Way
14:35 | Ontario is reviewing its long-term energy plan and the government is holding public consultations across the province to get citizen input.
Ende Gelände 2016: Germany
1:30 | Over 3500 people shut down Vattenfall’s lignite coal operations in a mass action of civil disobedience.
Inside Germany’s Most Harmful Energy Source: Brown Coal Blues
19:44 | VICE Germany spoke with coal workers, environmentalists, and residents about climate goals, power plant technology, and a german future without coal.
Solar and battery storage deployment in Germany 2015
5:36 | A report examining solar PV and battery storage deployment in Germany 2016.
Fossil Free
48:29 | Om divestmentkampagner i Holland og Berlin. Den ene kampagne retter sig mod det store hollandske pensionsselskab ABP, med 2,8 millioner medlemmer, og den anden mod byen Berlin.
An Immersive Voyage Into Germany’s Energy Revolution
3:04 | Germany is pushing for 80 percent of its energy to come from renewable sources by the year 2050.