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The world is excited by the UN ‘biodiversity’ COP15 declaration by 190 countries to conserve at least 30% of the global ecosystems by 2030.</p> <p>This is a bold sounding call but upon closer examination inadequate a slogan. Shockingly, and minima always becoming maxima, it means that ‘we’ have now officially given up on 70% of our natural ecosystems.</p> <p>The challenge is that the complete functioning of Earth’s oceanic and terrestrial functioning is required to keep temperatures stable, water flowing, food growing, resources available. But this assumes also NO fossil emissions that drive the temperatures up so reserves become too hot to be meaningful.</p> <p>In other words, <strong>100% renewable energy is needed by 2030 to protect even the low percentage of 30% of bioreserves that are being aimed at – while strengthening Earth’s capacity to lower atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.</strong></p> <p>The random quotient of 30% is likely derived from a pragmatic assessment of what has already been ruined, not by common sense or an understanding of natural earth systems. What if we brought our computer or car to the repair shop, and they came back with 70% of parts missing or broken. Would we feel any confidence of sustained, safe functioning – even if the repair shop boldly declared: ‘We proudly protect 30% of your assets’?</p> <p>Also, it is important that the ‘conserved’ ecosystem areas are located where they matter most. Over 90% of the US ‘conserved’ aquatic ecosystems are in remote areas of the Pacific, on the High Seas, not in domestic rivers and lakes where they are missing. We need functionality and systemic health, not arbitrary percentages.</p> <p>In sum, while pointing in the right direction, 30×30 is a marketing motto for inadequate policies. It somehow makes us feel good as a sheer declaration (even if it isn’t implemented) but actually teaches us to be careful with top-down declarations of this sort.</p> <p>For EUROSOLAR it means to strive for much higher proportions, but also to make sure that what is being protected is of value, and viable – and can prosper. In other words: the recovery and expansion of functioning ecosystems is as important as the protection of the remnant stock.</p> <p>Best regards – EUROSOLAR’s is an exciting and important mission!</p> <p>Please join as <a href="https://www.eurosolar.org/membership/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">member</a> or make a <a href="https://www.eurosolar.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">donation</a> today.</p> <p><a href="http://www.earthdecade.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.earthdecade.org</a></p> <p>A happy, energetic, resilient and peacefully healthy Season and 2023 to all!</p> <p>Professor Peter Droege<br />President, EUROSOLAR e.V.</p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="row cols-1"> <article class="item column-1 col-sm-12" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> <a href="/index.php/media-articles/wcre-press-releases/418-eurosolar-and-wcre-call-for-a-climate-peace-diplomacy" itemprop="url"> EUROSOLAR and WCRE call for a Climate Peace Diplomacy</a> </h2> </div> <p>Bonn, February 7, 2022. <strong>EUROSOLAR calls the countries of Europe, the United States, Russia, China and other nations to enter into a World Climate Peace Agreement and Summit, to avert both major threats: climate and war catastrophes. </strong>EUROSOLAR e.V. and EUROSOLAR’s chapters, as well as the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) can offer their networks and platforms to help initiate this process, with the goal of accelerating towards the Regenerative Era based on 100% renewable energy supply, and at the same time to avoid, contain and end acts of war since they directly hinder climate stabilization.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>EUROSOLAR President Prof. Peter Droege: “The time for Climate Peace Diplomacy has come. It is essential to be able to focus on and confront the common threat to planetary security and habitability“.</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>EUROSOLAR proposes a Regenerative Earth Decade. The Regenerative Earth Decade (RED) is EUROSOLAR’s call for a comprehensive breakthrough in climate and energy policy at international level. The Program is based on the two findings that the destabilization of the earth’s climate is much more advanced than previously assumed and none of the current targets or measures are sufficient to change this fact. The RED program insists that it is not too late, but that action now must be far more focused and comprehensive.</p> <p><strong>Find out more about the Regenerative Earth Decade and the Call for Climate Peace Diplomacy at <a href="http://www.eurosolar.org">www.eurosolar.org</a></strong></p> </article> </div> <div class="row cols-1"> <article class="item column-1 col-sm-12" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> <a href="/index.php/media-articles/international-press-articles/417-new-wcre-country-representation-lesotho" itemprop="url"> New WCRE Country Representation - Energy Research Centre</a> </h2> </div> <div><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/images/Pictures/Wcre_10.PNG" alt="Wcre 10" width="574" height="308" /></div> <div> </div> <div>The WCRE welcomes a new member, as scientific institution and member to its executive structure. The Energy Research Centre (ERC) of the National University of Lesotho (NUL) is now Country Representative for Lesotho, Southern Africa. <a href="/index.php/about-us/committee-of-chairpersons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Moeketsi Mpholo</a> is the ERC Administrator and main contact person for the Kingdom's presence at the WCRE.<br /> <p>You can see the development work of the new WCRE member for the implementation of renewable energies in Lesothos's rural areas at its Open Day held recently: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i9I3DvFxIR8P4Rq9mMGAB6FDyIUYhSvC/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i9I3DvFxIR8P4Rq9mMGAB6FDyIUYhSvC/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i9I3DvFxIR8P4Rq9mMGAB6FDyIUYhSvC/view?usp=sharing</a> - the next Open Day is planned for September 2021.</p> </div> <p> </p> </article> </div> <div class="row cols-1"> <article class="item column-1 col-sm-12" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> <a href="/index.php/media-articles/international-press-articles/410-join-wcra" itemprop="url"> Join WCRE!</a> </h2> </div> <p><a href="https://www.wcre.org/index.php/contact/membership"><img src="/images/WCRE_Membership.png" alt="WCRE Membership" width="565" height="296" /></a></p> <p>Join the Energy Revolution and become a WCRE member. Find out more <a href="/index.php/component/content/?id=49&Itemid=11">here</a>!</p> </article> </div> <div class="row cols-1"> <article class="item column-1 col-sm-12" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 itemprop="name"> <a href="/index.php/media-articles/international-press-articles/416-investments-in-rainforest-drilling-must-be-penalized" itemprop="url"> Investments in rainforest drilling must be penalized!</a> </h2> </div> <p>As <a href="https://amazonwatch.org/news/2021/0603-investing-46-billion-in-client-money-on-amazon-destruction?utm_source=Amazon+Watch+Newsletter+and+Updates&utm_campaign=6d9dcd6eb1-2019-07-29-bolsonaros_deadly_brazil_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e6f929728b-6d9dcd6eb1-342270301&mc_cid=6d9dcd6eb1&mc_eid=f1ddbc4e20">Amazon Watch reports</a>, investments of $46bn were spent by the world's three largest asset management firms on Amazon oil companies that are linked to Indigenous rights abuses, environmental pollution and climate warming. Investments in drilling for crude oil in the rainforest - or investments in drilling in general - must be penalized. 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