A shop reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions of course thats only temporary and thats why the European Union is working on implementing a new green deal with the aim of becoming the 1st climate neutral continent by 2050 and its opening up a host of opportunities for all sorts of what one might call green dealings a cup of neutral e. U. Too bad europe did away with so much of its forests long ago today we know that trees are important for soaking up c o 2 so it seems crazy that the forestation is brampton to places like brazil and indonesia some of the most beautiful places in the world maybe all is not lost though let me introduce you to a former investment banker whos now fighting to preserve the rainforests of borneo. This tropical rain forest has stood for millennia but human beings would need very little time to destroy it driven by the desire to make money the. Person who came forward. To make profit. Is heading out to his rain forest in borneo it covers an area twice the size of new york city. Hes bought the rights to the land from the indonesian government for the next 60 years on condition that he protects the forest. I always believe that the environment has a value just like treating it like a real estate i thought that owning a. Forest you know it can have a better appreciation on value compared to Real Estate Companies pay had to protect the forest like volkswagen the Worlds Largest automaker buys carbon credits from her tonneau to compensate for the emissions put out by its cars neither she nor v. W. Are willing to say how much they cost and are trying to says discussing prices openly would be damaging to business critics of the trade in Carbon Emissions say it allows companies to greenwash their image even as they continue to contribute to Global Warming we always said that going to grow up and lets try to protect the rain forest for the reality is the past 20 years all the rain forests are pretty much gone in certain countries this because we believe that you know research into other use its assess paper for human to all for humanity needs but i think there is a new model saying that you can still protect their own forests and make money for the company and also giving benefit the communities while protecting the environment then that should be a model going forward. Just a few kilometers outside the protected sound the rain forest has disappeared here wildfires tore through the area after a prolonged period of heat. But many times its International Companies to clear the forest in order to sell timber to gain grazing land for cattle or to set up palm oil plantations. In his area hard tonneau has set up to cut 10 gunmen tie a project to show others how the forest can be used to make money without destroying it in the process. He says the money from Carbon Emissions trading can help with that. Hard tonneau has invested in initiatives like this school which provides instruction on how to climb a coconut tree for example. Many of the people who have now gained jobs through hard tonneau previously earn their living selling temper now theyre learning how to extract sugar from the south of the coconut tree financed by companies in europe. Climbed a coconut tree for the 1st time i was scared. But slowly the fear disappeared. And i want to climb 20 coconut trees a day. I think or you would in the forest for a living but the work was dangerous i only did it for my family. We needed the money. A lot of. Investing in people and the local community is the goal but its not the only goal projects like this are good for his customers image cars made by a company thats investing in people and helping to preserve the rainforest are likely to sell better. But when her 1st started out it was by no means clear that a Big Corporation like b w would be interested in a small project in borneo. It took 11 years to finally start making profit. I mean some startup will have done that but i think not only that we are not we finally make profit we actually start having sales too so technically for the past 10 years we really have 0 revenue and now we just have to believe in the concept. Isnt claiming that his emissions trading project will fundamentally change how we manage and preserve our natural resources. Back when he started Climate Change wasnt receiving the attention it is today. The concept of Carbon Trading with still in its infancy. Partow took a risk starting out small but with a vision. And for him its paying off. One absurd effect of the virus led slowdown is that some airlines are flying planes that are nearly empty to avoid losing airport landing slots any truly green deal will involve the Inconvenient Truth that corporations and consumers will have to radically change their ways in the coming years it wouldnt hurt to inform yourself about how you can adjust your lifestyle. Say goodbye to c o 2 lets imagine 5 commandments for the climate. Come on now shalt not eat meat no more steak or sausages worldwide farming is responsible for 14 percent of all Greenhouse Gas emissions cattle emit clouds of me saying when they fasten belch so we can go vegetarian one day a week or even every day. Number 2 that shalt not drive an automobile Combustion Engine road vehicles account for a quarter of c o 2 emissions so our dear fossil fuels and bulky cars are low e. Mobility. But an electric scooter is a bit chilly in winter. The 3rd commandment thou shalt not fly a weekend in barcelona or a trip to the caribbean. Flight shame alert commercial aviation contributes as much as 2 and a half percent of human c o 2 emissions and its particularly damaging in the upper atmosphere ok so well stay closer to the surface of the planet. Number 4 not stream really but i dont have a Television Set anymore streaming is 10 times as bad for the environment as old style t. V. Server farms consume vast amounts of electricity Digital Technologies account for 4 percent of c o 2 emissions. And that could double by 2025 its much worse than flying might be time to dust off that old analog t. V. Set. And finally thou shalt not invest in the wrong things namely companies that harm the environment even the Worlds Largest asset manager blackrock says it wants to divest fossil fuel Company Holdings and go green and sustainable so if you want to invest choose wisely. At least were still allowed to exhale our personal contribution to climate protection is important but above all its regulated as an industry that have to move on the issue of emissions since 990. 00 emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the European Union have gone down by about 20 percent but thats not fast enough if they continue to fold at that rate the e. U. Target of being climate neutral by mid century will not be reached europes Biggest Companies have been focusing on a combined 59000000000. 00 euros a year for protecting the planet thats not all that much over double that would be needed to meet the current targets pressure on corporations to play their part is growing especially from these 2 activists sweetens created tune back and germanys louise annoyed power who christian home and managed to get this exclusive interview with. Thats it up tag of what it would be tragic to think we have to keep on striking until the end of time to draw attention to the Climate Crisis that cant and wont work. Louise annoyed by what is a leader of the friday so future protest movement in germany it brings together hundreds of thousands of mainly young people the 23 year old campaigns for climate protection along with greater turned back aiming to put pressure on politicians and Business Leaders shes also writing a thesis for her University Degree on the question who is financing Global Warming if the hunger and you can make people tend to think of the Climate Crisis as if it were a natural phenomenon but it isnt im trying to demonstrate that by studying the capital flows underlying the crisis if politicians do things to regulate the fossil fuel Energy Market for example by phasing out coal fired power plants or issuing policy guidelines on Financing Oil coal and gas projects that demonstrably has a significant effect on how investors behave they see whats going on and that means the private sector sometimes takes the lead and implements change faster than the Public Sector would but after i met your particular would. You once said you find it very sobering to talk to political leaders when you talk to Corporate Executives about the worlds problems do you find them more inspiring would probably would have its course we have i know that the Climate Crisis is constraining Economic Growth the way we commonly use the term that is and causing long term damage to the very foundations of our existence an economy. When reports come out risky valuations investment recommendations and such like that state quite clearly what youre doing is risky but there are alternatives and then Business People sit up and listen closely at it i must. It wasnt afy off and the problem is that many key players in the economy have not yet realized that making money is not an end in itself and that nobody has the right to destroy other peoples livelihoods in order to advance their own economic prosperity. Climate activists are setting their sights on Big Corporations in january fridays for future demonstrated at zimmermans headquarters about its role in the huge australian coal mine project louise annoyed. And c. E. O. Joe kayser to end the companys involvement. To radical for corporate bosses. And its not radical to say you control billions in funds and you have to take your responsibilities seriously but that ignores that radical to say we have to ensure that People Living in other parts of the world can continue to live in safety in the future because we share responsibility for them and its not radical to say were not going to invest in a coal mine because it could totally undermine the Paris Agreement target this is what saddest parties are conflicts and such but i think it would be irrational to say we know that what were doing to our planet threatens our very existence its about life and death and also about the needs of existence of people who depend on the long term sustainability of the economy they want to have a future and attain some level of prosperity. Which after they cannot hide escape from. Paying their bills will there come a time when environmentalist activism on friday so a future wont be needed anymore and. I certainly hope so and the whole idea behind the strike is that it will achieve its goal and become superfluous. Many people in germany dont understand why we take to the streets to protest its not because we think we have to are able to solve the Climate Crisis by ourselves its more an appeal to everybody to assume responsibility and take their own role in all this seriously. And. Environmental long declared Carbon Dioxide emissions the planets number one enemy for Technical Innovation is seeing the Greenhouse Gas turned into a valuable friend Carbon Capture and recycling have the potential to create a truly circular economy especially in the chemicals industry have a look. Almost nothing works these days without chemicals and countless substances are obtained through chemical processes based on petroleum how could we ever do without it. Personally i believe that in the future we were inhabited very different world and its the same for chemistry we will also have a very different world one in which even c o 2 may be a valuable role material. Imagine yourself standing at your barbecue or your car with a liter of gasoline. You can use it to drive 100 kilometers or light a really big far. Now imagine trying to capture that after its been turned into c o 2. And turning it back into a liter of gasoline its a lot of work. We do here. The idea sounds simple instead of pumping Carbon Dioxide into the air we recycle the climate killer using it to make the same products that currently involve petroleum after all the most important ingredient of petroleum for the Chemical Industry is carbon its an idea that companies have been researching for some time but only now with the 1st pilot plants available in this bio reactor a kind of artificial photosynthesis is taking place bacteria are converting c o 2 and water to produce chemicals that form the basic materials for paints cosmetics softeners. Nature extract Carbon Dioxide from the air and use it to generate plant material trees and other things we want to copy the best of what nature has made and thats what we do here except were not doing it with plants but with bacteria. But there is a catch with this technology it requires a lot of electricity. To make c o 2 recycling Carbon Neutral it has to use Renewable Energy. In the future that bio reactors will be built next to large wind farms solar power plants the Carbon Dioxide can be filtered from the emissions coming from industrial plants and of course its also possible to take c o 2 directly from the air. Technically a lot is possible but its also important that the process results in products that customers want to buy the Chemical Company has developed a flexible foam with components that are about 20 percent c o 2 based these can be processed into objects such as mattresses. We could change to using c o 2 as a raw material without further ado petroleum is currently the cheapest source and its also the most convenient way to get large amounts of carbon for the Chemical Industry which you could do it differently. Carbon dioxide could be used to make the same products that are currently made with petroleum including car paints plastics only at greater Cost Petroleum can be replaced 9 c 9 but the Chemical Industry needs a complete overhaul to get ready for about transition. Of religion but very leading the way in germanys shift tuber nubile energy. Hasnt happened overnight it was way ahead of the investing a sizeable amount of money in green Power Sources starting more than 20. 00. Years ago and that is now paying off. Its all there in nature we dont need to take any energy from fossil sources under the ground plenty is given to us every day we just have to make use of it. It is famous for pioneering the transition to green energy. The village produces 8 times as much elektras city as its 2 and a half 1000 residents can use from renewable. Its generated not in one pic plant but in the centralized fashion and instead made available to others fi the great. Delegations from places all around the world have come to inspect this revolutionary bavarian village. They usually welcomed by our not saying. Hes been the merivale pulse rate for 23 years and has been involved in the shift to renewables from the start. In 1909 we asked everybody here how things should be in 2020 wind energy was just one of many different issues 92 percent said they were in favor which was a sensational result. People here are very proud of whats been developed. Basically theyve done it themselves. We can tote. Become thinking and thinking and. Over the past 2 decades the villagers have invested 50000000 euros in 300 Photovoltaic Systems and 9 wind turbines. We want to show that it is possible to create a regional circular economy for Energy Production and energy use this. Of course it has to make economic sense so if it erodes a profit and we save money and were doing something positive for the environment thats doubly good. But i dont know if this now that weve had. Another father of the green revolution and billfold street is vandal in line ziegler. Hes a farmer who started experimenting with Renewable Energy in the 1990 s. He soon won over his fellow villagers and set up a wind farm cooperative. Anyone who lives in the community where windmill is located can invest. The more people join the lower the amount each may invest. Currently 5000. 00 euros and no more any higher amount and we have too much money that everybody keeps asking when are we going to build another when turbine. Has set up for bio gas plants on his farm they now heat the entire village. He designed some of the components himself. The Energy Sources are all local animal waste and grass soil age from 20 nearby farms together they replace 700000 liters of heating oil a year. Minus the list says Generating Energy from biomass alone one. Be enough to complete the transition to a new boss at the National Level sun wind and hydropower are also needed. With the mix and. With the right mix it wont be hard to attain 100 percent renewable so many people dont believe that but its true. The amount of clean energy we produce and build