{"id":4571,"date":"2021-03-03T15:36:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2023-08-16T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:19:56","slug":"turning-the-corner-faster-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/climate-change\/turning-the-corner-faster-on-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Faster to declining emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"swe-post-header swe-post-header-image-right\"><div class=\"info\"><h1 itemprop=\"headline\">Faster to declining emissions<\/h1><div class=\"subtitle\">Tackling climate change faster with the Countdown<\/div><div class=\"blog-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/tag\/climate-change\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"tag\">#Climate and change<\/a><\/div><div class=\"boxes\"><div class=\"wpulike sonnenallee-display wp_ulike_general_class\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"count-box\"><span class=\"count-box\">0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"symbol\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"time\">6 Min.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"preview\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sonnenallee_Countdown_1205x636px_Artikel_2.jpg\"\/><div class=\"boxes callout\"><button class=\"share\">Share<\/button>    <div class=\"wpulike  sonnenallee-interactive\"><div class=\"wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked\"><button type=\"button\"\n                    data-ulike-id=\"4571\"\n                    data-ulike-nonce=\"bc6be86367\"\n                    data-ulike-type=\"post\"\n                    data-ulike-template=\"sonnenallee-interactive\"\n                    data-ulike-display-likers=\"0\"\n                    data-ulike-likers-style=\"popover\"\n                    class=\"wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_text wp_post_btn_4571\"><span>Like<\/span>            <\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"av-share-box hidden callout\"><div class=\"share-content\"><span class=\"close\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/icons\/kreuz-dunkel.svg\"\/><\/span><h1>Share article<\/h1><h2>How do you want to share the article?<\/h2><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class=\"av-share-link av-social-link-mail\"><a aria-label=\"mail\" href=\"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fsonnenallee.sma.de%2Fen%2Fclimate-change%2Fturning-the-corner-faster-on-climate-change%2F&amp;subject=Faster%20to%20declining%20emissions\" title target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/mail.png\"\/><span class=\"avia_hidden_link_text\">mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"av-share-link av-social-link-facebook\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsonnenallee.sma.de%2Fen%2Fclimate-change%2Fturning-the-corner-faster-on-climate-change%2F&amp;t=Faster%20to%20declining%20emissions\" title target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/facebook.png\"\/><span class=\"avia_hidden_link_text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n<div class=\"swe-post-container\">\n<div class=\"swe-author author\"><p><strong>Text:<\/strong> Felix B\u00fcrkle, 03.03.2021<\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-04a1b10d35550a643b98b6cb1ed0bc82'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>How can we stop the resolution of the climate crisis from always dropping off the agenda and bring more momentum to this topic? By pulling out all the stops \u2013 which is exactly what the <em>Countdown<\/em> initiative has decided to do with its reassuring slogan, \u201cWe can change climate change.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6wd8oka-adc5132a0b9263f1370be065542e02f9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l6wd8oka-adc5132a0b9263f1370be065542e02f9{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l6wd8oka-adc5132a0b9263f1370be065542e02f9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hm5a1-4-76c3e4ab9b2ec50e2579660a8e31794b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-hm5a1-4-76c3e4ab9b2ec50e2579660a8e31794b .avia_textblock{\n-webkit-column-count:2;\n-moz-column-count:2;\ncolumn-count:2;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-hm5a1-4-76c3e4ab9b2ec50e2579660a8e31794b .avia_textblock{\ncolumn-count:1;\n}\n.av_textblock_section.av-hm5a1-4-76c3e4ab9b2ec50e2579660a8e31794b .avia_textblock.av_multi_colums > p:first-child{\nmargin-top:0.85em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-4-76c3e4ab9b2ec50e2579660a8e31794b'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_multi_colums'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Countdown<\/em> was created by the non-profit organization TED, the aim of which is to make concerns and ideas accessible worldwide. It has mainly become popular through its conferences, during which fundamentally anyone can present a topic in less than 18 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of recorded talks from these live-streamed conferences on scientific, economic and technological topics, design and entertainment are available in many languages on its video platform. This is also the case for the kick-off event of the <em>Countdown <\/em>project, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/series\/countdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Launch<\/em><\/a> in October 2020 \u2013 TED\u2019s first conference available free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Around 50 speakers and presenters explained, narrated and appealed, called in their own way for the urgently necessary halving of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 \u2013 for a safer, cleaner, and fairer world, as stated in the event announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent figures of the climate movement, such as Al Gore, Prince William, Jane Fonda, Ursula von der Leyen, Pope Francis, Olafur Eliasson, and Ant\u00f3nio Guterres were represented via short talks. The whole event was completed by explanatory videos, lectures and appearances by artists, such as Prince Royce. There were also 600 local TEDx <em>Countdown <\/em>events around the world.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Information: This is why our climate system is suffering.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Why is Earth heating up? Where does all this CO2 go? What does climate-neutral actually mean, and why is the 1.5-degree goal so important? Though these questions may seem trivial, it is crucial that we all understand what is currently happening and what it can lead to. This is illustrated in a short and simple manner by the animations in the <em>Countdown <\/em>program \u2013 with transcripts and subtitles in the most widespread languages. Perfect for forwarding and circulating.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3ybzej-ef1469f0bd2eaf771c59cf47dafa2dfe\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-3ybzej-ef1469f0bd2eaf771c59cf47dafa2dfe{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-3ybzej-ef1469f0bd2eaf771c59cf47dafa2dfe .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-3ybzej-ef1469f0bd2eaf771c59cf47dafa2dfe .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-3ybzej-ef1469f0bd2eaf771c59cf47dafa2dfe av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_video '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What does climate-neutral actually mean?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-video av-klta0dc6-d302d1e728aa4701c849851e31242491 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/kristen_bell_giant_ant_what_is_net_zero?language=en&referrer=playlist-countdown_session_1_urgency'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"Kristen Bell + Giant Ant: What is net-zero?\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/kristen_bell_giant_ant_what_is_net_zero\" width=\"1500\" height=\"845\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2hc6uj-4c1735837a84a2c1af8b5ad59a6284c5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2hc6uj-4c1735837a84a2c1af8b5ad59a6284c5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2hc6uj-4c1735837a84a2c1af8b5ad59a6284c5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2hc6uj-4c1735837a84a2c1af8b5ad59a6284c5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2hc6uj-4c1735837a84a2c1af8b5ad59a6284c5 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_video  el_before_av_video '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Where does all this CO2 go?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-video av-klta1lkm-a7a35f67ddfa0e05b1fddccaa9d34fcd avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/kristen_bell_giant_ant_where_does_all_the_carbon_we_release_go?language=en&referrer=playlist-countdown_session_3_transformation'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title=\"Kristen Bell + Giant Ant: Where does all the carbon we release go?\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/kristen_bell_giant_ant_where_does_all_the_carbon_we_release_go\" width=\"1500\" height=\"845\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hm5a1-3-eba6507d373610e70084c7c4d95d7659\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-hm5a1-3-eba6507d373610e70084c7c4d95d7659 .avia_textblock{\n-webkit-column-count:2;\n-moz-column-count:2;\ncolumn-count:2;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-hm5a1-3-eba6507d373610e70084c7c4d95d7659 .avia_textblock{\ncolumn-count:1;\n}\n.av_textblock_section.av-hm5a1-3-eba6507d373610e70084c7c4d95d7659 .avia_textblock.av_multi_colums > p:first-child{\nmargin-top:0.85em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-3-eba6507d373610e70084c7c4d95d7659'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_multi_colums'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Ideas: The problem can be solved.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The cement industry is one of the biggest CO2 generators. Alternatives to conventional cement manufacturing have already been researched and tested, as observed by <a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/new\/how-the-climate-can-still-be-saved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Project Drawdown<\/em><\/a> partner of the <em>Countdown <\/em>initiative. Implemented on a large scale, they could have an enormous impact on climate. A fascinating process, which could apparently be scalable, was presented at the <em>Global Launch<\/em> by the CEO of Solidia Technologies: cement that even binds CO2!<\/p>\n<p>Regarding concrete wastelands: Due to their construction and population density, cities are one of the main causes of climate change on the one hand, and on the other, they are extremely vulnerable to its consequences \u2013 which is why starting there is particularly worthwhile. This was made clear at the <em>Countdown <\/em>event with three contributions on the topic.<\/p>\n<p>The environmental and data scientist Angel Hsu campaigns for projects that are equitable for all city residents, not just the wealthy ones. The Human <a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/society\/can-smart-also-be-beautiful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart City<\/a>\u00a0 pioneer Carlos Moreno explains the \u201c15-minute city,\u201d in which the everyday errands of every city resident can be done in\u00a0 immediate proximity. Decentralization, multi-use buildings, bicycle paths and new neighborhood services: This sounds appealing and, according to Moreno, the mayor of Paris, for instance, has already implemented some of this. An exhaust-free future is possible, according to the internationally active expert for clean mobility Monica Araya, and this trend is coming from the cities. Something relevant for the entire world population \u2013 not just the urban one \u2013 and already frequently practiced: Paths to climate-friendly food for the world population, as presented in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/brent_loken_can_we_create_the_perfect_farm\/transcript?language=en&#038;referrer=playlist-countdown_session_4_breakthroughs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can we create the perfect farm<\/a>?\u201d animation.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Inspiration: We can take a leaf out of this book.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>Trees are a recurring motif in the <em>Countdown Global Launch <\/em>videos: During a car ride, the mayor of Freetown in Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, had an insight. After all, the loss of our forests represents more than the loss of a few shady spots, she says. It represents the loss of our viability. Now, she is having a million trees planted by the end of her term in two years.<\/p>\n<p>The climate and gender activist Ernestine Leikeki Sevidzem has also planted 86,000 trees with her organization in order to regenerate the Kilum-Ijim Forest in Cameroon. However, that alone is not enough, she says. \u201cWe have to raise a &#8216;forest generation&#8217; that lives and thrives in harmony with nature.\u201d Lastly, the award-winning author Elif Shafak put herself in a tree\u2019s shoes, so to speak \u2013 \u201cIf trees could speak\u201d \u2013 thereby illustrating the unifying power of stories\u00a0.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full flex_column_div  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock \"><div class=\"swe-special-images swe-special-images-1 subtitle\"><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sonnenallee_Countdown_1205x636px_Artikel_1_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-label=\"The TEDx initiative Countdown networks actors and Player to solving the climate crisis.\" \/><\/div><span class=\"image-subtitle\"><span class=\"image-subtitle-inner image-description\">The TEDx initiative Countdown networks actors and Player to solving the climate crisis.<\/span><\/span><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-2\"><div class=\"image-container-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sonnenallee_Countdown_1205x636px_Artikel_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-label=\"The TEDx initiative Countdown networks actors and Player to solving the climate crisis.\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-2-76ea9cdf0566150cfebda2b748708c7f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>It is time to act. Everyone. Now.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>During the <em>Global Launch<\/em>, the Swedish scientist Johan Rockstr\u00f6m, known for his research on the planet\u2019s stress limits, urgently warned of the planetary emergency that will occur if we initiate further processes for which there is no off button.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who owns a brain can do something about it \u2013 as it says on the <em>Countdown <\/em>poster. Companies, investors, sports organizations, universities and cities are invited to get involved in relevant organizations; for private individuals, the initiative recommends committing to a personal contribution to climate protection with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.count-us-in.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Count Us In<\/a> or to organizing a climate discussion. The idea behind this is anchoring the topic of climate in the general consciousness by talking about it regularly. <em>Countdown<\/em> provides tips, tools, and thematic impulses for this in-person or virtual exchange in small groups.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Outlook: What happens next.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A <em>Countdown <\/em>summit is scheduled for October 2021 in Edinburgh, once again accompanied by hundreds of local events around the world, during which <em>Countdown<\/em> wants to present a blueprint for the CO2-neutral future. 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