Description

We welcome Volker Quaschning, professor for renewable energy at HTW Berlin, founding member of Scientists for Future and plaintiff in the historical climate case against the German government.

He shows us the interconnections between science, activism and politics and explores with us how we can transition to clean energy within one decade.

About Prof. Volker Quaschning
You can find out more about Prof.  Quaschning on his personal website.  There you will also find links to his youtube channel and his own podcast (in German).

About the Inner Green Deal:
The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a dialogue with us, please reach out to us here. 

Reflective questions for this episode:

If you have been touched by what Prof. Quaschning had to say and you would like to put your inspiration into practice, we invite you to reflect on these questions over the course of this week:

What is my resposibilty, something that I can do so I am able to look into the mirror years from now, knowing that I really took care and acted upon it?

Resources:

Guadrian article on the historic court ruling in Germany 

Official release from the German supreme constitutional court 

Scientists 4 future statement on the floods in Germany 

Scientists 4 future founding statement (pdf) 

Credits
Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.

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