Ecology

The publication focuses developments in the field of small and medium modular reactors (collectively referred to as SMRs) in 2024 and builds upon the unique analysis "Prospect of Small Modular Reactors in the Czech Republic," published at the end of 2023. The author, once again, is emeritus Professor Stephen Thomas from University of Greenwich, London, with a chapter on the Czech context by Edvard Sequens from Calla - Association for Preservation of the Environment.

This report reviews climate security literature, identifies key players, and analyzes case studies. It highlights actors' needs in different contexts and offers recommendations for global, regional, and local engagement, with a focus on the global South.

The energy and climate crisis is real, and the big fossil fuel companies are dictating the rules of the game. Global warming and Russia's aggression in Ukraine have accelerated the search for safer, cheaper, and greener energy. One option is energy provided by energy communities. In post-communist countries, however, cooperatives have a distinctly negative connotation. The belief that energy should come from big government agencies or fossil fuel companies has created a perception that energy prices are beyond our control. But is this statement true? We explore this and many other questions in the following report.

Kritische Rohstoffe und seltene Erden sind für die Europäische Union von großer wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung. Diese Publikation beleuchtet die Rohstoffsituation in vier europäischen Nachbarländern: Bosnien und Herzegowina, Serbien, Georgien und Armenien.

What are the arguments in favor of Small Modular Reactors and how realistic are they? What is the chance we will see their mass construction in the Czech Republic? This publication contributes the views of experts and offers the most important findings in the topic. Its author is Professor Stephen Thomas from the University of Greenwich who has more than 25 years of experience conducting research in the field of energy policies. The current situation in the Czech Republic is described in a chapter by Edvard Sequens, the energy consultant for the Calla organization.

Green foreign policy, lacking an agreed upon definition, is often misquoted and misinterpreted, narrowed down to only protecting the natural environment. In this preliminary study conducted in 2022, we attempted to see beyond scattered political opinion by analysing data. Partial or complete, a green foreign policy doctrine may be an eventuality based on these initial findings.

Ez az atlasz mindazokat hivatott támogatni, akik a klímaigazságosságra és az élelmiszer-önrendelkezésre törekszenek, és akik meg akarják védeni a természetet. A kiadvány új adatokat és tényeket tár fel, és kapcsolatot teremt a különböző kulcsfontosságú kérdések között, így döntő módon járul hozzá ahhoz a munkához, amelyet sokan végeznek az ipari hústermelésből eredő problémák megvilágítása érdekében.

Az ebben az atlaszban közölt alapvető tényekkel és adatokkal szeretnénk hozzájárulni a mezőgazdaság és a rovarok témájában kialakuló életteli párbeszédhez. Szándékunk, hogy megmutassuk, mekkora szükség van a mezőgazdaság és a rovarok túlélése érdekében ambiciózus szakpolitikai lépésekre, nemcsak az Európai Unió területén, hanem világszerte is.

Im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel gibt es neue Hoffnung: Maschinelles Lernen könnte Strategien zum Klimaschutz und zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel unterstützen. Welche Potentiale und Herausforderungen damit verbunden sind, beschreibt in 15 kurzen und anschaulichen Kapiteln das neue Heft aus der Reihe Böll.Fakten.

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prague publishes a new comic book "How to Design a City for Life?", which presents 8 areas in which more efficient planning can increase the city’s resilience. The chapters provide basic insight into topics such as energy systems, urban gardening, water retention or green transit, and the comic book could be a useful tool for local council employees, schools or activists.