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MINT Cologne 2024

Green solutions to combat climate change

Author Bernhard Kegel in conversation with Kerstin Ruskowski

The earth is heating up. It is doing so at an unprecedented speed. Quite a few people are falling into fatalism and agony as a result, but there is hope: without glossing over it, Bernhard Kegel brings together all the technical and biological possibilities to stop this catastrophic development. Because it will not be enough to reduce or even stop our greenhouse gas emissions. We can only avert the worst effects of global warming if we also_remove large quantities of_{CO2 from} the earth's atmosphere and store it in some form of climate-independent storage. This is exactly what photosynthesis does, and it is also harmless and has been tried and tested for a long time. The spectrum of possible measures and fields of application is wide and ranges from the revitalization of moors and algae farms to artificial leaves as a source of hydrogen and energy. Light and photosynthesis have made higher life possible and shaped it; now they could help to save it from one of its most serious crises.

Bernhard Kegel, born in Berlin in 1953, studied chemistry and biology at the Free University of Berlin and has since worked as an ecological consultant and lecturer. He has published numerous novels and non-fiction books since 1993. Bernhard Kegel's books have been awarded several journalism prizes.

Kerstin Ruskowski, born in 1983, lives and works as a freelance journalist in Cologne. She is currently one of the hosts of "Update Erde": The podcast from "Deutschlandfunk Nova" is about the most important news on climate, people and nature.

An event as part of MINTköln2024, the Cologne City Library's festival on mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology.

Price information:

Admission costs 8 euros, concessions 6 euros, 4 euros with a disabled pass.