The Horse 2019/20

Technology & Environment

Main topic for projects - SHARING

"The most efficient way of saving resources is sharing!"
Is this statement (Aussage) true or false? Are there new business models for sharing? How much resources can be saved? Etc.

We are looking forward to your project ideas!Picture: Sharing is the least waste of resources (Durch "Sharing" werden am wenigsten Ressourcen verschwendet)

Produktekreisläufe
Teilen (share): Mehrere Nutzende profitieren von einem Produkt, Nutzungsintensität wird erhöht.
=>Gibt es einen "Ressourcen- und Energie-Nutzungsfaktor"?

To the full article (in German): Gegen die Übernutzung der Ressourcen: «Weg von der Wegwerfgesellschaft» (bafu.admin.ch)

Source: die-umwelt_2019-04.pdf (6.46 mb)

What are the environmental impacts of electric cars?

Electric cars are considered to be particularly environmentally friendly, some even praise them as "emission-free". But is this true? Are electric cars really the salvation of the environment or just a billion-dollar business for the car industry?

A film for WDR by Florian Schneider and Valentin Thurn

This film was produced in 2019. All statements and facts correspond to the state of affairs at that time and have not been updated since then.

More infos to the video in German (daserste.de)

Rubber and car tyres - a lifecycle story

Germans still prefer to go on holiday in their cars. Without good tyres, nothing works. A booming market, a billion-dollar business. In Germany alone, more than 50 million tyres are sold every year. Where does their most important component, the rubber, actually come from? (video by Michael Höft, 2019)

The largest producer of rubber, natural rubber, is Thailand. More...

Water scarcity - the global threat

Video link - drought in Iran

More videos here
Cape Town, a city without water

Will the oil and gold rush be followed by the water rush? The world population is growing steadily and so is agriculture. As a result, the demand for water is exploding all over the world. Pollution and climate change exacerbate this problem. By 2050, at least one in four will live in a country affected by chronic water shortages. This is arousing the interest of financial giants who want to make a profit out of water and are already investing billions in it today. ARTE gives an overview.
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Food & Climate :: support your teams' social media propagation!

Give short infos about the state of the art of your project progress, little highlights, stories of the teams' elaborations, surveys, visits, etc. (Media: Text, images, videos, calculations, etc.)

Put it on The horse, upload your pictures or videos (all videos should be uploaded to our project vimeo account first, please ask for the password!) and use the category "Social media propagation"

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