Prof. Karl Lauterbach

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Prof. Karl Lauterbach

@Karl_Lauterbach
German politician and former Federal Minister of Health
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(TR) The basic consideration by @jsuedekum is correct: workers and low earners pay in for a long time, often 50 years. However, their life expectancy in retirement is very short, especially in Germany. Academics pay in for 35-40 years and then usually receive pension benefits for 20 years. That is extremely

(TR) The market for combustion engines is collapsing in China. In Europe, the electric car market is booming. The fight of the lobbyists for combustion engines has not paid off. One cannot, in the truest sense of the word, swim against the tide.

(TR) Republicans and Trump are able to manipulate electoral districts in their favor. This increases their chances of victory even though the majority votes differently. In the meantime, it's about the survival of democracy in the USA. The closeness of the AfD to Trump warns us.

(TR) The higher the gas share in the electricity mix, the higher the electricity prices will be. Because the expensive gas often determines the overall price. The higher the share of renewable energy will be in the long term, the cheaper we will be able to drive, heat, and produce. The investments are worth it.

(TR) We need significantly more data centers with large capacity. In order to meet climate goals, an acceleration of the expansion of wind and solar energy is necessary. What is possible in China should also be possible for us. AI from the gas turbine would be absurd.

There will not be a pandemic caused by hantavirus. Its transmissibility is not sufficient for that. Nevertheless, we must remain prepared for far more dangerous pathogens. The systematic destruction of nature and climate change will significantly increase the risk. (Original: Eine Pandemie durch Hantavirus wird es nicht geben. Dafür reicht die Übertragbarkeit nicht aus. Trotzdem müssen wir vorbereitet bleiben auf weit gefährlichere Erreger. Der systematische Abbau der Natur und der Klimawandel werden das Risiko stark erhöhen https://t.co/UdTzvgtNo2) #PandemicPreparedness #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedinthearticle.

The world will divide into oil countries and electric countries. Germany will be an electric country. In the long term, they will have the economic advantage. Especially important is the grid development. The south currently imports oil and gas from abroad. In the future, it will import electricity and hydrogen from Germany. (Original: Die Welt wird sich teilen in Ölländer und Elektroländer. Deutschland wird Elektroland. Langfristig gehört ihnen der ökonomische Vorteil. Besonders wichtig ist der Netzaufbau. Der Süden importiert heute Öl und Gas aus dem Ausland. In Zukunft Strom und Wasserstoff aus Deutschland https://t.co/d6gW5K3tvG) #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #ElectricFuture #DE

Interesting Harvard study shows: even under extremely optimistic scenarios of future costs for CO2 removal from the atmosphere, avoiding it through more renewables is several times cheaper. Either we pay little or our children pay a lot. (Original: Interessante Harvard Studie zeigt: selbst unter extrem optimistischen Szenarien zukünftiger Kosten von CO2 Entfernung aus der Atmosphäre ist die Vermeidung durch mehr Erneuerbare um ein vielfaches billiger. Entweder wir zahlen wenig oder unsere Kinder viel https://t.co/50BagR77nb) #ClimateChange #RenewableEnergy #CO2Removal #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthearticle.

If in 2040, 40% fossil fuel energy is still allowed in new gas and oil heating systems, we will not achieve climate targets. There is also the risk that landlords will pass their share of high costs for CO2 taxes and bioheating materials onto the rent. A bad deal. (Original: Wenn 2040 noch 40% fossile Energie in neuen Gas- und Ölheizungen erlaubt sind schaffen wir Klimaziele nicht. Dazu besteht die Gefahr dass Vermieter ihren Anteil an hohen Kosten für CO2 Abgabe und Bioheizstoffe auf die Miete überwälzen. Ein schlechter Deal https://t.co/lMEKvxVVKg https://t.co/r98NN1IQg4) #ClimateChange #FossilFuels #EnergyTransition #DE #AT #CH

Trucks and ships are on the way to battery operation. Lobbyists have always portrayed this as impossible. Now the market will enforce it. A smart industrial policy could have made Germany a world champion in exports here. Now it will likely be China... (Original: LKW und Schiffe sind auf dem Weg zum Batteriebetrieb. Lobbyisten haben dies immer als unmöglich dargestellt. Jetzt wird der Markt es erzwingen. Eine kluge Industriepolitik hätte Deutschland zu einem Exportweltmeister hier machen können. Jetzt wird es wohl China sein…) #BatteryTechnology #GreenTransportation #IndustrialPolicy #DE #CN

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