German Environmental Award: Steinmeier: We must rethink our way of life
A climate lawyer and a Daniel Düsentrieb of wastewater treatment have received the German Environmental Prize. However, proper celebratory mood did not arise: "We are putting ourselves in immense danger."
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for high priority to be given to climate protection, despite current political fluctuations. He made the appeal during the presentation of the German Environmental Award in Aachen, citing the devastating consequences of global warming, including 16,000 excess deaths in Germany last summer, according to the Robert Koch-Institut.
The award, valued at 500,000 euros, was given to engineer Klaus Vossenkaul for his innovative wastewater treatment technology and lawyer Roda Verheyen for her efforts to enforce environmental and climate justice. Verheyen warned that the world is heading for a 2.8-degree Celsius increase in temperature, which could lead to millions of deaths, and criticized the slow pace of action on climate change.
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