Eco Blog - St. George's Berlin

  The New York Times has provided statistics about global warming: „  The eight warmest years on record have now occurred since 2014, the scientists, from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, reported, and 2016 remains the hottest year ever.“ ( LINK )  This is worth remembering if we want to preserve God‘s creation. Individual actions help. Fewer cars, more gardens, and more vegetarian eating helps. The Eco-Church committee will provide more vegetarian recipes in the near future.

 The "Aufruhr-magazin.de" had an article recently about the cost of cars. ( LINK ) Note that the original article is in German. Parking places in Berlin take up 10 times as much space as playgrounds for children.  In Munich a parking permit costs 0.08€ daily, and the price has remained the same since 2004, despite inflation. In the same city a restaurant that wants to have tables outside pays 1.50€ per day, and a farmer who sets up a stand for vegetables pays 18.00€ per day.  Cars are privileged. An underground parking place for a car is typically larger than a one-person office.  About 41% of Germans drive a car or ride in one daily, while only about 10% use a bicycle, even though 48% of workplaces are less than 10 Km away.  Stefan Gössling of the "Freiburger Institut T3 Transportation Think Tank" claims that someone who drives a modest car like the Opel Corsa in fact gets an annual subvention of  4,674 €. On average a car sits unused 95% of the time, equal to 23 h