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It is a pity that the corporate responisbility initiative in Switzerland has lacked the majority of cantons although a majority of people voted in favour of the initiative. If we look for France then a binding supply chain law is already reality. Even the European Union has announced to publish a draft law for 2021.

Schade daß in der Schweiz die Konzernverantwortungsinitiative nicht durchgegangen ist. Es haben sich zwar eine Mehrheit der Bürger dafür ausgesprochen aber in der Ständeversammlung fehlte eine solche. In Frankreich etwa ist ein Lieferkettengesetz längst Realität und auch die Europäische Union hat für 2021 einen Gesetzesentwurf angekündigt.

As the following article from the Guardian shows it is a real threat that Joe Biden could hire fossil fuel cronies to implement climate protection. That sounds weird and would fail for sure. The linked petition tells Joe Biden to nominate a fossil free cabinet which then needs to be confirmed by the Senate. Leaders should ideally be free of corporate influence, especially from the fossil fuels. The petition embraces the nominees for key positions like the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, and Energy, as well as who will lead the EPA under Biden.

A UE quer queimar nossas florestas para obter energia. Isso é uma loucura. Já não há madeira extraível de maneira sustentável para móveis e construção, razão pela qual o plástico é usado com mais frequência. A madeira a ser queimada viria então, pelo menos indiretamente, do corte raso de florestas primárias do exterior. As selvas boreais também conhecem outros inimigos, como papel higiênico, que é feito de papel não reciclado. A perda, especialmente de mata virgem, é um grande problema para a proteção do clima e não sua solução! Parem derrubar as árvores gigantes de mata virgem do Canadá!

The EU wants to burn our forests for energy production. This is madness. There is already not enough sustainably harvestable wood for furniture and construction, which is why plastic is used more often. The wood to be burned would then come at least indirectly from the clear cutting of primary forests from abroad. The boreal forests also know other enemies such as toilet paper, which is made from paper that has not been recycled. The loss, especially that of primeval forests, is a big problem for climate protection and not its solution! Stop felling Canada’s centuries-old forest giants for lumber!