Energy and climate package Triple steps or big litter?

Status: 22.06.2021 4:35 p.m.

Shortly before the summer break, the Union and the SPD agreed on an energy and climate package. It is intended to help achieve the goals of the new Climate Protection Act. According to this, Germany should be greenhouse gas neutral by 2045.

From Martin Polansky, ARD capital studio

Shortly before the end of the legislative period, the Bundestag is due to pass the stricter climate protection law this week. And now the Union and the SPD have agreed on a package with initial measures on how the more ambitious climate targets are to be achieved in the coming years. The chairwoman of the Union in the Bundestag Environment Committee, Anja Weisgerber from the CSU, welcomes the agreement. “It is definitely a clear step forward. And with everything we also pay attention to the effects on the economy, on jobs and people’s acceptance.”

Expansion of renewable energies – with restrictions

The government groups have specifically agreed on additional new wind and solar systems in the coming year, on simplified repowering, in which old wind turbines will be replaced by new and higher ones. CSU environmental expert Weisgerber emphasizes that the effects on species protection and noise emissions should continue to be examined. But simplified approval procedures are necessary in order to expand renewable energies more quickly and thus achieve the climate targets. The agreement also provides financial benefits for communities that provide rural open spaces for solar systems. The Union and the SPD could not agree on a faster increase in the CO2 price or the distribution of CO2 costs between tenants and landlords each half. And solar compulsory for new buildings is also off the table. This was not feasible with the Union, says the deputy SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch: “We cannot enforce this measure in such a constellation. I believe that the next government must first and foremost conclude a future pact between the federal, state and local governments , which provides for a binding expansion path for renewable energy sources. ”

Opposition and associations disappointed

Criticism of the resolutions comes from the opposition. The FDP speaks of campaign activism by the Union and the SPD, the Left calls the resolutions a sham campaign. The environmental expert of the Greens, Oliver Krischer, speaks of small, triple steps: “That is not what we need for climate protection. That is politics with our hands in our pockets and not the answer to the climate crisis.”

The BUND and the Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband also criticize the resolutions as half-hearted: they are not only unambitious, but there is also no social compensation for tenants, for example. The Bundestag is to adopt the package of measures on Thursday together with the new climate protection law. This provides for Germany to become greenhouse gas neutral in 2045 – five years earlier than previously planned. In addition, the Federal Cabinet wants to launch an eight billion euro immediate program tomorrow to promote investments in the energy transition. However, the immediate program can only be finally adopted by the upcoming Bundestag

The woman holds the Guinness world record for childbirth On the official website of the Guinness World Records, Valentina Vassilyev is named the “most blessed” woman in the world with a large number of children she has never been able to surpass – 69 children after 27 times. pregnant. Two children, after being born, could not save their lives. The remaining 67 children were healthy and developed normally. According to the Metafloss, Feodor Vassilyev was a Russian farmer living in the 1700s. Her husband, Feodor Vassilyev, lives in Shuya, Russia. Valentina is his first wife. In the magazine Saint-Petersburg Panorama , in 1834, the author Bashutsky Alexander, mentioned the notes of the Nikolskiy monastery to the authorities in Moscow. Nikolskiy Monastery is responsible for recording information about births and reporting the situation as a way of keeping track of the population. According to records, in 1782, the monastery reported that Mr. Feodor – a 75-year-old farmer – had a total of 87 children with two wives. By the time of the record, 82 children are still living healthy. The phenomenon of childbirth of the Vassilyev family is controversial. Artwork: Getty Images. However, a lot of people are skeptical of this event. According to the History Daily The labor burden is the first thing that makes it hard for them to believe that a woman spends most of her time giving birth, especially in the Russian rural context centuries ago. Not to mention, ensuring physical conditions, eating and drinking activities for children is not necessarily possible. Also, the older a woman gets, the lower a woman’s chance of conceiving. Most women do not become pregnant by the time they turn 40. The rate of conception per cycle for a 45 year old woman is about 1% per month. Valerie Baker, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA, said: “Pregnancy is the most difficult physical thing that every woman has to experience. Childbirth is a portal, each pregnancy is a dangerous time to the mother’s life. It entails many risks, dangerous complications such as hemorrhage, premature birth. With twins and triplets, this risk increases ”. Birth 3 and 4 are considered special because the rate of occurrence is not much. Artwork: USA Today. Find the truth The story of Valentina Vassilyev quickly attracted the curiosity of researchers. Many people are determined to find the truth. According to the History Dialy, New Zealander Marie M. Clay discovered a number of articles published in the 1800s about a woman giving birth to 69 children. They are gathered in the book Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births , published in 1989. Marie admits the story of Vassilyev has many variations. However, historians all believe that much of what is recorded is true and that this mother gave birth to an unprecedented number of children. But the exact number of children Valentina has is remains a mystery. Journal Gentleman (in London, England), no. 753, p. 53, published in 1783, records of a letter about the Vassilyev family. The content of the letter mentioned that the large number of children in this family may come from the husband’s fullness. The writer confirmed this is true, verified by a British businessman, once traveling to St.Peterburg and learned that the Vassilyev family will meet the Queen of Russia. 1878, in the magazine The Lancet , The French Academy conducted the study, overturning the above event. They try to verify whether the large Vassilyev family is real. A member of the Royal Academy of St. Petersburg said this does not require re-verification because the Vassilyevs, living in Moscow, have received many favors from the government. Besides, it is reported that Ms. Valentina lived to be 76 years old. New Zealander Marie M. Clay and her book Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births, published in 1989. Photo: Amazon. An average pregnancy takes 40 weeks. The more pregnant a woman has at the same time, the sooner she will go into labor. Based on the number of 69 children that the documents recorded, many scientists hypothesize that mothers in Russia must undergo a total of 27 births. Of these, 16 were twins, 7 triplets and 4 quadrants, between 1725 and 1765. Thus, 16 twins of Mrs. Valentina took 37 weeks, 7 triplets pregnant 32 week and 4 times of 30-week pregnancy. The total number of weeks for the 27 pregnancies was 936 weeks. Each year, for 52 weeks, Valentina takes 18 years to become pregnant. In theory, this is quite possible. Twins and triplets, birthing 4 can happen in two ways: Multiple eggs are ovulating at the same time successfully fertilized or a fertilized egg splits into several viable embryos, resulting in identical twins. each other, have the same genetic code. However, these cases are very rare in the world. Therefore, the fact that Valentina has had 16 twins is unbelievable, making this story still a controversial mystery.

So far, Vietnam is on track to achieve the Global Nutrition Goals (40% reduction in child stunting and stunting by 2025 – Artwork

At the conference, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen emphasized: “This Census of Nutrition is the largest scale ever in the country with the participation of 22400 households in 25 provinces. The street represents 6 ecological regions; simultaneously collects indicators on anthropology, micronutrients, individual diets, as well as information on food security and food safety and hygiene ” .

The rate of stunting in school age children (5-19 years old) is 14.8% (in 2010 this rate was 23.4%)

Ms. Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative, FAO Representative, General Statistics Office leader, Director of Department of Science, Technology and Training, Ministry of Health commented, Vietnam is facing a triple burden of nutrition, including stunting, overweight, obesity and micronutrient deficiency. The Census is a rich source of data on age, gender, ethnicity, geographic area and socioeconomic status that can help ensure the new strategy targets children and communities. There is a risk of falling behind in general progress.

The census results show that there must be interventions at an urgent level, and approaches need to be reviewed and improved. The results also help to identify priority points, design interventions, and budget for implementation at the central and provincial level, the Northern Uplands and Central Highlands regions, and ethnic minorities. will need to be given priority investment attention.

7 main results of the National Nutrition Census (2019-2020) were announced at the Conference:

1. The diet of the people in 2020

Average energy in the diet reached 2023kcal / person / day, a slight increase compared to the energy level 1925kcal / person / day in 2010. Structure of energy generation from Protein, Lipid, and Glucid (2020) was: 15.8% : 20.2%: 64.0% (% of total energy intake), this structure is considered the recommended balance for Vietnamese people (2016).

The average level of consumption of vegetables and fruits per capita increased from 190.4g vegetables / person / day; 60.9g of ripe fruit / person / day (2010) to 231.0g of vegetables / person / day; 140.7g of ripe fruit / person / day (2020); the consumption of vegetables and fruits is only about 66.4% – 77.4% compared with the recommended demand of the Nutrition Tower for adults;

Meat consumption increased rapidly: From 84.0g / person / day (the average meat consumption nationwide in 2010) to 136.4g / person / day (by 2020); consumption in urban areas is higher, at 155.3g / person / day (2020).

Rice consumption tends to decrease.

There is a growing trend in city schools to increase the consumption of soft drinks and fast foods.

2. The rate of stunting (height / age) in children under 5 years old

The rate of stunting (height / age) among children under 5 years old nationwide is 19.6% – at