not these for sports, he rose. it was a lap in the face, but now we just have to fight there, mobilizing superpowers. when i'm fired up and ready, count down during walk down the walking go to tokyo, georgia july 19th on d, w. the, the mm. mm. mm life is a game of give and take. most of us are careful to exercise a bit of self control, relationships, diet, korea. if we just think of ourselves, we might feel good in the moment, but long term. it's just not healthy. the same goes for our natural resources. if everyone in the world used as many resources as us citizens, for example,

we need 5 planets to sustain us. if we all lived like germans, 3 us, china would take up to india, just about one. on average, we're using resources at the rate of one and a half us, meaning that it takes the planets around 18 months to produce or regenerate the ecological resource as humanity consumes in one here is becoming increasingly clear . we can't go on this way, producing a surplus of goods and just flowing them away, conserving resources, that's our topic today on made. online shopping has sparks and increase in e commerce. here in germany, i'm much the world. so say you've ordered a new pair of running shoes online, you arrive, you try them on, and they don't fit. so back they go. online shopping increases so online returns due to and that has created a boom in perfectly new products, going to waste. just recently,

footage of brand new items being destroyed at an amazon logistics center. as box fury, companies have complained that it's costly to resell, returned the items. germany has banned the destruction of undaunted new goods. but our retailers following the rules. an amazon logistics center in germany filmed by green piece undercover, the video is said to show brand new clothing being destroyed. it triggered a storm destroying new product. destroying resources isn't cannibal. in a climate crisis. the greenpeace campaign called out the online giant and raised awareness of the problem of waste, takes 2 valuable resource to go into making clothes. one garment comes into contact with up to 3000 different chemicals during production. on the simple presentation, it requires 2700 liters of water. that's one of her drinks in 2 and

a half years. yeah. the problem with online retail is that a lot of products get sent back. processing them isn't always worthwhile for the company. every year 20000000 items are destroyed in germany alone, logistics expert. and after i did the math and came up with that number. so our online retailers and biggest problem, the line of brick and mortar stores still have a higher sales volume than online retailers. those, those do see fewer returns. but on the other hand, their amount of surplus stock left over is huge in the arms and, and the industry has grown rapidly before the pandemic, the average person in germany spent more than 900 euros and clothing a year. that's a market volume of 56000000000 euros. most of which was spent on suspension because it was the clothing chinese, they offer low priced fashion that saw massive growth. being able to dress

fashionably for little money, is very attractive for many people. you're going to manage, especially young people who don't earn so much more. the pan demik was a huge shock to retailers. germany had 3 locked down in between shops who are offering cut prices to get rid of stock. still, retailers were left with mountains of unsold clothes, winter collections, for example, that can't be sold in the summer. because i'm a total of 800000000 new governments. when they sold off, it's the so called corona collection and clinics. it's completely unclear what will happen within many retailers are saying they plan to destroy the game. but the mass destruction of new products is actually banned under german law. it's complete nonsense. greenpeace doesn't need to worry noise. we don't know of a single case where brand new clothes that could still be sold have been destroyed

. we don't know all 20000 companies and can't look behind every door. there may be a few cases, but we're not aware of. and amazon also feels wrongly accused and issued a statement. the number of products sold and shipped by amazon that have to be disposed of. it's only a few for 1000, and we're working hard to keep reducing the number items may be donated, sold it a lot, put in storage or recycled. retailers often pass that work on to other companies. so it's not always easy to trace where textiles and then gets us to conduct a study on the disposal of stock, buy stores, the disposal of corona surplus. no one would cooperate because all these things not just get hushed up on that. and it was only last year that germany toughened up its launch making the disposal of goods that are new or as good as new officially

illegal. the law is mainly designed to create greater transparency, but well at work. most thing is this law only applies to retailers and manufacturers and all the middleman platforms and disposal firms in between and not included. so in many cases, the law will remain a paper tiger a few times that you got so what can make a difference? maybe we don't need so many new clothes, people in germany on an average of 95 garments each and $1.00 and $5.00 of them never gets more the best to can every day. activism is the best way to protect the environment and don't find new all the time with electronic and close you can borrow rent shares. well, there are lots of models, but they may state support. the only problem shopping. it's still a number one hobby in germany.

and speaking of shopping, plastic cards like this are part of our everyday lives. plastic is everywhere with hundreds of millions of tons of plastic packaging thrown away each year, calling our past cities are rivers in our oceans. it's a serious issue so much so that this card gives you a clue about how much plastic you may even be eating without your knowledge. you know that you live in a world full of plastic. in the water, you drink and even the air you breathe. and the food you eat is full of tiny plastic particles. every week you ingest up to 5 grams of micro plastics about the equivalent of a credit card. much of that will remain in your body with as yet unknown effect on

your health. a 3rd of all the plastic produce goes into the packaging that you buy . if you're a german, you've generated an average 38 kilograms of voice from plastic packaging every year . that's more than the european average of 24 kilograms. and no matter where you live, the richer you are, the more ways to generate. if you buy things online, you'll create even more plastic ways. chances are you'll use half of your plastic products only once, and then discard them with the plastic will stick around in you and your environment for the most part, not just for your lifespan, but for centuries. is another statistic that surprised me. every european owns $10000.00 items on average. just imagine what that adds up to for an entire family. when a household is liquidated,

a lot of those possessions simply end up in a landfill. in many places, this is given rise to an entire industry clearing services that remove unwanted items from homes. how much of those household, goods, furnishings, and clothing can be reused repurposed already sold? our reporter christian procedures went to humbug to watch a house clear in service on the job and experience that brings home a lesson in living sustainably. is the typical case. fully intact home has to be cleared because the occupants of either died are going into care. that's what these people leave behind. horton, i know it's going to hold house to clear over 2 days. free flow across the back copy is i hope you're all motivated on and that we can get this done quickly. if it's to be to call that the house is in humbugs,

affluent sub christiane of a client who owns a home liquidation soon has promised the estate stairs that he will clean everything out and leave the house swept clean so that a real estate agent can sell it thought he here we have the dining room. it's difficult with the furniture right now to move the charity shop. probably wouldn't wanted and we can't give it away. the thing calm me on the heavier and doc of the furniture, the harder it is to find a new home for it these days i can target and by tag of it, sadly, the china cabinet is destined for the incinerator. maybe there's something in the next room that can be reused this summer, the living room. we try not to just throw everything away because we see this every day. and these days it makes sense to reuse things. also a burden, a waste on the environment because they still have anything like that. and then the

movie is why doesn't not fell off for the living room furniture to a 2nd hand store. in hamburg, every week, christiane bay caught deals with new clients in of a mile from the way family members and product to help very widely. we see a whole range of responses in some find it hard to say goodbye. so i might try to sort through a lot selves and in some cases it may have dragged on for years on the, on behalf of people who don't seem to care who a distance to and a project very objectively. exactly. and who would rather just get rid of it all quickly? and as i understand that from the last calendar entry was 7 months ago to the people who lived here. 2 children who in the room in the family, one se gains together, the most recent inhabitant was the widow who liked to knit. and could

you say that tend to have everything they need already and often different? so not everything will fit into he is home. you will take a photo album, mementos, but i'd say that when it comes to the furniture and most of the things a lot will be left over. lifetime feeders in place. the teen gets down to work with the frontier in phones, 10000 objects. most of the contents of this home will be thrown out fights fun. the weekend and the dishes, they'll go to the city recycling center is building rebel. it's a waste. but what else can you do?

i think it can be wise to depart with things. sometimes. she wanted, she could keep some things for herself. is she ever tempted? and has her job changed her in any way? there's been a decision that i've actually switched to having fewer things myself because he noticed that you don't need that much, nor they thought the household items in tubs. a few things still that can you. why can't they sell them? and i think someone with myra to sell it on, consignment, be a problem, wages would need to be paid. and then the whole thing would have to be in the fact probably wouldn't be worth it. a little more about the system that we have these things that going to the 2nd stole. they won't get much money for it, but they'll save on garbage collection fees. it's hard work. do they ever get problems? my sometimes, but people just sit around all day in the office also get back problems. the job posts a couple of times about 40 percent of which covers transport, subways,

collections. how do they just clear everything out and go the mark them as the real estate agent wants to be able to sell the house easily? it needs to look presentable. that's why we left the lamps inside and a few curtains so that it still looks comfortable. so most of the contents need to go out of the house, could be sold for at least $600.00 pounds. and when a new family moves in bell, once again fill it up. tens of thousands of new objects being an efficient is key, but it's easier said than done. it's not just about getting the right policies in place. perhaps the most difficult part is changing. our behavior driven economist and climate expert claudia can such knows this better than most. she explains why we need to put more energy into saving energy. first one,

energy saving light bulb, then 234 were always hearing that we need to save energy, energy saving light bulbs can indeed save a lot of electricity and money to at least 100 years a year. then we use one of the trips in a rental car, our, my little splurge. this one also uses electricity. energy economics, expert cloudy, a campus understands the dilemma. saving energy is a challenge because how can i finally learn to save more energy? we spoke miss bond in the past, what you're experiencing is known as the rebound effect. you work hard to save energy, then you have more disposable income, which you spend on more energy we have to counteract with targeted policies. i could see it sounds like a carbon tax for example, designed as an incentive to reduce energy use. that's yes, this is my boiler. it's

a source of heat that relies a natural gas to minutes golf on. i don't have to pay a carbon tax for every ton of carbon dioxide and that i emit with this heater. it costs me 125 years a year. gets germany now has a carbon tax. so we're hitting people's pocket book. why aren't business super ranch mean as a furnace instead of the little guy that unfair? it's s my good to see if it was a high, 1st of all it's fair that those who inflict more climate damage and pay for that i had high earning household, have a bigger carbon footprint. they drive more cars live in bigger apartments and use more fossil and heating fuels. stop so they have to pay a higher price on this affair. it would be unfair if low income households had to pay disproportionately more without getting relief. marketing efforts like a climate or other relief program would be better failure even more important is

the promotion of energy saving measures. unfortunately, a little is being done, their last lie. this will be in a worldwide, we need more focus on saving energy. of every kilowatt hour that isn't produced is what helps to climate most. and that needs to be emphasized why is so little being done to conserve energy in against foreign bond. eating energy has never really been a popular topic for politicians, because it's about creating incentives to usage. it's always easier to stand in front of a natalie inaugurated wind turbine and to take measures that really save energy. and so 5 and power guzzling sectors like the steel industry are rarely incentivized to cut their usage. instead, they put the responsibility on politicians who pass it on to consumers. it's a global trend. so my investment also for from the research shows that this is widespread, is it's

a p r campaign on the part of lobbyists designed to ship responsibility away from company and pass it on to consumers. consumers can't reduce society's energy use on their own without other measures. companies and politicians often try to avoid the subject, but more and more people understand that something has to change and they're ready to politicians who need to catch up on a ticket. i think there's too much pressure on us consumers, but we all have to take responsibility. that's why my new motto is used. energy don't wasted. a clear message that certainly saving energy at an individual level can make a difference. but will that be enough? when it comes to conserving resources, perhaps what we really need to do is to think big how shocking energy wasting how. what are our biggest sins?

pick an average city in northern europe. we'll call it north town. let's look at a typical family. ah. it's early in the morning and the children are already streaming a film. the y fi router is always on, even when it's not in use. there's no stand by mode. the device uses around 12 kilowatt hours a month. that's about the same as a modern energy efficient refrigerator. billions of kilowatt hours a wasted around the world, out of convenience, and the desire to always be on line. meanwhile, the children's father has clocked in breast shift at the factory a paper mill. the production process gives off hot air which rises unused to the ceiling. the energy could be used more effectively for heating all over the world. companies avoid investing in such changes because they usually only pay off after 5 years. ah, analysts say industry has the greatest and have potential for saving energy. the

children's mother worked at a company, they use the cloud services on the internet. they require huge server farms which also produce a lot of heat that goes unused. this would actually be enough to heat an entire apartment building. at the end of the day, the families sit down for an evening meal. the weather is cold, so the heating is on. in north town, around 30 percent of all the energy use goes into heating. that's largely because most building aren't properly insulated, better insulation to save the family up to 70 percent on their heating bills. and that's just one typical family. the whole of north town to save a lot of energy. so it's clear, we have to rethink our habits from the ground up literally not just what's in our homes, but what they're made out of building from natural materials could be part of the

solution. and berlin is playing host to a growing number of buildings made of wood done to report with do in the food in his that they have nothing to do with the story. in the story is about construction size, concrete buildings, and the hopes and dreams of people living in concrete building with maybe as far as full of deer lays remark, there is a connection. after all, that might explain why would the fashionable construction material it's those almost 20 percent of new bills in germany are made of would be that they're in the know it's just about anybody who enters a home made of wood is almost always overwhelmed by its quality and atmosphere, not the theater. never know when you go into a newly built wooden house,

you'll feel wonderful from the very 1st moment thanks to the structural design and the very special atmosphere at thomas beckon's company is developing. what essentially the tool is, wouldn't apartment building in germany 29 stories 90 time? it's called one house and is to go up to lena cities decided that entire district should be built of wood with new skill buildings made of timber. and there is some justification for that. we have to aim to the climate neutral in our cities with trees of bouncy i do for centuries. and when the timber is used for building it remains bound. so that the key difference between wood and concrete from the south baton country is getting a lot of bad press. nowadays. a key ingredient is cement, according to the us intergovernmental panel on climate change. the cement industry

accounted for 3 times more c, o, 2 emissions than commercial aviation in $900.00. 19 another un recall, it says construction and building usage of the source of 38 percent of global c o 2 emissions concrete is the default construction material, at least for large scale projects. an entire new concrete course is going up in the district of berlin. only one building currently under construction will be mostly made of wood. only foundations and staircases will be made of concrete architect far each robbie has been working with wood for well over a decade. use indefinite if you and you were definitely pioneers and such. we also suffered, we had to overcome many obstacles as we met with a lot of resistance from the authority. and we had to assemble a team of experts and of course convince our client's property owners to begin with

with anything but easy. and i saw that in 48 in berlin as a recent project to his 6 story co op with about 40 apartments is almost entirely made of wood and the finest for the 2021 german sustainability. a board for architecture live, it will put in order to be honest a, our practice didn't originally warm to would for ecological re, honestly the article was there was 2007. and i started thinking about what, perhaps 2 years earlier for it's a static aspect, i just thought a beautiful nickel does all know. it was only later that i learned how eco friendly it is. and that it binds large amounts of c o. 2, that's it. yeah. alice has never jaga, not also on the high rise. it's not just meant to be eco friendly, but also an exercise in inclusivity and social cohesion. it won't be condos for the rich, but rather housing for people of all income levels. it's about living in

a neighborhood in a community. if you live in a project like this, you have to have the right attitude to wood as well because it lives and moves and creeks. you have to be able to and want to deal with that. in the back to build with timber, you have to cut down trees. how eco friendly is ricky, what we said, and he shouldn't just chopped down and tie as far as so they've gone forever. we need to use the resources we have in germany and central europe, and sell tree selectively. importing timber from further afield would be less sustainable construction tendencies and some other hand in downtown been in. but if all goes to plan, wouldn't skyscrapers should be standing by 20. ah, it shows consulting resources and living the good life can go hand in hand. that's

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the who's to see the news live from land haiti, presidents assassinated and then overnight attacks and identified gunman kills over now louise and severely wound his wife and a raid on their private residence and murder followed month of social and political approval on the program. another shock by a gun attack on a prominent crime reporter take. the fleet is fighting for his life after being shot and the streets of amsterdam. authorities are investigating links to this work on organized crime and release for travelers as germany eases that entry.

restriction people from portugal and several other risk areas no longer after florentine for 14 days. the me on the call for the good to have you with us. he's interim prime minister has declared a state of siege after the assassination of the countries president at his home last night. the declaration give the executive branch stronger powers to deal with what appears to be a worsening situation there. the prime minister says president of an envoy was attacked his home overnight. his wife was also shot and has been hospitalized since the killing has led to the closure of the international airport. the 53 year old toys was elected in 2016 and had been ruling have by decree for the last 2

years. he has seen an increase in politically motivated violence over recent months or more. i'm now joined by with man on cool. he's the editor in chief of hugo, post and online news agency in the nation capital port problems. people are good to speak to you. what is the latest? what more do we know about the president's assassination? well, we are trained to new executive. like i said recently on this program, the president was today at one there is an ongoing investigation to detriment precisely what happened. there was a little remote in and you know, the condition moved. it was by bidding units. there is this speculation or so we've got who is in power precisely

the prime minister this, he declared each recently doing a brisk conference. so this is the situation that we have. what does it mean that the country is now officially under a state of siege? we don't really know what, what exactly does that mean? is that a state of emergency which is a whole lot and it's probably you sort of have to try to, you know, to, to put things into order. we are still trying to main precisely what is the reach of the decision but the same prime minister

is not you said he someone was contested by different positions because right before the president was needed, she nominated in other by means decree. so this by means there was supposed to come in days, so nice, resenting by means of positions and in the corners are seeing that he don't have any authority whatsoever to declare what he carry. how worried are you that the country already struggling with instability will now spiral further into chaos? among all this uncertainty well is did. there is consideration in this situation was already difficult before the emission of the president. remember,

the person's work last week and we are trying to know who conducted and what, what the motivations you have large but of the country controlled by games. a 1000 people seeking shelters because they are sitting game violence in d c. d or too heavy they, they can salary in the country in civil main roads. why the police can't do anything because the, sometimes they have more than the police. it's a very stable situation and we are following the meaning to understand what's happening. if you don't, the people in the room, there is a letter i'm afraid we lost you there, the dog man, encore, from

a post endpoint upon any thanks for breaking this complicated situation. done for us you later is have described the shooting of a prominent dutch crime journalist as an attack on our values. peter, if he's with gun down in amsterdam on tuesday and remains in hospital in a serious condition. authorities are investigating possible links to his reporting and his role in a court case against a major criminal gang described by police as a well oiled killing machine. a day after one of the netherlands most famous journalist was gone down. well, which has gather on the street where he was shot witnesses, a painted a freeze, was shot 5 times, including once in the head, an incoming ansible crime for many here. it's shocking. it's really shocking news. what happened to pay to freeze to lock the value of it was really not expected.

even if a lot of people didn't think he was doing something dangerous. but it should never happen to freeze had just finished an interview on dutch tv when he was attacked. the 64 year old journalist rose to prominence for his crime reporting and as an advocate for survivors of violent crimes in jail activities, police long feared, would make him a target for reprisals. dutch authorities described his attempted murder as an attack on the country's freedom of the press and democracy and an attempt to snuff out one of the country's leading voices. they to air disease was all a mile painted. it is a national hero for all of us and still in uncommonly brave journalist on, tireless in his search for justice, fully independent and free of spirit from face to face is currently in serious condition. at this hospital, dutch police have arrested 3 men in connection with the attack, including the suspected shooter. so far,

no motive has been identified. and the w like sunday is an amsterdam following the story for us. he's actually in the street where mister freeze was a gun down. months. let's start with peter the fleece condition. what have you heard? right, nicole, there's very little information coming out of the hospital where people face is being treated at the moment. also, due to security reasons, but what we do know is also, as we heard in the report that i witnesses saw him being attacked by, by, by the village gunman. and he was shot with up to 5 times, also struck in the head. so we have reason to believe that he is very, very serious injuries, and it is in a very serious condition. and also the mayor of amsterdam, we also just heard said in our 1st 1st public appearance, 1st time talking to the press about this that he is in the hospital right now. fighting for his life. what do we know about the motor?

will pay the fees is one of the most popular journalists here in the netherlands and he's, by no doubt the crime journalist has been working on high profile, trying cases for the past 4 decades and has been shining a light on the, the dutch hon suicide. so he has also been making a lot of enemies. he's been gaining a huge audience, but also making a lot of any enemies and make and putting him into a lot of danger. he has in the past received death threats and also has been under police protection and before but apart from this, we only know what kind of environment he's navigating right now. but all the evidence is circus. passionate at the moment. it's not yet clear what exactly the circumstance of this attack were. there's been an outpouring of sympathy after the attack, whatever reactions and amsterdam been to being gunned down. that's right. i mean, as you can see behind me, there's a, there's a little

a little site here. this is the site where he actually was gone down almost 24 hours ago. for the course of the day, a lot of people showed up just to, to pay their respects to, to, to lay down some flowers, which is quite quick, quite, quite something. if you imagine that he's, he's this would that he's, he's been injured, but he has, he has not passed using critical condition in the hospital yet. and still he has a lot of followers coming here in support. and also we had international is also dutch leaders. i'm speaking about this, calling this an attack labeling with an attack on the, on the press. that's prime minister mac, said peter, the face was a, this was a tech on, on a brave journalist and also an attack on press freedom of my son, the enough that i'm thank you very much. let's take a look now and some other stories making news around the world. european commission chief fund line has warned hungry it will face legal action if it fails to repeal

a new law. that critics, they discriminate against c, l, g, b t q, community. the law of bands content about homosexuality and gender reassignment from schools and the media. prime minister stefan levine has narrowly been elected back into office 9 days after. he stepped out, after losing a confidence, vote. 173 lawmakers voted against him becoming prime minister once again. too short of the 175 needed to bar him from the job. u. s. and turkish defense minister our meeting and to discuss security ad cobbles, airport turkish troops are expected to guard the strategically important side. following the withdrawal of us led forces from ghana. stan, this comes as the taliban make sweeping games in many parts of the country. china has hit out at the united states after us, secretary of state antony blink,

and met with reger muslims who were detained at camps in china. us northwest in john region facing said washington would never succeed quote, in attempts to disruption gen and contain china's development with human rights issues. on the trip, germany has lifted entry restrictions for anyone arriving from britain portugal, russia, india, and nepal. travelers coming from these countries will still have a quarantine for 10 days, but can reduce that to 5 days with a negative test if they are covered from over $900.00 or are fully vaccinated, then no pointing will be necessary anymore. our reporter went to berlin's main airport to see if things are getting busier. now that travel is getting a little easier, it's still relatively quiet it burly ne port it sees about as many passengers in a month as it did in a single week before the pandemic. back with germany now easing entry restrictions for certain countries. it will start to get busy. julia and tunis is delighted the

22 year old from portugal didn't waste any time booking a fly when she heard the rules had been relaxed right away because it was really urgent for me to come. and i think as many other people, i assume german passengers were on the same plane. they happy that getting higher be made easier for it. we're really happy that we don't have to quarantine design. portugal wasn't a risk area when we traveled the plane from russia lands a few minutes later, despite a record number of deaths there recently, these passengers can also take advantage of the east restriction, like a shorter quarantine. the mother instead of ice, if you go there, you have to be prepared for whatever comes your way to myself this morning. when i read about all this, i was very happy because it makes life a lot easier from that perspective. i've been very lucky. yeah, cook up,

julie and tunis from portugal is now making her way to central berlin. she's received a scholarship and was worried. she wouldn't be able to use it. instead, she's now off to a flying start. with just over 2 weeks until the tokyo olympics organizers are considering whether to ban all spectators and impose a full state of emergency in the city. as corona virus, case numbers increase decision is due on thursday. the games were delayed for a year by the pandemic. athletes have begun arriving in the japanese capital organizers had previously stopped overseas funds from attending and could now be poised to ban domestic spectators to tokyo reported 920 new covert cases on wednesday. that is the highest since midnight watching the news and here's a quick reminder of our top story. the state of seed has been declared in haiti after his president over no more east was assassinated at his private residence. 53

year old was killed in an overnight breed by unknown assailants. his wife was also severely wounded. is coming next with the business news. i'll have headline for you at the top of the hour. and remember, you can also find the latest news and analysis on our website, c, w dot com, choose a central wide wayne extremists progress and again, well, be in coping late in burned in south africa. people with disabilities more likely to lose their jobs in the.