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The DEGAM guideline "Protection against over- and underprovision - deciding together" was introduced in June 2019 and is regularly updated. The article provides a condensed and revised introduction to the guideline in order to raise awareness about the problem of over- and underprovision. Definitions of over- and underprovision are given, and the causes, dimensions, and possible solutions of both phenomena are explained. The guideline offers recommendations for avoiding over- and underprovision based on other DEGAM guidelines and the National Supply Guideline. The article deals with the influence of the industry on medical research and the resulting guideline recommendations. It emphasizes that a reasonable and responsible use of the technical means of medicine should be aimed at in order to avoid under-, over-, and malprovision. Primary care organized health systems are considered more effective in improving the quality of life for people with chronic health problems. Evidence-based medicine is presented as a method for making the best possible decisions in individual cases, taking into account patient preferences and existing clinical research. It emphasizes that the patient's will is an important factor in medical decisions. Reflection and improvement of one's own work are seen as part of the professionalism of physicians in order to correct over- and underprovision. The article emphasizes the importance of process quality in healthcare and makes it clear that guidelines cannot replace medical judgment and individual decisions. Clinical quality management can help structure decision-making processes better and reduce errors. Furthermore, the need for a climate-neutral society is emphasized in order to sustain people's health in the long term. The healthcare system accounts for about 5% of Germany's total CO2 emissions, with medical products and the transportation of patients and staff contributing to the emissions, especially. It is emphasized that over- and underprovision should be avoided in order to reduce unnecessary emissions and conserve resources. The book "Climate Crisis and Health: On the Risks of a Human-Made Dynamics for Body and Soul" by Scherer M, Berghold J, and Hierdeis H addresses the impact of the climate crisis on health. It argues that a primary care system is necessary to improve healthcare, as outlined in a position paper by DEGAM. It also emphasizes that medical guidelines should take into account the time doctors need to adequately treat patients. [Extracted from the article]

Ground-mounted photovoltaic systems have the potential to become one of the central elements of the coming energy system. The German federal government is now planning a significant and rapid expansion. However, the extent to which appropriate planning and measures take place in regions and municipalities will also depend on the spatial planning regulations of the federal and state governments. This paper explains that considerable support and control options are available to accompany expansion efforts. Cross-references to the Renewable Energy Sources Act and the Building Code are also shown and it is explained that the different types of ground-mounted photovoltaic systems may partially require a differentiated approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anesthetic gases are potent greenhouse gases, which are currently released into the atmosphere where they remain for many years. Strategies to reduce the carbon footprint in anesthesiology without compromising patient safety are urgently needed. Since 2020 several departments of anesthesiology have installed anesthetic gas capture systems with which anesthetic gases can be collected. This article aims to describe the anesthetic gas capture system CONTRAfluran™ and to give an overview of the first experiences in four departments of anesthesiology working with the new device in the daily clinical routine. The CONTRAfluran™ system presents a new concept in the surgical setting that has the potential to reduce the carbon footprint in anesthesiology; however, in order to accurately estimate CO2 equivalent savings, more information concerning the reprocessing and data on the pharmacokinetics of anesthetic gases are needed. Application of the CONTRAfluran™ system in daily clinical routine is feasible when anesthesiologists are aware of specific issues. In order to minimize the carbon footprint, it remains essential to implement the specific recommendations in the position paper of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care medicine (DGAI) and the Professional Association of German Anaesthesiologists (BDA) on ecological sustainability in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine and to support further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper I discuss the question, how guidebooks can be characterized as a specific format of addressing adults educationally. Three possible classifications are considered: media-based imparting of knowledge, counseling and popularization of science. At the example of companions dealing with issues of climate change, it can be shown, that the format guidebook can imply different ways of structuring adult learning and dealing with knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To counteract the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss, sustainable transformations of societal systems and processes, as well as spatial planning, are required. Ecosystem services are considered as a concept that could transform the management of natural resources towards more sustainability. On the basis of six application-oriented research projects, this paper analyses the extent to which transformation has played a role in planning-related research on ecosystem services so far and what potential experts see for contributing to transformative change in the context of spatial planning by means of ecosystem services. The current research projects on ecosystem services predominantly do not directly refer to transformative processes and strive for changes within the existing planning framework. However, if research would be designed accordingly, it would be possible to contribute to transformative processes. Among other things, the concept of ecosystemservices can be used to promote systemthinking, cross sectorial boundaries, or involve civic stakeholders to a greater extent. Experiments in research could be the basis for transforming the planning system starting at the niche level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the course of the upcoming further restructuring of the energy system in Germany, it will be necessary to gradually provide additional areas for the use of wind energy on land. However, the current regulatory framework shows deficits which make the corresponding planning considerably more difficult and delay. Therefore, legislative changes are proposed in this paper to solve the problem. The resulting new dynamic control approach relies on gradual, optimized expansion values in the Renewable Energy Sources Act, on which the basic requirements in the Spatial Planning Act are based. The latter contain minimum requirements for regional planning priority areas - based on regular analyses to be introduced by the Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung. If these values are adhered to, an encouraged partial deprivation of privilege in the building code would take effect, bymeans of which complex and error-prone concentration zone planning can be dispensed with in corresponding regions. At the same time, a change is proposed to accelerate the process, on the basis of which a permit for wind turbines in priority areas can be carried out in a legally secure manner, even in the case of opposing, as yet unadjusted municipal concentration zone plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The section report Quality Promotion 2022 of the Journal for General Medicine (ZFA) covers various topics. One focus is on climate protection in continuing education in the field of general medicine. The Continuing Education Section, together with the Climate Change Working Group, has created a continuing education paper on the topic "Continuing Education and Climate Protection: Organizers, Participants, and Attendees in Ecological Responsibility." DEGAM has also published its own statement on two AWMF papers on the topics of continuing education, research, and guideline work. Another topic of the report is the DEGAM remembrance project "The Empty Consultation Room," which deals with the ideological influence on medical consultation rooms during the National Socialist era. A workshop on creating My Simple Show clips as a new channel for disseminating guidelines will also be offered at the DEGAM Congress in Greifswald. The Quality Promotion Section will merge with the adjacent topic area of guidelines as part of the restructuring of DEGAM. [Extracted from the article]

At the end of 2019, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) presented a discussion paper on the Arable Farming Strategy. The Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) was intensively involved in the preparatory work and supported the BMEL in developing the arable farming strategy. It describes six guidelines that define the framework for sustainable arable farming. In a total of 12 fields of action, challenges and conflicting objectives are named and corresponding objectives and measures are identified. Some of the contents of the arable farming strategy are presented below. It is also shown how departmental research - and the JKI in particular - is already actively supporting the implementation of the arable farming strategy today as well as in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the "Historical Climatology" conference that took place at the German Historical Institute in Paris, France from September 5-6, 2011. Papers presented at the conference discussed topics such as how historians can contribute to finding a solution to climate change, how climate change affected animals in England and Wales during the 14th century, and how certain types of documentary data can aid in the reconstruction of European climates.

The paper concentrates on some economic aspects of climate change. The fundamental trends and the scientific state of the art are presented firstly, followed by some basic economic implications. After that our considerations focus on two important economic aspects of climate change: Chapter two highlights its long-term character and the asymmetric distribution of benefits and costs, leading to a political bias in favor of short-term political action. Chapter three describes and investigates the tradable permit approach to reach politically given climate targets. Our analysis stresses the advantages of this instrument and offers reasons why its political configuration must be seen as main reason for some deficiencies in reducing GHG-emissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]