Daniel's World: Atomkraft muss Geschichte werden - am 5.9. in Berlin "mal richtig abschalten"

Freitag, 21. August 2009

Atomkraft muss Geschichte werden - am 5.9. in Berlin "mal richtig abschalten"

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Introducing myself, Daniel Mittler ...

I am currently the Political Director of Greenpeace International, heading their Political and Business Unit. I leading a global team of specialists working on issues ranging from sustainable fisheries management to delivering progressive policies that protect our climate. We are responsible for internal strategy advice to campaigns and external representation at global political and business fora. I am also a member of the senior management team of Greenpeace's global forest campaign.

From October 2008 to April 2010 I led the Germany program of the European Climate Foundation and was actively involved in stopping at least 10 new coal plants. From 2004 to 2008 I was also at Greenpeace International. As a Political Advisor, I led work on trade, corporate accountability and climate issues.

Prior to joining Greenpeace for the first time, I was Head of International Campaigns at Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) for four years.

I am one of the initiators of the McPlanet.com conferences and one of the founders of the working group on globalization and ecology at Attac Germany. I am also a current member of the Members Assembly of the Böll Foundation.

From 2000 - 2002 I was the Earth Summit Coordinator for Friends of the Earth International. In 2001, I had great fun coordinating the buidling of a "Lifeboat for the Climate" in Bonn. Aside from being fun, it may have helped to rescue the Kyoto Protocol. If so, good.

From 1997-2000 I was a researcher at the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London. I was looking at achieving sustainabilty in cities; mainly because I love cities. The year before, I was living in Bonn serving my country by writing press releases for the youth-wing of Friends of the Earth Germany (BUNDjugend).

For my degree, I studied at Edinburgh University from 1992-1996, though I spent one year at Queen's University in Canada, learning lots about development and its pitfalls... I will never forgive Edinburgh University for closing down the Centre for Human Ecology. But they are still going strong (now independently) and I learned lots there ... A lot of my campaigning skills, meanwhile, I learned by volunteering at Friends of the Earth Scotland.

My affinity for Canada comes from having gone to the Canadian United World College: Pearson College. If you have kids, do consider if they may want to apply for a UWC! I have to warn them, though. I am now on the Board of UWC Germany and sometimes on the German selection committee ...

I still think Edinburgh is the finest city on the planet (with the possible exception of New York). But Edinburgh could do even better, especially on transport, which is why I ran Edinburgh Friends of the Earth for a while.

In Edinburgh I also fell in love with Hibernian Football Club. The rich clubs keep buying our good players, but we are still (sometimes ...) glorious.

Since my Edinburgh days I am also addicted to Detective Inspector Rebus novels and more fond of whisky than I had ever imagined I could be.

Berlin, where I have lived - with a couple of breaks (in Oxford and Amsterdam) - since 2000, is now the (other) place I call home. To be precise: Kreuzberg. I live near the canal and with a view of the whole city from the roof. So, I can't complain - except that they want to cut down the trees along the canal! And build offices and flats for the rich all over the land near the Spree. Eejits.

I love kayaking, reading, going to the theatre and cinema, hiking, music (I still try to play the cello) - all the usual middle class stuff. I have a way too loud laugh, but at least I manage to laugh. What really excites me is making the world at the same time a more just and greener place - and creating spaces where people can get active. So, do something!

DISCLAIMER: This site strictly represents my personal views only!

Daniel's World

Freitag, 21. August 2009

Atomkraft muss Geschichte werden - am 5.9. in Berlin "mal richtig abschalten"

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Introducing myself, Daniel Mittler ...

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