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Dahl, Viveca
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Northern Europe and climate change
The IPCC, an international panel of experts on climate change established by the UN, recently published its second world climate report. According to the report parts of the northern hemisphere could actually benefit from global warming in the short term. But Viveca Dahl sees this as little cause for joy: "Who doesn't want lower home heating costs? And who would complain about longer summers? So climate change is good because it's useful to us and we don't need to worry about it any more. But the IPCC report contains a word that should make us stop and think: the word hunger. Read through it carefully and let it sink in - because this would be the consequence of long periods of drought and heavy floods. Once again, it's short-term benefits for the already privileged - and the risk of hunger for the rest."
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Illegal immigrants in the EU
Around five million people live illegally in the EU, writes Viveca Dahl, commenting that the high number sends both an economic and a political message: "As far as the political message goes, an increasing number of politicians feel obliged to show consideration for citizens who feel bothered by immigrants, or who are even xenophobic. But in Germany the construction industry wouldn't function without the immigrants, and neither would the large Spanish greenhouses that supply all of Europe with vegetables… When will the millions of illegal immigrants in the EU get together and demonstrate like they've done in the USA? Do the laws first need to be tightened? Or do their numbers have to go up by an additional million?"
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