Status quo

Identification of current and potentially controversial topics of social interest. Open and fair discourse on these topics and subsequent opinion-forming. Development of proposals to publish this opinion in a suitable form: either commission the "Publishing" working group or form a subgroup for the purpose of publication.
Examples of topics include climate and energy, environmental protection, chemicals in the environment, the future of the chemical industry, raw materials, the hydrogen economy, e-fuels, etc.
Current media contributions to all (newspaper, radio, ....)

Goals

• Two meetings per year in a large group; usually online meetings (no hybrid meeting). Wolfgang Gerhartz or Franz Schütz can organise meetings, but do not have to attend the meetings.
• Prepare statements for publication
• Consider suitability for "Nachgerechnet" (newsletter)
• Continuously provide for young talent

Projects under consideration

Suggest topics, e.g. for "Recalculated", "Pros and cons", "Fascination of chemistry", "Occasions for short essays in social media".

Members of the working group

Speakers: Wolfgang Gerhartz, Franz Schütz
Astrid Dorfer, Eberhard Ehlers, Hendrik Emons, Hartmut Hammer, Klaus-Peter Jäckel, Klaus-Dieter Jany, Wolfram Koch, Ursula Kraska, Ludwig Kuhlmann, Gerhard Kreysa, Dieter Kunz, Ingeborg Lenze, Eckhart Louis, Thomas Mühlenbernd, Helmut Ritter, Ekkehard Schwab, Andrea Wanninger

Collaboration with GDCh specialist groups

• Chemistry and Energy
• Sustainable Chemistry
• Food Chemistry
• Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology