1. Hermann Scheer was a Social Democrat member of the German Bundestag, President of Eurosolar and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy.
13 Facts About Hermann Scheer
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In 1999, Scheer was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for his "indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide".
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Hermann Scheer believed that the continuation of current patterns of energy supply and use would be environmentally, socially, economically, and politically damaging, with renewable energy being the only realistic alternative.
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Hermann Scheer had concluded that it is technically and environmentally feasible to harness enough solar radiation to achieve a total replacement of the foclear energy system by a global renewable energy economy.
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Hermann Scheer was born in Wehrheim, and became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1965 during his military service as an officer in the Bundeswehr.
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Hermann Scheer majored in economics and law and was active in student politics at the University of Heidelberg.
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Hermann Scheer worked as postgrade scientist at Universitat Stuttgart and as a scientist at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe.
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Hermann Scheer was member of the German Modern pentathlon national team in his youth.
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Hermann Scheer became a member of the Bundestag in 1980, representing Baden-Wurttemberg; in 1993, he became a member of the federal steering committee of the Social Democratic Party.
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Hermann Scheer had a solid track record as an anti-establishment figure within his own party.
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Hermann Scheer announced ambitious energy policy plans, which failed to gain applause with his own party and possible coalition partners.
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Hermann Scheer however believed Ypsilanti's strategies would result in a big triumph of his party at the federal elections 2009.
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Hermann Scheer advocated for the municipal ownership of utility companies, and was a supporter of the Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, an organisation which campaigns for democratic reformation of the United Nations.