Lecture "Can we build our way out of the climate crisis?" from 16.4.2020
53:37 min
Among other things, Schellnhuber calls for "timely action to achieve the two-degree target, primarily by switching from fossil to renewable energy sources and replacing finite building materials with wood and renewable raw materials."
Since January, Berlin has had what it claims to be the toughest administrative regulations for procurement and the environment in the country. Thomas Schwilling from the responsible department has accompanied the development and knows about its effect - and the hurdles. An interview:
www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de/aktuelles/was-berlin-in-sachen-nachhaltiger-beschaffung-unternimmt/
Keywords:
Procurement, DE-News, Communities, Sustainable management, News Blog Berlin, Transition Town, Environmental policy
BuildingNetWeek#494:
Cooperatives are currently experiencing a true renaissance in Zurich. The "Mehr als Wohnen" neighbourhood and the "Zwicky Süd" project are now trying to bring urban qualities to the agglomeration. Can the two projects facilitate new lifestyles beyond private housing?
Link:
www.baunetz.de/...baunetzwoche_ausgabe_5108639.html
Keywords:
Cohousing, News Blog Europe (without DE), News Blog Switzerland, Quarters, Social / Culture, Housing projects, eG, Aesthetics / Architecture / Building Culture
In 2012, the annual expansion in PV was still a good 7 GW; in 2016, it will reach just 1 GW. The expansion of PV in Germany has been falling for years and is now far below the government's expansion targets, which are already far too low.
In an article from 21 November 2016, Hans-Josef Fell provides an up-to-date assessment of current energy policy in Germany: www.hans-josef-fell.de/...pv-ausbau-sinkt-weiter-doch-staatssekretaer-baake-feiert-die-letzten-eeg-novellen-sogar-noch-als-erfolg
Keywords:
DE-News, Renewable, Climate protection, Environmental policy
"BISKO" is neither a sausage nor a new chocolate bar, but the new "Municipal Accounting Standard". After four years of development, a methodology paper is now available that provides clear accounting rules for energy and greenhouse gas balances for municipalities in Germany. In a lengthy consultation process, coordinated and led by ifeu Heidelberg, questions such as "Is it permissible to include green electricity in the balance sheet?" or "Should the electricity mix of the municipality, the state or the federal government be used?" were clarified with scientists, municipalities and consulting institutes. It is hoped that municipal balance sheets will be calculated uniformly in the future and will thus be comparable.
At ifeu Heidelberg there is more information.
The first software tool that has implemented the BISKO standard is the climate protection planner www.klimaschutz-planer.de
Keywords:
Stock, CO2-neutral, DE-News, Research, Climate emergency, Climate protection, Tools, Certification & Labels
