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BMUB's 2050 climate protection plan falls victim to Gabriel's red pencil

Published 11. July 2016

As the news agency Reuters reported last week, key targets in the draft Climate Action Plan 2050 drawn up by Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendriks have been cancelled by Federal Economics Minister Sigmar Gabriel. According to Reuters, all greenhouse gas targets for 2030 in the energy, industry, transport and agriculture sectors have been cancelled, as has the sentence stating that the expansion of renewables must be accelerated. The wording for a deadline for phasing out coal "well before 2050" has also been removed.

The draft is now to be agreed with Transport Minister Dobrindt (CSU) and Agriculture Minister Schmidt (also CSU) before the cabinet is allowed to vote on the remainder in September.

More information: http://bit.ly/295PBwG
and http://www.iwr.de/news.php?id=31571

Source: Newsletter of Eurosolar e.V. 7 July 2016

Keywords: Renewable, Climate protection, Environmental policy

Published 27 September 2019

Leipzig Charter 2.0

Anne Katrin Bohle has been State Secretary for Construction at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Housing since March 2019.

Until the German EU-The "Leipzig Charter" is to be further developed into the "Leipzig Charter 2.0" for the EU Council Presidency in 2020. The "Leipzig Charter", which is little known even among experts, invokes the values of "citizens' co-determination and self-determination, calls for social integration, the creation and use of public space, a strengthening of city centres and a mix of uses". And the "idea of the "European City" explicitly opposes one-sided and monotonous urban development. Against exclusion and isolation of individual city districts, against the ruthless enforcement of individual interests."

In an interview with Bauwelt, the Secretary of State for Construction explains the goals and approach:
www.bauwelt.de/rubriken/interview/Die-Charta-muss-mehr-als-nur-aktualisiert-werden-3430440.html

The German Chamber of Architects also reported:
www.dabonline.de/...leipzig-charta-kommentar-stadtentwicklung/

On 5 and 6 December 2019, the Bauwelt Congress will be held for this purpose:
https://siedlungen.eu/…bauwelt-kongress-2019-die-ganze-stadt

Keywords:
DE-News, News Blog Europe (without DE), Mix of uses, Quarters, SDG 2030, City, Environmental policy, Urban production, Housing policy

Published 23 November 2016

New photos of the showcase quarter eQ Pfaffenhofen

On siedlungen.eu there are now photos of the sustainable showcase quarter eQ in Pfaffenhofen for the first time.

In 2012, Pfaffenhofen received the German Sustainability Award in the category "Small Towns and Municipalities", and in 2011 the town of Pfaffenhofen was named the most sustainable town in the world (category 20,000 - 75,000 inhabitants), partly because of the Eco-Quartier.

Click here for the photo gallery and project information:
http://sdg21.eu/db/ecoquartier-pfaffenhofen

Keywords:
Building Biology, Building materials / Construction, Wood construction, News Blog Bavaria, Settlements, sdg21 news