In 2018, Deutsche Bahn fed 57 percent green electricity into the grid. This is an increase of 13 percent in electricity from renewable energies compared to the previous year. DB is thus already the largest consumer of green electricity in Germany.
More info:
www.deutschebahn.com/...medienpaket_klimaschutzziel-1201550
The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs and the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) support municipalities that want to use new approaches to activate more unused land for housing construction. To this end, the cities employ inner development managers and expand active inner development with various building blocks. The model projects in Aalen, Berlin, Hamburg-Altona, Ludwigsfelde, Offenburg, Regensburg, Solingen and Trier receive financial support and expert advice.
More info: www.bbsr.bund.de/...2017_innenentwicklung.html
Keywords:
Stakeholders, Stock, Soil & land consumption, DE-News, Funding, Communities, Quarters, Environmental policy, Housing policy
Ireland no longer wants to make money from fossil fuels. With 90 votes in favour and 53 against, members of the Irish parliament voted in favour of a corresponding law last Thursday. According to the bill, the state-owned Strategic Investment Fund is to withdraw its money from fossil fuel investments. This would make the island state the first country to DivestmentThe aim is to realise the withdrawal of public funds from coal, oil and gas.
The fund has assets totalling eight billion euros. According to Pringle, around 17 per cent of the state fund is invested in fossil fuels. However, the law is not yet in force. The Finance Committee must first give its approval. Once it comes into force, the state fund will have five years to withdraw its money from fossil fuel investments. New investments in the sector would be prohibited in future.
Source: Klimaretter.info
Keywords:
Climate protection, Sustainable management, Environmental policy
Trailer, 5 min.
Title: Voices of Transition
Performers: Claude Bourguignon, Rachel Baker, Martin Crawford, Christian Dupraz
Release Date: May 2013
Country of production: France, Germany
Directed by: Nils Aguilar
Film length: 65 min
Production Year: 2012
Synopsis: In his 65-minute documentary "Voices of Transition", German-French filmmaker and sociologist Nils Aguilar tells of catchy and stirring examples of socio-ecological change in England, France and Cuba. How can we feed the world in the future? What alternatives are there to conventional agriculture?
Keywords:
Greening / climate adaptation, Soil & land consumption, DE-News, Fair trade, Movies, Movies 4 to 10 Min, Climate protection, Communities, Sustainable management, Near-natural open space design, News Blog France, News Blog Great Britain, Permaculture, Resource efficiency, Settlements, Transition Town, urban gardening, Urban production, Wildlife/animal friendly construction
Press release: Deutsche Post DHL makes Bonn a model city for CO2-free delivery vehicles
Link: www.dpdhl.com/...co2_freie_zustellung_bonn.html
Keywords:
Bonn, DE-News, News Blog NRW
